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I OO Biggest Architecturof Firms Hqd Shorp Business Drop in | 958

Despite a climb in construction spending, the 100 biggest U.S. architectural firms had a rough time of it in recessionplagued 1958, the professional building magazine Architectural Forum reported in its September issue.

According to Forum's second annual listing of the 100 biggest architects, new construction put in place last year from the 100's designs dropped to $3.9 billion, a decline of

$500 million-or

lI/o-from 1957.

And among the top ten, the going Their volume totaled onlv $1.1 billion 16/o from the year before.

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Accounting for 9/o of all new U.S. building construction last year, the biggest 100 were topped by Giffels & Rossetti (Detroit), which was also first in 1957. Giffels & Rossetti put $190 million worth of construction in place last year, a mark 24/o below its 1957 total,'but still 920 million ahead of second-ranking Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall (Los Angeles). Behind the top ten there were 12 firms which individually accounted for $50 million or more of construction, 53 with $20 million to $50 million and, 25 with less than $20 million.

Of the total $3.9 billion of construction represented by the 100 firms, about.one-quarter was in commercial building and one-fifth in industrial construction. Schools accounted for 16/o, dwellings for l3/o, medical facilities for l0/o and all other buildings f.or about l4/o.

Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club 63 Scores Big Seprember Turnout

Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club 63. successor to the Northwestern California Lumberman's Club in Eureka, staged a first-class evening meeting at the Scotia Inn in Scolia, lgptember 18, with the club's first president, Toby Moehnke, presiding. Libations were served, at 6:59 p.m., f_ollowed by,,the Scotia Inn's world-famous lumbeijack dinner at 7:59 o.m. nner / :JY p.m.

Special treat of the evening was an after-dinner program Brewer, of Bransonnumber of outstanding color slides taken in the course through the Far East. of his recent tour o Phone 9Ufter

Lqwrence.Philips lumber Compony Moves to New Beverly Hills Offices

Beautiful new offices were occupied last month by Lawrence-Philips Lumber Company, one of the pioneer wholesale firms in the Los Angeles area, when Don Philips, Sr., moved to Suite 202-9477 Brighton Way, in the heart of the business district of Beverly Hills. The decor of the comfortable ofifices is modern in every detail and air conditioned throughout.

It was just 30 years ago when Don Philips established wholesale offrces in Southern California. For many years he maintained headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, but in recent years moved closer to home in the Beverly Hills area. He actually started his lumber career in 1920 tollowing graduation from Humboldt State College and the University of California at Berkeley. He was raised in the redwoood country and spent all of his youth in timber activity in Eureka.

He is ably assisted in administration and sales by Nelle Holland, who has been associated with the firm for many years. Nelle is office manager, secretary and a number-one procurement and saleslady. Many of her ideas also have been employed in the layout of the new offrces, it was said.

"As we start our fourth decade of service to Southern California dealers, our sales policy will remain the sameand that is follow-through on every order and make sure the customer is satisfied," Don, Sr., said.

Wolter Wiley Plqns ro Rebuild Burned-out Glendorq Yclrd

Glendora, Calif.-Walter Wiley, owner of the Foothill Lumber Co., which was destroyed in a $250,000 fire at the Vermont and Meda avenue location, June 8, said last month that he will rebuild the retail yard on property on East Foothill boulevard. With the exception of an enlarged do-ityourself store, the dealer declared that the old Foothill Lumber Co. building will be duplicated.

The original yard was completely wiped out in the destructive holocaust. The site for the new yard was cleared, August 10, by another fire, when joint efforts of the Glendora and Azusa Fire Departments in a controlled practice fire cleared the new East Foothill property of trees and old strrlcttlres.

Olympic Nqmes Seoftle Distributor

The Hugh McNiven company, Seattle wholesale lumber distributor, has been appointed a distributor of Olympic Perfect Fit prestained shakes and Olympic Quik Fit prestained cedal panels by Olympic Stained Products Co., Seattle.

John H. Murgatroyd, manager of the wholesale lumber firm, said the company plans to add additional lines of Olympic prestained sidewall materials in the future.

Sqn Frcrncisco Hoo-Hoo Elecr Wqrd

(Continued from Page 6) new omcers, unanimously approved (of course), closed by motion of Harry Hood and seconded by Art Wall.

The Pacific Lumber Co.; Jim Knox, Rounds Lumber Co.; Owen Stebbins, California Redwood Association; Fred Talbot, Talbot Lumber Company; Chas. White, White Lumber Co., and veteran retailer, Millard (Doc) White. Two excellent films, courtesy of Hamm's, on skiing and fishing brought the 1959 Election-Nite to an enjoyable close with Club 9 ready and able for another big year under good, solid leadership.

The new slate of officers and directors chosen for the 1959-& club year is:

President, Ben Ward, Ward & Knapp; 1st vice-president, Gay Bradt, Wendling-Nathan Co.; 2nd vice-president, Max Cook, The California Lumber Merchant; secretary, Fred Buckley, F. S. Buckley Door Co.; treasurer, Bob Nelson, Hobbs Wall Lumber Co.; lst sgt.-at-arms, Art Wall, George Windeler Co., and 2nd sgt.-at-arms, Lloyd Hecathorn, Arcata Redwood Co.

Directors : Jack Dollar, The Robert Dollar Co.; Dick Hogan, Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co.; Harry Hood,

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