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A. E. Mclntosh, president of the West Oregon Lumber Co., Portland, and Mrs. Mclntosh, left on October 19 for New York City where they sailed October 23 on the Empress of France for London. They will spend'about six weeks visiting in England and Scotland.
Ross Blanchard, Blanchard Lumber Co., North Hollywood, and Mrs. Blanchard, have returned from an eastern trip. Ross saw the play-off game for the American League championship at Boston, between the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox, and he took in the first game of the World's Series between Cleveland and the Boston Braves, also played in Boston.
Doug Freeman, of Gosslin-Harding Lumber Co., Oakland, returned from a business and pleasure trip to Oregon October 18.
Ed La Franchi, Pacific Forest Products, Inc., Oakland, was back at his desk October 18 from a business trip to Arizona and Texas cities. He traveled by air.
Tommy Jacobsen, San Joaquin Valley representative of Cords Lumber Co., San Francisco, recently returned from a two weeks' business and vacation trip to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
M. C. \ilhite, manag'er, Francisco, was recently on Christenson Lumber Co.. San a Duslness trlp to uregon.
Seth L. Butler, San Francisco manager of the Northern California office of Dant & Russell Sales Co., drove to Eureka recently'to look over the plant of the Coast-Pacific 'Lumber Co. He was joined there by Mel W. Prawitz of the Portland office, who later visited the San FJancisco and Los Angeles offices.
Ray G. Jacobs, manager of Ross Carrier Co., San Francisco, and his wife, returned recently from a 30-day trip to the east. They visited the company's factory at Benton Harbor, Mich., Detroit, Chicago, New York, and Canadian cities. and returned by way of New Orleans.
Art Kayser, manager of the Los Angeles office, West Coast Lumbermen's Association, gave a lecture on Grading and the Utilization of Lumber at the University of Southern Califbrnia in the course on Materials and Processes conducted .by Professor Niedengard. Warren Hoyt, district sales manager of the American Lumber & Treating Co., Los Angeles also lectured on Wood Preservation.
Les Harris, L. E. Harris Lumber Co., Los Angeles, was a recent San Frdncisco visitor on business.
A. J. Hetherington has joined the sales stafi of Donover Co., Inc., Los Angeles.
Joe Robertson, of Wholesale Lumber Distributors, Inc., Oakland, got considerable publicity recently when he returned from a hunting trip with a fine buck that dressed over 200 lbs.
Tom Hogan, Hogan Lumber Company, Oakland, and. his wife, spent a pleasant two weeks' vacation at Carmel, recently.
Al Stockton of the A. L. Stockton Lumber Co., Daly City, and Bill JaCkson of J. H. Baxter & Co., San Fran'cisco, recently took the interesting and exciting trip down the Rogue River, from Grants Pass to the ocean. The trip occupied five days, and their guide was the widely-known Glenn Woolridge, who showed great skill in the negotiation of the many rapids. The fishing for steelhead and silverside salmon was wonderful, they report.
Lucille Atkinson, secretary to kinson-Stutz Co., San Francisco, two-week vacation.
George J. Hawley of Atrecently returned from a
R. T. (Bob).Evju, Evju Products Co., San Francisco, left October 8 on a two to three weeks' business trip to Detroit, Chicago, New York, and other eastern cities. The trip was made entirely by air.
R. G. (Rich) Robbins, R. G. Robbins Lumber.Co., Port' land, visited the company's San Francisco office early'in October. He traveled bv air.
Carl W. Watts, wholesale lumberman, San Francisco, attended the annual stockholders meeting of the Oregon Plywood Corporation at'Sweet Home, Oregon, September 28.
Don Sagrillo was Back Panel Co., Los recently added to the sales staff of Angeles.
George Hull, of Pacific Forest returned recently from a hunting on which he was accompanied bY
Jim Gartin,,sales Francisco, is back Boulder Dam.