OBITUARBES

CHARLES D. HARKINS

Charles D. "Chuck" Hrrkins. retired from Bauer Lumber Co., Compton, Ca., died June 19,1974. He was 73.

Born April 29, l90l in Divide, Co., he beean his career as a lumberman at 12 ruining a tie camp for his father in the Colorado Mountains.

Mr. Harkins moved to California just before his 2lst birthday and started with Alley Brothers Lumber in Santa Monica. He worked in their mills for a total of 22 years in Santa Barbara, Ventura, No. - Hollywood, and Southern Oreson. He also worked for Visalia Luriber Co. for 2 years before moving back to the Los Angeles area where he went to work for Bauer Lumber Co. for a period of 2l years prior to his retirement in Mav. 1973.

Survivors are his widow, Neva, two daughters, two sisters, and ten grandchildren.

HEI{RY WM. BALY

Henry Wm. "Hal" Baly, 9.1 , an active lumberriran for 75 years, died July l I, in San Mateo, Ca. He had been a Part of the industry from the age of the horsedrawn team and sailing schooner to todav's computer and was at his desk at Colonial Lumber Co. until 5 p.m.. June 28, 1974.

Born September 21, 1882, he began with the Kerkhoff-Cuzner Lumber Co.. San Pedro, Ca. (Los Angeles telephone no. "3") and worked there until l90l when he ioined the San Pedro office of E. K. Wbod Lumber Co. Recognizing the danger of fire. he redesigned the harbor yari with redwood storuge bisecting the vard. A subsequent fire proved it a foreliehted decision as the yaid was saved frdm total destruction. in later years. with his brother John, the San Pedro fire chief, he designed a fire prevention and, fire fighting slstem that made it one of the world's safest harbors.

While with E. K. Wood, he purchased the Van Nuys Lumber Co. in l9l9 from Georse Pack for $17.250 and two vears later - bousht Wood's San Fern-ando yard, re-iaming it San Fernando ln 1927, along with Frank Curran' Guv Cuzner, T. L. Ely. E. F. Ganahl. H. W.'Mcleod. H. S. Patten and C. G. Lvnch. he founded the Lumber and Allied Products Institute, which worked towards improving industry conditions.

Lumber Co. He then sold his father a one-half interest in the company. They were joined by Chester C. Knight, Hal's brother-in-law, as manager. Subsequentlv Knisht bousht the yard, which is now <i*nedand m-anaged-by his son Gerry Knisht.

Hlt galv retired in 1923, at age 41, but within a year was enticed by Jim Tyson. presidenf of the Chas. Nelson Co., Coniolidated Lumber Co. and Nelson Steamship Co. into taking over as Consolidated;s general manager and as a director of Chas. Nelson Co.

Until his retirement in 1934, he built a remarkable team of lumbermen that included Ed Fountain. Sr., Jim McMillan (who succeeded Baly as manager),- Doyle Bader and Ray Klots, among others.

In 1934 he took over active management ol his two yards, joined by his son Hal H. Baly and two years later by his son-in-law Ed Hasenyager. In 1952 he again tried retirement.

Bv 1964 he was back at work at the Col6nial Lumber Co., San Mateo, which had been founded by Hasenyager after World War II, joined by son Hal and grandson James Wm. Baly.

Mr. Baly is survived by his brother, one son and one daughter and three erandsons.

RICHARD J. Tf,OORE

Richard J. Moore, 49, area manager, U.S. Plywood div. of Champion International. Shasta, Ca., died June 16 of cancer.

Mr. Moore was a graduate of Seattle University; served on the boards of the California Forest Protective Assn., California Manufacturers & Calpine Containers.

He was a member of the Western Hardwood Plywood Producers and a past president of the Southern Oregon Scaling & Grading Bureau. Mr. Moore joined U.S. Plywood in 1954 and served in various Dosts. In l97l he advanced to his Shasta assignment.

Surviving are his widow Jean; two daughters, a brother and three sisters.

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