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Wayne Ilulbert of Carlotta, and Ilarry Merlo of Cloverdale spent a week in Portland on Rockport Redwood Company business.

Leo Myers has replaced Bob Prouty at .lrizona Box Co. in Phoenix with the transfer of Prouty to DaIIas where he is establishing TW&J of Texas. Myers was formerly in the Phoenix territory with U. S. Gypsum Co.

Mead Clark Lumber's Elie Destruel. and Mrs. Destruel, are. currently on a South Seas cruise to Australia. The Santa Rosa couple will return via the Orient later this month.

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Al Beil, Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., and a couple of friends joined Al Collins' "Banditos" in Mexico last month for a bit of fine hunting.

Charles LaGrande and Mel Green purchased D&M Paint & Plywood, 10043 Saratoga Ave,, San Jose, from San Jose Chemical Co. on February L Both partners had been with D&M and they will now operate under the trade name Midway Lumber & Building Supply.

Bill Bower, formerly with Simpson Tim- ber Co. and more recently rvith HoIIow Tree Redwood, is now working outside sales for Pine Cone Lumber Co.

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Bob Korn, sales manager United Stat€B Plywood, Anderson, California, spent part of February in and around Los Angeles.

Don BraleS U. S. Plywood, returned from an extended trip to Texx, New Mexico and .!'rizona,. Enroute he stopped at the IHPA meeting in San Diego.

Bob Evju, Evju Products, San Rafael, spent the early part of February in Mexico on company business.

Harold Bratton, former sales manager of the old Hansen Pacific Corporation mill at Fortuna, has been named sales manager of the new Miller Redt'ood Co. mill at Crescent City.

Bob Prouty, son of Tarter, Webster & Johnson sales manager Ralph Prouty, was recently sent to Dallas, Texas, to open TW&J of Texas, He is currently concentrating on direct mill sales to Texas retailers. Bob was formerly with Arizona Box Co. in Phoenix as an outside salesman.

Sti Stiblich is back at his Lassen Lumber Co. post in San Francisco aJter a few weeks in Palm Springs soaking up the winter sunshine and recuperating from a slight illness.

Jack Allenby, sales manager of Tidewater Mills in Eureka, spent a recent week in Hawaii on business.

Les Smith, B&B Lumber & Hardware, Phoenix, and his son each got their desert big horn sheep this last season, Les's was a Boone & Crockett trophy head. One in a lifetime is the limit on these babies which rank among the top two or three game animals in the U. S.

Bert LeBeck, general manager of Indian Valley Lumber Co., Corte Madera, spent a mid-January week in southern California on business. In addition to his other lumber activities, Bert has been elected president of Redwood Empire Hoo-Hoo Club.

A medal of honor for persistence to Ben Ward, father of 5 boys, who with the "slight" help of mama now has a little princess in the household, Dianne Laura Ward was born February 2, so drop by the Ward & Knapp offices for your "it's a girl" seegar.

John Tietjen, former partner in Palo Alto Lumber Company, is currently vacationing in New Mexico with Mrs. fietjen. Palo Alto Lumber continues under the ownership of Bill Gretz and Francis Murphy who assumed full control February 1.

Bob Ryan was recently promoted from salesman to manager of O'Malley Lumber Co., 30 East Dunlap Ave., Sunnyslope, Arizona.

Carl Gavotto family, San Diego lumber folks, have left for Rome where son Bob will be ordained as a Catholic priest. The party includes Mr. & Mrs., sons Ed & Dick. and Dick's wife Mary. Bob, who has been in Rome for the past five years studying for the priesthood, is expected to return to the U.S.

Ann lfurray, founder of the Hoo-HooEttes, is well on the way to recovery following an extendd illness. She is recuperating at home.

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