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Larue Woodson, prominent in California lumbering circles for many years, is norv representing Oregonbord hardboard in Northern California and Nevada. Announcement of the appointment was made by Paul M. Smith, president of Western Hardboard Sales Company, Tacoma, sales agents in the eleven western states for Oregonbord hardboard.

Woodson maintains offices at 681 Market St., San Francisco. He is a native Californian and resides with his wife Dorothv in Oakland. Woodson formerly represented the WheelerOsgood Company in California and was president of the Nicolai Door Sales Company. In 1952, he served as president of the Woodwork Institute of California.

Harry D. Gaines, of St. Louis, president of The National Hardwood Lumber Association, arrived in Los Angeles the morning of June 8 from Hawaii, where, accompanied by his wife, he had been vacationing since April.

A luncheon was hurriedll' arranged at noon of that date at the Jonathan Club, r'i'here a group of Southern California hardwood men met with Mr. Gaines for several hours. Mr. Frank J. Connolly acted as chairman of the meeting, and a general discussion of matters of direct interest to local territory lasted several hours. Mr. Gaines and wife left by train that afternoon for St. Louis.

Those who attended the luncheon, in addition to Mr. Gaines and Mr. Connolly, were:

Sterling Stofle, Westhard Importing Company; LeRov. Stanton, Sr., E. J. Stanton & Son; LeRoy Stanton, Jr., E. J. Stanton & Son ; Stan Swafford, E. J. Stanton & Son; Bert Coffey, Western Hardwood Lumber Company; G. F. Roswell, Western Hardwood Lumber Company; C. B. Smith, Jr. ; George Scrim, Scrim Lumber Company; Bill Back, Back Panel Company; Charles Cooper, W. E. Cooper Lumber Company; George Sullivan, N.A.L.A. inspector; J. W. Macleod, Mahogany Importing Company.