The Pecific Lumber Company Announces Retirements Of Veteran Executives

Gordon J. Monary Appointed Residenr Manager

San Francisco, April 29-A. S. Nlurphy, president of Thc Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia, today announced the appointment of Gordon J. Manary as resiclent manager, effective May 1. He succeeds E. E. yoder who is retiring April 30, after 45 years of service with the copmany.

He also announced the retirement on April 30 of Herb Klass, assistant to president, after 45 years service, and of W. \{. Nelson, controller, after 31 years service.

E. E. Yoder

E. E. Yoder, who has been resident manager sir-rce 1925 at Scotia, started rvith Pacific in their retail yard department in Los Angeles in 1904, and workecl there until 1910. In the latter year he transferred to the San pedro and Wilmington operation of the company and remained there un- til 1915. He rvent to Scotia in 1915, and rvas made resident manager in 1925. He has two sons and one daughter"

Herb Klass

Herbert Klass, assistant to the president since 1935, was born in Oconto, Wisconsin, and at the age of 15, in 1891, took his first job in a sawmill in his home town. In 1g99 he tas 'ivith Ashland Lumber Company, Ashland, Wis., and from l90O to 1904 worked as a timber cruiser in that state. IIe came to San Francisco in 19O4, and in July of that yearivent to work Tor The Pacific Lumber Company in their San Francisco retail yard. From 1907 to 1915 he r.vorked at the Oakland yard, and he spent the years from l9l5 to 1929 at the company's big mill and rvoods operations at Scotia, Calif.

From 7929 to 1935 Mr. Klass rvas assistant to the general sales manager at the main office in San Francisco. In 1935 he u'as made assistant to the president, and remained in that position until he retired May l, 1949. His family con_ sists of his lvife, two sons and trvo daughters.

W. M. Nelson

William Matthew Nelson r,vas born in Augusta, Georgia. He attended Richmond Academy. lfe r,vas r,vith the Santa Fe Railroad from 1894 to 1902 as chief clerk in the motive power department, Albucluerque Division ,located at Los trrom 1910 to l9i5 he u,as auditor for all Southern pa_ cific properties in Oregon, including railroad lines, street car lines and coal mines. lfe u'as traveling accountant with the Southern pacific out of the New York office from 1915 to 191g. lle came to The Pacific Lumber Company as Controller in 1918, and retired May l, 1949.

Angeles and Winslow, Arizona.

From 1902 to 1906 he rvas chief travel accountant for the Southern Pacific Railroad, San Francisco to El paso.

During the period from 1906 to 1910 he was loaned by fhe Southern Pacific to the Los Angeles aqueduct project, and was chief disbursing agent in charge of the Owens Val1ey, Los Angeles water project.

He intends to follor,v his hobby of grorving tropical fruits and plants at his home property in Pasadena, Calif.

He has a rvi{e, one daughter and one grandson.

Gordon J. Manary

Gordon J. Manary, the nerv resident manager of The Pacific Lumber Company at Scotia, rvas born in portland, Oregon. His father was owner of Oregon Timber & Lumber Co. Gordon's first job was with his father, at the age of 12, as rvhistlepunk !

He went to rvork at the age of 18 for the Lumbermen's Engineering Co.

In World War I he served 25 months in the 14gth Fielcl Artillery, and sar,v action in five major ofiensives in France.

From 1919 to 7921he was with Clark & Wilson Logging Co. of Linnton, Oregon, choker setting, rvith rigging .i"*, and as high climber. He worker as loader in l92I and 1922 with Lake Tackenitch Lumber Co. in Oregon. In lgZ2_ 1923 he was r,vith Winchester Bay Lumber Co., Reedsport, Oregon.

In 1922 he married Miss Ruth Halr,lev in portland. Oregon.

From 1923 to 1929 he worked for the pacific Spruce Co., Toledo, C)regon, of rvhich the Manary Logging Company, (Continued on page 10)

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