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The San Francisco Roundrp
Some 125 red-bloodt'<i northern Californitr lumlrerrnerr took in the Annutrl San ['rancisc'o Ilourrrlup at Cr-een FIills Countlv Club in N'Iillbrac on October 19. and to a marr tht,t- r'ott'd this \'(,ar's e\('nt outstanding irr t'r'erv departnterrt.
Joirrt'rl hv I)ubs. l,t<1.. the Ilounrlrrlr dav besan 1\'l1h golf on the ivcll-kept Green
Hills link-.. Iloger \'lackin oI Hallirran ,\lackirr ltrnning this part of the show. 'fhc Rounrlrrp firurnamt.nt. l.ourrrl up irr a tie. Harry l-vorr rvinnirrg the toss of a coin to tinch fir-.t placc ovrl Andv i\{olinari and ltosst'ssion o{ a beautiful golI srvcartt'r.
In the Dulrs part of the tournamt'rrt it rra,* (.al-Pacifir'"s Hugo ]lillcr in the first slot, IJen War<l and llill Johnson nvo and three strokes bt'hind. Prize for the lorrgest rlrive ut'nt to \\'arren llrar:kctt and Iloger Schuyler copperl the prize {or t.losest to hole in one.
Follou,irrg the tournamt'nt arrd 19th hole highjinks" the bov,. uert' joined lrv the lt'-ss athlt'tic tr'pes {or t}re l-,ig "Aralriarr Nights" dirrner and show and an orrtstanding lesson in human anatom\'. Errtt'rtainntt'nt chairmen l',d Brush and lke Ztrfrani r.arnt: thnlrpJh ruith the cornplete -*hon' oI the \aji Balrt (--alrart't in Sarr Francisco. ftrmous for its sinuous rltrncing girls who rnake lhr: Trvist look likt' somt'thing out of a tlanr:irrg school for llvc-\.ear-ol<ls.
In all. thc 1962 Iloundul) was a crt'dit to (llulr 9 antl its hard workirrg l,oar.rl of rlir('ctors. Crcdit,. to outgoing Prexy (,harlie \\'hite. and Di< k Hogan^ the incomirrg president. "\I/ell tlrne" to Bill Carter. general t'hairman o{ the affairl "Good -"how" to (.huck l)ickin-.on for his good work on publi, itr : irrrtl lr'1. brrt , ertairrlr. not least. "thanks" to tht' manl' generous donors who made the rvhole t'vent possil.rle.
Corrolled ot the Annuol Son Froncisco Roundup. For coptions, reod leff column, fop lo bottom, right column, iop fo boflom. Top leftr Heod loble notobles eogerly owoiting the show: Wendling-Nothon's Goy Brcndt, Charlie White of White Lumber, Brush Lumber's Ed Brush, ond club 9's new prexy Dick Hogon of Von Arsdole-Horris Lumber Co. Nexl: Higgins Lumber's Bill Corter, Roger Mockin of Hollinon Mockin. Fronk Billings of Col-Pocific; Fronk Timmers of Stroble (lost yeor's president of Ooklond Club 391, ond thot fomous ltolion World Troveler ond distinguished stotesmon for the redwood industry, Luigi Godord, Nexl: Tom Groy of Colifornio Redwood Soles in Sontq Roso, ond Mor Mac's Dick McKonnoy oppeor to be cinching o bet here. Nexl: Peerless Lumber's Gron Geisert, Fronk Billings ond Jock Koepf. Next: The Cooles boys of Sunsef Flooring (leff ond right) with Higgins Lumber's Bob Stogg ond Bill Corter. Next: Meonwhile, bock ol the bor ond up to their old fricks we find Horry Anthony of Higgins, Weslern Door's Zook Todd, ond Higgins lumber's Len Kupps up to their old tricks, Boltom: Joe Misrock of Cosh I Ccrry Lumber, John Prime of Sowmill Soles, G-P's Roger Schuyler, qnud Bob Strohle of Seryice Lumber. Top righi: Ross Miller, Grqn Geiseri, Col-Pocific's Hugo Miller ond Bill Bonnell froternizing with the help. Next: Floyd Eliott, Lomon Lumber's Rolph Lqmon ond Burt Wheeler of Lorkspur lumber. Nexl: Old Gomerslon & Green buddies, Fred Ziese ond Ev lewis. Nexh Jesse Alford of GEA lumber. Son Jose wholesolemqn Bud Olsen, Fred Gummerson of G&R Lumber of Cloverdole, ond Merl Tonner, monoger of TW&J's Nework plont, Nexl: G-P Son Jose mondger Rolph Bishop, M. 5. Cowen's Al Hipshmon, Herb Forrell of T. M. Cobb ond Jim Ookley of Doors, Inc. Eoltom: Jim McKiltop, who recently ioined Sowmill Soles; A. L. Stockton's Bill Finney; Rolph Meyer of Srroble Lumber; ond Ed Hcyden of Higgins,

Believing as I do that stick-to-itiveness is the most important thing in salesmanship, I was glad the other day to stumble over a remark made by the late Calvin Coolidge, when he was President. Coolidge said:
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not. Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is filled with edueated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve, the problems of the humanrace.tt
At a time when loafing and spending are almost as highly esteemed in this country as working and saving used to be, those words of the late president are as cooling water rippling through a sylvan nook. A very sensible, very sane, very practical man was thi" Coolidge. And very fine advice to studente oI salesmanehip rire his words on persistence. It simply means the courage to stay in there and pitch, when every lazy bone. in your frame is expostulatingi "Let's call it a day." *
At the same time I enjoyed the remarks of some less eminent