Max Barneffe Named General Manager of Independent Building Materials Co.

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assumed management of Independent Building Materials Company, Torrance, California, according to an announcement made last week by W. E. (Bill) Upton, president of the redwood specialty firm, one of the largest in the United States with eastern sales offices in Chicago, Illinois.

family to the southland at an early clate, it was said.

Ken Schmidke, another southland Iumber sales veteran, formerly associated with Max Barnette in Utiah, has returned with Barnette and has ioined the sales staff of the wholesales distributing and remanufacturing concern. Ken is well known throughout Southern California lumber circles and is an active member of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo. He and Mrs. Schmidke have moved back to the beach area.

"We shall make very few changes in our present staff," said Mr. Barnette," which includes Phil Keltv as inside salesman, Jack CampbelI and Bob Richter covering the western sales territory, along with Ken Schmidke coordinating eastern and western sales."

area will be handled by the home ofifice sales staff, Mr. Upfon informed the CLM representativi.

"Max Bamette will l-rave complete charge of administration and sales for Independent Building Materials," said Bill Upton. "And because he is so well known throughout the United States and Canada we feel the moves we are making to strengthen our position will pay off under his expert handling of our affairs," he continued.

IMBC is one of the leading manufacturers of redwood products in the western United States and has been serving the dealers and industrial users of fine redwood for more than two decades. The progressive firm has distributors in every major city throughout the United States and its remanufacturing plant covers more than forty acres in the Torrance, Califonia area. A complete story of IBMC will appear in a later issue of The California Lumber Merchant, along with picture illustration of a redwood success storv.

Corl Dqvies Opens Wholesole Ofiices in Glendole

Mr. Barnette is no stranger to the industry in Southern California. It was in this area that he gained his vast lumber experience before going to Ukiah where he formerly headed HolIow Tree Redwood Company, as president and general manager. He left the manufacturing concern the first of September to assume his new duties '"vith IBMC. Prior to his mill experience, which datps back several years, he was sales manager for various wholesale lumber distributing firms with offices in Long Beach. He is active in social and civic affairs and a leader in the lumber industry. He will move his

The Chicago offices of IBMC at 165 \A/est Wacker Drive, under the management of Ted Hicks, veteran company sales executive, will continue to service the eastern and mid-western markets, but the Oakland, California sales ofHces have been closed and this

Carl Davies, veteran Southern California lumberman, has returned from Sacramento to re-oDen his wholesale lumber offices in Glendale. California. Carl has been identified in lumber at all levels in the southland, and Northern California, for more than a quarter of a century. His many friends will be huppy to welcome him back to his home territory. His address is 406 East Dryden, Glendale, and his business telephone number is CHapman 5-4242. Carl will handle direct shipments of all West Coast species of softwoods, hardwoods and specialty items, it was said.

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UTI LITY wEsr coAsr LUMBER,"

..rsays MAN LEY COTTONGI M' leading Kansas Gity retail lumberman

"In addition to a profitable 2x4 stud volume, we have built a money making repeat business with Utility gtade 2" x 6" , 2" x8" , 2" x 10" plus a growing demand for 1" x 8" boards. This is a grade that produces a double profit-we make money and our builder customers make money too," Cottingim points out.

Utility grade meets the specifications for framing all styles of quality homes*. Sell it for floor joists, wall framing, subflooring, ceiling joists, rafters, laminated roof decks and plank roofst'.

':'when used in accordance with FHA Minimm Property Standards for One and Two Living Units, FHA Bulletin No. 300.