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Ccptcrin William A. Mcaee
Captain William A. Magee, district manager of Earl Hoffman Company, passed away suddenly in San Jose, Calif., October 2, I95I, from a heart attack.
He was born in Empire, Oregon, 66 years ago last May and had been a master mariner on the Pacific Coast since he was 23 years of age, sailing all over the world.
Door Soler
Redwood lmber Co.
Olyhpic Stdined Productr Co. -----------.-...25
Oregon Lumber DishibutoE .---.-..._-----.--...-64
Coliforniq
Cqilow Co. .-----------........ tt
Corr & Co', t. J' .--.------.........----.-.-------.---*
Cqscqde Pocif,c lunber Co. .---.-..---..--..-51
Celotex Corporqtion, The ..-......--..-------l|{}41
Centrql Volley Box & Lbr. Co. ..-.--.--.....73
Chqmberlln & Co., W. n. .............-.---....-. r
Chonllqnd
Chrirlen!on
Clough,
Connecticut
Oregon Timber Products Co. --------._-.-------.Zo
Orgood, Roberf S. ..-----.-.-...-.---.-....---.--.------ :t
Pqbco Product3, lnc. .---..----......---.----.--.---...17
Potific Coort Aggr€ote3, lnc. -...----..---.--53
Pqclfic Flr toler .-.-..----......----.......--.-.-.------..43
Pqclf,c Fore:t Produclr, Inc. ---------.-.....--.*
Pqcific Lumber Deolen Supply, Inc. .-.._.. *
Pqciic Lumber Co., lhr --..---.--..-...---.....-. 3
Pociic We3t. lbr, Co. of Colif., Inc, --.*
Pqcific Wire Productt Co. ----------.......--.----51
Pormino lumber Co. .....-..--.-.-..-.-.-.----.----. rt
Penberthy lumber Co, .......---..-.-.-.-.----.-..._.. *
Pemo Productr Co. ...-........--.--.-.-.-.........----2f
Pllmood Lor Angeleer, tnc. ...-.....--.O.8,C. Plywood Tqcomc, lnc. ...-..--------.--.---.O.8.C.
Pope E folbot, Inr., lumber Div, ..-.1.F.C.
Reody Hvng Door lttfg. Co. of 5o. Cql. .---24
Reqdy Hung Door Co. of Collfomiq .-....-- rt R & E lumber Co.
Red Cedor Shlngle Eureou loddircrofl, lnc.
Rlcri & Krure lumber Co.
Roddir Colifornio. Inr.
Rors Cqrrier Co.
Rudiger-Long Co.
Sqnd Door & Flywood
Sdnford-Lurrier, Inc.
Sqn Froncirco Plyrood Co.
Son Pedro Lumber Co.
Sqnlq Fe Lumber Co.
Schqecher-Kux Lumber Co.
Sierro Redwood Co.
5ilkiyou Forest Productr
5kookum Shoke Co.
Smilh Iumb€r Go.,
So-Col Building l{oteriqlt
5oufh Boy Lumber Co. ....--.--.---.-.-------.--.,-.58
Soulhwert Plywood Corp. ......---.....---...-.-.--'t
Soulhwe:lern Porflond Cemenl Co. ----------34
Stohl Lvmber Co., Inc.
Stqnton & Son, E, J.
Slrqble Hqrdwood Co, -,..-_....-------.--_-....._-.53
5udden & Chrlstenron, lnc. .-_.....-....---.-.-..-.67
Superior lumber 5qler -......---....-......-.-.--.-.,- t locomo Lsmber Sqler -.........-...-..-.,.----,...--.35
Torter, Webrler & Johnron, Inc, .....-.-...-.-39
Toylor Lvmber Co., Reever -....-.-..,.-.-.-.-..-.*
Terrill & Friedrich: --..----.---.----.-..-.--...-.-.-..-'t
Triongle lumber Co. .---------...-..---..------..---72
Trinily River Lumber Sqler Co.
Tropicql & Wertern lumber Co.
Twin Hqrborr Lumber Co,
Union Iumber Co, .--..--.........--.--.-.-.-.----.-..43
U. 5. Plywood Corp. -......:..-----..--,...----...--
Captain Magee was well known all over the Pacific Coast and had a host of friends in the lumber industry, to which he was closely connected for a large part of his life as master of ships carrying lumber.
. During World War I he was general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, Seattle. Later he was master of the S. S. Harvard for many years, and was appointed San Francisco Bar Pilot where he remained fot 20 years in active service.
In World War II, he was on active duty as a Lieutenant Commander in the Coast Guard as a Bar Pilot. He retired from the Bar Pilots in 1948.
Captain Magee entered the lumber business in 1948 and has been district manager of the Earl Hoffrnan Company with offices in San Jose since 1950. He was in that position at the time of his death.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Magee of Los Gatos; two sons, William Arthur I\{agee, Jr. of San Anselmo, California, and James B. Magee of the Earl Hoffman Company, Los Angeles; and one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Andregg of Auburn, California.
Funeral services were held at the Oak Hill Mernorial Chapel, San Jose, October 4, 1951.
Richcrd Goehring
Richard Goehring, 64, passed away in the Magnolia Hospital, Long Beach, on September 29, after a long illness.
A native of Nebraska, he was in the. lumber business there before coming to California and operated the Goehring-Sothman Lumber Co. at Grand Island. He sold his interests there and started the Goehring Lumber Co. at Wilmington in 1936. He was sole owner of the business until 1941 when the company incorporated, ancl at the time of his death he was vice president.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Maybelle Goehring, a daughter, Mrs. Helen Bryson, and two grandchildren.
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Funeral services were held at Wilmington on October 2. Virginlo Hordwood Co. ----.-.-.--..--...--.----.-.55 w$i coqrt Timber Productt Asency ......73 FUneral Serviges fOr JameS W. YOUng, Jr., 42, IndiO and W::1.:'".t":Lj'fr?'i] f"1. ........................c1 Patm Desert lumberman, were held at 10:00 a.m. on AuW::i:fi Bf'-?jlt.ll1L.-1l:.....:"...............::l sust 30 at the o'Donnell Funerat chapel, Indio, and at Werlern Hordwood tumber Co.........O.F.C. wetren pine A'ociorion ..........:.:......::..':; 3 :30 p.m. at the Johnson Chapel, Yuma. Burial was in Wettern Pine Supply Co. * \.2,. .- ^ Weyerhqeurer Soler Co. .......-......-.....--..12-I3 r urrr4'
W:1f"3:;li"T.::"""t.: ...:..:.....::...,:......:33 Jarnes w. Young, fr.
Wll[, ti:'.f i... ......,.............................:....j Mr. Young was owner of the Valley Lumber & Supply WlljjS,';','tY;.Y;,-a;;;;;...:...........;.::.;:;.:.:.?? Co. at Indio and Palm Desert. He had recently been inwinton rumbe. Scls co. --------tf stalled as president of the Indio Chamber of Commerce, Wood, Earl F. .....-.................. !twood converrion c.. ......................- * and was a member of the Riverside CoUnty Hoo-HOO Wood lumber Co., E, K. * ^, , it wood rrecrins cheni.atr c". ....::::::.:.:.::: r, Club. -Fle was well known in Southern California lumber ii""iT'.j'T::.:..-ll:...::::::::::::::::... ........1s1 circles.
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