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Clyde Lemaster notes a business pickup since extensive remodeling finished at his yard, Hickey-Lemaster Building Supplies in Everett, Wash.

Tlanz Reed has joined the staff of Great Western Lumber, according to Norman Winsor, president of the wholesale distribution concern with headquarters in Downey, California.

Glen Nobman of Channel Lumber C,ompany, recently acquired the lower yard of Henry Hess Co. in ,San Rafael and is operating that yard as a branch of Richmond.

Ilugh Delany has purchased Sierra Builders Supply, P.O, Box 336, Oakhurst, Cblifornia, formerly owned by Bud Roberts. Delany had formerly been active as a builder in the southern California area and came to Oakhurst three years ago where he has been building in the Oakhurst-Bass Lake area.

Jack Millikan, Lane Lumber Company exec and wife Gerry, left Los Angeles for an extended trip througho'ut the east several weeks ago. Jack will attend to business in Washington, D.C., then go on to New York for pleasure and for the shows. En route to California he will make calls in various Eastern and Middle 'Western cities for the importing firm.

Les and George Campbelt (they're no relation, ineidentally) celebrated their Burien, Wash,, yard's second anniversary with a four-day promotion.

Karen Collins, Shirley Frazier, Genevieve Delaney and Nora Bergman, are newly initiated members of Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club 1.

Arnie Ramsey, Ace Lumber Company, Santa Cruz, has just returned home a"fter a six weeks' Orient cruise.

Rod Huston, former rnanag'er of Juno Lumber C'ompany in Twain Harte. is now yard foreman for Bob Butcher's San Lorenzo Lumber Company in Santa Cfuz. Prior to moving to Twain Harte, Rod was with Bailey Lumber interests.

Kathleen Drake, popular secretary at Harry H. White's in Long Beach, is recuperating from injuries received in an auto accident. She's expected back on the job later this summer,

Morgan Hill retailer, Joe Hammond, owner of the Hale Lumber Company, has returned to the store ,after mid-April hospitalization with all systems ,,A okeh.',

Dale Harper, formerly with pacific Wood Products and Hunter Trading Cbmpany, has been appointed manager of Valley Lumber Company in Reno.

Ilollis Jones, salesmanager of Western Door & Sash Company, and Mrs. Jones. soaked up the winter sunshine at palm Springs early last month.

_ Monroe Hirschfeld, head of Bay City Lumber Company, Oakland, enjoyed his winter vacation getting a desert tan at Palm Springs.

Ken Conway, and wife Mona, seen at the Stockyards Restaurant in Phoenix. Ken was combining Arcata Redwood business with pleasure,

Floyd Parker and his wife have completed moving to their new location in Redmond, Ore. The new yard is across the highway from the Deschutes Farmers Co-op.

Retailer Jim Nelson, Buena Park Lumber Company dxecutive, and wife, Mary, spent 17 days last month touring the South Pacific. Only five days were spent in HonoIulu, with the balance of the time on the short trip lounging in the sun in Tahiti.

Prominent Bay Area plywoodman Ken Shipp, and Mrs. Shipp, ipent the month of April vacationing in Europe.

GIen Butler, salesmanag'er of Hedlund Lumber Sales, Sacramento, appointed Gary Levi to Hedlund's San Joaquin Valley territory last month. Levi, who will headquar- ter in Modesto for the time being, formerly covered the valley territory for International Paper Company. In addition to Levi, Butler also named Les Nadeau to Hedlund's Sacramento office.

Bruce D. Kerkow has been named assistant manag'er of Ocean Dock Building Sup- plies in Coos Bay, Ore., manager Reese Waite reveals.

Roy C. Brown, owner of McKinnon Lumber Company, Hollister, has returned to his desk after undergoing surg'ery during early April.

Al llipsham, former field man for M. S. Cowen Co. in San Francisco, has returned to his first-love, shipping, with Bakke Steamship Corporation in San Francisco.

CLM received a caxd from Italy from Carl Gavotto, San Diego lumberman, and wife Mary. T?rey intend to tour adjacent countries to Italy before returning.

Sam Wingate, former sales manager of Van Vleet Wood Products, joined the sales force of Blemco Lumber SaJes in Ukiah Iast month.

Merv and Doris Kjer returned to their K/D Ced'ar plant in Hayward the end of March a.fter spending two weeks in the P,acific Northwest visiting their cedar suppliers in Canada and Portland.

Cal Setzer, president of Setzer Forest Products, and Mead Kibbey, prexy of Black Diamond Lumber Co., both of Sacramento, attended the Young Presidents Otganization in Hawaii during nrid-March.

J. O. Handley, Carmel Builders Supply, and Mrs. Handley, spent two weeks last month vacationing at Palm Springs. And while we're on the subject, Joe, may we apologize for the typo in our April "Personals" relating you to the Handlery Hotel chain.

Hobbs Wall prexy Mike Coonan, and his bride Buff spent the last two weeks of March souse of the border at La Paz pursuing the elusive Marlin. Mike sez now he knows how Hemingway's "Old Man" mu$t have felt about the big one he was after!

Roy Stanton, Sr., president E' J. Stanton, the Los Angeles wholesale and importing co'ncern, has completed a 'round Pacific business trip. He saw suppliers in Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines mills. Business conditions were very good, he said.

Ray Teakle announced the moving of California Builders Supply to a new warehouse at 120L Blumenfeld Street in Sacramento, on April 13.

Oakland wholesaler Don Coveney, treated the family to a couple of weeks in the East Coast where they took in the World Fair opener.

Art Ryen and Mrs. A. B. Nelson have sold their interests in the Poulsbo Lumber Co., Poulsbo, Wash', to "Ole" and Don Olson, who plan to incorporate the business.

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Digk Nishikawa, manager of Atkins, Kroll & Company's imported wood products dep,artment, returned to San Francisco during later April after spending two months in the Philippines overseeing construction of a new prefinishing plant.

Hobbs Wall's John Polach spent early April visiting suppliers in Grants Pass, Medford and northern California.

Long-Bell veteran Johnny Meyers has been given the Utah and Idaho territory in addition to his Sacramento Valley territory, according to Long-Bell western zone salesmanager, Harry Lyon.

John W'. Cutter of Orinda, Calif., has purchased the Carter Lumber Co., in OakIand. The company was established 25 years ago and has been operated for the past 16 years by Mrs. F. D. A. Meglen of Piedmont. Cutter was formerly manager of the company, which specializes in industrial lumber,

John Tictjen, until recently a partner in Palo Alto Lumber Company, has joined Bob Raymer as a partner in Raymer Lumber Company, Los Gatos.