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Guy E. Chandler, owner of Hearne Lumber Co., died in Hearne, Tx., on Jan.2,1985. He was 60.

After serving in EuroPe during World War II and graduating from Texas A & M, he joined his father in forming Hearne Lumber Co. in 1949.

He is survived by his widow, Dorothy, a son, a daughter, his mother and father.

Joe C. Brtwton, retired lumberman, died in Houston, Tx., on Jan. 8, 1985, at the age of 84.

During his 44 years in Houston, he was owner of the Joe Brewton Lumber Co., managed Houston Lumber & Supply, and was in the sales department at Kirby Forest Products from 1952 until 1976 when he retired.

He is survived by his wife, Estherbelle, two sons, two granddaughters, a sister and a brother.

old, overmature stands are in a sense standing in storage. Young redwood stands grow at an average rate of 1,000 board feet per acre per Year.

The redwood forest is capable of growing more board feet per acre per year than any other softwood timber type in the country. In addition to reproducing naturally from seed as well as from prolific sprouting of the stumps left after harvest, new redwood forests are assured as the result of hand planting redwood seedlings. As evidence of a commitment to the future of redwood, within the last five years, Simpson has exPended over $20 million for harvestable resources and additional land on which to grow more trees. ManY of these trees will not be harvested in our lifetime, but they assure that redwood is here to stay, backed by the resource necessary to make it a growing reality in your proftt Picture.

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