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Frank I)oor, Belton Lumber Company Limited, Saraia, Canada, was a recent visitor in California. He is looking over the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas with the idea in mind of making the Golden State his home.

Louise Lindar, of Logan's, Gila Bend, Arizona, recently opened a new gift and houseware department adjoining the firm's existing showroom.

Howard Beals, Beals-Bullock Lumber Co., 1627 West Hatcher Road, Phoenix, is now recovering from an emergency operation and expects to be back on the job by the first of Febrrrary.

A. G. "Ben" Bennett r€cently replaced Ed Noland as manager of O'Malley-Smith Lumber Co. at Welton, Arizona. Bennett was formerly manager of the FoxworthGalbraith yard at Yuma.

E. S. Hoctor, Hoctor Lumber Co., Tolleson, Arizona, has just completed a complete face-lifting and remodeling job on his store, including new fixtures and counters.

Bill and Patti Walker welcomed the stork on December 6, a little woman child weigh- ing a lucky 7 pounds 11 ounces, notes the Arizona Box Co, exec.

Home Lumber Company, Yuma, Arizona, closed its doors December lst, according to manager Roy Colpepper. The inventory was purchased by Ottalley-Smith Lumber Co., Yuma, and subsequently liquidated in a big bargain sale at the home location. II. Marvin Smith is manager of the O'Malley-Smith Yuma outlet.

Bill Hoey spent a late fall week calling on Georgia-Pacific suppliers in Oregon.

Former Oakland wholesaleman Ed Lafranchi is now associated rvith Eureka Mill & Lumber Co. at Fremont, California.

Marshall Schmitt, formerly with WaltonSmith Lumber Co. in Sacramento. has joined Sacramento wholesalel William Sayre.

Richard Stanley, McCormick & Baxter. San Francisco, vacationed in southern California with the family during the Christmas Holidays.

L. R. Nelson, Rural Lumber & Supply, Mesa, Arizona, reports his counter business has been booming since he lecently doubled the size of his showroom and completely remodeled the store interior.

Martin Combs, managel of O,Malley's Building Materials, Tucson, Arizona, has opened a small branch outlet on South 12th Street with Raul Soltero in charge. Combe also operates another small outlLt on ttre East side of town and both are operated directly under the supervision of the main yard.

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The majority of Masonite Corporation's Peg-Board fixtures have been redesigned for use with either ty's" ot Vtn Peg-Board. They will be known as inter-changeable fixtures, according to llowa"rd M. Findley, merchandise manager, interior products. Continuing available are certain %" fixtures not suitable for use with the heavy-duty hardboard and the full line of %' fixtures.

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NB|YIDA Officers For '63

Lewis H. Jenkins, North Wilkesboro, N.C., president of Jenkins Wholesale Supply Co., Inc., of that city, was elected president of the National Building Material Distributors Association at its llth Annual Fall Convention at the Palmer House in Chicago on Thursday. November 15. He succeeds Donald B. Richardson, Denver, president of the Richardson Lumber Co.

W. G. Grieve. vice president, Building Material Distributors, Inc., Stockton. California was named vice president of the association; and Fred Thomson, president, Inland Lumber Co., Rialto, California was elected Treasurer.

Five new directors were named to serve on the association's board for three years. They include Thomson; Eugene H. Straus, vioe president" Midsouth Supply Co., Lexington, Ky.; Homer H. Hahn, president, Central Lumber Sales Co.. Lincoln, Nebr." John A. Cawley. president, Tomkins Brothers, Newark, N.J.; and A. Paul Jenseno president, Capital City Culvert Corp., Madison, W'isconsin.

Harold W. Sparks, president, Lumberyard Supply Co., St. Louis, Mo.-and a charter member of NBMDA unanimously named by members to serve on the board as an honorary director.

A total attendance of 745 was tallied for the four-day convention that featured conference booths where 109 manufacturers of buildins materials introduced new products for 1963.

Timber Operotor's Permit Revoked

DeWitt Nelson, Director of the Department of Conservation, ordered the revocation of the Timber Operator's Permit of Glenn Mastelotto, et al of Paradise, Butte County. The revocation became effective on November 30, L962.

At a hearing on October 8, 1962, in the Veterans Memorial Building in Oroville, Hearing Officer Roy G. Hollingshead, Jr. re' ceived testimony in an Accusation signed by State Forester Francis H. Raymond which charged the respondent with violations oI Forest Practice Rules applicable to the North Sierra Pine Forest District. Violations charged against Mastelotto included: harvest' ing immature trees under 20 inches diameter, failure to fell snags, failure to construct drains and waterbreaks on tractor skid roads, and failure to abate logging slash in areas required by the rules'

Deputy Attorney General Robert H. Connett represented the State Forester at the Hearing against Mastelotto. Director Nelson followed the recommendation of Hearing Officer Roy G. Hollings' head, Jr. in revoking Matelotto's timber operator's permit.

State Forester Francis H. Raymond stated that continuing and flagrant violations of forest practice rules by timber operators not only creates serious fire hazards, but also is inconsistent with the forest practioe committees' rules approved by the State Board of Forestry and established for the purpose of sustaining forest productir,ity.

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