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Larigford W. Smith, of U. S. Wood Products Co., San Francisco, left with his rvife May 2I for a five rveeks' trip tr-r Louisville, Ky., and New York. They will attend the graduation of their son, Langford W. Smith, Jr. at St. Johns College, Annapolis, Md., and 'ivill make the return trip through Canada.

Paul Penberthy and Mrs. Penberthy, of Penberthy Luntber Co., Los Angeles, returned recently from a visit t<,1 the company's sawmills in Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fred Smales, manager of the California Division, United States Plywood Corp., a keen yachtsman who sails his orvn boat, took part in the Newport to Ensenada yacht race April 23 as a member of the crew of the Cubana, which rvas the smallest boat in the race. More tl-ran 100 boats competed.

Leroy M. Smith, general ing Co., Los Angeles, was Nevada CitY. Calif.

manag'er, Irving Lumber Millrecently on a buying trip to

Miss Elizabeth Campbell of Lumber Manufacturing Con.rpany, San Francisco, spent the first part of her vacation in Los Angeles u'here she picked up her ne'w De Soto, then spent the remainder of her trip at tl-re Alisal Ranch near Santa Barbara.

R. F. (Bob) Mackie, Nfackie Lumber Sales, Long Beach, Calif., has returned from a 10-day business trip to Northe:-n Califon-ria and Oregon.

Charlie Wilson is norv covering the San Francisco Bay area, the I'eninsule, and Coast Counties territory for Pope & Talbot. Inc.. Lumber Division.

E. B. "Chip" Chipman, lr.ho has been with Mar-Mac Co., rvholesale and retail lurnber dealers, San Francisco, for the past year, has been appointed sales manager for tl.re con-rparry.

E. H. (Ernie) Bacon, manager of Fir-Tex of Northern California, San Francisco, left NIay 19 on a trip to Oregon and Washington. He will visit the main oflice in Portland and the Fir-Tex plant in St. Helens. He rvas accompanied by Mrs. Bacon.

Henry H. Harding, manager of the Gosslin-Harding I-umber Company's sarvmill at Orick, California, recently spent a week in the San Francisco Bay area, making his headcluarters at the home office in Oakland. Mrs. Harding rvas rvith him.

Walter J. Wood, paftner in Craig-Wood Lumber Co., 840 Realty Street, Wilmington, Calif., started May 24 to spend three r'veeks covering all of California, appointing dealers to handle their Richr'vall factory finished and preassembled hardwood panels.

Charles M. Cooper, W. geles, rvas a recent visitor E. Cooper Lumber Co., Los Anto Bend and Klamath Falls. Ore.

Stanley McDonald and Jack Carey, Owens-Parks Lumber Co., Los Angeles, are back from a trip to the North\'vest.

Ralph E. Barto, of Ralph E. Barto Lumber Co., lluntington Park, Calif., flew to Iteno l\{ay 16 and spent a ferv days calling on pine rnills in Northern California, using a rented car. He fincls this system saves a lot of time.

Dean Jones, of A. K. Wilson Lumber Junction, Calif., visited San Francisco on the middle of Mav.

Elmer Hexberg, Hexberg Angeles, is back on the job his family at Idyllrvild, Calif.

Bob Heustis. of United I-os Angeles office, is back among luml-rer dealers in

Co., Dominguez business around

Brothers Lumber Co., Los after a u,eeks vacation u'ith

States Plyrvood Corporation's from making a business surve)\\rest Texas and New Nfexico.