California Panel & Veneer Co. Appointed Distributor

For Simpson lnsulating Materials

Company Celebrates 30th Anniversary

In announcing the company's appointn.rent as a distributor of the new Simpson insulating materials, W. F'. (Bill) Fahs, manager of California Panel & Veneer Company, Los Angeles, said:

"In keeping with our slogan, "The Best in Plywood," we have ahvays prided ourselves in offering only the best to our customers. And in iine with our policy rve had desired to get the best in insulating materials. We can now say we are proud and happy to be handling the Simpson line, made on the Pacific Coast at their fine new factory in Shelton, Washington.

"\\''e feel that this complete Simpson line of insulating materials is a natural and valuable complement to such other materials as the better grades of both soft','r'ood and hardn'oocl plywood, Formica, and Kinkead metal mouldings.

"It is particularly fitting that rve make the announcement on our 30th Anniversary tl-rat u,e are distributing

E. K. Wood Converts Huge Pine Shed

Trn'enty-five thousand dollars went into converting the huge 400 ft. by 75 ft. pine shed at E. K. Wood Lumber Company, Los Angeles from the old-style storage to lifttruck storage space. All uprights have been removed and the roof is now supported by the truss system. A cemer-rt floor has been laid on which the lift-trucks can operate easily to pile up the pine, four packages high, which greatly increases the capacity of tl.re shed, and decreases the cost of handling. Ai Privett, manager, points rvith pride to this modernized structure.

such an outstanding line. With the addition of the Simpson line our ability to supply our customers' requirements has been greatly increased, owing to the growing demand for insulation materials. Insulation of homes, for instance, in the past decade has passed from being considered a luxury to being a necessity both from the standpoint of necessity and of comfort.

"We are now building up substantial inventories, and have enlarged our sales staff, so that we are in a better position than at any time in our historl' to service properly our many friends and customers."

California Panel & Veneer Company had an outstanding record during the war in servicing vital materials to important war industries, and was one of the first pl1'.l,vood distributors to encourage and assist the plywood house pref abricating industry.

I![rs. Maude J. Baker is president of the firm, whi,ch was founded by her husband, the late Howell Baker. Howell N. Baker, Jr. is vice president, and William F. Fahs is secretary-treasurer and manager.

Miss Jane Woodhead is office manager. She has been with the company lor 23 vears.

Stanley F. Swanson is sales manager.

Move Olfices

The \,Vest Coast Lumbermen's Association, Willamette Valley Lumbermen's Association, and \Arest Coast Bureau of Lumber Grades and Inspection, announce the moving of their Eugene, Ore., offices to the Osburn Hotel.

Translerred A. G. "Ben" Bennett, in charge of the Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company in Casa Grande, Ariz. for the past five years, has been appointed manager of the firm's Yuma yard, replacing Charles Killen.