Giqnt Redwood qnd Sugor Pine Groves Become Permonent Colifornicr Porks

Two giant transfers of California timber that have been in the making for a long time, were consummated during the last week in May. On May 27th the Pickering Lumber Corporation, at Standard, California, transferred to the State of California for park purposes, a 2llf-acre tract in Tuolumne County, on which stands one of the most beautiful groves of Sequoia Gigantea trees in existence. This grove is intermingled with and surrounded by other timber species, Sugar Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Fir, and Tncense Cedar. The price ann'ounced by Gov. Knight was $2,800,000.

The State announcement states that a final gift of one million dollars from John D. Rockefeller, Jr., made the deal possible.

Just a few clavs previous to the conclusion of the giant Redwood deal, the United States Forest Service secured from the Pickering Lumber Corporation the so-called Sugar Pine Memorial Grove in Tuolumne County, on a trade basis. This is a stand of magnificent Sugar Pine timber covering nearly 400 acres, one of the finest groves ,of this species that ever

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grew. This tract was secured via the trade route, the Government transferring to the lumber corporation cutting rights of equal commercial value to the big grove. The timber thus secured by Pickering is in their cutting area.

M.. J. C. Rassenfoss, president and general rnanager of the Pickering' Lumber Corporation, at Standard, confirms both these deals in a letter dated Mav 27th.

Dnnt & Russell Soles Compony Move L. A. Lumber Deportmenl

Art W. Neth, Southern California manager for Dant & Russell Sales Company, announced June 1 that general offices and distribution yard facilities had been established at 2625 Ayers Avenue, Los Angeles 22, California.

This move covers the Lumber department of the concern and does not affect the Fir-Tex of Southern California division. Fir-Tex will remain at 812 East 59th Street, according to Mr. Neth.

In addition to Mr. Neth members of the general sales staff who moved to the Ayers Avenue location include Alan S. Bufkin, Ralph Cardwell, Perry A. Jones, Fred Neth and Morgan S. Williams. The new telephone number is ANgelus 9-01'74, Mr. Neth said.

Arizonq loggers Win Sofery Aword

Flagstaff, A,'iz.: The Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Co. logging operation, now a part of the Flagstafi division of Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc., has won the Forest Products Safety Conferen,ce plaque for the third year in a rorv, Freeman Schultz, vice president and general manager of the division, announces.

The plaque is presented each year to the compalty shon'ing the best accident frequency rating in logging operations of 250,000 man hours and over.

The Saginaw operation also won the award for 1951 and 1952. ^the local Saginaw plant became a part of the Southwest firm last fall.

Roioh lumber Compony Moves lo New locqtion

Phil Kelty, manager of the Rajah Lumber Company, Los Angeles, announces his firm has moved its offices and yard to a larger facility in order to offer a faster and more convenient location to better serve the retail dealers throughout Southern California.

The new address for Rajah is 7147 Telegraph Road, adjacent to the Santa Ana Freeway and within minutes of all communities in the trade area served by the wholesale lumber concern. The new telephone number is RAymond 3-4505 and the teletype number is TWX MTB 7031.

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Son Jooquin Meels June | 9rh

June l9th is the date set for the San Joaquin FIoo-Hoo Club's big spring-summer special meeting, a picnic to be held in Roeding Park's Cedar Grove. There will be a Bar-B-Q dinner and an evening of dancing. Chet Harshner is in charge.

Long-Bell Announces lmpofont Merger

Longvier,v, Washington, June l-John D. Leland, president of The Long-Bell Lumber Company, has announced the merger of The Long-Bell Luml>er Company and Gardiner Lumber Company, Gardiner, Oregon, a wholly orvned subsidiary, Tlie Long-Bell Lumber Company being the surviving c()rporation.

Gardiner Lumber Company, which has been operating a sau.mill and plywood plant at Gardiner ancl a sawmill at Reedsport, Oregon, rvill be knor,r'n as the Gardiner Division of The Long-Bell Lumber Company.

With rhe completion of the newest qnd most modern wqllboqrd plont in the Wesf, Blue Diomond ls in q position lo nqke prompt shipmenls of gypsum wollboord of the uniform high quolity which hqs chorqclerized Blue Diomond products for 39 yeors.

A. J. Myers, who was vice president and general manager, Gardiner Lumber Company, rvill continue as general manager of the Gardiner Division.

Other Oregon operations of The Long-Bell Lumber Company include sarvmills at Vaughn and Vernonia and a logging operation at Grand Ronde.

Son Diego Dqnce

The San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club held its annual spring dinner dance at the Town and Country Club in Mission Valley, or-r Friday, May 28.