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Crenerol Plywood Poys $5,2(Xr,OOO qnd Stock to Merge Kochton, Plywood

It has been disclosed in a proxy statement that the General Plywood Corporation will pay $5,200,000 in cash plus 100,000 shares of common stock for Kochton Plywood and Veneer Company, Chicago. The annual sales of Kochton have been twice those of General Plywood.

Value of the General Plywood common stock involved has been estimated to be $1,800,0'00. That firm will also pay off a Kochton bank debt of 91,400,000 from a sum of $6,600,000 it plans to borrow from commercial institutions for a term of not more than five years. The remainder of this loan will be used to make the cash payment to Kochton.

General Plywood said it paid $300,000 for its option to buy Kochton. Henry M. Reed, Jr., General Plywood president, said the acquisition would help his firm to diversify, improve its operations, and promote products made by its patented finishing process. Kochton is a distributor of plywood and veneer with ap- proximately 30 wholesale outlets across the nation. General Plywood makes panels and doors.

The proxy statement showed that Kochton had a net loss of $77,000 in the year ended March 31, 1960. General Plywood had a net loss of 91,387,774 in the year ended October 31, 1960 while it has a tax loss carryforward of 92,500,000. Kochton's sales were $10,438,447 for last year. General Plywood has 1,086,012 shares outstanding.

Stockholders of General Plywood will be requested to approve removing a debt limit of $5,000,000 in favor of an unlimited amount and to remove a 100 year limit on the life of their firm. The limit had been placed under a Kentucky law requiring a specific time limit for corporations, but the law has since been changed. The concern was incorporated in 1945.

Toke q Wooden Nickel!

"Take a wooden nickel" is a paraphrase of an old saying which stated just the opposite. The new version of this old maxim has recently become popular since the National Forest Products Week Committee began handing out wooden nickels as souvenirs of National Forest Products Week. Remember that wood is worth its weight in er wood! The wooden nickels are also worth tons of f uture publicity for the lumber and building nraterials industrv.

Jomes L. Holl Compony to New Ofiices

After 42 years in one location, James L. Hall Co. shifted across Montgomery Street to the Mlest side, corner of Montgomery and Sutter, 105 Montgomery Street, on October 3.

The need for additional offrces due to a recent expansion 9! the firm prompted the move, partners Jim Hall and Henri Barbe noted. In its new quarters, the- firm occupies practically the, entire seventh floor of the building *ith private offices for Hall and Barbe, as well as Malcolm Byrnes, the company's "Gal Sal" Winn Mentzer, and that grand old youngtimer who started the firm back in 1919, Jim Hall, Sr.

James L. Hall Co., which maintains inventories at Tarter, Webster & Johnson's Newark distribution yard, had been located in the Mills Building on Montgomery St. since X{r. Hall, Senior, opened his doors for business in 1919. A former employee of the old Douglas Fir Export Company in Portland, llall, Sr., served during WWI and after the war established business on his own as a reDresentative of the Charles K. Spalding Logging Co. of Salem, Oregon. In recent years Mr. lfall, Sr., has been enjoying retirement, but occasionaly drops by to keep "his boys in line."

Customers and friends are asked to change their mailing records to the new address-l05 Montgomery Street, San Francisco 4. The firm's Dhone number. however. remains the same-STJ tter l-7 520.'

Pouletto Succeeds to Ownership of Weed Building Moteriols, Inc.

T. "Nap" Pauletto, former vice-president of Weed Building Materials, Inc., located on Park Street in Weed, California, has purchased Ken Mantle's interest in the business. Mantle was formerly from San Jose, California, and Pauletto is a long time resident of Weed.

Bfqck Bqrts Elect Msrion Word 6l-62 Prexy

Marion Ward, Ukiah representative for the Fred C. Holmes Lumber Company of F'ort Bragg, received the president's gavel from outgoing prexy Swen Gummer at the September 20th meeting at Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club 181. The Annual Election evening meeting was held at the Big Oak Cafe in Calpella which is owned and operated by former lumberman turned restauranteur, Tom Georghegan, former general manager of The Pacific Coast Company. Tom was always knorvn for selling quality redwood and he's sure maintaining the Quality Policy when it comes to fine eating !

Following a few libations with the fellows-and the fine aforementioned spread of vittles-a short election ceremony was held and president Marion officially took over the helm. New ofifrcers and directors elected to serve for the coming club year include: Art Bond, Art Bond Lumber, first vice-president; Louis Looseley, Diamond National Corp., second vice-president; Ed Gillespie, F. M. Crawford Lumber Co., secretary-treasurer.

Directors elected for the new club year include: Galen Smith, Crofoot Lumber Company; Jim Buckner and Carl Force, both of Fred C. Holmes Lumber Company; Clifi Smoot, Molalla Forest Products; George Williams and Bill Crawford, Crawford Lumber Company; Pete Stearns, B & M Lumber Co.; and Jack Marrow, J. H. Baxter & Co. Black Bart Hoo-lfoo Club 181 will stage a Concat at Vichy Springs on November 15, according to prexy Ward. Anyone with a Kitten pelt or two is urged to contact any member of the board just as soon as possible.

Bel Air Hosts Terrible Twenty

The 424th Terrible Twenty tournament was held Septernber 22 at Bel Air Country Club, with Frank Berger, Bob Pierce and Harry Kissel acting as hosts.

Bob Pierce shot a 78-ll-67 to win the tournament in the low bracket, while Frank Berger and Herb Bowles with theft 9l-17-74 tied in the higher bracket. In the match play, Rekers beat Bauer, Pierce beat Huck. In the other bracket Hipple and Bowles won, defeating Perong and Alling.

The finals of the first six months match play will be played at South Hills, November 7, there being no match pl,ay at Carrnel in October.

The Board of Directors have established an "Associate" membership, for former members who because of illness have had to restrict their golf, or have moved to another locality. The dues will be $15.00 per year, and an associate can play the tournaments by paying the usual guest fee and will receive the monthly bulletins.

Sontq Clqro Volley Hoo-Hoo Club

Elects Knute Weidmon '61-'62 Prexy

Knute Weidman, a charter member of Santa Clara Valley Hoo-Hoo Club l7O and long active in club affairs, was elected president for the coming fiscal year at an election meeting held at the Chez Yvonne in Mountain View, the evening of October 12. The popular Palo Alto wholesaler will accept the president's gavel from outgoing prexy Nlerl fanner at an installation meeting to be held on November 9, at the Chex Yvonne Restaurant.

Other officers and directors elected at the October meeting included : first vice-president, John Enright, San Jose Door & Plywood; second vice-president, John Tietjen, Palo Alto Lumber Co.; secretary-treasurer, Walt Anderson, Willow Glenn Lumber; first sergeant-ai-arms, Jim McKillop, Far West Fir Sales; and second sergeant-at-arms, Jim Oakley, Doors, Inc.

The new directors for the coming year include : Carl Travis, Wilmars; Dave Lauer, U. S. Plywood; Bill Mitchell, Willow Glenn Lumber: Bill Bonnell. Bonnell Lumber Co.; Bob Raymer, Hubbard & Johnson Lumber Co.; Max Lowe, McElroy Lumber Co.; and Chuck Lewis, Mill Representatives.

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Don Vopaf Named Presidenf Of United Lumber Yards

Don Vopat, former merchandising manager for Morrison & Merrill at Boise, Idaho, was recently named president of California's second largest line yard operation-United Lumber Yards, with headquarters in Modesto. Vopat brings to the United Lumber organization a experience at all lifetime of line yard operational levels. years Vopat headquartered at Boise, Idaho. where he directed the merchandising policies of Morrison & Merrill.

With his extensive merchandising it is only natural that Vopat is extremely interested in pushing a progressive all 'round policy of better profit selling.

Vopat, his wife Lenore, and their son Jim are currently busy relocating in Modesto where they will be building a home. An ardent hunter and fisherman, Vopat also plays a right passable round of golf and enjoys a little poker with the boys at the l9th hole.

New Mqil Chuie Cctolog

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MIKE CARI,IICHEAL

Advcrlising & Merchcndiring

Vopat started his lumber career iu Minneapolis, first with Tuttle Lumber Company, and later with Lampert Lumber Company. In more recent

A new catalog featuring their compete line of thru-the-wall mail chutes, thru-the-door letterbox sets and surface mounted mail lroxes has just been published by American Device Manufacturing Co., Steeleville, Illinois.

Copies are available from American Device Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 8, Steeleville, Illinois.