PIRSONAI,S

S. K. McGaughey, McNord Lumber Compa.ny, Inc., executive, Arcata, California, his wife Marge and daughter Marianne, were recent visitors in Southern California. While in the south they visited Disneyland, Santa Anita and Palm Springs before returning to the big timber country. Marianne is a student at San Jose State College so their time was limited.

Cliff Smoot, sales manager Molalla Forest Products Co., Cloverdale, California, on a business and pleasure trip to Los Angeles last month.

Angelenos seen at the big Hoo-Hoo event last month at Redding, California, included Jean Parrish and Lloyd Webb, E. J. Stanton & Son, Inc., and Horace Wolfe, MarquartWolfe Lumber, Hollywood. This annual conclave attracted .more than 150 "tslack Cats" on the evening of January 26th from points throughout the west. It will be covered in the Merchant in a future issue.

Bob Mosby, executive of Diamond National Corporation, Red Bluff, California was seen in Hollywood and Santa Anita recently.

Alfred H. Wahl, general sales manager, Consolidated Lumber Company, with his wife s,pent an enjoyable week in Death Valley taking in all the sights and wonderful desert air and sunshine.

Reports just arrived from the three skating lumber daughters of the Bay Area reveal that Michele Monnier, daughter of George Monnier (Immediate past president of "Dubs") received the gold medal (second time) fronr the Pacific Coast Figure Skating Championships in Great Falls, Montana. Vicky Schuy- ler, daughter of Roger Schuyler of Georgia- Pacific's S. F. Sales Office, will participate next year and Sharon Bates, daughter of Barney Bates of California Redwood Association placed fourth, her first chance in big time competition.

Lumber drummer Jimmy Atkinson, Atkinson-S,tutz Co., San Mateo, and Mrs. Atkinson returned home the first of February after a rainy, but nevertheless enjoyable trip through Southern Oregon and Northern California.

"Bo" Shibley, district sales manager of Union Lumber Company, spent the last week of January up to his "ankles" in snow and braving l0 degree BELOW zero weather in quest of the elusive redwood buyer in the Salt Lake area.

Lloyd Carter, general manager of Sterling Lumber Company, announced the promotion of Curtis Skyrud to yard superintendent of Sterling's southern district. Prior to joining Sterling nine years ago, Curtis worked for The Robertson Lumber Company, Minneapolis, Minn.

George Bonde, P. C. Hansen Company, 37273 Maple Street, Fremont, is currently closing out his yard and plans to liquidate all inventories within the next 60 davs. Bonde will then develop the property ior commercial and light industrial business.

Herb Crawford, general manager of Western Sierra Lumber Co., San Jose, returned home through the Valley fog on January

30, after spending several days in Los AnBeles on business.

Ed French, Jr., son of number one boy Ed French, Crane-French Co., Walnut Creek, stepped before the traditional altar in Walnut Creek with his bride, Beverly, on January 28, reception following at Treasure Island. It was also reported that two local lumbermen, initials C. F., had a large -no, make that enormous-ball following the ceremony,

Francis Kincaid, owner of Kincaid Lumber Co., 714 Lincoln Street, San Jose, is currently reducing his inventories in preparation to closing his yard this spring.

Norm Rose, for the past several years nlanager of Georgia-Pacific's San Jose watehouse, was pro:moted to manager of G-P's huge Pico Rivera warehouse operation on February 1.

Georgio'Pocific Adds Ohio Fccility

Georgia-Pacific has purchased the jobbing warehouse operation of the Midwest Pl1.wood Company in Dayton, Ohio, according to announcement by Thomas Ryan, nridu'est regional manager for the big forest products firm. The Dayton facility becomes warehouse nurnber seventy-four in the corporation's nationwide distribution systen.

Marvirr B. Wood, formerly manager of the midwest operation, will continue as branch nlanager for the new owners. Other warehouse and office personnel rvill also be retained, according to Ryan.

'fhe Dayton branch joins other G-P s,arehouses now established in Akron. Cinciunati. Cleveland and Tolido, Ohio.

Georgia-Pacific's wholesale distribution systcm serves retail building materials dealcrs with a wide variety of construction and specialty plywoods, redwood lumber, harclboard, and related forest products.

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