TWENTY.FII'E YEARS AGCD TCDDAY As Reported in The California Lumber Merchant, February lt 1936

B. S. Galleher has opened a wholesale hardwood and flooring business at 438 Chamber of Commerce Bldg. in L.A. He has been in the hardwood field for many years, operating as the Reid-Galleher Company in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Associated with him is Rollins A. Brown

Starting Feb. 1, R. E. (Ed) Fountaln, who for several years was retail sales manager of Consolidated Lumber Co., will become associated with D. II. I)oud, who recently returned to southern California for exclusive representation of several northern mills

Jack Dionne's "Vagabond Editorials" this issue are concerned with the recent deaths of King George of England and Rudyard Kipling The Western Hardwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is operating its veneer saw for tlre first time in more than four years due to returning demand for sliced hardwoods.

Walter S. Found, formerly assistant manager, is now general manag:er of the Merced (Calif.) Lumber Co., succeeding the recently resigned Ralph Duncan Illartin Ulrich, formerly with California Door Co., has joined Western Door & Sash Co., Oakland

P. T. Burns, recently manager of the County Lumber Co., Bakersfield, has joined Hogan Lumber Co., Oakland, as a salesman . Another addition to the Hogan sales staff is A. G. Horner, formerly with Eureka Sash Door & Moulding Mills There were 150 in attendance at the Hotel Clark, Los Angeles, for the January 17 dinner meeting of t}te Lumber & Allied Products Institute. at which Jack Dlonne was tJ:e featured speaker. Secretary Kenneth Smith presided. He introduced Frank Curron, who was in the lumber business in Los Angeles for many years but is now operating retail yards at Santa Ana and Huntington Beach

Patten-Blinn and San Pedro Iumber companies have been appointed distributors for Timbercraft Shingle Corp.

F. G. Hanson, West Coast Screen Co., Los Angeles, reports a SOOVo increase in his 1935 business and is very optimistic over 1936 prospects . . . The PCWHDA is holding its 14th annual in Del Monte, Jan. 31Feb. 1 James L. HalI, San F'rancisco lumberman, reports much Port Orford cedar being used in irrigation projects The Red River Lumber Co., Westwood, has just heard from a former logging employee, Andrew Stokke, who has been holding a paycheck since 1890. It was cleared for payment by Salesmanager Loo G. Opsahl Paul Ra,bsahl, manag:er of the Pacific Beach Lumber Co., has been promoted to manager of the Chula Vista Lumber Co., succeeding O. G. Gra,y, resigned. Arthur Pratt, who had been in the sales department of Western Lumber Company, was transferred to the Pacific Beach management . . . Floyil W. Elltott and Chas. T. Gartln returned to the S. F, offices of Schafer Bros. after a 10day mill trip to Montesano and Aberdeen , E. D. Klngsley visited the ofrces of Wendling-Nathan Co. in San Francisco in behalf of West Oreg'on Lumber Co., Linnton. Chrls Totten, secretary of the Arizona Retail Lumber & Building Supply Assn., writes in that the present housing shortage must also have existed in biblical days because he reads in the Bible that "Abraham slept with his forefathers" A new com- pany was formed in Los Angeles to manufacture the Buckle-Proof Lath Machine and shipped one of its first pieces of the equipment to C, D. Johnson Lumber Corp. in Toledo, Ore. . A. S. MurPhY of The Paciflc Lumber Co. was elected president of the Calif. Redwood Assn. at the annual meeting in San F rancisco, Jan. 28. Henry M. Htnk of Dolbeer & Carson was elected vice-president, and J. \il. Wtlliams secretary. Directors will also include L. C. Hammond, O. R. Johnson, W. H. Dalton, Stanley Pedder and J. Harris . Following its annual sales convention in New Orleans, The Celotex Corp. launehes its largest merchandising and advertising program since

1929, reports General Salesmanager llarold Knapp. One of its products, "Flexcell," is being used in the S. F.-Oakland Bay Bridge job P. W. Chantland and M. R. GiIl have returned to the L. A. offices of Sehafer Bros. after a trip to the Montesano mill The Charles Nelson Co., San Francisco, announces the appointment of A. H. Stlllgo as manager of Consolidated Lumber Co. to replace J. Walter I(elly, resigned. Consolidated announces the following personnel changes: A. iI. Macmlllan as general salesmanager, with Dudley Burns in charge of wholesale; R,ex Clark in charge of retail sales, replacing \ilm. Koller and R. E. Fountaln, resigned.