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After working one year for the Illinois Central railroad, he moved west to San Francisco, before the 1906 fire and earthquake, :rn<l was cn.rployecl by Carr, Adams & Collier (then Carr, Ryder & Adams) of Dubuque. A year later he moved to Scotia, ('alifornia and started with the Pacific Lumber Company, working in the mill, 60 hours a week at 20 cents an hour. lle was pronrotecl to the office after a year and eventually becanre assistant superintendent of manufacture and shipping.

Art was transferred to tl.re compa,ny's sales department in Los Angeles in 1910, and in 1914 started in for himself and stayed in the rvholesale lumber business in the Los Angeles area until his retirement in 1961.

tle was also well known for his work as a licensed broker in the sale of lumber 1'arcts and sawrnills in Oregon arrd California.

In addition to hib extensive work in the Iunrber industry Art was active in his hobby of antique cars. He was the founder and chalter president of the Horseless Carrige Club, which now numbers 8,000 members, owned the largest library of autonrotive literature in the United States, and was the first lumber salesman in Los Angeles to drive a company car. lle owned dozens of antique cars, among them a 1902 one-cylinder Pierce-Arrow, 1905 Buick and a 1906 White Steamer. He also belonged to antique car clubs both in the U. S. and abroad.

cst Grove, Oregon, died suddenly in \['ashington, D.C. on March 19. He was in the nation's Capital to act as chairman of a group of retail lumber dealers meeting to a<lvise NRLT)A on legislative action.

For rnany years Mr. McCready was extremely active in civic and trade association affairs. He'r,r'as a past president of the Westerrr Retail Lumbermen's Association an<l at the time of his death was a director of N]RLDA.

Born in Toledo, Iowa, he atten<led Pacific Urriversity in Forest Grove and graduated from the University of Washington. He had been a member of the Ro'tary Club of Forest Grove since 1934, and served as a district governor of Rotary International.

For his civic lyork Mr. McCready was namecl an honorary citizen of San Fran,cisco and l)allas. In 1957 he received the honor of being "Firs,t Citizen of Ballad Town, U.S.A." (Forest Grove, Oregon).

For the past two years he actively participatecl in the NRLDA Building Materials Exposition.

Oral D. McNitt. 50. died in rnid-tr{arch with funeral services held in Phoenix, Ari7.ona on March 21. He was director of industrial relations for the affiliated O'Malley companies.

Mr. Iwohy, a highly popular and highly respected member of the lumber business had been in the lumber industry 56 years, 50 of them in the Los Angeles area. Mr. Twohy was born in Dubuque, Iowa, March 6, 1886.

He rvas survived by his widow, Doris R. Twohy; a son, Richardson J. Twohy: a daughter, Mrs. Thomas J- Toohey; a brother, Charles G. Twohy; and six grandchildren.

Mr. McNitt came to Phoenix for health rcasons a year ago. He was formerly personnel manager for the Spicer D'ivision of Dana Corporation at Pottstown, Pennsylvania, manufacture,rs of the majority of differentials for trucks and autos in the U.S. He is survived by his wife, Violet, at their Phoenix home.

At any time of the year, giving to your W. J. McCready Lunrber Company in For- favorite charity is a worthwhile cause.

William W. McCready, p,resident of the

Sqcromento Lumbermen In Wood Promotion

Sacramento lumbermen are tlow banding together in a hard-hitting local wood promotion organization to encourage and asiist architects and builders in the modern use of wood. The group, presently known as the Lumber Joint Action Committee of Sacramento, has developed a first year program of minimum cost, offering an efiective service in the interests of rvood as a prime building rnaterial.

At a recent preliminary meeting in Sacramento, the following officers r,vere elected: chairman, Bill Baird, Arden Lumbtr Company; treasurer, Bill Haskin, U. S. Plyryood Corp.; directors-Ferry Beckstrom, Diamond National Corp.; Jack Hackard, Economy Lumber Company; and Cal Setzer. Setzer Forest Products.

The Membership Committee consists of Harry Lausmann, Lausmann Lumber & Moulding Co., Loomis, chairman; Max Thomas, Georgia-Pacific Corp. ; and Jack Steiner, Hedlund Lumber Sales. The organization's Watch Dog Committee, charged with keeping abreast of local legislation and building code developments, consists of Roy Miller, Burnett & Sons Planing Mill & Lumber Co., chairman; and Mead Kibbey, Black Diamond Company.

The basic program will include preparation of complete, attractively-bound wood technical files for presentation- to architects -and other key construction people; sponsorship of educational meetings for architects, engineers and builders ; and publication -of a regular bi-mdnthty bulletin o{ current inlormation on the development and use of wood.

This minimum cost program, according to Chairman Baird, will bring big returns for a few dollars investment' "We have develope-d a method of dues based on type of business and size," Baird explains. "It is our goal to have the participation of all local wood products firms in retail, wholesale ind manufacture. With this kind of team-work we can accomplish a real job for wood in the Sacramento area."

The new organization becomes a part of the nationwide network of local wood promotion groups now being formed with the cooperation and assistance of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association and gives strength at the consumer level to the current National Wood Promotion Program.

Cqlifornio Fire Prevention Commitfee Plqns Annuol Meetings

In consideration of the fact that members of the California Fire Prevention Committee are distributed over a wide area and represent many forms of endea.vor, this year's annual meeting will be split in two---one meeting to be held in San Francisio from 9:30 a.m. until noon on May 1, in the Pacific Telephone Auditorium, 26th floor, 140 New Montgomery St.;-the second rneeting to be held in Los An{ele.s irom 9:30 a.m. until noon on May 8, in the Southern California Edison Company Auditorium, 1st floor,601 W. stlr St. States F. H. Raymond, committee chairman and State Forester, Department of Co'nservation: "We know that every membei of the. Committee has a stake in -protection of our natural resources from destruction by fire. He is aware of available facilities which might be put to work in a mass media program. Substantial quantities of printed and another materials are available from the pro'tection agencies for use in the program. At the meetings, plans for efiective distribution and utilization of media and facilities will be discussed. Your attendance at one of the meetings will lend additional prestige to a program in 'ivhich every Californian has a direct interest and an individual responsibility even beyond that associated rvith a public service."

Bill Chorhqm Re-elected President of LAMEA

Bill Chatham, Loop Lumber & Mill Co', was recently re-elected president of the Lumber & Mill Employers {t"o- ciation (LAMEA), 1610 Harrison Street, Oakland' Other new officers include Harry Benson, Benson Manufacturing Co., elected vice-president; Abner Read, Pemline Manufacturing Co., second vice-president; Dwight Steel,.executive vici-president, secretary-treasurer and general manager; and Lu Green, assistant secretary-treasurer.

"Directors elected for the new years are: Chatham, B-enson, Read, Green, Al Stockton, A. L. Stockton Lumber Co'; gud Hubbard, Hubbard & Johnson Lumber Co.; Don Kesselring, U.S. Plywood Co.p.; Emil Solve, Rolando Lumber do.; Tom Jicobsen, Jr., Sun Valley lqtnlgt C.o.: Charlie Lund, Hess iumber Co.;Jim Higgins,l' E. Higgins Lumber Co.; and Bob Cheim, Cheim Lumber Company'

Coution: fVten At Work

The 430th Terrible Twenty Tournament was played out March 27 at Annandale Golf-Club, as Dr. Paul Rekers tied Paul Guignet in the low-handicap- bracket. The- high bracket *i. *ott by Syd Alling. Semi-final matches had to be cancelled when iour N'f atch Play contestants defaulted.

In the finals to be held in May at Lakeside it will be Rekers vs Maule, Allings vs Oliver, winners to play Rekers and Bowles for the chimpionship' There will be no finals in the low bracket if Rekers beats Maule.

Iohn Parr. president of Parr Contractors, Inc., will be a ."i,did.te in May. He was nominated by Paul Guignet and has been approved by the board of directors.

The Mafch Game'with the 19'ers will be held June 22 at the California Country Club near Whittier. The losers pay expenses according to Bob Dilworth who is in charge of arrangements.