Retaif Lumber Executives' Con ference

About 100 Southern California lumber executives and their ladies attended the conference called by the Southern California Retail Lumber Association at the Arrowhead Springs Hotel, near San Bernardino, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 28,29, and 30,

Thursday noon, there was an organization luncheon presided over by Tom Fox, president of the Association.

Lathrop Leishman, Crown City Lumber & Mill Co., Pasadena, presided at the Thursday afternoon business session. The "Joint Wood Window Promotion Program" was discussed by D. G. Pilkington of Chicago. Sponsors of the program are western pine lumber manufacturers and manufacturers of stock millwork through their associationsPonderosa Pine Woodwork, National Woodwork Manufacturers Association and Western Pine Association. "In the operation of this program the retail lumber dealer reniains the key factor," he declared, "as the point of contact between the industry and the public he becomes the focal point in the plan of action." Lathrop Leishman talked on "Yard'Housekeeping and Slow Moving Items," and Tom Fox, John W. Fisher Lumber Company, Santa Monica, on "Attracting Customers."

Thursday evening, a buffet supper was served around the beautiful swimming pool, with special entertainment features.

H.al Brown of the Woodhead Lumber Co., Los Angeles, presided at the Friday morning business session. Subjects discussed were: "Results of Pension Studies," by Joseph Schwartz, pension consultant, Los Angeles; "safety and Material Handling," by Wayne Mullin, Mullin Lumber Company, Los Angeles; "Inroads on Dealers Business and Materials that By-Pass Them," by C. Gilmore Ward, Ward & Harrington Lumber Company, Santa Ana; and "The Outlook for Price Controls," by Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles. A motion picture, "Mechanized. for Profit," u'as shown through the courtesy of the Building Supply News.

E. C. Parker, Patten-Blinn Lumber Company, Los Angeles, presided at the Friday afternoon business session. Topics discussed were "Inventory Control and Business

Costs," by J. B. Snell, CPA, Los Angeles; "Credit and Collections," by P. J. Stilwell, Credit Manager, Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles; and "Taxes and Business Licenses," by Jos. K. Horton, attorney, Los Angeles.

John Morley, famous roving reporter, who had just re. turned from the far east, was the speaker at the banquet Friday evening.

H. Park Arnold, Fox-Woodsum Lumber Co., Glendale, presided at the Saturday morning business session. Subjects discussed included "Welfare Plan-The American Way of Socialized Medicine," by John Davis, president, Imperial Industries, Santa Monica; "Double Problern of Deceased Business Associates," by Wm. R. Spinney, Title Insurance & Trust Co., Los Angeles; and "Cutting Workmen's Compensation Insurance Costs," by W. A. Irvine, compensation specialist.

Thursday morning there was a breakfast in the hotel for the golfers, followed by a golf tournament at the Arrowhead Country Club. C. Duncan Gibson was in charge of the arrangements.

Friday afternoon, there was a bridge and canasta party for the ladies.

The interesting program for the conference was arranged by Orrie W. Hamilton, executive vice president of the Association

C. R. DeVaney Named General Manager

Warren B. Wood, president of E. K. Wood Lumber Company, has announced the appointment of C. R. DeVaney as general manager of all the company's Southern Cali fornia operations. He will make his headquarters at the Los Angeles office.

Since 1944 he was manager of the company's sawmill at Roseburg, Oregon. Mr. DeVaney's first job was with the company in Los Angeles twenty-five years ago, and he has spent all his business career with the firm. With the exception of the time he managed the Roseburg plant, he worked out of the Los Angeles office.