Deolers Get Answers lo All Their Gluestions or SCRLA Conference

(C'ontinued from the December 15 Issue)

A new experiment for the Palm Springs Conferences of the Southern California Retail Lumber Association was the "Hospitality Hour" staged between the closing of the first day's business and the annual dinner. For pleasant friendships, good fellowship, delightful refreshment and real Hospitality, this innovation proved hard to beat and the highest of praise must go to the past president hosts and their wives who sponsored it:

Wayne and Charlotte Mullin, Park and Mayme Arnold, Ralph and Helen Baker, Ben and Mildred Bartels, Tom and Catherine Fox, Lathrop and Marie Leishman, and Everett and Ida Parker.

The excellent prime rib dinner was served in the El Mirador Room 'of the Conference hotel at 7:45 p.m. The meal was enlivened with renewals of friendships among the far-flung Southern California retail lumbermen who are privileged to meet twice a year at their 4nnual Conventions. and Conferences.

President Wayne Mullin introduced the chairman of the evening, H. Park Arnold, vice-president and manager of the Fox-Woodsum Lumber Co., Glendale, and long an important SCRLA figure. In his inimitably warm and gracious manner, drnold set the stage for the main event every dealer had been awaiting-the testimonial to the beloved Paul Hallingby on the occasion of his recent retirement as vice-president and general manager of the Hammond Lumber Co., Southern division, Los Angeles.

But before he introduced the guest of honor, Arnold introduced the men who know Mr. Hallingby best-first, his co-worker, Cliff Gorce, personnel manager of this Hammond Lumber division.

"I speak for the employes of Hammond Lumber Co., I speak {or myself when I say what a distinct pleasure it has been to be associated with Paul Hallingby these many years'," Gorce began. And he told of the Hallingby history back to the San Francisco fire and his ancestry.

Paul Hallingby started to work in 1905 as a very young man in the office of Hammond Lumber Co. in San Francisco. A year or so later, following the great earthquake, he was transferred to the mill in Astoria, Ore., and in 19@ returned to San Francisco. In 1913 has was transferred to the Los Angeles ofifice, rvhere he remained until his retirement a few weeks ago. In 1918, Mr. Hallingby was made credit manag'er, and in 1921, sales manager. He was named general manager of the Southern division in 1951 and held the position until his October resignation.

The ancestral home ofg$'aul Hallingby is Hallingby, Norway, close to Oslo. The home has been in the family since 1694, some 262 years. Paul was born in Iorva. He and his wife, Ethel, have a son and a daughter, and seven grandchildren-four boys and three girls.

Following this background talk by Cliff Gorce, Toastmaster Arnold introduced Lathrop Leishman, who spoke on Mr. Hallingby as a "cornpetitor." He told horv his father and Mr. Hallingby had spent many years rvorking for the welfare of the industry.

"Paul has had a part in making our industry strong," Lay declared. "FIe has done things which many of us have not taken the time, thought or energy to do."

He told how Hallingby, during the last war, went back to Washington and worked to establisl-r the prices that enabled the retail lumber industry to remain in business. Wayne Mullin had earlier said that Hallingby's lr'ar work "saved us millions of dollars."

"We have loved you as a competitor, and'we love you as a friend," Leishman concluded in his tribute to N{r. Hallingby.

Park Arnold next introduced Ralph Baker, another gentleman of the trade, who said, "Paul has done a great deal for both the SCRLA and the state-wide associatior, that preceded it, of which he served as president." Baker told how Mr. Hailingby had shown him kindness in getting him started and acquainted in the industry.

In the final summing-up before introducing F{onoree Hallingby himself, Park Arnold spoke on "Paul As a Friend," and then read a testimonial letter from E,verett Parker, Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Mr. Hallingby's lor-rgtime friend, who had first been approached to master the ceremonies. The letter, addressed to Mr. Arnold, read :

"Dear Park:

"f am going to be out of the city all of next rveek and thus cannot attend the meeting at Palm Springs when the association honors Paul Hallingby, which he so richly deserves.

"I have known Paul over 35 years and have al.rvays had a great admiration for him. I have been in many meetings with him and know his fine ability and his faculty of being able to see through to the solution of difficult problems.

"I know the fine work Paul did for manv vears for the

SOCIAL ACIIVITIES dr the 7rh Annuql Polm Sp:ing Conference included rhe delightful "Hospitoliry Hour" (lefi) and the Dinner Doncc (righr), qr which President Woyne l,lullin ond rhe Hql Browns moy be glimpsed stcnding tolking in right foreground

H. PARK ARNOID (rtonding of mike in lefr photo) m.c.'eed the lestimoniol dinner to Poul Hollin$by wirh guests of honor cnd SCRLA officers or heqd toble.

Photo qt right shows the long receplion line which woited to personclly greet Mr. snd

California Retail Lumber Association, the predecessor of our own association, and then with the Los Angeles Allied Products Institute. He played a prominent part in our successful operation under the Codes in 1933 and 1934. He has been a strong backer of the Southern California Retail Lumber Association since its inception. During the last World War, his fine ability and personality rvas shown in his successful efforts with the Office of Price Administration, which was of immense value to every lumber company in Southern California. The association rvill greatly miss the strong influence and the fine judgment of one of the most popular lumbermen Southern California has ever had.

"f ary indeed sorry I cannot attend the Conference, and I want to thank yotr" Park, for all you have done for our association and lumbermen in Southern California.

"Sincerely yours, Everett Parker."

Following the reading of the letter, Mr. Arnold read a touching and familiar poem in tribute to the honor guest and then, just before introducing Mr. Hallingby personally, called him to the microphone, presented him the beautiful and colorful, framed scroll on parchment, and read aloud to the audience the inscription:

"In Grateful Appreciation to PALIL IIALLINGBY for his nxany years of outstand.ing leadership, faithful seraice and loyal deztotion to the Lumber Ind,ustry of California as Director and. Fresident of this Association, and to the Nation as a distingnished member of the National Advi,sory Committee to th.e Ofice of Price Administration dwring World War II, the Board of Directors of Southern California Retail Lumber Association., meeting in regular .ression, unaninr,ously elected, him President Emeri,tr.rs and Senior Director in recognition of his able and insfiring lead,ership. Confirmed. this 14th day of Noaem,ber 1956. (Signed) President Wayne F. Mullin,, Erecutizte Vice-President Orrie trA'. H qrni,lton."

With his own innate modesty and warmth of personality, Paul Hallingby graciously accepted his scroll and voiced his brief but sincere thanks:

"You've had to minimize the mistakes and enlarge on the little virtues, but I must say I like it," he said. "As we go along, we come to appreciate our friends. May I say the warmest gratitude I know, and God bless you all."

For several minutes following the honor ceremony, Paul and his good rvife Ethel Hallingby stood behind the head table of the dinner and greeted an almost never-ending reception line rvhich rvished to shake their hands, and wish health and long happiness in his retirement to the veteran lumberman rvho served his company and his industry with distinction and gained the everlasting respect of his fellow lumbermen for his remarkable leadership in helping to develop a price formula consistent with the economic conditions of the industry and the nation during the war.

The dealers' Conference resumed Thursday morning, November 15, at 9:30 in the El Mirador Theatre following breakfast gatherings.

After thanking the hosts for the Hospitality Hour of the evening before, President Mullin introduced the chairman of the morning business sesgion, James H Nelson, secretary-treasurer of the Buena Park (California) Lumber Co. The rising young dealer had a stimulating panel for the Vital Costs and Accounting Workshop. He first introduced his moderator of the workshop, Homer H. Burnaby, executive vice-president of the Sun Lumber Co., Wilmington.

Most of the discussion rvas private to the association . membership, who gained a great many worthwhile benefits from their attendance, so only a few highlights can be made public here.

Moderator Burnaby's own remarks concerned the profit margin in relation to turnover, current conditions in the yards and similar matters. He first introduced Panelist

Ralph D. Russell, vice-president and assistant treasurer, Consolidated Lumber Co., Wilmington, to start the workshop. Dealer Russell talked on Credit Policy and told hou' to establish a realistic one.

The next panelist introduced was Charles F. Ward, controller of the Sun Lumber Co. yard at San Pedro, who talked at length on Operations Analysis in Retail Lumber. after which Burnaby called on the next member, C. Gilmore Ward, president of Ward & Harrington Lumber Co., Santa Ana, for a brief Cash Discount discussion. In the remaining time for the workshop panel, Members Ralph N. Baker, vice-president and general manager of Barr Lumber Co., Santa Ana, and John l). Sullivan, vice-president and manager of Western Lumber Company of San Diego, also got in some telling points on the topic at hand.

In the Question-and-Answer period that enlivened this session, as they did all the sessions, L. A. Beckstrom pointed out that their Arcadia yard gives 2/o discount to contractors only, Bill Cowling of San Diego's Dixie yard remarked that they have cluit the 2/o discount on all accounts under $50, Paul Fritchey declared that many industrial accounts do not even take 2/o at his Alhambra yard, and "Luy" Leishman told about the M&MA standard form to protest Unemployment Compensation on too much labor turnover.

An excellent buffet luncheon was again served on the

ROSTER OF DETEGATEIi TO THE 7TH ANNUAT RETAIT IUMBER DEALER,S CONFERENCE

El Mircrdor Hofel - Pqlm Springs,

Bob qnd Pot Alley, Formers Lumber & Supply Co., Downey

Berncrd cnd l/loxie Anowclt, Anowqlt lumber & Molcrialt Co., Tuiungo

Hql qnd Frcnces Anowoh, Anowoh lumber & Mqleriols Co., Tuiungo

Pcrk nnd ltoyme Arnold, Fox-Woodsum lumber Co., Glendale

Rolph ond Helen Baker, Borr Lumber Co., Sonlo Ano

Ed*ard ond lourc Bollcnlyne, Signol Lumber Co., lnc'. Long Becch

Wilbur qnd Joie Borr, Borr lumbcr Co., Sontc Ano

Ben ond frlildred Bqrtels, Peoples Lumber Co., Venlutc

Austin ond Nellie Botcheldcr, Rossmon lllill & lumber Co., Wilmington

L. A. ond Rolh Bcclillrom, Arcodio Lunber Co., Arcadio

Cqrvel ond Aileen Brown, Orbon lumbcr Co., Porodcnq

Hot ond Dorothy Brown, Woodheod Lunber Co., Los Angeles

Stonley ond Yvonne Brown, Ghondlcr lumber Co., Von Nuys

Norbert cnd Cloirc Bundrchuh, Brucc Bundschuh, Myille Avcnuc lumber Co., ilonrovio

Homer ond Dorothy Burnoby, llis Soroh Burnoby, 5un Lumber Co.,

Son Pedro

Al & Wincno Chitdr, lumber & Buildcrr 3upply Co.' Solono Bcoch

Rex ond Arlene Clork, Sun lumbcr Co., Sqn Pcdro

Jock ond Elirho Cline, Peoplec Lumber Co., Vcnturo

Chorlcr and Horriel Coopcr, W. E' Cooper tumber Co., Los Angcler

Williom G. Cooper, W. E. Gooper Lumber Co., lot Angeles

Gcorgc ond Violet Cordrey, So. Golif. Rctoil lumbcr Asn., Lor Angclcr

Fronk Docpker, Alullin lumbcr €o., Norrh Hollywood llerrill ond Pouline Edmirton, Werlern Lumber Co., Son Dicgo

Joc and lconc Fitzpotrick, Consolidorcd Lumbcr Co., Wilmingron

Erik Flsmcr, So. Colif. Rcloil lumbcr Acsn., lo: Angeler lhomas ond Borbqro Fleming, Flcming & Highlowcr lumber Co., Los Angeles ihomos and Cotherine Fox, John W. Fisher lumber Co., Sontq Monicq

Pqu[ ond Elvero Frilchcy, Polm Avenuc Lurnbcr Co., Alhqmbro

John ond Cothcrinc Gonohl, Ernert Gqnqhl lumber Co., Anoheim

Oscqr ond ldo Gibbs, Gibbs lumbcr Co., Anoheim

Dunqon ond Allene Gibson, Gibson Lumber Co,. Scn Bernordino

Cliftord !. Gorce, Hommond Lumbcr Co., lot Angeler

Poul and Erhel S. Hollingby, Hommond lumber Co., lor Angeles

Orrie qnd louise Homilton, 3o. Colif. Rctqil lumber Assn., Los Angelcr fony ond Alorgorel Honsen, lAullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles

Fronk ond Juonito Horrington, Word & Horrington. lunrber Co., Sonto Anq

Glenn ond Cleono l{orris, Erncrt Gonohl lumber Co., loke Arrowhecd

,:stuort ond Kolhorino Horrir, lounsberry & Horrir, lor Angclcr

Stephen ond Edirhc Hcthowoy, Oceonside lumber Co., Oceqnside

Norton Hothqwoy, Occon:ida lumber Co., Occonridc

€.. W. ond Noro Hertcr, Ward & Horrington lumber Co., Sqnla Ano

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George ond Mory Hinklc, Con:olidqted Lumber Co., Wilmington

Wqlloce ond Dorothy Hull, Hull Bror. lumher Co., Conogo Pork

Woyne ond Donno Hull, Hull Bros, Lumber Co., Conogo Pork

Bob qnd Virginio Jomes, Mocco Lumber Co., Poromounl

Georgc cnd lcne Johnson, Notionol lumber Co., 'Nctionol City

Frode ond Hsrriet Kilrtofte, Rogsnqn lllill & tumber Co., Wilmington

Frederick cnd Alice Kronz, Golden 5tote Lumber Co., Sonto ltonico

Herschell ond Annobel Lorrick, Lumber & Buildars Supply Co., Solono Beoch

Corl ond iltorion loughlin, Mor Visto lumber Co., Los Angeles

Lothrop ond llorie Leishmon, Crown City Lumber & It/till Co., Pqsodenq

Corr qnd Ollie AlcCouley, Ontorio Lumber & Hqrdwore Co., Ontorio

Horry ond tno lllcGohey, Son Diego lumber Co,, Son Diego

Albcrt qnd Evelyn l/lcKee, Forcst Lumber Co., lo: Angeles

Kingrlon llcKec, lmperiol Volley Lumber Co., Brcwlay

Wiltiam ond lucilc llormion, Scn Gobriel Volley Lumbcr Co., San Gobricl

Arthur ond Potricio Milliken, Viney-Milliken lumber Co,, Covino

Russcll ond Merced Mullin, Burbsnk lumber Co., Burbonk

Woync ond Chortotte llullin, Mullin Lumbcr Co., Los Anqcler

Jomcr ond Mory Nclron, Buenq Pork lumber Co., Buena'Pork

W. V. ond llcrgorel O'Brien, Son Gobriel Voltey lunbcr Co', Son Gobriel

Gcorgc ond Fcye Rodccker, Willioms lumber Yord, Azuso

Al E. Rogcr. Hydc Po* lumbcr Co., lor Angeler

Rolph cnd Lelo Ru:rell, Con:olidotad lumber Co., Wilmingron

Hcrold ond lrobel Smirh, Smith-Trcvor Lumbcr Co., Son Diego

Poul ond Joonpc Snydcr, llullin lumber Co., Sfudio City

Golc ond Yvonnc Sfofiord, l/tullin Lumrbcr Co., 5qn Gqbric!

Elrie W. Sollivon, We3lcrn Lumber Co., Son Diego

John ond Elconor Sullivon, Wettern lumber Co,, Son Dicgo

Robcrt ond lorno 9utton, Airlinc lumbcr Co., San Diego

Dean ond Noro Swcrlz, l/lar Vislc Lumber Co., Los Angeler

Wolr ond Grcce foylor. Wolt Tcylor lumber Co.. Anoheim lorry ond l/lory Vcn Ordcr, Bluc Stor lumbcr Co., Lynwood

Al ond Hildo Wohl, Consolidqtcd Lumber Co., Wilmington

Gilmorc ond Mildrcd Word, Word & Horringlon Lumber Co., Sonlo Ano

Chorles ond Berh Word, Sun lumber Co., 5qn Pedro

Howord ond Kothlcen Wellmcn, Western Lumber Co., Son Diego

Hugh ond Gcrtrudc Wilhoit, W. E. Cooper lumbcr Co., los Angeles

Jqck qnd llcuveno Adelstein, Sunlcnd lumbcr Co., Norvolk

Bill qnd leoh Crowell, Sovrhlond Lumber & Supply Co., Inglewood

Voughon Dovicr, Thompson Lumber Co.' lrd', Son Bernordino

Roy ond Ruth Engstrcnd, Wilmington lumbcr Co., los Angela:

Dovc and loscnory Hill, BuAank Lumbcr Co., Brirbqnk

Moycr cnd itildred Wcircl, Sunlond Lumbcr Go., El Monfe