TWENTY-F|I|E YEARS AGCD TODAY

As Reported in The California Lumber Merchant, March l, lg55

Arthur T. Upson, trade extension manager of the National Lumber Manufacturers Assn. and vice-president of Timber Engineering Co., toured California for a week in company with A. C. Ilorner, NLNIA's wistern representative, and studied various woodframe school jobs under w&y, the Dolan Creek and other new redwood bridges before heading on to Portland for the annual meeting of the Western Pine Association T. B. Lawrence was back at Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co. in L. A. after a trip to San Francisco to confer with B. W. Bookstav6r

. . . L, W. MacDonald returned from the Northwest mills Warren B. Wood, vice-president of the E. K. Wood Lumber Co., took over his new dutids as manager of the southern California operations, succeeding Frank Curran, who became outside contact man calling on the retail trade as the company's "goodwill ambassador" from his many years and many friends in the trade. J. A. Privett will handle the Los Angeles and San Pedro operations.

"Skipper" Al Nolan was featured in the Cover advertisement of The Pa- cific Lumber Co.,, "the Second of a Personal Interview Series with Palco Folks." The Ad quotes Nolan on the addition'of the S.S. Scotia to the TpL lumber fleet Another Cover advertisement in this issue. bv the Red River Lumber Co., urges the dealers to "Get Ready for the- Cabin Buildine Season" G. M. Harrington re-turned to San Francisco from a 10-dav visit at the L. A. offices of MacDonald & Harrington . Jim Farley, assistant western salesmarrager, returned to TPL's San Francisio offices from a 10-day trip to the Scotia mills

Major Howard B. Oakleaf, Portland. Ore., was named salesmanager of the Peterson Lumber & Finance Co., San Diego.

Chas. B. Cross, formerly with the Cross Lumber Co.. Coalinga, joinecl the sales staff of the Santa Fe Lumber Co. to cover the Sacramento valley succeeding Al Kelley, who was namecl salesmanager by A. J. Russell . East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club celebrated its 10th birthday, Feb. 18, at a meeting in tl-re Hotel Coit, Oakland. A large attendance was welcomed as Hugh Hogan and Chas. S. Lamb, the first and sec- ond_ presidelts qf the club, cut a huge birthday cake. Talks rvere also giv6rr by Clem Fraser, the fourth presi-dent, and R. A. Hiscox, chairman bf the organization committee, and Milt Hendrickson, the club's first secretarv. who congratulated Carl Moore on the fine job he has done the past eight years as secretary-treasurer. S. E. Forsey introduced -the speaker, Commande'r Williamson of the S.S. Indianauolis. Larue Woodson, general chairmin of the 1935 Reveille to be held Aprll 26, named his committees, and President G. F. Bonnington expressed his pleasure at the great attendance.

The Whiting-Mead Co. of Los Angeles and 19 building material mannfacturers and distributors put a deluxe advertising auto car on the road to spur public interest in modern home building. The car will tour all the area's fairs, exhibits and displays durirlg 1935 Salesmanager Hrigh W. Handley returned to Van AisdaleHarris Lumber Co. from a 10-day mill ltip Interest is running high in the March 3 golf tournament of the E. K. Wood Lumber Co. for permanent possession of the cup, which has already