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IT WII.L TAKE TIME
to build up inventories both in the wholescle distributing yqrds cnd in the retail yards.
But with the grrect bulk oI lumber Iootcge now llowing into regulcr trcrde channels we crre looking lorwqrd to cgcrin being cble to offer you ttIMBEn FON EVENY
Amerigan
SAIES AGEIITS FON
The Scge Lcnd d Lumber Compcny, Inc., Willits, Ccrlif. Salmon Creek Redwood Co., Becbice, Cclil. Coast Redwood Co., Klcanath, Cqlif. Crcg Lumber Co., Inc., Smith River, Cclil.
GLEAMING, PIASTIC-COATED WAU.S ond CETUNGS lumber, poles cnd posts- the trecstment thcrt protects cgcrinst Termites crnd
For kirchens, bothrooms, ond commerciql instqllqtionswherever o high-sheen, eosy-to-cleqn qnd durob.le surfoce is desired. Equolly suitoble for new construction qnd remodeling; opplied oyer existing wolls, regordless of condition.
New Yard in San Francisco
A new lumber and building material yard was opened in San Francisco about the middle of October by GoodmanDiller Co. at 445 Bay Shore Boulevard' The principals in the concern are Edward Goodman and Michael Diller'

The site which they have purchased has a frontage of 180 feet on Bay Shore Boulevard and a depth ol Z2O feet' with a large building. Total floor space of yard and building is 120,000 square feet. All of the yard and the floor of tnl bultding will be hard surfaced. A spur track at the rear of the yard has room for five cars' Tru'cks can drive in from Bay Shore and out on Loomis Street'
A 15-ton electric crane runs the full length of the building. A cabinet shop and planing mill will be installed' A glizing department will be established on the second floor of ttt" building, which is served by a freight elevator'
The company has purchased a Ross lumber carrier and a Ross lift truck.
In addition to a full line of lumber and building materials the new firm will handle millwork, paints, a complete line of hardware, also stoves, washing machines, refrigerators and electric appliances.
Mr. Goodman was formerly a member of the contracting firm of Varsi-Goodman Co. of Salt Lake City, whi'ch built 573 homes in Utah in the last two years'
Correc'tion
Lieutenant Commander Alfred D' Bell, Jr' USNR', who was released to inactive duty September 23, was erroneously described as Lieutenant in October 15th issue' He ret,rtrr.d to Hammond Lumber Company, San Francisco' October 1, as Redwood Division sales manager'
Mcrhogcny Lumber
Restoration of price control on the grades of mahogany lumber purchased by the Government for use in filling Government contracts during the war was announced today by the Office of Price Administration'
(Amendment 14 to Second Revised Supplementary Regulation 14 to the General Maximum Price Regulation; Amendment No. 109 to Supplementary Regulation 1 to General Maximum Price Regulation; Amendment 9 to the Maximum Import Price Regulation-all effective October 27. 1945,)
Victory Hi-Jinks Nov. 9
The Victory Hi-Jinks, sponsored by Lumbermen's Post No. 4O3 of the American Legion, will be held at the Royal Palms llotel, 36O So. Westlake Ave', Los Angeles, Friday evening, November 9' Dinner will be served at 7:00 p'm'' and there will be a floor show at 8:30 p'm'
First Vice Commander Harold Hamilton and his committee has arranged for a fine entertainment, and a big turnout of lumbermen is exPected.
Moves Office
W. W. Wilkinson, Los Angeles wholesale lumberman' has moved his office to 522 Rives Strong Building, 112 West 9th Street. His telephone number remains the same' TRinity 4613.
Scn Diego Lumbermen's Meeting
There w-ill be a dinner meeting of the San Diego lumbermen at the San Diego Country Club, Chula Vista' Friday evening, November 2. Brynjolf Bjorset, author and economist] will be the'speaker. The meeting is sponsored by the San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club'
Hecds Eugene Chamber oI Commerce
H. J. Cox,-Eugene' Ore., secretary-manager of the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's Association, has been elected president of the Eugene Chamber o{ Commerce' Harry'W' Aldti.h, Aldrich Lumber Co., Eugene, is the retiring president.
Was On Stcrff ol Admiral Nimitz
Lt. Philip T. Farnsworth, USN, formerly with the California Redwood Association, and who had his own advertising agency for some time before entering the service' ,...itl/r".eived his discharge' He was a member of the stafi of Admiral Nimitz.
New Lumber Ycrrd
Wm. B. Korach has oPened a lumber Slauson Ave', Los Angeles, which he is the name of Wm. B. Korach Lumber Co'
Priorities
yard at 926 Eoperating under regulation 29 and direction is now obsolete.
Hatch-Leete
Miss Angie Leete and First Lieutenanf Harvey R. Hatch, of Half Moon Bay, Calif., were married at Reno, Nevada, on October 16.
Lieutenant Hatch, who has just been discharged from the armed forces, is the son of Alvin S. Hatch, retail lumber dealer of Half Moon Bay and a member of the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County. Before he rvent into the army four and one-half years ago, he was associated rvith his father in the lumber business. Fle servecl as a motor officer in the 48th Armored In{antry Battalion of the Seventh Armored Division during his fifteen months duty overseas.
Lieutenant Hatch .ivas awarded the Bronze Star IVIedal for his participation in operations against the Gernrans from August ll, 1944, to April 9, 1945.
WiIl Build Sawmill
W. S. Lee, formerly of Glendale, Calif., has leased the site of the former Capital Lumber Co., near Eugene, Ore., and plans to build a sarvmill to be in operation within three months. It will have a daily capacity of 25,000 board feet.
Lumber Stocks Low
Sharp production cuts u'ill keep lumber stocks at record low throughout the fourth quarter of 1945, the War production Board said.
Reduced military requirements were expected to increase mill and distributors' stocks by a billion board feet before the year's end, but continued low production due to West Coast strikes has kept stocks from building up, the WPB said. By June' 30, wholesale and retail stocks had declined 8.2 per cent from first quarter levels and retail stocks alone sl-rowed a 10.4 per cent decline.
Lumber Inventory Limited by W.p.B.

Washington. Oct. 28-The War Production Board today placed lumber under inventory control, limiting stocks to 60 days'requirements or a practicable minimum, whichever is less.
The move rvas described as part of a progranr to speed new construction by helping to prevent hoarding of ma_ terials.
Builders' Hqrdwcre
The OPA announced an increase of 10 per cent in ceiling prices for low or medium priced hardware.
Enough r,vood to build a new home grows in America every 12 seconds.
More than 4,000 uses of wood have been counted, and the list is still growing.
A plywood plane flew the Atlanti c in Sl hours, averaging 6l miles a minute.
Most of America's $40,000,000 loss from forest fires is caused by man's carelessness.
PARDI,IUS I.UMBER COMPATIT
420 Pittock Block Ponlcrnd S, Oregon
Wholesale
StuarJ O. Smith
WHOLBSALB LUMBDR PRODUCTS
539-541 Pcrkwcy Building
Pcscdencr l, Cclil.
Telephones-SYccrnore 2-ggg7
. Enirh 6633
Teletype No.-Pcrsc Ccl 7Sg3
KITPATRICK & (OMPANY
Dcalcrs in Forest Products
Douglcs Fir-Redwood
Cedcrr-Spruce
Generql Office
Crocker Bldg., Sctn Frcrncisco 4, CaUI. Southern Cclilornic Otfice <rnd ycrd l2{0 Blinn Ave., Wilmingrton, Ccrlil., p. O, Box S{g