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Derin Meader, owne? of King's Road Building Supply, Corvallis, Ore., opened his new yard, Twin Pines Building Supply, 4840 S.W. Philomath Road, Cowallis, early this summer.

Philip E. Kimery is the new sales mg?. foi Evans Products' manufacturing plant at Aloha, 'Wash,, selling the cedar products made there.

Leo Meyer has been named San Antonio, Tex., area sales mgr. for Tarter, 'Webster & Johnson, Jack L. Ford, the general sales mgr. reveals. Recently Leo was in Phoenix as asst. mgr. in lumber sales.

Kenneth W. Ifittle, recently named vicepresident of \trood Parts, fnc., div. of Crawford Door Co., has been reassigned to Tacoma, Wash., to Wood Parts, Inc., the Crawford Pacific Door Co,, Portland, Ore., and Crawford branches in Portland and Seattle.

In line with its expansion program, Deft, Inc., appointed Edward Nicklas new plant manager, Bill Sawtell, vice president and general manager has announced.

Max Simpson and Dick Hindman, Baker, Ore., have finished construction on their new building materials yard, Cashway Lumber Corp. Hindman has 15 years experience in building trades. Simpson is a rancher and politician.

Marty Mohs, manager of the ex-Bestway yard in Othello, 'Wash., reports everything

Wertem Lumbrr t Building llatcrlots MERCHANT is the same, but the name, since it was bought by the Copeland Lumber Yards.

Lou Massing has recently returned from an extensive Far Ebstera trip and reports the continuing sophistieation of the overseas companies He is with Globe International of Los Angeles.

A. H. "Ike" Parker, Bremerton, Wash., took the long trek to Miami, Fla., to be a delegate at the Republican National Convention.

Roger R. Benvenuti has been appointed director of research and development for Evans Products Co.'s building products group, Larry Flahive has announced.

Carl Born of Prairie City is the new manager of the Miller Lumber Co., i:r Bums, Ore. He replaces Leo Ilendrickson who has joined Allen Bros. Construction.

Mel J. London, Calaveras Cement vp. and gen. mgr. has appointed Sherman R. Locke as sales manager.

Neither Edward Israel nor Edward B. Ifayden of San Francisco's Edwards Lumber & Mfg. Co., Inc., are either bird fanciers or bird watchers, however, inadvertently they became both recently when a wild goldfinch flew in their eleventh story office. The entire office crew became bird catchers and eventually the feathered visitor was captured and released through the window.

Robert S. Osgood, namesake of the Los Angeles importing firm, has returned from a five country Eruropean golfing trip he made with 16 other golfers and their wives.

Yince Besinque of Vance Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returTred from a recent business/pleasure trip to Texas.

It's happy days for Lloyd Webb, who welcomed home his son Tom recently. Sgt. Tom Webb, recently of the Green Berets, has just finished 19 months in Viet Nam where, among other things, he was awarded aBronze Star for action against the enemy. Lloyd is with Vance Lumber Co. of Los Angeles.

Ken Tinckler, vp, of Stahl Lumber in Los Angeles, is back from a vacation and business trip to the Pacific Northwest.

C. Alcantara, his wife, Peching Alcantara, the Alcantara daughters and L. M. DeJesus were recent visitors at Globe International in Los Angeles. I'he Alcantara family is a leader in Philippine lumber and plywood manufacturing.

Mike Brown, Lumber City purchasing supervisor at the new Mission Hills, Calif., store, (see The Merchant, July, p.6) awarded that new Toyota sedan to customers Mr. & Mrs. S. L. Jones.

Ralph Hill, Building Material Dealers Credit Association, recently did his two weeks with the Calif. Nat'l Guard as Col. Hill, evaluation officer. He was at Camp Roberts and Hunter Liggett.

John and Mary Ann Osgood took the kids on an early summer visit to San Francisco. John is with Robert S. Osgood, Inc., in Los Angeles.

Frank Billings, Billings Pacific, San Francisco, is reputedly buying cigars for his first bonr's arival; due date: October.

Dave Mackin and his Kris just returaed from a trip to Mexico, taking in such groovy spots as Mexico City, Taxco, Acapulco, Guadalajara and Mazatlan, where Dave caught him a sailfislr- He is at Hallinan Mackin's San Francisco office.

It's not too early to contact Bill MacBeath, MacBeath Hardwood.Co., San Francisco, to sign up for the Bay cruise he is co-chalrmaning. It's part of the NIILA convention, Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

Horace Wolfg president of Marquart- 'Wolfe, Lumber Co., Newport Beach, Calif., and his bride Nona, celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary (yes, that's right, the 57th) by returning to Hawaii for the 12th time.

William G. Jefirey is now vp. in charge of sales for the Calaveras Cement Div. of The Flintkote Co., Mel J. London, div. vp. and gen. mgr. has announced.

Yerlon McKinney, general mgr. of Brush Industrial Lumber Co., Los Angeles, entertained a very distinguished visitor from Texas, recently. It was his dad, Arthur S. McKinney, who used to be with Casper Bedwood Co. and in 1932 founded the Willow Glenn Lumber Co., San Jose, Calif.

Stephen G. Freeman got his sea legs back again recently when he did a stint as 2nd Mate on the Alaska Spruce, one of the few remaining lumber ships. Steve, who on duller days mans Freernan Lumber Co., Newport Beach, Calif., holds Masters Papers and served in the Menchant Marine in ww il.

Ilugo Miller is back from an 8,000 mi. vacation with his family. They visited 26 states, Canada and Wash., D.C. Hugo is at Rounds Lumber's office in Arcadia, Calif.

Bill Rau, manager, and Jim Collins, sales manager, recently symbolized completion of the merger of Wagon Wheel Lumber Co. and Peoples Lumber Co. by rolling a real wheel thru the gates at Peoples, Oxnard, Calif. Peoples is now the largest in booming Ventura county. In business since 1898, it has outlets in nearby Camarillo, Santa Paula and Ventura.

Jim Nelson, Buena Park Lumber Co., Buena Park, Calif., and Chuck O'Donnel' Thompson Lumber, Oxnard, were recent visitors at Union Lumber Co's. Ft. Bragg, Calif., mill.

Lawrence M, "Larry" Baugh has been ap- pointel debLer sales manag:er for Abitibi Corp., Blaine W. Evans, Abitibi.marketing v.p., has announced.

Harold M. Frodsham, president of South Bay Redwood Co., Los Angeles, and his daughter Joan, recently returaed from an extensive European trip that included, among othsr places, Scandinavia, Russia and the Canary Islands.

Ralph Eoshion temporarily departed Castro Valley Lumber Co. in northern Calif. for another northern locale, Alaska. With wife Patty and daughter Michele, he drove to Vancouver, then took the Inla^nd Passage to the 49th State.

Walter and Elsie Remrl are back from a trip to the Britisb Isles, Ireland and Denmark. Also saw the running of the Swedish Derby in Malmo. He was with Weyerhaeuser in Burlingame, Calif., for 16 years.

Bussell Hogue, president of the Medford Corp., Medford, Ore., was elected ffrst president of the Wood Promotion Council at its recent San Francisco meeting.

Bob Reid, Reid and Wright Lumber in Fresno, Calif., has been sprung from the hospital after a minor surgical operation, Partner Bob Wright has returned from a recent trip to Eureka, Calif.

Russell P. Doucet is now western asst. regional mgr. of Merrnico Products, Malcolm T. Murray has announced.

Mel Greenfield of H. M. Greenfield and

Son, Compton, Calif., reports that his fathsrr had to make an emerg:ency trip to TVasb'r,I; ington recently because of an illnese in thct; family. :;i

Joe Tidwell, Inland Lumber Co., Rialtolil Calif., salesman, broke his leg while at hidi hobby, sand buggying, in the hills abovd I Riverside.

John Dal Broi, Builders Supply of Palm'1i

Springs, Calif., took a 2ty'z week vacatioa, ,l, tour through the National Parks a,od..:i Canada. i

Bob Turner, Inland Lumber Co., Rialtor'' Calif., was recently released from the hospital in Anaheim. i: ;at Ananetm. , j:rI f\OMMUNICATIONS make the world v go round... and if you don't believe this, just try closeting yourself in a room for about a week with no means of outside communication. You'll be amazed at what has happened, and you'll put a lot more emphasis on communications in the future.

Ike Stenersen and Frank Purcell, Builderit-i:,''-', Supply of Palm Springs, visited Oregon for ': a week visiting mills.

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The Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California has always rated communications high on its list of services provided members. Our monthly Newsletter is written to keep dealers and associate members up-to-date on happenings of importance. In addition, we provide information to trade publications like the one you are now reading.

But the best communications of all are those generated between dealers who have similar worlds to conquer and similar problems to resolve. To this end, LMA will soon conduct three most important dealer round table discussions. They will be held in three difierent cities.

LMA President [,es Ley and Education Chairman Art Masters are programming these meetings to give you an excellent oppor- tunity to_ discuss many problems facing your company. Al[ you have to do is set aside the time and make the efiori to attend-the round table.

In return for the sound advice you will receive from dealers your own size and types we ask thai you contribute your thinking to solving some of their problems *

_ Over the_ years I've heard dealers mention various firms they have brought into their companies to solve problems. Sometimes the answers were found. Other times they were not. At the same time, I've heard many dealers praise other dealers for the wonderful advice and assistance they gave so freely. And this was advice that paid ofi at the end of the year*on the balance sheet.

__All of this is to say, don't miss this great opportunity. Watch The Merchanl and LMA for dates and more iniormation on the upcoming round tables. We'll see you there!