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Richard T. Ambrose

Richard T. Ambrose, head of the Ambrose Mill and Lumber Co., and Santa Bar'bara's postmaster for 14% years, passed arvay at his home on December 1. He had been in poor health for some time. For many years he was identified with the communitv and civic life of Santa Barbara.

lle rvas born in Pattonburg, N'[o.. Nfay 23, 1870. In Hiawatha, Kansas, he ou'ned a large harclu'are store with his brother, and later he engaged in the l-rardrvare ancl lumber business in Fort Morgan and Loveland, Colo. In 1920, Mr. Arnbrose retired and the family moved to Pasadena. A year later, he and his brother, the late J. C. Ambrose, bougl-rt the Perry Lumber Co. in Sania Barbara. The compan\: also operates yards at Buellton and Goleta. Mr. Ambrose rvas president of the company ancl principal oll'r'rer at the time of his death.

N{r. Ambrose retirecl as postmaster of Santa Barltara in December, 1948. lle u'as a leader in a move to prevail on the Federal gorrernment to erect a new Spanish-type postoffice there. The goverr-rment had planned to put up a standard structure btrt the move to change the architecture to conform n ith Santa Barbara design \\'as successful.

He 'was a member of the Shriners. a charter member of the Kirvanis Club, and at tl-re time of his death l'as on the board of the Salvation Army. He had served as chairman of the Santa Barbara County central democratic cornmittee.

Surviving are his rvidou'; tu'o daughters, N{rs. Harold Parma and Mrs. Marion White: a son. Richarcl T. Ambrose, Jr., vice presiclent of the Ambrose Mill ancl l-umber Co. ; and three grandchildren, all of Santa Barbara. He leaves tn'o brothers, Robert Ambrose of Pattonburg, Mo., and F. W. Amltrose of San Antonio, Texas.

Funeral services l'ere held in Santa Barbara. Saturdav afternoon. December 3.

Fred H. Dill

Fred H. Dill, 74. president of the Dill Lumber Co., Arlington, passed a\\'ay at his home there on Noven.rber 19 of a heart condition.

Mr. Dill rvas born in Hamden, Ohio. Bcfore coming to California he rvas associated rvith the late Charles A. Hayward and the late Homer T. Hayu'ard in the Sterling Lumber & Investment Co. in Colorado rvith headquarters in Denver. In 1910 they came to California and started the Hayrvard Lumber & Investment Co. with head ofifices in Los Angeles. They sold their interests in the Sterling Lumber & fnvestment Co. in 1920.

NIr. Dill retired from the Hayward Lumber & Investment Co. in 1925, and started the Dill Lumber Co. in Arlington. The company operates yards also in Banning, Elsinorc, Hemet and Redlands. Before moving to Arlington he had lived in San Bernardino, Pomona and Long Beach.

He n'as one of the members of the original board of directors of the National Orange Shorv, and served as president of the board of clirectors of the Harbor Commission in Long Beach. He rvas also a charter member of the Long Beach Rotary Club, and a member of the Riverside Elks Club.

Surviving are two sons, llayward and Charles Dill, both of Redlands, who r,vere associated n'ith their father in the lumber business. Funeral services lrerc held Monday afternoon. November 21.

Iohn H. Rohr

John H. Rohr, vice president of E. L. Bruce Co.. died at his home in North l{ollyr,vood, Californi:r, Friday, November 25, after a short illness. He u-as 54 years old, and rvas a native Californian, born in San Francisco.

Before his affiliation with E. L. Bruce Co., he rvas a flooring contractor in Los Angeles for a number of years. In 1933 he became a salesinan for E,. L. Bruce Co., Inc., Los Angeles, the company's rvholly ou'ned subsidiary. He u'as promoted to general manager of E. L. Bruce Co., Inc. in 1935 and to vice pre,sident ancl ger.reral manager in 1939. In 19.11 he lr'as made a director of E. I.. Bruce Co. and rvas clecterl vicc president in 19.17.

He rvas a member of the Los .\ngeles .\thletic Club ancl the Hollyrvood Athletic Club.

He is survived by his u'idon- and by one daughter, Mrs. Jane Worn, of Reno, Ner-ada. Other survivors are his sister, Mrs. Iidric E. Brorvn, Oakland, Calfiornia, and a brother, Henry C. Rohr. Los Angeles.

Funeral senr.ices l-ere held at Forest T,atvn Cemcterv. Clcndale. Calif.

Jcrmes O. Bcllingcr

James O. Ballingar, 54, of Stran'berrv Valley, Yuba County lumberman, passed a'n'ay in a San Francisco hospital on November 6 after an illness of three rveeks. He was a partner in the Palace Lumber Co., near Woodleaf. He was born in Paradise, Butte Countl-. and had been a resident of Strawberry Valley for ts'enty'-three years.

Surviving are his rvidou', Nlyra; a son, Jan.res; a daughter, I\[rs. Betty Greer; five sisters aud ts'o brotl-rers. Funeral services \\'ere held at Chico.

McCoy Plcning Mill Adds Dry Kilns

The McCoy Planing Nfill, Los Angeles, has trvo dry kilns in the course of construction rr'ith e capacity of 145,C00 feet. It is expected that the nes' kilns u,ill be in operation by the first of the vear.

New Ycrd

Nt. R. Miller is opening a 1.ard on Sanris Road in Camarillo and expects to be open for business al)out January 1, 1950. He rvill operate the vard under the name of Camarillo Lumber Company, and rvill carrv a full line of lumber, building materials, paint, hardu.are, etc.

I\Ir. Miller has had trventv years experience in the lumber business. He u'as u'ith the \\-everhaeuser Timber Company at Tacoma and since coming to Southern California he has been connected rvith the Bay District Lumber Co. at Nerv port Beach, and the Orban Lumber Company at Pasaclena.

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