Salesmen You Know

This smiling young man, Joe Petrash, is one of the best knorvn lumber salesmen in Southern California. He is a hard r,r'orker, and that accounts for a good deal of his success. He got his first training in selling under Jim Kirby in June 1948 in the office of Pacific Forest Products, Inc., Los Angeles. He was there for a year and a half, and then spent tlvo years selling for Spalding Lumber Co., Los Angeles. For some time he has been Southern California sales representative of Gosslin-Harding Lumber Co. of San Leandro. California. and has made a lot of friends.

Joe was born in Denver, Colo., and graduated from high school there. He attended the University of Southern California for three years. He gave up four years to service in the Marine Corps, from which he rvas discharged as Staff Sergeant in June, 1946.

He played football at U.S.C. on the freshman team in 1946, and on the Junior Varsity team in L947. He still likes to play football, and is playing in his fifth year with the Eagle Rock Athletic Club's semi-pro organization.

Joe was married in 1944 to Miss Mary Jean Staples. They have two little daughters, Jeanne Marie 6, and Sharon 5.

His main hobby is an unusual one, hunting with bovv and arrow.

All Hcywcrrd Employees Enioy Annual Picnic

Approximately 160 employees of the Homer T. Hayrvard Lumber Co. gathered at Paraiso Springs May 25 for the company's annual picnic. Families and guests of employees from lumber yards at Salinas, Watsonville, Hollister, Pacific Grove, Seaside, Morro Bay, and Paso Robles feasted on barbecued sirloin steaks, French bread, salads, pies, cakes, and ice cream until they had no more room ! Sports such as srvimrning, r,olley ball, badminton, hiking, and horse-shoe pitching .ivere enjoyed by the more energetic. All in all, everyone had a fine time and they are anticipating next l ear's picnic already !

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Expansion Announced by Twin-City Lumber Co.

John W. Hunter is in charge of the Beverly Hills office, which represents the Lake Logging &'Lumber Co. Mr. Hunter, one of the principals, formerly owned and operated the remanufacturing plant of the Twin-City Lumber Co. at Marysville, Calif., and now owns the Plumas Pine Company, which has a pine sawmill

Also at the Beverly Hills office is Ed Karst, formerly with A. K. Wilson Lumber Co., Compton, Calif., and for the past year with Rounds Lumber Company, Long Beach.

Hac Collins, who makes his headquarters at the San Francisco office, was with Rounds Lumber Compan-r for five years as sales manager, and was recently a partner in Beaver Lumber Sales Co., which has moved its office from San Francisco to Medford.

W. W. (Bill) Ramsay operated his own lumber business for four years, and for the.past nine months was associated with Beaver Lumber Sales Co., San Francisco.

Expansion of their business is announced by Twin-City Lumber Co. and Lake Logging & Lumber Co. The companies have three offices, which are located as follows: 1126 So. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif .: 544 Market Street, San Francisco 4, and, 678 lfowe Street, Vancouver, B.C.

The companies are set up for rail, intercoastal, and cargo lumber business, and they handle all West Coast species. Lake Logging & Lumber Co. handles export cargo.

J. G. L. "Monty" Montgomery was formerly with the Lake Logging & Lumber Co. in Vancouver, B.C. For the past five years he has been assistant manager of the export department of Rounds Lumber Company, San Francisco.

The Vancouver office is under the supervision of Karl Scott, who has been identified with the lumber industry in British Columbia for many yeats. This office functions rnainly as a buying office for intercoastal and cargo lumber, and export shipments.

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