Hammond Lumber Company Presents Veteran Employees With Gold Wrist \(/atches

The Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles, had an enjoyable party Wednesday evening, March 2, when they entertained 100 employees who have served with the firm lor 25 years or more, together with their wives, at a banquet at Carl's Restaurant, 3414 West Vernon Ave., Los Angeles. 165 attended.

After a fine dinner, Paul Hallingby, general sales manager, acted as chairman. He and Phil Stillwell, credit manager, made short talks, and Harry W. Mcleod, general manag'er, presented each of the veterans of the comPany with a beautiful Hamilton gold wrist watch on the back of which was inscribed the name and the number of years of service with the company. Walter W. Speer, manager of the Canoga Park yard, responded in behalf of the employees.

A list of those receiving watches follows:

Harry W. Mcleod, general manager; Paul Hallingby, general sales manager; M. J. Ely, retail sales manager; Samuel C. Leake, purchasing agent; P. Van Fossen, chief accountant; Lloyd E. Cole, branch yard supervisor; Dan

Strite, assistant branch yard manager; I' R. Schiller, lumber buyer; Henry M. Woolsey, mill superintendent.

Jain Allen, Albert W. Baker, Robert V. Butler, James K. Carter, Otis Guy Clarke, Walter M' Coombs, Edward Cowan, Chas. E. Davidson, Jr., E. Leon Hurth, Chas. F. Mangel, Calmer T. Nessa, Mabel G. Nichols, Freda Page, Ralph O. Parks, Edrvard L. Rich, Frank Sievering, Fred H. Thomas, Lucille P. Thomas, Marguerite L. Welch, Chas. J. Woodworth, Ralph G' Yarrow, Ernest E. Ybarra.

Andrerv J. Arterburn, Rolland J' Bailey, Chester Boddy, George Boyd, Willy H. Bruheim, Holger C. C'arlson, William R. Eaton, Olaus O. Erland, Charles J. Hagerty, Charles Jepsen, Frank L. Larkin, William E. Martin, Andrew R. Pearson, Elmer A. Peterson, Dan Place, Anthony

R. Rogers, James E. Rogerson, Theodore V' Runston, James C. Williams, James B. Wolfe'

Harold C. Ainsworth, Earl Armstrong, Victor Beal, Eric W. Bjork, Thomas Cowen, Melvin E. Deats, Laurits S. Eltervoog, John H. Gallagher, Alex W. Holopoff, Navor

P. Jiminez, Nick Malkos, Melvin R. Montle, Thomas Reeves, Alf H. Seeland, Lauren K. Simon, Charles R' Stu-

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The Farm Book -- A Guide to Better Plans To Start Cut by APtil 15 Farming with Better Buildings

In the intensified campaign by West Coast Woods Promotion in behalf of all grades of lumber, the organization's Farm Book continues as an important part of the program'

The book-its full title is "The Farm Book-A Gui4e To Better Farming with Better Buildings"-was especially prepared for the promotional organization to help the farmer get greater operational efficiency.

Distribution of the $1 book, since its issuance last year, has been by retail dealers, who report that it not only stimulates sales of builCing materials to farmers, but also creates valuable goodu'll through the money-saving advice it offers. With the farm market becoming more and more competitive, many retailers are pushing Farm Book sales this spring in order to benefit by readers' added building needs, created by ideas the book presents'

Since the theme of the current West Coast Woods advertising is "There's a Right Way to Do Everythittg ' ' ' and a Right Grade of West Coast Woods for Every Building IJse," the Farm Book fits naturally into the program' A considerable number of the advertisements, each mentioning the Farm Book, are appearing in farm publications'

The book is well illustrated throughout and written in non-technical terms. It was prepared by the Doane Agricultural Service, St. Louis, and is the product ol theit 26 years' experience in managing thousands of farms and ranches with the object of making them pay' They say that only by actually planning, building, using and rearranging farm buildings, and trying new methods and ideas has it been possible to eliminate or reduce time-conquming jobs, cut construction costs and make buildings real money-making tools. And they add that farm operators can hardly believe how quickly and easily livestock, grain, feed and hay can be handled with buildings as modern as their power farming equipment'

Basically the book gives the farmer a dependable source of construction, remodeling and renovation advice, plus valuable information on the housing and feeding of animals, storage of crops and equipment' It is replete with tables and charts.

The books are being furnished to retailers, at special

After having completed another successful year, the Placerville Lumber Company started repairing mills and equipment on February l, 1949, and plans are to open logging camps and sawmills by April 15.

This company cut 35,000,000 board feet of lumber last year and the same production is predicted lor 1949, according to Harvey West cf the Placerville Lumber Company'

The company owns approximately 30,000 acres of timberlands in El Dorado County which was cruised during 19,[8 by Mason, Bruce & Girard, consulting foresters of Portland, Oregon. These lands show a total of approximately 450,000,000 board feet of timber. The company also has several timber contracts with the United States Forest Service and cooperates with the Forest Service in man' aging the ,company owned timberlands.

On January L, lg4g, the company had 16,000,000 board feet of lumber on hand as stated by J. C. Mclntosh, company representative: all of this lumber has been sold' As fast as weather conditions permit this stock will be run through the company's manufacturing plants and shipped out by rail and truck. Mr. Mclntosh also predicts a favorable outlook for the 1949 season, and in order to remanufacture all grades of lumber locally, new machinery for a box factory and cut-up-plant has been purchased and is being installed at Present.

As in past years, the company will again sponsor two baseball teams, the BARTLETTS in the Placer Nevada League and the OUTLAWS in the Foothill League'

Lumberman and Wife Killed in Crash

Edgar H. Galpin, owner of Seaside Lumber Co', Seaside, near Monterey, Calif., and his wife, were instantly killed February 27 when their car collided head on with a Greyhound bus on Highway 101, 14 miles south of San Jose, Calif. Mr. Galpin was 60 years of age' prices, by West Coast Woods Promotion, 1410 S' W' Morlison St., Portland 5, Oregon' Point-of-sale and display material, plus mats for newspaper advertisements the dealer may wish to run locally, also are available'