Hedlund Gets Lumber Soles 'Ofi fhe Ground' in New Soles Office - Airporl - Truck Termincrl Combinotion I

A private airport, truck terminal and sales office combination rvas officially christenecl by Hedlund Lumber Sales Co., Inc., Sacramento, on June 4. Construction of the nerv quarters began several mclnths ago, follorving a fire which gutted the old Hedlund qttarters at 4449 Second Avenue in Sacramento on February 12.

The beautiful new quarters at 650C F'reeport Blvd', located just past the Sacramento Municipal Airport, occupv a portion of a several-acre plot of land f<lrmerlv used exclusively as a truck terminal for the nine big highrvay rigs operated by Hedlund Lumber Sales Co. Effective June 1, the Hedlund trucking division was renamed Angus Trucking Company, after Superintendent Lloyd Angus.

In addition, a part of the large area used lty the truck fleet also serves as a landing field for the nervest addition to the Hedlund Lumber Sales "air fe1ss"-n recently developed four-place, all-metal exectttive airplane, the Helio Courier. Because of this plane's terrific maneuverability (controlled flight from 30 mph to 185 mph-rvith less than 75 yards required for take-off ar-rd lancling under a full

(top left) ond Bob Porter. Hedlund's fulltime pilor ,with {irm'l new Helio Courier ofter l-doy trip ro mill thot would hovc token three doys by cor; ofler lcnding, plone is toxied righr up to the new Hedlund ofiices. Truck ferminol (toP centei) slsg serves os on oirport; new ofiice building visible behind porked f lane... PAUI PHETPS (left) wirh Pilor Porter ot top right londs qfGr spending q few hours wilh o centrql Volley occounl; Hedlund lumber Sqles feck thot lhe plone poys its own woy in improved cusiomer seruice crnd relqtions, and beiter mill-to-soles ofiice coordinolion.

Rycn's ofiice foolures cleor Douglos fir poneling (lower lcfr). The new quodors qlso ssrve os heodquorters for Bookkeepcr Bill Stofer in oddition to Bob Bonner qnd lVlorion Sneod, solesmen for the Greoter Boy oreo qnd Volley, respectively. Mrs. Dorthq Cox (lower second) is secrelory-recePtionist neor enhonce in lorge room poneled in sugor pine; exlerior of new ofiices is cedqr boord ond bqrt. Hedlund truck shop (now Angus Trucking Co') services the nine 'big highwoy rigs operoted by Hedlund Lumber Soles Co. (lower rhird). Poul Phelps'r new offce (lower right), poneled in cleor white fir, olso serves os heodquorlers for Corl Kmouer, coordinotor of Hedlund's sowmills, ploning mill ond soles ofiice; Kmquer wos formerly solermonoger for USPlywood ot Anderson load), Hedlund Lumber personnel have found it invaluable for cluick mill trips and business calls rvhich \\'ould otherr,vise be inaccessible by conventional airplane or time consuming by auto.

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