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James Byers has oPened J&J Lumber & Hardware, just south of Battle Ground, Wash. WaYne Rcichstein is the mgr. Best of luck with the new operation.

Wilson Johnson, owner of the Linn County Lumber Co, Lebanon, Ore., had a successful grand opening for his newlY enlarged sfore. Mrs. Ralph Mooney is the bookkeeper.

Ernie Skoglund, Oregon-Paciffc Industries, Portland, recentlY won $100 and a grand national sales award from Filon.

Doug Mulhollond has been named mgr. of business research for Evans Products.

Jomes K. Parker has been elected vp' and counsel for Kaiser Cement & Gypsum, Peter S. Haas, president, has announced.

Monford Orloff, head of Evans Products, has announced the election of Sheldon Kaplan as vice-chairman.

Dick Houk, L.A., won a "salesman of the quartey'' award from his bosses at G-P.

Bill Grieve, president of Building Material Distributors, Inc., Stockton, Calif., had the happy duty of

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congratulating employee Lee Ens for winning one of the grand national awards in a Filon sales race.

E. L. Newkirk, vp., Chandler Lumber Co., Van Nuys, Calif., won a plaque for Firm and Employee pledges from AID-United Givers, a charity organization.

L. E. Anderson has been appointed mgr.-sawmill operations, forest products div. of the Koppers Co.

Dr. Fred D. Dickinson, director of the Univ. of Calif. forest products lab. has been honored in Germany with the Burckhardt Medal.

William W. Jackson and John W. Bacon are the new owners of the San Mateo Lumber Co. in that No. Calif. town. Ttrey also own the San Bruno Lumber Co, Gary Thomson, Don Derbes, Bob Bothwell,,Harley llart and Bill Sharp, Inland Lumber Co., Colton, Calif., all attended the recent Lake Arrowhead Hoo-Hoo party.

Bill \Messner has been appointed Boise Cascade redwood specialistfor the Southwest by Gordon King, mgr., lumber and plywood sales.

Jack S. Ilubbard is now Bostitch western sales mgr.

Lloyd \Mebb of Lane-Stanton Lumber Co., Industry, Calif., recently visited the mills.

Miles Davidson, Sun Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from a vacation in Hawaii.

Jim Strait was the best man recently when brother Chuck got married. Chuck is also a new addition to the staff at Strait Door, El Monte, Calif.

R. T. 'Til' Ifelvenston has moved to San Franeisco to take over as div. mgr. for Marlite's northwest div.

Ray Van lde, mobile home lumber sales mgr., Reliable Lumber Co., Rosemead, Calif., and wife Sue have celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary.

W. Glen Thalhamer has retired after 36 years with AFPC's Stockton operation. John llenriques has assumed the duties of office and credit'mgr.

Al Reynolds has been promoted to store mgr. at L-M Building Materials, Newark, Calif., store.

Joe Ransom, Ransom Bros. Lumber & Supply, Ramona, Calif., a director of the Paciffc Southwest lfardware Assn., attended their recent spring meeting.

Jim Klein is now sales mgr., rOalif. div., for Southwestern Portland Cement, according to F. T. Sheets, Jr., exec. vp. & gen. mgr.

Paul Orban Jr., Orban Lumber, Irwindale, Calif., attended the 50th national convention of the Jaycees in St. Iouis.

Mike Morgan has opened a new lumber company bearing his name in Campbell, Calif. He had worked