Alan A. Shively Joins The Davig Plywood Corporation

The Davis Plywood Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, with Western Division offices at Olympia, Wash., announces the appointment, effective August l, 1952, of Alan A. Shively as its representative for So,uthern California and Arizona.

Mr. Shively is well known in Los Angeles and Southern California, coming from E. J. Stanton & Son with whom he was associated for the past 27 years, the last four as head of their plywood division.

Establishing representation in this area is part of the Davis plywood program to expand its sales of Fir plywood and othcr items into markets not oreviouslv reached.

Beach Pcrty at Solancr Becrch

The 4th annual beach party, sponsored by the San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club, was held at Solana Beach, Sunday, July 20. It \1ras a successful affair and brought out a big crowd, including members, their families and guests.

Herscl-rell Larrick, Sr., Solana Beach retail lumberman, u'as the chef in charge of the barbecued fish dinner which rvas served with all the trimmings. There were games for both the grown-ups and the youngsters with appropriate prizes being awarded to the winners in the various evehts.

Hugh McDonnell, president of the San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club, and his commitee, did a fine job in making the arrangements for the party.

Purchcses Ycrd

J. E. Harris of Yuma, Arizona, has purchased the Todd lumber yard at Buena Park, Calif., from E. A. Todd, u'ho is retiring from active business due to ill health. Mr. Harris, the neu' owner, has been manager of the Bell Lumber Co. at Yuma, Ariz.

Finishing Instructions for \(/estern Pine Paneling Published

Portland, July 7-A new customer service booklet, "Installing and Coloring your Walls of Western Pines and Associated Woods," has been published by the Western Pine association and is now available for dealer distribution.

A revision of a previous folder devoted exclusively to the Western Pines, the new booklet also incorporates instructions for finishing any of the Associated WoodsDouglas Fir, White Fir, Larch, Engelmann Spruce, Incense Cedar, Inland Red Cedar and lodgepole Pine.

The 16-page publicaiion provides exact instructions for installing paneling in new construction or over plaster or masonry walls in remodeling. It lists a variety of finishes that may be prepared at home, togetther with instructions for mixing, .and contains a long list of prepared finishes, most of which are obtainable at retail lumber yards.

"By providing his customers with service literature of this sort," Joseph W. Sherar, association trade promotion manager, said, "the alert dealer can develop a reputation as his community's leading Western Pine paneling specialist. In this book we have tried, on the basis of long experience, to anticipate every customer question in regard to installation and finishing of his paneling. We think every dealer will find it a valuable sales and information aid."

Single copies of the booklet may be secured wiihout charge from W'estern Pine association, Yeon Building, Portland 4, Oregon. Quantity rates and imprinting cost are available upon request.

Mcrhogcny llecring Adiourned

to Sept. 16

The hearing on the subject of the proper use of the worC "mahogany" in descriptive designations and representations of wood and wood products was held at Washington D.C., on June 30, under the auspices of the Federal Trade Commission.

At the end of the one-day session, the meeting was adjourned until September 16, when Philippine government officials wili appear.

Wood Uses Outrank Steel

In World War II the Armed Forces used a greater tonnage of forest products than of steel.