CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

Rate---$Z.5O Pen Column Inch. Minimum Ad One-Half Inch.

Position Wanted

Wide-awake, a[-around man. Now manager of small yard in Southern California. D<perienced salesman, estimator, credits, bookkeeper, all-around office man. Will accept subordinate position with opportunity. Will go anywhere. Age 45, excellent health.

Address Box C-882, California Lumber Merchant.

F'OR SALE

Lumber yard that has been established many years in the City of Long Beach. Small investment. For full information write Box C-889 California Lumber Merchant.

\,tIANTED-POSITION

Competent rnen of ability and integrity and thorough knowledge of business are hard to find. Could you use one capable of assuming the management of your business or Sales Manager-Comptroller-Chief Accountant? An interview will convince you of my broad practical experience and earning capacity. Enjoyed my own business for years. Bond-marriedperfect health-temperate-tolerant-well balanced.

Address Box C-888 California Lumber Merchant.

For Sale

FULLY EQUIPPED RETAIL LUMBER YARD ESTABLISHED OVER 20 YEARS IN ONE OF THE BEST INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS CLOSE TO LOS ANGELES. NEW STOCKS_GOOD REASON TO SELL AT A RIGHT PRICE. Address Box C-890 California Lumbcr Merchant.

Wanted

An experienced bookkeeper with a general knowledge of office and yard detail for an old established lumber yard located in the East Bay District. Will pay $150.00 per month salary to party who can invest from $50fi).00 up in this business, with good security, or will consider taking into business as a partner. Address Box C-883 California Lumber Merchant.

Manager Available

Now employed as Architectural Examiner for FHA. Over twenty years' experience as retail yard manager and executive work. My references will say "O.K." and I'll show you. Want good position but not a five figure salary. Address Box C-887, California Lumber MerchanL

Competent Lumberman

For wholesale or retail sales. Have managed good sized retail yard, audited line yards, familiar with retail set-up. Have had long experience selling whole'sale Pine, Fir, Redwood, six years in Los Angeles. Now employed outside Los Angeles but desire to make a change. Address Box C-891 California Lumber Merchant.

Lumber Yards For Sale

We have a number of good yards in Southern California for sale. Twohy Lumber Co., Lumber Yard Brokers, 801 Petroleum Building, Los Angeles. Telephone PRospect 8746.

How Lumber Looks

(Continued from Page 4)

West Coast lumber production was maintained at a Stocks on .hand are about 13 per cent lower than a year relatively high level in April as the industry continued its ago. Production has incr-eased slightly and shipments are efforts to ge1 from undei a heavy accumulation of orders increasing, but neither is keeping pace with ordersbuilt up in the past few months on defense construction Employees of the Redwood mills received a wage inprojects. April saw more small rogging and sawmiil ff:fi. of seven cents an hour on the minimum' effective operations added to the industry's productive capacity, most of them, however, on a probable temporary basis.

There was no noticeable increase in demand for homebuilding and farm lumber from retail yards.

While there is no immediate prospect of increased defense demand, in terms of volume, for West Coast lumber, special defense requirements grow heavier rveek by week. The need for shipyard piling and timbers, Sitka spruce and Douglas fir airplane stock, and timbers for boat-building, is emergency demand on the industry.

Unfilled orders on the books of the California Redwood mills are more than double what they were a year ago.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended May 17,96 mills reporting, gave orders as 84,611,000 feet, shipments 79,O60,000 feet, and production U,376f[/0^ feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 393,316,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended May 17,126 mills reporting, gave orders as 30,315,000 feet, shipments n,574,W feet, and production 33,788,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 113,081,000 feet.