GEORGE CTOUGH A N D LUMBER

Allen d Dettmann Retire From Lumber Business

The firm of Allen & Dettmann Lumber Co., San Francisco, recently completed liquidation of their retail lumber business at 2000 Evans Avenue, San Francisco. This voluntary liquidation after 19 years in business was due to a combination of circumstances.

Fritz Dettmann has been in the lumber business for 52 years, most of which time was with Pope & Talbot. His partner, Eddie Allen, has been in the lumber business for 45 years.

Mr. Dettmann is now taking a needed vacation.

L.E.(Lary) King of King-Marshall Lumber Co., Bakersfield, returned recently from spending three weeks on business in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. He attended the convention of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California, held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, April 23-25.

Wm. Stuart, Jr., salesman for Western Mill & Moulding Co., Los Angeles, is back from a trip on which he called on pine mills in Northern California and Oregon.

On the way home he attended the annual convention of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California, held in the Palace Hotel, San F-rancisco, Aprll 23-25.

Earle D. Bender, San Francisco l,vholesale lumber dealer, returned recently from a business trip to Portland and Eugene, Oregon. He returned by lvay of Eureka.