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ington to liquidate the corporation The San Diego lumbermen scheduled a golf tournament, dinner and entertainment for La Mesa Country Club, July 20, under the direction of Frank Park, with Ed Culnan arranging the golf. The committee includes Bill Cowltng, chairman; Bob Reid, John Lupton, Merle Baker and Irarry Whittemore. A large turnout is expected, with many coming from all over southern California to see the Exposition as well CoI. R. I/V. Leo was elected president of the Hammond Lumber Co. and the Hammond & Little River Redwood Co.

James msnom, president of the Wisnom Lumber Co., San Mateo, returned from a 3-months' trip to Europe accompanied by his cousins John and Robert Wisnom. I(enneth Smlth, manag'er of the Lumber & Allied Products Institute, Los Angeles, writes "A Practical Appraisal of the N.R.A." in this issue . , Gleo. R. Kontlrlok and lV. B. Wlckersham, the S. F. and L. A. district salesmanagers, are attending a sales conference of the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co. in Portland Goorg:e B. Mcleod, vice-president of the Hammond Lumber Co., fell and fractured his leg, June 30, on a Portland golf course . F. R. Tltcomb was re-elected general manager, and Charles If. Ingra,m, assistant, at the annual meeting of Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. in Tacoma . . E. W. Ilemmtngs returned to Los Angeles from a trip to the Swayne Lumber Co. mills he represents in southenr California.

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Gypsum wallboard craftsmen know the importance of Blue Diamond uniformity. Uniform chamcteristits aid in the fast production of smooth, ffre resistant walls and ceilings. ilnifonnitg is a result of quality control.

Blue Diamond quality contiol begrns with the'grading of gypsum rock at the mines. It carries through every step of gypsum wallboard manufacture to the ffnal placement of dunnage to safeguard its condition in bansit.

Applicator craftsmanship and Blue Diamond uniformity ioin hands in producing sm.ooth sohd . . fire resistant walls and ceilings.

F. Dean Preecott of the Valley Lumber Co., Fresno, and executive committee member of the NRLDA, returned from am industry conference in Chicago Ilerman Baumann resigned from the Fruit Growers Supply Co., Susanville, to join Caterpillar Tractor Co. [V. G. Scrlm was re-elected president of the Philippine Mahogany Mfgrs. Import Assn. at the special meeting in Chicago, June 28, with f'. J. Dunbor returned as secretary-treasurer and G. P. Purchase as assistant. New directofs elected include Roy Barto, Chas. T. Nelson and C. U. Martin The Forsyth Hardwood Co, was appointed northern Califorrria distributor for E. L. Bruce Co. Joseph R. itraluaus, president of the Laguna Beach Lumber Co., was married June 21 to Miss F rances E: Ahlene of Santa Ana and left for a honeymoon in the High Sierra.

Work was started July 5 on the new U. S. Post Ofrce building at Selma and Wilcox avenues in Hollywood . A. M. Schwarz of the Schwarz Lumber Co., Miami, Ariz., spent the holiday with his family, who are summering in Long Beach If. Sewall Morton returned to his Oakland desk at Hill & Morton after two weeks' business in the Northwest . Max Cook of The Pacific Lumber Co., his wife and their young: son, Mickey, combined solne Los Angeles business with pleasure on a visit from their San F'rancisco home to the San Diego Elxposition D. T. Flanner, formerly with the Noah Adams and the W. B. March lumber companies, is now managing the Crockett (Calif.) Lum(Continued on Page 44)