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Porterville, Calif., Dealer

X'rank Baxley is back on the job at Brey-Wright Lumber Co. after a recent ulcer operation, new status symbol of the soaring (?) 60s.

A card postmarked F.illmore, Utah, from Ken Conway, enroute to a venison vacation, says the weather was clear and cool as they looked at the snowcapped Wasatch mountains from Cedar City and thought of all the folks back at Georgia- Paciflc in Pasadena.

Mel Hirsch, head of Dolan's Building Materials Co., Sacramento, is on the mend after a successful operation in a local hospital last month.

The Norwalk (Calif.) Lumber Co. was well-represented at Lake Tahoe and also at the California State Elks Association convention in Sacramento recently by Helen and George Gelb. The dealer also bowled himself into a payoff spot in the "A" division of a bowling CaIcutta held by Whittier Lodge of the Elks with a five-game total of 1011 pins.

RoIf Stoleeen, sales chief of Durable Plywood Sales Co., and Don Anderson, vice-president of Twin Harbors Lumber Co., made the pilgrimage to Portland, Oct. 18-20, for the annual meeting of the Douglas F'ir Pl5rwood Assn.

Arthur E. Twohy, L. A. lumberyard broker and everybody's friend, is recovering rapidly after three weeks in the hospital for surgery, reports his wife Doris.

Seth and Myrtle, the "traveling Butlorsr" have returned from two wonderful months in Europe, where they wandered from England to Holland, cermany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and the grand finale in Paris,

Mrs. Jarnes H. Forgie and her two lovely childrerr, Cynthia (12) and Peter (11), were pictured recently on the first page of the family section of The Los Ang'eles Times on the occasion of the planning for the 22nd reunion of First Century F amilies. T'he group, which annually'celebrates the founding in 1781 of tlle pueblo that is now Los Angeles, was first assembled in 1939 by Miss Mary Foy.

Jim Atldnson did the Sierra and Sacramento Valley region for an October week on business for Atkinson-Stutz Company of San Mateo.

Stephen G. Freoman's next stop on what he refers to as "the Winter Tour of the MiddleAged," will be the Hotel Coronado PGA Pro-Am invitational Golf tournament at Coronado. Nov. 3-6, supplanting the Tijuana Open. Eugene H.

Charles, Jr., of the F reeman firm at Newport Beach, Calif., sug'gests a new "barometer" for the lumber industry: Lumber movement varies direcily with the handicap of golfing lumbermen; when sales are down, handicap is down saJes up, handicap up. No more Ouija boards will be needed.

Blll Grleve, head of Building Material Distributors, Inc., with headquarters in Stockton, spent the first October week in Oregon visiting business connections.

Anne Murra,y is back on the job at Roy l'orest Products Company in Van Nuys and resuming her Hoo-Hoo-Ette activity after a Hawaiian trip and extended vacation.

Ilarry Merlo, executive of the Rounds Lumber Company, San Francisco, was out the first two October weeks with the mumps (The MUMPS!!??)-and a rough case at that-but is now on the job again.

W. I{. "Blll" Sulter returned to Los Angeles, Oct, 27, after a 5-week trip in the tr'ar East where he visited supplierB and business contacts in Japan, Formosa, Hong Kong and the Philippines.

And three cheers for Carl Dletz, owner of Longfellow Lumber Co. in Chico, who accomplished in just one year of playing golf what many never achieve-a hole-in-one on the 12th hole at Chico Golf & Country Club, Sept. 3. Eye-witnesses included Les Dotkllngton of Bernie Elarber and Associates. and Beryl Robinson.

Ifenk Zwart flew to Europe, Oct. 17, to meet with Swedish and F'rench suppliers of H. Zwart & Company, Los Angeles importers, He expected to be abroad about 30 days.

Ed Young, executive of Garehime Corporation, San Francisco, spent the second October week in New York on business.

Rex lVells was off for Utah last month on a deer-hunting safari and promised to keep associates advised of the results back at Wells Custom Millwork in Gardena.

Bob Mosby, assistant salesmanager for Diamond National Corp., spent a week in the Truckee-Tahoe region last month on a Very Sucessful hunting trip.

Forrost Wilson, southern California wholesale lumber distributor, spent part of October visiting executives of British Columbia F orest Products Ltd. in Vancouver.

Ed Dlger, head of Eichrome Building Materials, Redwood City, spent a week in Bermuda last month on a business-pleasure jaunt (it's been a pleasure doing Business there?).

WCLII Ilonore Hotel for Wood Utlllzation

For the skillful and dramatic use of more than a million feet of regional lumber and wood products in construction of The Village Green Motor Hotel, Cottage Grove, Oreg'on, the West Coast Lumbertnen's Association, in September, gave special recognition. Bronze award plaques were presented by H. V. Simpson' Association executive vice-president, at the WCLA semi-annual district meeting which was held at The Vilage Green, built at a cost of a million-and-half dollars and opened in July of this year' as a classical demonstration of the handsome effects which can be achieved through the skilled use of Western woods.

Ploneer Paper Executlvo Electcd

Joseph Y. Baruh, honorary vice-president of Crown Zellerbach a^nd a pioneer of the West Coast paper industry, was elected director emeritus of the corporation following his resigrtation from the board a"fter 62 years of service with the company. Mr. Baruh' who is 92, was also one of the original directors of Zellerbach, is the uncle of J. D. Zellerbach, board chairman who is currently serving as U. S. Ambassador to Italy, and of Harold L. Zellerbach.