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George C. Burnett, 79, Tulare, Calif., died October 31 in a hospital there after a long illness. He was a pioneer Tulare businessman and founder of the Burnett Lumber Company. He lived at 442 W. Inyo St., where his wife died July 21.

George Burnett was born on a farm between Tulare and Tipton in 1876 and u'orked with his father, who came to the area in 1861 and became one of the largest grain farmers in the Tulare lake area, using teams as large as 32 rnules to operate. In I9O2,when he was 26, George Burnett went to work for John Bishop, lnanager of the Tulare Lumber Co. Within six months he was manager himself. After several vears he opened the Burnett Lumber Co. at W. Kern and I streets. In 1913 Burnett opened a company yard at Tipton and, in 1914, another one in Pixley.

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Smoll tight knots ond fine lexture . coupled with selective monufocfure ond thorough kiln drying yield o product of exceptionol quoliry. wE ARE FULLY PREPARED TO SUppLy LARGE QUANTTTTES OF THIS STOCK MANUFACTURED TO OUR OWN PATTERNS, THUS GUARANTEEING A STEADY SUPPTY OF CONSISTENT QUATITY AND PATTERN. This is why fodoy, when you think of decking, think of BTACK DIAMOND first !

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In 1951, alter 44 years, Mr. Burnett sold his interests to a Minneapolis group but kept his office at the main lumberyard and acted as advisor to the nerv owners. During his years, he sa\'v many major Tulare buildings rise using lumber purchased from his yard. George Burnett was a leader in civic affairs and one of the original leaders in the chamber of commerce; he also started the county fair. He leaves a sister and two brothers in the area.

George Arthur Clark, 75, died November l1 at his Temple City home. He had been associated in the hardware business in Nlonrovia and with the Union Hardware Co.. Los Angeles, f.or 25 years . . . George Louis Schuler, 55, retired Pasadena and Palos Verdes building contractor, died November 7 at his Palm Springs winter home after long illness; he rvas a past president of the Pasadena Building Contractors Assn. Freeman Eugene Loveitt, 96, retired contractor, died November 9 Albert F. Peppers, 85, retired building contractor, died November 11 of a heart attack at his Burbank home.

The lumber industry during the course of time has developed some pretty good salesmen but, without a doubt. the great Chic Sale was the superdooper of them all. He knew his "outhouses," and he knew the lumber that went into them. There wasn't a detail about the manufacture of his product with which he was unfamiliar, and if anything went wrong he personally went out to find the reason why. The seat may have been the seat of the trorrble and, if so, corrective measures were taken such as rounding off the square edges.

Ife was indeed a specialist in his product, and he took great pride in guaranteeing satisfaction and great personal pride in the knowledge of his product. Sometimes they were sold on the argument of "extra" benefits, like keeping the kitchen stove well supplied with wood. It was just a simple matter but it well illustrates the thought he gave to his job.

To avoid embarrassment to the hired girl. he moved the r,vood pile to a point on the path to the "outhouse"; she then, if being self-conscious under observation on the way, could withall decorum make a stop at the woodpile and thereby keep the kitchen woodbox filled and at the same time preserve, at least for thetime being, her ladylike dignity.

What the hardwood lumber industry needs today is more '{specialists," and by specialist I mean a man trained and educated in the knowledge of hardwoods, their manufacture and usage.

It is said that imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and hardwood lumber is perhaps one of the most imitated of all materials. However, its virtues and Droperties can never