Trvenqr'Flve Years Ago

As Reported in the October 1940, Issue of the California Lumber Merchant, Est, 1922

Art Penberthy of Tacoma Lumber Sales, Los Angeles has returned from calling on the Northwest mills represented in southern California by his concern.

Walter R. Hewitt, manager of the San Diego warehouse of T. M, Cobb Co., and Mrs. Hewitt returned from a vacation spent at Lake Tahoe.

A. W. (Andy) Donovan, Hobbs WaII Lumber Company, Los Angeles and Mrs. Donovan have returned from a vacation trip at Feather River Park in the High Sierra Mountains in Plumas County.

Harvey W. Koll, manager of H. W. KoIl Lumber Co., has moved into his new office and warehouse on Hyde Park Blvd., in Los Angeles.

J. D. Long has been appointed as the agricuitural field replesentative for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association with headquarters in Kansas City, Kansas.

Jack Drescher, commission and wholesale lumberman of Houston, Texas, spent a few days in Los Angeles on business.

M. A. Harris, president of Van ArsdaleHarris Lumber Co., San Francisco, and Mrs. Harris have spent the past sevelal weeks at Glenbrook Inn, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Al Frost, Frost Hardwood Lumber Co., and Harry Whittemore, Benson Lumber Co., San Diego, recently enjoyed a week's cruise on Mr. Frost's yacht.

Ray Van Ide, salesman for Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., who has worked out of the Los Angeles office for some time, has been transferred to Northern California and rvill cover the San Joaquin and Sacramento Valleys.

M. D. Grow has been appointed sales promotion manager of The Celotex Corporation of Chicago, according to Henry W. Collins, vice president in charge of merchandising.

Fred Lamo'n of Lamon-Bonnington Co., San Francisco, has returned from calling on Ponderosa Pine mills in Northeln California and Southern Oregon.

Jas. E. (Jimmy) Atkinson of AtkinsonStutz Co., San Francisco, spent his vacation at a Russian River resort.

W. B. Wickersham, Pope & Talbot Lumber Company, Los Angeles, is spending his vacation at Lassen National Park.

Lyman Taft, Hammond Lumber Co., Los Angeles is visiting the pine mills in Northern California and Southern Oregon.

Don E. Coveney, who has been for the past 13 years with Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, as salesman, resigned to become associated with The Celotex Corporation.

Jack lvey, Los Angeles, field representative for the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, is on a business trip to Kansas.

C. R. Taenzer of American Hardwood Co., Los Angeles, was elected president of the Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association at their 18th annual convention.

Lewis Godard, sales manager, and John Rhoda, plant superintendent of Hobbs WalI Lumber Co., San Francisco, Ieft for a u'eek's business and pleasure trip in the Redwood Empire.

Harry T. Kendall, vice president and general manager of the Weyerhaeuser Sales Co., u'as a recent California visitor.

Erl Culnan, Western Lumber Company, San Dicgo, spent a few days in San Francisco recently.

Ray Shannon, manager of the Los Angeles office of Union Lumbet ComPanY, spent a few days at the San Francisco office early this month.