i,lt. Whitney Lumber Compony

J. William Back, iprominent southern California lumber and plywood importer, was married November 25 to I\'Iiss tr'{onique Hagnd at the Catherlral chapel in Los Angeles. The_"- returned home for the holiday season following a short honeymoon in Carmel and Monterey. Early this 1'ear the Backs plau a delal'ed honeymoon trip to Japan, China and the Philippines on Mr. Back's business.

Concord Dealer John Pearson, Pearsou Lumber Co., and Phil McCoy, I',ead of Western Pine Supply Co., bagged one (1) pheasant on a recent hunting expedition aL reject John says he found on the ground.

George O, Swanson of Sacramento spent the end of Novenrber in southern California contacting wholesale connections for the Placerville Lumber Co.

Roy Stanton, president of E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Stanton left Dec. 8 on a South American cruise extending through February.

Lyle Vincent, head of Intenbal' Lumber Company's Oakland operations, has returned to the job following an overhaul in the hospital.

B&M Lurnber Company Chief Martyn Mason, Sacranrento, is reported on the mend

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after suffering a broken arm an<l shoulcler in a recent bad fall.

Bill Smith, general nlanager of SmithRobbins Lumber Corp., has gone Latin again, spending Christmas and the New Year's at La Paz and Mexico City. They say he now speaks Spanish like a native, too.

E. N. White, head of C & D Lumber Co., Roseburg, Ore., spent a few early Decenrber days calling on t.he trade with Jimmy Atkinson of Atkinson-Stutz Co., San Mateo.

Bill Tildesley, Eastshore Lumber & Mill Co., is back on the job after a recent operation and hospital sojourn.

Ed Fountain and Dale Burns have returned from a'trip to Gold Beach, Ore., where they visited the new U.S. Plywood Corp. mill which the Ed Fountain Lumber Company will represent in southern California.

Seth Butler, now representing Henry Winfree, and his Myrtle spent an early December week at Palm Springs, where Seth rested up for the big Shrine pageant which he successfully directed again this year.

Southern Californians attending thc BIG Willits Redwood Christmas oartv last montlr included Don Bufkin, Jerry Essley and Carl Gavotto, Following the event, Jerry spent the Dec. 12 weekend calling on mills in the area, Carl flew home to San Diego, and Bufkin came along for the ride.

W. R. Grace & Company's imported lurnber and plywood chief, Jan van Wyngaarden, and his wife and family took a businesspleasure trip to southern California via AFL's President Wilson during November.

Joe Williams, veteran southern California hardwood salesman, will represent one of the largest producers of lumb,er in the Appalachian area in a connection to be announced early this year. It is understoocl Williams will cover the entire Pacific coast for this firm.

Durable Plywood Sales Co. Salesnranager' Rolf Sto,lesen visited Durable's Arcata plant early in December.

Dick Lloyd of the Ed Fountain Lumber Co. and his wife Virginia have returned from a business-pleasure trip to San Francisco and the Bay area. Dick is a graduate of California and usually gets to enjoy watching his alma mater wallop Stanford . . usually, that is.

Lumber Sales Companl'''s Wendell Paquette called on Mendocino county sup,pliers the week of Dec. 8.