Obituaries

Sidney M. Hauptmcrn

Sidney M. Hauptman, well known lumber and shipping company executive, passed away in San Francisco February 18, after a short illness.

lle rvas vice president and general manager of the Charles Nelson Company, of which he was trustee. He reorganized the company in 1936. Before that he had been vice president of the McCormick Steamship Company and the Charles R. McCormick Lumber Company. He was also a director of the Douglas Fir Export Company.

Mr. Hauptman was born in Saginaw, Michigan, 70 years ago, and came to San Francisco in 1901. IIe was a son of George N. H,auptman, a prominent lumberman of that city. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Hauptman, and a brother, George B. Hauptman of Los Angeles.

Jcmes E, Mcckie

James E. Mackie, western manager for the National Lumber Manufacturers Association since 1935, with offices in San Francisco, was killed in an automobile crash involving 14 cars near Brisbane, Calif. on the Bayshore Highway, February 21. His car skidded and he was thrown out when he tried to avoid striking other piled up automobiles. His wife, Mrs Jean Mackie, was also thrown from the car, and was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Mr. Mackie was a native of Minnesota, aged 47 years. He was a graduate of Wisconsin University in engineering. After coming to the Pacific Coast he became building inspector for the City of Long Beach, and in 7927 was appointed secretary of the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference. He u'ent with the National Lumber Manufacturers Association in 1929, spent some time in the Northwest, and moved to San Francisco in 1935 to take charge of the western office. He did an outstanding job for the industry in building code work, in 'w'hich he rvas an acknowledged expert.

In addition to his wife he is survived by a daughter, Travis Gene Mackie: his mother, N{rs. Caroline Nlackie; a sister, Mrs. L. J. Cleary, and a brother, Bernard \{ackie.

Arthur M. Pculson

Arthur M. Paulson, owner of the Paulson Lumber Sales Agency, San Francisco, passed away in Belmont, Calif., on February 15, from injuries received when he was struck by the automobile of a hit-run driver on El Camino Real, Belmont.

He was born in North Dakota 52 years ago. One of his first jobs in the lumber business was in the lumber department of the Anaconda Copper Company, Bonner, Montana. Ife r,r'as with the M. A. Wyman Lumber Co., Seattle, lor 12 years before coming to San Francisco in 1944 to open his own wholesale concern.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma H. Paulson; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Hanset, Mrs. Helen Hasselberg, and Mrs. Margaret Hale; a son, Arthur M. Paulson; a sister, Mrs. Esther Hankins, and four brothers, Clifford, .Roy, Danton, and Norman Paulson.

Chcrles E. Miller

Charles E. Miller, head of the Youngs Bay Lumber Co., passed away suddenly on February 19 at his home in Roseburg, Ore. lIe was 54 years of age.

He was a resident of Portland for many years, and for fourteen years was associated with the Kingsley interests in the West Oregon mill at Linnton. Later he moved to Gearhart and organized the Youngs Bay Lumber Co. at Warrenton, lvhich moved to Roseburg, and now operates the Defense Plants Agency sawmill there. He also organized Stebco, Inc., which built a large mill in Vancouver, Wash.

Mr. Miller was a native of New York, and a graduate of Harvard University. He rvas a member of the Arlington, University, Waverley and Multnomah clubs in Portland.

Surviving are his u'idor,v, Elizabeth Robertson Miller; trvo daughters, Mrs. Roy Cummins and Jessie Miller; a son, Charles E. Miller, Jr., and a brother, Danforth Miller.

C. A. Lcrrsen

C. A. I-arsen, Box & Lumber ary 25.

for many years sales manager of Chiloqurn Co., Chiloquin, Oregon, passed away Janu-

lncreases Granted Manufacturers of South Central Hardwood Lumber

An increase averaging approximately seven per cent in manufacturers' maximum prices for standard grades of hardwood lumber produced in the South Central hardwood region has been announced by the Office of Price Administration to be effective February tI, 1946.

Retail prices will not be affected by this increase, as dis'tributors will be required to absorb the rises.

The increases include a nine per cent rise in the maximum prices of grade No. 1 common and better; a three per cent rise in grade No. 2 common and lower; a three per cent rise in dunnage (used for binding cargoes in ships) and a seven per cent increase in "leg run" maximum prices. No increases are made in prices for structural stock or sound square-edge freight car stock, common dimension mine car lumber and No. 1 and No. 2 dimension.

These price adjustments cover prodnction cost increases shown in a cost study of South Central hardwood operations during 1944 and the first half of 19,15. The increase is appiied variably to the several grades in order to restore normal price relationships between timbers used extensively by the military during the rvar, and grade lumber, 'nou'that abnormal war demands have abated, and to bring prices in the South Central and Southern hardwood region3 more closely in line with normal differentials.

The last increase in hardwood lumber prices in the South Central region-one of 11 per ssnf-6r25 granted October 20, 1943. (Amendment 9 to Maximum Price Regulation No. 15S-Central Hardwood Lumber.)

The method of applying the increases permitted by the current amendment was adopted at the request of the fndustry Advisory Committee.

Items affected by this pricing action amount to aborrt 9O per cent of all hardrvood produced in the South Central hardwood region, which is less than l0 per cent o{ all the hardwood produced in the United States.

The South Central hardwood region includes Kansers and Missouri and parts of Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois.

(Amendment 2O to Maximum Price Regulation No. 155 -Central Hardwood Lumber; effective February ll,1946.)

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