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Truck and Trqiler and Ccrlocrd Shipments of Dougleis Fir

Redwood r Redwood Splir Products

Becrutilul Flower Gqrden Plcrnned

One of the most beautiful gardens planned for any rndustrial Exposition was announced this ll'eek by the Los Angeles Home Shorv, June 4-14.

More than $25,000 worth of flowers, trees, shrubs and plants will be used to transform huge Pan Pacific Auditorium into multi-colored wonderland, according to Executive Manager Carl Kraatz. The important task has beea

Shown q the Southern Cclilornicr relcilers cnnucl meeting: Front row, lelt to right, Bill Seitz cnd Hcrllord Smith, both of Blue Dicmond Corporction. Bcck row: Willicm Berg, Los Angeles insulction contrcctor; Clcrence P. Sclisbury, generol gqles mcncger ol Blue Dicmond Corpoiciion; B. W. 8<ntels, genercl mcncger oI Peoples Lumber Co, oI Ventura, who wqs re-elected vice-president ol the Southern Cqlilornia Retail Lurrber Associctioru Don Wiltse oI Wiltse cnd Co., Blue Dicmoad's cdvertising qgency; Bclph Hcrrison oI Blue Diamond Corporction, and E. I. Thompson, genercl gcles mcrncAer oI Peoples Lumberr Co. oI Venturc.- turned over to Armstrong Nurseries, rvhich will use manv of its prize winning champions.

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Chcrles W. Buckner

Aberdeen, \\'ash., XIa-v l-Death of Charles \\'. Buckner.78. sales engineer for Harbor Plvr,r'ood Corp., has claimed the star salesman rvho pioneered the use of plvrvood in tens of thousands of 'railroad cars. He died at home here, \\-ednesday night.

XIr. Buckner sold the first exterior fir plywood for the siding and lining of re f rigerator cars about 1936. At that time, panels u'ith lvaterproof glue had onlv been ntarrufactured about tlto years rvhen he helped railroad engineers design tlteir cars for greater strength and less weight rrith plvn'ood.

Similarly, he developed the railroad market for plastic surfaced pl1'wood, when it u'as introduced in 1938. It is estirrrated there are today 150,000 railroad cars built entirelv or substantially of fir plywood.

Mr. Buckner, rvho joined Harbor Plyu'oocl at its inception in 1925, also is credited for another milestone of plywood progress rvhen he sold 40 carloads for buildings at the 1939 San Francisco \\rorld Fair. That demonstration of the advantages of plr.u'ood in colrstruction rt'as a major factor in establishing fir plyrvood as a basic builcling t.r-raterial.

In another market area, he sold 500,fi[ feet for concrete forms against whicl-r the Golclen Gate bridge \\'as poured. Here, the re-use of the panels over and over demonstrated the economy of pl1'r,vood in a spectacular heavl' constrttction project.

In 1928, he u'as tnacle manager of the research and sales extension bureau of Harbor Plyu'ood Corp. and subsidiarv companies. He was active as a salesman until about a year ago' lle is survived by his u'iclolv at Aberdeen; three daughters, Mrs. A. John A. Hall of Tacotna, Louise and Lucille Buckner of Portland, Ore. ; and three sons, Stanley \-. Buckner of Tacoma; Harold N{. Ruckner, manager of Centralia Plylvood Co. of Centralia, and Rayn.rond \\'. Buckner, rlanager of \\'estern State Co-Operative Plyr,r'ood Co. of Port C)rford, Ore.

Born in Missouri, Charles \\-. Buckner came to Tacoma, Wash., in 1906 as a lumber buyer for ]Iihvaukee Railroad. Later he u'as sales manager of Rrix Lumber Co. of Portland.

, Mrs. Hcrrriet A. Pqrsons

Mrs. Harriet A. Parsons, a resident of Pasadena for the past 30 years, passecl avi'ay \\rednesdav, April 22, after a long hospitalization. She lvas the u,ife of N. H. Parsons, u'ho has been associated with tl.re lumber business in Southern California since 1922, an<l now u'ith the Standard Lumber Companv, Inc. of Ingleu.ood.

Mrs. Parsons u'as born in Titusville, Pa., and soon moved to Winnebago, Ill., u'here she ancl NIr. Parsons u'ere married in 1898, just after he began his career in the lurnber business. They made their home in Rockford, Ill., until thel' carne to California. She was a member of the Pasadena Presbl-terian Church.

Besides.her husband, she is survived b1' a son, N. \rincent Parsons of Pasadena, a daughter-in-latv, XIrs. Ilargaret

Pierce Parsons, three grandchildrerr. Robert N. Parsons, Ann Nlarie Parsons, and Helen Evelvn Platt, and a sister, \[arv Elizabeth Coburn of Pasadena.

Funeral services rvere held at the Ives and \\'arren Chapel, Pasadena, Saturdal' afternoon, -\pril 25, the Rev. \\-illiam E. Roberts officiating.

Frcrnk B. Wcne

Memorial sen'ices s'ere held \ta1' 4 for Frank Burman \\'are. partner ot one of Southern California's pioneer lumber and building materials firms. the Corona Lumber Company of Corona. California. -\ged 61. Ilr. \\'are passed a\\'av at Lonra Linda Hospital. -\pril 30. follos'ing an illness of trr'o months.

Born in I-os Angeles. he later lived in \-entura Count;-. fronr shere he moved to Corona in 1905 to attend school and enter the emplov of his uncle. the late -\. J. \\'are. rvho had been one of the founders oi Corona Lumber Co. in 1m.+. Later he Nas manager of the Elsinore Lurnber Co. for l0 vears. Returning to Corona in 1923. he had been activell' engaged in the Corona Lumber Co. rvith his brother. Horvard S. Ware and son. T. R. \\'are. his copartners, until he became ill.

In addition to the building materials business. IUr. \\'are rvas also vice-president of the First National Bank of Coror,a. He l'as a past president of both the Corona Chaml,er of Commerce and Corona Rotar-v Club. a former rnember of the Corona Board of Edrrcation and a member trf the llethodist Cl.rurch.

High in ]Iasonic circles. IIr. \\'are \\'as a past master and past secretarv of Temescal Lodge No. 314, F and A NI; a mernber of Riverside Chapter No. 67, RAI\I; menrber of Pomona Council No.2l. R and S\[: member of Riverside Commanderv No. 28. KT: and member of Al lfalailiah Tenrple. -\AON\IS. of Los -\rrgeles.

Besides his l'idorv. \frs. Inez Kirbl' \\-are. he is survived bv his son. T. R. Ware. a daughter. IIrs. Ifarjorie Faris. fir'e grandchildren. three brothers and four sisters.

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M. Rumsey

-Iames l\[. Rumse-v. rnanager of the Hammond Lumber Cornpahv branch 'r'ard at \-an \u1's. passed a\rav on -\pril 29 at his home in \-an Nu1's iollorsing a heart attack.

Born in \-ictor. Colorado. October 20. 1895. he has been associated rvith the Hammond Lumber Coman-v since 1919. and had been manager of the \-an \u-vs 1'ard for manl\.ears.

He is sun'ived b1- his s-idos'. ]Irs. Florence Rumsev. ancl a son. Janres F. Rumser'. Funeral services rrere held on \Iav 2 at the Prais'n'ater Funeral Home. \'an Nuys.

Adelbert R. Frederick

Adelbert R. Frederick, 51. credit manager of the Christenson I-umber Cornpanv. clied last -\pril 25 in San Fra'rcisco. He n'as thirt'r' vears l'ith the company and Nas a nepheu- of Henrv Hess of the Henr_v Hess Lumber Companl' and vice-president of Sudden & Christenson. He ieaves his l'idou-. \Irs. Beulah L. Frederick. and a son Bmce. IIr. Frederick s'as a nrember of the llasons, ParnASSus Lodge \o. 388. and \\ as r-erv actite in the Bo1' Scorrt movement.

Bob Bliss Howord S. Gqtes