TwentY'FlveYears Agto

As Reported in the January L944 Issue ofThe Merchant, Esr L922

Lu Green, Gamerston & Green Lumber Co., Oakland, is back from a business and pleasure trip in the High Siena.

Jack Eolway, lumber buyer and yard manager for lVhiting-Mead Co., Los Angeles, has resigned and is retiring from business.

K. P. Eopen General Hardwood Co., Tacoma, returaed recently from spending his vacation at Long Beach, Calif., with his wife and two children.

Seth L. Butler, No. Calif. rep for Dant & Bussell, on a business trip took the opportunity to spend the weekend in Long Beach w"ith his son, Lieut. Jack S. Butler.

Christ Ost, Ost Lumber Yard, Los Angeles, was a San Francisco visitor on his way to Oregon.

Yal Larse& manager, Burns Lumber Co. and Buras Steamship Co., Los Angeles, was a reeent business visitor to San Francisco.

Frank Surbaugh, formerly with Standard Lumber Co., is associated with Back Panel Co., Los Angeles.

Carl llornibrook, sales manager, Ewauna Box Co., Klamath Falls, Ore., was named a member of a Nailed Wooden Box Advisory Commiltee to consult with OPA.

Stuart SdriilL formerly with Ed Fountain Lumber Co,, Los Angeles, and now with OPA, Lumber Division, spent a few days in San Francisco and Los Angeles before going to Washington.

SiiI Darling New York City, secretary of the National-American Wholesale Lumber Assn., met with the Los Angeles membership at a Jonathan Club lunche:n.

As this paper wasr going to press, a mysterious telephone caller asked if we had heard that Garilner Pond and Don Philips are having difficulty in getting their Umit of ducks this season.

A. H. "Abe" Jackson, Union Lumber Co., Los Angeles, was a recent visitor to the company's mill at Fort Bragg, Calif. flarry Eastmarg Eastman Lumber Sales, Los Angeles, has returaed from a trip to the Oregon mills.

C. t. Slaght, manag:er, Los Angeles warrehouse, T. M. Cobb Co., and Mrs. Slaght, are receiving congratulations on the recent birth of a daughter, Marilyn Kay.

A. B. 'BertD McKee, Jr., general manager, San Pedro Lumber Co., Los Angeles, returned from a three week trip to the East. Ilarry Vincent celebrated his 35th year witlr E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Bellingham, Wash. M. C. Mclver, Penokee Veneer Co., Mellen, Wis., confened with A. C. Pascoe, Los Angeles, who represents his firm on the Pacific Coast.

Albert A. Kelley, wholesale lumber dealer, Alameda, returned from a 10-day trip to the Redwood Empire and Oregon mills, including a visit to Portland.

J. B. "Jack" Bishop, sales manager, Weyerhaeuser Co., Klammath Falls, Ore., spent a week in Los Angeles on business. Bishop succeeded W. A. Constans, formerly with Weyerhaeuser for 13 years, and now general manager of Anglo California Lumber Co.; Los Angeles.

Jack Dionng publisher, addressed the East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club 39 at a recent meeting.

Eerle A. Sanborn, Ba:r Lumber Co., of Whittier, was appointed ma,nager of Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co's. office at Reedsport, Ore., succeeding Charles T. Gartin.

Victor J. Ilerrman, formerly manager of Tilden Lumber, Berkeley, and also with Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, is now asscciated with Albert A. Kelley, wholesale lumber dealer, Alameda.

Glenn Fogleman, manag'er of The California Door Co,, Los Angeles, left on a 80 day trip to Washington, D. C. He completes 25 years service with California Door this month.

Gerald F. Wetzel, resident sales manager of McCloud River Lumber Co., McCloud, Calif., and Mrg. Wetzel, were recent Los Angeles visitors.

Paul L. Mathies, W. B. Jones Lumber Co., Los Angeles, retunned from Northern California and Oregon where he called on pine and fir sawmills.

D. Norman Cords, pine dept., WendlingNathan Co., San Francisco, and Mrs. Cords announce the birth of their son, Douglas Allen.

Lieut. Farrier Penberthy recently visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Penberthy of Penberthy Lumber Co.

Howard A. Libbey, general manager of Arcata Redwood Co., Arcata, Calif., recently spenb a few days in San Francisco.

E. L. "Bert" Cooper, Union Lumber Co., has been transferred to the Los Angeles office. He succeeds M. II. McCall.

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