TWENTY-FIVE YEARS As Repoiled in The California Lumber AGO TODAY

Merchant, March 15, 1934

R. P. "Uncle Bert" Fuller and his associates announced the sale of their Home Lumber Co. at Manteca. Calif.. to the Diamond Match Co., and his retirement from the retail field after 51 years starting in Nebraska in 1883 llenry M. I{ink, George \AI. Gorman, C. W. Hexberg, C. E. DeCamp ancl Herb Klass represented the redrvood industry at a price correlation meeting in Portland, March 14 Ralph P. Duncan of the Merced Lumber Co. presided at a meeting of the Northern California Code Authoritv in San Francisco, March2... S. iW. Hauptman succeeded Frank J. O'Connor, who hacl been president and general manager since its inception. in the California Wl-rolesale Lumber Assn. . . . C. Arthur Bruce resigned as executive offrcer of the Lumber Code Authority in Washington, D.C.... M. L. "Duk6" Euphrat, Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco, attended a WCLA committee meetinq in Portland. March 5.

The Mr. E. Cooper Lumber Co. opened a retail yard in Alhambra witl-r Bert Beless as manager H. W. Cole, president of the California Redwoocl Assn., returned from Code Authority talks in \\rashington HumphreyFarrar Lumber Co. celebratecl the first anniversary of its business in Berkeley 'n'ith a dinner . . The Chas R. N{cCormick Lurnber Co. transferred Dave Davis to the Santa Barbara-San Diego territory rrurler C. M. Freeland, anrl D. Norman Cords, u'l-ro had been assisting Jas. E. Atkinson in tlre Sarr Francisco office, succeeclecl Davis in Sacramento, rvith Ray Canady succeeding Cords.

Clement Fraser, Loop Lumber & llill Co., u'as named chairman of the seconcl annual Oaklancl lteveille of the East Bay Hoo-Hoo. Other committeelnen Are H. S. X{orton. C. I. Gilbert. G. F. I3onrrington. L. J. \\'oodson, B. F. Bryan, M. R. Grant, John H. Tyson, Thos. L. Hubbarcl, Elmore \\I. Kirrg, Italph P. Duncan, Chas. T. I-rrnd. Jo.*. I{. I{irk, Chas. G. Ilird, E. T. Robie, Ilussell Stevens ancl E,arle E. Iohnsorr . James McElroy, l)artner irr 1\lcIilroy & Cheim, San Jose, and his wife were ol1 vacation in llexico Citv . . Tlre J. E. Higgins Lurnber Co.. San Francisco, suppliecl the hardrvoocl flooring for the new building of the Bohemiar-r Club . W. J. Mulligan welcomed a son March 1 Llovd Cole of Los Angeles visited the Sair Francisco headquarters of Hammond Lumber Co.

The newly organized San Francisco Lumbermen's Club held its first meeting in the new offices, 400 Brannan St., March 6, with President M. A. Harris calling order. Wm. Chatham was elected vice-president, and Jos. Rolando treasurer, with D. P. Munthe as secretary . The Diamond Nlatcl-r Co. also bought the Nason Lumber Co. in l\fanteca, Calif., and will operate it u'ith the Home Lumber Co. iliere. A. H. Vieth was transferred from Marys- ville to manage. A. M. Smart and joe Christensen, from the former rnanagenrent, electe<l to remain with Diamond, reports Ira E. Brink, the company's superintendent of retail yarcls \M. P. Frambes, western represer.rtative for I\lasorrite Corp.. Los Arigeles. attended tl-re \\'estern Retail Lumbermen's Assn. annual in Spokane . A. H. Hoel, Claremont Lumber Co.. ar.rcl Vic Burch were winners in the Hammond Lumber Company golf tournament arranged by Edward Cowan at Laken'oocl Golf Course, March 3.