ExGHANGE SAwMItts Ser.US CO.

Nocol FPRS fo Meef Oct. 25

Chairman Thomas Shelton of the Northern Californi:r Section of tl-re Forest Products Research Society announces the Fall meeting, October 25, at Ukiah. Xlembers ar-rd their guests rvi1l assemble in front of the main office of the Nlasonite Corporation at Ukiah at 3 o'clock for a complete tour of the plant. The tour is to be follou'ecl by a social hottr at the Palace hotel and dinner at 7 o'clock in the evening. After dinner, Dale Turner, superintendent of research at the Ltkiah plant of Xlasonite, l'i11 give a "Itevieu' of Florv and Processes at the Plant." The second paper is entitled, "Procedures and f'roblems in the Handling of Rau' Ilaterial for Hardboard." Nlasonite Corporation is the originator of the hardboard nranufacturing I)rocess, combining r'vood rvaste utilization rvith chemistry.

How Lumber Looks

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'n'eek ending Sept. 28, and were a whopping 19.5/o above the previous week, although 2.7/a \>elow the level of the sin-rilar 1956 rveek Ord,ers of 20,911,000 feet were 1.88/o belovv production at 103 mills reporting to the Southern Pine Association in the vl'eek cnding Sept. 28 but orders *'ere 0.75/o, shipments 3.59/o and actual production 2.68/a, respectivell-, above the threc-year average.

Orders of 101,976,000 feet fell 5.8/o below productior.r of 108,344,000 feet in the week ending Octo'ber 5, report.ccl the Douglas Fir Plywood Assn.; unfilled orders totaled 381,306,000 feet. It was the first time since early August that or<lers had dropped below output, ancl th,e1' were also 189/o below thc previous week er.rded Sept. 28. For the 1'ear to date, orders were 10.9/o and, production 4.3/o above the 1956 period. "It's natural for ordels to slide off some after a price increase; jobbers are trying to live with what stocks they've got on hand," said a plywood mill official. Ilillmen expected the new price to be tested for strcngth the rest of this month but expr€ssed confitlence in tl.rc rrrarket's ability to hold the new level. Order backlogs are about 35% higher than they wer,e in early August. A Dun & Braclstreet sampling of 182 rvarehouses shou'ed jobber inventories cluring August dropped 9.5/o lrom July and show'ed about a 6-rveek suppll.- on hand at the average warehous.e.

Total retail lumber stocks on July 31 were estimated by the National Retail Lumber Dealers Assn. to be 4.890.000,000 board feet-2.2/oless than on June 30 and.2.7/o below the end of July 1956. All nine of the retail regior.rs indicated decreases in lumber inventories, with the largest G.a%) in the Mountain region. Retail 1umber sales based on board-foot volume of reporting 1'ards wele 1.8/o above June but 9.2/o below July 1956. Five of the nine regions indicated gains in sales. The Pacific region reported a decrease in sales of 0.27o below this June and a 5.4/o drop from July 1956.

Findley Torrence Quits Deqler Office

Findley N{. Torrence o1' Xenia, Ohio, l.ras resigned as secretar\'-maniiger of the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber l)ealers after .l0 years in that position. I)an Apel, president of the association, announced that his successor rvill be Charles E. Benson of Dayton, u'ho has been field secretary of the organization since 1937.

A dean of the trade association profession, I\[r. Torrence also on'ns retail lumberyards in Xenia and Cedarville, Ohio, and is editor and publisher of a business publication, \\/ood Construction and l3uilding Xlaterialist. In addition, he is proprietor of tl-re Buckeye Press Co. at Xenia. Prior to his distinguished career in the retail lumber industrl', Xfr. Torrence \\.as a member of the editorial staffs of the Cincinnati Post and the Dayton Nervs. He is a director of the National Retail Luml>er Dealers Association. In recognition of his valued contributions to the Ohio association and his broad knon.ledge of retail merchandising and of the lumber and housing industry, the associatiori's boarcl has elected him as its chairman its readers shou'ecl that 7/o homes in the past three years, n'oocl siding, ()ver double tl-re

A IIH&G sllrvey zrmongst had ad,led nerv siding to their and of these 35/c had used nearest competing material.

-HEI.P WAI'ITED-

WANTED 2

PLYWOOD SALESMAN with Southern California orperience. Good opportrnity for right rnan with progressive organization" Write ruu parucuEnt regarong expcrrence.

. Address Bor C-676, California Iaunber Merchant lG \f,fest fth St., Rtiom 5(E, Loe Angeles 1g Calif.

SALESMAN WANTED f_or Sg! Francisco Bay area. Wholcsale distribution yard selling industrials. Good opportunity for young man

. Address Box C-2677, Califoroira Lumber Mcrchant

:. r 1(B West 6th St., Room 5{8, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

SALESMAN NIEDTD

Nonthern Califo'rnia fir and redwood @nccrn wants an outstanding qoen 1o livc in or 4!ar San Diego and scll cxchsively for us in th6 San Diego and adjacent arcas.-Must bc a thoroughly experienced man who can earn at lcast Sl.(X)0 per month or-m-ore. -Givc full dctailc and rcferenccs. Repticc in confidcncc.

Addrcss Box C-2O66, California Lumbcr Merchant

108 llfcst 6th St, Room 506, Los Angclcs 14, Calif.

SALESMAN WANTED'

!*ce!c_qt opporttnity fo,r saledrnhn with following in Industrial and Rg!?it ya16 trades. LCL and Dircct shipments In Pine, Ccdar and White Ftu.

Addrbss Box C-2681, California Lumber Merchant

1OB West 6th St., Room 5(8, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

WANTED-

Draftsman anil rnillwork dctailer by tons-cstablished miltwork manufacfirrcr -locatcd in Centrd Cdifornia- Do,ing large atnpurrt of school and public work. Stcady position Excellcfrt sa.lary for right man Must be cxperienccd. Plcasc statc qualifications anii refercncee.

Adilress Box C-2655, California Lu,nrber Mcrchant

108 Wegt 6th St., Room 5{8, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

WANTEDHELP

Male assistant to sawmill Sales Manacer. Good oDDortunity for one familiar with detaib of handlins Pinc and White fti.

Addrese Box C-2675, California Lumber Merchant l(E Weet fth St., Room 508, Los Angetes 14, Calif.

-POSITIONS WANTED-

ATTENTION: DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS 'ioq*" your sales volume with. carload sales of plywood, lumber esd -aUied wood products to the 11 Wcstern seatli, witli special em,phasis on $9 California market. Aggressivg versatile sales iepre sentation 4vailable by former lG.year v.p. and gen mgr. (young,-36) of multiple plywood warehousc operation in-So. C-alif.'All-corimunications strictly confidential.

Address Box C-282, California Ltlrr-lber Merchant lOB West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

DESI,RE POSITION-

Full-cbarge Boo&kceper and Office Manager, expcrienced in lumber and hulber products, desircs position in Los Angeles area.

1303 Longwood Avenue Lou-rsE YAto'

"ou Angeles 19, calif. Phone: WEbstcr 3-6036

POSITION WANTED-

Retail lurnbennan with twenty yeara cxRerience in manAgemcnt positions, handling lunr,ber, millwort, building materials attd SPe- -idty items. Capable of taking full reeponsibility and guiding a live organization- Espccidly intercsted in application of modern merchandising methods.

Address Box C-2679, California Lunr,bcr Merchant U}B West 6th St., Room 56, Le Angelcs 14, Calif.

crnd SITES fOn SAIEA.EASEFOR SALT

Complcte lumber rcmanufacturing plant, all-electric. 120 milcs north of San Francisco. Eightccn acrcs of grotmd.

Address Box C-2564 California Lumbcr Merchant tOE West 6th SL, Room 5{P, Los Angcles 14, Calif.

Nevada Rttail Yard For Sale

For sdc at cost of invcatory & cquiDd.nt, appror. 035,000, a retatl lumbcr yard and gcncral building- suppties. Locatcd in onc of th9 fastcst-going areas in Nevada. Doinf approx. S200,000. Owncr will carry land and buildings on ten-ycar contract or lcase. , ' P. O. Bor 661, Fdlon, Nevada

FOIR SALE

Complae Gang Mill in No,rthc'rn California. 36' Heavy Duty We.brhahn gang, Sumner El'x54" edger, Cumnr,ins Dicscls and other p€rtincnt equipment. All in new cbndition" Sell dl or any parL Write: ' p. O. BOX 36,FEureka, California

Wanted

To I;ease or Purchise-Lumber Lift-Truck & Carrier.CRANE & CO. Agency

5143 Alharnbra Ave. ias Angeles 32, Calif.. Phone CApitol 2-8143, Collect

-EQInPMENT FOR SALE-

For Sale

/s" l|f,ahogalny & Birch Vencer.

L. SOLBER{G

Phones: LYcoming 3-3021 or CApitol 5-09(D

DE WALT SAW-?% H.P.

Combination rip & cut-off, 3-phasc, completc dadocs, rabbette, etc.

S275 FULL PRTICE 5646 McCulloch Temple City, Cdif. Hlllcrest 7-1301

FOR SALE w. B. JONES LUMBER CO., INC. 5036 Long Beach Avenue Los Angelee 58, Calif.

Used stud-cutter, complete with feed-table, off-bearing table, loaders, rnotor, etc.

FOR SALE

TWO HYSTER LUMBER CARRIE.RS GOOD CONDITION WILL SELL CHEAP

Write Box tXl or cdl TErnrinal 2-45@, San Pedro

"Yours for the Asking"