NORTHERI{ REDI|i|OOD TUMBER

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Norm Cords returned to his Oakland offices at Cords Lumber Co. April 9 from a trvo-u'eek mill trip through northern California, southern Oregon and uorth to l)clrtland. He also took the trip so he could get a first-hartd look at some of that $88 2x4 they're cutting in r.rorthern California (no gold trim on the "Sr'r,eater & lletter," Norm reports).

Orval Stewart, southern California plyrvoocl clistributor, and Dee Essley visited the Vancouver I'lynootl N'Iills at Portland, Ore., the first u,eek in April.

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Youngburg, follon'ing thrce r'veeks in Hawaii on business and pleasure, rcturtrctl ot.r the l-urline March 26 to San Francisco, 'where hc is u'cstern manag'er for American Sisalkraft Corp.

Ed LaFranchi of the Oakland office spent the u'eek of March 19 introducing Pacific Forest Products' nerv Los Angeles man, Flarry Selling, to the firm's mill connections in northern California and southern Oregon.

Jose Tardy, popular lumber veteran of Los Angeles, spent the first two weeks of April calling on dealers in Arizona and west Texas but is returning in time tr-r cover the SCRLA convention at the Los Angeles Ambassador.

Jim Forgie, Snark of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club 2, has been "hitting the road" the past two rveeks on club and personal business; his tour took him through the -state calling on the trade and mills.

Tom Gleed, north-central region sales srtl>ert,isor Ior Simpson Redwood Company, took the big step in trfarch and followed his rvedding rvith an Hau'aii:rn honeymoon. The Gleeds returned on the Lurline April 5 and Tom visited the Simpson headquarters in San Francisco before returning to his Chicago office.

Roland O. Carlson, president of Saloma I'lvrvood Co., has been touring the Orient calling or-r plyu'oorl mills and rnanufacturers with Jack Davidson, r'ice-presiclent of Pacific Wood Products, Los Angeles. T,hey ri'ill r,isit Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong and Han'aii ancl then relax on the beach in Honolulu.

Bert LeCrone, general manager of E. U. \\'heelock in Los Angeles, spent part of Xlarch in the north*'est ar.rd visited 'rvith his stafi in San Francisco.

Ward Higgins of J. E. Higgins Lumber Co.. San Francisco. u'as host to 12 northern California hardu'ood lumber-