PATRICK LUMBER co.

Amencan Lumber Congress June 16-18

Washington, D. C.-An American Lumber Congress which will bring together lumber manufactnrers and allied interests from all parts of the country will be conducted in Chicago, June 16-18, it has been announced by the National Lumber N{anufacturers Association, sponsors of the meeting.

-The first nationwide meeting for lumber to be held in 25 years, the Congress will bring together all segments of the lumber industry-including manufacturers, wholesalers, commissionmen and rs12ils15-3s well as representatives of forestry groups and wood-using industries.

General sessions are slated with such topics as timber supply, federal controls, labor, distribution, marketing, research and nerv products on the agenda.

Announcing the Congress, C. Arthur Bruce, president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, pointed out the meeting rvill afford an opportunity for those in the industry to obtain up-to-the-minute view-points of experts and formulate opinion and judgment as to how the many problems facing the lurnber industry can best be solved.

Panels will be conducted on major topics, and outstanding leaders in each field of interest will be invited to address the delegates. Highlighting the three-day program will be a banquet, and business sessions will be interspersed with luncheon meetings and dramatic presentations.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Golf Tourncment June 5

The Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club will hold a golf tournament at the Inglewood Countrl, Club. Inglewood, Thursday afternoon, June 5. Dinner r.l'ill be served in the Club House in the evening, and there will be a fine entertainment program. Prizes rvill be awarded to the winners in the various golf events. As this will be the last meeting of the present Hoo-Hoo year, a big crowd is expected.

Moves to Fresno

The G. S. Douglas Company, owned and operated b1' Les, Ralph, and Doug Glaspey, has moved its warehouse to 808 R Street, Fresno, Calif. This company distributes tool and hardware supplies to lumber yards throughout California, Southern Oregon, and Western Arizona.

A Kind Word From Western

Mr. Jack Dionne

The California Lumber Merchant

508 Central Building

Los Angeles 14, California

Dear Mr. Dionne:

Some anniversaries are avoided and some are looked forward to and we know the latter is true r,vith the one coming up for the California Lumber Merchant. We have read this magazine for a great many years and enjoyed it for your editorials and the coverage it gives us with the trade; and last but not least the pleasant friendship we have had with your Northern representative, Bill Black.

Sincerely,

\\TESTERN DOOR & SASH CON{PANY

Oakla4d, California

Bv I. Z. Todd

Business Thecrtre Opens lor Showing OI Business qnd Documentcrry Films

The long-recognized need for "big theatre" presentation of industrial and advertising films l-ras been met in San Francisco with the opening of the neu' Vogue Business Theatre at Sacramento and Presidio Avenue.

Irving M. Levin, district manager of San Francisco Theatres, Inc., today announced completion of the installation of interchangeable 16-rnm and 35-mm film atrd sound equipment, for screening of all types of non-theatrical motion pictures during weekday hours from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. This will not interfere with the present evening and week-end entertainment.

This will be the first "business theatre" in the West. If an increased attendance is desired, larger units in the circuit are available. Exe,cutive of;fices for the Vogue are at 995 Market Street. YUkon 6-2112.

Purchcse.Resaw Mill

Fred Hayes and Eddie Gebien have purchased a resaw mill four miles south of Redding, Calif. The new owners spent several days overhauling the equipment and making general improvements, and the mill is nou' in full time operation.

New lssue ol Rebrence Book

The May 1947 issue of the Reference Book of the Lumbermen's National Red Book Service is just off the press. It is the 131st issue of the book, which is a semi-annual consolidation of that service's twice-a-week bulletin of changes in the lumber and woodworking industries.

Lumbermen's Credit Association Inc., Chicago 5, Illinois, and New York 5, N. Y., publishers of this service, advise that as compared with the issue of six months ago, there are an unus.ual number of changes affecting the various branches of the industry including many newly listed sawmills, some of which are brand new sources of lurnber, others are mills which have resumed since the termination of most of the Government's restrictions. Also, there are listed numerous changes in business classifications as well as in credit ratings.

For the pait 7I years, this service has been used b1' lumber shippers and shippers in many other industries who market through retail lumber dealers, or who sell to furniture and other wood working factories, as their guide in credit and collection work, and aid in sales promotion and guide to sorlrces of lumber and allied products.

Glcrss Famine Hits Cclilornic

Manufacturers of building materials containing glass report that what was until recently only a scarcity and shortage of commercial glass in California, has develpoed into a full-fledged famine. Door, window, and other such manufacturers are wrestling with this very serious problem, and report no hope of immediate improvement. The glass people report bare shelves.

Western Hcrrdwood Ccrries Big Stock ol Long Fir Plywood

Western Hardwood Lumber Company, Los Angeles, carries a tremendous volume of specialty wood, but none that catches the eye of the visitor to the big yard as quickly as their stock of long Fir plywood. They carry these panels in lengths running from sixteen to thirty-two feet. The boat trade is their biggest customer for this sort of stuff.

New Book---"More Timb"r"

In a new book, "More Timber," the Joint Committee on Forest Conservation presents in lucid style with attractive illustrations the program of private forest land owners of the Pacific Northwest which will insure a perpetual supply of ,forest products from that region. The Joint Committee represents the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and the Pacific Northwest Loggers Association.

Prominently discussed in the book are several developments in forest management which originated in the Douglas fir region: Tree Farms, "Keep Green" organizations and cooperative tree nursery. An interesting outline of cooperative forest protective associations is also pre-. !ented.

More Timbq,r points out that of the privately-owned land in the Douglas fir region, one-third of that which has been logged is now in certified tree farms. A large additional acerage is prospective Tree Farm material. Because of the spotted and checkerboard ownership pattern in the timbered areas, the book suggests that it is absolutely essential in making effective any program for the futurethat there be a full understanding and cooperation between private and public agencies, and coordinated harvesting of their respective timber lands.

Copies of More Timber may be obtained by writing West Coast Lumbermen's Association, 1410 S. W. Morrison Street, Portland 5. Oregon.

West Coqst Screen Compcrny Sends Emergrency Shipment to Texcrs City

Fred Hanson, head of the West Coast Screen Company, of Los Angeles, manufacturers of the famous Hollywood and other doors, reports that in response to'telephone calls from stricken Texas City, Texas, they accumulated and shipped as quickly as possible a large carload of doors to the terribly damaged area.

Appointed Genercl Scrles Mcrncrger

The Board of Directors of E. J. Stanton & Son, Inc., announced the promotion of Stanton Swafford to the position of general sales manager. In securing this appointment, Stan follows in the footsteps of his father, Henry W. Swafford, who was director of sales of this wholesale lumber concern for many years prior to his untimely passing in 1939.