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Behind Griploth, held by the flexible fingers of Burson Clips, froming members of o building con shrink, settle, twist, or wqrp without moving the woll itself. Spring metol clips obsorb the motion.

Thot is the "flooting woll"-it resisfs crocking, losfs longer thon rigid construction; ond increoses fire sofety. Merit specified in €sHouses wherever such producrs ore required, Schumite Griploth, ofoched by the Burson Clip Sysrem, mokes the besf woll ond ceiling bose known for wood stud ond ioist construcfion. see our representolive for full detqils.

Ed Culnan Retires -- Cv lrving Named \(/holesale Hardwood Distributors Hold General Manager Annual Meeting M.y 22-24

E. B. (Ed) Culnan, vice presiilent and general manager of the Western Lumber Company, San Diego, retired on May l. Ed says he is now a nlan of leisure and putting in his time caring for his home place in Loma Portal and riding his horse.

Ed went to San Diego in December, 1932, to take over the position of vice president and general manager of Western

Arrangements have been completed for the 22nd annual convention of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Distributors Association to be held at Sonoma Mission Inn, Boyes Springs, Calif., on May 22, 23 and 24.

There will be a business session at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, and golf tournament in the afternoon. Special entertainment has been arranged for the ladies. The banquet on Thursday evening rvill honor veterans of World War II. Don F. White, White Brothers, San Francisco, will be toastmaster

On Friday there will be a business session at 1O a.m. The principal speaker will be'Malcolm J' Macdonald of the Office of Price Administration, \,\rashington, D'C. Golf in the afternoon.

The annual banquet of the association will be held on Friday evening. Dallas Donnan of Ehrlich-Harrison Co., Seattle, will be toastmaster.

Reservations should be made through James Davis, secretary of the association, at Davis Hardwood Company, 350 Bay Street, San Francisco 6, Calif., telephone Exbrook 4322.

Ed Culacrn Cy lrving Lumber Company, and later was made vice pres,ident of the Sullivan Hardwood Lumber Company. The company operates five branch yards in San Diego County which are under the supervision of the general manager.

He was with the Charles R. McCormick Lumber Company and Pope & Talbot, Inc., for 2l years, during which time he rvorked at the San Diego yard, managed the Oceanside yard, and later the Riverside yard. In 1922, he was called into their Los Angeles office and went on the road for the wholesale department, and became district sales manager in 1926.

C. E. (Cy) Irving succeeds Ed as vice president and general manager. Cy has been r,vith the firm since 1931, filling the position of sales manager and assistant manager. Before going n'ith the Western organization, he was sales rnanager for the Charles R. McCormick Lumber Company at their San Diego plant, having entered their employ in 1925.

Aluminum Trim (or 1/2" Insulating Boards Now Available

A new satin-finished aluminum trim for fu-inch insulating board is being distributed to lumber dealers by Fir-Tex of Southern California. 812 East 59th Street, Los Angeles 1; Fir-Tex of Northern.California, 206 Sansome Street, San Francisco 4; Dant & Russell, Inc', Porter Building, Portland 4, Oregon, and S. C. Hooper, 517 Sinclair Building, Fort Worth, Texas.

It is made in three shapes-inside corner, outside corner, and division bar. All these are push-on type, no nails being required. All that is needed is to space the boards about the thickness of a dime apart, and then push the trim into place. Reverse type teeth or flange hold it securely in place. This product is a real seller for retail yards, and it is nou' available for distribution. It was developed by FirTex of Southern California. Patents have been applied for.