AtL OF OUR RESOURCES are at your serwce

In oddition lo our own | 2 sowmills, TAiTt qre octively ensosed in rhe procurement qnd distribution of oll West Coqsl lumber products ond mointoin buying offices in producing qreqs to give the trode complete one-cqll bqlonced serYice.

J. A. Dovidson

J. A. "Dave" Davidson, 75, r.r'ho had beerr rvith Haley Bros. in Santa Monica as a salesman since 1934, died March 12. He callecl orr yards in the San Fernando Valley, Glendale, El Monte and the "Kite" area for the popular door manufacturing firm. Prior to joining Haley Bros. 22 years ago, "Dave" had been with Hammond Lumber Co. for many vears. He was one of the most popular and lvell knorvn sash-and-door salesmen in the trade and numbered hundreds of lumbermen among his personal friends. Mr. Davidson leaves his u,'ife of the home at ll20 E. Lomita Ave., Glendale ; a son and three daughters. He r,vas born in 1881 in Illinois and rvorked in the construction business in the northwest some years before coming to California.

In Memoriqm

Glenn H. Anderson, 46, lumber company clerk, died March 19 at his home, 12506 Pacific Ave., Los Angeles, leaving his rvife, a daughter and three sons; funeral and burial were irr Nerv Cambria, Kans. Alonzo Galloway Decker, 72, president and board chairman of Black & Decker Mfg. Co., and often called the father of the do-it-yourself movement, died March lS Cha,rles Oscar Ownens, executive offrcer of Carpenters lJnion Local 1913 and AFL business agent in Van Nuys, died March 14 . . Will R. Reno, pioneer developer in the Westu,ood area of Los Angeles, contractor and realtor, died N{arch 11. A 4l-year L. A. resident, he u'as active in l>uilding the lvestside.

The Pony Express

April 3, 1860, the Pony Express was inaugurated. This was the first rapid-transit postal and express system across western United States, extending from St. Joseph, Mo., to Sacramento, California. Relays of riders and ponies carried the mail 1960 miles in 10 days. Today, we can fly 'round the world in less than that length of time. But the Pony Express was just one of the many factors that developed the west and made it possible for all of us to enjoy our present day economy. It helped to open up the gold and timber country, too.

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