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Uoyd Cole Resigns After MonY Yeqrs With Hcrmmond Lumber Co.

Lloyd Cole, for many years brancl-r yard supervisor in Southern California for the'Hammond Lumber Co., resigned his post earlier this month. Cole joined the Hammond organization'uvholesale department early in the 2Os and has been identified in an executive capacity with the firm since the start of World War IL In 1935 he was appointed sales manager in Los Angeles for tl-re redwood division and covered all of the Southland and Arizona for direct shipments from Humboldt county.

Cole is a native of Norfolk, Nebraska, and, following a "hitch" rvith the United States Army Signal Corps as a 1>ilot in the first world war, he joined the sales stalT of the Interstate Lumber Company at Denver, Colorado'

"I plan on taking a 30-day vacation, to kind of catch my breath, and then hope to find a satisfactory connection in the lumber industry, the only business I thoroughly know," Cole said in making the announcement of his retirement from the Hammond Lumber Company division of GeorgiaPacific Corp.

The United Lumber Yards, Modesto, Calif', filed last month, a notice of cessation of doing business under the fictitious name of United Planing Mill. The mill was located in Modesto.

Red Cedor Shingle Burecru Elects Mockie Presidenr or 4(hh Annuql

R. D. Mackie, Aberdeen, Wash., shingle manufacturer, was named president of the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau at the 4fth annual meeting held Dec. 7 in Seattle. N. A. Eng- lish of Vancouver, 8.C., was elected vice-president ancl Virgil G. Peterson of Seattle was re-elected secreta.rymanager.

Reports of officers and committee chairmen disclosed that bureau membership now stands at 123 shingle producers, and 30 manufacturers of machine-grooved shakes. In addition, 75 handsplit shake manufacturers are participating in the Bureau's grading and inspection program for shakes. This is an increase of.27 new members during the year.

Advertising and promotion of shingles and shakes will continue strong, as in the past, and continued efforts toward opening up new markets will be emphasized, members were told.

Shingle producers from Washington, Oregon and British Columbia and their guests from many sections of the nation and Canada attended the day's sessions, which were highlighted by a stimulating talk by Mrs. Edith Brazrvell Evans, Living for Young Homemakers magazine editor.

Armsfrong Disfribs Meef April 2

The 10th. annual meeting of wholesale distributors of Armstrong building products will be held April Z and 3 at Macon, Georgia, according to J. O. Sampson, manager of lumber.dealer sales for the Armstrong Cork Company.

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