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Barney McCay, salesman for Anrerican Hardwood Co., l,os Angelcs, and a partner recently won the National Badminton men's doubles championship in Baltimore, Md., thercby retaining the championship they won in 1949.

M. C. (Mikc) Davidson, Houston Sash & Door Co., Flouston, visited manufacturing firms in Los Angeles area which his company represents. These included West Coast Screen Co., manufacturers of the Hollywood Door, and I-. H. Eubank & Son, manufacturers of the Eubank Ironing Board.

Paul Ward, salesman, and Merl Lydick, woods superintcndcnt of the Anderson Valley Lumber Company, with sawmill and logging operation at I'hilo, and offices in San Francisco, atcnded the annual I{edwood Logging Congress, held at Eureka, May 25 to 27. M. J. "Ben" Byrnes is president and general manager of Anderson Valley Lumber Company.

Jim Hall, I)ennis to I'ortland, June I sawmills.

Lumber Company, San Francisco, flew to spend two weeks calling on Oregon

George C. Faulkner, Sierra Pine, Inc., San Francisco, spent a week last month calling on pine mills in Northern C:rlifornia.

Mason E. Kline, Jr., attended the Redwood Logging Congress at E,ureka, representing Kline & Ruf, mill representatives, San Francisco. The Congress was held at the Eureka Inn. Mav 25 to 27.

James L. Hdl, San Francisco wholesaler, returned recently from spending several weeks in the Pacific Northwest on business. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hall. They traveled by automobile and visited Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.

Maurice Daubin, manager, Sterling Lumber Company, M<luntain View, Calif., and Mrs. Daubin are back from an extended vacation tour of the southern and eastern states.

M .L. (Dukc) Euphrat, of Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco, made a business trip last month to Portland and other Oregon points. While in Portland he attended a concert given by his son, Maurice liuphrat, who is a professional pianist. Maurice, incidentally, is rnaking arrangements for a concert tour of Australia in August.

Seth Butler, manager of the San l'rancisco office of Dent & Russell Sales Co., and Mrs. Butler sailed on the Matson Liner Lurline June 7 to spend three weeks' vacation in the Hawaiian Islands.

Ralph Meyer, new salesman for Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, was graduated from the University of California liorcstry School in the Class of 1949. He spent a year in the U.S. Forest Service, and for the past six months has worked in the yard of Strablc }lardwood Co.

Miss Ella Moore has retired from the position of office and credit manager of Itacific Forest l)roducts, Inc., Oakland, which she has held since the company was organized. She will retain her stock interest. Miss Moore has had exccutive positions in the wholesale lumber business for many years.

Kenneth Smith, "r-r;; . ln. *"rident, The pacific I-umber Company, San Francisco; George Lounsberry, Lounsberry & Harris, Los Angeles, Gus Ffoover, A. L. Hoover Co., Los Angeles, and Gordon Manary, resident manager, The Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia, returned June 4 from a fishing expedition on the Chetco River, a trout stream in Soutl.rern Oregon. They took boats to the headwaters of the Chetco, launched them there and fished the river for four days, camping out each night. They report having had a grand time, and fine fishing.

Frank Watson, sales manager, Arcata F-rancisco, and Mrs. Watson left June 2 Lake City. They will be back June 19.

Jim MacDonald, I-. W. vacationed for ten days at

Iledwood Co., San to vacation in Salt

MacDonald Co., Los Angeles, Riverside and I)el Mar.

Cosey Jr. Door eliminotes the old foshioned, cumbersome two-door instollqtion. These convenienl, smort oppeoring doors qre well conslructed with weother tighf, rust-proof metol gloss sosh ond frqme. Glozed sosh ond frome ore removoble in one unit. Sosh is mode in iwo sections which slide up or down qnd lock ot six positions lo give qny desired ventilotion. Screen is 16-mesh golvonized. Mcnulcctured by

Appointcd Mrnrgcr of Salcr Trrining Dcpartmcnt

Marvin Greenwood, general sales manager of The Celotex Corp<lration announces the aPpointment of Gordon G. Morrison as manager of the company's Sales Training Department. This department has been newly formed to coordinate all present sales training activities and to expand these efrorts into a broader over-all program.

Dioond W. Supply Co. Opens Wcrrehouge in Vcrn Nuys

The new wholesale warehouse of Diamond W. Supply Co. at 15,n0 Raymer Street, Van Nuys, is open for business with a complete stock of all the building materials carried by the Los Angeles warehouse, according to an announcement by Percy Merithew, manager.

This branch is ideally located for supplying lumber yards throughout the San Fernando Valley, and news of its opening will be welcomed by the dealers in that area.

Ilrcreqees Moulding Plcrnt Efficiency

Irving Lumber & Moulding Co., 5050 East Stauson Avenue, Los Angeles 22,, Los Angeles, manufacturers of Ponderosa pine mouldings, has added a new Woods moulder to round out its production line of several high-speed moulders.

Recent innovations in this plant have resulted in considerably increased operating efficiency.

Gj'ordon G. Morrlrol

Mr. Morrison returns to the Celotex organization after an absence of 4 years during which time hc was general manager of the Whipple Bros., Inc., chain of lumber yards in northeastern Pennsylvania. He first became associated with Celotex in 1942 as Sales Promotion Manager.

A graduate of Washington University, St' Louis, Mr. Morrison has been active in the building material industry since 1924.

Elected Chcrirmcn oI the Bocrd

The board of directors of the Weyerhaeuser Sales Company at its annual meeting elected Harry T. Kendall to the office of Chairman of the Board. He has served as general manager since 1935.

The members of the board are Laird Bell, Norton Clapp, C. H. Ingram, G. F. Jewett, Harry T. Kendall, George R. Little, John M. Musser, F. K. Weyerhaeuser and J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr.

Clcry Brown Mill Opercting Two Shifts

Clarence Hill, executive vice-president of Clay Brown & Co., with offices in Los Angeles, recently returned from visiting the company's new sawmill at Fortuna, Calif. He reports that the mill is now operating two shifts, and that construction of a new office building is now underway.

The plant is under the capable supervision of Charles Kelton, who is assisted by Ralph Harris.

Harry H. Whitc, Harry H. White Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is on a trip to Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Vancouver, B.C., where he is calling on the lumber and shingle mills.

C. P. Henry, C. P. Henry & Co., Los Angeles, spent several days calling on the company's mill connections at Eureka.

Leslie Lynch, Patten-Blinn and Mrs. Lynch, have returned pean tour.

Lumber Co., Los Angeles, from a two month's Euro-

Don Philips, Jr., Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is back from Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, where he spent a week deep sea fishing. Mrs. Philips accompanied him on the trip.

Frode Kilstofte, Rossman Mill & Lumber Co., Wilmington, is back from a trip to Coos Bay, Oregon.

Don Philips, Sr., Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is back at his desk following a two weeks' trip to Coos Bay, Oregon, and Northern California where he called on the company's mill connections.

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