T\TENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As repo*ed in The California Lumber Merchant October 15,1931

President }loover has called a conference of prominent home builders from throughout the nation to meet in Washington December 2 to 5, to discuss promotion of more home building.

The California Lumbermen's Council was organized at Santa Cruz, September 19, to handle trade promotion activities for the building industry, in cooperation with the California Retail Lumbermen's Association. George N. Ley of Santa Cruz was elected president.

Roy Hills, who with "Duke" Euphrat owns and operates the Wendling-Nathan Company, San Francisco, predicts that a strong upward swing in lumber is ready to start, and that there will be plenty of business to follow. Mr. Hills is a noted optimist.

Bookstaver-Burns Lumber Company, Los Angeles, has been appointed exclusive sales representatives in Southern California for the Humboldt Redwood Company of Eureka.

At the recent annual convention of Hoo-Hoo held at West Baden, Indiana, Ben F. Springer of Milwaukee was elected Snark, and Ed Martin, of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, was elected Arcanoper.

R. E. Ford, vice-president and sales manager for the Cadwallader-Gibson Co., Los Angeles, died October 2 at the age of 42.

Ollt ra,uaet, Williom H. tlughes

Blue Diomond's uniform quoliiy chorocteristics ore importont lo crqflsmen os well qs owners.

UNlFORl,l CORE in hondling ond noiling

UNlFORtll TAPER in ioinl lreotmenl

UNIFORM SURFACE in decorqlion

William H. Hughes, 56, a partner and general manager of the firm of Hughes Brothers, Foresthill, Calif., died suddenly of a heart attack while on an inspection tour of the logging operations near there October 2. His entire life was devoted to the company, which was founded by his father, William H. Hughes, Sr., in 1900 and has been in continual operation ever since. The early years of the deceased's life were spent in New Mexico, where the company operated lumber mills in several locations before they were moved to Foresthill in 1942. Mr. Hughes, elder brother of Hughes Brothers, had been a leader in the lumber industry as well as civic affairs and will be missed by the many friends he made wherever he was known. He leaves his wife, Eva; a son, William H. Hughes, Jr. ; two daughters and a grandson, William H. Hughes IV, all of Auburn, Calif. Also surviving him are the now four Hughes brothers: Brian and fvan, of Foresthill, and Joe and David Hughes, of Auburn, as well as two sisters.

Word P. Brown

Ward P. Brown, 65, owner of the Ward P. Brown Lumber Company, 1101 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, died September 25 at his home in Menlo Park from a heart attack. The lumber dealer entered the business when he was 12, driving a team of horses for the Acme Lumber Company, later becoming a salesman for it and other San Francisco firms before founding his own retail yard. He leaves his rvife, Gladys, a daughter and three step-children. Requiem mass was sung' September 27 and Elks funeral services were conducted.

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