Two New Companies Organized-Reopen Plant

at Burbank

Two new companies, Walker Wood Products, Inc., and T. V. Walker & Sons, Inc., have leased the plant of the Pacific Wood Products Corp. at Front and Olive Ave., Burbank.

Walker Wood Products, Inc., will manufacture sash, doors and general millwork.

T. V. Walker & Sons, Inc., will carry on a wholesale and retail business in sash, doors and millwork, and in addition to handling the sales of the Walker Wood Products, Inc., will also carry a line of Douglas fir stock doors and plywood.

The piant occupied by the two companies was built by Jac Walker in 1922, who organized the Burbank Planing Mill Co. in 1919. His brother, Tom Walker, became associated with him in I9ZO, They operated two plants at Burbank, the one they are now occuping at Front and Olive Ave., the other at Victory Blvd. and Olive Ave. On January l, 1926, these two plants, with eight other millwork plants in Los Angeles, Hollywood and Long Beach merged under the name of the Pacific Door & Sash Co., which concern now operates as the Pacific Wood Products Corp.

Jac and Tom Walker were both connected with the Pacific Wood Products Corp., the former as mill superintendent, and the latter as general sales manager. Jac Walker r'esigned February 1 and since that time has been installing the machinery and getting the mill ready to operate; the mill started March 10. Tom Walker resigned March 1 and is now busy calling on the trade.

Jac Walker heads Walker Wood Products, Inc., and his son, Jay Walker, is associated with him in the business. T.V. (Tom) Walker, and his two sons, Charles V. and William R. Walker, are the organizers of T. V. Walker & Sons. Inc.

Philip Hirsch

Philip Hirsch, owner of Dolan Building Materials Com. pany, Sacramento, died in San Francisco, February 27.

Mr. Hirsch is survived by a son, Melville Hirsch; a daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Abrahams; a sister, Mrs. M. Fisher, and a brother, Jay Hirsch He was a member of Union Lodge No. 58, F. and A. M., Sacramento Consistory A. & A. S. R., Islam Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., David Lubin Lodge, B'Nai B'rith and Court Sacramento No. 12 F.O.A.

New Sales Manager For Paciftc District

H. S. Cheney, who until recently was engaged in special supervisory sales work for The Insulite Company, has been made sales manager for the company's Pacific district. He succeeds M. C. Juell, lvho has been transferred to the Chicago office as manager of the company's sales operations in that area.

Insulite sales in the company's Pacific district are handled exclusively by The Paraffine Companies, Inc., of San Francisco, but Mr. Cheney will coordinate the activities of this manufacturer of building materials with the merchandising and sales policies of his own company.

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Port Orfordoedar for

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Mixed Care of P. O. Cedar and Douglas Fir CoQUILLE, OREGON

California Sales Agents

JAMES L. HALL

1026 MiIIc Bldg.

San Francisco Telephone SUtter 1385

Main Ofrce

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