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home in Palm Desert, California. While in the spa area they were entertained by LeRoy and Mrs. Stanton of the pioneer wholesale distribuing concern. "Le" and Gertie returned to their home in Sacramento late last month.

Welcomed back to the job March 12 after six days in St. Luke's Hospital in Pasadena lvas Mabel Askins, second vice president and general chairman, entertainment committee, of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club f I'

Welcorne home to Sid Penrose, Diamond National, Esparto, who is recovering nicely from a receut heart attack.

Dud James and Sandy RileY, Modesto Builders Supply, are currently in the midst of a big remodeling of their store. Dud and Sandy plan to complete the job in time for a big Spring grand opening.

Homer Derr, Derr Lumber Company, Elk Grove, recently returned to work after a foul' months bout with a respiratory ailment. Looks good and feeling just great, according to sott Gerald Derr.

Word has just been received from the "last frontier" at Golden, British Columbia, that well-known Mendocino County lumberman Joe Shipman has taken over salesmanagership of Kicking Horse Forest Products, Ltd. Joe, who until recently was a partner it't Talbot l-umber Co., San Rafael, may be contacted by s,riting the company at Golden, B. C., Canada, or callir.rg Golden 804.

Dtrrable Rolf Stolesen spent a week in the Eure ka area last month on business and happily noted a strengthening of the plyrvood market in geueral.

Word has been received from LuIkin, Texas, heart of the southwest hardwood lumber, ycllow pine, ,putp, paper and chemicals business, that a displaced Texan by the name of Verlon McKinney was recently through on Island Timber biz.

Well-known import-man Dave Borum, long associated rvith Getz Bros. both at Los Angeles and more recently San Francisco, resigned his positior-r to start his own business on March 1. The name of Dave's new operation, a general import-export business, is Intercontinental Plywood Company, Los Altos.

Bill Pratt, formerly with the California Redwood Association, joined the research department of Arcata Redwood Cornpany last month.

Blue Diamond gypsum wallboard possesses all of these qualities to a high degree Blue Diamond uniformity is valued highly by gypsum wallboard craftsmen as an aid in fast production of smooth surfaced walls and ceilings.

Ilarbor Lumber Company's Ray Tierney suffered a heart attack last month and is confined to Concord Community Hospital, according to Ike Zaftani, who is keeping a daily progress report, a favorable one we might add.

TPL's western sales chief, Harry Hood, and Mrs. Hood, spent three weeks during March vacationing at Palm Springs and the southland.

Energetic Berkeley wholesaler Paul Gaboury has added another project to his busy repertoire. Paul was recently elected president of the Bay Area Ice Hockey Association, a non-profit Berkeley organization limited to boys under 16 years of age.