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Don F. White, White Brothers, San Francisco, attended the annual convention of the National Hardwood Lumber Association, held at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, September 25, 26 and 27.

B. R. (Barney) Garcia, of the B. R. Garcia Traffic Service, San Francisco, with his wife and daughter Ali.ce, vacationed at Banff Springs, Banff National park, Alberta, Canada, and at Vancouver'and \rictoria. B. C.

Seth L. Butler, manager of the San Francisco office of Dant & Russell Sales Co., made a combined business and pleasure trip recently on which he called on the trade in Sacramento, visited the High Sierra pine Mills at Oro_ ville, and spent some time at Lake Tahoe, and Feather River Inn.

Frank G. Duttle, president, Sterling Lumber Co., Oak_ land, and his wife are back from a business and pleasure trip to New York, Chicago, and a number of other'eastern cities, including Dubuque, fowa, where Frank spent his early years in the sash, door and lumber business.

Dave Davis, of Rounds Trading Company, San Francisco, flew east September 29 to call on the ,company's sales representatives in Mi,chigan, Ohio, and New york. From there he went on by air to Miami Beach, Florida, to attend a meeting of the Supreme Nine, of which he is a member, and the Hoo-Hoo fnternational Convention, October 8, 9, and 1O. He will be back in San Franbisco October 15.

Bob Bonner of Ricci & Kruse Lumber Co., San Francisco, and his wife vacationed at Feather River Inn for a week last month. They spent a few days in Reno and at Lake Tahoe.

Don E. Coveney, of California Lumber Sales, Oakland. with his wife and three children, made a very enjoyable vacation trip last month to Yellowstone and Glacier Na_ tional Parks, and the Jackson Hole countty,by automobile.

James L. Hall, Jr. of the James L. Hall organization, San Francisco, is back from calling on mills in Oregon. He flew to Portland and rented an automobile there to make his calls. He found this saved a good deal of time.

Al Peirce, Al Peirce Lumber Co., Coos Bay, Oregon, was a recent San Francisco visitor. While there he made his headquarters at the office of Paul McCusker.

Max E. Cook, assistant Western sales Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, in September from two weeks' vacation.

manager, 'Ihe returned early

Jack Pomeroy, executive vice president, Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California, San Francisco, returned September 1O after vacationing for two weeks with his family at Balboa, Calif.

Larcy Owen, manager of the pine department of Atkinson-Stutz Co., San Francisco, attended the semi-annual meeting of the Western Pine Association in Portland, September 5 and 6. Weldon Smith of this organization, and his wife vacationed in Salt Lake City and Yellowstone National Park.

Miss Betty Carroll, of the office staff of Atkinson-Stutz Co., San Franciso, enjoyed two weeks' vacation on Catalina Island last month.

C. C. (Sti) Stibich, of Tarter, Webster & Johnson, fnc., San Francisco, attended the semi-annual meeting of the Western Pine Association in Portland, September 5 and 6.

R. P: (Bob) Smith, sales manager, Eastshore Lumber & Mill Co., Oakland, returned recently from a business trip to the middle west and east. Cities visited included Chicago, Minneapolis, Detroit, Miami, and Grand Rapids. He returned by way of Texas and Oklahoma. He was accompanied by his wife. They flew east, and picked up a new car at Detroit.