Folks, Meet Lloyd Cole and Dan Strite

Supervising the operation of 18 large branch retail yards is quite a chore. That is Lloyd Cole's and Dan Strite's job with the Hammond Luhber Company, namely, supervisor and assistant supervisor, of the company's branch yards in Southern California. They make their headcluarters at the company's Los Angeles office.

Lloyd Cole was born in Norfolk, Nebraska, rvhere he started in the lumber business. He was a pilot during World War I with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant and received his discharge in 1919. He then went with the Interstate Lumber Company in Denver and was with this concern from 1920 to 1923.

Lloyd came to Los Angeles in 7923 and rvent to work the same day he arrived for the Hammond Lumber Company in their wholesale lumber department, remaining in this department until 1935. From 1935 to 1943, he was Hammond's wholesale redwood representative in Southern California. He was appointed supervisor of the company's branch yards in Southern California in 1943 rvhich position he now holds..

He is a member-. of Lumbermen's Post of the American Legion, and Hoo-Hoo, joining the Order in Denver 1n 1921. Lloyd and Mrs. Cole make their home in Pasader-ra.

Dan Strite was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was in World War I with the 25th Field Artillery, and .ivhen he was discharged from the army he went to work in the logging camp for the Whitney Lumber Company at Garibalcli, Oregon, u,'here he spent six years, and the next two years he rvorked in their sawmill. During the winter months ol l92l and 1922, he attended forestry courses at the University of Washington. In 1927, tl-te Whitney Lumber Compal1y consolidated with tl-re Hammond Lumber Company, forming the Hammond-Tillamook l-umber Company.

In 1931, Dan r.vas r,vholesale representative for the Hammoncl Lumber Company in New Mexico, working out of the Los Angeles of;fice. From 1932 to 1935 he was in their rvhcilesale lumber department in the Los Angeles office, and from 1935 to 1942 was rvholesale salesman in the red'ivood department coverine East Side Los Angeles, C)range, San Diego. Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

In 7942, Dan u'as in \\rorld War II briefly with the Combat Jlngineers, and on his discharge he rvelrt to work as second man at Hammond's East Pasadena retail yard. In 1941 he rvas appointed assistant supervisor of the company's branch yarcls in Southern California.

Dan is a member of I-umbermen's Post of the American Legiorr. He and Mrs. Strite make their home in Sierra Madre.

Lloycl and Dan are tn'o grand gentlemen. popular with the lumber fraternity, and are a real credit to the lumber industrv.