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previously operate in Oregon; its ownership is closely held by descendants of the late Sol G. Simpson, who founded Simpson Timber Co. in 1895. M&M assets include 2,750,000,000 board feet of merchantable timber in Oregon and California, four plywood operations, a veneer mill, door plant, two redwood sawmills and other facilities.

Simpson Redwood Co. announced June 23 it had purchased the capital stock of Sage Land and Lumber Co., with 70,000 acres of timber in Humboldt and Mendocino counties, California. The Mendocino tract will be sold to Union Lumber Company, Fort Bragg. Simpson Redwood Co. has been established as a separate corporation but remains a wholly owned subsidiary of Simpson Timber Co., Seattle.

Fibreboard Products Inc. (Pabco) is studying the possibility of a joint deal with Simpson Redwood Co. to construct a planned 3@-ton pulp mill and paperboard plant, probably at Eureka, Calif., the San Francisco Examiner reported lune D.

"The Redwood Log," organ of the Hammond Lumber Co., Samoa, Calif., says in its June issue that Earl B. Birmingham, president of the company, has issued a statement that a substantial majority of Hammond stock has been optioned to Georgia-Pacific Corporation. The company paper said it was assured that no changes in organization or operations are contemplated.

Negotiations were ,completed June 18 for the assets of California Barrel Co., San Francisco, Plywood Corp. to Martin Brothers Box Co., maintained Pacific coast operations since 1945, tered in Whittier, Calif. Edward E. Johnson salesmanager of Martin Bros. activities.

sale of all by Roddis which has headquaris general

Blyth & Co. and Matson Navigation Co. were reported close to a deal last month involving the sale of Dant & Russell, whose stock was optioned earlier this year to Blyth. The deal would put Matson in the lumber business and expand its shipping interests.

Another report last month was that J. R. Dant and associates lr,'ere buying the steamship interests of the Dant & Russell properties on which Blyth & Co. has option to purchase. An offer of $15 million was reported made for the shipping lines. Jack Dant has headed the shipping for D&R.

Deqler's Town Mqkes Good

IUIIiBER INDUSTRY II^AKES GOOD!-rhe Mort Hoppy Fello in thc bu:iness (ond probobly the luckiest lumber wholecqler in theU.5.) should be Del Pugh? owner of rhe Sierro-Nevodq Pine Compony, 9ocromento, whose secrefory' reciptionist ir no other thon Miss JOAN BECKEII (obove), who hor iust -been chosen "Miss Colifornio'f ond will now go to the ,Vli3s Americo ftnols in Allonlic Ciry. Del, of^course, brings glory ond bocutificqtion to the brorhcrhood of lur,ibct-en (how lucky "on o l*bit-on get?). Joon, one of the nicest produds to come oui of rhs Sacrqmento region in o long lime, hos boen running lhe Sierro-Nevodc ofBcc for dlmosl s yeq? now. ond she plonr lo kecp right on running il,olrhough she becomc o celebriry dl Sonfo Cruz,.Sundoy, June 24'

Garden Grove, Calif.-This Orange County community is California's, newest city, incorporation papers having been filed with the secretary of state June 18. The documents were turned over by Mayor Louis Lake, two councilmen and an attorney. Harry Louis I-ake, mayor of the new city, is the owner of the Garden Grove Lumber & Cement Co. here at Garden Grove Blvd. and P. E. Crossing. The retail yard is a sustaining member of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. The city, with 42,000 population, gave California a total of 328cities when it became the eighth town to incorporate this year.