Greot Western Lumber Corp. illorks fililestone

A milestone was marked in the steady growth of Great Western Lumber Corp., Downey, California, when the officials of the wholesale concern recently opened the new four-acre concentration yard and remanufacturing mill in the central Los Angeles industrial area just two minutes from the Santa Ana Freeway and all communities in the Southland. The new operation is modern in every detail and offers fast delivery and pick-up of the various specialty items produced and distributed by this progressive firm.

Located on a six-car railroad spur, Great \Mestern always has a well-stocked inventory for the trade. In addition to its own mills in Merced and Fresno counties, which produce in excess of 150,000 board feet of ponderosa and sugar pine daily, buyers throughout the Pacific Northwest are -onstantly on the alert for all other species, including Douglas fir, white fir and cedar. The custom mill at the Downey plant produces industrial cut stock, decking, starter boards and specialty items for immediate delivery.

Norman Winsor, president of Great Western, spends most of his time supervising production at the Clingan's -Junction mill in Fresno county and the mill operation at Merced. He pilots his company plane between the home office and the mills and saves better than two travel days each week by this method of transportation.

"Norm," as he is known to all of his friends and customers in the lumber industry in California, needs no introduction. He is considered a "young old-timer" in the lumber industry and has spent all of his life in the wood products field. He is a native son and a graduate of Glenclale High and College.'

Fritz "Hutch" Hutcheson, vice-president and general manager of the Dorvney plant, is constantly on the alert for new markets of distribution. During the past year he organized'the firm's Overseas division and now furnishes materials of every type and specie ttsed on government jobs in foreign areas, including the South Pacific, Far East and Europe.

This division not only supplies lumber and building materials to g'overnment contractors for use in foreign constmction but also procures other items, including heavy ancl light constructi,on equipment. "This is a booming departmellt of our business," said Hutch.

Tlle new offices at the Downey plant are modern in every detail. Alex Hardy has been named salesmanager for domestic lumber distribution, Rosa Lee Parker handles shipping and billing, Mae Wollesen, general office ledgers; Tl-relma King, executive secretary to administration management, and Buzz Allen, production manager and yard superintendent. The American Milling is owned and operated by \Aralter B. Hamilton.

It recluires the services of 40 employes to keep things humming at the Downey plant, along with 10 units of mobile ecluipment, arrtomobiles and airplanes to keep up with procluction and sales. Great Western appears to be going places at a fast pace of expansion generated by the young executives r,r'ho seem to really know their business.

-National Foresi Products Week October l6-22Owen Stebbins Joins

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Owen T. Stebbins has left the California Redwood Association to join the sales organization of The Pacific Lumber Company, a member mill.