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Caiifornia Iumber Merchant

Wayne Gardner, personable manager of the Lumber Association of Southern Califolnia, is back after a country-wide swing to San Flancisco, Washington, D.C. and the ALSC meeting in Chicago.

Henry Barbe has returned to San Francisco after two weeks in the East on James L. Hall Co. business.

Bob Heberle, lumber saies division manager for Georgia-Pacific Corp. in Los Angeles, has returned from a Pacific Northwest business trip.

R. J. "Bob" Gehring has moved his Sausalito yard to a four acre fi:ack at 20 Grandview Avenue, Black Point. All bookkeeping will continue to be handled through P. O. Box 186, Sausalito, and executive offices have been opened at 3030 Bridgeway, Room 105. Sausalito. California.

Bob McBrien, executive vice-president of the Lumber Merchants Association, has snuck in a little of that Eood stuff called vacation at Lake Tahoe.

A,rcata Redwood's general salesmanager, Lloyd llecathorn, visited customers in Montreal and the East Coast during mid-July.

Following the recent death of Harry Gamerston. the directors of Gamerston & Green Lumber Co. have elected his long time associate, Lu Green, president of the San Francisco-Oakland based firm. Other promotions include Fred Ziese, Sr., vicepresident; William T. Doyle, secretarv; and Miss P. M. Dixon, assistant secretary.

Don Mosen has been named new plant engineer at the Nicolai Co. plant. Nicolai has manufactured doors and other building ploducts since 1910.

Ed Fountain, Sr., along with his son Ed Jr. and his wife Barbara, visited suppliers in southern Oregon and northern California last month.

Mike Madison recently returned to Ziel & Co. headquartels in San Francisco after an extensive business trip through Borneo and the Far East.

Lyman Laisy, Consolidated Lumber Co., Wilmington, and his wife, spent three weeks last month coveling Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming "Seeing America First."

North Bay Lumber's Henry Hulett and family vacationed in Montana the last two weeks of July.

Lloyd Webb, F. M. Crawford Lumber in Long Beach, seen covering the manufacturing area north of San Francisco last month. While he was away Jean Parrish managed the store.

I'red and Frances Larnon are curtently u'inding up an Aiaskan holiday with a little frshing and visiting with friends in the Northwest.

Bob Gaylord, one of the top men in lumber sales in southern California, took his family to Hawaii last month to relax.

Due to pressing business, Fred Smales, vice president of U.S. Plywood's western region, missed the big Honolulu yacht race last month-for the first time in 10 years. Says he- had to stay home and mind the store.

Frank Ruggieri, headman at San Antonio Construction Co,, announces that his firm will open a branch ofrce in San Francisco next month.

Cal-Ida Lumber's George Dufi will chairman the 10th annual northern California Lumbermen's Golf Tourney at Siena View Country Club in Roseville, August 27.

Dick Voelzke has joined Marquart Wolfe Lumber Company in Long Beach. He will cover the southern territory, according to Sterling Wolfe, vice president'

Clarence Grenfell. owner of Grenfell Lumber Co, P. O. Box 5?0, Colusa, announced the closing of his long established yard during June.

Ken Conway, Arcata Redwood southern representative, spending some very hot days in Arizona drumming up business.

Leo llulett, sales chief of Willits Redwood Products Co.. vacationed with the family at Tahoe last month.

Forrest Wileon, southland wholesale lumberman, and Mrs. Wilson, have returned from an extended business/pleasure trip to New York where they saw the fair and numerous New York nite spots.

William (Bill) Smith, Jr., president, Angelus Ilardwood Company of Los Angeles, and Janet O'Connell of Santa Monica were married July 14, and left immediately on their honeymoon. Upon their return a huge reception riras held August 1 in The Escoffier Room of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Lamon Lumbels Bob Bolton has vacabioned with the family in British Columbia after an enjoyable stopover at Medford Corporation's beautiful Lake of the Woods Lodge.

Horace Wolfe, Long Beach lumberman, and his wife have returned from their annual trip to Hawaii. This pioneer lumber couple celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary during the trip.

Dick Osmundeon of Atkins, Kroll & Co. spent a family vacation in Minnesota during early July.

Rene Leeter, Fir & Pine Lumber Co., Burbank, and husband &lward, spent a wonder{ul vacation in E,urope this summer taking the Grand Tour.

Ted Hutton has been appointed a sales representative for Celotex and will serve li:i:". and wholesalers in the Los Angeles

Don Oswald, owner of Don's Farm & Ilome Supply, 728 El Camino Real North, Salinas, closed his retail yard in June.

Jack Tweedy's firm will now be known as Iweedy Lumber Company and will be located at 9936 Santa Monica Blvd. in Beverly Hills.

Curtis Skyrud, former Sacramento Valley supervisor for Sterling Lumber ,Co., is now managing Sterling's new Chico yard replacing Joe Brostek who has been transferred to Red Bluft.

Max Barnette, well known West Coast lumber executive, is spending the summer at Laguna Beach. He is one of the best known "Beach Boys" on the main stem in the resort city.

Al Wahl, veteran western lumberman and former "Top Sales Bananat'for Consolidated Lumber Co. in Wilmington, and Mrs. Wahl, attended the Rotary Convention in Miami and toured the Carribbean before returning to the coast.

Robert Dunne has been appointed metropolitan Los Angeles sales representative for Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corporation, it was announced by L. R. McNett, southern California division cement sales manager.

Gordeno Deqler Exponding

Crenshaw Lumber Co. has opened a new division and has appointed Leonard Meier to head the hew construction division.

o'We intend to specialize in additions and remodeling work," said Lloyd Olsen, president of Crenshaw Lumber, Gardena, Calif.

"With Meier's 15 years of experience in South Bay area building, we feel we can ,;l offer quality work at reasonable prices.t' Olsen and Meier both have specialized knowledge of construction.

The rnen are concerned with the impact of opportunists and unstable operators who plague the home alteration and construction business. They feel they ofier the stability of a well established firm.

Crenshaw Lumber was established by Olsen in 1949. It is now the lareest lumber dealer in Gardena.

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