Dean Jones Acquires Ownership Downey Kiln Company

Announcement was made last month by Dean Jones, veteran Southern California lumberman. that he had acquired ownership of the Downey Kiln Company, located at 7ll7 East Firestone Boulevard in the fast growing industrial area. "We shall offer fast.

effrcient service to all southland wholesalers and industrials," said Mr. Jones when he made the announcement. His experienced staft is in charge of Jack Johnson, general manager; Howard Pitts, formerly with Wall Dry Kiln Co., Long Beach, is in charge of shipping and sen'ice; and Lena Galyean is "Girl Friday" handling all office affairs. f)ean Jones is well qualified for his new venture as he has been identified in the wholesale lumber business for more than 15 years in the Southern California area. lle resides in Long Beach with his wife and three children and is active in civic, social and lumber fraternal affairs. He has been servicing retail lumber dealers and industrial users of lumber products since the close of World War II.

Jack Johnson, general manager of the new concern, is well qualified for his position as he has been associated with the lumber industry for the past l8 years at all levels of production, shipping and sales. He will be in complete charge of all operations, it was said.

Howard Pitts is a veteran lumber kiln man. For the past eight years he has been associated with the Wall Dry Kiln Company in North Long Beach and is well known throughout

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Jewett Lumber Soles Estcrblishes Offices in Redondo Beqch

Don Jewett and Joe Petrash, twq voung' aggressive lumber veterans ot Soutn'.ttitalifornia, have pooled their knowledge and resources and have establishid wholesale offices in Redondo Beach to ofier a sPecialized Redwood distribution service to dealers and industrials throughout the southland trade area.

"We have excellent sources of suPolv in every category for the trade," i"id Dotr lewett,-"and we intend to offer our iervices and materials via direct shipment or L C L from Yard stocks."

"Both of us have a combined experience of more than 35 years workine with the trade in Ventura, Santa BJrbara, Los Angeles. Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, San Diego and Imperial counties and we. are going to continue to cooperate closely with our many customers in this area," said Joe Petrash.

Dori Jewett gained his lumber experience right at the source of supply. He spent his early years working in sawmills, logging and remanufacturing plants in the Pacific Northwest. All phases of the lumber business have been within his experience duritg the past 20 years from greetr chain to sales and administrative management. He is a graduate of UCLA and resides with his wife and four children at Palos Verdes Estates, California.

Joe Petrash is a graduate of USC and has been identified in the lumber industry in Southern California for the past 15 years. During his university days he majored in business administration and football. He has been servicing the retail lumber dealers on a wholesale distribution basis throughout the southland market, including Arizona since he selected lumber as his career. He is presently president of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club 2.

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Lena Galyean, who has been in the dry kiln business for the past six years, will handle all office administration and general ledger bookke'bping.

"We are expanding our operation by increasing our capacity by IN/o," said Dean Jones. "We are set-up to kiln dry in excess of one million feet of lumber each month and we intend to offer fast, efificient service to all southland cities and communities," he continued. "We shall give undivided attention to customer needs and demands in order to make our service successful in every way."

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Woodwork Institute Presents Hordwood Progrom

"The Availability and Uses of Hardwoods" was the title of the program presented by the Woodwork Institute of California at their September 19 meeting in Rodger Young Auditorium. Reg Taylor, president of W.I.C., and representative of Taylor Stair and Millwork Company, opened the meeting and welcomed members and guests. Reg announced that a W.LC. Seminar was conducted during the past summer which included many challenging rounds of golf.

Russ Swift, representative Smith Hardwood, presented speech on hardwood lumber. introduced Paul Penberthy berthy Lumber Company, gave a few brief remarks.

of L. R. a "swift" He then of Penwho also informative film entitled "This is Lumber" was shown. The film clearly depicted the entire evolution of lumber from seedling to cutting, and outlined that five hundred billion feet of lumber are located in Washington, Oregon and California. one-third of the nation's supply. The narrator then added that lumber is necessary for the following uses: forms for damns, houses, schoolhouses, churches, newsprint, telephone poles, highways, bridges, military weapons, barracks, packing containers, wag'ons, steamboats, modern ships, boats, sporting goods, box cars, movie sets, and furniture. He concluded his commentary by saying that forests are the guarantee of America's future.

At the conclusion of the film, Reg Taylor announced that the time had arrived for the awarding of the door prizes donated by Russ Swift and Paul Penberthy. Winners of the prizes were: Marvin Kasischke of Durand Door.

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