OBOTUARIES

E. L. ISRAEL, SR.

Edward L. Israel, Sr., 76, president and founder of Edwards Lumber & Manufacturing Co., Inc., San Francisco, Ca., died June 7, 1976,after a lengthY illness.

Born June 16, 1900 in San Francisco, Mr. Israel spent 58 years in the lumber industry.

He was commander of the George Washington Post of the American Legion and a life master of the American Bridge League.

He is survived by his widow, Helen, a son, a daughter, and 6 grandchildren.

JOHN R. MC CLURE. JR.

John Ross McClure, Jr., vice-President, Orange County Lumber Company, Orange, Ca., died July 1, 1976 or cancer.

He is survived by his widow, Alice; and four chi-ldren.

Edward Eiger

Edward Eiger, owner of Eichrome Lumber Corp., Redwood City, Ca., died suddenly after jogging July 17, l9'l 6.He was 54.

Mr. Eiger started his large, diversified building products business in 1946 with his brother Frank. TheY were later joined in the business by their brother Dave.

He was born in Younstown. Oh..

and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Survivors are his widow, Carol; two brothers, and four children.

Personals

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Carl Schell is the new mgr. of the expanded hardware section at Central Valley Lumber Co., Delhi, Ca., according to owner Everett Wendstrand.

Dave Shuler is now handling Intermountain and Western sales for Summit Creek Plywood Co., Lake Oswego, Or.

Leo Kobleski is the new v.p.-sales at Nicolai Door Co., Portland.

John Wilder is now working out of Bakersfield, Ca,, for Chinook Wood Products of Scotts Valley.

Bruce Fitzgerald is a new salesman at Simpson, Santa Clara, Ca., He had been with G-P, San Jose.

Harry Ervin, a Weyerhaeuser mgr., vacationed for a week in the Bay Area.

Steve Moore, Oregon-Pacific, Wilsonville, Or., spent three recent daYs climbing nearby Mt. Hood.

Ralph Wallen, Boise Cascade, Healdsburg, Ca., is back from a three week trip with his family through the South; getting as far as Nashville.

Dave Mensins, L-P, Oakland, Ca., is back from following his bride around Europe for six weeks.

Hank Neely, AFP, San Diego, and his wife, recently visited their children, who are working in the S.F. BaY Area.

You get the prime cuts at Higgins. Lumber comes in many different qrades and species. Exoerience shows wfricn is best for each pioject. J.E.'Hiqqins established our standards way b-ack in 1BB3;"combine quality lumber and professional services in the right combination to meet each customer's individual reouiremenrs.

We're into our fourth generation of Hiqcins lumbermen, but that folndinq philosop"hlr is still as important as the critical eye oT the grader-or the skillful touch of the mill worker.

Computers increase our overall eff iciency, but we still maintain the personal approach - selecting the prime cuts-that made Higgins Lumber the largest hardwoods distributor Wesf of Chicaao.

We sell more because we have it-in stock-at three full service distribution yards. We also carry upper grades of kiln-dried and air-dried softwoods, plus related lumber products.