TWETTY.FII'E YEARS AGO TODAY fu Reported in The California Lumber

The big news of the November 1, 1935, issue is the forthcoming annual convention of the California Retail Lumbermen's Assn. at San Diego, Nov. 6-8, in the Hotel San Diego, F'eatures are to include a harbor boat-ride to the 6-million-ft. giant log raft of the Benson Lumber Company's mill there. PauI Halllngby will preside at the first business session Earle E. ilohnson, former Livermore dealer, has joined the Elureka Mill & Lumber Co., Oakland Walter Scrlm writes in that the two things he enjoys reading the most in life are Time magazine and the "Vagabond Editorials" in The California Lumber Merchant . The regular advertisement of the California Redwood Association in this issue pictures the key made of redwood that was presented to President Roosevelt on his visit to the International Exposition at San Diego.

Jack Dionne announces to the trade that he is bringing out a sequel to his book of jokes, "Cullud Fun," to be called "Lotsa tr'un" . . . The monthly advertisement of Weyerhaeuser Sales Compa^ny for its 4-Square Lumber says the big swing in architecture is back to Colonial W. C. Bell, managing director of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Assn., Seattle, has agreed to address the San Diego convention of the CRLA on "Coordination of Local, State and National Associations." Another speaker just added to the program by Orrie Hamilton, San Diego, of the Arrangements committee, is George Bea,m of the Kerckhofr-Cuzner Lumber Co., Los Angeles, on "Merchandising of Building Materials" George Gorma.n, salesmanager for the Hammond Lumber Company at San F rancisco, has resigned to open his own wholesale business there . . Chas. P. Henry visited Arizona accounts for the Chas, R, McCormick Lumber Co.

A. C. Penberthy, Tacoma Lumber Sales, returned to L. A. from a 10-day.mill trip to Tacoma and Willapa Harbor Mr, and Mrs, C. R. Tbenzer returned to his American Hardwood Company business in Los Ang'eles from a week's visit to San Francisco that included the SC-California game at Berkeley . . The Eli Destruels of Santa Rosa, where he is with the Mead Clark Lumber Co., welcomed a baby daughter October 18 . . . Cecll Whlteslde has been

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named manager of the W. E. Cooper Lumber Co. retail store at Alhambra. He was formerly witlr Hammond . Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co. was appointed southern California representatives for Moore Mill & Lumber Co., Bandon, Ore. . Ray R. Howells is representing Pyramid Lumber Sales Co. in the Valley from Fresno to Chico . . . J. A. Brush of Brush Industrial Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from a San F rancisco business trip.

\il. E. Hall of Phoenix has purchased the Baskett Lumber Company at Phoenix. The yard will be managed by James P. Gibson, forrner McCormick representative in Arizona . . . "Stub" Allison, head football coach at UC, spoke to tJle October 21 meeting of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club 39. President Gordon D. Pierce of the Boorman Lumber Co., Oakland, welcomed a gathering of more than 60 lumbermen. Iloward Gunton and Henry Meyer won the game tickets after dinner , Dolbeer & Carson has modernized its ofrces in the Merchants Exchange Bldg., San Francisco Al Stangor is named manager of the Clearwater (Calif.) Lumber Co., after selling it a year ago to Central Lumber Co., Compton, when he operated it as the Stangor Lumber Co.

C. V. Small has bought the Lancaster-Pioneer Lumber Co. at Lancaster E. G. Davis of Coos Bay Lumber Co., Los Angeles, visited the Marshfield miil "Red" Grlmes, popular Palco salesman, has been transferred by TPL from L. A. to his old stamping grounds in the San Joaquin Valley , . "Gus" Russell retumed to the San F*rancisco offices of his Santa X'e Lumber Co. from a 10day Northwest mill trip Mllton Koll of the A. J. Koll Planing Mill, Los Angeles, returned from a 9-week auto tour of the east with his wife and three children.

F. G. Hanson announces an expansion of his West Coast Screen Company in Los Angeles as a result of booming sales of his "Hollywood Door." Mr. Hanson called on Nicolai Door Sales Co., his northern California representatives, on his recent trip to San F-rancisco . Don R. Phtllps returns Nov. 2 from a 5-week eastern vacation . . . Arlo D. Squlros, southern California representative of Clover Valley Lumber Co. and Quincy Lumber Co., returned from business in Arizona and New Mexico . . Miland Grant of Western Door & Sash Co., Oakland, is deer hunting in Modoc county Percy Merithew visited Arizona on business for the E. I(. Wood Lumber Co. . Bob Estes, son of the late, well-known Los Angeles lumberman, Cliff Estes, has bought the Associated fllling station at 3rd and Serrano . The Paciflc Lumber Company invited the Redwood Empire Lumbermen's Club to hold its montlly meeting' at Scotia, October 12. Resident Manager E. D. Yodor welcomed the members and turned the meeting over to P. iI. Rutletlge of Dolbeer & Carson, Eureka, at the bidding of Mead Clark, president of the club. In attendance were Henry Laws, Steve Yeager, E. J. Striepeke, M. M. Daubin, Delmar Travis, Jack Cavanagh, Oscar Messersmith, Russ Stevens, L. D. Gilbert, Fred Miller, W. Adler, I. C. Nelson, Dale F arrell, Roy Klinker, Charles Garrison, Jim Clark, Abel Jackson, G. V. Weller, John W. Schlosser, George Stone, Lloyd Bittenbender, E. H. Shimmins, George Heywards, I. L. Walker, L. W. Blinn fII, Jack Lauden, J. W. Crowe and C. E. DeCamp. In fact, the only club member absent was Androw McNalr, who was attending a meeting of the Redwood Empire Association at Holbert Lake.

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