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Congratulations to "Zook" (Western Door & Sash) Todd and wife Lollie on the arrival, March 27, of. a 7-pound, l3-ounce baby girl, named "Lockey" in honor of her greatgreat-grandmother.

Sterling ("Always on the Go") Wolfe, salesmanager of Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co., Hollywood, made a quick April trip to Ukiah, Calif., to visit mill executives.

Ralph Rounds, president of Rockport Redwood Co. and Rounds Lumber Co., and his wife, together with Rockport Redwood Veep Frank Kilpatrick and his wife, are currently enjoying an extensive auto tour of Europe. The foursome will be gone another four months, during which they will visit France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium's World's Fair (Baedeker, anyone?).

Herb Meier, Arcadia wholesale lumberman, and his wife Margaret made a fast trip to San Francisco last month.

Jan van Wyngaarden, head of W. R. Grace & Company's imported lumber and plywood division, is calling on suppliers in the Far East. During his monthJong survey, he will see producers and plywood manufacturers in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Manila.

Lew Godard of Hobbs. Wall Lumber Co., San Francisco, and his wife, with Earle Johnson of Watsonville (Calif.) Lumber Co. and Mrs. Johnson, spent two holiday weeks in Mexico City and way points last month. With Al Bell, the other half of the firm, the Hobbs Wall pair were much in evidence at the SCRLA convention in Los Angeles.

Harry Merlo, vice-president and general manager of Rounds Lumber Co., and Les Holmes, general manager of the Rounds division of Rockport Redwood Co. at Cloverdale, Calif., flew to Wichita, Kansas, last month for a staff meeting with the Rounds & Porter Lumber Co.

Henry M. Reed, Jr., president of General Plywood Corp.,

PAUL WRIGHT

Louisville, Ky., was an April visitor in southern California and took in the SCRLAnnual.

.l.ack Dollar, of the Robert Dollar Company's lumber division, and his wife Lisa vacationed at Pahir Springs the first of April.

Jim Knox of the Rounds Lumber Co., San Francisco. spent_a few April days visiting Los Angeles friends and attended the SCRLA convention at the Ambassador hotel.

Jack Berry, Sacramento wholesale lumberman and HooHoo Deputy Snark for northern California, and his wife Georgia took an April week off for a vacation trip to Ensenada on the coast of Baia California.

Frank R. Elliott, e*ecuiive of the Alaska Pine & Cellulose Sales, Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., was an early April visitor to Los Angeles to attend the SCRLA convention.

T. D. "Ted" Bennett, head of Bennett Veneers, Inc., San Francisco, and Bennett Veneer Factors of Portland, and his faqily vacationed in Palm Springs early April.

The Gibson boys, George and Dungan, prominent retailers of Victorville and San Bernardino, made the trip to Los Angeles for the SCRLA convention sessions.

Pat Tynan of Winfree & Tynan, San Francisco, spent the week of April 2l in northern California calling on mills. Shertnan A. Bishop, vice-pr'esident of Union Lumber Company, San Francisco, was among other prominent northern lumber executives attending the southern California dealers' convention at the Ambassador in April.

Dant & Russell's Jack Butler returned home to Portland April 14 after a 3-week business trip through the east.

Fred Holmes of Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., San Francisco, and Mrs. Holmes spent a couple weeks in the Southland last month and Fred was much in evidence at the sqssions of the SCRLA convention.

Sam Davis, part owner of the Dolly Varden Lumber Co., Arcata, spent a mid-April week visiting accounts in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay area.