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Carr E. McCauley, olvner and manager of the Ontario (Calif.) Lumber and Hardrvare Co., and his r,vife returned June 30 from a 24-day Caribbean cruise on the Alcoa Clipper. The McCauleys left early last month {rom Nerv Orleans, spending 17 days on the rvater and reported it a "wonderful trip." The retail lumberman was especially impressed with the vast construction underway in Caracas, Venezuela. \\/hen their boat docked at Mobile, Ala., Mr. McCauley says that, in tl.re words of Amos 'n Andy, he rvas "completely unlaxed." As a footnote to their vacation, the dealer adds that he returned to his lumberyard to find the employes had done more business during his absence than he rvas doing before he left.

Jim Hall, Jr., James L. Hall Company, San Francisco, spent the last tlvo weeks of May making mill connection visits in Portland and other Oregon locations.

Gil Langley, veteran southern California lumber salesman, has joined the staff of Pacific \\restern Lumber Company, Pasadena. He rvill cover the southland along rvith Tobe Tyree.

Bob Hoover, of A. L. Hoover Company, San Marino wholesale lumber concern, returned from Scotia last month following tu'o l eeks ir.r tl-re mill country in northern California.

Lloyd Hecathorn, of the Arcata Redrvood Company San Francisco office, spent a rveek the last of June vacationing at Lake Tahoe rvith his n'ife, Carolyn, and the three Misses Hecathorn.

Ken Conway, southern Calif ornia representative of Holmes Eureka Lumber Company, attended sales conferences in Eureka last rnonth. Enroute home he spent several days fishing in the high Sierras.

Bill Belau, general sales manager of Lumber Mill & Supply Company, Roseville, California, has appointed Bob Hallsworth San Joaquin valley sales representative for the wholesale concern. The territory assigned Hallsworth wilt also include the San F'rancisco-Oakland bay area.

Fred Losch, head of the Specialty department, E. J. Stanton & Son., fnc., Los Angeles, became the father of eight-pound, eight-ounce Sarah Jean Losch, June 14.

Father Fred, mother Jean and baby Sarah are currently doing fine. Fred informed members of the lumber fra- ternity it is his desire to have a family of eight and he is well on his rvay to achieve his goal.

Nate Parsons, veteran southern California lumberman rvith the Standard Lumber Company, Inglewood, left early in July for an indefinite visit u'ith his brother in the Yonkers section of New York City.

Carl Poynor, Pacific Forest Products, Inc., Los Angeles, recently visited Pacific Forest's main offrce in Oakland. He was accompanied by his family on the trip.

Dick Doherty, kingpin of the R. E. Doherty Lumber Co. in San Francisco, recently returned from a mill trip through northern California. Dick formerly managed the San Francisco offrce for West Oregon Lumber Company and formed his own business when West Oregon closed its San Fran-