PERSONALS

Dave Trybom is repping Rolando Lumber Co.. San Francisco, from San Jose south, including Santa Cruz, the Monterey Peninsula and the Salinas Valley.

John Hosea, Simpson Building Supply, Santa Clara, Ca., has vacationed at Nacimiento Reservoir, near Paso Robles, with his family.

Rick Rosa, Dave Snodgrass and Danny Jenkins, all ex-Sequoia Supply, Fairfield, Ca., and Jim Blevins, have formed Blevins Lumber Co., a wholesale lumber and remanufacturing firm at Napa, Ca.

Steve Hagen, Oregon Pacific Industries, Concord, Ca., is still busting his buttons over Jeremy Dane, born June 13 and weighing 8 lbs., 14 oz.

Leonard Mittelstadt, Baines Lumber Co., is back in Cloverdale, Ca. after a brief business trip.

Jack Mclean has joined Del Daley Forest Products, Portland, as mgr., industrial sales; and "Smitty" Smith has signed on as mgr., inland sales. Both had worked for George E. Miller Industries, Portland.

Gene Parker, an inside salesman at Carroll Moulding Co., Huntington Beach, Ca., and his bride Eva, are back after a Lake Tahoe honeymoon.

Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Baier, has retired from San Joaquin Lumber Co., Tracy, Ca., after 40 years in the business in Tracy.

George Kavooras is the new sales mgr. of Pacific Southwest Forest Products, Fairoaks, Ca. Formerly with Nikkel Corp., he has 30 years' experience in moulding and millwork.

Bob Turner has rejoined the trading dept. at Inland Lumber Co., Colton, Ca., according to Gary Thomson, pres.

Irwin Zelcet won a cup for his golf prowess at the Larry Larson Lumber Co. annual picnic.; RosemarY Terral for her softball skills. Dinner followed, where Larry Larson, the Los Alamitos, Ca., wholesaler voiced the concensus that 3 years between "annual" picnics is too long.

Bryan Tate is now the gen. mgr. of Leslie-Locke's West Coast operations.

Karen T. Walker is American Forest Products new director of employee relations.

Joe Kyle is the new mgr. of the Copeland Lumber Yard, Patterson, Ca.

Harry A. Merlo, chairman and pres. ol Louisiana-Pacific Corp., has beer named 1978-79 chairman of ti prestigious American Academy of Achievement.

Clark A. Johnson has been promoted to exec. v.p. of The Wickes Corp. Paul 1{. Hylbert, v.p., is the new gen. mgr. of the Wickes Lumber Div. He succeeds senior v,p. Les L. Hagen, who has been named gen. mgx. of the planned lumber purchasing dept. in Portland.

Otto Leuschel has joined Hampton Affiliates as pres. of Hampton Hardwoods, Inc. and v.p. of mfg. of Willamina Lumber Co.. according to John C. Hampton, chairman.

L. L. Funk has been named v,p. and gen. mgr. of Masonite's newlyformed Commercial and Home Improvement Group.

Ernie Latimer has joined sales at Virginia Hardwood, Monrovia, Ca.

Brent M. Zollinger is the new asst. mgr. at Anderson Lumber, Pocatello, Id.

Bob Wescoatt is now asst, mgr. of Norfield Manufacturing Co., Chico, Ca., according to Edward Cheak, pres. and gen. mgr.

James Stough has been appointed v.p. of operations at States Veneer Co., Eugene, Or., according to Harold Jones, chairman.

Elliot Lief is the new merchandising mgr. of Ajax Hardware, City of Industry, Ca.

Gerry L. Veltrie has joined the lumber sales staff at Dant & Russell, ,. Portland.

'Chuck Adkinson is the new yard "super" for Lone Star Building Centers, Long Beach, Ca., replacing "Ace" O'Leary, who has retired after 31 years.

Al B. Tross and Hugh N. Cry are new to sales at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Rotten Bough, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus, co-ownem.

Mark Lofland, Capital Lumber Co., Orange, Ca., reports that his new swimming pool is finally completed. And after only 9 months, which must qualify it for the Guiness Book of Records.

David Cutler. The Merchant Magazine's editor-publisher, is back from a three week vacation trip to Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria.

Bob Eldridge is now handling Arizona sales for Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co., Orange, Ca., according to Sterling Wolfe, Jr.

Vince Cunningham, Dury Cords and Ron Carr. all ex-American Forest Products in So. Ca.. are now at Brazier Lumber's lrvine, Ca., office, according to Jack Finnegan, mgr.

John Enright, v.p., J.E. Higgins Lumber Co., Union City, Ca., spent a recent week on the RedwoodCoast: Pete Caronato vacationed at Disnevland; Larry Ryan, Matt Enright and John Mathews are now on the order desk at Union Citv.

Hadley Grande and Cal Ashley have again won Salesman of the Year awards at Globe International. Redondo Beach, Ca. Cal was recently promoted to branch mgr. of Globe's Phoenix, Az., operation. Ken Thim has been promoted to regional purchasing agent, wood products, for Flintkote Supply's Western regional office, Monterey Park, Ca., office.

Mike O'Malley is the new sales mgr. for lumber and building materials for Mallco Distributors, Phoenix. Gary Malfatti, winner of a mo.Jong Sequoia Supply (Fairfield, Ca.) sales contest, chose fellow salesman Rich Vierra to be his "servant for the day" in a chauffeured Rolls Royce as the two called on amused customers in the Grass Vallev area.