PERS@NALS

Skip Gregg, president of Vance Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca., is due back 6126 from a 6-week trip to (among other places) Tokyo, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Australia, Singapore and Malasia.

Frank Temple, Mutual Moulding, Gardena, Ca., plans a couple of pack trips this summer in the Sierras to spots about 40 miles out of Mammoth Lakes. the nearest civilization.

Jerry McGuire, Cal Forest Lumber, Gardena, Ca., is back from a recent trio to Colombia.

Brannon Vincent. 69, has retired after 48 years in the business, the last 26 years and 8 mos. at Fleming Lumber, Los Angeles. He started with the old Patten-Davies Lumber Co. in 1928, driving a Model T Truck that was hand-cranked and had solid rubber tires. Present plans call for "some fooling around"and a long stateside trip or two.

Ralph Sundberg has been promoted to mgr., Tacoma region, for American Plywood Assn's quality supervision dept. Terry Lamp replaces him as Tacoma office training mgr.

Jim Summerlin, Robert S. Osgood, Inc., L.A., and his wife, Dawn, are due back from a 2-mo. Orient business trip 6125, after hitting Taiwan, Thailand, Bangkok and a number of pther spots.