ID MARTIN Rernernbers

Lumbermen with long memories will recall some of these random items that occurred back in 1922:

R. S. (Bob) Osgood assumed the management of the Los Angeles branch offrce of the Wheeler-Osgood Company, sash and door manufacturers, of Tacoma, Wash. He succeeded Mark Lillard, who resigned the position, to join the Nicolai Door Manufacturing Co., of Portland, Ore. As Bob took over his new position on July 1, the same date that the Merchant published its first issue, he always reminded me that he and the Merchant had the same birthday.

About this same time. Allen Turner came down from the Northwest to become assistant sales manager with the E. K. Wood Lumber Company, San Francisco. Allen had been sales manager of the Buehner Lumber Co., of Coos Bay and Portland, Ore., and prior to that was sales manager for the Clear Lake Lumber Co. at Clear Lake, Wash. I used to call on Allen when making the rounds of the mills in the Northwest, buying lumber.

R.W. llAtT|lll & G0. Wholesole Lumber

475 Hvntington Drive

Sqn Mqrino 9, Colif.

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Sales Representadves in Arizona and New Mexico

I JoE TnnlY-WnousAtE Lumrrn I

Wholesqle Qnd Commissron

Representing some of the besf mills in the counlry, olso wholesqle conneclions.

From my vqrious sources, I cqn furnish onything thqt comes from tr tree - I|YIPORTED or DOMESTIC

Offlce: 67O0 Sou,th Alqmedo Street I

Los Angeles I, Cqliforniq I

Phone Collect: LUdlow l-O778 I

Barr Lumber Co., Santa Ana, began the construction of a new, modern and attractive office building, including a display and service room for the convenience of their trade.

Fred Hamlin and Garry Moore became owners of the Pacific Mill & Timber Co. in San Francisco on July 1. Fred was a salesman with Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co.. and Garry was a sales representative for Hill & Morton.

O. A. Nelson, who was associated with R. S. Shaw in the wholesale lumber business in Portland, Ore., and prior to that sales manager for the Hammond Lumber Company at Astoria, Ore., opened an office in Los Angeles where he represented the Santa Fe Lumber Co. of San Francisco.

Arthur Kelly, manager of the Tulare County Lumber Company at Visalia, had an interesting display at the Industrial Exhibit conducted by the businessmen of Visalia. He held a drawing contest and the winner was presented with a modern ironing board-a product of his yard.

-Ed Martin.

Western Lumber Compony Moves to Lorger Offices in Sqn Frqncisco

\\'estcrn Lumber Companr-. captaine<l lry \rictor Wolf :rn<1 Iiurt Cirur-ru'ald. mor"e<l into larger (ltlartcrs at 2390 3.1th Ar-enue. Sar-r Francisco, cluring Noveurlrer. 'I'hc n'ho1esalc lumber concerlr, formerlv locaterl on T:rr:ivel Street, u'i11 retain the s:ure Dhone rrrrnrber (1,()mlrard (i-3305) and tcletype 15. F.9-10;.

\Vestern l-umber Comprtnr- u'lts estalrlished in San Francisco dnring- 19.54. Hon'ever. lrotlt (lrurru'a1<l antl \\ro1f have

Weslern Lumber Compony Owners

Victor Wolf (seqred) ond Kurt Grunwqld with Rqchel Jocob, rheir secrelory since 1954 h:L<l ir liietinre of ir-rteresting lrrmber expcriertce. I'rior to j,rining [orces in 195-1, \\-o1f operated Victor \\'oll' Lrttnber Salcs at the same old Taravel Street :rcl<lress, arrrl Grtttru':r1rl u'as heacl of Grunu'ald & Conrltar.rr', of Xlartil:r, exporting 1'hilippine mahogany to the states.

Originalll-, \\rolf entered the iumber bttsincss fi 1921 in Austria. He continuecl his iumber export lrrtsitress based in Austria until 1938, just prior to the outbreak of \\'W II, u,hen he came to the States an<l tr.rok a job n'ith Sloane Lumber Co. :rt F-ort \\'r.rrth, 'I-exas. After several years in Texas, \Volf came to San Francisco and ol)eratecl as a mill agent for sever:rl Oregon mills ur-rtil starting his on'n s'holesale operation in 1948.

Grunn'alcl, likervise, "cut his teeth" in the lr.rmber business in an eastern Iiurolrean minir-rg clistrict then knou'n as Upper Silesia. From thrtt base, l.re traveled extensir-eh- and s'as active in the exrrort markct as rvell as the local rnarket there.-Like Wolf, Grunwald left Europe during 1938 and moved to the Philippine Islands, where he Eecame associated with the Philippine Match Company. He remained with that firm through- WW II occupation, and then established Grunwald & Company

NIJIA Votes Wood Adverrising Fund

(Continued from Page 39) sociation, praised the promotional efforts of NLMA's regional .associations and individual lumber companies but pointed out that two of lumber's biggest competitors each are spending more than $2 million annually on consumer advertlslng'.

"There seems to be a substantial resource of manoower and money that could be enlisted in a national prosram. if you can devise a program that is open to all in our indurirv and is also open for participation by those identified witlr wood among the allied industry and-other industries whose products are directly related [o the volume of wood that is used."

"If retail lumber dealers can count on having the assistance of a strong new merchandising and promotional program from your branch of the industry, our own efforts will be just that much more succeslful," Northup asserted.

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H. R. (Cotton) Northup of Washington, D.C., executive vice president of the National Retail Lumber Dealers As-

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Martin T. Wiegand of Washington, D.C., president of theNational-American Wholesale Lumber,A.ssociation. ap- plauded NLMA for taking the initiative in developitts btatis for a national merchandising program and promisdd',,the all-out support and cooperation" of N-AWLA ': Wiegand said his association could be especiallv helofut in providing "manpower to help sell such a program to'thi lumber industrv."

Yeor's Flres on' Tree Forms Sel Low Loss Mcrk

Forest fires on Western Pine tree farms in California burned less than one-tenth of one percent of the lands in the year ended July 1, according to an inspection summary iust completed bv Western Pine Association foresters.

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' On tree farmi totaling 1,160,065 acres, 34 fires burned 996 acres, it was reported by Knox Marshall, Sacramento, and Dale Prentice, Redding, district forest engineers who periodically reinspect tree farms to check on progress.

"Nineteen of the fires, or more than hali, were caused by lightning," Marshall pointed out. 'The low ratio of mancaused fires is a fine credit to our forest-conscious public ,and especially to the people living in and traveling in, or working in the woods. It is a feather, too, in the hat of the Keep California Green movement."

Theil recent reinspection visits took Marshall and Prentice to most of the 190 certified'Western Pine tree farms in

California. The remainder are to be surveyed later in the vear. The tracts. all privatelv owned, range from a few acres io thousands, and ari locatei in the mountains on both sides of the Sacr4mento and San Joaquin Valleys and in Southern California.

The harvest on the Tree Farms during thb year totaled 483 million board feet of sawlogs, 145,fi)0 feet of poles, 3,600 posts, and 69,400 Christmas trees.

Slightly over three percent of the total tree farm area was loegdd bv the woods-crews during the year, including sal,ra!i to iake out trees threatened by insects and diseases-

The harvest, Marshall explained, is selective to encourage growth on young trees. Improvement work by tree farm-ers included 139 acrEs of planting,362 acres of seeding and 938 acres of thinning, from which 956,000 feet of logs was eleaned. Tree farmdrs worked on 737 miles of road during ihe year, keeping them open for log harvest and fire protection, the report showed.

Stewcrrt Retires qt Pock River

Bxnnxtt Yinxirs

3ffi lfill,'.li?N* INC. YUkon $'1750

T. D. BENNETT -Foresl Fqclors-

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EATANCED PRODUC"ON wEst coAsr'soFrwooDs cENrER, CORE & FACE SIOC,( GNEEN & DRY

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Including "Cut lo Sizc" REPRESENTING WATTON PTYWOOD IN THE NORTHERN CAIIFORNIA AREA

O WATTON "EYerSide"

Ihe Uhimofe in Beveled Siding. The Fiber Sheet Fqce Tokes Point Beoufi' fully. , Eosily Apptied, Economicolly Priced.

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WALfON "Rustic"

The Plywood Beveled Siding with the Rusfic Finish. Sloins or Points Nicely for Added Inleresl in Contemporory or Ronch-Style Homes.

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WATTON "Eve#orm"

}lode Exprcrsly for Concreie Form Work. Hcrd, GlossY, High-DensitY Overloy Fuscd to Exferior Douglos Fir Plywood.

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WAITON "Everldsl"

Extcrior Douglor Fir PlYwood wirh Tough, Smooth, Medium-Denrity Overloy Surfocer. The Perfcct Point Bose.

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WATTON "EYerUs€"

A Versotile Overloid Ponel for Scores of lndurtriol Uscr. Hord, Glorsy, High' Denrity Surfocc Rcsirlr Weor ond Abrqsion.

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WA1TON "EverRile"

EverRite Cotlonwood. The Sfondord of Americo in Quoliry Underloymenl. ' Bcouliful or Dccorqfive Poncling.

PORTLAND OFFICE, JACKSON TOWER

W. F. (Bi11) Stewart, vice-president in charge of sales for Pack River Tree Farm Products, will retire January I after a long career in lumbering, which started in a retail lumber yard ai Sykeston, N. D. Since that time,.he estimates he has sold o1 supervised the 6elling of about $115,000,000 worth of lumber.

L. V. Brown, Pack River president, i.nnounced that Thomas S. Porter, who has been general sales manager, is succeeding Stewart.

C.C. Conference JonuorY 8

The Business Outlook Conference of 1958 of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce will be held January 8 at the Biltmore hotel.

Builders and realtors who maintain model or displav homes, and who use oedar shineles ailaihakes for either roofs or exterior ivalls, may now obtain informative literature deveioped by the Red Cqd4t -S!ingl9 Bureau. "R6ofs oi Genuine Red Cedar" and its companion piece, "'Walls of Genuine Red Cedar;"-stress ihe beautyand value of cedar shingles and shakes as exterio-r building- materiJls. Cedar's superior insulation and the Bureau's inspection and labeling services are also expiained. This literature is desisned specifrcally for distribution in model hJmes. Space is-provided on the front of both han8outs foi imprinting the name of the builder or development involved. Inter' ested builders and reiltors who feature ted shineles and/or shakes may obtain a frce supply by writing the Burelu" 5510 Whitc Bldg., Seattle 1, Wash.

New BUILDING Developments...

Santa An:r.-Trr'o ncu. subdivisions approved include one of 10 single-family drvellings on four acres at llureka street near In.rperial higl"ru,ay in Yorba I-inda ancl a 4(r-1ot trlLct on 8f-acres at Fairhar.en avenlle east <tf Tustin ilve1lt1e.

Santa llarbanr.-r\ nen' sclrior high school at $3,600,000 nill be erecterl on }lollister Avenue at Trrrnuike roacl near Goleta. Starteil to accr)mmoclate 1200 sttr,lenls, luore buildings are plannecl later for 1800 capacity.

Xlorro Ba1'.-'\ $500,000 motel projcct will bc startecl near XIorro ilay State l'ark ancl kro*'. as the Golclen Tee Nfotel. The 31-unit structure n'ill feature extensive use of native redu'ood.

Anaheim.-Permits issued for 105 nerv homes boosted building-permit totals in September to $1,265,420. Permits fu>r 7A homes valued at $867,570 n'ere issued to Huntington I)evelopment Co. for a tract at Placentia and La Palrna avenues. N{ickey Construction Co. took out permits for 35 homes valuecl ai $:9Z,SSO at Katella avenrle ind gth street.

Palmclale.-The $600.000 Tanrarislc Elementary school will lte built here on a lO-acre site at 20th street, East ancl A-venue Q-5 ; it u'ill comprise ser-en buildings with roofs of rvood frame constructiop.

Los Angeles.-Construction has started on the Henrv Clay Junior High scl-rool at 12226 S. Western Ave. ai $??50,000 cost. Conrprising 28 buildings, it will open late irr 1958. Ilasic constructior-r u'ill combine rvood and stucco.

Yorba Linda.-1'alisades Builders '"vill develoo the resiclential area surrulrrrdirrg the Yorba Linda L'ourrtry Clrrlr Estates on lots \\.ith 100-1s0-foot frontages.

Los-Angeles.-A 30-acre tract of 118 single-family lots east of Vermont ar.rd south of E,ast road rvas approved in the Carson zoning district.

Orange.-Plans for a $350,000 structure at 615 W. Grove A ve... lras been approved for a n.arehouse an<l storage building.

Buena Park.First Congregational church plans a $91.,000 sanctuary and Sunday scliool building at 10th street and Grant avenue.

Rosamond.-Ground u'as broken for the nelv $228.800 Tropico school. A Bakersfield contractor will ereci the 8classroom plant in the Southern Kern County Unified School District.

Tarzana.-A 106-acre, 305-lot tract was approved at Avenue M east of 70th street in the Quartz Htll Zoning district.

Buena Park.-Bonds har.e been sold for purcfrase of a lO-acre site at Crescent avenue ancl l)alc streei for construction of the seventh school in the Cer-rtralia school district.

Nervport lleach.-Ground u,as broken for a ncw office building on Via C)porto bett'een Central avenrle and Ne.lvport boulevard at $500,000 cost.

_-North_ridge.-Itequcst n'as 1-reard for rezoning of land at N<rrdhoff and Darby a\:entle for mrrltiple-apartment use.

Fullerton.-A one-zrcre site for zr cerebral palsy school erncl an elementary school \\'as apl)ro\-cd south ,',f Orarrgethorpe avenue betu.een Nicholas and Spaclrlr.

Anaheim.- The Church oi Chri"t ro()l( our l $60,000 r,er_ mit for a 56x116-foot anclitoriun-r at 311 N. pllrccntia A..e.

Brea.-The Bre;r-Olinda I{igh School district has startecl a^$1,219,000 building program to get underu,ay early in 1958.

Los Alamitos.-Permits were issued for a 1S8_home sub- division at $2.218,535 in the area boundecl bv Coloricloe. Martha Anna. Kensington, \\rembley, Piedmont ald Bostonian drive.

Anaheim.-Neu. elementary school sites rvill be pur- chased at Sunkist and La Palma avenlles, nr.,d ..,r.., o'.... at La Palma ancl \\.est street for construction of schools to accommodute p_\rpils l.iy the.September 1958 term.

t ullerton.-'fhe firs.t section of the $1 million shopping center at Spadra road ancl Orangethorpe avenue is i" t? completed this month.