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Fred Payne, Jr. has joined Harbor Lumber Company, of San Francisco, and will represent the firm in the Central San Joaquin Valley and Bay Area. For the past four years Fred operated his own wholesale business (Wesco Forest Products) with oolots of enthusiasm, but very little capital. Still have the enthusiasm and will use it for Ike representing Harbor Lumber Co." man, Jerry Fernandez, to Dant Forest's growing sales stafr last month. Jerry is well acquainted with the lumber merchant trade in the Santa Clara Valley and Coast Coun' ties area and is currently establishing a branch office for the concern at 651 Can' nery Row, Monterey.

Payne graduated from U.C. Berkeley in 1950, and until starting his own business in 1958, devoted his efforts to vafious phases.of W'estern Battery Separator Co. of San Francisco, a family-owned operation with timber and mill at Roseburg, Oregon. Highly interested in by-product utilization, Fred helped establish a broom handle plant at Roseburg, another wood turning plant and a treating plant (for battery separators) .In 1954, he helped modernize Coon Creek Lumber Co. at Roseburg and integrate it into Western Battery's general operation.

A past president of Coast Counties Hoo' Hoo Club II4, Fernandez has spent over eight years in the Coast Counties area servicing retail dealers with a general line of lumber and plywood. Jerry first entered the area with Western Pine Supply Co. in 1952, and moved into that company's head office as salesmanager in 1959. For the past one and one-half years, he represented Georgia' Pacific in the area, working out of the company's Salinas warehouse.

Jerry Fernondez Jolns Dqnl Forest Products

Frank Morrisette, sales manager of Dant Forest Products, Inc., Menlo Park, an' nounced the addition of well know lumber-

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S.F. Hoo-Hoo-Etle Club 3 Plons Big Bosses Nite---October 9

San Francisco Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club 3 will hold its Annual Bosses Nite dinner at Sabella's Restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco on October 9. Don't let the "boss" part fool you fellas. Any one connected with the lumber industry is invited and most welcome. Starting time is scheduled Ior 5:29 p.m. and we'll hazard a guess for dinner around B:09 p.m. Anyone who has attended one of these annual afiairs can tell you about the fun. So, drop on down to Sabella's Tuesday night, October 9, and get to know that "voice on the phone" in person.

President of Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club 3 is Mar-Mac Lumber's Shirley Crumpler, who was elected to office at the club's Election Nite program on September lL The rest of the new slate of officerettes for the coming year is as follows:

Ann McKay, Bonnell Lumber, 1st vice-president; Juanita O'Brien, Georgia-Pacific, 2nd vice-president; Jo Galloway, J. E. Higgins Lumber, 3rd vice-president.

Edith Nunes, MacBeath Hardwood, continues as secretary, and Elva Middlestadt, Dyken Lumber, will be treasurer. Gwen Colliers, Koppers, is in charge of publicity; Ethel Enderline, J. E. Higgins Lumber, will handle the membership; and Helen Ash, GeorgiaPaci6c, will be initiation chairman.

Eorl Stelle Joins Oregon Pocific

Earl Stelle has joined the staff of the Oregon-Pacific Forest Products Corporation, Portland, in the lumber sales division, according to Jack Saltzman, president.

Stelle was graduated from the University of Oregon in 195I with a BS degree in Liberal Arts, before serving in the U.S. Navy. At Oregon, he was on the football and track teams for four years. He was named to the All-Pacific Coast football team two years, and received an honorable mention for All-American for two years.

During his stint in the Navy he played {ootball for four years and was named to the AII-Sea, All-Service, and All-Star T'eams in 1954. He later went on to play one season of professional football with the Los Anseles Rams.

He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and Junior Chamber of Commerce. Stelle, married and the father of four sons" is a native of Medford, Oregon. He was shipping superintendent for another large Oregon lumber firm for six years before joining Oreeon-Pacific.