Obituaries

C. W. Pinkerton

Clair W. Pinkerton, of Whittier, Calif., rvho rvas prominently iclentified r,vith the retail lumber business in Southern California for many years, passed away at the California Lutheran Hospital in Los Angeles, Thursday evening, September 25. He was a native of Kansas. N[r. Pinkerton operated the Whittier Lumber Company at Whittier for a long period, selling the l l yard in 1937. He then served as secretary-manager of the Southern California Retail Lumber Association, and on leaving that position organized the Lumbermen's Governmental Servi.ce Bureau which he was operating at the time of his death.

Mr. Pinkerton took an active interest in lumber association affairs. He gave freely of his services to the lumber industry, and spent much of his time at Sacramento on legislation matters. He was one of the organizers of the California Retail Lumber Association, serving as one of the first presidents.

lfe rvas a member of the Whittier Rotary Club.

Surviving are a brother, J. B. Pinkerton, who is with the Maddox Lumber Co., San Gabriel, and four sisters, Mrs. Stella Munsford of La Habra, Calif.; Mrs. pearl Cookinham, N[iss Grace and Miss Ethel Pinkerton. all of Los Angeles.

Funeral services rvere held in Whittier. Mondav afternoon. September D.

Frederick S. Stcnley

Frederick S. Stanley, 39, president of Oregon Lumber Sales, f n,c., Eugene, Oregon, r,vas killed September 24 when the plane crashed near Globe, Oregon, .ivhen flying near the mill of the Globe Lumber Company, owned and operated by his companv. Jack Murphy,37, partner in the Murphy Timber Company, Portland, Oregon, who was a passenger in the plane, was also killed. Mr. Stanley, the owner of the plane, had been flying for some time, and was a licensed pilot.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Edna Stanley, and a ,son, Frederick Stanley, Jr.

W. E. Lcrmm

Wilfred E. Lamm, pioneer Klamath County, Oregon, lumber manufacturer, died while playing golfon the Reames Golf & Country Club course, Klamath Falls, September 23. He operated a large sawmill for many years at Modoc Point on the east side of Upper Klamath Lake.

Mr. Lamm is survived by his widorv, Mrs. Alice McCourt Lamm, and a daughter.

B. W. Bookstaver

Bushnell W. Bookstaver, for many years in the wholesale lumber business in San Francisco and Los Angeles, passed arvay in San Francisco September 11. He was a native of San Francisco.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Frances Bookstaver, a daughter, Laurabelle Bookstaver, and his mother.

Mclcolm Mooreheqd

Emil T. Kruse, rvho rvas formerly in the lumber and shipping business in San Francis,co, passed away in San Francisco October 2.

lfe was a native of San Francisco, and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mollie W. Kruse; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Kruse Tripp, and a brother, Edward Kruse.

Malcolm Moorehead passed away in Modesto, Calif., October 4. He was a brotl-rer of Charles Moorehead of the Moorehead Lumber Company, Escalon, Calif. He was employed by United Lumber Yards, Inc., Modesto, for the past several years, and rvas for many years with the Modesto Lumber Company, Modesto.