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Robert B. Thompson, president, Lincoln Creek Lumber Co., Centralia, Wash., recenUy installed a U-Cart concrete system.

Wayne Senseman and Jerry Nelson have re-opened the Peoria yard in Peorla, Agiz.; they call it Roadrunner Bldg. and Supply. Meep-Meep, everyMy!

Jim Cuseo is handling Iumber sales at the distribution yard level for Stockton Box Co., reports N. F. Gay, lumber sales mgr. Cuseo was at T.W.&J.'s San Francisco office.

Dwight Curran, TW&J in Vallejo, Calif., is written up at length in the latest Hoo-IIoo Log anil Talleg, seems he's only the latest in a long line of HooHoos with that last name.

Robert Goodrich, Goodrich Products Co., Portland, has been elected chairman of the Nt'l. Exec. Reserve Assn. for Oregon and ldaho.

Tom and Rose Lazzaro, Pacifica, Calif., bought C & L Lumber Co., Lockeford, Calif., from John Huffman.

Ralph Heath and Hank Feenstra are representing Oregon Pacific at the company's newly-opened Sacramento, Calif., office.

Roy D, Jurgensen is So. Calif. sales mgr. for Kaiser Cement, reports Gus J. Chabalas, vp., sales.

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Bob Greenwell and his bride Beverly recently honeymooned in MontereY, Calif. Bob also made a 1-daY flYing triP to the Indy 500 before setUing back to work at A & G Lumber, Culver CitY.

Lew Godard, Ilobbs Wall Lunrrber, S. F, and his wife are in ,EuroPe, doing Germany, Italy and The Netherlands. They plan to stay in as manY castles as possible.

Jack S. Hubbard is the new man for sales and training of Bostitch dealers on the West coast.

Paul Orban, vp. of the Orban Lumber Co., Pasadena, Calif., is a candidate for the office of Calif. Jaycees nt'I. director.

Nick Ello, western reg:ional ad mgr., Formica Corp., is back from eastern and Pacific coast trips.

Phylis Sykora, one of the office gals at Nordahl Mfg., Burbank, vacationed with her husband in l}inity County, Calif., panning for gold.

Art Masters, King Lumbel0o., Bakersfield, and Bob Kimble, Sequoia Lumber, visited the Lurnber Assn. of So. Calif.'s quarterly meeting, held this year in Ojai.

Kay Flinders is representing Miami-Carey in the San Francisco area according: to Ted Tillman, western div. sales mgi.

Harold M. Frodsham, president of South Bay Redwood, Los Angeles, Calif., has returned from a six country European trip.

Richard "Dick" Snider, president, Timberline Forest Products, returned from a business trip to Oregon.

James P. Rowe, will handle duties of general credit manager for Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corp. reports Ronald G. Hohnsbeen, vp. and controller.

Paul Dettenmaier, son of Frank Dettenmaier, Sawtelle Lumber Co., Los Angeles, was recently marnied.

Dave Mackin, Hallinan Mackin Lumber Co., San Francisco, Calif., attended the recent National Building Material Dealers Assn. convention in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Richard E. Ilautzinger is northern Calif./ Nevada territory tra^ffic mgr. for Union Pacific Railroad reports Robert F. Pettigrew, vp,, traffic,

Maxine Dovin, bookkeeper, A & G Lumber Co,, Culver City, Calif., visited her family in Detroit recently.

Mike Gay, Jim Oliver, TW&J, Cerritos and Ray Fletcher, T\M&J, Van Nuys, Calif., are selling specialty products distributed by the company. Example: the handsome Hewnrite beams, posts and mantels"

Robert Griffith is the new advertising and promotion mgr. of the American Plywood Assn.

Joe Contestabile, TW&J, in Cerritos, Calif., is r.ecovering from a recent operation.

Sam Fineman, vp., BeI Air Door in Alhambra, Calif., is back on the job a.fter a recent illness.

Pat Murphy is the new ad mgr. of the Home Improvement Co.,'Westminster, Calif, Jack lYilliamson, formerly with Westetn Mill & Lumber, has joined the Bel Air Door Co. sales staf.

Jay Calloway, Art Reeves and Bob Nunnally, Fir & Fine I"umber, Bunba,nk, Calif., helped bossman Bob Gaylord bring his boat back from the Ensenada, Mex., yacht race.

Eorl Stephenson and his son Blaine recently expanded their Gibson Lumber floor area by 5000'. The yard is in Victorville, Calif.

Morris Turken recently opened a new Thrift store in Phoenix, 4626 E. McDonald Rd. The yard has 38,0fi) sq. ft. under roof.

Bill Suiter has been named vp.-Pacific operations for Evans'international div. by Walt Jennigon, div. lp. and gen. mgr.

John A. Elorriaga has been named exec. vp. of Evans Products'newly formed fiber products group.

Stan and Meri Swafiord, Stanton Swatrord Co. of So. Calif., have completed a 'round the world buying trip.

Bob Neiman and Bob Reed, had a groundbreaking with all the big wigs for their Lumber City in Thousand Oaks, due to open in Oct.

Thad A. Brown, sec. mgr., San Diego Lumbermen's Assn., says more than 70 students have entered their annual architectural design contest.

"Duke" Speer, Speer & Speer Lumber, Canoga Park, unfortunately was unsuccessful in his bid to be a Los Angeles city councilman.

Frank Bader, saleg manager, Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from the National American Wholesalers convention rn Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Erl Fountain Sr., Ed Fountain Lumber Co., president, recently returned from the American Institute of Tihber Construction Convention in Chicago.

Jim Frodsham, South Bay Lumber Co., Hawthorne, Calif., is back from a visit to the mills in northern Calif.

John Kincade, Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Ceritos, crewed on the Ensenada Yacht Race.

Joe Minni of The Door Store, Inglewood, Calif., recently returned from a 4 day sailing vacation to Catalina Island.

Lloyd rilebb, Vance Lumber Co., recently visited California and Oregon Mills.

Ilarley llart of Inland Lumber Co., Colton, and wife Ginny attended the Hoo-Hoo 117 annual ladies night in Palm Springs.

John Suverkrup of Suverkrup Lumber Co., San Beraardino, and his Joyce, were at the Inland Empire Hoo-Hoo 117 Ladies Night in Palm Springs.

Iforace Wolfe, Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co., Newport Beach, Calif., and his wife Nona have made their annual trip to the Hawaiian lslands.

Sterling Wolfg Sr., Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co., attended the national wholesalers convention in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Ken Tinckler and wife Jo, Stahl Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Calif,, recently attended the Pacific Coast Wholesale Lumber Dealers Assn. annual meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. Tinckler $r'as also elected 2nd vp. of.the assn.

George Myers, assistant mgr., Hammond Lumber, Bellflower, Calif., is recovering in ward 3S of the VA Hospital, Long Beach, Calif.

Milan Mitchie, Stahl Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Calif., has returned from spending two weeks in the Pacific Northwest visiting the lumber mills.

Nat Thompson joined the sales sta.tr of Connor Lumber Sales, Pasadena, Calif.

Rachael Evans, Davidson Industries, Fullerton, Calif., returned from an employees convention at the home office in Mapleton, Ore.

Del Ludwig, advertising manag:er of Ador,/ Hilite, Fullerton, Calif., returned from the Pacific Coast Builders Cbnference recently held in San Francisco.

Linda Beaver has recently joined the office staff of Stahl Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Calif.

Yince Besinque, Vance Lumber Co,, Los Angeles, Calif., recenUy attended the Rotary district convention in $an Diego, Calif.

Bill Connor, owner of Connor Lumber Sales, Pasadena, Calif., recently returned from the Nat'1.-American wholesalers convention in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Bob Turner was named manager of Inland Lumber's yard in Tustin, Calif.

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f)NE OF the many services which the V Arizona association has to offer its members is the fact that our association is an associate member of the Arizona Employer's Council, Inc. The service provides our members with:

(1) Negotiating services where union contracts are involved.

(2) Representation with the National Labor Relations Board and the Wage & Hour Office.

(3) Election campaign assistance where a union is trying to organize a member.

(4) Representation in grievances and disputes, which members might have come up under union contracts.

They also provide the following services to our office which is made available to our members through newsletters:

(t) Bulletin service on employee rela-

( tions practices and policies-company policy-conditions and termscontract settlements.

Holiday practicesl hours of work

-local industry practice

Labor laws and regulations-National Labor Relations Act-Fair Labor Standards ActArizona Statues

Minimum wagesFair Labor Standards Act-Walsh.Healtv Act. Davis-Bacon Act.

(5) Overtimeexempt and non exempt; Fair Labor Standards Act

(6) Personnel policies and practices and handbooks

7) Salary comparisons-salary surveys; shop rules-local industry practice

(8) Vacation policies and practice

(9) Wage and hour laws-interpretations; exempt and non exempt

( l0) Wage rates--local industry-general survey

We urge our members to call the association office if they have labor problems or wage and hour problems. S[e will refi: your problems to the Arizona Employers Council, Inc., who will very ably handle the situation. lumbermon's Golden Anniversorry

New members of the associalion are: asscciate member Western Wholesale Moulding Co. Regular membership: Gila Ranch Supply, Tacna.

Earle Johnson and his wife of five decades, owners of Watsonville Lumber Co, W'atsonville, Calif., were the honored guests at a reception and dinner celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Married April 23, I9I9, in Rapid City, So. Dakota, the Johnsons moved to Calif. ornia in 1922 and. Watsonville in 1936. Over 60 guests were at the Watsonville Elks CIub House where the leg of beef dinner was hosted by Earle, Jr., and his wife, Ruth.

Among the lumbermen guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Lew Godard; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ells; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Robinson, and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bonnington.

Ponels Now Produced in West Plywood Fabricators, Inc., of Redwood City, Calif., is now manufacturing Met-LWood structural laminated panels following their recent agreement with the Met-L-Wood Corp. of Chicago. Plywood Fabricators, according to vp. Rolf Stolesen, also is handlins sales and distribution in the West.