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I. S. Brown

Westhqrd lmporting ComPonY Moves to Beverly Hills

Phil I-aTasa, vice-president of \\resthard Importing Company, annotlnces that offices of the n'holesale lumller c.,t-rce.t-r have been moved from the Los Angeles tlarllor area to ,S(i8Z Wilshire Blvd., Beverll' Hills, Calif., r,vherc the phone nttmber r'vill be Oleander 5-8933.

Irr additiorr to handling imports from Japan and the Irhilippines, Westhard Importing u'ili also represent the Atlantlc Lumber Co., Boston, one of the largest producers of hardn'oods in the United States and Canada, according to LaTasa. "\\Ie will also have exclusive representation in Southern California for Hartzell Industries of Piqua, Ohio, producers o{ fine r'valnut lumber products," he said. -

For the past 10 years Phillip LaTasa l-ras been identified in hardt'ood lumber sales. Before l.ris association lvith \\resthard he handled sales and distribution for the former Western Hardrvood Co., one of the pioneer firms in its field in Southern California.

O'Mqlley-5mith's Yumq Ycrrd Using New Ureo lumber Process

Yuma, Ariz.-The O'Malley-Srnith l-umber Co. yard here, in cooperation with the Arizona Lumber Merchandisers Assn., Phoenix, has begun using the urea salt crystal method to prevent lumber cracking in tl-re Southwest's high temperatures and low humidity. The method is said to be effective in its moistureretention and anti-shrink effect, particularly on Douglas fir.

Iack Torrlan of the ALM, who demonstrated the urea chemicai ptociss at thc yard here, said it is available to all the area's yards when applied according to the methods recommended and suoervised bv the ALM. The Urea salts method has bcen expliined previously in these columns, and Pl.roenix and Tucson Iumberyards are already using the system'

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