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Good Forest Monogemenl

Edward Clark Crossett, u'hose death July 29 in Santa Barbara, Calif., '.vas recorded briefly in the August 15 issue of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, was one of the foremost members of the forest products industry in the west and south. His unbounded faith in conservation, and prudence in reinvesting part of earnings in forest management and modern converting facilities under aggressive administration, saw the organizations in rvhich he was interested grorv into a power in the industry.

He was the son of E. S. Crossett, whose first venture into Southern Pine after 50 years of lumber experience in the Upper Mississippi vailey u,'as the formation of the Eagle Lumber Co., Eagle Nlills, Ark., ir-r 1886 u'hen, with Dr. J. ttl. Watzek, Sr., and C. W. Gates l-re purchased the Fordyce (Arkansas) Lumber Company from Mason and Kirkland in 1892. From this "seed" planted at Fordyce, followed a few vears later by establishment of the original operations under the same ownership at Crossett, Ark., grew the present Fordyce Lumber Company and the vast operations of Crossett Company and affiliated interests.

Edward C. Crossett had been chairman of the board of the Fordyce Lumber Co. since January 1950. His services with the company began in 1908 with his election to the board of directors, and he was elected president in January 1911, holding that office continuously until he vvas elected board chairman. He was also board chairman of The Crossett Company and Public Utilities Co. of Crossett. Ark.. one of the three trustees of the Crossett Health Foundation, former president of the Bank of Crossett and Ashley, Drew & Northern Railway.

The late Edrvard C. Crossett was born at Davenport, Iowa, August 7, 1882 and many honors came to him in his 73 years. He was active in the early wireless and radio and was an outstanding amateur photographer lvho rose to a Fellowship in the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. On the 50th anniversary of his graduation from Amherst, where he 'won a Phi Beta Kappa key, he was awarded an honorary degree of MA in recognition of his years of 'work in the interest of conservation of forest resources and, further, for his artistic interests in presenting an art collection to the college. Mr. Crossett held many other civic, national and international honors.

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Joe Salber, Pacific Fir Sales, and Mrs. Salber returned to Oakland August 7 after vacationing at Catalina and San Diego for a n'eek.

Sterling Wo[e, Jr. (his dad is junior member of the Marquart-Wolfe Lumlter Co., Los Angeles) r,vas selected to attend the International Boy Scout Jamboree held last month at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. Young Sterling returns the first of this month to start school and tell his friends all about the big event.

Gordon Saunders, Lamon Lumber Company, San Francisco, and the Saunders family spent two u'eeks during the first of August vacationing at Webber Lake.

As this edition rvent to press, prominent California HooHoo members packing for the trip east to attend the big conclave in Detroit starting September 12 rvere Dave Davis, George Clough, Dee Essley, Don Bufkin and Roy Stanton, Sr. The California Lumber Merchant .ivill carry a complete report on the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo 1955 convention in a future issue.

Norm Cords, head man of Cords Lumber Company, Oakland, and family spent two weeks in August vacationing at Lake Tahoe. Eudora de Loge and Art Williamson held down the fort rvhile he was gone.

Dick Bartlett, president of Davidson Flywood & Lumber Co., Los Angeles. returned last month following a 10day procurement trip to plywood mills and suppliers in the Pacific Northn'est.

Paul Euphrat, Wendling-Nathan Company, returned to San Francisco August 8 after spending 10 days in northern California and southern Oregon calling on mill connections.

Chuck Lember, neur secretary-treasurer of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo CIub 2, is sporting a fine 1955 Ford deluxe station wagon. Guess he needed it following his long-mileage vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hennessy returned from a two-week vacation at Fall River on August 15th. Jim is the northern California representative for Hollow Tree Redwood Company, and tr.raintains his office in Los Altos, California.

Ken Strawser, executive of Bach Lumber Company, Montebello, Calif., was a recent visitor to Yakima, Wash. He spent this vacation with relatives and friends and did not visit the mills while he was away.