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ASSOCIATED PLYWOOD MILLS,lNC.
llllt5: Eugcnc, (lregon, ond Wlllomino, Oregon
BRANCH SALES WAREHOUSES: Eugene ond Willomino, Oregon; 925 Tolond St., Son Froncisco 24, Calif.; 4814
Eengof St., Dollos 9, Tex.t 4268 Utoh St.. St. Louis 16, Mo.
3ALl3 WARIHOUSES: lcsonettc & Eckstrem' 2719 S. Compton, Los Angeles l'1, Colif.; Pocific Mrtucl Door Co., 626 Tocomo Bldg. (Home Office), Tocomo, Wn.; l4O-7 Fleet St., Boltimore 31, Md.; 214l Throop St., Chicogo 8, lll.; 516 South Ave., Gorwood, N. J.; Adoms ond Shownee Sts., Konsos City;2235 Territoriol Rood, St. Poul 4, Minn.
Appointed General Managar Of Southern California Branch
Ray Jacobs, president of the Ross Carrier Co. of California, announces the aPpointment of L. W. Barclay as general manager of their Los Angeles branch. The company has opened a new store at 2700 South Santa Fe Avenue, Los Arrgeles, where they 'lvill render direct factory service to all customers.
They will carry a complete stock of Ross parts at the Los Angeles store, aiso, there is a crew of factory trained service and repairmen well qualified to render excellent servivce on all Ross equipment'
Mr. Barclay was formerly Los Angeles manager for the Hyster Co. and is 'rvell knorvn to the lumber trade' Prior to coming to Southern California he was connected u,ith the lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest for rnail v vears
World" Biggest Christma s Tree
Dazzling with hundreds of flashing decorations and 2,000 multi-colored lights, the "world's biggest Christmas tree," burst into brilliance Monday night, November 28, in Pershing Square, in downtown Los Angeles.
The tree rvas given to Mayor Fletcher Bowron in behalf of the people of Los Angeles by Philip Corrin, president of the Downtown Business Men's Association, which sponsored the event.
The 105-foot white fir which came from the Sequoia National Forest was felled near Johnsondale and donated by the Mt. Whitney Lumber Co. to the Downtown Business Men's Association. ft was hauled to Los Angeles, a distance of 250 miles, on a Z?-wheel truck and trailer of the Star Truck and Trailer Co., operated by Lionel Brown. When it left the forest it was escorted by Mr. Brown in a pilot car and two California Highway Patrolmen, Ed Blankenship and H. E. Rardin.
The Christmas tree was raised into position by a powerful crane. A silver star r,vhich measures ten-feet in diameter has been affixed to the tree's crowning point. It is being admired daily by thousands of grown-ups and chilclren.
New Wholescler Stqrts
Al Milne recently started in the wholesale lumber business at 4200 Bandini Boulevard, Los Angeles .23. His telephone number is ANgelus 9-7152. He was formerly rvith Arrow Mill Co., Lot'Angeles' He will specialize in Ponderosa and Sugar pine and industrial clears.