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Jay Collins, manager of the Mullin Lumber Company yard in North Hollywood, is recouping from a recent illness in the Mid Valley Community Hospital in Van Nuys.
Jim Kincaid, former partner in Kincaid Lumber Company of San Jose, has joined Willow Glenn Lumber Co. in San Jose, according to general manager Bill Anderson.
Ifarry Merlo, vice-president and general manager of Rockport Redwood Company, Cloverdale, spent the first week of November in southern California on Rockport and RIS business.
Storm casualties from the big October blow continue to cqme in, Ed Tletcott, general manager of the McCready Lumber Co. line operation in Oregon the latest in the injured line up. The devastating Hurricaneforce storm which swept Oregon and Northern California blew down the chimney on Ed's place and when he tried to light a fre after the power failure he added fire damage to the inside as well as water damage to the outside. Excluding a badly wrenched knee, Ed estimates (preliminary only) storm damage to the McCready chain of 18 yards at roughly 9360,000.00.
Bud Robie, The Pacific Lumber Company, faired better than most in the late deer season and picked up two (the limit) beau- tiful four-point bucks in northern Nevada last month.
Other deer hunting news included that of Jack Crane, Crane-French Co., who after attending the big Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club Stag in Eureka, was last seen going South with a young doe!
Bob Reid, partner in Reid & Wright in Fresno, spent the last two weeks of October calling on customers and suppliers in Canada and the East Coast.
Jerry Chisholm has returned to duty as salesmanager of Wickett Lumber Company, Woodside, following his recovery from a severe auto accident in San Jose last April. Continuing as a stalwart member of the antidigit dialing assn., Jerry may be reached by dialing UL 1-1573.
Stan Eisner, who has 11 years experience in lumber sales, and who was most recently salesmanager of Van Vleet Forest Products, Humboldt County, has been named to southwestern sales in Arcata for Simpson Timber Company.
Jack Lovell is the new manager of J. W. Copeland's 2936 N. E. Sandy BIvd. yard, replacing Bill Workman who is now number two man at the company's Gresham, Oregon, branch.
Jim Higgins, vice-president and general manager of J. E. Higgins Lumber Co. in San Francisco, attended the big hardwood convention in Chicago September 30, and then spent the following month calling on customers and suppliers in the Midwest, East and South (deep South, that is).
Bob Allen is now assisting Neil Eagen in R. F. Nikkel's millwork division. Bob has many years experience in the moulding business, originally starting with Walco Distributing in Sacramento, and continuing on as head man in Amco Moulding, succesor to Walco.
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