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Calaveras Cen.rent Company, a Division of The Flintkote Company, has appointed new sales representatives in Reno and Modesto.

Mel J. London, Calaveras vice-president in charge -of marketing, announced the transfer of Kent Vickery (left) from the lVlodesto territory to the Reno territory, and his replacement in Modesto by lVlichael O'Brien (right).

Remodeling for Stllinqs Yord

The Homer T. Hayward Lumber Company's Salinas headquarters yard has again undergone a store expansion and remodeling, including all-new fixtures for better diversification and display of merchandise. The job 'ivas completed shortly before the end of December in line with a general remodernization program scheduled for the Hayward chain, according to General Manager Homer M. Hayward.

Sarn Slater. 56, owner o{ the Slater Lumber Company, Culver City, Calif., died January 2. He was born in Russia and arrived in Los Angeles in 1928, founding in 7929 the retail yard which he lvas to operate more than 30 years. He leaves his wife, Sarah, of the honre at 3014 Danalda I)rive; two sons, Ernest and Kcnneth, both of Los Angeles; two sisters, five brothers and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the Glasband mortuary, with entombment in Beth Olam nrausoieum. The dealer was a member of Temple Israel, the Culver City B'nai B'rith, Independent Order of Foresters, and the Culver City Chamber of Commerce.

Frqnk TEAKLE

Services were held in Sacramento, December 30, for Frank Teakle, 58, owner of California Builders Supply Co. of Sacramento, who died of a heart attack, December 28, at the wheel of his auto as he left for his work. Services were conducted by the Alameda Masonic Lodge, in which Mr. Teakle had been an active leader during his many years with the E. K. Wood Lumber Co. in Oakland. He leaves his wife, Edna, of the home in Sacramento. and two sons, Al Teakle, who is associated with N. H. Sjoberg & Son, Oakland, and Raymond C. Teakle, who is also in California Builders Supply Co. of Sacramento-

Thomos E. CUFFEE

Thomas E. Cuffee, 62, chairman of the board and president of Pacific Far East Line, Inc., died December 22 in Saint Francis hospital, San Francisco, after a cerebral hemmorhage. He began his career as an office boy in the old Dollar Lines steamship company of lumber fame, rose to vice-presidency, and stayed with the firm until the end of WWII when he left to participate in the formation of Pacific Far East Line. He leaves his wife. Claire. of the home in Kentfield, Calif.; three sons aged 7, 10 and 16, and a daughter, 14, and his mother. Funeral services were held December 24 in San Anselmo.

R.ees F. TENER.

Rees F. Tener, 63, assistant chief of the Testing and Specifications section, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C., died suddenly December 25. He was known for his outstanding work in the development of f ederal specifications and test methods for floor coverings and other products.

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