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Redwood's Ben S. Allen Elecfed Roberson Joins Beckstrom & Co.

Fellow of Forest Hisroly Foundqtion

Ben S. Allen. oublic relations consultant to the California Redwood Association and the Redwood Region Conservation Council. was elected a Fellow of the Forest Historv Foundation at the'l3th annual meeting in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 17. The Fellows (now numbering five from California) were cited for "outstanding contributions in the fields of philanthropy, research, writing, collecting, and preserving the sources of forest history, especially that of the North American continent."

Mr. Allen was especially cited for "his many contributions to the written history of the California Redwood Region and the Pacific Coast, especially that relating to the history of the lumber business in those areas."

Allen, a former Associated Press correspondent.and close associate of President Herbert lloover, has a rich background in the field of public relations and writing. He came to the Redwood Region with his family in 1885 at the age of three years and has considered it his home ever since. During his attendance at Stanford University, where he was graduated with the Class ol '07, he lvas editor of the Stanford Daily. From 1948 through 1956, Allen was actively engaged in a public relations pro- gram for the California Redwood Association, setting up the Redwood Region Conservation Council in 1950 as a means of bringing about better understanding between the redwood industry and the people who live in the Redwood Region. He is an honorary lifetime vice-president of the RRCC.

Ben Allen divides his time between his home at Point Lakeview, Lower Lake, California, and Palo Alto-where he and his wife Victoria have been carrying out further historical research. They have four sons, 14 grandchildren and one great grandson.

John Beckstrom, head of Beckstrom & Co., Menlo Park, announces the association of Bill Roberson with the firm on July 27. Roberson, who will assist Beckstrom in calling on the California trade, has had considerable experience in the area from his days as Northern California representative for Benj. Levinson & Co. and, more recently, Durable Plywood Sales Co. of Menlo Park.