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Joins Technical Depa*ment Stalf

Washington, D. C., July 15, 1948-George C' Romeiser has joined the staff of the Technical Department of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association to specialize in the field of hardwood utilization and government lumber specifications, R. A. Colgan, Jr., executive vice president of the association announced today'

A native of Indiana, Mr. Romeiser is a graduate forester of Purdue University (1939), where he had a distinguished record.

Recently released from the Army with the rank of Major, Mr. Romeiser served overseas for 34 months with the First Armored Division and later was instructor in the Armored School at Fort Knox. Since then he has been engaged in sales and public contact work.

Prior to entering the army in 1941, Mr. Romeiser was associated with the Resources Planning Division of the Tennessee Valley Authority. His extensive field work for TVA included the making of type and volume surveys of the forested areas in the region.

Congrrcrtulctions

Dubs, Ltd. Elects Olficers

At the Dubs, Ltd. sixth monthly golf tournament and dinner held at the Green Hills Golf and Country Club, Millbrae, Friday, July 23, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Dave Davis, Union f,umber Companyl Vi.. President, Ernie Bacon, Fir-Tex of Northern California; Treasurer, Leo Cheim, Cheim Lumber Company; Secretary, Jim Moore, Long-Bell Lumber Co., and Sergeant-at-Arms, Art Evans, A. D. Evans & Co. Art Evans was chairman of the day.

Winners at the tournament were: Low Gross, Del Travis; First Low Net, Fran Herron; Second Low Net, Dick LaFranchi; Third Low Net (tie), Don Kesselring and Jerry Griffin; Fourth Low Net (tie), John Myers and Art Evans.

The seventh monthly tournament and dinner will be held at the Meadow Club, Fairfax, Marin County, on August 20. Frank Boileau, Fairfax Lumber Co., Fairfax, will be chairman of the day.

New Wholescrle Lumber Finn

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Meyer are a baby daughter, Margaret Eva, born his father, Henry J. Meyer, operate Supply Co. at Sdn Leandro, Calif.

the happy parents of on July 11. Bob and the Home Lumber & Slope of grain has an important bearing on of wood.

Mercury Lumber Co., Inc., has opened an office at 408 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, where they will carry on a wholesale lumber business, handling Fir, Pine, Redwood and Plywood. Irving Mindle is president, and Joe

Leyba is manager.

Trees grow taller by adding height at the tip of the the strength crown, only. They grow in diameter by adding thickness throughout the entire length.