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Twentlr,FlveTears Ago
As Reported in the June 1940, Issue of the Cali{ornia Lumber Merchanr, Esr. t922
Ilenry M. Hink, vice-president and sales mamager of Dolbeer & Carson Lbr. Co., Sirn Francisco, returned from a five week business trip to the principal eastern cities, made in the interests of the Redwood Sales Co., of which he is president.
S. J. Hathaway, Sunkist Lumber Co., Monrovia is spending two weeks at Guaymas, Mexico, where he is fishing for swordfish.
Ed Marshall announces that he is going in the lumber handling business for himself at Terminal Island, operating under the name of Southern Terminals.
J. F. Olds! Olds Brothers, Winslow, was elected president of the Arizona Retail Lumber and Builders Supply Assoc., at its 26th annual convention held at the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
J. W. Wrightson, Wrightson Lumber Co., Inc., celebrated the completion of his new office and warehouse building in North Hollywood with a formal opening on May 3 and 4.
Don Philips, Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is now a member of thd HoleIn-One Club. He made the seventh hole. 136 yards, on the Wilshire Country CIub course in one shot.
George L. Drake, Shelton manager of the Simpson Logging Co., was appointed as chairman of the Joint Committee on Forest Conservation of the West Coast Lumbermen's and Pacific Northwest Loggers Associations.
Gus Kramer, salesman in the San Joaquin Valley for The Pacific Lumber Co.. San Francisco, will leave June 1 with his family on a vacation trip.
R. M. "Russ" Castell, who recently joined the sales staff of The California Door Co., will call on the lumber dealers in the San Joaquin Valley, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Orange County.
With C. P. Henry in charge, Clark & Wilson Lumber Co. has opened a sales office in Los Angeles, He was formerly with C. D. Johnson Lumber Corp.
David Keller is managing the new department, the cash and cany building material yard, for the Liggett Lumber 'Co. of Santa Ana.
Ralph W. Myers, president of the Shipowners' Association of the Pacific Coast. is back from spending a vacation of several weeks in Palm Springs.
C. H. White, vice-president and general manag'er of lVhite Brothers, San Francisco, made a speech of welcome in Spanish at the meeting of the San Francisco Rotary Club, to officers of the Argentine cruiser, La Argentina. The cruiser, whieh was visiting San Fnrancisco for the opening of the Fair is on a good will tour of the Pacific.
Frank Jordan, Jordan Sash & Door Co., Los Angeles, and Mrs. Jordan are on an automobile tour of the South. East and Middle West.
Joe Prevost, Sr., ma.nager of the Tustin Lumber Co,, Tustin, has resigned and plans to take a long rest before again engaging in active business. He will be succeeded by 'W. E. "Charlie" Ilaskill.
Roy E. Hills, Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco, returned from spending two weeks in the Pacific Northwest, where he called on the firm's mill connections.
Florence Miller, secretary to F. G. Hanson, president of West Coast Screen Co., Los dngeles, sailed on the Matson liner Lurline for: Honolulu on a 30-day vacation trip- her fourth visit to Hawaii.
