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Robert H. Fletcher is the new gen. sales mgr. of the plywood & door div. at Seattle's Simpson Timber Co., according to Simpson vp. Gil Oswald.

Norris Jewell, is enjoying himself after his recent retirement from Douglas County Lumber Co., Roseburg, Ore. He was office and sales manager. Jewell was in the lumber business for 43 years.

Robert D. Peterson, president of the Palmer G. Lewis Co., Seattle, was a featured speaker at the Fourth Annual Forest Industries Marketing Conference at the University of Oregon this summer.

Art Clark, former assistant manager at the Painter Lumber Co. in Rawlins, Wyo. recently joined the staff at the Build-Rite Lumber Co., according to manager Jack Cairns.

Larry E. Keller, Spokane, Wash., has taken over as the new manager of Osburn Lumber Co. in Kellogg, Idaho, since Atlas Tie Co. of Coeur d'Alene bought the yard. Ben Johnston was the previous orilner.

Bert Holdren and Russ Roepke of Rialto Lumber slipped away from Rialto, Calif. HQ. for a little loafing in Ensenada, Mexico.

Ben Ward, manager of California Sugar & Western Pine's new chip export facility at the Port of Sacramento, is back on the job after a very close call with a ruptured appendix.