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Truckee Tahoe Lumberrs Chal Croes might just have an Olympic ski jumP champion on bis hands if his 12 year old boy Stevie eontinues his bird-like ways. In a field of 16 year olds, Stevie took 2nd place in the recent Mt. Rose jump and vord just reached us that the little guy soared 78 feet ofr the jump at lleavenly Valley a couple of weeks ago to br6ak the course record forme'rly held by a pro-am 18 year old. Peru in '?2 anyone ?

Vic Wolf, owner of Western Forest Products (of San Francisco), spent the month of January trying to survive by the hunt and peck system while his secretary, Rachael JacoDs, vacationed in London and Paris.

Wally Lingo, Sun Lumber Co. mainstay and his Katherine are back from a ten-day trial comparison of Hawaii's beaches vs. Southern Califoinia's. Says that January in Hawaii compares with the best of the malnland's summer months.

Oscar Greqr, well known to the trade from his years with Twin-City Lumber Co. and BoldtBeacom Lumtrer Co., has started his own general wholesale business at 230 West Cutting Blvd., Richmond, and will operate under the name Pacific Timber Products.

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Mel Mclean, Eel River Sawrnill, Inc.' and Jim Newquist of Newport Beach, representative ln southern California for Eel River, calling on the trade explaining the flood conditions in northern California.

LeRoy I. Miller has been electcd 1966 president of the National Home Improvement Council's San Diego Chapter.

Poor ol' Leg Doddington of Bernie Berber & Associates bas got a fire bug after him for sure. First he takes his wif6's car to a Walnut Creek garage to be fixed and tbe g:arage buras down. Then a month later, for an encore, his house burns do,wn. When last seen Lee himself was doing a slow burn too.

Harry Whitc, Long Beach wholesaler, made a fast flight to the flood country in northern' California kist month. Checking on his sources of supply.

Our apologies to Bob Kohn of Forsyth Hardwood Co. for completely missing his junket to South America last year, but just to show him we're not asleep at the switch we c&n report that the Hardwood Globetrotter will be of to Ehgland on March 16 to attend the 6oth reunion of his W"WI regiment Bob, who only plans a 3 week trip this time, eouldn't wait for the U. S. to get into the first lforld War, so he shipped otr to England in 1916, joined the British Army and spent over 4 years in Europe giving the Kaiser what for.

Seen recently down Palm City way were two well-known characters in the Iumber industry. Roy Stantorg Sr., and Dee Essley just '{putting" 'round the par three course.

NBMDA president Bill Grieve, head of Building Material Distributors, Stockton, visited the membgrship in the East and Southwest during late January.

Dick Marquart, West coast representative for Marquart Millwork, Oshkosh,'Wis., with headquarters in Atherton and Menlo Park, California, calling on southland contacts in an unusual way. He used taxicabs - yetand they were not cheap. One trip was over $12.

'Westerners attending the 38th annual meeting of the National Woodwork Manufacturers Assn. at Scottsdale, Arizona, last month inclirded, from California: Andy Guy and Joe Reese, California Wood Products; Francis Haley, Haley Brothers; Frank De Yaul, C. L. Kinchen and J. M. White, all from International Paper Co.; Bill Curd, Kimberly-C'lark Corp.; Ralph Prouty, Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Inc.; Hugh Schafier, Michigan-California Lumber Co.; and Frank Momyer and Watt Skinner, both representing Pickering Lumber Co. From 'Oregon, delegates included W. A. Scoville, Cascade Wood Products; E. E. Metler, Metleer Brothers; and H. L. Grove, Potlatch Forests, Inc. Washingtonians at the big annual included Fred Johnsono Weyerhaeuser Compariy; M. R. Schroeder, White Pine Sash Co.; John Syme, Simpson Timber Co.; J. II. Sampson, Biles Coleman Lumber Co'; and \il. F. Baker, John Doric and L. T. Rabun, all with Boise,Cascade Corporation at Spokane.

Dennes Coombs, folmerly in g'eneral sales at the Fresno office of the Tarter, Webster & Johnson Division of American Forest Products Corporation has been promoted to manager of TW&J's specialty division sales. His headquarters remains at Flesno.

International PaperCompany held its annual sales meeting at the San Marcos Inn in Chandler, Arizona, January 21-23, with Al Regalia of Vancouver, Washington, walking off with the top lumber salesman award. Tenas DeJong of Los Angeles won the top plywood salesman award and John Nelson, San Francisco, made it a clean sweep for the western zone by winning the top import salesman award. Harry Lyon is western zone sales manager, and Henri Muth is manager of the company's importexprrrt division.

.Jlm Dwan has opened offices at 1290 Bayshore BIvd., Burlingame, for Gold Rey Plywood Sales of Medford, Oregon, representing Carolina-Pacific mills at Sayler, Grants Pass and White City, Oregon, in the western states. Formerly with Durable Plywood Sales Co, for the past 7 years, Jim started his plywood career with U. S. Plyu'ood Corp.

Irving Rabin Company auctioneers, brought down the gavel on Seaside Lumber Co. in Salinas on January 28.

H, R. "Jimmy" Neel of McKuen Moulding in Saclamento, and Mrs. Neel, are currently in Africa on a long planned tour which will include a big game safari into the back country where Jim will use a camera instead of a rifle to "shoot" his prey. The couple left during early February and plan to return home around the fir'st of May.

Stan Eznekier, vrestern division manager of E. L. Bruce & Co., spent the fir'st two weeks of February calling on Bruce accounts in the Pacific Nolthu'est.

Popular Ken Coleman is now covering the San Gabriel sales ten'itory for Eckstlom Plywood and Door Company of Los Angeles. Ken is active in Hoo-Hoo and is a particularly knowledgeable and experienced lumbelman.

Bo Ahrens, head of California Sugar & Wester"n Pine Agency, is still in dry dock after suffering a heart attack on the California Golf Club course late last year, but word reaches us that Bo is home and making good prog:ress and should be back behind his desk any day nou'.

Lumber drummer Carl W. Watts has forsaken the Peninsula v'here he's been operating his wholesale business in recent years for Walnut Creek where he'll headquarter in the Highland Building, office 9D.

Former Los Gatos retailer, Bob Raymer, has joined the sales staff of Simpson Timber Company and will be working out of the company's Santa Clara office.

At a directors' meeting in Tucson, Arizona, on January 26, Salt River Valley Hoo-Hoo 'Club 72 presented W. C. "Bilf' Beal, retired owner of Builders Supply Co., with a lifetime honorary membership in the club, the 6th cf its kind in the big club which is hosting the International Hoo-Hoo convention this year at Scottsdale, September 19-22.

Bill Kofrord, sales manager Diamond National in Red Bluff, and his assistant Bob Smith were recent visitors in the greater Los Angeles area.

PauI Foote, Collins Pine Co. of Chester, Calif., covering contacts in Los Angeles enroute to his annual vacation in Death Valley.

Russ Hogue, vice-president and general manager of Medford Corporation, is back in the saddle after undergoing surg:ery and spending a couple of weeks at home resting up.

Ziel & Company's Mike Madison spent two weeks last month calling on custorners in Toronto. Canada, and the Eastern Seaboard area.

Al Setterlund, veteran retailer, and wife Clala, moved to Kingsburg from Independence last December to establish residence in their old home town. He is retired now and wants his friends to drop by at 1430 Smith Street when they pass through Kingsburg.

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