T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

At reported in The California Lumber Merchant April 15,1931

Nerv commercials standards for lled Cedar Shingles specifying 100 percent edge-grain, 100 percent clear, and 100 percent heart rvood, rvere adopted by the Red Cedar Shingle Congress in Seattle at its recent meeting.

Nlore than 300 dealers attended the meeting of the Lumber and Allied Products Institute of Southern California held at the Elks Club in Los Angeles April 7. Kenneth Smith presidecl. Jack Dionne u'as speaker of the evening.

Sixty members and guests attended the meeting of the Coast Counties Lumbermen's Club at Monterey, April 8.

Carleton M. Adams, age 38, died in San Diego, California, on April 9. He had been working for the Union Lumber Company, of San Francisco, during his entire business life.

The Pelican Bay Lumber Cornpany of Klamath Falls, Oregon, manufacturers of pine, have opened a sales ofhce in Los Angeles under tl-re management of L. N{. -fitus.

I'roduction of lumber in the Philippine Islands is reported being very low at present. Fires during the past rvinter destroyed trvo big mills, those of the Insular Lumber Con.rpany and the Negros Philippinc Luml-ier Compzrnr'.

Olltuanad

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(Bill) Chqntlond

P. W. (Bill) Chantland. 62, popular Southern California u'holesale lnn-rberman for morc than 30 years, died Nlarch 26 after :r fourmonths illness. Mr. Chantland had announced his retirement to the tracle and closed his office on May 16 last year. Masonic funeral services and burial were in Rose Hills Xlemorial Park in Whittier on March 29.

Blue Diomond's uniform quolify chqrqclerislics qre importont lo crqflsmen qs well qs owners.

UNlFORltl CORE in hondling ond noiling

UNIFORM TAPER in ioint lreolmenl

UNIFORM SURFACE in decorqlion Atl odd up to improved opplicolion ond betler wolls qnd ceilings.

Bill Chantland startecl in this industry in the retail business in North Dakota and Idaho. He first came to Southern Caliiornia in 1923 and rvent to r'r'ork for the Chas. R. NlcCormack Co. as a salesman. After nine r.'ears there hc joined Schafer Bros. Lumber ct Shinglc Co. and rvas manager of its local office about 1-[ )'ears. constantly adding to his host of friends and n'ell-wishers in the trade. In 1947 he entered business for himself under the firm name of P. \\r. Chantlancl ar.rd Associates. This successful business was comprised of P. W. Chantland, "Hank" Quer.rtmeyer and Bill Chantland, Jr., who is nou'n'ith Hill and N{orton, Inc., in Los Angeles. The business was discontinued on Mr. C--hantlancl's retirement last May.

P. W. Chantland lezrr-es his u'iie, Isabelle ; a daughter, June; the son, Bill, Jr., ancl fottr grandchildren in the immediate iamil1.. He also leaves a sister, brother, and a nepheu' u'ho is also in the business. Phil Chantland of the Sierra Lumber Company in Van Nuys, Calif.

Williom Fitchmiller

William H. Fitchmiller, 71, a Santa Nfonica real estate man who for 18 years was an aPpraiser {or the Federal Housing Adnrinistrlrtion, died March 22. He t,as the ltast president of the Santa Monica Bay 1)istrict Iiealty Boaril and a former clirector of the Califc.'rr.ria Real Estate Assn.

Osgood Wins 358rh TTT

The 358th Terrible Twenty tournament was held at Annandale Golf Club, March 20. Tom tr'leming was host and arranged a very pleasureful afternoon and evening. Bob Osgood started out on the first 5 holes six over par, 4 down to Bowen, but from then in he was 2 under par, finishing rvith a 74-10-64, r,vinning the day's tournament by 4 strokes and beating Bowen 3 and 1 in the finals of the match play, (upper bracket). He will meet Ed Bauer, winner of the first six-months touranment in the "final finals" in May. Bob Falconer, 80-12-68, took second place in the day's tournament. Frank Berger beat Doc Sorey in the lower bracket finals and will plav Bohnhoff in the "final finals" in May.

For the first time in D years this organization has met real resistance in getting a date to play at one of the clubs (L.A.C.C.) because of the crowded conditions of the courses. We may be restricted to the number of players and guests. T.here is some sentiment towards freezing our membership list. A committee was named to study the subject and report to the club next month.-H. M. Alling.

Mcrsonife Promores Silk

Donald F. Silk has been promoted to assistant advertising mandger of Masonite Corporation. He has been assistant to the advertising manager since joining the department in mid-1954. Previously he held advertising positions with Ceco Steel Products Co. and others.