Now Representing 33 Mrrrs

Foirhurst Lumber Compony, the oldest estqblished wholesole ofiice in Eureko, now mqd<els lhe production of 33 mills in Northern Csliforniq.

Chcncy "Studr" Bucball Tccm Aftcr Sccond Chempionrhip of Orcgon ar I .IJrwourt LCtguS

Ben Cheney, of Tacoma, Washingtorr, was in Los Augeles a ferv days ago visiting and conferring with L. G. ("Bob") Burns, of The Burns Lumber Company, whiclr concern has represented the Cheney nrills in Southern California for more than twenty years.

The first thing Mr. Cheney wanted to talk about was his baseball team. The Cheney "Studs" Baseball Tcarrr operates out of Medford, Oregorr, and is financed artd spousored by Mr. Cheney. It is a member of the Oregorr Sawdust Basebalt League, made up of six Oregon teanrs, each sponsored by some lumberman or lumber concern. It is a semi-professional team, to rvhich Mr. Cheney gives rnuch of his time and attention during baseball season, attd which he helps coach. It won the League chamllionship last season, and l-ras won all of the six games played so far this season. This League plays Sunday ball only, since all the players hold other jobs. In addition to coaching, I\{r. Cheney himself is a good utilitf infielder, and plays wherr called on.

As to business, Mr. Cheney o\\'ns ar.rd operates I'he Cheney Lumber Company, which has its general offices in Tacoma, Washington, where Mr. Cheney makes his honrc. This concern operates a whole string of sawmills of modest size, one in Tacoma, one in Northern California, and half a dozen in Oregon, including one concentration plant. Irr addition Cheney is now building a new sawmill plant at Eureka, California, which he expects to have in operation arrd cutting close to 100,000 feet daily, by early fall.

To all these production plants, scattered over the whole Pacific Coast, Mr. Ben Cheney, a man of terrific industry, gives his personal attention. In order to do that he travels lly plane around all his mills, and rvherever else his busirress takes him. Right now he is flying a brand new Beechcraft Bonanza plane, replacing an older ship of the sarne make he has been using for years.

The Cheney string of mills are at present prodtrcirrg upwards of half a million feet of lumber daily, which u'ill be considerably increased when the new Dureka plant is irr operation. While they make everything in Fir lumber, the pride and joy of the Cheney string is the now famous brar.rd of "Cheney Studs." One of the first, if not the very first, concerns in the country to begin specializing in the volun're production of 2 by 4, 8 foot studs in 1934, and shipping them in straight cars to the trade, they take great pride in the manufacture of this particular item, which has in the last ten years become one of the most popular of all Fir lumber items.

The Burns Lumber Company has r,r'orked closely n'ith Cheney in the marketing of these studs, and has distributed tremendous quantities of same to the retail lumber trade of the Southwest. Mr. Burns likes to recall with rvhat won,ierment the lumber trade looked on their original campaign of selling straight cars of "Chendy Studs" and says there were many who were slou' to believe that there rvas sufficient opportunity for such specializing. But the results have been wonderful, and "Cheney Studs" has long since been their best sales and advertising talk. But Cheney also makes and sells everything in Fir building .lumber.

Terrible Twenty Celebrates Silver Anniversary

The 300th Terrible Trventy golf tournament rvas held at the Los Angeles Country Club on Tuesday, May 15, with 26 members and l1 guests present. Harold Hamilton was host to the group.

Bob Osgood and Roy Stanton were tied for the first prize, each turning in a net score of 72, and, will play ofi the tie at the J,une tournament.

Cecil Dees and Frank King, who tied for first prize at the April tournament, tied again each having a net score ol 76. They will try once more at the June tournament.

Following the dinner, the annual meeting was held rvith Most Terrible Clarence Bohnhoff presiding. Three more directors were elected, Frank King, George Ryness and Eddie Klassen. The trvo holdover directors are Sterling Stofle and Art Harff. The new board of directors elected Eddie Klassen the Most Terrible for the coming year. George Ryness was appointed treasurer and Harota eifi"g secretary. The new committees will be announced soon.

A number of old members helped celebrate the Terrible Twenty's silver anniversary including Pat partridge, Bill Broxholme, Hoyt Mitchel, Bill Laubender, George Ream, John Padden, George Morris, Frank Connolly, Dave Llewellyn and Fred Barrorvs. Pat Partridge, who won the first Terrible Twenty tournament, and Bill Broxholme made short talks.

A framed letter signed by all the members was given to George Morris as a token of appreciation for his services to the club. Eddie Klassen's guest, Joe Novak, the well known golf professional, gave an interesting talk on how to hit a golf ball. (The group thought they should have had the talk at lunch.) John Padden of the Union pacific Railroad, a former member, has moved back to Los Angeles and is resuming his membership

The Club now enters the second quarter century.

Eureka Office Moved

The Eureka office of the Gosslin-Harding Lumber Company u/as moved June I to 510 Third Street. The phone number is now Eureka 5160, but the teletype, EK 34, remains the same. The office personnel is the same-Henry Harding, Milton Britt, and Sylvia Fox.

Tlre main offi,ce of the firm is located at ZSO Thornton Street, San Leandro, Calif.

New Ycrd Mcncger

Dean Whitmore, who has been working in the Frank Curran Lumber Co. office'at Santa Ana for the past seven years, has taken over the management of the company's Capistrano Beach yard. C. W. Petty, who managed the yard the past year, resigned and plans to go'into defense rvork.

In a way, he is your buysy at the mills, selecting the quality Douglas Fir Plywood that you n)oald doubtless choose il you were there yourself . H e also buys Doors for you, and Hardboards, and the item new to Calif ornia retail dealers, N evamar.

He is Norruan Zeesman, oqtJner ol and buyer for Zeesman Plywood, Co. He sees to it that we have the above items on hand,,ready lor delivery to louwhen J,ou want them.

In succee.ding issues, we raill bring J'ou rnore of the m.en yoa deal with when Jtou call. Zeesrnan.