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week in Oregon and northenr California contacting mill accounts after attending the very successful and recent Western Retail Lumbermen's Assn. convention at Portland.

Oakland wholesaleman, Earle Bender, cast off on Washington's birthday for a 10 day mill safari through northern California and southern Oregon.

Twin-City Lumberman, Hac Colllns, spent a mid-February week calling on mill connections in the Medford-Eugene area.

Bud Wmberly, president of Western Lumber Company, Medford, is currently in F'lorida on a business-pleasure trip which'll include skiing stopovers at Aspen, Colorado, and Stowe Mt., Verrnont.

Arcata Redwood's western sales chief, Lloyd llecathorn, took in the recent WRHLA Portland convention after a week in Washington on business.

Gordon Saunders called on Mendocino and Humboldt County suppliers for Lamon Lumber Company during mid-February.

Richard H. Branan, United States Gypsurn Company, has been appointed to the newlycreated post of Sales Promotion Manager, Southern Region, with headquarters in Birmingham. He entered the firm in 1925 in sales, became Sales Manager in Chicago in 1943 and returned to Birmingham as District Nlanager in 1945.

Bill Moores and Max Barnette flew to Hawaii during the turn of the month on Hollow Tree Lumber Company business.

San Francisco's Keith Harry has again taken the "baby race" lead from his Los Angeles compatriot, Ken Conway, with a 6 to 5 (babies, that is) score, the latest a girl baby, nan-re of Joanne, born just over a rnonth ago. G-P's Harry does concede the title "grandpaw" which was recently bestowed upon Conway, who apparently has been at this thing a bit longer than Keith.

Art \ittall, George Windeler Co., Ltd., salesmanager, spent a few days during the end of February getting a hospital check-up.