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Horace Wolfe and George Cameron, Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co., Ht.rll,vwood, made an extended trip through the production country last rnonth.

Dee Essley and his wife are combining business with pleasure on their current trip to Vancouver, the northern mills and westerll statcs by auto. He expects to return to D. C. Essley & Son in Los Angclcs the week of March 23.

Diarnond Gardr.rer's Jack Herrick, who assists Bob Rouse at Chico heacl<luarters, is back on the job after a close call from blood poisott inc last nronth.

Ken Conway is on an orientatior.r trip to the Hammond-California retlwoorl mills at Sanroa in contrection with his new position with (ieorsia-I'acific's southern Califorlria sales oflices in south Pasadena. He ex,pects to sl;epd some time touring the H-C and G-P installations getting acquainted with the products.

Don Jewett, salesmanager of Independent Building Materials Co., '['orrance, has returned from calls on distributors through Texas, New ]Vfexico and the Southwest.

Ed Marshall, president and owtrer of Marshall Shingle Co., Oak l:tnrl, l-ras appointed Tom Molitor and Roland Swan co-managcrs oI the concern.

Dick Lloyd of the Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, reccntly visited the new U.S. Plywood Co. sawmill at Gold Beach, Ore.. which the liountain organization represents, and also spent a few rl:r-vs ;rt the Fountain buying ofFce itr Fortuna, Calif., with Jack Chamberlain, calling on their suppliers in the area.

Mary and Carl Gavotto, Cal-Mex Lumber folks of San Diego, spent a rnid-February week in Philadelphia with their son, Bob, who is attcnding Georgetown university, ott the occasion of his birthday ol.rse rvance.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe (Western Door & Sash) Todd are enjoying a long-planned eight-week Mediterraneau cruise with all the trimnrings, with mid-April as their tentative return-to-the-States date.

I)epu1y Snark Harvey Koll, 1958 Supreme Custocatialr Don Bufkin and Ole May attended the Cotrcaterration of San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club 3, March 6.

Raymond C. Bristol, ou'ner of the Canoga Park (Calif.) Lumber Co., was expectecl to be released fronr Saint Vincent's hospital about rnid-Nfarch following surgery on his right eye, Feb. 18. After his three wecks in the hospital and another three week's convalescence ;rt his horne, Ray is due back at ltis retail yard, the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. recently reported to his fellow dealers.

Richard Hofr, outside salesman at the Red Bluff, Calif., retail yard of the Dianrond Gardner Corp., recently won a 1>rize oI a week's free v:rcation in the Hawaiian Islands for selling enough York air conditioners to win the prize courtesy of York Air Conditioning Co. He took his wife along, natch, but they had to leave the four kids home in Red Bluff.

John E. Tunniclifre, supervisor, California Lumber Inspection Scrvice, San Jose, was a recent southern California visitor calling on various accoullts and business connections.

Pat and Rex Wells, Wells Custom Millwork, Gardena, are expecting their third about April 6 in Corona hospital and have it pegged for another girlchild.

W. H. Winfree's "junior salesman," Seth Butler, and his Myrtle sustained some cuts and bruises in a recent auto accident on the ic1' road near Weed, Calif., when an empty trailer skidded into their lane and demolished their car. They were returning from Portland after visiting their sor-r, D&R Exec Jack Butler.

Chuck Lember, star salesman with D. C. Essley & Son, visited Big Bear Lake during the snowfall last month with 1O kids and six adults all in one car. The car broke down-we're sure you can guess tl-re rest.

Newly appointed Western Door & Sash Co. Salesmanager Zook Todd visited Tehama and Shasta county suppliers the end of February.

Rex Oxford, his wife and family visited the Grand Canyon of Arizona last month for the winter sports. The kids from Los Angeles had a ball (snowball?)

Marion Ward of Willits and Fred Padula of Bakersfield were in southern Oregon for a February week on E. A. Padula Lumber Co. business.

John Osgood, partner in the firn-r of Robert S. Osgood, Los Angeles, returned last month from a trip to the Orient for the wholesale irnporting and domestic lumber concern, stopping over in California long enough to attend the IHPAnnual in Carmel and leave his laundry before taking off on an extended business trip to New York, Chicago and Philadelphia.

Paul Gaboury of Golden Gate Lumber Co., Berkeley, still has a limited amount of new rail-freight tables which he had printed up for free distribution to the trade.

Do'rothy Woodhead Brown, wife of Hal E. head Lumber Co., Los Angeles, and president fornia Retail Lumber Assn., was pictured in of the Home Magazine of The Los Angeles which also reproduced one of her excellent w'ork of other noted Southland artists.

Brown of the Woodof the Southern Calithe February 22 issue Times in the edition paintings among the

Producf qnd Wqrehouse Exponsion Plans by Hqrbor Plywood

New products, new warehouses and an expanded sales program.will keynote the current year for Harbor Plywoocl Corporation, annouoces President Martin N. Deggellei from the company's general offices in Aberdeen, Waih.

- Under_the new product category, the company is ir-rtroducing Hl.!"r prefinished hardwood paneling and Harbor hardboard. The first new warehouse, biinginglhe companyoperated facilities to 13, is being opened in Memphis, tenir. Others will follorv.

To implement this program. Deggeller announced the ap- pointment of two assistants to Director of Sales R. L. Stelzer. Robert Goodrich is transferred from the Timber division to become assistant in charge of all mill plywood sales. Lou Bishara, formerly of the tos Angeles oifiie, becomes an assistant in charge of warehouse sales and operations.

Don Rothenberg, with Harbor for two years, has been promoted to advertising and public relations director.

."1959 will be ? y_etr gf growth and expansion for aggres- sive companies," Mr. Deggeller said. 'Tlarbor interidls to be. aggressive in its entire sales program and will stimulate this program r.vith the addition of new lines and new warehouses. With an improved outlook for home and commeriial construction, we expect 1959 to be one of the best in our history and a forerunner to even greater sales expansion in the 60's."

cilities in major markets where Harbor does not now have warehouses or independent distributors. The company expects to open several more warehouses this year, and also add qualified men to the management and sales staff.

The Tree Farm program of growing timber as a crop on taxpaying latrds, sponsored by the forest industries, is helping thousands of small landowners to realize resular income from tree croos.

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Deggeller pointed out that the paneling and hardboard lines are only the first that will- be added to Harbor's branded products. Other plywoods and related building products bearing the Harbor brand will be announced in the near future. Harbor prefinished hardwood paneling will offer nine species. The Harbor hardboard line incluies a complete range of the most popular types of hardboards.

Deggeller said the company is currently looking for fa-