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for domestic and, imported, HARDWOODSall specics custom milliry facilitier and, a, modcrn, yrd, ryitb cornplcte inumtory

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NHIA Elects Don White As Their New President

Don F. White, president of White Brothers, Oakland, was elected president of the National Hardwood Lumber Association at the 67th meeting of the organization in New Orleans.

He has spent his entire business career with his company, one of the oldest hard' wood firms on the W'est Coast, having been established in 1872. White's firm has been a member of the association which he now heads for 44 consecutive vears.

Elected a director of NHLA in 1954, he served in that capacity until 1959 when he was elected 3rd vice president. Since that time he has played an active part in the operation of the association, occupying positions on the financial, membership and constitution and bylaws committees. White is a past president and past director of the Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association and of the National Wholesale Distributing Yard Association.

He was born in Alameda, Calif., January 26, 1908. After graduating from Alameda High School, he attended the University of California in Los Angeles antl at Eerkeley, graduating in the class of 1930, He joined his family firm and, in addi tion to his duties there was active irr the A.ir Corps Reserve and later in the

Army Reserve for a number of years. During World War II, Mr. White was captain of an LST ship in the Pacific and sarv action in the Philippines during the invasion of Lingayen Gulf. Later he saw action in Okinawa and his ship was in the initial landing on Japan at the final surrender.

White has the distinction of being the first president chosen west of the Rockies.

Club to Honor Chorles Lund

The Redwood Empire Hoo-Hoo Club will honor Charles Lund, of the Henry Hess Company in San Rafael, with a dinner party Wednesday, October 14, at Sabella's

D. C. ESSTEY ond SON moinloins o well bolonced SHED INVENTORY of

. QUAIITY DRY REDWOOD

. AYE & CTEAR PATTERN STOCK

. BEVELED SIDING & S4S reody for immediote delivery-or pickup

No Order Too Smoll

Just try us for PRICE & SERVICE

Restaurant, l0l Highway, Sausalito.

Mr. Lund is retiring after more than 4,0 years of active service. He has also been an active Hoo-Hoo member.

Lumber Seosoning Course

A short course in lumber seasoning will be given this fall by the University of California Forest Products Laboratory, Dr. F. E. Dickinson, the director, has announced. The course ,will be held at the laboratory in Richmond, November 14.

Cooperating are the Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, the School of Forestry at Cal and the U. S. Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wisconsin.

The five and one-half day course is designed primarily for kiln operators but management, supervisory and sales stafis can profit as well. The instruction will consist of lectures, demonstrations, laboratory exercises and actual operation of the drying equipment at the laboratory.

Enrollm,ents will be limited to 30 persons and applications will be accepted in the order received, with a fee of $75 per per. son being charged only to defray the actual costs.

Write Conference Division. Universitv Ertension. 2223 Fuhon Street, Berkeley, California 94720.

Willih Redwood Producls

Willits, Cqlif.

Monufoclurerc of : Certified Kiln Dried Redwood o

Bevel Sidings o Foctory Primed o Wropping Loth o Rough & Milled Commons o Timbers r Member of c.R.A. & R.t.S.

Pockoged Lots o Truck & Troiler Shipments r Less

Thon Corlood Lots o Mixed Cor Shipments Dry Kilns o Ploning Mill o Ponderoso Pine o Boords o Siding

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