OFRED C. HOTMES TUMBER COMPANYo

Spcializing in fiiixed Shipmcnfs of Douglas Fir & Redwood

Produdion & Home Offce:

Fred lfOlllE9/Corl FORCE

P. O. Box 987

Fort Brcgg, Colif.

TIIVX: Fort Brogg 49

Pfronc: YOrktown 447OO

Ukiah Ofice: Gll Slssons HOmestead

2-5438

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Fqirhurst Lumber Co. Reorgonizes Soles Setup for Greoter Service

Fairhurst Lumber Co. of California has completed a reotganization of its California sales setup designed for greater efficiency and to better serve its suppliers and customers, according to Jack Fairhurst, who recently moved to Eureka to take the helm of the Fairhurst general office there. Fairhurst will be assisted by Tean McKee. formerlv with the company's San Rafael 6ffic., and JacL Cantloir of Eureka.

The Fairhurst Lumber Co. San Rafael sales office will continue to hand_le sales in the Bay ared, Hawaii and Eastern rail under the direction of Lionel Stott and Yvonne Yates. The company's Southern California office in Long Beach, managed by Mike Walsh, will remain active in rail and cargo in the Southland and Arizona markets, Fairhurst said.

Atcato Ofice: Frun Holmes VAndyke 2.3657 r$lX: ARC 39 Only

Southern Calilonla Oficc: Don trluller 3o712 Driftwood

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Gclifornic HYott 4-8021

In_ lddition to Jack Fairhurst and Jean McKee in Eureka, K. W. Blanchard remains in charge of accounting, Ai R.ueger of the comp_any's timber division, and Henry Vogel of the firm's sawmill interests.

-Nafional Forest Products Week October 16-22lnstoll

Bennett 2-Way Ponel Sows

Wayne C. Ervine, Dealer & Service, Bennett 2-Wav Panel Saw, Atascadero, Calif.., reports these recent insta[- lations of the popular product: Angeles Supply, Duarte; Shasta Dam Builders Supolv. 9_entra! Valley; Weed Building Materials, Inc., Weid i 4uhl Cabinet Shop, San Fernando; College Lumber Co., Costa Mesa; Presco Building Materials, S1n Bernardino i lguires T-umber Co.Colton; Hanco, fnc., San Diego ; Builders IIa.I, San Diego (its second unit), and B &* B Lumber Co., Long Beach.

-National Forest Products Week , October I6-22-

Wolter J. HARRI6

Walter J. Harris, one of the most respected of the veteran Los Angeles lumber dealers, died in his La Canada home, July 1, at the age of 86.. Mr. Harris was president of the pioneer retail lumber firm of Lounsberry & Harris, a business he had helped raise to one of unquestioned integrity in his guidance of 55 years.

Walter J. Harris was born in Atlantic, Iowa, December 25, I873. Although his family had been primarily engaged in farming, there were also Colorado lumber interests in his early youth. It was in 1905 that he and the late George Lounsberry started the Los Angeles yard that soon grew to a thriving line of six yards under their inspired leadership. The businbss has now been consolidated :into the one large operation in Los Angeles and a Hollywood branch. Mr. Harris had suffered a stroke a few years ago but recovered to return to work; failing health in recent years, however, had made him less active but he never lost his intense interest in the retail lumber business he loved.

Besides his wife, Bessie S. Harris, of the home in La Canada, Mr. Harris lleaves two sons whose own fine reputations and business a'tiility bespeak a living testimonial to their late father. They are Stuart W. Harris, vice-president, and Robert C. Harris, secretary, of the Lounsberry & Harris lumber firm. He also leaves four grandchildreu, a great-grandson ; a brother, Frank "C^p" Harris, of Pasa-