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Byron Peart, co-owner of the Mission Lumber Co,, Sonoma, was reported convalescing at Sonoma Valley hos,pital last month after undergoing an emergency appendectomy April 19.

"North" Swanson, manager of the Eagle Rock (Calif.) Lumber Co., and his wife Marian are the parents of their first child, Michele Louise, tallying in at 5% lbs. at Glendale Community hospital, May 17. The veteran dealer, Emil Swanson, is the proud grandfather.

Del Pugh, salesmanager of the Sierra Mountain Lumber Co., North San Juan, Calif., spent a few May days in Los Angeles and was the guest of Max Hill of the H. M. Nelson Lumber Co. at a Dodgers-Pittsburgh game.

Lorraine (Mrs. Sterling) Wolfe spent part of May with Sterling, Jr., during "Mother's Week" at the university at Eugene, Ore. She also took the occasion to visit Pacific Northwest mill friends of ,the MarquartWolfe wholesale lumber firm in Los Angeles.

Jim Henderson, Western Pine Supply Co. sales exec, attended the annual Armstrong distributors rneeting in Lancaster, Pa., during April.

Fred Thompson, president of Inland Lumber Co., Bloomington, and Mrs. Thompson are on an extended trip to Europe with skiing in Switzerland high on the itinerary.

Larry Owen, eastern sales chief for Hallinan Mackin Lumber Co., San Francisco, called on Washington, Idaho and Montana mill connections during April.

Mary and George (Tacoma Lumber Sales) Clough recently entertained friends at El Poche in San Gabriel for a Mexican menu.

Howard Libbey, president and general manager of Arcata Redwood Co., left May

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13 for a .month's sales trip into the east and midwest.

Ed Bauer, Atlas Lumber Company, Los Angeles, left early in May for a swing around Canada and the U.S. on a twomonths .business-pleasure jaunt. He plans to call on the hardwood producers in the south to arrange late-summer and early-fall shipments of demand species to the Pacific coast.

TPL's western sales chief, Harry Hood, is in Hawaii on company business and plans to end up his two-week trip early this month.

Fred Holmes, retired redwood pioneer, and his good friend Charlie Barnes, the "bass king" of Lake Mead, were fishing for the big ones there last month. Fred is said to be living it up since closing up shop last January.

Larry Backes deserted Perkins, Calif., for two weeks last month on a sales safari into southern Cailfornia for Black Diamond Co.

Ji.rn Rea, Jim Kirby and Chris Miller have joined the sales staff of Harrigan Lumber Co. to push the products for Mike Mogan.

San Rafael Wholesaleman Bob Kilgore made a mill survey through the Humboldt region the week of May 4.

Sid Simrnons, head of Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co., Downey, and Mrs. Simmons leave this month for a trip to Europe that will include England, Germany, France, Italy and the Scandinavian countries before their return in August.

John Polach, representing Adams & Polach of Petaluma, visited Redwood Highway mill connections early in May.

Don McMillan, vice-president of Builders

Market in Paso Robles. and Mrs. Mc. are winding up their Gweek vacation in Europe. The couple flew to Glasgow and took delivery of a new Volkswagen for a first-class tour of the Continent.

Herman Smith, southern California wholesale lumberman, is out of the hospital after a Z-months stay and is back in there pitching.

Al Kelley and his wife did a 10-day stint in Hawaii during early May in the company of Russell J. Hogue (Medford Corp.), Mrs. Hogue and Al's daughter and her husband (an anniversary gift to the kids). Al reports on the 'terrific building iboom in the Islands and Kaiser still adding rooms to his Hawaiian Village on Waikiki. Kelley also discovered a new beverage called "Mai Tai" (my tie) which he believes may replace the martini.

Eddie Gavotto, the young San Diego dealer, spent part of May vacationing in San Francisco.

Stanley Gustafson, head of Sierra Mill & Building Materials Co., Sacramento, and Mrs. G. sailed both ll'ays on the Lurline for an enjoyable Hawaiian vacation last month.

Pauline (Mrs. Wayne) Rawlings spent the month of May drumming up business for husband and partner Wayne in Canada except for a few days off to visit her home and relatives in New Brunswick.

Ernie Bacon, the Fairhurst Plywood Sales Co. chief, visited manufacturers in northern California and southern Oregon for a May week.

Bob Estudillo, the Tijuana, Mexico, dealer, and his wife Carmen plan a round-the-world cruise this summer. Their son Bob will run the retail yard during their absence.