Twentlr'FlveTears Ago

As Reported in che February 1941,Issue of the Cali{ornia Lumber ivlerchant, EsL 1922

P. 'ff. Darls has been appointed manager of the Hayward Lumber & Investment Co. yard at Bloomington.

W. D. 'Bill" Austin, manager of the United Lumber Yards, Inc., Oakdale, announces that they have opened a new roofing department, featuring Pabco products.

M. L. (Duke) Euphrat of Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco, is back from a business trip to the Pacific Northwest. He was accompanied by his son, Paul.

Francis Kincaid has succeeded James Ray as manager of the Merner Lumber Company's San Jose yard.

Alfred D. Bell, Jr., general sales manager of Hammond Redwood Co., San Francisco, recently spent a week at the company's Los Angeles office.

Al Hill of Hill Lumber & Hardware Co.. Albany, is back on the job after 30 days' absence due to illness.

Tony Ness, formerly a salesman with Tilden .Lumber Co., Berkeley, is now with Loop Lumber & Mill Co., Alameda.

Warren HulI, Hull Bros. Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is on an eastern trip.

J. C. McCune, J. H. Baxter & Co.. Los

Angeles, and R. T. McCulloch of the company's San Francisco office attended the annual convention of the American Wood Preservers' Association at Louisville, Kentucky.

W. B. Wickersham, Pope & Talbot, Inc., Lumber Division, spent a few days recently at the company's San Francisco office.

Rex Kratz, manager of Brush Industrial Lumber Co., Los Angeles, returned from a two weeks' business trip on which he called on a number of California Pine mills in Northern California and Southern Oregon.

W. P. "White Pine" Johnson, manager of the Los Angeles yard of Hallinan Mackin Co,, returned recently from calling on a number of Northern California Pine mills.

Glen M. Miner, general manager of the Whiting-Mead Co., at San Diego, has announced that the company has purchased the Monteverde Lumber Co. in El Cajon. Thomas (Tommy) J. Getz has been appointed manager.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed La Franchi are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby boy, Mark. Mr. La Franchi is with Hill & Morton, Inc., Oakland.

Glenn Fogleman, of The California Door

Co., was the winner of the Membership Trophy for the third time, at the golf tournament held by the Wholesale Sash and Door Association of Southern California at the Altadena Golf Club, Pasadena.

F. B. Curtis, manager of the Seattle office of Twin Harbors Lumber Co., was a recent visitor to San Francisco.

Jack lvey, Los Angeles field representative for the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, is back from Denver, Colorado, where he attended the Mountain States Lumber Dealers'Association annual meeting.

E. B. Cook, owner of West Riverside Lumber Co., Riverside, will establish a branch lumber yard at Edgemont. Joe R. Butler will be in charge of the new yard'

Joe Tardy, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, has returned from a month's trip to Arizona.

Clint Laughlin, Los Angeles manager of the Southern California Wholesale Lu:nber Association, is back at his deek after being on the sick list for a few weeks.

R. L. Nutting has been appointed general manager of Medford Corp., Medford, Oregon. He succeeds James If. Owen.