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September Wholesqle Trode Report Shows Goins i,n lumber Sqles

Nine-month sales of merchant wholesalers for this year were l3/o above sales during the first nine months of 1958, announces the Bureau of the Census. September sales were 7/o higher than August sales and l0/o higher than Septem- ber a year ago. Lumber and its associated construction materials showed a gain of l4/o over a year ago, but had no change from August. This year's nine-month totals show lumber 28/o above sales of 1958's nine-month totals. Invetrtories were up 8/o from September 1958 and down 2/o from August of this year.

Emsco's Howcrrd Powell Into frucking

J. Howard Powell, who joined Emsco Plywood sl-rortly' after the firm opened up in Oakland some nine years ago, has decided to devote full time to his trucking business, Plywood Carriers, which he established two years ago, according to Emsco manager Bob Patrick, who has named Don Cathcart to fill Powell's post.

Powell will continue to do the maiority of Emsco's hauliug, as well as hauling for several Northirn California plywood mills and Bay jobbers. Plywood Carriers is headquartered in Oakland.

Motor Speciolist €omes West

Frederick R. Gloeckner has been named by the General Electric Company as West Coast engineering specialist and product coordinator of small a-c motors for all lumber industry applications including cl,ipper drives, saws ancl pulp mills. In his newly established post at the company's San Jose, California, motor assembly plant, Gloeckner will act as a direct liaison engineering specialist for the company with its district engineers and customers, accorcling to W. V. Gough, marketing manager for the company's Small AC Motor Department.

Mccorrhy Joins Hqrbor

Martin Deggeller, president of Harbor Plywood Corporation, Aberdeen, \Mashington, announces the election of Gerald S. McCarthy as executive vice-president for the company. He joins Harbor after nine years with Umpqua Plywood Corporation. He has served actively in the Doug- las Fir Plywood Association, and in the use of wood products, for many

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