TWENTY-FIVE YEARS TODAY As Reported in The California LumberMerchant,June1, 1934

The Barbecue staged by the San Jose Lumbermen's Club, May 5, at Long Bridge was a huge success, reports the Arrangements committee of Irving Crabb, M. J. Enos, W. F. Hay- ward, with "Baldy" Enos at the pit. Those present included Otto E. Schnabel, A. C. Hansen, J. F. Pye, Geo. H. Martin. H. Tohnson. Elmer Hansen, M. Boyd, IVl. L. Doane, J. Herron, F. Hardenbough, F. W. Burgers, E. Enos, M. Dominick, F. K. Saunders, Roy Harker, Bill Button,

Geo. Wrightman, L. M. Swiger, W. W. Peed, R. F. Martin, C. T. Blake, E. R. Haller, A. S. McKinney and Ed F. Larson.

Henry M. Hink, salesmanager of Dolbeer & Carson, returned from a week's trip to L. A. and San Diego . T. B. Lawrence returned to Los Angeles after a 3-week trip to the Northwest mills . . L. M. Simpson was appointed general manager of Pioneer-Flintkote Co. The California Redwood Association is adver- tising redwood from its mernber mills for bridge construction in this issue, with photos of two huge, recent installations President Harry Lake presided at the May 18 meeting in the Palace hotel of the directors of the Northern district, Califonria Retail Lumbermen's Assn. Discussion was devoted to the proposed bond issue spo_nsored by the Americarr Legion and the annual convention was sei for November President Roosevelt's May 14 message to the Congress out- lined a program to stimulate homebuilding and modernization. One of FDR's proposals was long-tern1 mortgage nnanctng.

Dee Essley, secretary of the Retail Lumber & Building Material Code Authority (Northern California), presided at the May 7 dinner in San Fiancisco of the No.-Calif. Council of Trade Association Executives . . J. C. McCloskey was named southern California sales representative of Harbor Ply- wood Co. under Charles W. Bucknir. San Francisco President C. I. Gil- bert of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club 39 reported at tl.re May 2l meeting on the success of the second annual Reveille, April 20, rvhich broke all records for attendance at lumbermen's gatherings in recent years. Sewall Morton introduced the speaker of the evening and Livermore Dealer Earle E. Jolinson invited everyone to tl-re anr.rujl rodeo there, June 9-10.

When you deal in cedar, you have a quality edge over other roofing materials. For natural cedar shingles add that vital third dimension-thickness-to their other attributes of good looks and long life. But always insist on Certigrade shingles when you buy. The genuine Certigade label beneath the bandstick is your assurance of mill-inspected material that meets or exceeds its grademark.

J. Leslie Steffensen, son of E. Steffensen, secretary of the Orange County Lumbermen's Club, and n'ho assists his father in the association ofifice, scored a hit as "Uncle Tom" in the staging of "Uncle Tom's Cabir.r" at the Temple Theatre, Santa Ana, Mav 8-10 ._, Jqht P. Hemphill. Iladera S,tgat Pine Lumber Co., was found dead May 12 at his Fresno home The Cronin Lumber Co., Van Nuys, has added a display room, reports OwnerN{anager Jim Cronin Larue Woodson was in Los Angeles or.r sales for the \Arheeler Osgood Sales Corp., Tacoma . . J. H. Prentice visited San Francisco on business for BloedelDonovan Lumber Mills Luther O. Green of Gamerston & Green was married May 13 in the Joaquin Miller chapel, Oakland, to Mrs. Emily Lewis Stanton.

Don Philips was chairman of arrangements for the L. A. Lumbermen's Golf Tournament. Tune 8. at Brentwood, with memberi expected from Santa Barbara to San Diego. On the committee are Ross Blanchard, Kenneth Smith, E. L. Reitz, Ffarry Hanson, Ed Seward, Walter Harrii,