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Welwood Structures is pleased to announce that V. M. 'Cap' Capesius has joined their ranks as of August 7th. Cap, formerly with the San Diego Lumbermen's Association and a well-known figure in and about San Diego County has opened a new office for Welwood Structures in San Diego which is located at 1346 South 28th Street. Friends can reach Cap also by phoning BElmont 2-769i.

Vern Paquette of Jamb Dandy Lumber Company, Whittier, reports that Tony Courchaine, veteran lumberman, has joined the Jamb Dandy staff as yard superintendent.

Hans Wall, Los Angeles retail lumber dealer, and his pretty wife Fay, relaxing at La Jolla during Labor Day holiday. La Jolla is the spot that Hans selects each year to "rest up" following a hard summer.

Don Bufkin, Hobbs Wall Southern California sales representative, and his wife Helen, cruising through Bishop, Lone Pine and Reno last week on a lazy vacation trip to the high timber country.

Appointment of Robert J. Boyd as credit manager for Calaveras Cement Company, a division of The Flintkote Company, has been anounced by Arnold M. Ross, Calaveras vice president for finance.

Boyd has been assistant to the finance vice president since joining Calaveras in July, 1960. An alumnus of Stanford Graduate School of Business, he is a veteran of six and a half years service as personnel officer in the U.S. Air Force.

Karen Swingle, the pretty "Gal Friday" who greets visitors at Independent Building Mateiials Company, Inc., Torrance, Calif., slipped oft to Las Vegas with Dave Collins last month and is now Mrs. Dave Collins. lle sure is a lucky guy.

An Australian lumber promotion executive began a seven-week, round the world trip to observe latest developments in lumbei promo'tion with a visit to the California Redwood Association in San Francisco.

Don Barnes, Director of the Timber Development Association of Australia (New South Wales Branch) Ltd., Sidney, will spend three weeks in the United States and Canada. After spending three days with the California Redwood Association viewing retail operations in the San Francisco area, his itinerary takes him to Vancouver, Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland, and then to Washington D.C., where he will visit the oftrces of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association on September 6.

Barnes will visit the Timber Development guesls "going nctivc" while in oilendonce at fhe onnuql conyenlion of Pqcific Caost Wholesqle Hordwood Associotion, held on rho lslond of Xqusi eorlier lhi: summer. We rhink they ore too good not to bgshored. for identificotion, top row, left: Wye Culter, Roy Stonton, Jr., Dot llocBeoth ond Jock Higginr; righl: Bruo ond Dot lAcleon, Bill ond Kolhy Fohs, Sheri Johnron ond Horriet Yon Breton. Center row, !efr: She:i Johnson, Bill Sluorf, Wye Culter qnd Poutine l/locBecrh; right: leloni, Jock Higgins, Bill MocBcqrhi Aiorgorel ond Bob Grimm. Boltom ?ow, lefi: Jim Higgins, Ken lllorBeoth, Edie Higgins, Dol MscBeqth qnd Bob Kqhn; right: lorry ond Wye Cultcr, leloni ond Hcl Von Breton.

Association, Ltd., in London, following his American tour.

Barnes has been director of the Australian lumber promotion organization for four years. lle is a member of the National Council of the Public Relations Institute of Australia and a council member and former president of the New South Wales Chapter.

Ralph Lamon, head of Lamon Lumber Company, recently toured the southern Oregon territory on a mill safari.

Paramino Lumber's Jack Ferri and Mrs. Ferri vacationed in the southland last month. Paramino's southern California representative, John Weaver, helping them do the sights.

Lamon Lumber's Pat Tynan returned to San Francisco homebase September 5 after vacationing and visiting with friends and relatives in Portland for a week.

Henri Muth joined the Long-Bell Division of International Paper Co. on August 28, and will be running an import-export division for the company with headquarters at 604 Mission Street in San Francisco. Henri was formerly active in the import and export divisions of W. R. Grace & Co. in San Francisco for several years.

Wendling-Nathan's Gay Bradt and the missus vacationed last month in the IdahoMontana territory where Mrs. Bradt was raised.

lfighlighrs of U.5. Plywood's Ann.uql Report

A close look at something other than the profit and loss columns of annual reports can be revealing.

United States Plywood's report for the year ended last April 30 has just been released and contains a number of items worth noting.

The drop in per share earnings from $5.10 the previous year to $2.55, reflects the full effect of a business recession that unhappily coincided almost exactly with the company's fiscal year-May 1, 1960, through April 30, 1961. Nevertheless, the company's strong financial position enabled payment of the regular $2.00 dividend.

Those interested in other figures will observe that despite the temporary setback in sales and earnings from the preceding record year, stockholder equity in the giant building materials concern increased to $44.48 a share; five years ago it was $35.41.

The firm's unique chain of wholesale distribution centers grew, in the same period, from 97 combination warehouse-display rooms to 145 covering all major trading areas in the United States and Canada; inventory of the company's broad product line maintained at these centers for quick customer service is reported this year at $34 million.

As a result of the company's recent acquisition of Western Plywood Company, Ltd., in Canada, ownership or control of timber has risen from last year's 4.5 billion board feet to 7.5 billion.

For those who read carefully, the report contains news not previously released:

-Berkeley Plywood and Panelbild, Inc., component manufacturers acquired by the company last year, now become Weldwood Structures Division, with a sales office in Phoenix, Arizona, added to manufacturing and sales facilities in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. The component business, says the report, "exceeded expectations" and plans are announced for a plant in the Northeast.

-Manufacturing facilities for Kalistrorr, U. S. Plywood's vinyl plastic upholstery and wall covering material, were moved during the year from New York to Louisville, Kentucky, where the company's Flexible Materials Division is headquartered.

Plywoll Nomes G. E. Chorles Northwest Representctive

Plywall Products Company, Fort Wayne, Indiana and Corona California, has announced the appointment of G. E. ("Jerry") Charles as Northwest Sales Representative, effective immediately. Charles, a ten-year industry veteran, will represent Plywall in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Prior to his new appointment, Charles was Sales Manager for So-Cal Building Materials Company, Los Angeles, a leading Building Materials Distributor. He began his career in sales, administration and purchasing, and is a former Sales Manager of the Wholesale Division of Newcastle Products Company, Newcastle, Indiana.

Charles will assist distributors in his new territory in marketing the complete line of Poly-Clad Plywall Guaranteed Building Products-Paneling, Moldings, and Doors.

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Longtime Sqn Frqncisco Retqil Firm Plqns Yeqr.End Close

After more than 60 years of doing business "at the same old stand," Leonard Lumber Co., 1855 - 15th Street, San Francisco, will retire from the business by the end of this year. The venerable retail concern has long been noted for high quality merchandise, integrity and fair dealings with customers and suppliers alike.

"It's kinda'hard to believe that George (Bruns) and I are going to shut the door for good one of these days soon," owner Earl Leonard recently confided, "but the City has bought the property and at my age (a very young 66 years) I think I'll try a little of this "retirement" I've been hearing about." George Bruns, who has been connected with Leonard Lumber Company since 1919, nodded in complete ag'reement.

fire, but was quickly rebuilt and played a big part in helping San Francisco-and the new Mission District in particular-rise anew from the ashes.

Dealer Leonard and his sidekick George Bruns both served with Uncle Sam's Army during the first war, and both came into the firm during 1919. Prior to WWI, George worked with the old Acme Lumber Company and later with Hooper Lumber Company in San Francisco (the mention of these firms will only stir a vague memory in the minds of a few of our old time readers).

Earl got in his beginning licks in the business delivering lumber for the yard. In those days his delivery rig burned high-test oats and hay and Earl had never even heard of the Teamsters lJnion, much less overtime pay, paid coffee breaks, paid holidays and vacations, etc.

We, the stafr of THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, join dealers Earl and George's countless friends in wishing them many years of relaxation and l-rappiness ahead. After nearly a hall century of guiding Leonard Lumber dorvn the "straight and narrow," and abiding by the Golden Rule regardless of the many upheavals this industry has experienced, they most certainly deserve it.

Mile-Long Plywood Ponels Avoiloble

lcft: Gcorge Bruns ond Eorl leoncrd who workcd togcdrcr in thc opcrolion of [conard Lumbcr Compony since 1919. Eorl ond Gcorge will ond thcir rix doyr o wcck commulo from lhcir San illolco homcr lolcr rhir yeor whcn thc yord will be closed. Righi: Straer vicw of ncol yord loyout. leonord Lumbcr wos esloblished at this 3ome 3ite b.for€ rhc I90O's. Yqrd and cntirc dirtrict wos lcveled by fire in the '06 quakc, bur quickly rcbuilt ond ployed o big pcrt in the rebuilding of the iilission Disrict.

Leonard Lumber was established before the turn of the century at the very same location the thriving little retail yard rests on today. Located in the City's Mission District, the yard was completely destroyed in the '06 quake and

If you need a panel of fir plywood a mile or two long and 10 feet wide you can buy it-if you can figure a way to get it from the mill to your job site.

Six major manufacturers have announced availability of panels 8 feet or more wide and "any reasonable length" in most instances, although two of the six prefer to limit length to 24 to 50 feet.

Panels wider than 5 feet are scarfed along the grain.

In most cases panels can be supplied in any grade, although sizes of sanding equipment limit some of the six.

Manufacturers with equipment for producing panels include

Scow, Morine Lumber Soles,2nd vice president; Eloine Wqlker, Olsen ferminol Solas, president; Jonet Morrison, Morine Lumber Soles, 3rd vice presideni; Nedrc Hunt, Pork looding Gompony, 3ecrelory; Por Rich, Arcoto Plywood, lr6q3urer; Bqrbqra Jorvello, Brightwood lumber, membership; Jimmi Summerhouse, Duroble Plywood, publiciry; ond Toni Gobriel, Georgio-Pocific Corp., initiotion. ln lhe photo fo the right, from left: Dove Dovis,

Perry International's New Machines Boost Door Producfion

Door Production at PerrY International has been boosted to one and onehalf doors per minute through the recent purchase of two ultra-modern door processing machines. According to Harry Peiry. president of the firm, the utilization of these two new machines will greatly expedite the manufacture of top quality doors.

The one machine is an Electronic Edge-Gluer, a device which will produ& solid core slabs, on a continuous. automatic basis. It cuts any length and thirty inch widths, or wider. The machini turns out an endless supply of warp-free slabs.

Perry's other new machine is a Jen- kins Trimmer, a spectacular modern device which trims, edges, bevels and sands doors with lw/o accuracy.

Victor Purcell, the firm's sales manager, said that the speed-up in productibn brought about through the use of

( the nerv machines will enable Perry to filI all sales orders even faster than before. Perry International is located at 733 South Hindry Avenue in Inglewood. Their phone number is ORegon 8-8991.

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