Auburn Lumber Co. Skiers Have High Rating

"It malt be the of sunlight given ops champion ski climate or perhaps the 'B. & Btr.' grade to people rvho live in Auburn that develriders", says Wendall T. Robie, assistant

Weed, Calif.. has informed Mr. Robie that there has been considerable interest in skiing in his section and when the bunch up his way get more proficient, they plan to challenge the Auburn Lumber Company employees. Mr' White says that their boys will have to have considerable practice before they can make a good shorving as they have a habit of falling over and barking their shins and heads when riding the "bedslats.'l manager of the Auburn Lumber Company, Auburn, Calif.

Roy Nlikkelsen, national ,champion of the United States; Andrerv Blodjer, California cross country champion, and Rolf Wigaard, a near champion, are regular members of the Auburn Lumber Company organization. Atrd during the summer months, they use the services of Halvor Mikkelsen, the national champion's brother, the California all-around champion, based on both jumping and long distance ski racing.

Mr. Robie states that their company ski representatives competed in the recent Los Angeles skiing contests and won every championship except one, and that they would have had that one too, had Roy Mikkelsen been present but he was busy the same day back in Salisbury, Conn., winning the championship of the United States.

J. M. White, general manager of the Long-Bell plant at

Max Cook Gets Appointment

Max E. Cook, farmstead engineer, The Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco, was recently elected first vice-chairman of the Pacific Coast section of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers at the 11th annual meeting of this organization held ir-r San Jose.