PERSONALS

Bay City Lumber Company's Len Landis spent a mid-January week in Las Vegas on business (no biz like show biz?).

Bill Grieve, head of BMD and vice-president of NBMDA, spent a chilly week during early January on BMD and association business.

Len Crofoot, westetn ply'wood executive, and Mrs, Crofoot, on a business and pleasure trip last month to Boise, Idaho and Phoenix, Arizona.

Bill lloagland, headman of Quality Mill, ,and his family spent part of December and January touring Mexico.

Ken Conway, Los Angeles redwood specialist, got caught in the rain in Eureka last month, Ken is covering the waterfront for Alcata Redwood Company in Southern California.

Ilob Hoover, genelal sales managel' Pacific Lumbel Co., a t'ecent visitor to his home base in San Marino.

Louis Monyhun, Southern Califolnia Machinety Company executive, returned from a trip to Louisville, MississiPPi.

Dave Lashley and Bill Stuart Lashley Lumber, Inc., La Canada and their wives visited the Al Thrasher Lumber Company complex at Calpella and Elk, California. A party was held at Ukiah by Thrasher for' mole than 300 visiting wholesalers during their stay.

Harry Lev, Lev Lumber Co', Inc., just back from a twd week sweep of the W'est' says he is turning around to take ofr for a thiee week business/pleasur€ go at the East.

Earl M. Bleile. Sacramento lumberman, and his wife cruised the South Seas for six weeks on the S.S. Monterey' Ttrey made stops in Australia, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji and Hawaii.

Ralph D. Russell, president of Consolidated Lumber Co., and his wife, recently visited his son Dr. Robert D. Russell and family of Stanford University. Dr. Russell is on the university faculty.

Jean Thomas is recuperating at home folIowing a sojourrr at Alhambra Hospital last montfi. Jean is keeper of the books at D. C. Essley & Son. Glad to see you back, Jean.

Lil Kotler, Berkot Manufacturing Company keeper of the keys, made a sightseeing iour of Mexico in less than one week last month. The short vacation was made with a travel group that operated on a tight time schedule.

Al and Marge Bell spent the latter part of January in Ilawaii where the Hobbs Wall exec checked out the intricacies of the hula and other interesting bits of island lore.

Ilugh Pessner visited West Coast Timber Products accounts in the southland during late December.

Leo Hulett, vice president sales, Willits Redwood Products Co', a recent visitor in Los Angeles.

Joe Petrash, popular southerrr California wholesale lumber salesman, has joined the staff of California Pacific Sales Corp., and will cover dealers in the Orange, Riverside and Los Angeles counties. Joe has spent many years in redwood sales in the southland.

Walter Koll, pioneer southern Califomia mill operator and his wife returned from a five week 'Round America tour. They visited New York City, North Carolina, Miami, New Orleans and way points on their extended travels.

Al Wahl, vice president sales, Consolidated Lumber Co., attended the 20th annual convention of the National Association of Home Builders in Chicago during December. He reports the below zero weather in the rvindy city made "Sunny California" mighty pleasing when he arrived home'

Ed LaFranchi, former Bay Area representative for Hedlund Lumber Sales, has rejoined Eureka Mill & Lumber So.

Victor Wolf. owner of Western Forest Products of San Francisco, announced the association of Jim Gater with the firm. Prior to joining Wolf, Gater had been with E. A. Padula Lumber Co. and Gamerston & Green Lumber Co.

Lavoy and Walter Thode, Thode & Sons Lumber Company, Oroville, treated themselves and their families to two weeks in Hawaii during the holiday season.

Leo La Plant, forrnerly 18 years with Fiberboard, has joined Wholesale Building

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