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Simmons Hordwood Lumber €ompqny Celebrqtes

"\\re har,e enjoyed a steady gror'vth during the past seven years bv trying to ciffer that little extra service and little bit more c1uality," said Sid Simmons, president of the Simmons llardu.ood l,umtrer Company, u'hen intervier'vcd :Ltthe 7-year mark celebrated last month by executives anrl sid empl,.,yes of the firm. "\\,'e believe in a clean operation frotrl start to fir-rish, and it definitel1' pavs off in the long run." hr. flonked bv declared.

Sicl Simmons has been around Sontl.rern California for a "',l:il;* k-'ng time in the harch,vood business. For many years. prior llitJil' to the establishment of his own conlpanv, he l'as secretarvtreasurer for the Bohnhoff organization. He is prominerrt in Los Angeles business affairs, a memller of the Terrible Tu'entv Tottrnaments, various civic ancl fraternal organizations and Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Clt.b

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Pictured u'ith Simmons in the rnoclern up-to-date plant are Roy Stills'ell, general man:lger; M. S. N{clemore, sales soles ond fiianager; Clare I'arsons. auclitor ancl credit manager. ancl :I:t|"i:.6 sales staff tnembers Rob Krabill, Flovd Beatty, George \[c- simmons Manus, E,rrest llro*'nell arrcl N{arsh "St.nervall" -}acksort. ffi Also "Girl Friclay" Betty Goodfellorv, a sharp young lad1' lumber co' rvho hantlles nt.rt onlv the sales staff llut aiso the llilling. ;'*I: (ce nte r )

Oronge Gounty Acreoge Sold

Fullerton, Calif.-The entire assets of Sunny Hills Ranch, Inc., have been sold to Warren Wrieden, Inc., Laguna Beach, for $4 million. Included are 650 acres of Orange county's most valuable homesite and industrial property, part of the 6000-acre parcel once owned by Domingo Bastanchury, who operated the Southland's biggest sheep ranch there after the turn of the century. Buyers plan to develop the 200 vacant acres of residential land available on the ranch.

Santa Barbara, Calif.-Rollefson Construction Co., Angeles, announces plans to build 62 homes at Goleta lowing purchase of a large tract at Stow Canyon road N. Fairvierv avenue for $80,0OC in a $1 million project.

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Wc Solicil lour hquiries for Wolnenized rnd Creosoled Ltnlcr, Tirnbers, Polcs arrl Piliry

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Koll's Columns - Roils - Turned Bqlusters - Stondord pqtterns

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TALYi,IYN RAILWAY P]eservotion Society recently outhorized Hobbs Wall Solesmon (SoCol) Don Bufkin lo qttend the Roil' fqn Excursion of the Southern Colifornio Chopter, Roilwoy qnd locomotive Historicol Society, on the Soufhern Pocific Norrow Gouge R. R.. orronged by the Colifornio-Nevsdo Roilwoy Historicol Society (top photo). On the trip, Bufkin picked up rhe voluoble relics shown (lower photo) for Tolyllyn's Norrow Gouge Museum in Towyn, North Wolel. Greoi Britoin, where they were shipped rby Americon Agent Clorence E. Bruce. The 5. P. Nqrrow Gouge, more fomilicrly known os "The Slim Princess," is the remnonl of lhe color' ful Corson & Colorodo R. R.. c link originolly conneciing Virginic City, Nev., dnd Owens [qke, Colif., borh of gold rush fome in the goy 90s, occording lo Lumbermon Bufkin

JAi/tES WEBB, who recently retired qs supervisor of lhe Homer T. Hoywcrd Lumber Compony. wqs honored on fhe occosion qnd his 65rh binhdoy by o surprise porty ond q new cqr from Mrs. Nellie M. Hoyword (righr), vice-presideir of the lumberyord ftrm. The Porly wos held ot the Reselsr hotel in Wofsonville, Colif., for Jim Webb, who ioinedlhe compony in 1940 ond monoged the Wotsonville yotd 12 yeors unlil he wos ironsferred to Sqlinos qs super' visor in 1955. Besides the cutomobile from Mrs. Hoyword in "oppreciotion of long ond sincere service," Webb received o gifr of luggoge from fellow employes, with Mrs. Webb ond children. Lois ond Jomes. Jr., giving mctching pieces. Guesls oi lhe reliremenf Pdrty included: from Solinos-the Homer M' Hoywords, Glen Tuckers, Sherwood Cousleys, Fred Jocobsons, Hol Hcilnesses ond M.r. Nellie Hoyword; from Seoside-Mr. qnd Mrs. Fred Voltoire; from Pocific Grove-the Jqck Russells ond fhe Niel Keefers; from Poso Robles-Mr. ond Mrs. John Fisher; from Hollister-Bill Alsip ond the Lester Cronks. ond from Wotsonville-the Lloyd Slys ond the Eorle Johnsons

RANCHO HARVEY KO[[, o mile ond o-holf from Fullerton. wos complefed lcsf Foll 'by rhe prominenl los Angeles lumberman ond Hoo'Hoo. tocoted in Lindo Vistc Hills, Mr, Koll stood with his hsndsome house during its six monlhs' construction, rhen built his own fences ond did rhe londocoping on his ronch, where he stqbles four horses ond roises his own beef. The upstoirs living room, dining room, holls ond stoirwoys ore wolnul; the exposed beqme were veneered in wolnut, too. Downstdiis. the specie wos'the Joponese speckled elm, muinly in rhe fcmily room. The oubide specie wqs redwood (lxl2)' on on ongle with boils for the rustic ranch efiecl; the roof is Hollywood shokes. lt's o dreom come ttue. iusr like it looks in lhe photos obove, os ony lumbermon lucky enough to vish it will ditest