Twenty'Flye]ears Ago

As Reported in theJune 1943 Issue ofThe Merchant, Est. 1922

Tlalter Ohman, secretary to A. S. Murphy, president of The Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco, has left to go into the Army.

Lloyd llarris, Northern California representative of Vancouver Plywood & Veneer Co., Vancouver, Wash., visited the company's mill recently.

Eenry M. Hink, president, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co., San Francisco, returned from a business trip to Southern California.

Mel Hirsch, Dolan Building Materials Co., Sacramento, is back on the job after an enforced absence caused by a broken leg.

Francis U. Mandis, former salesman for Paramino Lumber Co., San Francisco, is now working for the Richmond Shipbuilding Co.

Roy Stanton, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, attended the meeting of the hardwood lumber distribution yard operators in Chicago after which he spent a few weeks calling on the hardwood mills in the South.

Fred R. Lamon, Lamon-Bonnington Co., San Francisco, spent two weeks in the Northwest, where he called on his firm's sawmill connection.

Robert T. Evju, sales manager for James L. Ifall San Francisco wholesale firm, has been in the Pacific Northwest for the past two weeks.

John II. Tyeon, Wholesale Lumber Distributors, fnc., Oakland, is spending three weeks in the Pacific Northwest on business.

Ed Bisss was in Los Angeles where he called on a number of his old friends in the lumber business.

Ilarvey \il. Kotl, H. W, Koll Mill & Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from a business trip to the Northwest Leonard Adams, Gray-Cannon Lumber Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, was a r€cent Los Angeles visitor.

Kenneth Snith" president of the California Redwood Assru, San Francisco, left on a trip to Washington, D.C.

Frank BrustL son of E. S. Bruslr, sales manager, Loop Lumber Co., Sa,n Francisco, was recently graduated from the University of California, and has received orders to go to infantry officers training school at Fort Benning, Georgia.

Harry G. Dowson, sales mamager of Medford Corp., Medford, Ore., has returned from a 10-day visit to San Francisco.

Bob Raymer, asst. sales manager, Yosemite Sugar Pine Lumber Co., Merced Falls, Calif. has resigned and is awaiting a call for War Training Service.

Earle Sanborn is now with the BaIr Lumber Co. at Whittier. He was formerly with E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles.

Stanley M. Long, member of the office staf of MacDonald & Ilarrington, San Francisco, is a cadet in the Army Air Corps.

R. F. (Bob) Fleming of Hallinan Mackin Co., San Francisco, reported January 25 for basic training in the Army. D. R. Smith, salesman for this concern, also entered the Army.

tVilliam Lewis Frese, son of Otto W. Freae, San Francisco wholesale lumberman, is now a cadet in the Army Air Corps.

John W'. Gamerston, son of llarry B. Gamerston, Gamerston & Green Lumber Co., San Francisco, recently completed a course in anti-aircraft school at Camp Davis.

Fred Stanley of Oregon Lumber Sales, Eugene, Ore,, vras in San Francisco recently.

Jas. B. Overcast, sales manager, Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, was inducted into the Army.

Gene Hall, a salesman for Harbirr Plywood Corp., is now an instructor in navigation at the United Air Lines training center, Oakland Airport.

Chas. P. Ilenry, Los Angeles wholesale lum.. ,r, bermam, returned a few days ago from e'-. business trip to the Pacific Northwest. r 'ii

Frank Evenson of American Products, Inc., :, San Diego, returaed recently from a busi- ,] ness trip to New York and Washington' ,r D.C.

G. F. (Jeny) Bonnington of Lamon-Bon- :. nington Co., San Fr:ancisco, is back from" ) spending several weeks in the Pacifio Northwest on business. ;'

Don E. Coveney, sales manager, AtkinsonStutz Co,, San Francisco, returned from a visit to Juan Creek, Calif., where he was a guest of Dean Creath of the Juan Creek Lumber Co.

H. Sewall Morton and Ed La Franchi of Hill & Morton, Inc., Oakland, have returaed from a business trip to mills in Northem California and Oregon.

Arlie C. Charter, son of A. M. Charter of Wholesale Building Supply, Inc., Oakland, is now an Air Coras cadet.

Eric M. Hexburg, former sales manager of Anglo California Lumber Co., Los Angeles,, was graduated as a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps.

Bonald W. NieI, Niel's Lumber Service, Turlock, is recovering from an industrial accident that confined him to the hospital for four months.

Bert E. Bryan, Strable Hardwood Co., Oatland, recently made a trip to the Pine mills in northern California and the Klimatlr. Falls, Ore., district.

C. M. "Friday" Freeland, West Oregon Lurnber Co., is back from a trip to the company's mill at Linnton, Ore.

Roy Dailey, \Mestern manager of the National American Wholesale Lumber Asen,r".\ Seattle, was a recent visitor in Los Angeles , .ii and San Francisco on his way back to Seat ,. tle from the association's annual meeting.