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Clifr Chandler was named manager of Herr Lumber Co's. Burien-Five Corners, 'Wash., branch. George Thompson" fonnerly assistant manag'er of Herr's Harbor Ave. store, West Seattle, is assistant manager.

John A. Elorriaga, formerly vice president and commercial loan ofricer, United States National Bank, Portland, has been named assistant to the chairman of the board of Evans Products Co., Portland.

Joe Joyce, manag'er of the Mill Valley Lumber Co. for six years, purchased the Alamo Lumber and Fencing Co., Danville,

Calif., from Harry Owens. Alamo Lumber was established 11 years ago by Carl Maddox as the outgrowth of a small hardware store started by Ivan Smith.

Ilarl Crockett's daughter Carolyr\ after finishing school in Switzerland in April headed East, neatly just missed the Greek Civil War and the Arab-Israeli War, and then visited almost every country between here & there. She then rallied with her brother David in Hawaii, where he had been working and they arrive home together this month. Harl works for Tarter, Webster & Johnson's L.A. ofrice.

Clark A. Johnson has been named to a new management post, director of sales and marketing, wood products division, Pope & Talbot, Inc. by Cyrus T. Walker, president.

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Mabel P. Staser, formerly with O. M. Hill Lumber Company in Pasadena, reports that she is now part-time "Gal-Friday" with Blue Canyon Lumber Company in San Ra:fael. Calif. rilard Dobbins is the owner.

Elmer and Elinore Rau of Madera Lumber & Hardware, escaped the blistering San Joaquin Valley heat and vacationed along the coast from Santa Barbara to San Diego.

Bill Gretz recently became sole owner of Palo Alto Lumber Co., at 4173 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, Calif., when he bought out remaining partner Francis Murphy's interest in the business. Palo Alto Lumber was originally established in January 1960 by Gretz, Murphy, John Tietjen and Al llill, all former employees of McElroy Lumber company.

Former Hobbs Wall San Joaquin Valley representative Hal Rolff has been named salesmanager of Gualala Lumber Company, according to owner Jessie Alford.

Chuck Noble, ownel of Noble Lumber, Inc., of San Rafael, has opened a Eugene, Oregon, branch office with Vernon Gregg in charge. Gregg was formerly with Western Distributors in the same towrt.

Col. (Ret.) Paul McCracken, head of Tumac Lumber in Portland, has logged his annual two weeks tour of duty at Fort Lewis, Washington.

Elmer Miller has purchased the W. J. McCready Lumber Co., Eugene, Ore., from the Boise-Cascade Corp. Elmer and his wife, Mildred, will manage the new business, to be called Elmer's Building Supply.

Harry Bleile, of Kimberly-Clark in Anderson, Calif., announced the addition of Stuart A. Westlake to the wood products sales stafr.

William "Bill" Stauder has been promoted to the new post of west coast sales manager, W. E. Sawtell, of Deft, Inc., reveals. Stauder will handle sales in Arizona, Oregon, Washington, western New Mexico and California.

Robert A. Fonarow is a new sales representative for the Philip Carey Mfg. Co., announced Philip D. Shea, western division general sales manager. Fonarow will cover nothern California.

Dlmer Brock, manager of TW&J's Newark distribution yard, vacationed with the family at Sequoia, Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks.

Les and Suzy Doddington packed in to the Marble Mountains in Siskiyou County, Calif,, for a quiet week away from it all.

Larry Fresh, Dallas Lumber & Supply' DaIIas, Oregon, was hospitalized early last month, but is back on the job looking fit as ever,

Mammoth Lake country was the scene of a pack trip last month for Bill Gilmore of Sunnyvale Lumber, Ross Ingraham of Western Pine Supply and Palo Alto wholesaler Bill Bonnell.

Tom Dean, formerly with the Terry Lumber retail operation in Northridge, Calif., has joined the sales staf at Fir and Pine Lumber, Burbank.

Mike Esposito, who heads up San Antonio Construction's southern California operations, spent his vacation visiting relatives in Texas.

Fir & Pine Lumber's Bob Gaylord Phil Butterfield and Tom Dean spent a week touring various mills in Vancouver, B. C., and the Pacific Northwest.

Thomas M. Beatty has been promoted to succeed James M. Wilson as central Oregon sales representative for Kaiser Cement and Gypsum. B. F. Thompson Jr., cement sales manag'er, announced the chfinge.

Harold E. Sand, vice-president, announced three major management prornotions at Georgia-Pacific's Portland, Ore., Hq. John Prince, formerly hardwood plywood products manager, was promoted to marketing manager. Ken W. Guenther, special products manager, assumes the new post of general products manager. Stuart W. Cosslett, formerly import department assistant manag'er, becomes manager.

Joe Sodetberg has joined the Lumbermen's Buying Service, Eugene, Ore., as a lumber buyer. Joe's been in the wholesale lumber business for over 10 years.

Hollis Jones of Western Door & Sash Co., vacationed with the family in Colorado last month.

Yerlon McKinney, owner of MeKinney Hardwood Co. in Oakland. hosted the first annual meeting of California ex-students of Stephen F. Austin State College of Nacogdoches, Texas, at the San Francisco Hilton last month.

John Skon who recently joined Lamon Lumber Company, spent two weeks getting acquainted with Lamon suppliers in Oregon and northern California.

Charlie Schmitt, his wife Yvette and their daughter returned home August 30, after a three weeks vacation in Mexico with particular highpoints at Mexico City, Taxco, Cuernavaca and Puerto Vallarta. Charlie is executive secretary of the Imported Hardwood Products Association in San Francisco.

Lloyd Carter, general manager of Sterling Lumber Company, has announced the promotion of Ronald Swanson to manager of Sterling's Red Blufr branch operation and named Don Smith as assistant managet.

Harry Merlo, now vice-president in charge of operations for Georgia-Pacific Corpora- tion at Samoa, recently spent two weeks in the Midwest and East on company business.

Larry Price, merchandising manager for The Pacific Lumber Company, has just returned to his desk following leg surgery which resulted from a slightly inaccurate dive into his swimming pool.

The gang at Sun Valley Lumber Co., in Lafayette spread out the welcome mat for Tom Jacobsen, Sr., on August 4th of this month as Tommy returned to the gtind after a wonderful two months vacation in Scandinavia and Europe.

Forest O. Garrigus Jr., has purchased the C'ashway Lumber Co., Bend, Ore., from John Richards. Garrigus and his wife, Pat, have two sons, Forest, 16, and John, 12.

Dennes Coombs is the new manager, market development and specialty division' i for Tarter, Webster and Johnson in Fresno, ,-l Calif. Dennes has been with TW&J for several years.

Douglas K. Loth, Simpson Timber Co., is the new president of the World Trade Club in Seattle, Wash.

Harold lVlorgan will manage the sixbh new Westy's store. The El Cajon, Calif., branch recently had its grand opening.

Clyde Brummel and Al Parent, Home 1,0 Builders Service Center, Portland, Ore., "i celebrated their first anniversary by open- ,: ing an appliance section. In addition to ap- -.:l pliances, the section will have a complete ''-n line of Long-Bell cabinets. rr:si to Hawaii and finished ? very respectable lq 7th in his class and in the top half of the ;J

Bob Evju, head of Evju Products Co. in San Rafael, entered his good ship Punahele in the recent Trans-Pacific yacht race overall finishers. Another former Californian, Fred Smales, now with U.S. PlywoodChampion in Hawaii, was one of the race officials and on hand to congratulate Bob on his two weeks crossing.

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Monufoclurers Fund Home BuYers

Six major manufacturers of building materials who joined recently in forming Home Capital Funds to increase the supply of low down-payment mortgage funds for home buyers have reported a good reception to the plan.

The move was aimed at increasing build' ing material sales by making more mortgage money available to prospective home buyers in the current tight money market.

The nbw organization will finance a 15 percent add-on to a loan for 75 percent of the value of residential housing made by conventional lenders banks and( mortgage companies, bringing the total up to 90 percent.

The six firms are Anderson 'Corp., Armstrong Cork Co., Kaiser Industries, Masonite 'Corp., Reynolds Metals C,o., and U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers, Inc.

This is one of a number of plans aimed at increasing the available supply of mortgage money for home buyers.

f TTAH Hoo-Hoo Club 70 held its annual U outins at Storm Mountain, 20 miles out of Sait Lak" City. About 60 lumberguys and gals attended.

Honored guests at the meeting were Snark of the Universe Vaughan Justus of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Supreme Nine member Larry Owen of California.

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