Ponderoso Pine White Fir o Engelmonn Spruce o Douglos Fir

Mixed or Stroight Truck & Troiler Shipments

From Quolity Mills in Arizonq - Colorodo & Utoh

KATBAB LUIUIBER CCD.

George Myers, Southern Cqliforniq Sqles Representqtive

6-1523

George NOTAN

0bltuarles

George Nolan, 80, pioneer Sorrthern California lun.rbernran, diecl February 12 h ll-l Cajon, California. {rorn a heart attack. NIr. Nolan hacl been connectecl manr- r'ears u'ith the Patten-Blinrr I-umber Co. yarcl at San Iiiego, where l-ris brother, the late Frank Noian, \\,as malrager at tl.re time of his cleath. Nlr. Nolarr hacl livecl since his retiremeut in a hilltop l'rome in tl-re T,a Cresta area. l{e leaves his u,ife Irene arid darrghter Valerie. I.'uneral services u'ere conclucted February 14.

Thomos P. REID

Thomas P. Reid, 69, forrner Southen.r California retail Ittmberman, diecl February 14 at his llellflou.er home. \\'ith his partner, Guy B. \Vest, \4r. Reid operatecl the Reicl & West Lumber Co. in llellflou'er about 15 vears fronr ,932-47. Both men had startecl u,itl'r the olcl L. \V. ]Jlinn Lumber Co. before its nrerger irrto Iratten-Blirrrr. Reid & \\rest sold out to two other Patterr-l:tlin11 melt and the r'arcl rvas later sold to Quality Lunrber Co. aucl, et'entuallr-, the site was solcl for realtr'. llr. Ileicl'rvas born in the east and served in \Arorlcl \\-ir 1. "He \\'as a poprrlar fellou' and everyone like<1 him," llr. \\Iest tolcl The California Lumber Nlerchant aborrt i.ris late partner. lIr. Reid leaves l.ris 'il'ife, a son and a darrghter. llasc,nic furreral services were lrelrl Febrrrar_v 18.

Eorl SIMON

Earl Sirlon, vice-presiclent of the Sorrthen'r California Iunrber Seasoning Associatiorr, diecl srrrlrlenlv .f arruarv 23. Although fairly yorlng in 1'ears. he l'as krrou'n to nralrv in the inclustry for his intense interest in lunrber seasorring. llc became rvell knon'n during his ten years u.ith Hamnron<1 Lun-rber Con-rDany before its recerrt s:r1e arrrl u.as u'ith Simnrorrs Nlill & I.irmber C,,.. also of I-os -\ngeles, at his death. N{r. Simon refrrsecl to ease rrp in his l'ork ur see abrirrt treatments for his conclitiorr. ancl a heart attack took hirn even as he planrred to atten<l the scheclrrlecl nreeting of the seasoning association that night. In place of fiou-ers. the SCI-SA serrt Mr. Sinron's u'ife an<l fir'e chilclrerr a gener()us cash remembrance.

In Memoriom

Arthur B. McKeen, .SZ. presiclent of the Acorrr \\-liolesale & lletail I-rrmber Cr,., u'ith r':trrls in Iientrrckr-artrl

Ohio, <lierl Febrrrarl 2 at the horne he had maintair.red sir.rce l02 I in So111l1 Pas:rrlerra, Calif. lle srrrr.iverl his late rvife by trvo lveeks. He ha<l been irr tlie lumber business all his life ancl contribrrtecl this kno.rvleclqe to the war effort in \\''orlcl \\-ar I rr.hile stationecl at F'ort l-eu,is, Wash. Howard J. Uebelhack, vice-presiclent anrl treasurer of National Plarr Service, Inc.. Clricago, diecl at l-ris l-rorne in Wilnrette, Ill, Januarr, 2(t. He had beetr rvith National plan si:nce 1922 in varions capacities ancl was hiehly respecterl as :r consnltirnt in ma-ny inclrrstry homebrrilding programs. He u'as a menrber of the AIA'ancl the IluilcGrs Ciub of Chicago ancl rl'zrs active in all lumber irrdustry Dhases pronroting gc.ro<l residential clesign, u,here his guiriance ancl corrnsel n'ill be lrrissed... Harold E. Gray,57.'owner of tlte H.. li. Gra-r l3rril<lirrg Corrtracting Co., i-os Arrseles. dierl Febmarl'2 James Stewart Biown, 6,1, bLrilding inspec- tor for the city of Neu'1tort Ileach, cliecl there early 'last n.rontlr Oscar P. Kemp, 75, presiclent of Kemp Hardware & Srrlrplv Co., I-os -\ngeles, iliecl Janrrarv 25-. . Albert R. Behnke, banker ancl brrilrling itrntracior in \\rhittier. Ca1if.. for "15 years, rlieri there 'fanuary 23 . Clarence Pdg"l Wells, 72. *,ho serverl 17'year," as comparly physi- iran.ft.rr tlre- Srrgar_ Pine Lrrnrbei Co. in Nladera'..r,r,rty, Calif., arrrl cloctor ftrr the National park Service. rliecl iri \-isa.lia, Janrrarl- 2li Robert J. Fraser, 8(r, retired presiderrt of the Fraser Cernerrt Proclucts Corp.. Los Angeles, rlierl Januar.v 26 . Robert S. Davidson. li.J. I.os .\ngeles area builcling contractor for alr.nost 50 r,-ears be- f<rre his retirement. died January 26 .. Charles"B. Harp, 7(t, I.os -\ngeles brrildirrg contractor., clied Tanuary 26.

Superior Lumber Sqles Co. of Colif. Succeeds Former Corporotion

C. Ii. Rose, an officer in Superior Lumber Sales Co.. Sacrarrento, l:rst rnonth l'lt()ulrce(l the clecisirtr to liorri<late th:rt cr.rrporation. '\t the sarne tinte, ltose announc-ecl the fortnrrtion ofa general u-holesale lur-nber firtl-sulterior l,rrrnber Sales Co. oi Calii., of which he is full t.,n.ner.'Rose u'ill retain the s:rnre phorre number as beforeGllbert 8-821(r. '1'eletypc Sacranrerrto 3-arrd u'il1 maint:rin heaclquarters in tl're "-f a1"' Rrrilrling, Sacrarnento. Roont 901.

In arlditicitr to these intcrests, Rose :r1so continues as a l)artller in Superior I-rrmber Company, lr ltartrrershilt, operatinq-. nrills at ]Jar-r'sr-i11e, \\r'est Sacranrerrto atrcl Gold Rrrn. Califoruia.