T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant August 15, 1932

Earle E. Johnson of the Indelrenclent Lumber Co., I-ivermore, \vas electecl presiclent of l,-ast Bay Hoo-Hoo Club 39. 'Iaylor Sublett u'as elected vice-presiclent and Carl R. Moore, secretary. (lorclon Pierce, NIiland It. Grant zind G. F. Bonnington tr.ere named directors at the Ar-rgust lJ meeting, or-er u'hich Presiclent Larue \Voodson presideci and H. Seu.all Nlorton actetl as Nominating chairman.

Langforcl \\r. Smith, former salesmanager of the Red River l-unrber Co., Westrvoocl, openecl his ou-n l'holesale business in Berkelcy C. F. lteeder of the Peooles LumWhen ber Co. yar<l at Fillmore, Calif., took in the Olyrnpic Ganes at l-os -\ngeles. ,\nother visitrtr to the Games .n'as Dan lt. Wagner cif the \\'agner l-umber & N{ill Co., Santa Barbara, and H. G. I-arrick brought his u'hole family up from Solana Ileach for an zifternorin art the Olympic spectacle.

J. D. Rea l'as nanrecl manager of the Ilayu'ard Lun.rber & Investment Companv's yard at Vista, Calif., after several vears managing the San Gabriel Valley Lumber Company's Ilaldrvin I':rrk yard... Ed Ctrlnan of'the Chas. R. N cCorn.rick Lrrrnber Co. offices in I os Angeles u'as a judge in the ecluestriar.r events at the Olympic Games.

I-ioyd NI. Hebbron, u'ho had been managing the Santa Cruz yarcl of the llomer T. Hal'n-ard Lumber Co. for seven 1.ears, prrrchased the yarcl ,,nd.er.ra,,red it the Hebbror-r Lumber Co. Frank Tuttle, president and general manager oi the Sterling Lrin-rber Co., Oakland, lvas rracationing' at his sumrner home on the Ilrrssian I{iver.

Sher.lin, Carlienter & Clarke Co. announcecl ser-eral personnel changes in itself, the Sher.lin Comparry and the I,[cC]loucl Rir-er l-umber Co., follou'ing the reclue.st of E. l.. Carper.rter tci be relier-ecl of part of his duties. I,aul V. Eames succeeded him as presirlent -\rthur S. NfcKinney, recentll' s.ith N{or.rterey 13:iy Redn'o<.rcl Co.. has opened thc \\'i11ou' Gler.r Lumber Co. in San Jose I-. NI. Hamrnan of Ilan.rman-lIcFarlancl I-umber Co., lr'hoenix, took in tl-re Ol1'nrpic G:rnres in Los .A,ngeles.

The 16th ger-reral meetir-rg of thc Coast Counties Lrrmltern.rctr's Clulr irr San I-uis Oltisp,r, 1\ugust (r, attracted 63 nrembcrs and guests. inclrr<ling H. A. I-ake and I). C. Essley of the California Retail Lrrmbermcn's Assn. 'fhe dealer guests irrclucled (ieorge C. Ilrrrnett, Chas. G. Bird. tr. Dean lrrescott. \\rarren Tillsorr, A1 Hubbard, I,-lmore King. Steve Iioss. I{a1' Clotfelter and I-arvrerrce N,[arsh, and Secretaries Forrest 1'cil, Tom Gardner and Flcl l-arson. Talks u,ere gir.en by (ieorge Lev, 1)ee llssle1., H. A. 1,ake, L. F. LeHane, J. H. Kirk, Sterling Truitt. \\'. A. Bales, \\'ilev Masengill, \\rarren Tillson arrrl Itlmore King.

I-unrlrcrmen u'ho attencle<l the Shrine conventior.r in San Francisco last uronth ir-rclu<1ecl John Morley, Homesteacl Lumbcr Co.. Sacramento; Herman Hern'ig, Wzrtsonville I-urnber Co.; It. I'. Fuller. Ilome Lumber Co., Nlanteca, ancl Fred llenton. l)iamond N{:rtch Co.. Slrcramento.

George Bentlev plarrne<l to continue u,ith the business :rfter selling the Bentler- I-umber Co., Glendzrle, to James F. O'K:rne of l'asadena The Bohnhoff f-rrmber Co.. re-