Tw@mty- lrEve Yeams Ago

As Reponed in the July L944 lssue of The Merchant, Est. L922

R. A. Mackin, Hallinan Mackin Lumber Co., San Francisco, returned from a visit to the company's Los Angeles office.

Fred Lamon, Lamon-Bonnington Co., San Francisco, spent three weeks in the Pacific Northwest on business.

George C. Cornitius, George C. Cornitius Hardwood Co., San Francisco, spent two weeks in Virginia calling on hardwood mills.

C. E. Miller, Youngs Bay Lumber Co., Roseburg, Ore., was a recent visitor to San Francisco.

D. Normen Cords, manager, pine dept., Wendling-Nathan Co., is on a two week tour of California Pine mills in No. Calif. and So. Ore.

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Fox, Seattle Export Lumber Co., spent three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Dee Essley at the Essley's Whittier home, Francis Pool, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Phoenix, Ariz., was a recent Los Angeles visitor.

Lloyd llarris, Oakland, No. Calif. rep, of Vancouver Plywood & Veneer Co., was elected president of The University Club, Oakland.

Carl Hornibrook, Ewanua Box Co., Klamath Falls, Ore,, spent a few days on business in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Ed Briggs, for the past few years operating a string of small sawmills in So. Colorado, visited in Los Angeles.

G. R. "Roy" Bleecker, general manager, Westfir Lumber Co., Westfir, Ore., was in San Francisco recently.

Charles R. Tlilson, sales manager, Timber Structures, Inc., Portland, returned from a two week business trip to San Francisco.

W. D. Rampe, Allen & Dettmann Lumber Co., San Francisco, and Pete Noonan joined Rolando Lumber Co.

Cecil Drew, F. P. Drew & Sons Lumber Co., Mesa, Ariz., visited Los Angeles and San Francisco on his way to the Northwest.

G. E. 'Fred" Karlen, Karlen-Davis Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. Karlen recently visited San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Pres. Ray Clitfelter and Sec. Bernard B. Barber, LMA, attended the exec. committee meeting, National Retail Lumber Dealers Assn, in Chicago.

Reeves Taylor, Timberlane Lumber Co., Eugene, Ore., recently visited Los Angeles where he conferred with Arthur Twohy, the firm's So. Calif. rep.

Lieut. Eric Hexberg, former sales manager, Anglo California Lumber Co., Los Angeles' is piloting aB-25 bomber in China.

Don E. Coveney, sales manager, AtkinsonStutz Co., San Francisco, is spending several weeks calling on sawmills in No. Calif' and So, Oregon.

Ralph H. Wayland, Wayland Mill Co.' Seat-