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Boulevqrd - Bellflower, Coliforniq

Jim EttlOTT milr GENSCH

MErccrlf 0'5975 southern Cali{ornia. George came from Nlinnesota in the late 30s after operating his retail yarcl in Bror,verr-ille. His friencls u'ill n'isl-r hirn r,r'ell in his neu' career of "loafrng."

Ken Burkes, former salesmanager at NIolalla l'-orest Prorlucts, has joined the sales sta1l of Sonoma \\t'ood Proclrrcts, reports Presi<lent Phil Nell.

Bob Siever, general nranager of John \\r. Fisher Lunrber Co., Santa ]Ionica. spent l-ris vacatior.r cluring July at llalboa ancl Nervport (same ocean, higher u,aves).

Ralph Cahn of the l.-rederick Seid-Ralph Cal.rn advertising agency, was recently namecl Advertising llan of the Year by the San Francisco Advertising Club.

Lervis A. Parsons. consulting engineer for Calaveras Cement Co., 'w'as honored at a company luncireon in San Francisco recently on his retirement after 2I years on tl-re Calaveras staff. He was preser.rtecl a gold n'rist u'atch by President \\Im. Wallace N,Iein. [r.

MErcolf 0-5975

Jerry GAIE

Jim Bley Nqmed Socol Monoger Of Arkins, Kroll & Co. Sqles

Jirn Biey, r'eteran pl1'u'oocl salesman of l-os Angeles, has been assienecl tl-re important post of Southern Cali{ornia manager for ,\tkins, Krol1 & Co., anllounces Charlie Scl-rrnitt. general manager ci{ the lumber clir.ision for the San l-rancisco importing ancl <listributing collcerll.

Jim has been iclentified in plyr.r'ood sales in the Southland territory since gradrrating {rom USC. He u'as associated with Dar.idson Plyu'oocl Comparry ancl formerly covered a territory for Somerr-ille Plyrvoocl of I-os Angeles. He is rvicleiy knou,n in the lumber ancl brrildirrg rnaterials business in tl.re southern end of the state ancl is also 'rve11-kno\,\'n at the dealer ancl clistributor ler-els in Nevada and Arizona.

(Tell them Aou sau it in The California Lumber Lferchant)