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. By Jsck Dionne o

Prqcticqlly Dumb

It had always been considered that the boy in the backwoods village was not quite "all there." Someone, sometime, had held out a dime and a nickel on the palm of his hand and offered this boy his choice, and he took the nickel. They thought he took it because it was the biggest. So the story went round, and one of the standing jokes in the village $ras to repeat this demonstration of the boy's dumbness. People often entertained visitors by holding out the dime and nickel, and having the boy unfailingly take the nickel.

One day a kind lady saw the demonstration, and she got the boy aside and asked him if he didn't know the difference, really, between the dime and nickel. "Don't you know," she asked, "that although the dime is smaller it is worth twice as much as the nickel?"

"Sure f know," replied the boy.

"Then why do you always take the nickel?" asked the surprised lady.

"Because," said the boy, "they would quit trying that trick on me if I ever took the dime."

Pierson Building Supply Opened crt Eurekq

The Ernest Pierson Company of Eureka, one of the larger builders in the area, has opened a new retail yard located on Highway 101 South in Eureka, under the name of Pierson Building Supply. The new yard will cater principally to the do-it-yourself trade and will be managed by Warren E. Fridley.

Longtime Reoder

The California Lumber Mechant

Friends:

Here is our check for $3.00 for another year of the "Lumber Merchant," and though after over 50 years in the retail lumber business I have reached an age when I am no longer very active as a lumberman, I still very much enjoy your publicatton.

My best personal regards to "Jack" if he ever shows up any more from his castle in Texas. I still try to retell some of his o_ld stories.-lM. B. Jefferson, Owner, The Greater Citv Lum- ber Company, San Frlancisco. California.

Our thanks to Mr. Jefferson for his kind remarks. One of the pleasures of the publishing business comes from receiving such thoughtful expressions of interest such as this.-Editor.

Good lloteriol ilokes Good Stories

Ole May Don Dick

The California Lumber Merchant

Dear Ole and Don:

It would be impossible to tell you how pleased and compli- mented I am with the wonderful article in the July I issue of The California Lumber Merchant. Such recognition from your fine magazine can't help but flatter and gratify the recipient. I have been proud to celebrate each business anniversary with you these past 39 years and wish a long and successful future to the finest lumber journal in the industry.

If possible it would be verv much appreciated if we could have l0O reprints of the article to send our connections in foreign countries with the understanding, of course, that you will let us pay for these 1sp1infs.- Robet S. Osgood, Robeit S. Osgood, Inc., Los Angeles.

Roy Tierney Joins

Hqrbor Lumber Compony

Ray Tierney, for the past seven years associated with Hill & Morton, Inc., Oakland, joined Harbor Lumber Company of San Francisco last month. according to owner Ike ZafranL Tierney, a native of Condon, Oregon, is a graduate of St. Martin's College, Olympia, Washington, and started his lumber career with Kinzua Pine Mills in 1935. He later extended his sawmill experience with Weyerhaeuser and then moved to the Bay Area where he spent several years with both Christenson Lumber Company of San Francisco, and Monarch Lumber Company o{ Oakland.

Fred Aisthorpe, owner of Aisthorpe Lumber Company, Chico, spent a few cool(er) days during mid-June visiting friends and suppliers in the S. F. Bay Area.

Dave and Roger Mackin spent a mid-June week in Los Angeles and San Diego on Hallinan Mackin business and conferring with their southland manager Jim Fair.

Wayne Foote, formerly associated with Davis Hardwood Company, was named manager of Harbor Plyw6od's hardwood division in Oakland last month according to John Thompson, manager of Harbor's two Bay Area warehouses.

Popular northern California hardwood lumberman, Ralph Mannion, has been appointed manager of Davis Hardwood Company, according to Duncan Pell III, general manager of Thompson & Holmes, Ltd., the parent company. Ralph has spent most of his career in hardwood lumber and plywood, some 15 years with J. E. Higgins Lumber Company in San Francisco, and more recently in business for himself.

Former Pine Ridge Lumber Company salesman, Alex Chuback, has joined Hallinan Mackin Lumber Company's Los Angeles operation as an outside salesman. Chuback's lumber experience includes three years with Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Inc., prior to his Pine Ridge Lumber association.

"Sandy" Sanderson, salesmanager of Giustina Bros. Lumber Company, Eugene, spent two weeks in the East calling on customers following his attendance at the recent N-AWLA convention in San Francisco.

Marshall Schmidt, former salesmanager of L. J. Carr and Company (sales agents for Woodleaf Timber Corporation), joined the lumber division of State Box Company in Sacramento last month. Marshall had been identified with L. J. Carr & Company since post WWII days when the company was therr headed by the late Lester Carr of Sacramento.

Robert L. O'Dell, a two-year trainee with Irrternational Paper's Long-Bell Division, is now on the "firing line" out of Long-Bell's San Francisco office, according to Long-Bell veteran Jimmy Moore.

Dean Jones, well known in southland lumber circles, his wife and three children vacationing on Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, during the month of July. They have (or had) a beautiful apartment 'round the corner from the Halekulani, just two steps and a good throw from the beach. Wonderful for the children and just splendid for the parents.

Tom Fox, prominent Santa Monica retail lumber dealer, and his wife seen last month lazing on the beach of Waikiki. Tom is active in local, state and national affairs in the industry and selected Honolulu for a good place to rest.

Ray Estes, well known southlander in the redwood field, has started a fence firm on Sand Island, the new industrial area of Honolulu-

Ed Dursteler, headman at Sierra Lumber & Plywood, Inc., Van Nuys, California, his wife E,lva and daughter Erma on a business and fishing trip up Idaho way. Ed always tells a good "6sh" story, so we shall await his return for further reporting.

Sallye Bissell, who recently completed her term as president of the Los Angeles' HooHoo-Ettes, is now recovering from an operation for removal of an eye cataract. We are advised that she is getting along well, but will take a three months' leave of absence from her position with the Weyerheauser Company to effect a complete recovery.

We feel sure that Sallye's many friends in the lumber industry will wish to send her get-well greetings to her home at 7541 Fostoria Street, Downey, California.

Two recent additions to the sales staff of E. L. Bruce Company, Inc., include Stan

Heriot and Ed Follett. Heriot returns to the firm after a short absence and Follett had formerly been with Davis Hardwood Company in San Francisco for several years.

Doyle Allbaugh, formerly with the West Salem yard of the J. W. Copeland chain, was recently named manager of Copeland's Chiloquin, Oregon yard.

Byron Crook, former assistant manager under Ken Vadmais at J. W. Copeland Yards, Reno, has been promoted to manager of Copeland's yard at 443 West Evergreen, Redmond, Oregon.

Jim Courtney was recently named manager of J. W. Copeland's Park Rose yard at 10279 N.E. Sandy Blvd., Portland.

Howard Stevens, formerly at the head office of The Miller Lumber Company, Bend, Oregon, has been promoted to manager of the company's yard at 137 East Znd Street, Prineville, Oregon.

Stan Southworth, former manager of Bounds Lumber Company in Salinas (now owned and operated by Don Oswald), is now associated with Airport Builders Sup- ply in Salinas.

Clint Rygel, Long Beach wholesale lumber distributor, and his family lazing away last month at Lake Tahoe, fishing, swimming and taking life easy.

Ken Conway, his wife Mona and son Kevin, vacationing in the high Sierras in the Lake Tahoe area. lfe advises. "It is clear. cold and beautiful, and the fishing is swell."

Frank Trask was recently promoted to manager of Bailey Lumber Company at Middleton, according to Henry Bailey, president of the Bailey chain.

Harold Heibe, owner of Hal's Building Supply, Portland, is back on the job after tangling with a power saw at the yard early last month.

Loren Rauch is the new manager of St. Helena (California) Lumber Company.