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ANNUAT TOGGING CONFERENCE

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Hayfork; and Ed Norby, Norby Lumber Co.. Northfork.

Presiding over all sessions at the conference was out-going president Ray Crane, chief executive at Crane Mills, Corning, Calif. Ray's father, the Iate Harold Crane, headed the first conference" held in Chico. Calif. in 1950.

Fittingly, with the conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System, Crane is one of California's Ieading tree farmers. He manages the company's Yolla Bolly Memorial Tree Farm in western Tehama County.

Ray, who was born in 1923 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, has grown up with a generous sprinkling of sawdust and pine needles. His father and a partner. Walter Beane of Klamath lron Works, Klamath Falls, started Crane Mills at Bly, Oregon. Ray went to work at 15 and each summer he spent at the mill or in the woods.

He attended Oregon State University before and after the war, graduating with a degree in Forestry in 1948.

Ray joined his father in California in 1948, working first as grader and tallyman and then as sales manager for ten yearsuntil his father died in 1958.

Crane Mills is a {amily operation. Bro- ther Don is sales manager and brother Wes is truck superintendent. Madelyn Mason, their sister, is receptionist, secretary and right hand "man" to the sales manager.

New Duo-Fost Seqttle Office

Duo-Fast Washingon, Inc', has moved to a new location at 4I0 South River Street, in Seattle.

The new location provides twice as much warehousing and servicing {acilities for their complete line of Duo-Fast staplers, tackers and nailers.

Ample customer parking space is also provided by the firm.

WIN.A.GIRI CONTEST HIGHTIGHTS OPENING

(Continued, trom Page tI) to have to stand in line behind the little old lady in tennis shoes," explains Cooper.

Separating the two yards also simplifies pricing and accounting chores.

o'It's cost us some business, but I think it'll pay off over the long haul,o' said Cooper.

"W'e're doing a lot of experimenting with different merchandising ideas," he continued. 'oSome of them will prove efiective and we'll keep them. Others we'll have to change as we find they donnt work.o'

If immediate records are an accurate indicator, the new store should prove to be one of soutl.rdrn California's most successful operations. The current average cash sale stands at $lO and o' sales are getting better every day," concluded Cooper.

Heading up the staff of 70 employees at Cooper Lumber are vice presidents Mike Hynes, Cal Rene and Hugh Wilhoit.

Hynes, who handles personnel, credit and general administration, summed up the prevailing enthusiasm at the new store when he offered this advice to dealers: 'oStay flexible; don't be afraid to experiment."

Jr. logging Choirmqn Nqmed

John Sweeley will chair the Redwood Region Conservation Council's l4th annual Junior Logging Conference at the Mendocino Woodlands near Fort Bragg on May I-4, according to group spokesmen.

Sweeley has been with Masonite since 1950 and is now assistant forestry managef for Masonite.

He has been a charter member of the JLC committee serving as chairman of the 1956 and 196l conference. He is also a member of the State Forester's reforestation advisory committee and director of the Redwood Region Logging Conference.

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2-TON CIIEV. Viking 60 truck with 14' roller bed, 2;gleed p11""4. naaio, heater, a-ir cond. Mileage 23,!75' Also 5"x13" Delta ,o*u"u planer, 16; Multiplex radial arm saw-7 1y'2 H.P. Call c *"it" W. F. Michaels, !2782 Coutt St., Garden Grove, Calif' Phone 537-6400.

"uif""" 1S A 1955 Utility, 6" brakes. $1500 each. Inland Lumber Co., Rialto, Calif' Call Gary Thomson (?14) 877'2001.

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