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Back from Hawaiian lslands

Frank J. Connolly, president of the \Mestern Hardwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from a menth's visit to the Hawaiian Islands.

In a newspaper interview, which appeared in a Honolulu paper, Mr. Connolly reported that he rvas in the Islands because he is interested in "the orderly distribution of koa lumber throughout the United States." He added: "There is no place else in the world where koa grows. It should be distributed fairly; there is romance and history to koa. It must be presented properly to the people of America so that they rcalize and appreciate what they are getting."

Mr. Connolly said that in his home at Los Angeles he has built a koa lanai to "demonstrate its: beauty and its appeal to those attempting to express the flavor of the South seas. The grain, figure and texture of koa wood are perf ect."

Accompanying Mr. Connolly on the trip were Mrs. Connolly; John B. Veach, president of the Hardwood Corporation of America, Washington, D.C., and Mrs..Veach; John Roney, president of the Safway Steel Scaffolds Co. of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Roney.

Loggrng Operctions Begnn

Northfork, Calif., April 26.-Supervisor Kermit W. Linstedt reported today that logging operations have begun in Sierra National Forest for the 1948 season. with two firms starting to cut 17 million board feet.