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How Lumber Looks National Lumber Trade Barometer showed shipments of 500 reporting mills were 8.6/o below production for the week ended October D; new orders were 16.2/o below and unfilled orders were 36/o of stocks. For the year to date, shipments were 0.4/o above production; new orders were O.7/o below. Compared with the previous week ending Oct. 22, production was 3.5/o, shipments 2.6/o and new orders 6.9/o above. West Coast Lumbermen's Association reported for 161 operating mills in the week ended October 29: production, 122,671,225 feet; shipments, 108,881,N4 feet (112% under production); orders, 95,3O7,630 leet (22.3/o under production). For the year to date, shipments were 0.3o/o and orders 2.4/a under production. Western Pine Association reported for 113 milis in the week ended October 22: production,92,643,W feet; shipments, 81,835,000 leet (11.7/o below production); orders, 70,326,000 feet (24.1/o below production). Orders were 4.4/o below the previous week. For the year to date, production was 3,584,977,000, orders were 3,616,864,000, and shipments were 3,623,631,000 feet above the 1954 figure. California Redwood Association reported for 20 mills during September: production 61,457,ffiO feet; shipments, 60,989,000 feet. Production was 747,0N feet and shipments were 4,260,@0 feet greater tl.ran September 1954, but both were below August 1955. For the first three quarters of this year, production u,as 46,014,@0 feet and shipments were 57,636,000 feet above the first nine months last year. Orders on hand September 30 were 92,609,W feet, compared to 63,856,000 feet last year.
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.. .. . . . 2, t2 Lote Industry News 4 Vogobond Editoriols B Sqn Frqncisco Hoo-Hoo Host Record Roundup ln IU My Fovorite Story . l4 Ationtic Lumber Co. Stoges Do-lt-Yourseli Show l8 The Motor Cor in Our Economy-An Editoriol 20 5,000 Deolers See Whot's New qt NRLDA Show 30 25 Yecrs Ago . . . .. .
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Southern Pine Association reported for 101 mills in the rveek ended October 22: production, 17,851,000 feet; shipments, 18,662,OW feet (4.54/o above production) ; orders, 18,227,UJ0 feet. Production was 3.46%, orders 5.64/o, and shipments 8.16% above the 3-year average. Douglas Fir Plywood Assn. reported production of lO2,574,0N feet in the week ended October 29 was slightly belorv the previous week b:ut 7.9/o above the like week a year ago. It r,vas higher than new orders for the fifth straight week and 9/o above in the current week, while orders werc l2.l/o below the 1954 period. The unfilled order file was 521,000,000 feet. For the year to date, production and orders are both 1 billion feet above 1954.
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Zeesmon Awords Handsome Gifrs in 'World Series' Plcly to West Coost Winnerg
Zeesman Plywood Corp., Los Angeles, hosted a luncheon
at the Nikabob restaurant October 22 lor the winners of the recent Zeesman "World Series" contest. The first prize, a General Electric portable, clock-controlled television set, went to Glen Johnson, Johnson Lumber Co., Inc., of Cloverdale.
Prize-winner Johnson said in a letter, "My eight-year-old diabetic son will enjoy this television very much in his room. When he catches a cold he has to stay in bed until he is better, so he will enjoy it very much." Second prize, a pair of tickets to the Tournament of Roses football game, went to Ralph E. Strayer of the Betts-Sine Lumber Co., Culver City. Third prize, an Emerson transistor radio, was won by Clarence Hendrickson, Foothill Lumber Co., Fontana. Eleven additional prizes were presented, the ladies receiving attractive gold-colored wallets, and the men handsome Beau Brummel pocket secretaries. The Booby Drize, a fireman-red folding road flare, went to Bob West, United States Plywood, Los Angeles, who picked some of the highest scores but chose the wrong team to win! l$ames of the additional winners are: Ron Hopkins, Geo. E. Miller Lumber Co., Portland, Ore.; Miss Pat Feeney, Ostling Manufacturing Co., El Monte; P. L. Matthies, P. L. Matthies Co., Los Angeles; W. J. Merritt, Seaside Lumber Co., Seaside; Dick Kennedy, Geo. W. Kennedy & Sons, Fresno; Kenneth Bacon, Redwood Lumber Co., San Jose; Velmir Tarver, Barg Lumber Co., San Francisco; L. F. Ellis, Kogap Lumber Industries, Medford, Ore.; Paul Honen, Nogle Lumber Co., Eugene, Ore.; Walt Schlafle, Page & Talbot, Portland, Ore., and Marilyn Theodoroff, Southern Oregon Plywoods Inc., Grants Pass, Ore. Interest in and enjoyment of the ,contest ran so high that another, bigger and better, is planned for next year. "If you
"For Future Generotlons . . . "
Dear Mr. Dionne: Your article "IF LUMBER COULD TALK" is so abounding with a Spiritual loveliness that we feel, as the article states, that the Power which rears the wooded Palaces, like towers on the mountain sides, should be told to the generations following ours. We were wondering if we could purchase from you 2,000 reprints of the copy for distribution to our entire mailing list which includes that number of retail lumber yards, and showing that the article was written and published by you in The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT. After reading such an article, it makes one feel that lumber should almost be spoken of and used reverently. May we hear from you at your earliest convenience? Wishing you health and happiness, J. Patterson, President -N. Patterson Lumber Company, fnc. Detroit 27, Michigan
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In this issue, we welcome these new advertisers into the family of California Lumber "Merchant-isers": General Electric (for Fir-Tex) . . . ..I'age 25 Manning-Mitchell Paint Corp . Page 59
didn't get in on this one," says Norm Zeesman, "plan to enter the next Zeesman 'World Series' contest."
Jim Forgie Succeeds Boris Kufner As Snqrk of los Angeles Hoo-Hoo
At a directors meeting of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Cltfi 2 on October 26, Boris Kutner, recently elected president of the fraternal organization, presented his resignation, which was regretfully accepted.
The meeting was called by Kutner at the University Club to explain he was leaving the wood products industry to become sales manager of the tile division for Gladding, McBean & Co., Los Angeles, and that he would not be able to head the lumbermen's club during the 1955-56 fiscal year. Jim Forgie, vice-president, was immediately named acting president and Snark of the Los Angeles club and assumed the responsibility of scheduling and planning all events, for the ensuing Hoo-Hoo year. Jim will retain his title as vice-president of the largest Hoo-Hoo club in the world until election of officers next September. All other officers and committee chairmanships remain unchanged. Board of directors and officers attending the luncheon meeting included Forgie, Kutner, Dee Essley, Roy Stanton, Sr., ]ohn Osgood, Jerry Essley, Chuck Lember, Freeman Campbell, J. W. Fitzpatrick, Don Bufkin and Ole May.
Congressmen Eye Timber Sqles Redding, Calif.-Federal timber sales policies .ivere to be probed here November 14 by a joint congressional commit-
tee with Sen. J. E. Murray (D., Mont.) and Rep. Earl Chudoff (D., Penn.) as co-chairmen. Committee Counsel Robert Redwine said 15 to 20 witnesses would testify at the hearing, and the committee would consider forest access roads, small sales of federal timber, appraisals of the quantity of timber offered in sales, and recreational uses of
national forestland in a fact-finding inquiry toward future legislation to bring about wider and more economic use of timber resources.
Cotchots Open Orongevole Yqrd Roseville, Calif.-Albert and Jerry Catchot, father and son team, have opened the Catchot Lumber Yard in Orangevale, Calif., on llazel avenue near Greenback Lane. The elder Catchot was in the lumber business in South Carolina before World War II and the family moved to Quincy, Calif., in 1945. Jerry Catchot left the air force in July. The yard will carry everything in the building materials line.
Webb Promofed by Hoyword Yqrds Jim Webb, brancl-r manager of the Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co. in Watsonville, has been promoted to supervisor of that area. Neil Keefer, formerly at the Paso Robles lineyard for Hayward, has been named to Webb's old job.
November 15, 1955
Predicts $600 Billion in Building in Next Decqde During the next ten years the American economy will pour some $600 billion into building materials and construction labor and services. In the same period, sorlewhere in the neighborhood of 12,000,000 to 13,000,000 new housing units will be built. These predictions were made at the annual fall meeting of the Producers' Council, Inc., in Detroit by Dr. George Cline Smith, economist for F. W. Dodge Corporation. The Council is a national organization of manufacturers of building materials and equipment. Dr. Smith estimated that $450 billion would be spent for new construction in the con.ring decade and that, although adequate figures on the present level of maintenance and repair construction are not available, $150 billion seemed to be a minimum estimate for that category. "This forecast," Dr. Smith said, "is conservative. It does not anticipate any construction boorq but simply a normal growth in line with the expansion of the nation. Most people have difficulty realizing the rnagnitude of that expansion," he said. "In the next ten years, our population will grow enormously. By the most conservative. estimates, the increase will be greater than the present combined populations of Canada and Australia. But growth is not the only important aspect of population. Arnericans are traditionally restless, and they will continue to move about. In recent years, eight or nine million families have moved their homes annually, and about a million and a half of these have moved t,r different states. llome-building should continue at a high rate. Some 300,000 to 400,000 housing units are estimated to be withdrawn from the market each year. Nonfarm household formations should begin to rise substantially after 1960. While many other factors influence housing demand, the pressure of these household formations combined with the disappearance of existing housing through demolition, destruction, and conversion should provide a basic annual market for 1,200,000 to 1,300,000 housing units a year during the decade. Obviously, this forecast does not envision a major war or depression during the decade, because there seems to be little basis for expecting either. On the other hand, it does not assume a runaway boom, but actually would allow leeway for a mild recession during one or two of the ten years."
Mutuql Plywood Elects Officers
Eureka, Calif.-Officers and directors were elected recently at the annual meeting of the Mutual Plywood Company. C. W. Whisnant was re-elected president, Harry Holt, vice-president; George Johnson, secretary-treasurer, and S. R. Barry, assistant secretary. The annual report sl-rowed Mutual sold more than 100,@0,000 feet of plywood last year to become the second largest manufacturer in the U. S. The company has purchased 70,000,000 BF of timber to insure future operations. Orange, Calif.-An all-time building record was set here in September with permit valuation ol $1.,9'44,445 for the month. The previous record of $1,607,916 was set last February.
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BY JACK DIONNE ..PSEUDO-LIBERALS, WITH THEIR CLOAK OF RESPECTABILITY. MAY DO MORE TO FURTHER THE COMMUNIST CAUSE IN AMERICA THAN THE COMMUNISTS THEMSELVES. PEOPLE WHO ARE OTHERWISE RESPECTABLE AND SEEMINGLY INTELLIGENT, PERHAPS UNKNOWINGLY AID THE COMMUNISTS IN MANY WAYS." Edgar Hoover.
-J. I wrote in this column l"rrlr"ir."rs back that the housing shortage in this country could be practically solved by rounding up all the Commies, the pinks, the punks, the fellow travelers, the pro-liberals, and all that brood, and shipping them to Russia on a one-way ticket. I wish to add a very important name to that list of undesirables; the name of the gang Mr. Hoover was pointing to in the above paragraph: the anti-anti-Cdmmunists; that army of things that rise up every time a Red is attacked, and promptly and viciously attack the attackers. There is an army that is growing steadily, both in'numbers and in viciousness, and all under the cloak of good citizenship.
And, while undoubtedl;;Jof
them do so "unknow-
ingly" as Mr. Floover says, the majority of them knotv exactly what they are doing, and as a usual thing they are
well organized wherever they raise their heads. Don't doubt it, brother; whoever attacks the forces of darkness who travel far to the left politically, will, in turn, be attacked. It's bitter medicine to have to swallow, but the doctor says take it and do something about it. George B. Reddy i, q,l",i J. ."ying that "Our forefathers in 1776 only made a down payment on freedom. It is our job every day to keep up the installments." And these are the days right now when every true American should make it his business to help throrv out of all our public schools and colleges anything and everything that even smells of internationalism and old-worldism, and substitute in their place in our halls of learning the teaching of Americanism and p*atriotisnr" Dedicated patriots have always been the backbone of man's struggle for freedom. We have been blessed with many such in the United States, which is why we have survived and grown mighty. The world through all the ages has been glorified by sustr rnsn-and women. One of my favorite historical patriots was a Roman by the name of Cicero. While only a simple citizen he matched his intellect and eloquence against the power of Antony and Octavius, pleading for the republic against the new
empire. With noble and almost pathetic courage and eloquence he made a series of immortal appeals that, as a great American once declared, "never has and perhaps never will be equalled." Which brings to mind ;.;"J that another tide of politics is upon us, and the heat will grow with every month that passes. It would be well to remember this: regardless of what party is in power now or later, each will have its share of patriots, philosophers, fools, and frauds. We must learn to distinguish. As Shakespeare says: "Awake your senses that you may the better judge." ft was John Stuart Mill who issued the warning that, "In the contest for supremacy, truth has no inherent value over error." In other words, truth may not prevail of its own worth, but that cause which is most powerfully supported may win, even though it may be black in hue. Some wise man has been quoted recently as saying: "In every election, make sure the United States has a candidate." Expressing the same .nT"tJ" J" tn"t of J. Edgar Froover in the opening paragraph of this piece, the nervly elected president of the American Legion, in his acceptance speech before the recent annual convention in Miami, said: "The threat of Communism comes not alone from Communist party members. The more immediate danger comes from
attempts from various groups outside our organization to confuse and divide our membership." Not even our war heroes are exempt from the borings-in of the anti-antiCommunists and so-called liberals.
Other important -attels l, Tr,a.r."a to all Americans came before the Legion convention for attention. They blasted Communist China as being "barbaric and ruthless," and unalterably opposed giving those Reds a seat in the United Nations. They opposed extending aid to countries trading with Communist countries. They deplored our aiding India because of its Communist leanings. They condemned UNESCO, and beat down an e,ffort within their own ranks to whitervash it. And, while they voted down a move to recommend the U. S. withdrawal from the United Nations, the defenders of UN heard that organization both criticized and condemned as having caused "irreparable harm to our republic and endangered our fundamental rights." x * * Years ago someone asked what was the difference between a Communist and a Nazi. The reply was: "Either one will sell you his mother; the difference is that the Communist will deliver her."
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About Boys: A once famous pugilist who now spends his life doing boys work says that "ft's better to go hunting WITH your boy, than to go hunting FOR him"; Horace
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Heidt says on his programs that "it's better to BUILD boys, than to MEND men"; and another enthusiastic worker in the boy field, whose specialty is music, says that "if you teach a boy to Ot"I horn, he won't blow a safe."
dollars annually from individual incomes is mountain high as compared with the 1945 take of about 17 billion. Sad subject, isn't it?
Which reminds r.r" or i"ni. Jhat great thinker, Robert i is excellent to have a giant,s Louis Stevenson, said about money, as follows: "For money strength, but tyrannous to use it like a giant." enters in two different characters into the scheme of life. A certain amount, varying with the number and empire A famous revivalist or ltnl, I"u. ur.d to sav that the of our desires, is a true necessity for each of in presShakespeare said: "It
reason many preachers failed of success is thai they fail
to "get their fodder down *l.r: the cattle can reach it.',
A story goes the rounds of a churchwoman who said the same thing in a new way. She felt that the new minister at their church was talking over the heads of the congregation, so she said to him: "Remember, Jesus said ,feed my lambs'-NOT *y giraffes." *:!*
Somebody asked the great electrical wizard, Steinmetz, how a young man might go about it to achieve success in life, and he answered: "Don't try to see how fast you can make your machine run, but try rather to see how smoothly and perfectly you can make it operate, and the speed will take care of itself." And, as the saying goes, ,,Life's like
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*:t* Most of us fail to realize how tremendous is the Federal take in taxes, even though we feel them individually. Did you know that the Treasury is collecting a lot more in taxes than it did at the height of World War Two? The collections are being made in inflated dollars, it is true, but the present peacetime take of about 30 billions of
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Wisely and well f l,rri .]r.f.l attention to the tax ""ia the most skeptical that the situation will convince tax collector is doing much to reduce our love of money by simply taking it away tto1 T. * And this being the hunting season in many lands, the story is pat about the farmer who tried to protect his herd from wild-eyed hunters by painting "CO\A/'" in big letters on both sides of each animal. When asked if he put a different sign on the bulls, he said no, "no use confusin' them city fellers with dee-tails."
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'&"";':. NEAR-RECORD CROWD or the 9 Club's 1955 Roundup porty is shown in top left scene
obove; Hugh Pessner, second,
sneokr o peek ot his noles before beginning his "unpre-
pored" oddress of welcome. os C. D. LeMosler looks on; third shol shows Dove Dcvis, newly notionolly elected Snork of the Universe, giving his home club members o:opid rundown on
the Detroit clomboke (reol nice!); fourth qnd finql scene
obove shows Rhythmefes re. goling Roundup revelers.
in the Cenier ond Lower ponel of pix ore. lefi-ond from left to righf: Bob Bonner giving fhe ol' ,'How', sign, Fred Ziese, He:b Schcur, Jr., ond Bovord Shibley; <enter: Al Bell, who rucceeded Bo Shibley os Club 9 president, tokes the mike to welcome one ond oll ro rhe 9's ninrh onnuol Roundup; righr (ond lefr ro right ot the heod toble): Ollie !ee, Steve Yoeger. Joe pepetone (slumming from Ooklond?), Jock Berry ond leroy McCormick. The lower leit shor shows retiring prelident Shibley (srooping behind oll rhe golf prizes on toble) ond lower right shows Fred Ziese obout to hond out the golfing owords (dig rhot Pessner stilt trying to mqke oul his notes!). "ROUNDED-UP"
Sqn Frcrncisco Hoo-Hoo Host Record Roundup pqrty San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club 9-striving harcl to eclual the recent Oakland Hoo-Hoo annual Reveilie-passed the halfu'ay mark rvith a record attendarrce of 3lO lumbermen at the 9th annual lloundup, held October 7 at San Francisco's Surf Club. In addition to a solid attendance from I3ay area lumbermen, tl.re event dreu' a good tlunout oi sawmill men and retailers from all over Northern California, n'ho lvere attracted to the big event through the
Follon'ing is a list of Roundup l)onors who made possible and guaranteed the success of the 9th annual San Franciscrr Hoo-Hoo Roundup: Arcata Redwood Company f,amon Lunber ComDnny The_ I|_eton- Companjr Long-ltell Lumber Com-pany Botdt Lumber Company LumbN Sales CompnnJr' 4l Bonnell-lVard & I{napp R. f,,. Nikkel Lumber Cbmpany Bonnlnl5ton Lumber Co. Paciflc F.orest I'roducts, ine." E. S. llrrrsh & Sons The pacifl(! Lumber Company F . S. Ilqckley Door (jompanJ' Paramlrro Lumber CompinyThe (,allfornia Lumber Merchant Ral-rner & Mcoubbln Callfornla Lumber Sales Ririci & l{ruse Lumber Co. Cal-I'aclllc Redwood Sales, Inc. Rockport Redwood Company Christeniotr Lunber Company Rola;do f,umber Co, Dant & Eussell Sales Co. Santa F.e Lumber comptny llhe Robert Dollar Company Serwice Lumber Co. Edwards Lumber & MfF. Company Simpaon Logging Comlrany Gamerston & Green Lumbef Co. Simrrson nedw-ood Compan-y Golden (;tte Lumber Co. f,ouis SrDvey & Co. Gordon-Ma(.Reath Ilardwood Tarter, \l-ebster & Johnson, Ine. Company Trvin-City f,umhef (,-o. Gosslin-flarding Lumber Co. 'Iwin Ilarbora f,umber Company Grey-llannlon Plywood Co. IInioI Lumber Conpany Jatrres L. Hall Co. tI. S. Plvwood Corn. f,umber Oompaly Wendling-Nathan Comnany ll_arlmond Ifarbor Lumber ComDany, In('. lVert Coast Ltrnber Comrmnv Ilarbor I'lywood Corp. of lvest Coast fllmber products Californla '{.gener* ' Iledlund Lumber Salei, Inc. \vesternDoor & Sash Co. J. tr:. Hisglni Lumber Compantr aVestern pire Supnl5r Compon]. Ifill & lfo.tor, Inc. lvewerhaeuser Sales Co. Ifobbs ll-all f,umber Co. \tr,hite Itrothqrn Ilolmes Eurektr Lumber ComDanJr' Wholesale Bulldlng SlrDplI,, Irt{.. _
hard u'ork of the various Roundup committees and the full cooperation of the California Redu'ood Ass<-lciation and the l-umber Nlerchants Assn. of Northern Caiif<_rrnia. Roundup General Chairman Hugh Pessner stated that the 9 Club owed a special vote of thanks to Jack Dollar, Bill McCubbin and Barney Bates, who all did a splendid job of pre-Roundup publicity work. The 9th annual ltounclup day (and nite) started off at ll:29 a.m. at the Peninsula Golf Club. Frecl Ziese was in charge of the tournament, ably assisted lty 13ob Bonner. Some 65 golfers played the lvell-organized tournament, $.hich again featured the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club Perpetual -Irophy. Winner of the Roundup trophy this vear \\.as llv Lervis rvith lorv net of 51 (handicai) committee, please take note). He r,vas presented \\'ith a beautiful golf bag as gra1ld prize. Tom Corbett took the 1ol. gross prize (an electric French fryer) \\'ith a "sizz-ling" 73. Fred Ziese can-re in hot ()n the heels of Corbett \\'ith a second lor,v gross of 78. Other lorv net rr'inners fronr seconcl to ter-rth \\.ere as f()1Iorvs: Rex Zenardi, F1arry Hoocl, Chas. Noble, Bolt llonner, llob Nlathis, I-eo Cheim, Sr., Jinr Moore, Fred \-. f[olmes and Bob Kilgore. In the Guest Flight dir-ision, John Jens\\'old took l<tu.gross \\'ith a 75, and George \\'illianrsorr u.on the lou' net division. Second and third lon' nets \\.ent to l-eo Rider and Rill I.-r'ans. resDectivelv. The rriusing llounclup e\-ening kickecl oft at 5:59 p.m. (Continued on Page -16)
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Exploining thqf Bqnnockburn Joke
During the first world war, a young soldier leaving for France was presented by his sweetheart with a small picture of herself, and he solemnly promised while saying farewell that, come what may, he would always carry her picture right close to his heart. So saying he placed it tenderly in his bosom pocket. He survived the conflict, and the lady was waiting for him. Finally she asked"And where is my picture? Did you keep it?', "Did I keep it? I'll say I did!" said the young man. And he began digging in his bulging pockets. Trinkets of all sorts were found, and finally in his rear hip pocket, wellwrapped in paper and trimmed down so as to occupy the least possible room, he found the picture and brought it proudly forth. "See !" he said triumphantly. "Didn,t I tell you I'd keep
Since a number of readers (including my l2-year-
old granddaughter) have called or written in to ask what was the meaning of the Bannockburn joke used as a Favorite Story in our October 15th, I hasten to explain: On June 23, L3L4, there was fought at Bannockburn, Scotland, one of the decisive battles of world history, between a great English army under King Edward II, and a much smaller Scottish army led bv Bruce. That battle decided the futur,e and the fate of Scotland. It resulted in complete victory for the Scotch, and the almost entire destruction of the English army of over 100,000, which included 40,000 cavalrymen mounted on armored horses. History says that had Bruce more than the smallest force of cavalry, he might have prevented the escape of a single English soldier. It was a slaughter grim and great. Which is r'.rhat James Barrie meant when he spoke jocularly of the fact that sometimes a lot of Englishmen leave home and never return.
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procluct known as Crosby Paint. Each procluct u'ill bear the seal "Tested and Approved by Crosby Research Institute."
An entirely new concept in paint merchanclising is an- Jock W. Hussey Appointed Monoger of nounced following an extensive survey of western paint deal- Kochton Plywood So-Cql Division Iimil Kochton, president of Kochton l)lyu,ood and \reers, conducted by the Crosby Research Institute of llollywoorl. neer Co.. Chicago. h:rs appointecl Jack \\'. Hussey, promiA cornplete paint line will soon be offered to selected westernrlealers on a competitive direct factory basis.
No product will have less than a 40o/o profit to dealers, based on retail prices, and there will be a participating annual dealer bonus rebate of. 2o/o to 5o/o on purchases of $2500 or more. The licensed manufacturer must agree to policy of r-ro direct sales to contractors, industrial concerns, etc. Furthermore, the manufacturer must give the dealers a written guarantee that he u.ill suffer no financial loss due to color changes or any part of the line becor.ning obsolete. Selected as the licensed nanufacturer is the Nlanning-\Iitchell Paint Conrpany, 500 Seconrl Street, San Francisco. This firm is rra<le up of aggressive young men, u.ell financed and experienced. F. J. Dannen-
f elser, partrrer in llte firrn t left ). reports that the dictates of tl-re <lealer survey r,l.ill be adhered to in setting up their aclvertising and r.r.rerchanclising progranl. The line rn ill be a Manning-N{itchell
nent sales executir:e of Los Angeles, to the important post of manager fcir the Southern California division of the national u'ood products distributing company. Hussey joins the Kochton organization u.ith a long line of plyn'ood experience, iraving spent over fir.e vears n'ith the Simpson Logging Company in Southern California, \\rashington and Oregon. For the past four years he s-as sales manager for Fir-Tex of Southern California and lssistant to John Nfoore, manager of the Los Angeles \\.arehouse. During \\rorld War II he reached tl.re rank of major in the U. S. Air Force and handled procrlrement of various materials throughout the t,est coast area. "In addition to our regular line of doors ancl plywoods, n'e u'ill now carrv complete stocks of insulatiorr board, hardboards, gvpsum board and rock u,ool for the retail dealers and ir.rdustrial users of these products in Southern California. Our sales staff is presently lteing expanclecl to cover all dealers thronghout the Southern Califorr.riii sales area, and our inventory of all l;uilders itenrs is conrplete." Hussey declared. The nen' Los Angeles u'arehouse of Kochton l'lyu-ood and Veneer is located in the heart of the E,ast Lo:; Angeles Santa Ana Freer-av are:r for faster delivery anrl pick-up.
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cuslomers lo show.
How thot'Good Treotment' policy pqys off
Atlontic Lumber Co. Stoges D-l-Y Show in Yord crs Excrmple of Adyqnced Thinking in Reroil Opercrtion When the Atlantic Lumber Company planned its seccind Do-It-Yourseif Shor,v late this summer in the outstar.rding retail yard at 6327 Atlantic Blvcl. in Bell. California, it ha<l a f<irmidable record to surpass. Its first I)-I-Y Shorv last year had attracted 2500 homeo\vners and handvmen to the displays of building materials and demonstrations and product displays. The 1954 shorv rvas held in a tent u-ithin the huge retail yard and it lasted four days. Studying tl-re results of last year's affair, D. T. Casparv. Jr., secretary of the Atlar.rtic I-rrmber Co. and general manager of the yard, determiled to pack it into a tu'o-dar- period this year and mor.e the shrxv right into the tremendous store. Needless to say, "Dee" Caspary's careful aclvance planning paid off, :rs usual. The attendance in trr.o days this year. August l2-13, exceecled last year's s\\'arm of customers and could-be customers, many hundreds of dollars more rvorth of r.naterials rvere sold and, u'ith the shorv right in the store instead of the former tent. the neighboring homeorvners got a birrl's-e1'e vieu' of ALL the thousands oi products that the retail store has to sell ancl mentally indexed them for present and future needs. How to Stage Your Own Do-It-Yourself Show DeWitt Casparv. Jr., u,ho r,r'as raised in the lumberyard u,hich his father, D. T. Caspary, Sr., has operated Ior 26
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:.!*I l'!' |_.\R*,!i (Do-lr-Yourself) SHOW-notice sign ot right of En. =ltrs$rrlg IHIS WAY TO THE BIG tronce poinling out the hours fhe free movies will be shown.
years, offers this studied advice to retail lumbermen planning to stage their ou,n do-it-)'ourself shou's in local yards:
1. Start at least.l5 days in adr,;rnce to plarr and <ietail a do-it-yourself slron.
2. Try to hold it in a 2-dav periocl ; ltir.rger than that is too hard on the manufacturers' representatives and yonr ou'n yard personnel. 3. Send a direct-mail letter to suppliers to stir up their advance interest an<1 solicit their cooperation irr staging tl-re event.
.1. Take at least one full-page adr,ertisement on the shorv in your local neu,spaper (in this case, The Huntington Park Signal). 5. Aclditional aclvertising can include hanrlbills, billboards and "throu'arvays." (This yard handed otlt a halfpage throu'a\\'ay to patrons of the big Los Angeles I)o-ItYourself Shou' held in July.) 6. It is imperative to use your local police force to maiut:rin orderlv assembly and authority (the Atlantic vard usecl three courteorls officers). 7. Hire tu.o or three extra girls as hostesses for the shorv; they rvill prove goodl'ill ambassadors in establishing fttture customer relations. Customers Were Waiting at 10:00 a.m. Dee Caspary's advance planning for the shritt. n'as so u,ell handled that a line of ckr-it-yourselfers u'as u'aiting at 1O a.rn. to get into the st()re on the first day of the shot,, rvhich lan till 5 p.m. both days. They san' product-app1ication demonstrations by '{0 hand-picked manufacturers' representatives, u'ho furnished the samples, sour-enirs aucl door prizes as n'ell as giving useful information and advice to the thousancls <;f hcimeorvners in attendance. There were exhibitions of wood finishing, insulation, etc., by the suppliers who included Johns-Manville, Celotex, Filon, Thompson Glass, Black & Decker and United States Plywood. In its daily operations, outside of special customers events such as the annual do-it-yourself shorvs, the Atlarrtic Lrrr"nber Co. lias to have a personnel compieureut ol 32 regttlar employes. Mr. Caspary, Sr., is president of the colxl)a11y and his rvife, Emma T. Caspary, is vice-president. Another
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son, Tom Caspary, was in the yard until September in charge of hardware and mechanical equipment but is now in another business for himself. O. G. Oliver heads the accounting department. As general manager, D. T. Caspary, Jr., is successfully carrying on the many fine ideas and sultstantial background instilled in him early by his father. His management reflects the advanced thinking of the successful retail lumberman and building materials dealer in these times. Such modern . gimmicks in retail lumbering as Serveyourself, women in the lumberyard, Sunday operations, etc.. are all part of today's operation. "I regard the main competition of the lumberyard today as TV, automobiles and swimming pools, but you needn't worry about them if your thinking is tuned right," says Dee Caspary. "I leave every man to his orvn department in the store; I learned that from the Navy," added the general manager. Young Caspary has installed a tote board for prices prominently posted in the store, and a huge public address system will call an employee to the phone, deliver a message to a customer, or make announcements of general interest when the store is full of customers (as it generally is!). Women Customers in the Yard "I have the girls who work for us take a periodical count of the women customers who are coming into the lumberyard personally to do their 'shopping' these days, and we have found that there has been an increase in the numlter
of them every recent vear, so don't sell r,vomen in the lumberyard short," the junior Caspary pointed out. The Caspary men have recently bought up some houses and stores adjoining their Atlantic boulevard yard on the north. Besides providing an additional rental income for the yard, it rvill afford them parking for 30-50 more cars. fn the additional yard space also provided, they are moving the rental units to the front display; this, incidentally, has proved a profitable sideline worthv of a later, separate story.
The Sunday operation at the Atlantic Lumber Co. is also a separate story but it should be noted here that this yard on Sundays accomplishes a business equaling 7 5o/o of its Saturday volume with a full crew, although it uses only one-third of the crew of employes on Sundays. Atlantic is open only from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays, which many operators in busy Southern California regard as a "must" business day. On the subject of Self-service in the lumberyards, Dee Caspary believes it rather starts itself. "It either ltecomes or doesn't become part of the operation," he stated. "If it comes, it comes gradually; here it started with the contractor customers serving themselves and just grew from there." The Atlantic Lumber Company has been operating in the suburban Los Angeles area since D. T. Caspary, Sr., set up business Feb. 16, l9D. The remodeled store and yard were opened June 1, 1951, in an all-out merchandising effort
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SECOND ANNUAI DO-IT-YOURSELF SHOW of the Atldntic lumber Co. brought oul crowds such os shown in top ond center pcnels of picturo3; note the bronds disployed ond product opplicotion demonstrolions going on, cnd heighr of rtore ot center right. Lower lefr, D, T, Cospory ond "tree"-type lumber rqcks.
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to appeal to the public, building contractors and industrial purcl.rasers. The careful advanced thinking that l'r'ent into this display area, one of the largest in tl-re n'est, has more than doubled the yard's annual gross volume ar.rd inventory turnover. When the senior Caspary started business, he successfully developed many industrial lumber acc<;unts and, as the Bell area boomed and contractors made it a concentration of small homes, he san' the homeon'ner trade at the yard grou' and become greater than his early industrial trade.
When the sons, DeWitt, Jr. and Tom, returned from the last war they put the emphasis on modern retail lumberyard merchandising and the 1951 remodeling incorporated their far-seeing ideas. The store building ct.rntains an area of 25,300 sq. ft., n,ith a 16-foot clear ceiling heigirt; the yard also has the huge parking space, outdoor lumber storage and the separate home appliance department. In the 'rvarehouse is stocked all types of building materials, the office, a small milling operation ancl the sales staff, making the entire area useful sales space. A small Hyster fork-lift can be driven ANYWHERE IN THE STORE to handle any bulky products, and a limit-height truck can be driven by a customer into the back of the warehouse for loading. Tl.re store layout r,vas planned to double the effectiveness r-lf the salesmen and also try otlt the Self-service idea. Merchant Caspary believes adecluate clisplav is the key tr-t modern Self-service in the retail vard.
D. T. CASPARY, 5r., lll ond Jr. DeWiti lll knows his woy cround lhe yord.
Tie in With Manufacturers' Advertising Brand names are tl.re basis of Atlantic's merchandising policy. The Casparys make a sincere effort to tie in s'ith manufacturers' advertising and promotion to consulnersfrom constructicln lumber to garden tools, and the yard's policy has alrvays l>een to emphasize qualitv above price. The orvners rvork rind counsei rvith the sales staff, in a constant aim to improve each m:rn's efficiency so that every salesman can handle ar.ry phase o[ a sale. There are specialists in paint, harcln,are or lumber but everl' man is toid to "Run your job as if 1'ctu u'ere rurrrring your on'n business; make the decisions." Staff rnembers are urged to all knorv the charge-account customers ar-rd be able to offer the needed advice to these large bu1'ers. To pinpoint how this works: Atlantic's truckdrivers are taught to stop when they pass the job of a charge-
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account customer, hunt up the buyer and ask him, "Is there anything I can bring you in the next day or so?" If you think it doesn't boost business, try it some time !
The yard maintains a carpenter rvho rvorks on his own out of the u.arehouse to install products if rvished, and the no-charge milling service is available to cttstomers. Product displays at the yard quote prices u'hich rvould show the cost of a typical room finished rvith the materials being contemplated.
Many merchandising gimmicks are used to bolster the rvalk-in trade; for instance, a monthly prize drarving has been held in which the custotner needed only sign the register each month. Music is played for shoppers about 13 out o{ every 15 minutes. A large display table holds a supply of comic books rvhere the kids can be parked while the folks browse for building materiais, and the Casparys believe a Coke machine is a "must" in the retail store. These are some of the stunts, and part of the policy, rvhich constitute the advanced thinking of D. T. Caspary, Sr., and Dee, Jr., and have macle the Atlantic Lumber Company one of the outstanding retail yards on the Pacific coast.
los Vegos Hoo-Hoo Plons Golf Tourney, Chrisfmqs Porfy qf Fqmed Deserf Inn Joe Tardy, well-known member of Hoo-Hoo and Southern California wholesale lumber distributor, informs The
CAI-IFORNIA LUMBER NIERCHANT that big things are brero,'ing in the sun country for Saturday, December 10, rvhen the Las Vegas, Nevada, Hoo-Hoo Club 106 rvill sponsor a tr'r.o-day event which u'il1 include a golf tournament,
cocktail parties, banquets and star acts of vaudeville for the pleasure of Black Cats able to attend the conclave. Headquarters of all activities for the Christmas party rvill be the u,orld-famous Desert Inn. and members of the fraternal order of lumbermen are expected to attend from New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon and California. If you expect to be one of the lucky members to attend this outstanding affair, it is suggested that reservations be made direct r,vith the hotel so \.orl can be sure to tre on hand for the fun.
Seprember Dodge Reports Decline R.eflects Tightened Housing Credit New York.-Tightened honsing credit shorved definite results in reduced residential building contract volume in September, according to F. W. Dodge Corporation's dollar volume of Doclge Reports. For the first time since December 1953, Dodge's montl'riy residential classification failed to shot, a gain over the corresponding month of the year lrefore. The residential total of $733,382,000 rvas down 6/o from September 1954. Hou,ever, Dodge's grand total of building and engineering contracts for September contract arvards for future construction in the 37 states east of the Rockies u'as $2,034,895,000, up l2/c from September 1954. The nine-month construction contract total of $18,1(r5,044,000 was 25o/o above the nine-montl.r total last year, and closely approached the record-breaking total of $19,77A,207,000 for all of 195'1.
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The Motor Ccrr in Our Economy Every person who can add two and two and come up with a total of four, realizes that this terrifically high economy that prevails in the U. S. today depends on everything staying in high altitudes. Wages, and salaries, and profits, and spending must remain higher than any cat's back ever was, in order that the Government may have the tax income
that can only come from a mountainous tide of business and finance, and thus be able to meet such expenses as this or any other Government has never known before. For which reason every person needs to know about some of the things that are doing most to make and keep this mountainous economy at present levels. And one of the most important things on which we now depend for this tremendous tide of business prosperity is the motor vehicle industry. This mighty force reaches out into every nook and corner of our national operations, and affects every human being who lives in America. If a vote of thanks is in order from the American people for this present mighty tide of business prosperity, certainly the motor vehicle industry is entitled to such a vote. According to a statistical resume which has been released by the Automobile Manufacturers Association, this is the giant industry on whose shoulders the business world largely rests. The United States produces and owns 73 percent of the world's passenger cars; there are 61 million registered motor vehicles in this country; we have 72 million licensed drivers; and they are driving something like 560 billion miles a year. Taxes account for 24 cents out of
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every dollar spent in buying an automobile, and special taxes paid by U. S. motorists total more than 6 billion dollars annually. The industry is still growing, and it is estimated by the experts that registrations will increase 33 percent in the next 10 years. That would necessitate the building of more than 100 billion dollars worth of roads in that decade, to keep traffic moving. It would be most interesting to know how many people are employed directly or indirectly in the operations of the motor car industry. The materials that go into these multi-millions of cars we are manufacturing come from all parts of the nation, and the world. The producers of these materials alone are a vast army. Then a multitude of people are directly employed in manufacturing the vehicles, cars, trucks, etc. Then additional armies of people are engaged in selling, servicing, repairing, insuring, and operating these vehicles. And still mightier armies of workers produce, and refine, and distribute, and sell, and service the motor fuels a.nd motor oils that are necessary before a motor can turn over. Most of the products of our great oil industry are consumed by the motor vehicle industry, and millions of people are engaged in the oil industry itself. If you would search the record you might dig up scores of other activities that employ great numbers of people directly or indirectly in the motor vehicle industry. For this high tide of American economy is based on rubber tires. So, as we watch this highly painted automobile industry
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that fills the streets and highways today, we know that we are seeing a vital business that has grown almost too great to be thoroughly appreciated; any serious let-down in the operations of which would be a severe shock to the business affairs of every one of us. You may not be in the motor vehicle business in any direct way, brother, but, believe me, you are enormously concerned with it, and with what happens to it. For if it
should by any chance go haywire, this present business boom of yours and mine would very likely explode with a sharp report and come down in a fine drizzle. So pull for its continued prosperity and growth.
Lucos Heqds New Hyster Division Harold R. Lucas, Hyster Company, has been promoted to the position of manager of a new mer-
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Home Builders Plqn lorger Gonvention A major expansion of its annual convention ancl exposition, to be lreld in Chicago January 22-26, is announced by the National Association of llorne Builders. The Chicago Coliseum will add some 200 extra exhibit spaces and a meeting hall accon.unodating 2,500 persons to the show's facilities, which also occupy all available meetir.rg rooms and exhibit space in the Conrad Hilton and Sherrnan hotels. The expansion will make it possible to provide exhibit space for a greatly increased number of manufacturers of building materials and home equipment.
Exhibit highlights will include new displays of light construction equipment ancl power tools. Addition of the Coliseum facilities will make it possible to increase the number of convention meetings-panel discussions, general sessions, clinics, clernonstrations and other events-to be conducted at all three convention centers. Emphasis throughout the five-day meeting will be on financial problems, merchandising ancl building research. Action programs and how-to-do-it demonstrations will also be stressed. The increased number of activities and the exposition of building materials and home equipment are expected to attract a record attendance of builders, contractors, architects, engineers,
building supply dealers and others connected with home building.
Advance registrations and hotel reservations started in Oc-
tober. NAHB members register through local NAHB chapters. Persons not members should write direct to Convention Headquarters, National Association of Home Builders, 111 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, Illinois.
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CAIIFORNIANS AT THE BIG
NRTDA EXPO5ITION included the quortet shown in this pholo, q rore shol showing lhe slote's lwo lumber deoler ossociqtion monogers
togelher in one picture. From left to right: Orrie W. Homilton, executive vicepresident, Southern Colifornio Retqil Lumber Assn.; J. H. Kirk, Kirk lumber & Bldg.
Mtl. Co,, Sonlo Morio; Ihomos J. Fox, John W. Fbher Lumber Co., Sonta llonico, cnd Jock Pomeroy, execulive vice-president, lum-
ber Merchonts Associotion of Northern Colifornio.
5,OOO Deolers Gef rhe Big Scoop on Whcrt's New ln Reroiling, Mclfericlls, Equipment qt NR,LDA Show More than 5,000 retail lumbermen-o\\rners, managers, department heads and employes-crorvded Cleveland's hotels and its public auditorium in mid-October to attend the second outstanding tsuilding Products Exposition sponsored lly the National Retail l-umber Dealers Association. The principal attr:rctions this year \vere 183 product exlribits arranged by the country's leading manufacturers, 12 featnre exhibits, an<l six clinics covering major dealer interests.
It was agreed by everyone concerned-exhibitors, dealers and association officials-that the Cleveland Exposition was the largest, the best-planned and the most profitable gathering of retail lumber dealers ever held anywhere. Durirrg the Exposition, it \vas announced that NRLDA's board of directors hacl votecl to hold the 1956 Exposition in C-hicago at the Conracl Hilton hotel during the week startins Decernber 2, and that the 1957 Exposition r,vould be held in St. I-ouis, N o., provided suitable arrangements
ing N13C's nationn'idc "Home" progralr.r, conductecl by Arlene Francis.
The llxposition 'rvas opened cifficiallv by Honorable Frank J. Lausche, governor of Ohio, rvith the assistance of Warren E. (-arter, presirlent of the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber l)ealers and c,fficers of NRLDA. Dealer attendance on the floor of the Expositiou u'ers excellent at all times an<i each of the clinics u'as rveli attended. The dealer l'ith a full range rif interests u'as hard put to get his fill of nerv products ir-r the displays, the exceedingly u'cll-planned and interesting demonstrations oi mechanical han<lling equipment and component constmcticrrr techniques, anrl the timely discussions of lumberyard problems and trencls in the clinics devoted to famr markets,
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Another outstanding feature o{ the event proved to be a displav of nearly 300 enlarged photos of recently remodeled ltrmlrerv:lr<1s. These 4' x 5t murals provecl bevond any doubt that the retail lumber industry has embarked on an impressive ne\v course of modern mercharr<lising. Photographs displ4yed included these southwest yards: Arcadia (Calif.) Lumber Co.; McCoy Lumber Co., Hemet, Calif., yard; Tarzana (Calif.) Lumber Co., and Albuquerque (N. M.) Lumber Co. and O'Malley Lumber Co., Phoenix. Ariz. The Exposition lr,as feature<l tu,ice on television, includ-
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mortgage finance ancl consumer credit, store merchandising, and advertising. Manufacturer's exhibits provided every dealer with a host of ideas for new lines to be added and new ways
to display products at the point of sale. Exhibitors reported that dealer interest in the exhibits exceeded all expectations.
On the educational and social front also the gathering reached neu. heights. In addition to having the privilege oi u'atching the opening of Operation Demonstrate, Cleve-
land's ambitious neighborhood rehabilitation program oi rvhich NRLDA is a co-sponsor, the visiting dealers and their rvives attended a buffet dinner follorved by the sholr,ing of a fihn, in u'hich Ltfe magazine analyzed the possibilities of the home improvement market, and a live telecast in u'hich Nl{LDA's President-elect R. A. Schaub and several rnagazine edit<;rs told lvhy a great nelv era of home nrodernizat\on is norv opening up in this country. Another feature was a bancluet honoring the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers on the occasion of its 75th ar-rniversary, u'hen special arvards were made to pioneers of the Ol-rio industry. Tl-re speaker of the evening n.as Dr. Norman Vincent Peale; Stanley Horn, editor of Southern Lumberman, servecl as toastmaster. In addition, the ladies attendecl a luncheon and fashion shorv and a sight-seeing tour, and rnany dealers and families attended plays shor,ving in Cleveland during the u'eek. The Committee u'hich planned the E,xposition r,vas composecl of Phil Creden, chairman; Paul V. DeVille, I)aul It.
Ely, Watson Malone III, J. D. McCarthv, R.
man; Component Construction Techniques, Paul V. DeVille; Correlating Advertising to Sales, \\'arren li. Carter; Modern Store Layoul and Display, Russell \V. Nowels; Developing the Farm NIarket, \\r. B. Kennedy, Jr.; Mortgage NIoney and Installment Selling, Elias Nuttle. R. A. Schaub Elected NRLDA President R. A. Schaub of \\'hiting, Indiana, r,r'as elected president of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association at a meeting of the organization's directors lvhich preceded the openine of its highl'r' successful Building Products Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio. Paul Ely of North Platte, Nebraska, u'as named first vice-president and Jarnes C. O'NIalley of Phoenix, Arizona, \\.as elected sec<ind vice-president. H. R. Northup and E. H. I-iltbey \vere re-elected execntive vice-president and secretary, respectively. The meeting was opened by \\,'atson N{alone III, retiring president, .lvho said that the fine planning of the Cleveland shorv l'as evidence of a splendid degree of teamn ork on the part of NRLDA's officers and committee chairman
and its federated associations. He added that the retaii Ittmber dealer rvas steadily gaining greater and greater recognition as a r.ital factor in both the nel' housing and tlre modernization markets. Malone also praised the Ohio Association of I-umber Dealers for making possible the
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1955-56 NRl,pA OFFICERS-E. H. llBBEY, secretory; James C. O,iltAttEY, 2nd vice-president; H. W. BLACKSIOCK, treosurer; R. A. SCHAUB, president; Pcul R. E[Y, vice-president; H. R. NORIHUP, executive vice.prerident.
great show about to open in the Cleveland public auditorium.
Northup said that, while the Exposition had assumed a place of great importance in the activities of the association, it by no means was overshadowing the organization's other vital programs. "Our job in Washington continues to be one of protecting the interest of the retail lumber industry in matters of national legislation and in our relations with agencies of the federal government, plus that of improving our abilities to aggressively service and sell the continually ex-
"The problem of the retail lumber industry seems not to be one of developing a need for the products it sells, but rather to be one of the ability of the retail lumber industry to sell its services and materials to the consumer in competition with other industries. "This past year has seen a tremendonsly errcouraging recognition by the public, by the consumer press, and by the manufacturers of building products of tl're 1>art played by the retail lumber dealer in servicing the construction needs of the industry and of the consumer. "This improved public and industry recogr-ritic,n of the retail lumber dealer is in everyday evidence to those n.hc> read the consumer magazines, and who are in cc-rntact rvith the major producers of the products we sell. "This increased public awareness of our industry's functions, and the fact that the public is being told day after' day to SEE YOUR LUMBER DEALER FIRST, points to the irnportance of this industry's being'ivilling and able to service and serve the full needs of the construction industry and of the public." Mr. Northup added that general construction activity in the past year has reached almost unprecedented proportions, and in many categories of construction the total volume is very substantially above that predicted for this year by students of construction trends. "There is every reason to believe that total ar.rd over-al1 construction volume in 1956 will again be high," he said. "llousing starts this year seem likely to reach a figure
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are betn'een 1,200,000 and 1,300,000. "To these major categories of construction should be added the tremendous market represented by Modernization and Improvement of our existing housing inr,-entory national programs supported by government and business, such as Operation Home lrnprovement, and the A.C.T.I.O.N. program. "Credit-mortgage money and home improvement funds-while tightening to a degree, should be amply available in 1956. The increased buying power of the consumer should make up for the loss of the no-downpayment gravy train." H. W. Blackstock. treasurer. said that the association's financial position had improved considerably dr,rring the past year and that its finances rvere in good condition. The Exposition chairman, Phil Creden, reported that the Exposition r,vould surpass expectations, thanks to splendid cooperation from the managing officers of the state and regional associations and the excellent clinic programs which had been arranged over a period of six months. He said that the industry's slogan, "If You Are Planning To Build Anything, See Your Local Lumber Dealer First," was gaining increased acceptance as a result of impetus from the Expositions and acceptance by building products manufacturers. Martin Dwyer, Exfiosition director, stated that 101 nerv exhibitors had been attracted to the 1955 Exoosition and
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that everyone concerned seemed pleased tvith the arrangements.
The background and development of Operation Demonstrate, a civic program designed to prevent the decay of older housing in Cleveland, was explained by Frederick T. McGuire, Jr., vice-president of the Ohio association and president of the organization which financed the Cleveland program. He said that NRLDA had proposed the project to Cleveland's civic leaders and had become a co-sponsor of the event wlich was sure to serve as a model for other cities and towns across the country. The need for efforts such as Operation Demonstrate
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was evident, McGuire said, from the fact that the drop in value of the nation's older homes has been greater than the value added by new residential construction. He explained a whole block of homes would be painted
to demonstrate what can be accomplished by paint alone in improving a declining neighborhood. Jol-rn R. Doscher, executive director of Operation Home Improvement, told about plans for starting that program
early in 1956 rvith the slogan : "'56 is the Year to Fix Your Flome." He urged dealers to cooperate br- using the Operation Home Improvement seal in their arlvertising and promotional materials and described OHI a:; a program that will hand extra sales volume on a sih-er platter to every lumber dealer who ties in. Doscher added that full dealer cooperation u-ould enable manufacturers to urge the public in their adlertising to "See the lumber dealer who displays this seal; he \yants to help ,v*ou improve vour home." Mr. Malone then announced the NRLDA press release which was reported in full in the last issue (see Page 10,
cLM, rt/r/ss).
Norman Mason, commissioner of FHA and a fornrer president of NRLDA, said that the problem of irnproving America's housing is being attacked on all fronts norn' that modernization of homes is receiving strong attenti,n. With respect to credit terms, he said that the recent restrictions had been care{ully considered and that the tightening r.vas not a matter of putting on the brakes l:lut rather of taking the foot off the accelerator. He said that FHA watches carefully for signs of overbuilding and is prepared to act when and as needed. He expressed the opinion that mortgage funds will be ample and can be piped to any place where required. Mr. Mason added that FHA is studying three problems: (1) possible revision of Minimum Property Requirements so as to make them more readable and give credit for quality building, (2) how to provide better housing for senior citizens, and (3) how to make FHA work better for smaller builders and individuals. Another past president, Henry J. Munnerlyn. reported on his work as an advisor to the Voluntary F{ome NIortgage Credit Committee and explained that to date VHNfCC has arranged for 4700loans totalling $4,000,000 in outlying areas and to minority groups. He said the program is r,vorking well but that relatively few lumber dealers have been seeking its assistance. John Alexander, Jr., chairman of the Committee on I-abor Relations, restated the committee's recommendation that NRLDA concern itself with all major labor legislation, not just that directed specifically to the retail lumber industry, and urged dealers to r,'i'ork closely r,vith other employers in their communities. Dealers Will Need Aid on Merchandising The chairman of NRLDA's Committee on Nlerchandising and Public Relations, Russell W. Nowels, raised the question of horv far the association should go in providing merchandising assistance to its members. He pointed out that the trend toward store merchandising raises large ne'iv problems on which dealers will need help and guidance. Stressing the fact that one of the greatest merchandising (Continued on Page 56)
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T\(/ENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY As reported in The California Lumber Merchant November 1 5,1930 The Federal Trade Cor.nmission started hearings in Los Angeles on November 10, follou'ing hearings at San Francisco and Seattle. The hearings are for the purpose of permitting the Philippine Mahogany interests o{ the country to shorv why they shoulcl be pernrittecl to use the u'ord "Mahogany" in selling their product. The annual convention of the Ca-lifornia Retail Lumbermen's Association rvas held at the Huntington hotel in Pasadena on November 6, 7 and 8. Harrv A. Lake of Garden Grove rvas re-elected presi<lent; D. C. Essley lvas re-elected manager; E. T. Robie, Auburn. u.as re-elected vice-president for Northern California; Earl Johnson, Pasadena, rvas elected vice-presiclent for Southern California; Ross Blanchard, North Hollyrvood, n.as elected treasurer. Jack Dionne. \\'as l;anquet toastmaster. Announcemer-rt is made that the Nlillrvork Institute of
California rvil1 hold its annual meeting November 21 at San Francisco. I-elvis H. Mills, Tidet'ater Timber Company, Portland, Oregon, is the nerv president of the Pacific Coast Logging
Congress, elected at the recent convention in \,'ictoria, B.C. California is represented on the executir.e committee by Gordon X{anary, Pacific Lumber Company; T. E. Jackson. Susanr.ille, and C. L. NIullen, San Francisco.
\\"iiliam H. Talbot, age 73, died suddenly at his home in Hillsborough, California, Nor.ernber 5. He n-as one of the fir'e children of Capt. \Vm. C. Talbot, rvho, u'ith A. J. Pope, founded the firm of I'ope & Talbot about 18,19.
Paul I,l. Overend of Sacramento has lleen appointecl California State Counselor of Hoo-Hoo. Fire sn ept the storage lumber yards of Tarter, \\'ebster
& Johnson, Inc., at Klamath Falls, November 5. destror'ing fir'e rnillion feet of box lumber.
New Comptroller for Whife Brothers
Don White of White Brothers, Oakland and San Francisco, announces the association of John Keyser rn'ith the firm. Formerly with E. I-. Rruce Co. in Oakland, Keyser joined White Brothers as comptroller and will heaclquarter at the Oakland varcl and warehouse.
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celxent inventories during the rainy season. The silos are the first rnajor unit of a $4,000,000 expansion program rvhich will include installation of a fifth kiln and related equipment at the San Andreas plant. Ilach of the silos is 110 feet high with an inside diameter
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Crown Zellerboch ot NPDA Meet
Crown Zellerbach Corporation, San Francisco, was a participant for the first time at the National Plywoocl Distributors convention, held in Miarni Beach, November 5-9. The nerv product presented was "CreZon," plastic overlay for plywood rvhich gives it a tough, smooth, weather-resistant surface. CreZon is shipped to plywood mills in rolls. At the rnills, it is bonded to the plywood so strongly under intense heat and pressure that the two can never be seoarated.
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Hollywood Makes History . . . In a neu, motion picture, "Far Horizons," Holly'rvood gives the last rvord on rvhat wood rvas used l)y Lervis and Clark in descending the Clearwater. The picture tells and demonstrates that neither pine pirogues nor Western Red Cedar dugouts or cottonwood shells \vere ttsed. Lervis, Clark, Gass, Shannon, Crvzatt, Sacajalr'ea and all the rest came dou'n in birchbark canoes of the frocluois, no less, Hollyrvoocl reveals. Cut canoes, each holding three or four, no more. The men of the expedition pick the best trees from the great birch forests of the Clearw:rter, peel them dorn,n, shoot and skin deer and bind the bark in place l'ith thongs of seasoned buckskin, Then. as Hollyrvood makes the Lewis and Clark historl-, Captain Clark tries to elope u'ith Sacajar.vea rvhile the plain hands are hard at rvork in the giant birches of the Clearrvater. Captain Lervis catches Clark and slugs him, and it is a great movie fight there between the tn'o commissioned officers trntil Sergeant Gass, a gr\zzled old veteran of the Revolution, comes up, hollers "Shan-re on yotl boys !" and stops the brar,vl. There is a gunfight with the Indians. In the slaughter three soldiers oi the expedition are slain. The rest want to turn back, for their enlistments are up, but Sacajawea, rvho speaks very good English, appeals to their better natures and they volunteer to go on to "the great salt water." So sa1's Hoilvrvood. Prime Keystone Comedy . . . l\{any nou' livir,g have never seen an old-time Keystone comedv and never l.rope to see one. I saw them all in the old days. Ner.er did I see one as funny as this vista screenplay in many colors, about persons 'n-ho are given the names of the heroes and the heroine of the expedition of 18041806-in reality one of the greater glories of American history. Historical dates are disregarded in the ntor,ie for no apparent reason except that of getting laughs. This alone is not so very funnv. But rvhen you see the lean, handsome and debonair Captain }lerirvether Let'is of 28 years played by rneaty, sluggish Fred N{acNIurray, urho is nigh on 50. and Captain William Clark picturecl as a skinny red-headed kid lieutenant, yet in the Army, in 1803, real humor appears. Ciark comes to \rirginia and he and Lel'is start feuding over a lass named Julia. Actuallv Clark had been out of the Army for many years, rr.ranaging the familv real estate in Kentucky. He rvas four vears older than I-ervis. Poor Sacajawea Hollyrvood historv ckres ar,vay n'ith Baptiste, rvho in real history u'as carrierl ancl cared for in the best tr:rdition of motherhood, by NIrs. Touissant Charbonneau, u,ho is variously called Sakakau'ea and Sacajau'ea by historians. Charbonneau spoke Sioux, Minataree and other Indian tongues, as \\'ell as French. He rvas hired as an interpreter and n'as permitted to bring his rvife along. But you should hear the hot conversations ir-r plain Amer-
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Judd Greenmqn Retires os Long-Bell Generql Monoger, Vernoniq Division J. D. Leland, presiclent, an-
noullces the retirement on November 1 of Judcl Greenn-ran as general rranager of The Long-Bell Lumber Con-rpany's Vernonia, Oregon, di-
vision and the advancement of C. L. .\nderson to that position. Judd Greenrnan (left) has been in lurnber manufacturing operations in Colorado, New Mexico, \Vashington and Oregon for more than 50 years. Born in Kansas City, Kansas, October 12, 1885, Greenman joined the Burns-Biggs Lurnber Companv at Edith, Colorado, in June 190,1 and then lvas sent to the same company's operations at El Vado, New X{exico, where he remained until December i910. He carne west in January i911 to Union Mills, Washington, u'here he was employed by the Union I-urnber & Shingle Con-rpany until Nlarch, 1925, at whicl-r time he joined the Oregon-American Lurnber Corporation in Vernonia, as superintendent. Ten 1'ears later he was electecl vice-presiclent ancl, in 1947, becan.re president of the cor-r.rpany.
When Long-Rell purchased tl.re controlling interest in the Oregon-American Lun.rber Corporation on N{ay 29, 1953, Greenman became the general manager of the property wl-rich has since been knor,r.n as the Vernor.ria Division.
In addition to his cluties and responsibilities in \rernonia,
Greenman's interests l.rave extended to the conservation at.rcl protection of the forests and the overall welfare of logging and lumber mannfacturing. He is a director in the N.W. Ore-
gon Forest Protective Association. A mer.nber of the \\'est Coast Bureau of Lurnber Grades and Inspection for almost 30 years, he is also a trustee of Columbia llasin Loggers :rtrcl Columbia Rasin Sawmills as well as of the Lltmbermen's Industrial Relations Committee, Inc. Active in the \\-est Coast Lumbermen's Association, he has been treasurer, 1942-1945; vice-president for Oregon from 1946 through 1953, clistrict clirector, 1953 ; ex-offrcio director and West Coast Lurlrbermen's Association representative on the National Lttmber Manufacturers Association Board for 1954.
In the NLMA, Mr. Greenman was fronr 1951 to 1953 a member-at-large of the board of directors. For i95,t, he rvas elected first vice-president, ex-offrcio director and a member of the executive committee. In November 1954 he l'as named president for 1955. The Greenmans will reside at 9911 S.\\r. Lynwood Terrace, Portland, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Greenman have a son, Hale, in Medford, Oregon, and a daughter, N'Irs. Charles Burrorv, living in Portland.
'Oscqr of Induslry' Won by Georgio-Pocific The '{Cscar of Industry" was awarclecl to the GeorgiaPacific Plywood Company for the fifth consecutive year b-"" Financial Worlcl, national financial weekly, for clesigning the best annual report of any company in the plyrvootl and millu'orl< industry. It r.vas presented to Owen R. Cheatharn, G-P presider-rt, October 24.
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motion booklet-CRA Redwood Paneling-illustrates effects r,r'here Redwood forms the backdrop for happily ordered rooms. This new Silent Salesman has been mailed, along with an attached order blank, to lumber dealers throughout the country. The colored reproductions present a sampling of the many striking approacl-res to interior design afforded by Redwood. Whether the rich color tones of the Clear All Heart grade are desired, or A-Grade for the contrast of the cream-colored sapwood; whether the tongue-and-groove, board and batten or shiplap pattern is most appropriate to a structure's over-all concept; whatever harmony of line, texture and color is sought for-Redwood is shown to offer endless possibilities.
CRA Redwood Paneling can be obtained in quantity lots ($6 per thousancl unimprinted, or $10 per thousand imprinted) from the California Redwood Association, 576 Sacramento St., San F'rancisco, Calif.
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Portland-When 2960 acres of forest land, owned by rancher Sid Pace, was officially certified by the Western Pine Association recently, it became the first Tree Farm in the state of Utah. In the big, l2-state \\restern Pine region (of which Utah is a part), Pace's Tree Farm brought the total of all \\restern Pine Tree Farms lo 791, covering 5,804,208 acres' Utah completes the roll call of western states represented in the American Tree Farm system. The state has but 8'6of' of its commercial forest area under private orvnership'
S-T-B-E-T-C-H Your Profit llollars The re-roofing Seqson is here ond you lumber deolers will be getting colls for roofing
items of oll descriptions, mony of which you will nol hqve in stock - - Don'l miss this
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Wood Products qt Ociober Meeting The October meeting of the Southern California Lumber Seasoning Association was called at 8:45 p.m., October 13, by President Herb Geisenheyner after an enjoyable steak
dinner. Secretary-Treasurer Bob Inglis read the r.ninutes of the last meetings of the Central California Kiln Club and the Redrvood Seasoning Association, u,hich rvere most interesting.
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As a result of hearing the ninutes of the Redrvood Seasoning Association, there r,vas held a discussion in regard to salting. It seems the SCLSA group had experienced the same results as the group up there. Charlie Lakeman of E. J. Stanton & Son asked if anyone had had any experience '"vith Cedro, a Spanish Cedar from Guatemala. He had put some o{ it through three di1{erent charges, but the stock was still wet at the core. Charlie Beckman, Beckman Lurnber Service, expressed his opinion that it seemed as though it rvere Pachote, rl'hich is almost impossible to dry. The only way in rvhich Pachote may be dried is to boil it out with high humiditv and, if using a 4/4, it r,r,ill take from three to four tveeks. Also, it .n'as stated that even when this is done, during machining it may be observed that everywhere a sticker has been placed, "there rvere wet spots in the wood. The question as to what various operators had clone u,.ith Douglas Fir during the hot weather was brought up. All seemed to have had similar experiences-that it popped open regardless of what they had done. The November 10 meeting was set to feature the Furni-
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' BERRY LUMBER CO.-PINE GROVE, CALIF.-Hieh Altitude, Sofi Texture Pine-White Fir Roof Decking
Mr. Deoler:
. OSCAR HEDLUND LUMBER CO.-BIDWELL BAR. CALIF.Kiln Dried Pine Boards & Paneling-Douglas Fir Dimension, White
Fir Roof Decking
. MOSS LUMBER CO.-BURNT RANCH, TRINITY COUNTY, CALIF.-Hiqh Quality Old Growth Douglas Fir Boards, Dimen-
HAPPY THANKSGIVING To YOu and YOURS
sion & Timbers
. SIERRA MOUNTAIN MILLS-NORTH SAN JUAN. CALIF._ Kiln Dried Pine Boards-Shop & Uppers, Douglas Fir Dimension & Whife Fir Roo{ Decking
Shipped promptj b1 truch and trailer anywhere in
Califumia . . . or fu rail to )out g)ur or siding an1where in Ameria.
We will do our port to mqke every doy hoppy tor YOU . . .
with Stroblewood Quoliry stock ond Excellent Service.
- Lorgest Stocks in Northern Colifornio -
STRABI.I TUMBER COMPANY 2 Blocks West of Jock london squrrre 537 FIRST 5I. - OAKTAND 7, CATIIORNIA TFmplebor 2-5584
November 15, 1955
TATTR E]IGE . PHILIPS tUIIIBER G(l. 420 N. CAMDEN DR,IVE-ROOfrI 2o5-BEVERIY HILLS, CALIF.
OtD GROTYTH FUtt SA}YN REDTYOOD GRADE STAMPED DOUGTAS FIR PRECISION TRIMMED FIR STUDS
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WHOIESAIE O]ILY
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SINCE 1929
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Chort for Confrqclor Sfudents
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Whire Bros. Increose Office Spoce
Development of a new Progress Chart designed to enlighten building contractors and men interested in building, estimating and contracting was announced by the American Technical Society, 850 E. 58th St., Chicago, Illinois. The Chart outlines in a step-by-step manner, all the phases of the building trades
it is necessary to know in order to be a qualified expert in the field. 'lhe chart covers Blueprint Reading, Carpentry, Masonry, Ilouse Planning, Remodeling, Carpentry Mathematics and Estirnating for the Building Trades. This is used as a guide for reviewing building trades knowledge and also as a study guide for students taking training to become builders, estimators and contractors. The Progress Chart will be made available to anyone now in the building field or to men interestecl in entering the building field.
The White Brothers Oakland warehouse, recently increased to accommodate a new plywood division and sales force from the old Associated Plywood Mills San Francisco warehouse, again has growing pains. Don, Bill and Charlie White now announce completion of additional office space on the second floor of the Oakland warehouse. The new offices are attractivell. paneled and furnished in beautiful hardwoods.
Plqn Aportment Proiecf Santa Barbara.-A proposed $2 million-apartment development here is being studied by oflrcials of city departments. It would rise on 15 acres adjoining the Mar Monte
hotel on E. Cabrillo boulevard, said D. R. Hannaford. San Francisco, former owner of the hotel.
lW0 SAAllfY IEADERS eyery store needs The Originol Crystcl Cleor Plqstic Spcr-All purpose
noturol finish in gloss or semi-gloss. Beoutifies ond protects inside ond outside. Perfected REDWOOD FINISH-Now fortified with oddition of SRO-l0l for greoter durobility. Also mode in cleqr qnd colored. These Redwood Finishes ore best by lest. Contoins no Rosin. Mode exclusively of heot ireoted oils. Buy dlrecl ond ssve on orr comptefe lfne of Qtoflfy Polnfs. Encmels ond Suppfies
Security Roycl Dulch Pqinf Mfg. Co. 1621 No. Indiono Sl., Los Angeles 63
Phone ANgeles 1.0358
"Royol in Quoflty-Dutch ln Prlce"
CAIITORNIA TUIIABER MERCHANT
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New Report on Fire-domoged Trees
Berkeley, Caiif.-.\ prelimir-rary report on hor,v to juclge if fire-danraged trees are likely to survive u'as released October l3 by the California Forest and Range Experiment Station of the U. S. Forest Service as an aid to foresters and timber owners in the state. It outlines n.rajor results from a study jrrst completed by Dr. Willis W. Wagener, forest patl.rologist on the station staff. An earlier report, by Dr. James W. Kimmey, described the time available for salvage of trees killed outright by fire. The report states that mairy trees n'hich appear to be badly injured are able to survive. Single copies <>f this Forest lLesearch Note No. 98, "l'reliminary Guiclelir-res for Estimating tlie Survival of Firedamaged Trees," may be obtained by u,riting to the Director, California Forest and Range Iixperiment Station, P. O. Box 245, Berkeley 1, California.
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For some time I have had on my desk a little folder containing some sentiments which I have read quite a number of times and I think I would like to pass them on to a few other people. The title of the folder is your "Keep That Boy in You Alive." Would you please, if they are available, send me 20 or 25 copies and your invoice for any charge involved?
L. Ames
-E.Pioneer Wholesale Supply Co. Salt Lake City 9, Utah (Editor's note : In rcsfonse to this, and mrtny otker similar requests, "Kecp l-hat Boy itt You Aliae" zuill be printetl again, on a special page of tlte forthcoming annual Christtno,s isswe. trf atch for it in \our December 1copy.)
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Santa Barbara, Calif.-The Pacific Coast Lumber Co. here l.ras been given an Honor Roll an'ard by Johns-Nlanville Corp.. one of its selected awards given throughout the country in recognition of a firm's proven integritl' and contribution to better housing in the home commnnity.
I\ anager King, accepting the J-N{ alr,ard for the yard, said, "I look upon this au'ard as a valuable symbol to the hotneos'ners of ottr commtrnity. It typilies the close cooperatit.rrr betrveen the national manufacturer of quality building materials and the established dealer to asstlre the homeon,ner the ultimate value for 1.ris building or remodeling do1lar." Pacific Coast Lumber Co. has been servinq Santa Barbara since 1917.
Eosf Side SCRTA Members Meet The East Side Ltrnrlrer l)ealers group )f (
Blue Diqmond's uniform
quolily chorqclerislics ore
imporlonl lo crqflsmen qs well qs owners. UNIFOR,\i CORE in hon-
dling ond noiling UNIFORi TAPER in ioint lreolmenl UNIFORM SURFACE in decorqlion
the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. held a dinner meeting October 27 at the TurI Club in Dorvney at 7 ;s.m. Andv lleckstrom of the Arcadia (Calif.) Lrtmber Co. rvas the speaker and called on his pioneering experience in "pricing by the piece" to expiain this system and lead a discussion from the floor. R. R. "Ilob" James of Nlzrcco Lumber Co.. Paramount, rvas chairman of the meeting and every dealer and associate uten-rber in the east side of Los Angeles county from \\'hittier to Long Beach u.as invited to attend. Bob James and \\r. F. "lJill" \ian Xlatre hanclled the
lo I t D*,*#'6 $S fnillion I BTUE : I AMOilD CORPORATTOTI I I I IIIITIIIIIIIi All qdd up
improved
opplicotion ond beller
dinner reservatiot'rs.
wolls qnd ceilings.
Lo Jollq Subdivision
San Diego.-I'1ans ior developing a $5 mil-
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lion subdivision in the Nluirlands area, of La Jolla, Calif., \\rere revealed by the La Jolla Corona Estate. u'hich has purchased 113 acres for $336.000 and u,ill construct 175 homes.
Novenber 15, 1955
OPEN FORI.IM November 3. 1955 Dear Sir: As you no doubt are a\vare, whene\rer a strike is called and workers have to leave their jobs. they also give up their income for the period of the strike. However, lvhen a strike is called the sal:rries of the union <lfficials continue ancl their income does not stop-thus making it a very profitable venture to call strikes, supposedly for the benefit of the men. . . . the rvriter's suggestion u.ould be that if the men or rvorkers rvould lvake up to the fact that the only ones lvho profit through the medium of a strike against indnstry are the labor leaders rvhose incomes do not stop, and, if the men or rvorkers rvould insist that the labor leaders' incomes stop at the same time that theirs did, it is my firm belief that the country rvould sull'er feu'er strikes. At the present time, the truck drivers of the sand and rock industrv have been called out on strike by their unior.r. Management has granted pay raises but the question of ir pension plan is holding up any settlement. The Teamsters Union is playing for big stakes for, if the pension plan is approved here, it Nould then spread natior.rrvide-rvith approximately 300 million dollars income to the union ; this rvithout supervision or any accounting. The local strike is in its fifth rveek and is affecting thousands of people in addition to those on strike. It can be safely estimated there are in excess of 700,000 people, as well as hundreds of allied industries, practically doing nothing while someone gloats over anticipation of the spoils to
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This is more serious if one considers future business if the local strike continues . rvhat can be done about it ? Thanking you for your attention, I am Yours truly, PAUL E. KENT Los Angeles, California
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Riverside, Calif.-Riverside County Hoo-Hoo Club 117 met September 23 in the Lei Lei room of the Nlission Inn here to elect its 1955-56 officers. It u'as an excellent meeting with 30 Hoo-Hoo present. The newly chosen officers are : president, Bert Holdren, Rialto Lumber Co.; vice-president, Dave Beauchaine, Sand Door & Plyrvood; secretary, Warren Haskins, Inland Lumber Co., and treasnrer, Carrol Crane, Johnson Lumber Co. The directors are Al Beals, Rialto Lumber Co.; Pete Taylor, Inland Lumber Co.; Gordon Greenslade, Hale & Greenslade, and Don Derbes, Palm Springs Builders Supply Co. This is a very enthusiastic group for a successful Hoo-Hoo club year. Club 117 held a board meeting November 3 and set a Concat for the 18th as the next meeting. Plans are also going forward for the University Extension Course the club rvill sponsor after the next meeting.
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distribution soles office
. OLYMPIC 3TAfN,, . MAtoNITE CARTOAD AND
TRUCKLOAD SHIPMENTS
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Arcolo, Ph. 864
Redding, Ph. 1878
Anoheim, KEy3tone 5-2888
WHOLESALE ONLY Bloorninglon: TRiniry 7-2OOl General Of,ice
Son Diego: BElmont 2-86q4
Bokersfield 5-5881
"fhe Deoler's Supplier-Never His Compelilor"
CAIIFORNIA IUMBER MERCHANI
Hint for Knockers A peasant with a troubled conscience went to a Monk for advice, saying he had circulated a vile story about another, only to find it was not true.
"If you want to make peace with your conscience," said the Monk, "you must fill a bag with chicken down, go to every dooryard in the village and drop into each of them one fluffy feather." The peasant did as he was told. Then he came back to the Monk and announced that he had done penance for his folly. "Not yet," replied the Monk. "You must now return and gather up every feather you have dropt.'f
"But the wind must have blown them all away," said the peasant. "Yes, my son," said the Monk, "and so it is with gossip. Words are easily dropt, but no matter how hard you may try you can never get them back again."
Woiting Serene, I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, or tide, or sea; I rave no more 'gainst time or fate, For, lo ! my own shall come to me.
I stay my haste, I make delays, For what avails this eager pace ?
I stand amid the eternal ways, And what is mine shall know my face. Asleep, awake, by night or day, The friends I seek are seeking me, No wind can drive my bark astray, Nor change the tide of destiny.
What matter if I stand alone? I wait with joy the coming years; My heart shall reap where it has sown, And garner up its fruit of tears.
Not Sissies "Are the kids in this town tough?" asked a newcomer to an old settler. Said the other: "They're so tough that any cat with a tail must be a tourist."
World Fcrcts The surface of the globe is 7lo/o ocean,29o/o land. The highest elevation is Mt. Everest, 29,141 f.eet. The lowest point ofi the earth's surface is the Dead Sea in Israel. t292 f.eet below sea level. Greatest depth of any ocean is estimated at 35,,$00 feet. The world's largest mountain range lies under the Ocean. 'Atlantic There are more than 300 million cubic miles of ocean.
Only about 4o/o of the earth's surface is arable land. Salt is the earth's most plentiful mineral. There are more ants in the world than any other living creature.
Zigging q Bit, Perhops
"I suppose," said the wife, "that you want me to believe you came straight home from the office ?" "Sure," said the husband, "straight as the crow flies." "I see," said the wife, "stopping frequently for a little corn, I suppose." Sign in Restqurqnl "The silver is not medicine: Don't take it after meals."
The waters know their own and draw The brook that springs in yonder height; So flows the good with equal law Unto the soul of pure delight.
The stars come nightly to the sky; The tidal wave unto the sea; Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor high, Can keep my own away from me.
-John
Burroughs.
No Use Doctor: "Your husband isn't looking as well as he did last week. Is he staying away from liquor and tobacco, and living on that simple diet I made out for him?"
Wife: "No sir, he isn't. He says he doesn't intend to pester himself to death just for the sake of living a few years longer." Lincoln's Humor Here is a sweet story of Abraham Lincoln that has seldom been told. A delegation of folks from Illinois, good country people, called on Honest Abe at the White Ffouse, and the spokesman said: "We want you to know that down our way we believe in Almighty God and Abraham Lincoln.'f "My friends," said the grave Lincoln, "I am sure you are at least half right."
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PONDEROSA PINE
SUGAR PINE
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WHITE FIR .
REDWOOD
RAII AND TRI,'CK SHIPMENTS
F. L. HEARIN, tUmBER
P. O. BOX 367
PHONE 2-529r
TWX
MF 76
MEDFORD, OREGON
Los Angefes Representolive
BRANCH OFFICE
IAEIER TUTABER CO. P. O. Box 731
P. O. BOX 913
Arcodio, Colif. RYon l-8181 TWX: Arcodis, Colii.7261
EUREKA, CAIIF.
Vilos Joins Gcboury or Golden Gqte Paul Gaboury, owner of Golden Gate Lumber Company, Walnut Creek, announces the addition of Ralph "Hank" Vilas (left) to the firm. A ne\vcomer to the lumber business, Vilas has a bachelors degree in economics from the
University of Michigan and a
masters degree from Stanford. Due to the substantial increase in his business, Gaboury stated, it has become necessary to have someone in the office at all times in order to offer better service to Golden Gate customers. Vilas has a selling background in real estate and a flair for stage dramatics and could have an opportunity to make use of both as he gains lumber experience. At present, he manages the office while Paul Gaboury is on the road.
Fresno Home-building Active Fresno, Calif. Home building in Fresno city and coun- with 2757 ty continues rapid, dwellings started in this year's
first nine months at a valuation of $26,727,6n, compared to 3003 at $26,804,682 for all of 1954. Atwood Grove, president of the San Joaquin Valley Home Builders Assn., said more than 17,000 craftsmen are now employed in this region's ,construction industry at a n'eekly payroll of $1,-
HATEY BR(IS.
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Monufocturers & Jobbers Stock ond Detoil Sqsh & Doors
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Wholesale to
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Montebello, California
Industrial Specialists in HARDVOODS and SOFT\7OODS Direct Car Shipments . Truck Sales ot Less OUR MOTTO: Qaality and Quantity GUARANTEED RAymond 3-330I
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CATIFORNIA IUI/IBER MERCHANI
Telephone
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s. F. 289
L. ITI, MARTINEZ GO, WHOIESAI^E TIIMBER Hobqrr Building SAN FRANCISCO 4, CALIF.
New Americqn Tree Fqrnn Record
Mc(loud Lumber Co. Selling the Producls of
The McGloud River Lumber Go. McCloud, Gqlif.
America's Western Pine lumber resources-already in an excellent state of 'lvise use and grorvth on nearly 6,000,000 acres of Western Pine Tree Farms-added new depth July 30 in a record-breaking Tree Farm dedication held near Potlatch, Idaho. The certification of 116 new Tree Farm units broke the previous high of 106 for the number of units to be certified at one time in the United States set last year at Kamiah, Idaho, uncler the auspices of the Kamiah Grange. Approximately 55,000 acres of forest lands-much on forests contained tvithin farms and ranches in the area-lvere brought under the Tree Farm banner. Certifying agency rvas the \Vestern Pine Association. The additions brought Idaho's Western Pine Tree Farm numbers to 414, far ahead of California's second place 163. The latter state, ho'wever. ieads the Western Pine Region in total acreage with 1,633,033 acres. Oregon's pine region units cover 1,472,427 acres on 61 Tree Farms, second in area and the region's fourth in numbers. The Tree Farms in the l2-state \Vestern Pine Region currently number 786.
S. F. Hoo-Hoo Pufs Brcrnd on Roundup (Continued from Page 8)
at the Surf Club, near San Francisco's Playland-at-theBeach. The setting for the 9th annual Roundup proved to be an instant success because of the accessibility and roominess of the well-appointed club. Following cocktails and an excellent steak dinner,
trWe Self RETATL DEAI,ERS q,nd QUALTFIED |I|DUSTR|ES ONLY" Speciolizing in Efficient Distribution of GIUALITY Lumber Products
REDWOOD-PONDEROSA ond SUGAR PINE L. C. L. qnd Truck & Trqiler Shipments From Our MONROVIA YARD ond RELIABIE IWLL CONNECTIONS
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November 15, 1955
PONDEROSA PINE INCENSE CEDAR
High Altitude, Soft Textured Growth MODERN MOORE DESIGNED DRY KILNS Manufacturer and Distributor
PAUL BUNYAN IU'NBER CO.
Registercd
SUSANVIIIE
"Roundup Boss" Hugh Pessner took over the reins and rvelcomed the record attendance to tl-re Roundup. Seated at the head table and introduced to the crou'd by Pessner lvere these visiting Hoo-Hoo dignitaries : C. D. LeN{aster, Seer of the House of Ancients; Jack Berry, president of Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club 109; Joe Pepetor-re, president of Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39; Steve Yaeger, president of Redrvood Empire Hoo-Hoo Club 65, and Ollie Lee, president of Coast Counties Hoo-Hoo Club 114. Pessner then introduced Bovard Shibley, '54-'55 Club 9 president; Herb Schaur, Jr., 1956 San Frar.rcisco Hoo-Hoo International convention chairman; Al Bel1, netv S. F. Hoo-Hoo Club president, and Dave Davis, the nervly elected Snark of the Universe. Pessner next introduced his various "forenlen" and, after giving'iv-e11-deserved recognition to the old timers present, called on Fred Ziese for tl're presentation of golf prizes. Club business done a'rvay rvith, everyone settled do.n'n for an evening of entertainn.rent, MC'd by Hou'arcl Fredric and his band. and featuring Johnny Matson, Blue and Yvette, the Rhythmettes, Jody Smith, and last, but certainly not least, a very special surprise package n'ho certainly didn't make any enemies that night. In addition to Hugh Pessner, other committee r,vorkers included Fred Buckley and Hac Collins, Bancluet; Jack Dollar, Barney Bates and Bill NtcCubbin, Publicitl' and Program; Paul Overend, Don Wilson and Jack Pomeroy, Reception; NIax Cook, Dave Davis, Al Bell, Ev Lervis and Harry Merlo, Finance; Mike Coonan, rvho headed the ticket sales; E,rl Dreessen, in charge of the entertainment, and Fred Ziese and Bob Bonner, golf tournament chairmen.
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llElrcEt II'TLDOORS ARE SUPENION, |1I EYERY WAYI Scientifically Designed for Long Life!
Built to Stay Straight and True! Faces Perfectly Sanded Edges Smooth as Silk! -
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Fred Landenberger, field representative for the California Redwood Association and the Redu'ood Region Conservation Council at Eureka, has been named assistant secretary of the Redrvood Region Logging Conference, reports Conference President Henry K. Trobitz of Klamath. Landenberger assumed the part-time duties September 1 as assistant to Logging Conference SecretaryManager Emanuel Fritz, rvho is anticipating retirement. The RRLC is an entirely separate organization from the CRA or RRCC. Fritz said, but the purposes are so closely related that the appointment shouid be mutually beneficial.
The purposes of the Logging Cor.rference, Fritz outlined, are largely irr.rprovment of loggiug and forest utilization practices in the redrvood and Douglas fir forests of northrvestern California. The principal medium is the annual conference and logging equipment sholr held in May. The Conference rvas founcled in 1935 by Fritz as the Iledrvood Logging Conference ; in 1919 it u'as reorganized to include the Douglas fir interests and assrrmed its present name rvitl-r Waldron Hyatt of Haurmond Lumber Company as first president. Attendance has grorvn from 5O to more than 600. The next Redu-ood Region Logging Confcreuce will be helcl at Ukiah May 25 and 26, 1956. Prepitrations are already ttnderway for the program and eqnipment shorv. Current officers of the Conference are Henry K. Trobitz.
lT PAYS To DEPEND oN Sinrro \7e Ship From CRA Mills Exclusively "For Better REDWOOD Better Call Sierra"
Also-
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DISTRIBUTOR OF
MAILING ADDNESS P. O. BOX r88 DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
Sinruo R.edwood Compony 7I2I SHIPPERS OF FINE IU TBER
Domestic dnd Exbort
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LOs ANGEIES 22, CALIFOR,NIA
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November 15, 1955
Tunnv lun luunn fius (onmnv DISTRIBUTING
IICALIFORNIA'S FINEST FIR'' MANUFACTURED BY
TRINITY R|VER LU'YTBER COMPANY, HOOPA, CALIF. Wholesole to Lumber Yords Only 3931 GEARY BIVD.
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SAN FRANCISCO I8, CALIF.
Simpson Redu'ot.rcl Co., Klamatl,, president; 1'. A. Carlson, The Pacific I-uurber Co., Scotia, vice-president, and the following directorsl. Larry Marshall, M & M Wood'ivorking Co., Eureka, past president; Larry Damm, Arcata Redrvoocl Co., Arcata; William E. Baker, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., Eureka; Oscar Knivila, Willits Redrvood l)roducts Co., \\rillits, and George Stoodlev, Pacific Coast Co., Willits.
Fontz Nqmes Webb to WSP Sqles J. R. (Dick) Fantz, general manager of Western States Plywooci Corporation, Whittier, Calif., anrlounces the appointment of David R. Webb (left) as sales representative for the plywood distributing
firm. Webb, formerly associated with Davidson Plywood and Lumber Company in Los Angeles, is well knou'n throughout the Southern California area he will serve. He will make his headquarters at
Sell REDWOOD TANKS
for Economicol Storcge Aulomotic Wcter Systemr do foil, ond then woler is at o premium. Redwood Storoge Tonks qro fhe motl economicol. Initiol cost i:
lower, cnd they hove o longer life. Redwood hos high insulqlion volue; keeps woler cool. Redwood is resislanl to fungi qnd insccl
otlock. Furlhermore, we ron give immediote delivery.
Complete Your line with REDWOOD IANKS
the Western States Plywood Cor-
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poration offrces in \\rhittier.
Gilleil Agoin Heqds Council
William Gillett, Detroit Steel Products Company, has been re-electecl to a second term as president of the Producers'Council, Inc., the national organization of building materials and
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equipment manufacturers and associations.
Monufocturers of
KOLL Mill Ploning
KOLL'S COIUI'INS SAV-A.SPACE SIIDING DOORS CUSTOM MITLWORK A SPECIALTY
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Scrsh, Doors, Rough ond Finish Lumber
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w. A. KOH. PtAl{lNG mltt 1453 Easl 223rd Street, Torrqnce, Cqlifornio
ZEnith
6493
CAT.IFORNIA IUMBCR'IAERCHANT
Cqrr E. McCouley SCRTA Direcfor Carr I',. McCauley, owner of tlte Ontario (Calif.) Lumber & Hardware Co., has been elected a director of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. by the Orange Belt Lumbermen's Assn. The election was held at tl-re September meeting of the group to fill the va-
cancy left by the resigna-
tion of R. C. Witter, Pomona.
Mqr Visto Sold
"I don't know about youbut I'm expecting to be as well-stocked at Thanksgiving as the CLOUGH LUM-
BER COMPANY's concentration yard.
I don t expect any
J. Harold Rogers, president, and Vertie L. Rogers, secretary, filed notice of sale November 4 of the Mar Vista Lumber Com-
l)any, 3860 Grandvierv Blvd.. Los Anseles, to Dean W. Sr'vartz and Carleton A. Laughlin. The nerv owners are from Santa Monica. They acquire the stock, fixtures, equipmerrt and busirress of the yard.
VA loon Progrom Proised \\,'ashington-A home building industry spokesman colgratulated the Veterans' Administration on the "outstanding success" of its first 10 years of operatiorr of the [iI home loan plogram. "The officials and stalt of the Veterans Administration merit the highest commendation of the American people for a difficult jol> l'ell done," said John N4. Dickerman, executive director of the National Association of Home Builders. "This report should bc read by all Americans as a record of outstanding public service by an agency that has been assigned one of the most difficult and essential tasks ever undertaken by our Government," Dickermah said in connection lvith the release of the VA's Decennial Report on the loan guaranty program rvhich has been in operation since 1944. The report contained the prediction that an estimated additional three million veterans of World \\rar II and the Korean War rvill obtain GI loans before their respective programs end. The World War II program ends on July 25, 1957:- Korea veterans have a later time. "The GI loan program has enabled approximately 3.5 million veterans to obtain homes and thousands of others to purchase farms and business," Dickerman said. I{e noted that more than 92/o of the veterans applying for GI loans do so to acquire homes and said that if this rate continues, it r,vill provide a market perhaps for 3 million homes before the programs end. He also called attention to the fact that VA losses have been less than one-half of one percent of its primary mortgage home loans.
Wesl Goast Foresl Producls
SHORTS in my mashed po-
I plan to have plenty turkey in my UPtatoes
and there's no COMMONS in Ma's cran-
PERS
berries."
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to Our Qu5fernsl5and the Same to You.
More Associcrtes ' In SCRIA
Wilbur Barr, president of the Barr Lumber Co.. Santa Ana, rvho has enrolled six rrerv :rssociate members in the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. since June 1, lined
up tlvo more firms late
in October. They are the Evju Products Co., fnc., Huntington Park. Calif..
DEITA-WOOD A new and excit-
ing architectural
material for fences,
windbreaks. car ports, etc. All Iumber needed for 8
ft. of fence includ-
ed in one handy
bundle. Cedar or Redwood. Dealer Inquiries
Invited
ancl tl.re Krvikset Sales &
Service Co.. Anaheim.
GT(IUGH
Bob Tqube Moves Robert L. Taube has
LUiIBER G(l.
ber office from Beverly
7221 E. Firestone Blvd., Downey, Colifornio TOPAZ t-t281 toGAN 8-6659
moved his wholesale lum-
Hills to 1901 Pacific Ave.. Long Beach, Calif. He has lrought a home in Newport Beach and want-
ed his business office closer to home.
Phone:
CApitol 2-1934 Teletypel PD.3E5
Novembcr 15, 1955
EXTRA
Solid Philippine Mahogany
PR,OF I TS GIrC YOUR.S when you qnd your stofi use o", Q6afr7'Qrol2* for the RETAIL IUMBER. DEALER Tqkes the Guess-Work Out of Selling lumber ond Building Moteriol llems ossures proper Profit ot point-of-sole. lef us show you how il's done.
Complete Stocks of Quolity Philippine Mohogony Siding Poneling o Trim Mouldings
.
Don'f Lel "Mork-Up" Worry Affect Your Sqles
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TUMBER SERUIGE G(l.
CON/IPANY "':::l',:1",:il:
@
PHII.IPPINE AAAHOGANY
419 No. Victory Blvd., P.O. Box 143, Burbqnk, Colifornicl
757 Beoch 51.
Telephone:
THornwqll 2-8107
Sqn Froncisco 9
fUxedo 5-6232
Revised 'Wood Hqndbook' Reody Madison, Wis.-An enlarged and completely revised
edition of the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Wood Handbook, the bible of the u,oodrvorking and construction industries, has just been issued by the U. S. Forest Products Laboratory here. It has been recognized as the outstanding reference book on the properties and structural uses of u.ood, quoted in specifications, building codes, engineering and structural textbooks. A neu' section on structural sandu'ich construction includes information on the fabrication and design of sand'i'l'ich panels, a new section on plyrvood and other crossbanded products has been revised and enlarged, the completely revised section on glued u'ood iamination contains the most recent informatioi-r, the section on building fiber-
SAI.ES CORPORATION
boards covers various trrDes of insulation board and structural hardboard. The revised, 1955 edition of the "Wood Handbook" can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C., for $2 per copy, cash or money order.
Oqklond Hoo-Hoo Meets November 2l Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39 has scheduled November 21 for its next meeting, rvhicl-r rvill again be held at Fishermen's Pier, foot of Franklin St., Oakland. The Monday evening meeting will get underway with a sponsored cocktail party at 6:39 p.m., rvith the usual excellent banquet and entertainment follorving.
8ar7 ^4aon/r'en &,
"od/t/ REDW(}IID II(IUGLAS FIR
Wh"lnnln Pholr: Ghhwood 4-l85rl i
711 D STREET
P. O. Bo I
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CA1IFORNIA TUMBER MERCHANT
AIJBERT A. KEIJI,EY Uldp*'la Al4ozlter, REDWOOD
- DOUGLAS FIR
_ RED CEDAR SHINGLES _ PONDEROSA d SUGAR PINE
A Medford Gorporation Representative 2125 Santc Clcrcr Avenue
AT.AMEDA, CAI.IFONNIA Telephone Lckehust 2-2754
wholosole distribution yord
to setvG lou . .
P. O. Box 24O
Portlcrnd lumberycrrd Boosts Sqles Wirh DFPA "52 Plqns" Booklef
The J. W. Copelancl Yards in Portland, Ore., are fincling that fir plywood plan projects are top notch business ancl traffic
builders.
NI. E. Dunbar, office rnanager, reports that after one ad in
Q;in ]he Hesrt oJ d- the Soufhlond! Ponderore Pine Sugar Pinc
whira til
lhrcc rcrec of yard rpiE
Douglas Fir, Spruce and
Sheds hold 2 million fecl of lumbcr
lmported Plywoodr
botl-r Portland papers offering Douglas F'ir Plywood Association's booklet, "52 Plans For F'ir Plyr,r'ood," free with purchase of plywood, 1,000 copies were distributed in a week. The company used a two-colurnn-six-inch acl headed "Goocl News for Weekend Carpenters." The ad, built around ad mats available from the association, offered the free SO-cent value for just one week. Says Dunbar:
"The results were more than satisfactory. We coulcln't actually tabulate the nelv customers r'vho could be traced to the offer, but our yards report that there were plenty of new faces in their display rooms looking for the book and ready to buy some plywood.
"Although we don't have actual figures on the net increase in sales of plywoo<l, they increasecl substantially as a result of the ad ancl the offer of the booklet." The 95-page publication covers detailed plans for 52 do-ityourself projects for fir plywood. Among them are built-in storage units for every room in the house, a handsorne series of 14 plans for kitchen storage, outdoor projects including a carport and all kinds of smaller iter.r.rs including several irnaginative and practical storage units for toys. One entire section is devoted to do-it-yourself tips, details of joints and clrar,ver treatments and other helpful hints to the home craftsman. It is available through jobbers and distributors or direct
.elutt/te/, Ea/,/ l,wrcjil 'eoa/pl Uiil4s4f Sehq 4oz OAK, BEECH, ond MAPLE FLOORING Brudtey Unit Wood Block Flooring Higgins Lominoted Block Flooring Oqk Threshold qnd Sill Cedqr Closet lining Truck Body lumber ond 9lokes
6430 Avolon Blvd. los Angeles 3, Colif.
GAIIEHER. HARDWOOD'CO. WHOtESAtE Flooring qnd Lumber
Phones: PL 2-3796 TH 0183
November 15, 1955
Quality Redwood
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SPECIAUZ|NG lN L.C.L. SHIPMENTS
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R,Aymond 3-3454 BOB
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BLISS
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from the Douglas Fir Plylr,'ood Association, Tacoma 2, Wash. The booklets are $2.50 per dozen;72 (six cartons) at $14 and 144 (12 cartons) at $25. A handy, self-service counter display is supplied with each order. It will sell for 50 cents, providing better than a 100/o mark-up,. ancl can be used, as in this instance, as a free offer to builcl new business.
Brown Timber Gompony to Open Beverly Hills Sqles Offices Announcetnent is made by C. A. Hill of tl.re Ilron'n Timber Company, Portland, Oregon, that ner,v sales offices rvill be established December 1 to service the southr'vest retail dealers and industrial users of Pacific Coast lumber. The nerv <rffices will be located at 232 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California, and rvill feature the distribution by rail and truck-and-trailer of Fortuna Sawmills, Inc. All species of r,vest coast rvood proclucts rvill be handled at the 'rlhoiesale level, accnrding to Mr. Hill. Telephone numbers for the Southern California sales offices rvill be BRadshan' 2-0719 and BRadshaw 2-0710.
Booklet on Oqk Floors Avqiloble Oak Floors for Your llome, a 32-page pocket-size home owner's guide, is now available in a new edition containing
flooring information helpful to anyone planning to build or buy a horre. Retail lumber companies and other clualified organizations wishing to distribute tl-re booklet to consumers may obtain cluantity copies without charge from the National Oak Flooring I'Ifgrs. Assn., Information Service,77 W. Washington St., Chicago 2, I1l.
TWIN HAR BORS TUMBER GOMPANY Aberdeen, Woshington Monufoclurers qnd Distributors of West Coost Forest Products 525 Bosrd of Trode Bldg. 503 Professionol Bldg. PORITAND 4, OREGON EUREKA, CATIFOR.NIA Phone ATwoter 4142
MENTO PARK Bob lt/lqcfie, Jim Rossmon 1618 El Gomino Reol
DAvenport 4-2525 ENT. l-0036 from Bay Areo & Son Jose
Cq lif orniq Representotives
Hiflslde 3-1674 tOS ANGELES T 5 C. P. Henry & Co. 714W. Olympic Blvd. Rlchmond 9-6524 Rfchmond 9-6525
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CA1IFORNIA IU'IIBER MERCHANI
This Whole Fomily Pirched in, Mode Success of Artesio Door Co.
W
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IHE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARIESIA DOOR COMPANY FAMIIY qre shown obout thair buciness in the:e photos. The top ponel shows. left to right: Monuel Toroyc ond Joseph "Pepe" Gomez; port of the inventory ot the door monufocturing plonr, ond, in rop righr photo, left ro right: ,,Bennie,,, doughter of Pepa Gomez; Penny, wife of Monny; Mory, wife of Pete foroyo, ond Evelyn, Mrs. Andy Vosquez ("lodies of Spoin-they o-Door you"). Second ponel of pictures shows the ftrm's new wo:ehoule qt left ond right, while center scene shows Andy Vosquez (lefr) ond Pete Toroyc. Phoio ot lower left shows Roymond Vosquez, Andy's dod, who heods the exlerior door deparlmenl, ond (right) Joe Jomeson. foremsn of shipping-service.
This is a story about a plucky family who went to Southern California about ten years ago and settled in the dairy and truck farming district near Artesia. That is the present site, surrounded by cows, chickens alld farms, u'here the plant of one of the most progressi\-e and fastest-grorving door nlanufacturing concerns is locatecl. It rvas back in 1930 that trfanny Toraya, president of the Artesia l)oor Co., Inc., first came t() "sunny California." For se\reral years he \\'orked in the r,voodrvorking industry but in time becanle lonesome for his family, n'ho were all in Nerv York and Spain. Early in 1940 he returned east to spread the u'ord to his relatir.es of the oppor-
tunity that existed in the Golden State. NIanny gathered the family together, explainecl about the tremendous grou'th that u'as then getting underrvay, and
exactly what he anticipated rvould happen rvhen people started migrating ri'estx,ard. During \\rorld War II all <rf his predictions came trlte, so late in 7916 the clan headed 'n'est and settleti in the midrlle of a con- pastrlre. Immecliately upon arrival in Artesia (it had lteen 11etermined in advancc tliey l.ould scttle in this particular area). this pioneering group openecl zr restaurant and all pitched in to feed Artesians and, in so doing, feed thenrselves. Belier-e it or not, this rr,as the first step tou'ard
the <1oor factory. Following the estaltlishment of the restarlrant the men folk left the operation of the enterprise to the r,ornen folk of the farnily ancl started an active se:Irch for a loca-
tion to launch their door operation. This rvas not too easy because they n'ere definitelv in tl're center of an agricultural district. What happened then started the trend toward building industrial plants in the outlying areas of Los Angeles county. They acquired a three-acre tract in the middle of a truck patch, erected their modest building, searched for the very best in equipment, and they were in the door business. Today this r.nodern plant occrlllies a manufacturing area of 50,000 sqrlare feet, has just completecl a neu- \\'arehorlse to carry a full inventorv of doors for immediate delivery, has 45 units of procluction equipnrent and or'er 55 employes to turn out in exces.i of l2W doors Per shift, and it takes six rrnits of mobile erluipn-rent to keep materials and finished products moving irito and out of the plant. In just eight years this familv has accoutplishecl something that rvould gcnerally take a lifetirrre. In 1947, rvhen the door business l'ts u'ell underu'ar., the girls disposed of the cafe and joined the manufacturing c()ncern. They presently nln the office ancl general accounting departrnent. Penny, u'ife of NIanuel, is receptionist-secretarr-: N{arv. u'ife of Vice-President Pete Torziva, is the general ledger bookkeeper; Evelyn, u.ife of Andy \rasquez-secretary of the firm, is zrccounts pa1'altle and receivable clerk, and "Iiennie", daughter of Joseph "Pepe" QornsT-llsasurer of the company, Lrzrndles cost accounting. shipping and receiving. Nfanuel, Pete, Andr. and Pepe run the compan)' in ever.v
Novembcr 15, 1955
MANUFACTURING PIANT OF THE ARIESIA DOO'R COMPANY is shown ot left. Center shows officers of rhe fomily firm (1. to r,)-Pete Toroyo, vice-presidenr; Andy Vcsquez, secretory; Monucl Toroyo, president, ond Joseph "Pepe" Gomez. ireqsurer. Scene qt right shows locqtion of the door plant in rurol qreq.
department. Al1 of these executives built the factory from individuals has esta.blished one of the most progressive the ground up. In the early stages of the development they organizations in the rvest and has developed one of the were constrrlction nlcn. They planned and built the build- finest lines of combination flush and panel doors sold in the ings, procured arlcl installed the equipment, and manufac- west for \\'estern llsers.-by Ole May. tured the doors. Today they personally supervise the production of all doors. Manny and Pete develop sales, "l'epe" is the general superintendent of pr:oduction, and Andy handles the purchasing and manages the staff. FORESTEX FOREST HAR OBOARD They all live close to the seat of operation and a board of directors meeting can be called within minutes to determine policy and what action will be taken. This does not end the family sitrlation, hou'ever, because Raymond Vasquez, father of Andy, is head of the exterior cloor department in the plant. Joe Jameson is foreman of the shipping and service department and Anton \\roynar is assistant shipping clerk. As this story end::, it is interesting to note that Manuel Toraya, Ancly Vasquez and "Pel>e" Gomez all emigrated from Spain. \\rith ingenuity, zr pioneering spirit, manufacORE$TEX,roBrsr turing and marketing ability, this group of hard-u'orking
ArufuqhGffiT{ArsELL
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Redwood Exhibil on Tour A handsome photographic display, "San Francisco Bav Itegion Architecture : A Current Report," planned and executed jointly by the California Redrvood Association, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Northern California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, departed San Francisco for an extended tour of art galleries ar-rd clesign centers throughout the United States and Canada. The use of California red$'ood irr exteriors and interiors, u,ith the clear and stain-and-clear fiuisl.res, and bleaching oils, are prominently displal'ed.
WITI.ISTAN DS EVEN HAMMEP
BLOWS.I IDEAL FOR WAINSCOT]NG DECORATIVE WALIs,,.
EKTERIORS.TOO:
Hfr:}HF"FORE FOREST F' BER PRO DUCTS CO., BOX 68€ FORE5TGROVE.ORE
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SOUTHER]I CA1TFORNTA I.UINBER SATES Major Supplier of Quality Lumber for Flush-Door Manufacturers Common Grades of Pine and White Fir Dimension for Retail Lumber Yards Mixed or Straight Truck & Trailer Shipments or LCL from Yard Stocks Exclusive Representation for The Mills of Iaory Pine Compalry of California Kaibab Lum.ber Com.pany of Arizona 815 So. Ivy Ave.
Phone:
\THOLESALE ONLY
Monrovia'calif. Elliott 8-1151
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CATIFORNIA TUMBER MERCHANT
5,OOO Lumber Deolers See qnd Heqr Whqt's New of NRIDA Exposifion (Continued from Page 28) \\r. W. Anderson, chairman of the budget committee, job at the point reported that the committee felt there should be some sort needs is to help the salesman do a better of sale, he urged rvider use by dealers of aids the com- of membership drir-e n'ithin the industry to offset a modmittee has provided in the lorrn of training manuals, a erate but continuing decline in membership among certain slide film, the Dealer Operating Guide, and the NRLDA of the federated associations. In that connection, it was agreed that NRLD-\ l'ould resume preparation of mesDisplay Panels. Everett B. Wilson. director of public relations, described sages to be sent periodically to ali members of the fedthe results of a survey rvhich shorved that at least 45 building products manufacturers were telling the public in their advertising to "See your lumber dealer" or something equivalent. He also described excellent support dealers are receiving from consumer magazines ancl building industrv pubiications.
DETIVERS THE BEST.
LOOKING GA"i'T5 BA^i'T5 IN THE WEST !
GLAMOR LEGS Woit until nobody's looking ond then clip this od to your lelterheqd for o sel of pin'ups showing the clqssiest legs thot ever wenl under o tqble. We'll send the sel in q ploin envelope.
SUNSET FTOOR COVERINGS COMPANY Los Angeles 58 4949 Disrrict Blvd.
AISO: Formicq, VPI Vinyl Tile, Dodge Cork, B&T Metql, Corp6r Gripper, Vinyl-Glo, WoodTope, Pcrnel Cork, Adhesives.
erated associations from the president and executive vicepresident of the association. Mr. Northup said that several groups of manufacturers had raised questions regarding dealer preferences in connection with the mechanical handling of lumber and other materials and said that NRLDA would set up machinery for conferring with the producers in order to analyze and resolve these problems. Findley Torrence, chairman of the comrnittee on statistics, reported an increase in the number of state and regional associations conducting Cost of Doing Business surveys ancl expressed the hope that still more n'ould follorv suit so as to give the industry a better picture of its dayto-day operations.
Many California Dealers Attend Southern California dealers and their r,r'ives rvho attended the National's Exposition in Cleveland last mcintl-r included Mr. and \{rs. Herscheil G. l-arrick, Sr., Lumber ct Builders Suppiy Co., Solana Beach; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fox, John W. Fisl-rer Lumber Co., Santa Monica; N{r. and NIrs. Bert N[cKee, Imperial Valley I-umber Co., Los Angeles; Kingston McKee, Forest Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. \\r. S. Russell, Russell Lumber Co., Whittier; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nfarmion, San Gabriel Valley Lumber Co., Arcadia yard; Mr. and N{rs. W. G. Cooper, W. l.l. Cooper Lumber Co., Los Angeles; C. Gilmore Ward and Frank C. Harrington, \\rard & Harrington Lumber Co., Santa Ana. and NIr. and Mrs. \\rayne F. Mullin, N[ullin Lumber Co., as president, and Mr. ar-rd Mrs. Orrie W. Hamilton. executive vice-president. Southern California I{etail l-umber Assn., Los Angeles.
Six memLrers of the O'Malley Lumber Company 1.'ards in Arizona also attended. They r,vere James C. O'\{alley, secretary and sales manager, 'ivho u'as elected a vice-president of the NRLDA during the convention, Frank Haney ancl Earl Cox, Phoenix; C. O. Brorvn, Tucson; E. H. \fcClanahan, Nogales, and H. \farvin Smith, Yuma.
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IMPORTERS OF FOREIGN LUMBER & PLYWOOD
*ffiNwm EsT^BLISHED
579 HOWARD ST. SAN FRANCISCO
Northwestern Lumbermen Hold Srog
The Northwestern California Lumbermen's Clu6 hosted lumbermen galore at the club's Sth Annual Stag, u'hich was held in Eureka November 11. The day started off rvith a golf tournament at the Bayside golf course at 10:30 a.m. The lS-hole handicap tournament \vas nln by Stuart N{iller, N{el Babica and Lloyd Isaacs. Cocktails, a banquet and some excellent "importecl talent" n'ciund up the successful event.
Currently heading the Northwestern California Lumbermen's Club is A. O. LeFors, Hammond Lumber Company, Samoa. He is ably assisted by Al Thrasher, Al Thrasher
Lumber Company, vice-president; Don NI. Oder, Tarter, Webster & Johnson, fnc., secretary-treasurer; A. A. Emmerson, R. H. Emmerson & Son Lumber Co., sgt.-at-arms,
MW
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Chorlie Schmitt Monoger lumber Division
TETEPHONE
GA 14294
Nicoloi Door Nqmes Becksfrom
The Nicolai Door Manufacturing Company, Portland,
has appointed John Beckstrom, San Mateo, as Nicolai Door
representative for the southrvestern section of the U. S. His territory will include Northern California, Utah, Colorado, Neu, Mexico, Arizona and Nevada. The addition of the Nicolai Door line augments the plyu'ood items presently being represented bv Beckstrom.
Silcrest Gluits Hollow Doors
In line 'ivith its policy of expanding production of Crestline Millr'r'ork, the Silcrest Company annolrnced it r,vould no longer make hollow core doors, but will continue to make Crestline solid core doors, as well as panel, louver, combination and garage doors. Jim Berry
LUNBER HAULING SPECIAI,ISTS Locol ond Long Distqnce
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(Ler Frirz Houl Your Lumber) Serving The Lumber lnduslry Since 1946
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All inquiries reqarding NEW PRODUCTS, New Liter' 6t booklEts and other items mentioned in this "t.t." section should be addressed to THE CALIFORNIA
LUMBER MERCHANT, Room 508' 1o8 \West 6th St., Los Angeles 14. Your inquiries will be promptly for' "by us to the manufacturer or dislribulor, who warded will then'answer your inquiries direct.
ings or hardware, u''hich enables the dealer to make extra sales rvith each project. The u'hole kit comes attractively packaged u'ith all six items sketched on each cartou. The clealer is given a helping hand by the manufacturer, rvho provides an illustrated 16x22, three-color banner. The nerv comPany now has national distribution, and information on source of supply can be ol-rtained by rvriting the Fir Plyrvood Kit Compairl', 502C N{aritime Building, Seattle, Wash.
New'Lumber Pockqging' Booklet
"Packaging of Lumber for Shipping ancl Storzrge" is the therne of a booklet nou' being offerecl. It exlllains in detail tl-re operations and methods used llv I'arious lumber wholesalers and dealers in protecting lumber for storage and shipment with waterproof paper. \\'rite American Sisalkraft Corporation, Sales Promotior-r I)epartment, Attleboro, Massachusetts.
A new kind of do-it-yourself book is norv available to
home o'wners. "Fix It Yourself"'llv Anclrelv C. Lang, gives
Here's a window banner furnished by the Fir Plywood Kit Company of Seattle with its new line of knockdown kits. It's a three-color banner with a half tone of a couple assembling a stacking cabinet and also line drawings illustrating each of the six completed items.
Fir Plywood Kits Fir Plyrvood Kit Company of Seattle has announced a nerv line of knock-dorvn kits that should be a fast-moving
itern in any building materials yard {or the do-it-yourself trade. All items are picked from plans published by the Douglas Fir Piylvood Association, 'n.hich is supporting the \.entllre, and should hll an immediate need. The association reports a consistent florv of requests for easy-to-assemble kits and one of the most frequently asked questions at doit-yourself shorvs and exhibits is: "Where can. I get a knock-dorvn kit ?" The nerv line of furniture and storage kits includes six items rvith a suggested lor,v retail price that allows for a substantial and attractive mark-up. The kits and the suggested retail price are: stacking cabinet ($5.95), buffet cabinet ($26.95), toy storage truck ($14.95), odds-and-ends cabinet ($15.95), a portable bar ($15.95) and a tool chest ($18.95). These prices are about one third higher than the cost of the actual plyrvood and in many cases the very same. Each kit contains all the parts for the project milled to exact sizes and tolerances. Directions for building are clear and concise with step-by-step illustrations accompanied by blown-up sketches. The kit does not include paint, fasten-
solutions to the 100 most common trouble spots in the home. The author's ltome rep:rir radio sho'iv is carried over stations coast-to-coast and his Associated Press ho'rv-to-doit column runs in hundreds of papers. Published by BobbsNferrill Company, Inc., "Fix It Yourself" has 144 pages, 250 photographs and sells for $2.75.
Pcrstels Prevent Pilfering
Cerise, gold and orange hardiy seem colors associated r,vith the life of a lumberyarcl. Yet these drarving-room hues-and five others-frighten o1T pilferers who prey on shipments of lumber, brick and other building materials. Stanley steel strapping is available with the user's companv rlame. trade-mark or sales message imprinted in anv one of eight distinctive colors-yellorv, red, blue, green' and aluminum, as rvell as the three mentioned above. Colorgraph strapping, manufactttred by the Steel Strapping Divi-
sion, The Stanley Works, is sold only to recognized companies rvhich frustrates the felonious plans of cargo pilferers. Where pilferage is no probiem, mill yard operators say that Stanley strapping in its regulation coated finish saves labor and space in packing, handling, storing and shiPPing. Dimensional lumber, "Uni-Tied" r,vith steel strapping, is easily moved by fork lift trucks to storage areas. Bundles are then stacked one on top of another so as to put storage space to maximum use' Sheathing, veneer, flooring and specialty lumber is secured in easy-to-handle bundles n'hich simplify tallyingand facilitate delivery to the jobsite.
November 15, 1955
New Do-lt-Yourself ltem for Fost-Moving Rerail Yqrd Sqles
If you're looking for something different in the do-it-yourself line l'ith a good profit angle in it, theu
here's an item that shorrld pull in plenty of cnstomers. It's a patented, prefinished tu.o-color, full-size pattern for children's toys that you paste on a piece of plyr.r'ood to eliminate layout and painting. Anybody lvho can't make the item u'ith these patterns should quit the do-it-yourself league an<1 go back to uiatching
television. It's that simple. Douglas Fir Plvwood Association, in an exclusive arrangement with Joyn Patterns, the publishers, is making a series of three patterns available to lumber dealers for the first time under an arrangement carrying a 400/6 discount. Airy customer can see that the price of the patterns rvould be ccinsiderably less than the various colored paints he'd need to paint the design himself. One pattern provides a u'himsicerl, bug-e1'ed panda bear motif frir a child's ch:tir, another provicles patterns for a table n'ith the same clever <iesign motif and a third cor-ers a sleePy-kitten doll cradle. List price on each panda pattern is $1, price to lumber dealers is 60 cents; doll cradle pattern is 75 cents, witl-r a dealer price of 40 cents. When you sell the pattern, you also sell the
plywood it takes to make the the item, giving you a two-way profit. They should be perfect for boosting along sales of small odds and ends. They could be soid in a combination package rvith one price for pattern, pivu,ood, fastenings and edgebinding. If you are niooking for gimmicks you could offer the pattern free rvith every purchase of enough plyrvood for the item involved. Each pattern package provicles decorative layorrts for both sides of ail parts of the item. The crlstomer simply pastes them dou'n on the plyn'ood, cuts out around the pattern and then assembles the parts. A lO-year-olcl couldn't g'o \\rrong. Rut just in c:rse, there are detailed, step-by-step pictures :rnd instructions in each pattern package. I,-urther information alrorrt this product is contained in the association's f ree Christmas Merchandising package for lumber dealers mentionerl on I'age 20 in the last issue. To order direct from the information outlined above, ask for the number oi putterns vctu lvant o11 each of the follou'ing items-panda bear chair, panda bear table, sleepv kitten cradle. It's n'ell to figure one table and tn'o chairs as a unit, a total of three pattern packages. Write J)ougl:rs Fir Plyn'ood Association, Tacoma 2, \\rash. angle to the opening ii there is 10-in. room availaltle from the edge of the jamb. Further details from the 127-yearold Cornell Iron Works, Inc., I-ong Island City, N. Y.
Brighr Aluminum Sliding Grille
This nerv, highly finished sliding grille is designed for use in a closure in preferred locations u'here the standard galvanized, or dull alun.rinum models do not meet the decorative specifications. The neu' grille is constructecl of #6 heavy gauge bright aluminum l'ire, creating a curtain of chain links, extended to any height of opening by means of bright aluminum rods running to an overhead track. This patented Cornell Sliding Grille has excellent acceptance as a means of keeping out casual intruders r,vhile full visibility for purposes of displaying merchandise or permitting clear vierv of interiors b1' safety officers. Construction makes it possible to nest the Sliding Grille at the side of an opening in a space only one-fifth of its rvidth, and can be recessed in a coverecl area. Ihe Sliding Grille
will also travel around reverse curves and lie at a right
CA1IFORNIA I.UTIBER MERCHANT
9o, th,e )lolern Kit"lren...
In line rvith the basic policy of tl-re California Redwood Association to serve the Redu'ood ltrmber industry by mak-. ing calls on architects, specifidrs and users and to improve the quality of the prodttct through research, representatives of every division t'ere on the road throughout the latter part of September, October and into November. Orven T. Stebbins, head of the Promotion division, and
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This is o somple chip of the St. Regis PANETYTE Exclusive HARVEST PATTERN* *ansailable in 7 colors
Distributed by
HARBOR. PLYWOOD CORP. Of CATIFORNIA
3095 3rd St.
Fornsworth qnd Aides Cover U. S. to Promole Redwood Use
SAN FRANCISCO VAlencio 6-2411
his assistants, Harry I-. I-orvell, Raymond F. Smith and Carney J. Campion, have attendecl dealers' meetings in Carlsbad, N. Nt. (September 15); Sioux City, Iowa (September 23); Saiina, Kansas (October 18), and Oklahoma City (October 19). Presentations were made at these meetings on the grades and proper uses of grades of California Redrvood. Stebl>ir-rs and Lorveli presided at a special meeting of the Minneapolis chapter of American Institute o{ Architects, for s'hich the California Redrvood Association rvas host, in Nlinneapolis, September 22. Stebbins and Phiiip T. Farnsl'orth, general manager of the CRA, attended the meetings of the California Council c.rf Arcl-ritects in Santa Barbara. October 6,7 and 8, and Stebbins attended the meetings of tl"re California Association of Landscape Architects at Yosemite National I'ark, October 2l and 22. Willard E,. l)ratt, head of the Technical Research division, has been makirrg his annual inspection trip of exterior finish u.eathering par.rels,'s.hich are located in seven climatic regions of the Ur-rited States. This is one irhase of a regional studl' t'hich has been made on some 215 finishes (to date) in pigmented stain, stain-and-clear, c1ear, and bleaching finishes to retain the natural beauty and durability of California Redrvood. In adclition to visiting the test localities, Pratt macle calls on eastern representatives concerning finish and cooling to11'er matters and was the principal speaker at the first meeting of the Midr'r'est Seasoning Association in Bayport, Nfinn. (September 30), and at the quarterly meeting of the \\risconsin-N{ichigan Seasoning Association at fronu.ood, \\ris. (October 4). He continued his calls on coolir.rg tou'er users of Red'n,ood in the middle west and California through October. Sell'yn J. Sharp, head of the Grading and Inspection division, attended a meeting of the Board of Revierv of the American Lumber Standards committee in Chicago, September 30. Louis Ehling, Sharp's assistant, attended the I'acific Coast Building Officials conference in Portland, Oregon, ()ctober 4-7. Philip T. Farnsu'orth and his assistant for publicity, Bernarr Bates, attended the \Vestern Advisory Council of the -\merican Forest Products, Inc., in Portland, September 12. ancl Mr. Farnsrvorth attended the national meeting of the AFPI in \\r:rshington, D. C., November 9 and 10. In acldition. Farnsn'orth was making calls in tl're Nen'York area on Nortember 4-8 after meeting u'ith CRA's eastern aclvisory group November 1. Ben S. Allen, head of the Conservation division, back olt his feet again after a protracted illness. \\'as present at the second conference on "The llole of the Schools in Forestry, Logging and Lumbering Edttcatiolt" at Ukiah, Calif., October 8, under the auspices of the Education and Training committee of the Redrvood Region Conservation Council.
November 15, 1955
MARoUART-WoLFE LUMBTR C0MPANY DIRECT SHIPMENTS_ tt{GDLMAIfIf SPRUCD o IIOUGLAS flR o REDWO0D and PIIfD Roil or Truck-ond-Troiler R. J. (Dick) Morquort
Horqce Wolfe
Sterling Wolfe
l68O North -Vine Street, los Angeles- 28, Colifornio
TWX LA lt62
HOllywood 4-7558
55 New Montgomery Street, Son Froncisco 5, Colifornio
YUkon 2-5782 Solheim Joins Western Door & Sosh
Oliver "Ollie" Solheim, formerly with California Builders Supply Co., since 1949, joined the sales staff of Western Door & Sash Company, Oakland, on October 1, according to Hollis Jones, sales manager of that firm. Solheim will be handling office sales and estimating for Western Door & Sash from 5th and Cypress. Solheim also spent seven years with the Diamond Match Company in Chico as assistant buyer ancl purchasing agent, and later as buyer and purchasing agent. While with.California
Quality !-: Dependability :-: Service AND. . . the cbility to lurnish mctericrls thcrt will plecrse
Builders Supply, his work was mainly in ofiftce sales ancl
estimating.
your customers.
Greqter Giry lumber Co. Offices Moved
W. B. Jefferson, owner of Greater City Lumber Company, recently sold a portion of his yard area to an industrial developer, which necessitated moving the showroom and office building back a few street numbers on Oakdale avenue in San Francisco. The yard office, formerly located at 1994, is now at 1950 Oakdale Ave. The phone remains ATwater 2-4l3n.
WHOIESALE DISTRIBUTORS Complete Stocks
oI quclity Foreign & Domestic Hcndwoods Clecr Ocrk Thresholds Rod d Spircl Dowels Plywood
Record Anqheim Building pqce
Anaheim, Calif.-This city's building pace is heading to_ ward an all-time record, rvith $45.283,711 in permits issued in 1955's first nine months. Most of the Septemlter valuation of $5,538,000 rvas for nen, homes. S. Glen Hickman, former presi<ler-rt of Associatecl plumbing Contractors of Los Angeles, \\'as elected vice-chairman of California Contractors State License Boarcl.
MacBEATH HARDW0OD GOMPAIIY 930 Ashby Ave. Berkeley 10, Cclil.
Telephone:
THornwall 3-4390
Specializing in LUMtsER oad PLY\4/OOD of Japanese Nf.awwfactnare
l, W;ll;om Botle Co*pana -
Importers and Brokers
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Wholesale Only
ADams 1-4Set
o
204 East 32nd Street
o
Los Angeles 11, California
CATIFORNIA LU'IABER MERCHANI
R. E. DOHERTY TUMBER CO. Wholesale Douolas Flr qad Redwood Sqn Frqncisco 8, Colifornio
260 Keorny Street
Phone YUkon 2-466,o
Price Reduction on 'Mirscle Plywood' Encourqges New Horborite Uses ,Harbor Plywood Corporation's substantial warehouse price recluction of that firm's Harborite, special overlaid lir plywood, has resulted in an influx of orders from new users, according to Jack Van Natta, national sales manager of Harbor Plywood The Aberdeen company announced November 1 a price reduction of approximately 20/o on Harborite. Harborite is finest grade, boat-hull plywood, overlaid with a medium density resin impregnated face. Called "the miracle plywood," Harborite is super-resistant to w'ear, weather and water.
"Harborite has long been in demand for boat construction, for outdoor signs and clisplays, for concrete forms, for refrig-
HARBORITE is opplied for residenfiol siding consfruction in verficol-grooved poltern in phoio ct left. Versorility of Horborite is shown olso by
pholo qt righf in
which the lighr-
weight, duroble ond qttroclive product is used for kitchen cob. inels,
RIGGI & INUSE LUIilBER G(l. WHOIESALE - JOBBING Specializing in
I(|tlI IIRIEII LUilIBER Ponderoso qnd Sugor Pine Cleor Fir ond Redwood HAWES 5T. & AR'IASTRONG AVE. Mlssion 7'2576
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erated railroad cars, and for residential and commercial building," Van Natta saicl. But since 1940, the greatest portion of Harborite has gone exclusively to the U.S. Navy and a feu'
volume users.
Now recent new production techniques at the Aberdeen plant have made possible the price reduction and
the release of Harborite to non-militarv consumers in unlimited quantities. Lurnber clealers are reporting the recent price reduction makes Harborite competitive with regular marine type fir plywood. In the last two weeks, since the price recluction was announced, Harborite has been orclered in large quantities for use in rvalk-in freezers, milk and food-truck linings and trays, dairy barns, humidity chambers, vats, kilns, laundry ecluipment ancl house trailers, according to lan Natta, \"an Natta pointed out that lfarborite's core is Super-Har-
TUMBER COMPANY JOLLY GIANT (Formerly DOLIY VARDEN Lumber Componyl
Same GIUALITY
Scrme 5ERVICE
Ssme PERSONNEL
,IIIttS & GENERAT OFFICES:
Douglos Fir ond Redwood u t t" uo * ooflltoTo,t
lit ltl'
Just o NEW Name JOLLY GIANI Lumber Co.
Phone: 800
TWX. 65
November 15, 1955
bord, famous boat-hull plywood and standard of the marine industry lor 20 years. To this core, a medium density phenolic resin-impregnated fiber is permanently fused, providing a super-strong but lightweight panel that has weather-proof, split-proof, check-proof qualities. The hard, smooth, grainless face provides an ideal painting surface, eliminating grain-raising and checking. Harborite panels are available in standard and special sizes and thicknesses; also special sizes in lapped and vertical grooved siding. "The present price reduction of approximately 20/o on Harborite is in effect only in California at the present time," Van Natta stated, "ofiering California lumber dealers a tremendous competitive advantage over many other nationally distributed marine type plywoods."
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Harry Wakerly, manag.er of Coast Hardrvare & Supply Co., was elected 1955-56 president of the Fort Bragg Chamber of Commerce. The CAB authorized Southrvest Airways to serve 16
northern California cities and Medford. Ore. Waldron Hyatt, vice-president and resident manager of Hammond Lumlter Co.. u'as elected a director cif the Eureka Chamber of Comrnerce. During the month of Septeniber 1955, San Diego issue<l 1,350 building permits rvith an estimated valuation of $6,270,113. Of these, 436 permits u'ere for dn,ellings having an estimated r-aluation of $5,023,115 to house 484 families. Additions, alterations and repairs accounted for 708 permits rvith an estimated valuatioin of $778,602, and 206 permits rvere for non-residential and miscellaneous buildings u'ith a valuation of $468,396. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hughes, owners of the Triangle Hardu'are Co., llermosa Beach, have opened the Anza Hardrvare Co., Redondo Beach, Calif. Vancouver, B. C.-Walkers Carriers, Ltd., rvhich housed tl,e city's largest fleet of lumber carriers, and A&M Sawmills, loaded r,vith stacks of dry lun.rber, u,ere destroyed in a recent $2 million fire here. William G. Van Beckum, <iirector of research and clevelopment, The Pacific Lumber Co., San.Francisco, attended the recent 24th Teco Glue School. Helen Cranston, secretary to the National Affairs committee of the National Lumber \lfanufacturers Assn.. recentlv E. G. "8rcndy" Brondeberry
visited the r,r'est coast on a U. S. tour of operatiorrs of various NLMA member lumber offices and mills. Al Thrasher Lumber Company's stud mill in Hurnboldt county has been sold to NIcNord Lumber Co. Leland Simonson Logging Company's recent purchase of 40 acres on the Smith river from M&M Wood Workilg Co. u'ill not touch the noted fringe of Red.ivoods on the north bank scenic drive. The I'acific Coast Co., Willits, Calif., is developin g a lZacre dry yard. Kenneth Srrith, vice-president and treasurer, The pacific Lumber Co., recently told the Fortuna Rotary Club that if the State Board of Equalization is not headed off, it can make tree farming impossible in Humboldt county and threaten the area's future economv.
GARI W. WATTS Wholenl" Ponderoso Pine, Redwood, Douglos Fir ond Jqmbs
and Exclusively Represe nting Apex Moulding Co., Sqntq Rosq 3871 Piedmont Ave.
phone:
Ocklond I I, Colifornio
Pledmont S-7a27
s[ltF0Rlt - Lu sslER, I ilG. DISTRIBUTORS AND WHOLESALERS
Ook Stoir Treqds-Thresholds Door Sills-Hqrdwood Mouldings qnd Pqnel-Wqll qnd Domestic-Philippine-Jqponese Hqrdwoods Worehouse Delivery or Codood Shipraents 610I SO. VAN NESS AVENUE Los Angefes 47, Calif. AXminster 2-glgl Willism "Bill" Buettner
TIID A. & B. LI]MBBR SALBS. INO. Whofesofe Distribvtors -- West Coost Forest producls
525 ,|larket gtreot San Froncisco 5, Gclif.
lelephone YUkon 2-4511 leletype S.F. lOr3
CAT]FORNIA I.UMBER MENCHANT
TRIANGIJE I,UMBER CO. WHOI.ESAIJ II'MBER
Pccilic Bldg., 610-l6th Street, Ocrklcrnd 12, Ccrlilornia PINE
P"raarrnh,
Phone TEmplebcr 2-5855 Teletype OA 262
Mr. and N{rs. L. D. Courtright (he's secretary-treastlrer of Hollorv Tree Redrvood Co., Ukiah) spent Nor-ember's first half vacationing in Mexico City. Don Bufkin, Hobbs Wall's southern California representative, rvith his 'rvife Helen and daughter Donna, speut the end oI October in Tucson attending the houseu'arming of his son Herb's nerv home in the Arizona sun c()tlntry. Herb is on the Planning Commission of the citl'. Mike Coonan of T\\r&J, San Francisco, visited reclrl'<-'od and fir mill connections around Eureka the end oi ()ctober. Ken Conway, SoCal sales representative for Hclltlles lr-ureka, returned earlv in November from a deer hunting trip around Nephi, Utah. He reports that he left from Echo, Utah, lvith a big "safari" for the tall and rtncut timber. Ken spends three r'r'eeks eacir vear on an annttal hunting
Charles R. Black. co-owner of Black's Retail Lumber Yard, Corning, Ark., was a west coast visitor in October to Los Angeles and San Francisco, where he has a son with BBD&O, and returned home via Texas after looking over retail yards. Mr. Black is a former president of the Southwestern Lumbermen's Association, in 1929, during the tenure of Ernest E. Woods, norv of the O. E. Woods Lumber Co., Independence, Kans., as secretarv-manager. Mr. Woods'son Kelly, an engineering scientist, is nor,v stationed in San Francisco and Mr. Black also visited him there. Al Kelley, the 'iv.k. Alameda r.vholesaler, spent an October rveek calling on mills in the Portland area. Janet Seward, daughter of R. E. Seward, southern California lumberman, was named queen of Flomecoming r.veek trip. It was Dave ROSE (not Dave Jopes, as erroneotlsly reat UCLA, selected from 16 finalists. A junior majoring in kindergarten-primary education, she is a Kappa Kappa ported) who attended the NHI-A convention in Chicago Gamma, last year's Junior Prom tlueen, and will reign over last month along rvith Fred Branch, both of Pacific Harduniversity activities this season. u.ood Sales Co., Oaklzrnd. Jopes stayed home at White RedrvoodCo., president of Cloverdale L. Moores, Brothers. William has appointed Joe Shipman as salesmanager. Norman Craig, Arrow N{ill Company, Los Angeles, sper.rt Bob Osgood, southland lumber importer-distributor, left the last of October in the northern California and sottthern Los Angeles Oct. 26 ior a 6-week survey and procurement Oregon mi11 country, trip in the Orient. He "parked" Mrs. Osgood in Honolulu, R. I. Gilbreath. boss of Gilbreath Chernical Co. in San where she rvill bask while he travels PAA to Japan, Hong Francisco, recently came up rvith THE u'edding gift of the Kong and the I'hilippines. Osgood will join the missus in season u'hen his ex-aide, Jeanne DeChene, married Robert Hawaii late this month for a few days' vacation before Jordan, Los Angeles executive. Gilbreath sent 'etn a pair returning to the mainland about December 5. of French duelling su'ords engraved "His" and "Hers." Herb Meier, Arcadia, Calif., u,holesaler, spent several days last month rvith the Hearin lumber folks iu Eureka and NIedford. He stopped over in Reddirrg enrottte home to talk business rvith Bob Middleton of the Middleton Lumber Co. Lloyd Hecathorn and Bert Hasselberg, both of the Arcata Redr'vood Co. San Francisco sales office, sarv Noveurber in at Arcata's mill. Joe Tardy returned from a 3-u-eek trip to Arizona and Direct Mill Sbipments Texas and reports business booming in the "Great Soutliwest." Jim Hall, Jt., 9f the James L. Hall Co.. San Francisco, SHIVETY visited mills in Portland and parts of southern Oregon for L. A. Phonc 4O8 No. Glcndolo Avc. a rveek of October. GHoPmcn 52O83 Glendole 6, Golif. Paul Wright of the Herman Smith lurnber orgauization,
\(est Coast Softwoods Idaho Pine Spruce Douglas Fir Plywood ALAN A.
November 15, 1955
FInr-REIDlYOOID A. L. 56GtISil HOOI/ER CO. Representing in Southern Calilomia: The Pacilic Lumber Company-Wendling-Nrthan Co.
Personql Seryice
RYon l-9321 SYcomore 5-4349
fWX - Posacol 7320
2185 Huntington Drive, Son Mqrino 9, Colif.
Glendale, Calif., returned from a trip to E,l Dorado, Calif., rvhere he completed arrangements rvith Leonard Chapdelaine of the El Dorado Forest Products Co. to represent the remanufacturing concern in the southland.
Jerry Huntley, buyer for E. K. \\rood Lumber Co., San Francisco, visitecl the Oregon mili connections in midOctober.
Edith Paine, lloo-lloo-Ette member and former "girl Friday" for Harry White, has joined the staff of Sand Door & Plywood Co.. according to Jim Barron, manag'er of the Los Angeles territory. Edith's rvell-rounded lumber background is a l'elcome addition to the Sand family, Jim declared.
Eudora De Loge, secretary and right-hand 'rvoman for Norm Cords at the Cords Lumber Company in Oakland, held don'n the big job of chairman of the annual Bosses Night event sponsored by Executive Secretaries, Inc., at the Sir Francis Drake in San Francisco November 10. The party was pronounced a grand success by the bosses u'hcr rn'ere able to lvangle the evening out.
L. A. Construction Conlinues
Toword All-Time Record in '55
Los Angeles city construction was pegged at $373,736,475
in the first ten months of 1955 and is now headed toward an all-time record for the year. Los Angeles county's pernrits totaled $22,093,845 in October, a lZ/o drop from September and 26/o under October 1954. The city's l0-months figure is $2 million under the record 1953 but one upcoming $20 million permit is expected to put the year out front. The comparison for 1954 and 1955 to date now reads: 1954-51,133 permits at $338,261,526 ; 1955-52,287 permits at $37 3,7 36,47 5.
Your Lumber Order ls An
,NyESTitE rfT Plqce h Wifh Us For Greqter
Fire Blitzes Union Lumber Co.
D'YIDETUDS
Fort Bragg, Calif.-About 12 million bf. of timber was destroyed and the Union Lumber Company suffered a $500,000 loss, it u'as estimated by B. J. Vaughn. a Union
offjcial, in a fire fanned by brisk s'ind that roared unchecked for hours through the 40-foot-high log piles in Union's storage yards here (Jctober 30. Hundreds of firemen and volunteers finally controlled the flames October 31.
Redwood
Fir
Pine
Ccfl YUkon 2-0945 or Tel 5F 530
West (oast Timber Products Agency HUG}I PESSNER
420 Morket 5t., Sqn Froncisco | |
62,o,olo Vets Obrcin Home Loqns
J. Marvin Russell, director of the Veterans Affairs of the California Department of VA, stated at the recent 51st annual convention of the California Real Estate Assn. that 62,000 veterans resident in the state at the time they enterecl military service have used the Cal-Vet financing plan for
R.W. llAlT|lll & C0.
homes.
Wholesole Lumber
Western Pine Supply Appoinrs Loisel Jerry Griffin, sales manager of Western Pine Supply Co., Er.neryville, recently announced the appointment of Joseph Loisel as the firm's Sacramento Valley representative.
Loisel has had several years' iumber experience in the Pacific Northlvest and u'ent to \\restern Pine Supply from Weverhaeuser Timber Companr. in Nebraska.
475 Hunfington Drive Sqn Mqrino 9, Colif. PYromid l-2127 Sales Representatives in
Atizona and New Mexico
GOSSIIN-HARDIIIG IUilBER CO. REDWOOD AND DOUGTAS FIR LUMBER Phil Gosslin Phone-Yellowstone 4-877 4
Wholesqle Teletype P. O. Box 324, Wolnui Creek, Gotif.
Wolnut Greek 416
CATIFORNIA IUMBEN MERCHANI
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Rcte-Position wcnled $2.00 per column inch All others, $3.00 per column inch Closing dates lor copy, Sth cnd 20th
WANT ADS
WANTED Lift Truck and Carrier SALESMAN wanted for large-capacity
Nomes of Adverfisers in this Deportment using o blind oddress ccnnol be divulgcd. All inquirier ond replicr should be cddressed to key shown in the odveilisemcnf
MILL REPRESENTATIVE Will sell your lumber (Fir or Redwood) in Southern California.
BURNABY and WILLIAMS 6102 Sepulveda Boulevard, Van Nuys, Calif. Phone: STate 5-6561
Formerly associated for 2O years with highly rated Los Angeles lumber wholesaler. Desire direct mill representation. Interview in North or Los Angeles. Address Box C-2416, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th S,t., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
SALES and SALES PROMOTION For long-established leading Plywoodt Manufacturer with National Distribution. WE NEED FIELD MEN to promote plywood spe-
Establishedt Commission Man-with large following in Southern California-desires additional mill connections in FIR. PINE and
GERLINGERT; largely local territory.
cialties, including overlaid, among architects and industrial buyers in Southern California. both for direct mill shipments and from distributor's warehouse stocks. Previous sales or promotional experience preferred. Apply by letter giving full details of backgrounC
MILL CONNECTIONS WANTED
REDWOOD.
NORTHWESTERN LUMBER SALES
Los Angeles 6, Calif.
f 151 S. New Hampshire Ave.
DUnkirk 2-1870
and character references. Address Box C-2430, California Lumber Merchant
108 West 6th S.t., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
WILL INVEST
SALESMEN WANTED
Experienced lumberman with excellent distribution connections will
Leading Los Angeles lumber company has Openings for Two Young Retail Lumber Salesmen with local experience. Give full particulars of Experience and Ability. Replies will be held in strict confidence. Our employes know of this ad.
Address Box C-2426. California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
WANT TO MAKE SOME EXTRA MONEY?
LUMBER SALESMEN: WE HAVE A GOOD PROPOSITION FOR A LIVE-WIRE Phone: William SIBBREL ANgelus 1-0358
invest for part orf,nership in good sawmill with timber. Will exchange references. Address Box C-2377, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
LIQUIDATION SALE OF LUMBER YA,RD EQUIPMENT One-l-ton Shephard-Niles Electric Hoist, with 25-ft beam and conductor cable, good as new.
One-l-ton ShephardrNiles Electric Hoist, with 36-ft. bridge and 160 ft. of track and conductor cable with floor controls; perfect
condition. One Hyster Model MH36378, uses 60" blocks equipped with safety gruards; good condition, capacity 15 tons. One Hyster Model MH36378, uses 6O" blocks equipped with safety guards; perfect condition, capacity 15 tons.
INDUSTRIAL SALESMAN WANTED By a Los Angeles wholesale hardwood distributing yard. Must have clientele and willing to work on a commission basis with a drawing account of $600 monthly, plus a good car allowance. One having these qualifications should well make twice his drawing account monthly. Replies confidential. Address Box C-2427, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
FOR SALE Gerlinger Lift Truck, 8-ton capacity, 1952 model, 64" forks, ofiset carriage. Good condition: $6,250.
SITUATION WANTED
TROPICAL & WESTERN LUMBER CO.
Bookkeeper, Stenographer, Payroll, General Office. Lumber perience. References. Southeast area. Address Box C-2431. California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th S.t., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
WANTED Position with Los Angeles area Wholesale Lumber Company.
Thorough knowledge and experience in selling softwoods. Address Box C-2429, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
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MILLWORK SUPERINTENDENT Wishes to relocate on the West Coast with orogressive company. Experienced as Superintendent, Asst. Supt. and Foreman. Grailuale of Millwork Cost Bureau, Estimating and Detailing.
VALLEY LUMBER COMPANY P. o. Box te46,r1l"f;r"o, ""ttt.
4334 Exchange Ave., Los Angeles 58, Calif.
Phone: LOgan 8-2375
FOR SALE 21' Chris-Craft Express Cruiser. Fully equipped and completely refinished, All extras. Priced for quick sale.
Call DON at Klmberly 2-3595; Los Angeles
FORK LIFT FOR SALE HYSTER 150 Fork Lift-15,000-lb. Capacity, Hydraulic steering, 72-inch forks. Good shape. 93475. See at j. D. Fields Lumber Co-., 565 West 152nd St. at Figueroa; phone: DAvis 9-4248.
SIDNEY HERRICK
sAvE! FORK-uFT BARGATNS
Phone: Mayfair 0192
Hy3ler - Roes - Clqrk - Towrnotor Used-Good or Rebuilt & Guorcnteed. 2,ooo-15,@o lb. ccpacity. Hyster 150 . , . 15,000 lb. cop., rebuili & guoront€ed ---------S17OO Ros l9 HT . , . 6,000 lb, cop.. rsbuill qnd guorontsed --.------.------.---.--.-----.--92250 Clork . . 6,000 lb. cop., rebuilt & guqrqnfeed -..-.-----..-.---.-$1650 Towmotor LI1,1 . . . /0,000 lb. cop., used-good -..-.-.-.--.-.-.--91450
1617 Washington Blvd., Kansas City Z, Kansas
MANAGER AVAILABLE
Thoroughly experienced Retail Lumberman available, having operated own yard in middle-west for 15 years successfully. Desires to manage well-established independent yard on salary plus commission arrangement. Excellent references furnished. Would consider investing.
Address Box C-2425, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
8rg Drscounts oD ,{ew Surprus Ports ,or AtI ilakes and ltlodelg ol Forklllts
NEW SURPTUS PARTS FOR CONSIRUCTION EQUIPTV1ENT Coterpillor
lnte?notional
LUMBERMAN WISHES MILL REPRESENTATION
TERftIS
AVAItABtE
desired. Broker has 20 years' experience,
JOSEPH
Riverside. California
Le lourne.ru
loroin - Buckeye - Eurlid - Northwest - etc.
Lumber broker wishes direct mill representation. Will interview if
"t?llr"r"HY""tu?t:'f""t*
SAVE!
& s0NS,INC.
New 3-Ton Ghain Hoists Spur Gecred-
l0 fl. Ghoin roll.----.$99
ESTABIISHED leo6
I2324 CENTER STREET HOI.I-YDAI"E, SOUTH GATE, CALIT
NEVADA 6.3322
METCAT-F 0-3105
Novmbcr 15, 1955
FOR SALE-Two HYSTER
RT-150 LIFT TRUCKS; 7/z-ton Caoacity. Rebuilt vrith g0-day
Warranty. Reasonably priced.
One Willamette CARRIER, standard size and good condition.
COMMERCIAL REPAIRS AND SERVICE llfs North Alameda Street, Compton, Calif. Phones: NEwmark L-8269; NEvada 6-4805
FOR SALE One Yates No. 341-54-inch Resaw with 50 HP motor. 92,250 or will sell without power.
GREAT WESTERN LUMBER CORP.
901 Thompson Avenue-Glendale I, Calif.
Phone: CHapman 5-6531
FOR SALE One White lumber truck. Cab-Over 3fr)0 series. Platform body. Steel bump board. Ball-bearing roller on rear, In good condition. $2,250.
MULLIN LUMBER COMPANY
1950 West Slauson Avenu+Los Angeles 47, Calif,.
Phone: AXminster 4-6,191
COMPLETE MILL-ALL READY TO GO SAWMILL FOR SALE. Total pric+propgrty and all-ONLY
$15,0q). Including 5 acres of-land on the R. R. Cocrplete head rig and carriage powered by 145-h.p. gasoline engine. Electric set worki
and air dogs. Pond and log slip. Edger run by separate 145-h.p.
DE LUXE HOME AND LUMBER LOCATION
Center of fast-growing San Gabriel Valley, tA-block ofr main blvd., 9 minutes to Freeway, 9 miles northeast of Los Angeles, in SOUTH ARCADIA, nr. markets, transportation, churches, etc. I mile to Santa Anita Racetrack (Free delivery zone from L.A.) HO,ME-f280 sq. ft. of good living: dining-living room combination paneled in Oriental Ash, foor-to-ceiling raised Swedish fireplace with fagstone hearth, 30.foot glass window-wall to patio; one large master bedroom with dressing room, full tiled bath includeg fully tiled stall shower with foot-warmer; ALSO small bedroom (or den or office) with own s€parate entrance and tiled half-bath. A "dreamy" tiled work-saver kitchen, wired for elec. range, exhaust fan and "oodles" of cupboards and built-ins. Forced air heat. Draperies. Insulated walls and ceilings, air-conditioned, beautifully walled enclosed pa.tio, fully landscaped-l 5 blooming camellias, exceptional rare plantings. The patio provides $UN, PRMCY arrd is perfect
for entertaining.
BUSINESS-Equipped wit}r 7 rl-horse DeWalt Combination saw,
2 sheds; ALSO: house for employee or in-law. It is fully furnished,
including tiled kitchen, range, refrig., and other furniture. COMPLETE-plus full bathroom, consisting of tub, lavatory and toilet and wardrobe closet.
IDEAL for new or new,/used lumber, pre-cutting, pre-fab, storage, wholesale, retail, etc. The DeWalt saw can be used for a multitude of purposes. Also space could be rented to bldg. contractors, etc. Ttre lot size is l2ox267 (over 32,000 sq. ft.). The land is constantly increasing in value. Could be used in the future for home rentals. Also sewers are in, paid for and connected to existing
structures.
OWNER WILL SELL on reasonable down payment and bal-
gasoline engine. Engines in perfect condition. Conveybr, good 50-ft. burner, sorting chain. Contact: STAN JANTZER (Pho,ne: 99Rll) Route 3, Box 3456, Arcata, California
ance like rent.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LUMBER YA,RDS FOR SALE 1. Code 'FERNANDO"-Located in San Fernando Valley on main through street. One owner twelve years. RAILROAD LEASE only $12 per month. Ground 125x392 Ft. More available.
Long-establishedt Lumber and Bldg. Mtls. Yard FOR SALE Located in fast-growing Southern Santa Clara County; 27,0(D sq. ft., railroad lease with spur track. Sale includes 10,000 sq. ft. buildings
OWNER, 5646 N. McCulloch Ave. (off Live Oak in Temoletit"d_16f.*n Arcadia) DOuglas 7-1301
PRICE $9,fi)0 for buildings, improvements and truck; Inventory about $6,fi)0. This is a steal. Think of it-you're only going to pay FORTY CENTS per day rent.
2. Code 'VALLEY'-Fine San Fernando Valley yard; well estab-
lished. Operating on three acres; spur track on property. Will lease at $1,000 monthly, with renewal privilege. Lots of sheds; mil building; fine modern store and office building. Automotive equipment for sale at appraisal. Inventory aboutt70,000. Sales for full year 1955 will run about a half-million dollars. Marshall
& Stevens appraisal available.
3. Code "WOODLOrange County, fine location, established thirty years ago. Over an acre of ground; about half covered with
and undercover storage valued at $5,000-plus inventory at current market value. Sale of two trucks and office equipment optional. Must be cash sale. Address Box C-2423, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.
FOR SALE LUMBER YARD and PLANING MILL Chance of a lifetim+a going business-3 blocks from the heart of growing San Mateo-Last light-industry site available-3 acres in plant & yard-Ideal transportation services rail and highway. For further information
sh9-d-q, store building and office. Very good sales record. Ground,
buildings- and e-quipment S75,000. Inventory about 95O,000. Good reasons for selling. Marshall & Stevens appraisal available. 4. Here is what you have been looking for. Long-established yard, 35 years, located 15 miles from Los Angeles in town of 55,000
inhabitants; lease on over an acre of ground $115 monthly. Four years to go but extension being negotiated. Price,for all buildings, ofrce and yard equipment, including 1954 truck, 0141000. Inventory $6,0(b. TERMS: You pay foithe inventory and the truck; then have five years on the balance. 5. Located 30 miles inland from Los Angelcs; finc living conditions; R. R. leasc with spur track gl0 per day. One ownerihip in same !oca1!gn for fifty -years; wiU eell all buildings and equipment -about !o,r $3O,0Qp- (far below appraised valuation). fnventory Might consider leasing improvements to wlll-rated $60,0{X). concern.
6. RiverEide County yard; eetablished two years; ground (30,000 ft.) with modern store building and lots of sheds. Price ground & buildings--$29,000; equipment 95,000; inventory about 92e000. Located on main highway.
Address P. O. Box 89 San Mateo, California
FOR SALE Six 20'x80' Moore Dry Kilns completely equipped, including steel roof trusses. recordting equipment and 30 HP G.E. drives. Would prefer to sell as complete unit. For further description and pricc
please-
Address Box C-A28, California Lumber Merchant
IOB West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angelce 14, Calif.
"Gipo" LUMBER HANDLING
CRANE & CO.
f Sorting to Lengthr * Stick for Air-Dry f Loading & Unloading f Free 1955 Printed Rates
5143 Alhambra Avc. Los Angelcs 32, Calii.
cApitol 2-E1.t3
BUY-SELL-REPAIR-SERVICE Fork Lifts and Straddle Trucks. Complete shop and field servicc.
If you want to sell your yard, let us know; we will do orr best.
Portablc V/clding, Spccial F'abrication, Steam Clcaning and Painting. Scrvicc Available 7 Days a Week. All work guaranteed.
TWOHY LUMBER CO.
COMMERCIAL REPAIRS AND SERVICE 1115 North Alameda Street, Compton, Calif.
714 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 15; Rlchmond 9-8246 Lumber yard brokers for over forty years
Phones: NEwmarlr l-8269. NEvada 6-4805
I{ORTHERI{ REDWIIOD TUMBER C(l. &,"1..oo1. onl, $onglor flir {n*be, lelephone Norrhfield 8-562t
fttill qnd 9qles Clfiice Korbel, Humboldr County, Colifornio
Teletype
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CA]IFORNIA TUIIABET IIERCHANI
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0bfuauaet, Roymond H. Thoyer
Raymond Haven Thayer, 72, retired secretary-treasurer of E. K. Wood Lumber Company, San Francisco, died October 19 at San Rafael General Hospital after a twoweek illness. He was the son of the late Clarence Allen Thayers, pioneer San Rafael residents. He leaves his wife, Laura, of the home at 86 Culloden Park, San Rafael, and three sisters. Services were held at the First Presbyterian church, where Mr. Thayer had been president of the trustees for the past 28 years.
Clement W. Nelson, Jr.
Clement W. Nelson, Jr., 46, lumber mill owner, died October 31 of a heart attack at Sierra Madre Lodge, Pasadena. Funeral services were conducted in Van Nuys and the body sent to St. Louis, Mo., where he was born, for burial. Mr. Nelson was a California resident 20 years and maintained his home in Sherman Oaks. He was a member of the Jonathan Club, Shrine, Masons and Knights Templar, and of the Sons of the Revolution. He leaves his wife and a daughter. Jesse E. Harvey, 66, pioneer in the rock and gravel business in the Los Angeles area, where he started in l9O7 and continued 40 years, died there October 19 . . . Marcus
D. Fitzsimmons, 63, Southland real estate leader and 1951 president of the Los Angeles Realty Board, died October 17. In 1953 he was arvarded a trophy as outstanding realtor Everett Thurman, 43, head grader at the of the year . Pacific Coast Company mill at Willits, died early last month . . . Mrs. George Allen, wife of the superintendent of Holmes-Eureka logging operations in southern Humboldt, died there early last month . . . Frank B. Long, 53, master mechanic for Southwest Lumber Mills, Flagstaff, Ariz., died October 11 at a hospital in Cottonn'ood. He was an Alabaman and had worked in the sarvmill industry most of his life, in Flagstafi since 1944 after prior work at Southwest's McNary, Ariz., operations . . . William J. Larsen, 74, president of the Larsen Construction Co., Los Angeles, died at a rest home in Santa Monica November 1 after a short illness. Mr. Larsen was responsible for much of the development-promotion of the Wilshire-Robertson business area and widely known as a real estate developer in the Culver City, Inglewood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and West Los Angeles areas. lle leaves his son, Lt.Commdr. Willard J. Larsen, and a grandson.
Building Gonfroclors Guy W. Rollins, 85, died at his Beverly Hills home October 4 .. . J. Earl White, 73, retired Arcadia contractor and builder, died on his birthday, October 6 . . .William Diener, 82, of Cayucos, died in a Santa Barbara hospital October 7 . . . Ernest E. Meigs, 85, Los Angeles. died October 10.
A. t B. lumber 5oler, Inc. --.-..---.--.-..-.-- 63
Ace Compoicr -.-..--.--- 39 Americon Hqrdwood Co. ...--.---------------.-.,. I Anericon Sirclkrofi Co., The --.-.-.------.--.- t|l Anderton-Honion Co, --.--.---.------...-.....-.-.... * Angelur Hordwood Co. ----..------..--....---------- *
Arcolo Redwood Co. --..-----.----.--.---...--.-----'t Arrow lliff Conpoy -----------------------.-------- l7 Arrowheod Lumber Co. ---.------...-.-------.-..-- tl Arl$io D@r Co., Inc. ----..--.-------------,,-----. * Arsocioted llolding Co. -----,---------...--..--.. 48
Atlc Imber Co. ---...--.-...-..--------.---------.. 35 Avrm Iumber Co. ----...-.,------,-------.-------..-. * Bock, J. Williom Co. -----..-------------.-----..-- 6I Boxter t Co., J. H. -.-.------..--.---..----....--..-- 38 Beton Conpony, The .--.-,-.------...--------------- 57 Beller Hme. & Gordens ------.-.----.-...-.--,--- *
Bf*l Dimond Co. ---.------.---.--.---.-.--..-....- YL Bli$ t Goter Lmber Co. --..-.-.-------.----.--. 53 Bf ue Dionond
Corporolion ------------------------ 42 Bohnhof, lumber Co. ---.----.-...------------.-...--'| Eonnell-Word & Knopp ---.----.--.-.-.----.--.------ {' Eonninglm Lumber Co. ---..--..-..---.-.--..-.....'i
lrewrler, lyle t A$otioter -.--.---------.------. *
Bruce Co., E. t. .-.-..-.-..----,--.-..-.----..--...--.-- * Brurh lndurtriol lumbcr Co. -----...-...--..--.- 45 Burnr lumber Co. ---.------...-..-.-.-..---...--.---- * Col Dirhlbullng Co. --.--.----..--.-..---....-.--.-- 9 Col-Pqci0c Redwood 3cler, Inc. ---....-...-.. * Colwcror Crnent Co. ..--.---.-...--.-.--..-..-.. 3
Cqllloniq Builder 5upply Co. -.-.....--.,..-Cqllfornio Door Co. of t. A. --.-----.--.-----.-- 23
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Colifornio lumber Sqlqr .-.-......--....-....-.,.. 64 Gqlifornlo Pqncl t Vcneer Co. .--.---...---- 5 Cqneron Tru(king, Inc. .-..-.--....--.-..-----.-.- 57 Cqrlow Co. --.--...--.-.--.-- *
Corr ! €o,, t. J. --..--.--.....----.-...-.---.... O.F,C. Corcode Pqcific Lumber Co. -.-...--.--.--.. 50 Ceco Stcel Produ.tt CorP. .--.---.-----.-.-.--..-. * Celol.x Co.porqtion, The ----...-..---..--.-.-.-- * Cherney, In<. ------.,-..--. * Chrirten.on Lmber Co. -----.---...,-.-..----..--.- * Clough Lunber €o. --------,-----.-..--..----------..- 50 Cobb Compony, I. lt. ---.---.---.---.---..--..--- * Conrolidoted Lumber Co. ---------..-.--.--.--..---'t Cooper Whole:ole Lumber Co., W. E. ..-- 36 Cords Lumber Co. --.--.-.-.------..,-.-..---------.---- 38 C.osselt lumber Co. ----------------.-----------,--.-- * Dqhon, R. W. & Co. ..-.-.-----.-----.-.--..------.- 65 Dqnt & Russell Sqles Co. -------.----.-.-.- 18, I9 Dqvis Hordwood Co. --------------.--------.------.- 5l
Ddidson Plywod lmber Co. ---------------- 2l 9iqmond W Supply Co. -.------..--.--.--- 39 Doherfy Lmba Co., R. E. -------------- 62 Doffqr Co., The Robett ------------------ 29 Donover Co., Inc..-.--.---.--.---..---.--.------,-.--..--
t
Diruglo Fir Plywood Associotion ----.----. 't Drokes Boy Lumber Co. --...-..------...-----.-- 5l Ecksfrom Pflruood Door Go. ------------------ 47 Edwqrd: Lumber ond l$fg. Co. --.-..-----.-.-- {'
..--..--.--. * Emrco Plywood E:sley ond Son, D. C. --.--.---.------...--...--.-.. '+ Ecreko Redwood lumber Co. ..-.------.-.---..-- ']
Exchoge Srymillr Scler Co. ----....---------. *
ADVER,TISERS INDEX *Adverfl3ing oppoon in sllemqfe ittues
Foirhurrt Lcnber Co. of Gqlifomio -.---.-- IO * Fdr Wert Fir Soler Go. Fern Trucking Co. ---.----.--.-.-----------.-.----.--. 53 Fidler'r Jllqnufocturing Co, ----..--...-..------.. l2 Fir-Tex ----...-.----------,,-.-- *
Lumber Soler Go. -.-----.----.----.---...-.---------... * lumber sqryica Co. ---.--..---.------..-.--.,,--------- 5I Lumber Teminol, lnc. .-------..-.-.-.-..--......... *
lcmber WholesolcE ---.---.----.---..----.--------- :i lumbemen'r Crgdit Arrn., Inc. ----..-------. {t
Fi:k & iloron -- -- -- 37. M&D Dirplq ilfg. Corp. ---...--.__.--.-...,...-.. * Founloin, Ed Lumber Co. -.--..-----............. _1 llqcBeoth Xirtw-ooa C'mpony -.._...---,_--,_ 6I Forcst Fiber Producls Co. ..-.-----....-....--.--- 55 MocDonqld Co,, !. W. .---..--:.---...-.-.-...--.. * * llonnins-Mitcheil point Co. ---....--.---..-..-- 59 Foreil Produclr Soler €o. Freenon & Co., Stephen G. .--.----.............. * Itlcple -Bros. ------.-.--.-.-------_-.------..----...-..--.. * llorquort-Wolfe Lumber Co. -...--.------.-.. 6l 52 Gqlleher Hordwood Co. ----.-.------.---..-.,-.-llqrrh Woll Produclr, In<. .-..-.--.--.-.-..--... tt Gmerrlon t Green Lmber Co. ----------.... * Generql ElectriG -------.--.-.-..-.----..--.--...-...-. 25 ilodin Bror' Box Co. -----------..----.--.--...-.---. l3 lrlorrln Plywood Co. --..--.--.---....-..---...-..----. 't Gerlinger Corrier Co. .------------.----.-----.--..--. 5 * llotincz Co,, l'. W. --..--..-.-------.--.----------. 46 Getz Bror. & Co. ---.-------.-.-... * ,lloton Suppller, Inc. -.-.---....-.--..-.--..-...:.. * Golden Got Lmber Co. Go$lin-Hordlng Lumber Co. -.-...--.-..-..--- 65 l$c.onilc Co.potqtlon --.-.-..-...--....-...--.-...-.. * Greol Boy lumber 5qler ---.--.......-..--..--..-- 57 llqthir-Jenrwold Hordwoodr, Inc, -.----.-..-. {t llcCloud lmber Co. --.-..---...--....--.-.......--. 45 .-..--..-...-...-. 45 Holey lror. * lf,clnlqh lunbsr Go. -....-....---...-.-...-...-...-. '* Holl Co,, Jmer l. ....--....... {' Abier, He6 lmber Co. -...-.--...-....--..-----..- ,r Hqlllnqn ,{ockin Lumbcr Co,, Inc. -.,.----.. Hmmond Lumber Co. -..-..-...-.----...-..-- O.B.C, Mcngql Co.. The -.--.---..-.---....---...-.----..-- * * ,$iller' Gco. Lunber Co. ..------....-.-.---------. tl Hqrbor Lumbcr Co., Int. HoAor Pllnrod Corp. of €olifornio -...-..- 60 ,Nillwork ilort. lnc. .-..-.-.--...-..-.....-...-----... 9 * lloote Dry Klln Co. -...--.--...-...--..---.-.--..---- :| Hcrbor Plywood Cory, of 5o. €olifornio.. Horll!, L. E. lunbcr Co.-.-....-.--.---...--...-..-. 56 llount Whitnoy Lunbcr Co., Int, -....-.-.... :r Hcqin , F, l. Iumber ....--..--....-...----..--...- 45 Neimon-Reed Lunber Co. .-.-......-----..--.---. * Hedfund f,umbgr 5ols, Inc. --.-..-.-.---.------ 40 Nelron lunber -.--.--.----,. 6
I Higgim lunbet Co., J, C. Ncw, Hqold A. ......--.. rt Hifl t ,{odon, lnc. ---.-.....-.-.-....-.-.........--.21 NGwqoirt, Jmer W. -.-.-.-....-...."..--..-...-..-- 't Hobbr Wolf Lmbrr Co, ........."................ 17 Nikkgl, R. F, tumbe Co. ..-...-................. * Hogm Wholerole Bldg., llotoriol, Co...-. 1t Norlhcrn Redwood lunber Co. ......--.....- 67 Hollow Trce Redwood €o. I* Holmer Eureko lmber Co. Holner Lunber Co., Fred C. --.---------..---. *
Hoover Co.,-A. t. --.--.---....---,-------..............
Hughet Brotherr
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65
ll Hyrter Comp@y --------..---.-.----...-....--.------. ,l Independent Noil & Pocking C". .--.-...- _t Inlond Lumber Co. -.-.-..-..-.----.--------.-...-..- 43
* * Johnson Lumber €o., C. D. Jolfy Giant Lvmber Co. --..---------.------- 62 Jordon Sch & Door Co,, F, L. -.--,,--.-..--.. * Kelfey, Afbert A. ---.-------.-.-..----------------.-- 52 * Kendqll Lumber Distributoru Kochfon Pfywood & Veneer Co., Inc. .------. 7 * Koehl E 5o, John W. --------.---Koll Ploning l{ill' W. A. --.--..-..------..,------- 49 L. A. Dry Kiln & Storoge, Inc. ----...-..-...-. * Lmon Lmber Co. --.--,--.----.-..-.---...--.--.-.-..- !i John:-Mmville Corporqlion
Oben-Conentcr Lmber Co. -.-...-...--........ * Orcood, hobert S. --.--.---...--.-..-.-,--.-..----_- * Oriiinq'ltfc. Co. -------_--...-..-.-.--....-...-...-. 33 OxforJ turiber Co,, lex ----.--..---.---_-_-__-- * pqcinc cost Aggr€goiet, Inc. -...----.---.-.. 4g pocifc Fir 5qler ----...----.---...--.-.....-...---,_-.-- | pqcific Forert productr, tnc, .-..-.-.-._--._---_--_ !r
pocific Hordwood lolei Co. -.----..-...--.-...-_. tr Pocinc Lumber Co., The --.--.-.-...---..---.-...- :t Pqciftc lumber Deoler Supply, Inr. --....-- r* Po(ific Weste.n lmber Co. -------.-.-.--------.- {t Pqcific Wire Prcducts Co. ---------------.----.--. * Pociic Wood Products Co. ----------------.------- * Pqn Asiqtic Troding Co. --------.-....--..-------. * Pwl Bunyon Lmber Co. -----------.-------...-..- 47 Penberthy Lumber Co. --..---.---.--....--..,--.--.- *
Perry Door Co. -------------.----------..--......------.. '} lhipry Co.. The ----..------.--.--------..-----------..- l' Pine lree Producls Co. -----.-...--.--.--------'..-.. 'i f.wrence-Philipr Lmber Co. --.-..---.----.-..41 Protection Produdr lrtfg. Co. -----.----..-------. * Lerrelf lumber Co. ..-.---.-,..-.-.----...-..-...-...-- 24 Rqyner & IllcCubbin Wholesole [umber.--- * Red Cedor Shingle Bureou ---.-.-.-.----.-..---. Long-Bell Lunber Co. ---.-.---....-.--..,-.-------... * t' Regol Door Cmpmy ----...-..-.-.-...-.-...-...-..- 30'i Loop Lunber & Mill Co. I Ricci & Kru:e Lumber Co. .----...-.....------.-.. 62 Los Angeler lumbgr, Inc. Rockpo.l Redwood Co. ---.----.-...-----.--.-----..- * Los-Col Lumber Go, --.--.--.--..-..-.-----..---,...-. * f.umber Gqrrier 5eryi(e, lnc. -.-.--.----.-.. 29 Roddircroft, Inc. --.-.--..-..,...----....--..-...--.- * * Ross Lunber Sqler .---.------.-..---.-..--.-.-------.- 't Lumber Mill & Supply Co. .------.------..--..--
Roy Forert Producfr Co. "--------....-...-..-.-.-.-. t Rurco Prlme Windry Co. -.-....-...-......------.. 'i 5&5 lvmber Cmpmy ------..---,--.---....-.----...- a Son Frocirco Glqrt Co. ---.--.-..---...--.-...--. 9
Sqnford-Lurier ln<. --.---.-...-....--.-...-..---.-- 63
tonlo Fe Lumber Co. ---..,--,---.---------..----.-.-
*
Security Royol Dutch Pqint llfg. Co.-...41, 63
5hively, Alon A. ---...---.-.----...,....-.-...--..---- 64 Sierro Lmber E Plywood In(. .--..,..-,-..-..52 Sierrq Nevodq Pine Co. ---,-------.---------.---. * Sierrq Redwood Co. .------------.-..---.--.----,----- 48 Simmonr Hordwood Lmber Co. ---.------..-. ti 5impson Logging Co. --.--.-.--------.-.--.-.-----.-. :l Sinp:on Redwood Co, --,.-.-.-.-.--.---.-----...--. * Smith Lunber Go., Rolph L. -.-.----...-..---- * So-Col Building lloleriqls Co. Inc. ..-.---. *
Soufh Boy Lunber Co, -----.-.-...--.,--..-----...-- * Sosfhern Colitorniq Lmber sols ......,...-. 55
Southwert Plywood Corp. ------.------.---.---,-. * Soulhweitern Pol'lmd Cement Co. -------.35 Sfohl Iumber Co. .-..--.------.----------.-,--.-...-... *
Stqnddd Lunbe. Co. lnc. -..-..--------..------.. * .. 22 Slqnton t son E. J. Sterfing lnduitrier, Inc. --..-.-..---......---...-- L Stewqrl Plywood Co., O. W. -----....--.---.-... * 5trqble lumber Co. .-..-.-----.--.----.-...------...... 40 Sunrel Floor Coveringr Co. --..---..-...-----.- 56 Supcrlor Lunber Soler Co. ..--,-...--.---...-... 33
Tqcomq Lmber 5oler, Inc. -..--.....--...----. 3l Tdrler. Web3lor & Johnron, Inc. ..-.---..--. * Tdube, Robeil L. .-.-.....,...-..----.-...-.---....-.-... *
Trwco, Inc.
----.---,-..-...-.
*
lriongle Imber Co. .-.---.--.-----...---,......-... 64
Trinity llver Lumber 5oler Co. ..---..-.-.... 49 Troplcol & Werfern lmber Co. --.-......-. * Twin-Cily Iumbcr Co. -...-,.-........-...-...-....- 32 Twin Hqrbor Lumbcr Co. ---.,.-.....--.-....-.-. 53
U. 5. Plywood Corp, -.-......,....-.--.-.-...- l.F.C. U. 5. Wholerole 5upply Co. --.--.....---....... 9 V6 Ootting, Peter J. ---,--..---.----.-....-...-. * Wqrten Southwe.l, Inc. .-.-.-----..-.--.----.----- 26
Wqft!, Cqrl W. ---...-.-...--.-......-.-.
63
I6 Wendling-Nothdn Co. -...---.-....-.. Well Coqst Forest Produclr Co. -------.--..-. * Werl Coqsl Lumbermen's Ac:n. -------,--.-.. * Weil Coqrl 9creen Co. ---.,---.-..-,..-.-.------..-. 50 Wesl Coq:l Timber Producl: Agency ---,-- 65 We3lern Door & sch Co. --..-.---...--.--------- 47
Werlern Dry Kiln --.--.--.--...------.----,---.-,,--.-. * Weslern Hordboqd Sqles Co. -.---..-.-..--..-- I Western rYlill & Lumber Co. ------,-,.,-.--.-.-- 28 Weslern trlill & Moulding Co. --.---.--------... *
Weslern Pine A33o(iqlion ----..--.....-.----.-.---- * Weglern Pil|e Supply Co. ---,----,...--.-...-----.. * Weilern Sloler Plywood €orp. ------,.---...-. * Weyerhoeuser Sqles Co. .-.--.-.-...--.-----,--,-. * Wheelock, E. U., Inc. -.-..---.-.......-..-.......-. *
..--........ * White Brother Windeler Co., Ltd.. George ....-.-.--.---..-... 49 Winton Lumber 5qler Co. --.-..--------,....-..-- *
Wod Conversion Co. --..--..--....-.----....----.--. *
Wood Lumber Co., E. K. ---.-..-....-------,---. * Zee:mqn Plywood Co. ------......--.-..----,-..--.. * Ziel & Co. lnc. --.-.....-......-------..-..-...---...---- 3f
BUYER'S GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO .YUkon 2-4378 .. . .. . ..EXbrook 2-8696
LUMBEN
f,. 6 8. Lumbcr Sales, Inc., The....YII&on 2-{5ll ....YUkor 6-2067 Arcqtc Bedwood Co.... loancll-Wcrd d Kacpp .... ......Gltlield l-I840 BouriBgton Lumber Co. ...YUkon 6-5721
.. .......lUniper 6-5700
........EXbrook 2-?041 ........EXbrook 2-3644
. . ..GArlield l-3717 . .DAvenport 4-tl78l . . ... .. .DOuglas 2-1067
Christelso! Lumber Co...........VAJencic 4-5832 Dcnt d Russell Scles Co.. .YIIkon 6-4395 R. E. Doherty Lunber Co...........YlILoa 2-4660
.... .Mlssion 7-2576
......YUkon 6-0912
Drckes Bcy Lumber Co.. . .. . .. . . Glenwood 4-1854 Tbe Bobert Dollqr Co.. ..EXbrook 2-8454
Edwqrds Lumber cnd MIg. Co.....SUtrer l-66{2 Fcirhutst Lunber Co. (Scn Eclcel) ........Gleuwood'!-7334 GcnersloD G Green Lumber Co,....JUniper 5-6083 Hcll Co., lcmes L.. ........SUtter l-7520 Hallinqn Mccldn Lunber Co.......lUniper tl-6262 Hcnmond Lumber Co.. ..DOuqlcs 2-3388 Hsrbor Lunber Co. lac. .YUkon 2-8919 E, Higgirs Lumber Co..........VAleacic 4-874'l l. Hobbs Wall Lumber Co. .........GArlield l-7752
Holmes Eurelc Lumber Co........GArlield
l-1921
CRESOTED LUMBER-POI.ES.'..Yllkon 2-1D00 Bcxter, J. H. & Co.'.. . . . .. .. . .SUtter l-7520 Hctl Co., ttrmes L.
Weadling-Ncthcn Co. ....... West Cocst Forest Producis Co.
(Scn Maleo)
.........Dlcmond2-1451
Koppers io-pooy, Inc...........DOuglcs 2-336{ ....SUtter l-5363 werianng-Ncth"t bo' ..
LUMBEN
Calilonic Lunber Scles. .KEllog 4-1004 Cordg Lunber Conpcnv .... .....Pledmont 5-8456 Gcnerslon 6 Greea- Lu-mber Co.....KEtlog 4-6464 Golden Gqte Lumber Co. (Wclnut Creek) . ..YEllowstone il-4416 Gosslia-Hcrdiug Lumber Co. (Wclnut Creek) . ..YEllowstoae 4-8774 Hitl 6 Mortoa, Inc...... .ANdover l-10?? Kelley, Albert A. (Alcnedc).....LAJ<ehurst 2-2754 Loop Lumber 6 Mill Compcny (Alcmedc) .LAkehurst 3-5550
LOg ANGETES LUMBEN
Anderson-Hanson ..........
SUasel l-6178
(Studio City) .STauley 7-4721 Aidatc Redwood Co. (1. I, Rec)...WEbster 9-1109 Arrow Mill Compcny . ...ANgelus 3-7511
Atlcs Lunber Co...... Awam Lunber Co......
......TBinity 2326
loch Lumber Co. ....
..RAymond 3-19,!4 PArkview l-6376
(La Ccucda)
..RYcn l-8733
.. SYlvqn 0-55t15
Bcck, I, William Lumber . . ..... .. ADcrns l-4361 Bcugh, CcrI W. (Pcscdena) ......RYcn l-6382
SYccmore 8-2525 Bliss G Gctes Lumber Co,.RAymond 3-1681-3-3454
Brcwalcr, Lyle ll Asocictea. .......DUnkirk 3-8{55 Brush ludustriql Lunber Co.
(Montebello) .........BAymond 3-3301 Suns Lunber Conpcny. .. .... . . .WEbster 3-5861 Ccrr d Co., L. l. (W. D. Duming)...............Rlchmond g-8843 George Clough ..TOpcz I-128t (Domev) .. LOgcn3-6659 Conrolidcted Lunber Co.........Rlchmond 8-214I
(Wilninqion) . .....NE. 8-t881 Wilm. Tet. 4-2687
Coopcr Wholeaale Lumber Co.,
.......WEbster 6-8238 W: E. . Daltoa 6 co" R' w' (Scn Mcrino) tasid L-2r27 Dtrnt d Rugsell, Soles Co,........ANgelus 9-0174 " ... .BRcdshcw 2-4i67 Doaover Co., Inc. (Baverly Hills) .. .....CRestview 4-5103 .. .RAymond 3-1147 Esaley, D. C. 6 Son Eurelc Redwood Lumber Co. (Dowaey) .....LOgcn 8-3339 TOpcz 9-0993
MccDoncld Co.. L. W, (Beverlv Hills) ....... . .....BBcdshcw 2-5101 Mcrqucrt-Wolle Lumber Co.....HOllywood 4-7558 Mcrtin Bros, Box Co. (Lunber Div.) (Comptoa).....NEwmcrk l-8851, NEvcdc 6-2363 VErmont 8-4963 McCIoud Lumber Co.. .BRadshcw 2-4353 Mclntosh Lumber Co.. (Beverly Hills) .. .....CRestview 5-6634 Meier, Heib Lumber Co. (Arccdia)....RYcn l-8181 Mount Whitney Lumber Co., Inc... ANqelus 0l7l Neimqa-Reed Lumber Co.. . . . . . . . . .STcnlev 7-t129
.....srate 5-8873 Nelson Lumber (Monrovic).........Elliott 9-5421 Harold A. Ne*--Whsle. Lb.. (Passdenc) .. .... .SYccmore 5-3192 (Vcu Nuvg)
Jqmeg Newquisl Lunber Sqles (Pcscdeac) ......RY6 l-8486 SYccnore 5-1340
Olsen-Ccrpenier Lunber Go, (Beverly Hitls) .. .....BRcdshcw 2-6651 Oxlord, Rex Lumber Co.........Axminstor 3-6238 .........DUnkirk 2-8278 Osgood, Robert S. Pccilic Fir Sqles (Pcsqdeuo)....SYccmore 6-4328 RYan l-8103
...RYqn l-9321 Pccilic Lumber Co,, The (Sqa Marino) ........SYccmore 5-4349 Paci{ic Foresl Products, Inc.....AXminsler 2-0571 Pccilic Western Lunber Co, ... ... . . .RYan l-8I23 Phipps Conpcny, The ..........RAynond 3-5326 E. L. Beitz Co., Ocecu Center Bldg. (Long Becch) .. .. .Long Beach 6-9647 Roddiscralt, lac.. Lunber .....LOgcn 8-4031 Sqlas Div. Roy Forest Productg Co, (Vqn Nuys) STcte 5-ll4l S 6 S Lunber Compcny (Downey)..TOpcz I-8701
LOgcn 8-6603 Alcn A. Shively (Glendale) . . . . CHcpmcn 5-2083 ..O"borne 6-2261 Sorr\ Bqv Lumber Co..
(Hcsthone)
.........ORegon8-2288 Southom Cclilornic Lunber SclEs Standcrd Lumber Co., Inc.
$iirlift1r'
(Inglewood) .........ORegon8-2141 Stdlton, E. I. 6 Son..............ADcms 4-9211
Foresl Producls Scles Co.,
Tccomc Lumber Soles, Inc........MAdison 6-683I
. ....LUdlow l-0778
Tardy, Joe Hatbot 2024
Tcrier, Websler d Johnson, Iac.. . . .ANgelus 9-7231 Tropiccl 6 Westeru Lumber Co,....LOgcn 8-2375 Twin Hqrbors Lunber Co. (C. P. Heury G Co.) ..........Rlchmoud 9-6524
Wendling-Ncthcn Co. .
....RYcn l-9321 tli"si;: wesrern Miu d Lumber co... ... lx?13 .ATlcntic 2-5779
.....BYcn l-9321
Syccmore 5-4349
Weyerhceuser Sqles Co..........Rlchmond 8-6181 ...Mlchigcn 2137 E, U. Wheelock, Inc, .. White Lumber Co., Hcrry H......Rlchnond 8-5309
Winlon Lumber Scles Co.........ANgelus 3-6951 E. K. Wood Lumber Co. (Whittier) . ...BAymoud 3-4801-OXIord 4-7483 CRESOTED LUMBEN_POLES_PILING-TIES
BGrer, J. H. d Co..
....DUnkirk 8-9591
Koppers Compcny Inc. ..........MAdison 6-5818
Wcrren Southwsgt, Inc.. (Wilnington)
Los lngeles Lunber. Iuc... Lor-Ccl Lumbcr Co.......... Lunber Mill il Supply Co.
HARDWOODS
.Mvcdcr 6-2983
TErmincl tl-2561
f,ncriccn Hcrdwood Co,........Rlchmond 9-{235 Angelus Hcrdwood Compcny......LUdlow 7-6168 Atlcs Lumber Co,..... .. ...TRinitv 2326 Bohnhoff Lumber Co,, Inc........nlchmond 9-3245
SASH-DOORS MILLWORK-SCREEIS
PT.YWOOD_BUILDING MATENIAIS .. ..TOrrey 5-123i| Artesi<r Door Co. Inc'
C"sJ"icrea Molding Co...........RAvmoad 3-3221 Cclitonic Door Co. ol L. f,.. ' . . . . .Ludlow 8-!!4! C"tGi"i" Pcnel 6 Veneer Co.......T8initv 0057 ..ADcms 4-0159 Cciio'i C"-pany ... .. Sleel Products CorP. CEco -
(Meititicnt Trcde Divisioa) .....ANeelus 8-674
colu C"" T. M. ...... '.. " ' " " ADams l-lll7
Dqvidson Plywood d Lumber Co.. .ANeelus 3-69!l Diamond W Supply Co. (Vernon) RAymond 3-1861 Ectrstrom Ptvwood d Door Co.......ADams 3-{228 Fidter's M":notccluring Co.. . ... . .ORegon Q-!9!!
....ADcns 2-8lQl
Fir-Tei ol So. Catil...
F, L. Jordcu Scsh d Door Co..'..Plecsqnt 8-4168 Hcley Bros. (Sqntc Monicc)........TExcs 0-4831 Hcrbor Plywood Corp'
"t """,n.t?"r3rlllr:;"lirn
Kochton Plvwood d Veneer
Co..........RAymond 3-365t - PArkview 8-7339
Koehl, Iohn W. d Son.
...ANgeluE 9-8191
Koll Ptining Mill, w' A. (rorroncdr.Jf;:li
3133
. OXlord 3-6060 Mqple Bros. (Whittier). Mcitia Plvwood -s;";iG, Co. ... . .... . ... .RAvmond 3-3651
Ioc. . ..... ..Rtcinond e-147! i,i;;;; Muiuqt lU6itdins d Lumber Co. PlYmouth 5-6630 Nicolai Door Mlg.. Co. (Lomitc).DAvenport 6-6442 Oregon Wcshingion Plywood Co' 1t-onitc) .. ...........
. . '.....DAvenport 6-6{42
..FOres!Q-2Q!5 Msnulccturing Co. ... Osilinq llt Monte) . . .. . ..... .. . .. . .CUraberltrnd 3-€76 pc'"iti" L"nber Declers Supplv Co., Iac' (Hcrbor ..... ZEnith 1156; lomitc 1156 cilv) ..
pccitit Wood ProductE Co.. .. ..'. .MAdison 6-7585
ion Aeictic Trcding Co.' Inc'.. .Rlchmond7'752! Peiiv Door Co., Iuc. (Burbcnk)...Vlcloric 9-245I
BEgcl Door Compcny (El Molre)--Fo:X?i Rusco Prime Window Co.
(Tugtin) . So'-boT gias. Mcteriqls Souihwest Plywood CorP'
dnsie-*t"dl' st;;l;; d Sin, E. I.
3:31!3
...KlmberlY 2-0077
......TRiaitv 53{l'l ..OReson 8'd058
. ADcms {-9!l!
StJiiine 6ausdes, I;c. (El ""tfi,;rl9:""1 3:fi31 Stewcrt, O. W. Plywood Co.
(Nomcrk)
......:.
rlr?,:g ?:llll
Sunsei Ftoor Coverings Co'...... "LUdlow 7-310!
United States Plywood Corp. ......LOgcu 8-3441
u"ilt"!lil""olili"l1
r-!!Q! . ":il: ....ADcne l-l!Q!
Wesi Cocst Screen Co. wesrern Min d Moutdins co.
c_rrrus
.... l!;:n 3:1133
*iiiifr,3li'":.f1"*::ll::l: ox{ord4-7456 Zeisncn Plywood Co.............LUdlow 7'5l0l
BE SURE! SPECIFY HAMMOND CERTIFIED lfltI{ DRY REDtryOOD
Precise mqnufqcfure, experf groding, ond coreful hondling cll confribufe to
frtw #;lti;*
rhe high quolity of Hqm-
ffi ffi
mond's Diqmond H Brqnd Cqliforniq Redwood lumber.
W Regulor meetings befween production personnel ond mqnqgement insure thof high stqndqrds of performqnce crre mqinfqined rhroughout qll depodmenls.
FINISH
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SIDING PATTERN
For speciql work or generql use fhere is q Hommond grode of R.edwood
porticulorly suited to thot purpose. No motter whqt rhe iob, Diqmond H Redwood lumber con do it.
HAMA{OND LUNI8tr,R CONIPANY MILLS
SAMOA - EUREKA SALES OFFICE
SA N I.-ITANCISCO - LOS ANGELES