OBITUARIES

Herbert M. Schaur, Jr., 56, died September 29 from spinal meningitis. IIe was the manager of Atkins, Kroll & Company's Portland ofrce, and was equally well known 'in northern California where he had spent many years in the retail lumber business.

Mr. Schaur grew up in Tracy, California, where his father operated Good Lumber Company for many years. He joined South City Lumber Company & Supply in South San Francisco during 1943 and was salesmanager of that firm when he left to join Atkins, Kroll & Co. in 1956.

A former Port Commissioner for San Mateo County, he was active in Republican politics and Peninsula afrairs. He was a member of the Propeller Club of the United States, an active member of Hoo-Hoo, and past chairman of the 1956 Internati.rnal Hoo-Hoo convention in San Francisco.

Mr. Schaur is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schaur of Tracy, and one son, Herbert Schaur III of Stockton.

'William Linwood Owen, 65, of TVestern Door & Sash Co., died after suffering a heart attack while on'vacation in September.

William "Skeets" Owen was an authority on cut stock and mouldings, and well known throughout the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Owen was stricken on a Black Ball Line ferrSr, crossing from Victoria, B,C. to the mainland while vacationing with his wife, Olga.

A native of Meridian. MiSs.. he met his bride to be when he went to work for Long- Bell Lumber Co. at Clinton, Miss. They were married in 1923, and in 1928 they were both transferred to the companyts Longview, Washington operation.

In 1932 they returned to Mississippi for a short time, returning to Raymond, Washington in 1933 when Mr. Owen accepted a position with Weyerhaeuser. He remained with that firm until 1939, when he rejoined Long-Bell at Weed, California. He began his last job with Western Door & Sash in 1950.

Mr. Owen leaves his wife, Olga, of their Orinda, California home; a niece and two nephews.

CAIJIONMA LUIABER'$ENCHANT

Fred A. Griswold, 76, retired lumberman, died September 25 on the day of his 66th wedding anniversary.

Ife first became associated with the lumber business at the Oalifornia Lumber Co. in San Diego in 1926. After a stint in the ranching and trucking business in Arizona he purchased the Midway Trading Post in San Diego in 1989 changing the name to El Cerrito Lumber Co. In 1946 he opened the California Lumber Co. in National City, dividing his time between the two until 1947 when the El Cerrito yard was sold in 1947. He sold the California Lumber Co. in 1948. Mr. Griswold and his son Fred, Jr. moved to the present site of the Empire Lumber Sales Co. in $an Diego, where he was an active partner until a few months prior to his death.

Griswold, a native of Solomon, Kansas, and his widow, Mary were married September 25, L907, at Santee.

Beside his widow, Mr. Griswold is survived by threedaughtersl Mrs. Lois Sheresh, Chula Vista; Mrs. Jacqueline Seeley, La Mesa; Mrs. Dorothy Wheeler, San Diego; his son, Fred, Jr. of San Diego; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.