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Robert L. Reedy, for many years sales rnanager of the Wheeler Osgood Company, Tacoma, and for the past year manager of the Honolulu Planing Mill, Honolulu, passed away in Tacoma, June 23. Death was due to pernicious anemia.

Mr. and Mrs. Reedy arrived in San Francisco June 17, and proceeded immediately to Tacoma, where Mr. Reedy entered a hospital for treatment June 19. The purpose of the trip to the mainland was to consult with Tacoma physicians regarding Mr. Reedy's health.

In addition to his widow Mr. Reedy leaves a son, Dale, a junior at Stanford University, and a daughter, Lorna, a recent graduate from a teachers'college in Southern California.

Lumber Yards For Sale

Los Angeles and Southern California lumber yards for sale. Address Box C-480. Care California Lumber Merchant,

Wants Position

Lumberman with thorough and diversified experience in lumber business wants position. Knows lumber from all angles-Retail Yard; Sawmill-both in manufacturing and sales department. Sales experience with Eastern connections and consumers in California. Is a practical box shook man and has knowledge of all office details, including timekeeper. Address Box C-483, California Lumber Merchant

GRAB THIS !

Lumber yarcl site and planing mill building (no machinery) to lease in Palo Alto. One of the best locations on the Peninsula. Address Harry Easom, 112 Market Street, San Francisco. Phone GArfield ,1010.

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GRIFFEN, JR., BACK FROM EAST

C. H. Griffen, Jr., general manager of the California Redwood Association, San Francisco. arrived back from a seven weeks' trip to Eastern cities July 10.

Mr. Griften left for Chicago May 2l with C. It. Johnson, president of the Union Lumber Co., and A. S. l\{ur. phy, president of The Pacific Lumber Co., to attend a meeting on May 24 called by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. Following this meeting he attend. ed a conference of lumber association executives regarding the publication of a Grades Use Guide for all species of lumber, and when this was concluded went to Washing- ton to attend a meeting of the National Manufactureis Assrlgialien. From Washington he proceeded to New York, where he spent a week with R. R. Chaffee, representative there of the California Redrvood Association.

Returning from New York to Chicago he attended the annual meeting of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association June 3O and July 1, and also a series of meetings of the Emergency National Committee of the lumber industry held from June 30 to July 8, rvhen he left for San Francisco.

Mr. C. R. Johnson and NIr. H. W. Cole left Chicago to be present at further meetings of the Emergency National Committee in Washington.

In addition to the activities mentioned Mr. Griffen founC time to attend the opening of the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition, and spent some time at the exhibit of the California Redwood Association there, which he .says has received high praise and has already been vierved by hundreds of thousands of people.

Want National Sales Engineer

Established West Coast manufacturer featuring basic item standard built-in fixture embodying radical improved features not possessed by those now on the market and used in majority of new homes, apartments and re-model jobs. Patent pending, competitively priced and proven sales appeal. Want clean-cut capable salesman or agency with suc'cessful record and financially able to promote national distribution through legitimate millwork jobbers and retail lumber yards, to permanently manage sales on a liberal profit-sharing basis according results obtained. References exchanged. C-482, California Lumber Merchant.

Retail Connection Wanted

Experienced Retail Lumberman desires connection to operate yard on basis of results produced. Knows how to make money by full cooperation with competitors. Has record of many years successful operation in lumber millwork and sash and doors. Clean reputation and best of references. Energetic hard worker with initiative and executive ability. Address Box C-485, California Lumber Merchant.

Returns To San Francisco

Albert J. Nolan, 'Western sales manager of The pacific Lumber C.o., San Francisco, returned to the main office July I after spending four months at the company,s Southern California office.

MRS. MILLER FLIES TO FAIR

Mrs. Oscar Miller, wife of Os.car Miller of the Knox Lumber Co., Sacramento, boarded a United Air Lines plane June 26 for an air trip to.Chicago to visit the Century of progress Exposition.

REDWOOD EXECUTIVE ON VACATIO.N

Henry M. Hink, sales manager of Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co., San Fran,cisco, is spending his vacation at Trinity Alps resort, Trinity County. He expects to be back at the office lulv 24.

Usg Buys Roofing Plant

The United States Gypsum Company announces the purchase of the roofing plant and business of the McHenryMillhouse Manufacturing Co. at South Bend, Ind.

Oregon Lumbermen Visit San Francisco

Fred Fischer, president of the Fischer Lumber Co.. Marcola, Ore., and Mark D. Campbell, sales manager of the rail department of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., Portland, made a quick automobile trip to San Francisco over the 4th_of Jlly holidays. They were accompanied on the trip by Mr. Fis,cher's son, Dale, who is attending the University of Oregon.