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L,lrerly Tl.rompson, NI and M Wood Working Co.. I'ortland, Ore., r,vas re-elected as regional vice-president of the National Association of Manufacturers.

Bernard Vaughn, public relations officer for the Union Lun.rber Co. outlined the fabulous history and growth of the company, u'hich rvas founded in 1882 by the late C. R. Johnson, at a recent meeting of the Ukiah. Calif., Rotary Club.

The Frank A. Johnson mill. Horvard Creek, Caiif., n'as reported completely destroyed by fire early in December,

The Union Lumber Company has applied for Army approval for construction of a bridge across the Noyo river, two miles from Fort Bragg.

Simpsor.r Logging Co., Shelton, \\rash., announced plans for expanding the insulating board plant u'ith a 110x180foot addition.

Installation of a $(10.000 substation at Big Lagoon has been completed by PG&E, to supply power for the Hammond Lumber Company's new' san'mill, which is expected to produce about 10 million bf of lumber annually.

Cali{ornia's northernmost Redwood Circle was organized November 3 at Del Norte, with John Parker and John Yingst as chairman and vice-chairman. N{rs. Hazel Crivelli is secretary.

A revolutionar)' new type of circular saw to be introduced to the lumber industry of the rvest coast is the Lundberg sau,, which u,ill be available l'ith tl'o different toothings. It is said to lear.e a surface almost planed.

A check amounting to $2,537,323.59 was turned over to the state of California last month as its share irr cash revenrles from national forests in the state.

The sale of 73 million feet of lumber in the Snoclualmie National Forest of Washington is to be made next surnmer.

Edr,vard Hines Lumber Co., Chicago, has agreed to purcl.rase the capital stock of the Oregon Lumber Co. at Raker.

Tt is reported that pre-cut houses for nationu.ide shipment rvill be manufactured on the former Donovan ranch soutlr of Cloverdale, Calif., which has been purchased by Aron K. Akin.

Forty-one parcels of Indian lands in Del Norte, Humbolclt and Trinity counties went on the block in Sacramentcr December i4. Most of the tracts contained excellent stands of timber.