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As Reporred in the February, L939 Issue of the California Lumber Merchanl Est. 1922

Swagtika Lumber Company, Fresno, announces a change in name to the J. C. Ferger Lumber Company. J- C. Ferger is Bresident and general manager of the concern.

W. B. Jones, Owens-Parks Lumber Co., Ios Angeles, was elected president of the Ifardwood Institute of Southern California at the annual meeting of the Institute held in Los Angeles. Gregg Lifur, California Forest Products Co., Los Angeles,was elected vice president and C. C. Bohnhofi, Bohnhof Lumber Co., Los Angeles, was elected treasurer. John M. Clugston was re-elected secretary. The new executive council consists of F. J. Connolly, Western Hardwood Co.; C. R. Taenzer, American Ilardwood Co.; and John Rohr, E. L. Bruce Lumber Co.

Ruper llaley, son of W..K. "Ken" Ilaley of Haley Bros., wholesale dealers in sash, doors and panels, Santa Monica, is now working as salesman for the firm' IIe has worked in various capaeities in the warehouse snd ofrce.srnce he graduated from a,n Eastern college last MaY.

F. G. Hanson of West Coast Screen Co., Ios Angeles, Ieft January 16 for a sixweek business trip of the East, on which he expects to visit all the large cities in the country.

Visalia Lumber Co., Visalia, will reopen the Cutler Lumber Company plant at Cutler, Calif., which has been closed since 1932" Byron Cannon will be in charge of the yard. Jack lvey, Seattle, field representative for the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, is spending a few weeks in Southern California where he is calling on the lumber trade.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. White are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby boy, Anthony L., at Alameda, December 27. Mr. White is the son of C. H. White, vice president and general manager of White Brothers, San Francisco, and is also associated with the firm.

Nels M. Quist and Charles N. Quist have completed the new office and warehouse buildings of the Quist Brothers Lumber in Eawaid, Calif. The two brothers took over the business in 1920 from their father who had operated the firm since 1895. At one time this concern operated the only planing mill between Oakland and San Jose.

G. A. ltrompson has started a retail lumber business, Thompson Lumber Co., at 284 Olive Avenue, Burbank, Calif. Thompson was recently with Dietel Lumber Co., GIendale, and formerly with Burbank Lumber Co., Burbank, and Mullin Lumber Co., North Hollywood.

C. I. Gitbert, president of the Eureka MilI & Lumber Co,, Oakland, has announced the moving of his firm to a new location at 38th and San Leandro Streets. The new yard covers three acres.

E. L. Kuck has been appointed m&nag'er of the J. D. Halstead Lumber Company's vard at Williams, Ariz', succeeding C. W' Lincicum, who has resigned. Kuck has been with the company for the past 10 years and was formerlY with their Yard at Nogales.

Walter B. Sprowls, formerly of Cheyenne' Okla., has opened a new retail lumber yard at 11163 Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood. Ttre concern, to be called Sprowls Lumber Co., has hired R. F. "Bob" Landreth' formerly with Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles, as manager.

James McNab, manag:er of E' K' Wood Lumber Company's Oakland yard, says that the yard has been a very busy place in the pasf few weeks. For in addition to normal ictivities, an order for the fabrication of 160 concession booths for the Golden Gate International Exposition has been turned out in a little over one month's time. A total of 350,000 feet of Doug{as Fir and two carloads of panels were used in the construction.

Colovelas Cement Nomes

Son Jose Represeniolive

Verne C. Grafton has been appointed San Jose sales and service representative for Cafaveras Cement Company, a division of The Flintkote Company, Mel J. London, Calaveras vice-president in charge of mar. keting has announced.

Grafton has been employed during the past eight years .rs salesman for Califirnia Trucking Service. A native of Bakersfield, he was educated in Bakersfield public schools.

After being graduated from Bakersfield Fdigh.School, where he received specialized