TWENTY-FIVE YEARS As Reported in The California Lumber AGO Merchant, TODAY June 15, 1934

Kenneth Smith and Henry S. Patten left for Washington June 10 by plane for a meeting of the Lumber Code Authority . The Square Deal Lumber Co. opened in Salinas with Joe Rogers, formerly with Sterling there, as manager "Friday" Freeland is believed to be the first industry "air commuter" as he travels back and forth by plane from L.A. and S.F. to relieve Guy E. Smith in the northern sales offices of Chas. McCormick Lumber Co. John H. Klass of TPL is at the L.A. office a few weeks assisting O. G. Grimes The Barr Lumbei Co., Santa Ana, gave the office a new coat of paint S. M. Hauptman is in Chicago on Code meetings for the Calif. Whsle. Lumber Assn.

E. L. "Bud" Reitz, Los Angeles wholesaler, returned from a Northivest ryill trip in his new Ford V-8 Jim Greenelsh, formerly with the PaCific Coast Coal Co., Sin Luis Obispo, is now managing the Homer T. Hayward I umber Company's yard at Pacific Grove West Coait Lumbermen's Assn. officially scotched the rumors that West Coast mills would shortlv abandon the price features of the Lumber Code . . . NRAdministrator Hugh S. Johnson announced June 7 that price-fixing would be prohibited in Codes except in clear-cut emergencies . Harry W. Cole, executive officer of the Redwood division of the Lumber Code Authority, attended the annual Code meeting in Chicago Bert Bryan, president of Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, attended a meeting in L.A.

A. J. "Gus" Russell, Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, was selected a director at the N-AWLA annual. May 24 Larue Woodson, southwestern sales head for Wheeler Osg_ood Sales Corp., appointed Harry E. Hart as the southern California-Arizona representative Elmore King of the King Lumber Co., Bakersfield-, left June 8 for Washington to represent the Pacific Coast states at the Code Authority meeting A. S. Murphy, president of The Pacific Lumber Co., left on an eastern business trip and to attend the Code meetings in Chicago and Washington.

__S. V. Fullaway Jr., secretary of the Western Pine Association. sa1 in for D. T. Mason during his leave of absence to become executive officer of the Code Authority 55 golfers played in the L.A. Lumberment Golf Tournament at Brentwood. Iune 8. C. R. Boyer, Earl Jameson, -Charles meeting in Los Angeles The newly started "Ten Years Ago" feature of this magazine occupies a full page and one-half of interesting 1924 items in this issue M. N. Thackaberry moved his electric tools business to a new L.A. location on East Third street.

Lyons and Cliff Bergstrom won the prizes Edward F. Wist, manager of the California Sugar & White Pine Co., San Francisco, passed away June 7 at his Alameda home . . The Central Lumber Co., Compton, bought an interest in the Stangor Lumber Co., Clearwater H. H. Barg of the Barg Lumber Co., San Francisco, attended the Philippine Mahogany Import Assn.

Maurice M. Daubin, formerly Roseville manager, was transferred to the Salinas yard by Sterling Lumber Co.

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cedure is unprecented in this industry, it was agreed that this hearing provided workable answers to the centuries-old problem of-greater individual sales and production of those engaged in the retail lumber industry.

E,riry member of the cast performed like a pro.

The Secretary received the following wire f rom the National:

"The F{ouse of Representatives will take up Housing Bill Tuesday. This bill carries unnecessary spending for public housing and other programs.

Repi6sentative Herlong will offer his Bitl H.R. 7117 as a substitute amendment.

Request you wire your member of House of Rep_lesentatives urging ttim to support Herlong substitute Housing Bill whiih will hold spending within budget."

The following wire was then sent to Representatives Rhodes and Udall:

"Arizona Retail Lumber and Builders Supply Dealers in annual meeting at Prescott, Arizona, have been advised that Housing Bill will be up for consid_eratio" JqSt_{u:. We unanimdusly urge your iupport of Herlong Bill H.R. 7ll7 which we are convinced will hold spending within budget."

Piesident Howard Beals then called on l{enry Galbraith,