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Management Changes

Russcll John son --Executive Vice-President

Russell Johnson *", 0o.., in San Francisco on March 29, 1913. After graduating from grade schools and high school in San FraRcisco, Russell attended the University of California for four years, majoring in economics.

His schooling completed, he came to work for the Union Lumber Company in 1935 in our woods operations first as a timekeeper and then as a chokerman.

In 1936 Russell transferred to the plant-his first job here was bucking lumber rvith the water assembly crew. From there to loading cars with the rail shipping crew; tallying and then a transfer to the land and timber department. He was then promoted to assistant to the late Dana Gray who was then general manager.

Ilussell held this position until June of 1941 at which time the United States Army Air Force took over for the next five years. Follo'iving his discharge in 1946 he returned to rvork for the Company in San Fran,cisco as executive vice president, the position he now holds. Russell is in over-all charge of all properties, activities and policies of the Company and its subsidiaries in Mendocino County. Operations, facilities, and activities not directly concerned in the production of forest products are under his immediate direction.

In 1945 he was married to Miss Frances Smith of Santa Ana, California. I\[r. and Mrs. Johnson have two boys, Rusty, 4, and Royce, 2. They will make their home here irr Fort Bragg. ,

This page is reprodu,ced from The Noyo Chief, house organ of Union Lumber Company.

The management changes mentioned on this page werd announced in the March 15 issue of The California Lumber Merchant.

John Gray--Production Manager

Our new production manager, John Gray, was born in Ukialr on January 12, 1910. He lived the first three years of his life at Cleone, and has been a permanent resident of Fort Bragg ever since.

He attended the local schools, and after graduating from the Fort Bragg Union High School he attended the Sacramento Junior College for two years. During summer vacations John r,vorked in our woods operations at various occupations.

After leaving junior college he took a road construction job for several months with Hugh Christie before returning to Fort Bragg.

In 1931 he came to work for the C. W. R. as a member of the bridge construction crew and a tra,ctor operator. A year later John transferred to Walter Ball's crew at North_ spur as a timekeeper and scaler. Then he operated the shovel for "Butch" Abbott for awhile before transferring to the plant in 1933.

In the plant he r.vorked as a member of the assembly gang, as an air yard tallyman, and an order chaser successively. Following this he relieved the green chain. rvater assembly and shipping foremen on their summer vacations, and was then promoted to assemblv foreman. From assembly fore_ llran to Noyo yard foreman, and then four years as night foreman in the sawmill rounded out his plant experienle.

In 1942 he returned to the woods as assistant logging su_ perintendent, and was promoted to logging superintend_ ent in 1947.

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.Thus in 1951, with an excellent background of nine years j" l"h" plant and over nine years in the woods, he rnas cllose., jof the new position of production mdnager.

'[n his new capacity John will have authority over and be 'repponsible for the plant and woods operations and facirities, as l$,'e11 as the land and timber properties of the Company.

Mr. and Mrs. John Gray have four children; Alan. 13, the tu.'ins Bob and Bill, 8, and little 3-year-old Janei. Thel mal':e their home at 619 Fir Street.

Buys Salinas Ycrd

New York.-Acquisition by The Diamond Match Company of the Talcott Lumber Company of Salinas, California, has been announced by Joseph E. Duffey, vice president.

Mr. Duffey said the acquisition of the Salinas outlet raised to 73 the total of retail lumber yards and building supply stores operated by Diamond in California. In addition, he said, the company has one retail yard in Idaho and 35 in New England, a total of 109, Diamond also has two wholesale lumber yards in Massachusetts. Each of the retail yards carries complete lines of supplies for private and commercial building and renovation.

The site of the company's newest yard, Salinas, servesl a trading area with a population of 70,000 and is locate<l in a rich agricultural section known as "The Lettuce Bot'l of the World."

Sliding Doors Populcr

A nation-wide survey among home owners and prospcc tive home owners, conducted by Ponderosa Pine Woodwork, Chicago, showed that more than 68/o who plan to build or rebuild include sliding doors in their plans.

Clothes and linen closets are the most popular uses for sliding doors, the survey showed. Clothes closets were mentioned by 86/o and linen closets by ao/o. For use as a partition between kitchen and dining rooms was checked by 28/.. Among the other uses mentioned were closures for bedrooms, bathroom and pantry entrances.