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The cooperating wholesale lumber dealers include: California-E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles.

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Gorney Gompion Succeeds Ben Allen As RRCC Secreforlz, Continues Work

Ukiah, Calif.-Carney J. Campion (left) of San Francisco has been appointed secretary of the Redwood Region Conservatiori Council. announces Walker B. Tilley, president of that regional f o re st industries conservation organization. fn making the announcement, Tilley said, "I am huppy to make this apoointment of a veteran staff member of the Council, experienced in its administration and entirely capable of handling the direction of its executive officials.

"Mr. Campion succeeds Ben S. Allen, who originally selected him as a field representative for RRCC. In the meantime, in preparation for his ultimate in preparation retirement, Mr. Allen has been appointed consultant for both the Redwood Region Conservation Council and the California Redwood Association. At the recent annual membership meeting of the Council, Allen was made a lifetime honorary vice president of RRCC."

In 1951, Carnpion became field representative of the Redwood Region Conservation Council and also rendered similar services for the Conservation Division of the California Redwood Association. Since 1951, when the American Forest Products Industries, fnc. gave RRCC jurisdiction in the redwood region of their Keep Green movement, Campion and his fellow field representative have had general supervision over the forest fire-prevention program which has attracted wide attention. He has also served as coordinator of the unique Junior Logging Conference. Campion has been secretary and coordinator for the other standing committees of RRCC and has helped to establish several of the Circles, which ur:th. l".ul of RRCC.

Sronley Appoinred Gulf Stotes Rep.

_ Dennis Jackson, president of Mahogany Corporation, Ukiah, has appointed Frank W. Stanley as Gulf St-ates representative for the importing and remanufacturing concerir. He will maintain offices at Fort Worth, Texas.

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Gomoc Los Angeles, Completes Building Mqteriols'Exhibir Cenrer

The new home for Comac Los Angeles has been established in the showroom building located at 3700 Wilshire Boulevard, according to Victor M. ai Suvero, president of Comac Corporation of America. This latest development in a program to offer complete merchandising facilities for products and services used in the building industry will ultimately see a national chain of permanent exhibit-and information centers.

-The.new Los Angeles quarters house Southern California's "Complete Showcase of Building Products;', future enlargements can provide the Center with a total of more than- 20,00O square feet of floor area. Comac brings the builder, the architect, and the public together to selecimaterials, products and services eihibited it Comac facilities at their leisure.

Full-scale exhibits, samples, semi-technical information and_ prices are all supplied by the manufacturers who subscribe to Comac services, saving time normally wasted in specifying and selecting material for any type of building project.

A pilot Center-in San Francisco, in operation for the past two and ole-half years, has enabled Comac to develop its program.,Comac's function is that of a clearing house *:here local-level information may be secured regarding any product, material or service used in the building iniustiyl and it also brings impulse buying to an industry which has never had an opportunity to take advantage of-this tool. One of tle^prime advantages o-f the Comac program, according to di Suvero, is that the hundreds of different products "and services represented within the industry can nbw be seenand accurate semi-technical information given-at one time in one place.

_ Harvey L. Laughlin, Jr. is director of Comac Los Angeles. It is expected to be one of the most important of the-links in the national chain of product showcaJes. Formal opening of the Center in September will culminate a year's plinnin! and development by Comac Corporation of America

Ooklond D-l-Y Show Ocrober lT-27

. Stres_sing the theme, "Winter Time Is Indoor Fix-Up Time,,, the fifth annual Greater Bay Area Do-It-yourself Show is preparing for a record number of exhibitors at the Oakland Exposition Building, October 17-27. Prcducer Ted Bentley reports an unprecedented volume of advance inouiries from pgtential first-time exhibitors as well as heavy repeat orders. The emphasis has been mainly on items reiating to homeimprovement, with such indoor projects as wall-paieling, cabinet-making and fine woods for furniture construition reieiving special attention.

Strable Lumber and other companies which produce heavy woods for wall construction, as well as plywoods and mahog1ny, are expected to repeat their highly successful showin[s from last -year's show, Bentley said. Some repeats are alio expected from exhibitors at the Los Angeles Do-It-yourself show, which closed in Tuly.

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