F. l. HEARIN, lUtlBER

los Angefes Representative EASTMAN LUIIABER SAIES

450 Huntinglon Drive Son Morino, Colif.

SYcqmore 9-7191 PYromid 1-1141 and the Philippines via Northrvest Airlines on a procurement trip. Bert expects to be in the Orient for at least six u'eeks, making arrangements for hardrvood shipments to the United States.

Bill Leonard, Emprise Lumber Company, Richmond, and family returned to the Bay area July 23 after vacationing at Lake Tahoe for two weeks.

Don Sullivan, office manager for the Nelson Lumler Company, Monrovia, Calif., spent the last trvo lveeks of July traveling through northern California visiting mill contacts of the wholesale lumber concern.

Ray Wiig, general manager, Southern California Lumber Sales, Monrovia, u'as a visitor in Reno on business last month.

Fred Anderson, who recently suffered severe injuries in an autc-rmobile accident, is norv back on the job part time and making a good recovery. Fred owns and manages Anderson Lumber Company in Sacramento.

Charlie Peirce, $'ell-known southern California lumberman, is back in Los Angeles following a one-year tour of the Lone Star state. He still has considerable work to do along the Rio Grande, so will return this fall to complete his mission.

U. S. and Japanese plywood operations rvere comparecl bv Einosuke Sakaguchi, vice-president, Shingu Shoko, Ltd., Japanese plylvood manufacturing company at Tokyo ant! Otaru, on a tour last month of the $fest coast. He said the Japanese industry is,confined chiefly to high grade hardn'ood plyrvood, using native r,voods.

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West Goasl Foresl Producls

A new and exciting architectural material for fences, windbreaks, car ports, etc. All lumber needed for 8 ft. of fence included in one handy bundle. Cedar or Redwood.

George CI0UGH and LUiIBER:

"Now ie the time lor cll good Hoo-Hoo to come to the party oI the cge"-when next month, Septem.ber 12-16, inclusive-Detroit Hoo-Hoo Club 28 will host the 1955 convenlion in lhe Motor City.

The theme ol this great meeting "Through Hoo-Hoo-ct United Lunber Induatry" will express the newly crdopted slogcn oI the lnteraationql Frcrlerncl Order oI Blcrcl Cqtr in every wcy. All ol the businegs sesrions will be devoled lo ihe problemr oI HooHoo admirriEtrciion, its coop€rqtionrin iriduatry progrcms oI educcrtion, qad the promoiion oI wood products.

Buginer: lesgions'will be blended with intereeting enterlcinment. Lively luncheong- with outstcnding specLers covering curent evenia+ horpitol- ity roon open to oll convention visitors-c well-orgcnited banquel cnd q line dinner doncecre but s lew ol lhe mcny, mcny exciting events scheduled lor your entertcinneni crnd plecrsure.

Iohn H. Dolccter, Snqrl ol the Univeree, will preside, crnd everything is being prepcred by the committeee lor lun cnd frolic. I hcrve plcnned to mcke this trip c pcrt oI my v<rcotion qnd I shall look towcrd seeing mony ol my old lriends cnd Brother Catg cAcin this yecr-hope you'll be numbered cmong them.

New CRA Booklet

Keeping pace with the growing interest in planned garden areas, the California Redwood Association has issued its latest "silent 511g5ry1nn" - the full-color envelope stuffer, Garden and Patio Ideas. Illustrated in the stuffer are some of the many functions of California Redwood in outdoor living. The color rcproductions are particularly designed to assisr dealers in shou'ing their customers how beautifu!ly Redrvood can be integrated with other materials such as brick, stone, and tile, and rvith the outdoors itself. Garden and Patio Ideas may be obtained by writing the California Redrvood Association. 576 Sacramentrr St., San Francisco 11. Prices for the "sileni salesman" are $6 per 1000

Briggs lumber Co. Opens New Yqrd in Torzono, Colif.

Richard Briggs and his mother, I\[ary B. Briggs, are the new owners of the Briggs Lumber Co., n'hich opened at 6045 Reseda Blvd. tn Tarzana, Calif., early in July. Lloyd March is manager of the retail yard, rvhich u.ill feature large lumber stocks, building materials and a build-ityouiself yard.

The original .Briggs Lumber Co. u'as started in 1939 by Fred M. Briggs, Richard's father. His grandfather, Eugene Briggs, owned and operated a lumber business in Scottsville, Mich. Dick Briggs graduated from Van Nuys High in 1945 and attended Brigliam Young university, receiving his degree in 1951.

Red Cedor Shingle Industry Hoils New Gommerciql Shokes Sfondord

Announcement by the U. S. Department of Commerce that a Commercial Standard for machine-grooved shakes and rebutted-rejointed shingles has been established is hailed by shingle industry.manufacturers and distributors as a highly significant development which will bring benefits to producers and"users alike. Red Cedar shingle industry leaders recall the gains which followed the development of a similar Commerci;rl Standard for wood shingles in 1931, and predict equal advantages from the new standard for rnachine-grooved shakes.

Red Cedar Shingle Bureau is sponsor of the new Cornmercial Standard and has adopted grading rules which conform to the Commerce Department specifications. The bureau, through its inspection staff, maintains the same grade-quality super- plain, minimum order 100; $10 per 1000 imprinted.

Record Six Months

Buffalo, N. Y.Earnings and sales of National Gypsum Company for the first six months of 1955 rvere the highest in tl-re company's history, Board Chairman IVIelvin H. Baker reported. Earnings rose more than 31flo to $7,789,000, compared rvith $5,914,000 in 1954.

Sales in the first half of tl-ris year jumped to $71,743,m0, about l9/o above the like 1954 period and the highest for any half year in the company's history.

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