TWENTY-FIIfE YEARS AGO TODAY

As Reported in The California Lumber Merchant, July 15, 1955

Production was somewhat increased in tlte 10th week of the Northwest lumber strike with the reopening of a number of mills, sorhe with union sanction but the majority without. National Guard troops protected workers in Tacoma, Aberdeen and Hoquiam, and state police looked after the workers in other 'Washington and Oregon areas W. A. Blanoha,rd, president of the Blanchard Lumber Co. and also of the Burbank Iribrary board there, presented the new $38,000 library building to the city, July 2, at a public dedication . . Harry G. Eood returned to the Dolbeer & Carson ofrces in San Franclsco from a southern California vacation . . George W. Gorman, salesmanager for Harnmond Lumber Co. at

San f,'rancisco, obtained his pilot's licensb, July 3 Lew Blhn m was the subject of the seventh in the series of "Palco Personalities" sketches running' in The Pacific Lumber Co. series of full-page advertisements in this magazine. It calls him "a real chip otr the .old block, living up to the family traditions established by his illwtrious gralrdfather," and adds that he even "married a 'lumberman'," M.azie Startzman.

The Lurnber Code Authority is reported now detrnitely winding up its afrairs in Washington, D.C. ltlajor David T. Maeon, the e><ecutive ofrcer, left to resume his position aF malrager of the Western Pine Assn. in Portland. with Carl Bahr. the executive secretary-treasurer, left in Wash-