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The Art Parkins family of Los Angeles enjoyed the holidays with the couple's two sons home from school.-"Yank" (Art, Jr.) returning from The University of Oregon in Eugene where he is in pre-med school, and Barry back from Washington U in St. Louis where he is in pre-dental study. Sounds like Art is trying to establish his personal Medicare program. Daughter Vicki at home is a junior in high school; wonder if she is going to become a nurse ? Art Parkins is general manager of California Door Company of Los Angeles.

R. V. Pye, who recently celebrated 41 fears of service with California Door. underwent surgery in early December but is recovering nicely and plans to return to his sales work for CalDoor after January 1st.

Forrest Wilson, Southern California rep- resentative for B.C. Forest Products and MacMillan, Bloedel & Powell River, Ltd., on a recent trip to the plant up in Vancouver. On his way back he stopped in Seattle and attended the annual meeting of the Shingle Bureau.

Jim and Donna Dean of Reseda became the beaming parents of a nine-pound, fourteen and one-half-ounce boy, Bryon Lea, in mid-December. Now, there is a lumber baby! Donna, daughter of Tarter, Webster & Johnson's BiIl Bright (Van Nuys), is the current president of San Ferrando Valley HooHoo-Ette Club #6.

RiIl Stevenson, manager of shingle and shake sales for MacMillan, Bloedel & Powell River, Ltd., Vancouver, was a mid-December guest of Forrest Wilson of San Marino, Southern California rep for the firm. A combination of business and pleasure made for a fine trip.

Walter Koll, well known Los Angeles woodwork mill operator, recently retur-ned from Hawaii where he spent more than three months vacationing on the beach. Walter retired from active participation in the W, A. Koll Company quite sorne time ago.

Something to shoot for! The "Forrest Wilson Perpetual Golf Trophy," recenUy donated to San Fernando Valley Hoo-Hoo Club fi209 by longtime lumberrnan For- r.est. The trophy is awarded for low net, and passes from winner to wirrrer; if one person wins it three times, however, it becomes his permanent prize. Thus far, Dick Ledbetter of Van Nuys Lumber and John Ifansen of Gulf Forest Products, Iarzana, have had it on the mantle for a tirne. Forrest Wilson represents in Southern California B.C. Forest Products and MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell River. Ltd.

Skil Power Tools Service Cenler

In New Son Diego Locqlion

The San Diego Factory Service Center for Skil power tools moved on December 3 to new and larger quarters at 5837 Mission Gorge Rd., just off U.S. Route 80 at the Fairmont Road interchange, according to an announcement by Arbhur Jankowski, Service Center Manager. Formerly it was situated at 3492 Pickett St. in San Diego. Jankowski stated that the new Service Center provides a complete local San Diego stock of factory parts and accessories for the 'firm's do-it-yourself, automotive, and industrial lines of power tools. In addition, it includes a customer parking area, he noted.

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