Manufacturers Lumber Co. Opens New Yard

Manufacturers Lumber Co., Inc. has opened a new yard at 1830 West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles. The site, recently purchased by the company, has an area of 100,000 square feet. As will be seen by the picture the sign on the front of the yard carries the patriotic suggestion to "Buy 'War Bonds."

This concern, which is sales agent for Commercial Lumber Co., Inc., Los Angeles, was established in 1941 and has two other yards, at 610O St. Andrews Place and 6200 Man-

WPB Estimqtes Gross Lumber Stocks

Estimated gross lumber stocks at sawmills totaled 3,879,040,000 board feet at the close of the second quarter of 1943 (June 30), a decrease of 21.7 per cent since the beginning of the year, the War Production Board's Lumber and Lumber Products Division reports.

This figure represents a decrease of 3.3 per cent for the country as a whole from stocks on hand at the close of the first quarter.

Appointed Mcncger

Clinton H. Crane was recently appointed manager of W. B. Jones Lumber Co., Los Angeles. He was formerly with Owens-Parks Lumber Co., and has had a lot of experience in the lumber business.

hattan Place, Los Angeles.

Manufacturers Lumber Co. does a large industrial lumber business, and carries an inventory of from 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 feet at all times, consisting of West Coast woods, Southern hardwoods, Mexican hardwoods, furniture dimension, softwood and hardwood plywood. The company operates a fleet of 11 trucks.

The principals in the company are Donald L. Allison, James L. Linderman, and Noble K. Lay.

Fell Over Cliff

W. A. Wood, resident manager of the Mount Whitney Lumber Company at Johnsondale, California, has practically recovered from a very serious accident. On a Sunday fishing trip he fell over a cliff, breaking one leg, spraining the other ankle, and suffering other injuries. He was taken to a hospital in Bakersfield for treatment, and remained there several weeks.

With Christenson Lurnber Co.

Ray Julien, who was for many years Lumber Co., Los Angeles, as salesman, activities to San Francisco, where he Christenson Lumber Co.

with E. K. Wood has transferred his is associated with