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Bill Grieve, head of Building Material Distributors, Stockton, has been named to Armstrong's Policy Committee in charge of the Western area. Armstrong has five such committees covering policy decisions in the U.S.

L T. Williams, of Ichabod T. Williams & Sons, Inc., New York City, thawed out in California during mid-May while he made the rounds of business contacts in Northern and Southern California.

Tom Schram, formerly with the Pacific Coast Division of W. R. Grace & Company, San Francisco, joined the staff of Ziel & Company, Inc., in San Francisco, last month.

Well-known Bay Area lumberman, Frank Egnell, until recently associated with Service Lumber Company in Sausalito, signed on with Berkeley Plywood of San Leandro, on May 24.

San Francisco plywood broker, Wayne Rawlings, spent the last week of May calling on suppliers in Northern California and Oregon where the fishing was reported "pretty good" too!

In addition to his regular wholesale business, Phit Gosslin, Gosslin Harding Lumber Company, is now representing the Fred C. Holmes Lumber Company in Northern California, according to Fred Holmes. Phil, who was born and reared in Portland, has some 36 years of lumber experience under his belt, having begun his lumber career with the old Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company in 1925. Phil later worked for James L. Hall Company and was a salesmanager of Gorman Lumber Company, Oakland, before starting his own venture on December 17, 1941.

Howard Libbey, president of Arcata Redwood Company, is currently winding up a trip through the East calling on customers with Arcata's eastern salesmanager, George Knab.

Ted Israel, Edwards Lumber & Mfg. Company, returned to San Francisco the first of June after trvo weeks in the Pacific Northwest on a sawmill safari.

Our Las Vegas scouts report that Len Landis, Bay City Lumber Company, Inc., was checking the "talent" around town last month.

"Lucky" Jim Giles, Monument Lumbcr Company, Concord, and Mrs. Giles, returncd home the end of May after living up a free eight day, all-expenses paid trip to Hawaii because Lucky Jim held The Ticket that was the key to it all.

Beryl Robinson, former manager of Builders Supply in Paradise, is now with Rich Brothers in Visalia. Beryl replaces Harold King who has joined Ivory Pine Lumber Company at Dinuba.

Mead Kibbey, head of The Black Diamond Cornpany in Sacramento, recently vacationed in Puerto Rico and environs.

Harry Merlo, vice-president and general manager of. Rounds Lumber Company, Cloverdale, spent a mid-May week calling on customers in the Los Angeles area.

Walter Kuck, Gulf Pacific Land & Lumber Conrpany, Tarzana, seen last month on a tour through Arizona and Nevada combining business with pleasure.

W. H. "Bif'Kilkenny, manager Danville, Illinois, division for Hyster Company, a recent visitor in Southern California. While in the southland he visited friends and business associates; also attended Hoo-Hoo meeting at Hacienda Country Club.

Forrest W. Wilson, B. C. Forest Products southern representative, San Marino, California, and William Stevenson, manager of the shingle division of the manufacturiug concern in Canada, made a trip last month to the company mills in Vancouver, B.C. E,nroute they stopped in San Francisco to take in the 3rd annual Pacific Coast Home Builders Show at the Palace Hotel. Stevenson was returning from an extensive busitress swing 'round America.

Chuck Clay, chief executive Clay Lumber Company, Los Angeles wholesale organization, will be chairman of the day, Wednesday, June 2lst, at the National American Wholesale Lumber annual meeting in San Francisco. This is the first time in 69 years the NAWLA has held its convention in western U.S.A.

Jerry Kelly, Los Angeles wholesaler, seen covering the San Joaquin valley last month for Clay Lumber Company. Jerry really gets around.