PERSONALS

Ed Nave, popular sales manager of Medford Corporation, was stricken with a heart attack during early September, but is reported winning the battle and recuperating at home. Company officials expect that Ed may be able to return to his desk sometime around the first of the year.

The golfers down San Diego way are still feuding, fussing and fighting about their scores. Ernie Mead, Art Eucker, Carl Gavotto and Ken Conway (G.P., L.A.) had another battle of the foursome last month without an official scorer-results unknown.

Freil Griswold, president Empire Lumber Sales, San Diego, recuperating from major surgery. All reports indicate he is doing fine.

Peny Smith, well known San Diego County lumberman, is now with Empire Lumber Sales working in accounting and sales,

Ernie Mead, manager Maple Bros San Diego warehouse and sales, and Mrs. Mead, spent part of last month "playing" in Las Vegas.

Mac McWhorter, Mary Fern and Pierre on a combined business and pleasure trip to Cloverdale last month, Mac represents Art Bond Lumber in Orange, California.

Bob Mosby, popular Diamond Match executive, Red Bluff, California, has joined the Navajo Forest Products Industries, Navajo, New Mexico, according to information received by The Merchant. Bob started in his new post October l,1962.

Oakland retailer, Ed Adams, Economy Lumber Company, and his wife, should be just about touching down at S. F. International after 30 days in Europe. The Adams' flew to Europe via the Polar Route on September 16, and planned to travel throuugh most of Western Europe.

Mike Pierre has been named manager of O'Connor Lumber Co. in Vallejo, and Claire Jaehnig will be his assistant. Pierre was formerly a territory salesman for PBM and Jaehnig was previously with Fort Bragg Lumber Co.

Frank A. Door, of Canada, has joined the sales force of. K/D Cedar Supply in Hayward, and will be covering the coastal territory from Santa Maria north. Frank is well versed in cedar as well as other species from several years of sales with Belton Lumber Company, Ltd., of Sarnia, Canada.

News of Art Bond's serious illness has shocked his many friends in the industry. The popular Cloverdale lumberman was stricken about a month ago and should be recuperating at home as this item goes to print.

John Mayfield, Jr. and his wife, Sandra, vacationed in Puerto Rico and Miami the last week of September. John heads Mendo Mill & Lumber Co., a sharp retail building supply center in Ukiah.

Dick Davis, sales manager of Santiam Company, is reported recovering at home from a heart attack sufrered during early September.

Pete Bingley Appointed GenerqlMonoger Ostling Monufocluring Co.

The Board of Directors of Ostling Manufacturing Co., El Monte, California, named Pete Bingley to the top executive post of the door producing concern. He will be in charge o{ production, shipping, advertising and sales for the pioneer Southern California door manufacturing firm.

Pete needs no introductiong to the industry as he has spent the past 10 years in distribution and sales and secured some of his basic training right at Ostling Manufacturing Company nine years ago.

'oWe are presently working on an exciting new program which will feature a full line of institutional doors, as well as flush doors of outstanding strength and beauty," said Bingley. Brochures featuring Ostling doors are presently available and may be obtained by writing Pete Bingley at 2430 North Chico, El Monte, California.