ALIFORNIA SUGAR & WESTERN PII{E AGENCY, INC.

SUGAR PINEPONDEROSA PINEWHITE FIRDOUGTAS FIRCEDAR

Door JombsKiln-dried Pine & Fir Mouldings, [ineol or Cut-to-length, cleor or iointed

Hugh Rosooen-Monoger Cqliforniq Sqles

PHONE Dlqmond 2-4178 TWX SAN tAtEo, cAtlF. 74

IHPA Storts Northwest Meetings

On October 2, the first meeting of the Northwest members of the Imported Hardwood Plywood Assn' was held at twelve noon ai the lJniversity club in Portland. Non-members, but nevertheless regular importers, were invited. The following companies were rePresented :

Dant & Russell, Inc., Joe Connolly and Chuck Darling; Export Pacific, Sandy Bremner; Mye.rs Sales Co. Tom Vinnedge; Atkins, Kroll & Co., Herb Schaur; Wood Mosaic Industries, Inc., Max Stell; Balfour Guthrie & Co., Al Bryson and Joe Paulus; CruvelSales, Norm Cruver; tr9reign Traders, Welson Hilyard; Takahashi & Co., S. Okada; Hiidner & Co.. Grant Hellar and Tex Morrow; Vancouver Plywood Co., john Vanguard.

Several subjects important to importers were discussed at the successful first meeting and November 6 was set for the next meeting, to be held in Tacoma, Washington.

Perry lnlernqtionql Corp. Storted

As announced in the last issue, Perry International Corporation on November 1 assumed both purchasing and sales functions of Fidler's Mfg. Co., Inc., and International Lumber & Plywood Co., Inc., both of Inglewood, Calif. President lIarry A. Perry reports that Fidler's will continue as a manufacturing source of nusn doors for Perry International, which will be the new corporate name and trade style of International Lumber & Ply.wood. Corporate ownership and management remain unchanged, with purchasing, sales and administrative activities of the two firms being consolidated into Perry International to create a streamlined, harder-hitting organization to better serve its customers and the growing industry in Southern California.

It shall be the policy of Perry International to merchandise "Kambercore" door products on the same wholesale-only basis to established sash and door houses nationally. A full line of softwood and hardwood plywood products, Kaiser insulation and acoustical tiles, and full lines of hardboard products will be merchandised.

Short Course on Lumber Drying Plonned ot Forest Products Lqb

A one-week practical course for personnel concerned with the drying of lumber and other wood products is scheduled for December 7-12 in Richmond, Calif. Presented by the Forest Products Laboratory, Richmond Field Station, IJniversity of California, in cooperation with the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, U. S. F. S. and University of California Extension, the enrollment is limited to 30 persons. Advance enrollment is necessary and the fee is $75 per person, which covers the cost of instruction as well as literature and work materials. Register with the Department of Conferences, IJniversity extension, IJniversity of California, Berkeley 4, California.

S.F. Hoo-Hoo Plqn Concqt Nov. 24

Ben Ward, president of San Francisco Hoo-Ifoo Club 9, announces plans for a Concat on Tuesday evening, November 24. at the Leopard cafe in San Francisco. The immediate past president,John Prime, will be in charge of,the Concatenation details and it is expected that Jack S. Berry, newly elected chairman of Hoo-Hoo fnternational's Wood Promotion Committee, will be on hand for the role of Visiting Officer. Time is set for 6:39 p.m. on the second floor, where the Club will have its own private cocktail lounge and banquet room. Interested firms with "Cat Matdrial" are urged to contact Prime at JUniper 6-5700.

(Tett them Aou sau l, l" Th" C"tlt"*t" Lurnber Merchant)

Bob Miller Cops Dubs' Low Score

Bob Miller came through with the overall low net score in the first flight of the 130th monthly Dutrs, Ltd. tourney, held at Green Hills Golf Club in Millbrae, October 16. Some 40 golfers participated in the tournament and 35 stayed on for dinner, with Dubs prexy Paul Gaboury presiding.

F'ollowing dinner, George Monnier, tournament director, announced plans for a turkey shoot for the club's November 20th tournament at Crystal Springs Golf Club on Skyline Blvd. Monnier invited all golfing lumbermen, whether members of Dubs or not, to attend. Monnier then awarded golf prizes for the Green Hills tourney to the following:

First flight, Bob Miller (67) and George (himself) Monnier. In the second flight, Wendell Paquette, Bob Macfie, and Bill Johnson with Bill Freeland and Walt Hiort tiecl for third position. Bill Bonnell won top honors in ihe thircl flight with a net 65, closely followed by Tom Rollinson and

Tom Jacobsen, Sr. Fourth flight was Bill Leonard (67), Frank Benzon (73) and Joe Finilla (79). Guest flight winners were Bill Gilmore and Pat Hanrahan.

Eqsfon Lumber & Supply Moves to New 4-Acre Sire

Easton Lumber & Supply Co., Fresno, operated by Leroy Coperton, has moved two miles farther south on South Elm street to a new four-acre site, complete with new store and showroom.

Seprember Lumber Soles Up

The advance report on retail trade, prepared by the Bureau of the Census, reveals that lumber and associated materials showed an increase of $23,000 over August of this year and an increase in sales of $118,000 over September a year ago.

SllSS lumber Co,, lne, lg34 Deoler Convention Discussed Prices, Politics ond Policy

The California Retail Lumbermen's Association met for its annual convention at the Hotel Californian in Fresno, October ll, 12 and 13,193+. Reaffirming their belief in the necessity for the maintenance of the cost-protection. price provision of the Retail Lumber Code, the dealers endorsed th. ptopo."d $30,000,000 Veteran's Home bond issue, the candidacy of Frank Merriam for governor, George,Hatfield for 1t.-governor, and the distribution policy adopted by-l.presentalives at the Denver meeting in August 1934. They also decided to protest to Washington against government business being awarded to bidders violating provisions of the Retail Lumber Code.

Speaker Spencer D. Baldwin, president of the National Ret;il Lumbirmen's Association, declared that the National Housing Act was the finest piece of legislation that hacl come out of Washington for many a day, ancl that it was not being run by "brain trusters." Otl-rer speakers dis_cussed the lumEer manufacturers' code, wholesale lurnber dealer's code, code enforcement, earthquake legislatiou arrcl the Federal Housing Program.

The officers re-elected were Harry A. Lake, E. T. ltobie, Earl lohnson and Ross Blanchard. The directors elected were -W. A. Bales, J. E. Norton, B. J. Boorman, Meatl Clark, James Wisnom, Henry Adams, Fred Chapin, lioy H. Myers, A. J. Stoner and H. M. Cross.

Registration was under the direction of Paul Overend. \V. K. Kendrick was authorized to prepare a rrerv price schedule for Irrigation Grade Redwood, and A. C. Horner discussed earthquake legislation as it affected lurnber.

Steve Ross was chairman of the second day's program, and A. C. Horner, Henry S. Patten, Louis Stewart, Fratlk J. O'Connor, Wesley O. Ash, Dee Essley aud Warreu Atherton spoke at the morning session. Frank Minarcl presicled at the luncheon session, and M. A. "Matt" Harris was the speaker. The first speaker of the afternoott rvas Spencer D. Baldwin. followed by Henry S. Patten arrcl D. C. McGinness, who exhibited a taiking picture on the Federal Housing Program. The invitation of Glenn Miner to hold tl-re 1935 convention in San Diego was unanimottsly accepted. C. W. Pinkerton presented the report of the l{esolutions committee before adiournment.

The annual banquet *u. follo*ed by RKO vaudeville acts and NBC radio entertainers. The program comrnittee consisted of Warren Tillson, W. K. Kendrick, Ralph Duncan and Charles G. Bird, with Ben Maisler in charge of tl-re Inncheon, banquet and entertainment.

The state board of directors held their organization meeting on the next morning, passing their resolutions and commending the Program committee, the speakers, the Hotel Californian, The California Lumber Merchant, the Pacific

NOVEftIBER 15, 1959

Rubber Giant ot Logging Congress

The world's largest tire, built by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., was shown at the 50th Auniversary Pacific Logging Congress in Seattle, Wash., Nov. 10. Ten feet tall and weighing three tons with its wheel rim, the tire cost $14,000. It is a research model for future lines of giant earthmover and special-purpose tires. Rubber in it would make 320 auto tires, while its nylon cord is enough for 7,000 pairs of laclies' hose.

Retail Lumberman and the "many others" who contributed to the success of the convention.

The registration of the 1934 convention included the following:

H. M. Adams, W. L. Arbuckle, J. E. Atkinson, Ralph E. Bacorr, S. D. Baldwin, Ken Bartmess, Joseph H. Billeci, C. G. Bird, M. D. Bishop, W. T. Black, B. F. Bondurant, T. J. Bone, B. J. Boormau, Earl E. Bowe, Francis E. Boyd, Burton Boyle, Alberta R. Brey, Charles G. Briggs, L E. Brink, P. T. Burns, F. W. Burgers, C. J. Bush, E. A. Carlson, O. W. Carr, Fred A. Chapin, C. H. Chapman, H. C. Clark, Mead Clark, Ray Clotfelter, Dean Cook, Max E. Cook, John V. Creath, Charles B. Cross, Phil Curran, R. P. Daggs, F. H. Dettman, J. D. Dux, W. S. Elton, R. M. Engstrand, William Harrison Enlow, M. L. Euph'rat, W. H. Falconbury, Jim Farley, J. C. Ferger, Harold J. Ford, Louis P. Fox, "Friday" Freeland, Paul G. Galle, Lon S. Garrett, Charles T. Gartin, J. U. Gartin, George M. Gibbs, George W. Gorman, Robert S. Grant, "Chuck" Grifferr, "Red" Grimes, Paul Hallingby, Riley Hallmark, J. O. Handley, M. A. Harris, S. J. Hathaway, S. J. Hauge, S. M. Hauptman, W. F. Hayward, C. P. Henry, C. Hexberg, R. E. Hills, Henry M. Hink, Fred Holmes, Robert Hume, H. M. Isenhower, A. L. Jacobsen, Earl Johnson, Earle E. Johnson, W. G. Kahman, W. K. Kendrick, George Kennedy, Borb Kimble, E. W. King, Mason E. Kline, G. A. Kramer, H. A. Lake, Mitch Landis, Ed Larson, Henry Laws, D. H. LeBreton, H. A. Libbey, Lew Love, S. E. Luke, J. B. McKeon, E. H. McNear, W. R. NIcWilliams, A. Maisler, Ben Maisler, Mrs. Ada H. March, W. F. Marmion, Charles L. Marsh, W. O. Mashek, C. T. Mathison, Paul M. P. Merner, O. H. Miller, H. E. Milliken, Frank F. Minard, Glen M. tr4iner, H. L. Miner, Bill Morrison, H. S. Morton, Roy H. Myers, R. Nelson, Frank J. O'Connor, Bob Palker, E. C. Parker, Henry S. Patten, F. K. Peil, Walter E. Peterson, C. W. Pinkerton, Elmo Polly, E. M. Prescott, Charles E. Rathbone, C. Reenders, George W. Robinson, Joe Rogers, S. P. Ross, Leonard Routt, A. J. Russell, E. P. Ruth, E. L. Schedin, E. E. Schlotthauer, Kenneth D. Seeley, J. H. Shepard, J. C. Snead, Jr., E. Stefiensen, L. G. Sterett, E. J. Stewart, Jerry Stutz, Clyde F. Surtzer, Warren S. Tillson, Tom Travis, John H. Tyson, William A. Viney, L. L. Walker, W. T. Wallace, Carl W. Watts, J. S. Webb, A. D. White, Ward Wilson, Fred Witmer and J. F. Wright, and manl' of their

Glen Butler Stqrts Wholesqle Firm

A popular Sacramento lumberman, Glen L. Butler, recently terminated a partnership in Rosenberry-Butler Lumber Sales in favor of starting his own business. The new firm, which operates as Glen Butler Co., is headcluartered at 4316 Duke Drive (P.O. Box 8107) in Sacramento.

Prior to forming the Rosenberry-Butler partnership cluring Fall of last year, Butler had been six years with Winton Lumber Sales in Sacramento and was vice-president allcl salesmanager of that organization when he left to form the partnership. Originally, Glen spent several years learning Iumber with Raloh L. Smith Lumber Comoanv before J0111illg VV 1llton.

Merchqndising Workshop for Builders

\,\rashington.-A selling and mercl-randising "workshop" will be held in the National Housing Center, Washington, D.C., on Nov. 17-19. The workshop is desigr.recl to sl-row how to arrive at an economical merchandising program for builders to get the right prospects for new homes. It is also aimed at giving builders concrete help in selecting locatior.r and.determining price-and_design to attract customers. The seminar is sponsored by the Merchandising and Sales Department of the National Association of Home Builders.

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