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u'as n'ith (loodrich J,nnibcr Corlpanv. 'f he Schaur ianrily later nrovecl to 'I'ritcy, Califoruia, r,l'rere FIerb, Sr. tooli over the managt'r-ship of Goocl I-unlber Companv. It r'r'as dtrring this pcriocl th:rt Herb, Jr. becarne indoctrinatetl ir.rto the itirlustrl', spcnt six lcars rvorking n'itl.r his fathcr at Gootl Lunrber arrrl, rlurirrg this period-in l93l to be exact, lr,or.rctl ltttrl u.on thc hand of \;erla \Ia)' of Santa Rarbara, thc snriling ancl encrgetic young \\'olnan u'l-ur pla1,ccl sttch a 'large p:rrt in the planning of u-or-neu's activities cluring thc 1956 IIoo-I{txr International Conr.cntion of u'hich Herb, Jr. wlts getrcral chainnan.
Shortly before \\'\\'II, Herb antl \'erla tlrive<l to the San Francisco l3ay area, u'hcre Hrrb took over as lttntbcr superintenclent and buyer for the l"el--\ire Shipl'ards. Afttr spending three years in that positiott, he n'ent to u'orl< for South
City Lumber & Supply Co. in South San Francisco cluring 1942. After a sl-rort training periorl u'ith that firn, , He rb "took to the roacl" as an outsicle salcsrnan. A periocl of stcady arlvanccment follou,eci cluring the post-war years ancl he was subsequently namecl salesr-r'r:urager of the growing conc('rn.
Herb Schaur was the scconcl presiclcnt of San Francisco I{oo-Hoo Club 9 (follor'r'ing its reorgar.rization) ancl has serve<l as both State Deputy Snarl< for Northern Califol.ria ancl Viccgerent Snark for the San Fr:rncisco are:r.
Another generation, 3rcl Class Petty O4ficer Herb Schaur III, is currently serving his hitch at Parris Island ancl headecl for a career in meclicine.
Siscrlkroft Trcrnsfers Smifh West
J. \\r. "Joe" Smith (ieft), American Sisalkraft sales representative in North Carolina, has been trar.rsferrecl to the San Francisccr sales c-rlfice, n here he u'il1 serr.e as an assistallt to Ii. S. Youngberg. \\rest Coast district rttauItger, ltrtrl s1,et'ilrlizc itt lt'r'ttt,rli'ttal \\rork in thc indrrstrilrl ancl brrilding helcls. Smith begrrn his carcer n-ith Sisalknif t ()\'cr 18 veilrs ag() anrl spe cializcrl irr high\\-av c()rlcrete crtrir-rg lreiorc lreing assigr-re<l to a sales territory.
(Tell them Jtou saLu it in The California Lwmber Merchant.)