Twenff'FlveYears Ago

As Reported in the fanuarv l942,Issue of The Merchant, Est, 1922

Arthur B. Griswold, manager of the San E. Ream Co., Los Angeles, and Harbor Ply- s:veral years with the California Redwood Francisco office of C. D. Johnson Lumber wood Corporation of California, San Fran- Association, is now in the sales department Corporation, is back in his office for the first cisco, was recently in San Francisco on a of the Redwood Sales Company, San Fran- time since the serious accident which caused business trip. cisco, him to spend several weeks in the hospital.

George E. Ream, president of the George Louis Ehling, who has been for the past

Fred Y. Holmes of Holmes Eureka Lumber H. O. Stewart, manager of the Oakdale J. E. Tietjen, Jr., who was associated with Co., San Francisco, recently retu-rned {rom branch of the Diamond Match Company, and McElroy Lumber Co., Palo Alto, until he a five weeks' business _trin whlglt iucluded supervisor of their yards in San Joiquin and joined the Army, recently visited his parents visits to New York, Boston, Washington, Stinislaus counties, was named division in San Francisco on furiough. Mr. McEIroy D.C. and other eastern cities. manager of the company. says he is looking forward to the time when Lewis Graham, a member of the statr of the n^- DL:r:-.^ r ^--,-^--^ DL;r;*- r,,*r-^* .^ John will be back on the job' california Redwood Association for the past Don Philips' Lawrence-Philips Lumber co" '' Army. ru years, ls now ,, "rr"'tiliil'rwr !r!s P.ov Los Angeles, was a recent san Francisco The california Panel & Yeneer company of visitor on company business. Los Angeles is celebrating its 25th anniIValdo E. Thomas is now in charge of the versary this year. O'Malley Lumber Company's yard at Tempe, E. A. Blocklinger, president, Chiloquin Lum.lrnzoni, succeeding tlie late -Wesley Dines. ber Co., Chiloquin, Ore., and Mrs. Block- Ifawk Ifuey, Phoenix, Lrizona, lumberman, Mr. Thomas was transferred from ihe co-- linger, are spending the winter in Southern bagged a 28-pound wild turkey in the Tonto pany's phoenix office. California. - Basin near Zane Grey's old cabin. Hawk

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reports that as usual wild turkeys are scarce during the open season.

CarI R. Moore, vice-president and general manager of Scott Lumber Company, Burney, California, spent the Christmas holidays with his family in San Leandro.

G. F. (Jerry) Bonnington of Lamon-Bonnington Co., San Francisco, returned recently from a business trip to the Northwest. where he visited the firm's Portland office and called on sawmills.

J. E. Watt, manager of the Chicago ofrce of Union Lumber Co., was in ,California for 10 days visiting the company's mill at Fort Bragg and the San Francisco office.

Howard M. Gunton of MacDonald & Harrington, Litd., San Francisco, spent last week in the Facific Northwest visiting the company's Portland office.

T. W. Dant, Dant & Russell, Inc., Portland, spent the Christmas and New Year holidays in Southern California and visited the San Francisco office on his way north.

Jim Farley, assistant Western sales manager, The Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco. is back at his desk after spending the Christmas holidays with relatives in the Redwood Empire and a week at the company's mill at Scotia.

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CALIFORNIA REDWOOD ASSOCIATION

Dept. T-1,617 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, Calilornia 941 11

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After a year's absence, long-time lumberman Max Barnette has returned to Independent Building Materials Co. as general manager of the Compton, Calif. redwood firm, a position he held 1961-65. The appointment was announced by Mrs. Hazel Anderson, IBMC president.

A thirty-year lumberman, Barnette began his career with E. K. W'ood Lumber Co. in 1935, and subsequentJy held sales positions with Rockport Redwood for eight years and Hollow Tree Redwood for nine vears.

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