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Bill Constons ls On Shelf Tempororily

Ken L. Bowes, boss man in the Winton Lumber Sales Company of Sacramento, writes that their good salesman Bill Constans is in the hospital for repairs and rn'ar-rts his friends to know about it to save iirquires about him. He is in Sutter Hospital, 2820 L Street, in Sacramento, they don't knorv for hor'v long.

Joe Tardy, Los Angeles wholesale lumber distributor, prominent in Hoo-Hoo affairs, attended the Salt River Valley Hoo-Hoo Club of Phoenix concatenation January 15 at the rvorld famous San Marcos Hotel, Chandler, Arizona. He reported a splendid turn-out for both the golf tournament and initiation.

Olsen-Corpenter Lumber Compony Moves to Lorger Quqrters

Herb Olsen, Olsen-Carpenter Lumber Company of Ber'erly Hills, announced February I his firm had moved to larger and more spacious quarters directly across the street from the new Hilton Hotel on Santa Monica Boulevard. Although the address of the firm has been ,changed to 9935 Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, California, the telephone number remains the same-BRadshaw 2-6651. The Company specializes in the wholesale distribution of Douglas Fir, Redwood and Pine.

Scholorship Winner Joins

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Washington-James T. Micklewright, 28, graduate of Iowa State College and recipient of one of the lumber industry's scholarship awards, has joined the research iaboratory staff of Timber Engineering Company, according to Carl A. Rishell, director of research.

Mr. Micklewright received ten weeks of specialized training at the Teco laboratory, during 1952, under a scholarship awarded to him by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association on his outstanding scholastic record and personal achievements. One of four top-ranking students selected from those nomimated by the nation's leading forestry schools, Mr. Micklewright was nominated by Iowa State College from which he received his forestry degree just prior to starting his studies at the laboratory.

His training at the Teco laboratory provided active participation in research projects for both private industrr' and the military. He assisted in producing the first laminated cross-ties developed by Teco research for the Association of American Railroads, and conducted many tests of marine laminated ship timbers for the Navy's n'ood minesweepers.

Returning to the Teco laboratory after a year at the IJ.S. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, \A/isconsin, Mr. Micklervright assumed his duties, as wood technologist. with fire resistance tests on wood products in Teco's ne'n' fire chamber just completed.

Leroy McCormick, assistar,t sales manager of Simpson Logging Company's redwood division in San Francisco. and Tom Gleed, Jr., from the Simpson plant in Arcata, returned February 1O from a two week busir-ress trip calling on Simpson's distributors throughout the Texas area.