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OBTTUARY
lesinold W. SMITH
Feeinald William Smith, 42, popular East Bay lumber some time. He had been retired from his lumber business t ' for three years. He leaves his wife, Imogene, of the home in :'., Walnut Creek.
A. P. WOODSON
A. P. Woodson, 77, a vice-president of the McCloud :. River Lumber Co-, died October 8 in Wausau, Wis. Mr. ' ,;' Woodson was also a director of the Longview Fiber Co. : and a director of the American Box Board Co.
In Memoriqm
-, denlei died November 12 in Oakland followine a brief ill- dealei, died November Oa[land f-ollowin-g a brief ill- ness. He *"" the'owner of the Reg Smith Lumber Co., which he established in Oakland, November 15, 1954. Reg
- Srnittt srew up in the retail lumber business with his uncle,
Witli"ti Smith, head of the Smith Lumber Company, San
Francisco and Oakland, and was salesmanager of the remaining Oakland yard until its liquidation four years ago. He wai a native San Franciscan and member of Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39. He leaves his wife Daisy May, a daughter Carolyn. his mother and a sister' Funeral services were hetd in Oaktand, November 15, with entombment at Mountain View mausoleum.
George N. KEWIN
i Geoige N. Kewin of the Kewin Lumber & 1;' Walnui Creek, Calif., died Octobet 25 after
Supply Co., being ill for
SA]IFORD. IUSSIER, IJIC.
DISTRIIUTORS AND WHO]:SAI.IRS
, Ook Stoir Treodr-Throrholdr
Door Sills-Hqrdwood llouldlngs ond
Psnel-Woll snd Domesf lc-Phtlippine-JoPonete Hordwoods
Worchouse Dcltvcry ot Garload Shfpmcnrl
610l so. vAN NESIS AVENUE los Angeles 47, Colif. AXmlnster 2'9181
Thomas Steele Holden, 72, vice-chairman and former '': presidentofF'W'DodgeCorporation,constructionnewS. and marketing specialisti, died^November 3 at his Darien, , I Conn., home.-Hi was considered the experts' expert on businessconditionsinthebuildingindustryandwasan architect early in his career . . . Loraine van Patten, 39, whe ''" was associated with !'er_ father,-John H.,van Patten in his ,:i& dry kiln and wholesale lumber business in Gardena, Calif., .';-;: wis killed November 22 in an accident on Highway tbL neai' "$. Soledad, Calif., when the car she was driving skidded into .,I a bus after she swerved to avoid hitting a halted car. fn .u' addition to her work in lumber, Miss Van Patten was a l, noted motion picture travelogue producer, traveling exten- 'lt sively and filming in Europe, and had also appeared on tele-: .,i visioh. She made her home in Hollywood and leaves her .'r parents, a sister Muriel, and her brothers, J. Keith and .ll. Lyt".l. Cttartes g. Stttitlt, Sr.,85, retired luirberman and'l'd.' manufacturer, died November 17 in a Pasadena hospital ,*. after a brief illness . Ernest C. Coate, 72, rctked lumber- tii' yard manager, died November 12. He made his home ln "ii Sepulveda,taiit. Arthur Inks,79, Los Angeles county i carpenter foreman for 33 years, died November 20 , ili,j', Mayne Thompson, 50, mayor of Bellflower, Calif., since last'.. year in the incorporation of the town virtually founded by,' ,.' his family, died November 22 in Bellflower hospital following a heart attack. IIe was associated with his brothers'-'i'i John M. and Claire, Jr. in the hardware business founde4 ,',.i, by their late father in 1910, the first store in the community, t:
Greot Western J"t"t SCRTA
Great 'Western Lumber Corp., Glendale, has joined thq; Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. in the Associatff';i.; member listings. Officers of the wholesale firm are Norma4lq"iJ J. Wi;:";.p;8.ia."i ; Fritz Hutcheson, "ice-president, t;a;",'I{ Ralph Steffen, salesmanager. .;i;'fu
Worning Asked on Builders' Liens
I'rotection of horleou,ners from liens agairrst tlrcir prr,|ertl' b_r- brrilcling contractors u.as askecl December -l b1' a Senate Jucliciary conrmittee
inaLos'\ugelt's
lrearing. Witnesses proposecl :rrr ametrrlmctrt to the nrec'hatrics' lien lan' u'hich rvoulcl foreu,artr hotneotlrters of uoss'ible lien actiorr by builcling material firurs. St'trator I)t,n:Llcl L. (ilttrrsl<1'. conrmittec chairm:rn, said sr-rc'h ;rn :rmerrclrrent u'ottlrl re clrrire rnatcri:1l cornpanies to frrrnisli the corttractt-rr rttrtl homeou-uer s'ith a getrera.l description of labor, etluipntcut or nratcrials {urrrishc'11 15 da.vs before rL lierr cottltl bc llle<1 on tht: propertl-.
-\r.rstirr Zehter, cre clit rnzrrrager for a \\'lLtsorrr-ille. (l:Llii., brrilclirrg rrratcri:rls llrrn, suggestecl thc lal' be :Lnrcttrlt'tl to pcrrnit the {i1ing of felorrv cl'uLrgcs:rgairst rutscrupulous c()lltrarctors.
Volley Workers Get Woge Hike
Fresno, C:r1if.-Iiepresentatir-es of Unitecl Constnrctit.rrr \Vorl<ers l-oca1 700 an<l the I{onre Iluilders ,'\ssn. of thcr San -foaquin \rallev sigrre<1 :r 3-year cotrtract the encl of Nolenrber callirrg for a 20-cent an horrr nagr itrcrcase :rncl costof-living arljustr.nent after tl.re first year. '\grcenrcrrt i-r rctro:rctive to -l\riv. 1 anrl covers 550 u'orkers. Cor-rtract is sairl to be first in the itrclustn'usiug tlie cc,st-of-lir-inr: in<1e-r in dett:rmining u,age scales. 'f1-re 3-r'ear ternr of thr: c()lrtrirct u'as intenrk'cl to 1et enrplor-ers plan frrrther :rhea<i orr 1al;or costs.
Scales in thc 1re\\' cr'ntr;rct rrle: CarPeutcrs, $3..15 zrn hour: Plastere rs. $3.55 ; Pl:rste rcrs' helpers. $3..1.1 ; I',ricl<1a_r'crs, $3.90; Tilesetters, $3.!15 ; Irlrrmbers, 5.1.00; I'ainters, $.3..35, anrl Floorlal'ers, $.3.50. E,mplovers also hirr.e to piL,r- iL 10-ccnt an horrr health-anrl-n'elfare plan.
Bad driving conditions highway accidents in the prevailed in less than 75/o of the fatal U.S. in 1957.
Qualilv Redwood for
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Large diversified stocks of foreign domestic hardwoods-our vard. and o Prompt delivery by our trucks r Immediate service on "will calls"
Complete milling facilities
New, modern dry kilns o Centrally located r Competitively priced
SACRATIENTO /t,lAlN OFFICE: Phone 2530 J Slreel P.O. Box 2288 o TWXtitt'3-5783 o
The Golfers Who Hod Everything
Msnuiocturers qnd Whofescllers
PINE WHITE FIR DOUGTAS FIR qnd MIIIWORK
y' DENNY LOGGING CO.Truckee, Colif.

y' SIERRAVIILE TUMBER CO.Sierroville, Colif.
y' LONG VAttEY TUMBER CO.Vinton, Colif.
UKIAH OFFICE: P.O. Box 685
The 389th Terrible Tn'entv TonnrAnrcnt u':rs lrelrl at i\Ionterey, October 30 anrl Jt. lt'e \\'cre clu:rrterecl at the llark Thorrras Inn, ancl played llontercv Countrv Clrrb. 'fl'rrrrsclay nrorrring, arrcl Ct'press Point, I'-ri<lal rnorning. 'l'he n'eathcr \\'as srlperlt, rrot cvelt all,\: fog or brecze. lt n-as prob:rb11' the largest atrri best t()urlta!ntcnt rvc havt' elcr hlL<l
RAII CARGO TRUCK & TRAITE
Shipments from Relioble Sowmills of DOUGTAS FIR . PINE
L.C.L. REDWOOD from Yqrd ENGELIT'IANN SPRUCE
WHtlTESALE
FOREST PRIIIIUCTS COMPANY
87Ol Wilshire Boulevqrd (Suire 2OO)
Beverly Hills, Coliforniq
Phone: Oleonder 5-6312
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POYNOR Rolph DAIES, Buyer Ukioh, Cqliforniq
Chqn MAHONEY
HOmesteod 2-2915 o TWX UK 86 sr.
^ RENO OFFICE:267 Chism ! FAirview 9-1324 specializing in theuholesaledistribution of Redwood Upper Grades
75:Ltour banrlrret'l'hurstl:ry eveling. llorv cotrlcl an1' t()rlru:ulrent have becn lletter ?-threeof tl-re outstan<1ing courses irr tlrc u'orlcl, pcrfect fall 'r'u'catlrcr, :rucl a lirrndreclrlollar oool.
Lau..son [-i1tle n as :L grrest at <lintrer, introclrrced by Clitl Sitnpson, u'ho tol<l us:rbottt the jerk that c:rmc ttp to hinr rlurirrg the hrr:rls of a big torlrnanrerrt ancl askecl hinr if he irrlr:rle<1 or cxhale<l orr his back sr.r'ins-. I Ie huntecl for tl're birrl after 1o-sirrg tlre tourrrarnt:nt u'ith his sarrcl rve<lge but ct.rul<ltr't firrd hinr.
I)au1 Bou'err u'orr tlre tourrranrerrt prize inthc upper bracl<et. Frank Ileruer, l'rize conunittee cliairnrall, \\':rs certairrl,r'onthcjob-tht: nrotrthly prize being a bearrtiful, ste:rnr-lrcatc<l colfcc scrvicc; lrrizes for the golfing guests ;rn11 sevcn for tlre wolnall e'rlests. 'fhis, besidcs "[)ot" golf balls markc<l "'l'errible 'l-n'entics" passed ont by Cliff Simpsol.lJob I.-alcorrer rvas barllv nrisse<l-\\'oll hancllcrl the pool verv stupi<ll,r--he rrrisr.'ci rne r,r'hcn soliciting bets. He shorrlri bc firccl forthright.-H. M. Alling.
Thc 390th 'ferriblc -l-n'errt1' torlrl)alnent u'as helrl at South Hills Corrntry Clrrb. Novenrber 1.1, u'ith Frank Rrrppert as host. Iir-eryboclv at the tournanrent knou's n'hat a good job hc dicl an<l u'hat help he got frorn Bob I)ilr'vorth. Our trrrnout tvas very light, clrre perl'raps to the proxirnity of the \'Ionterer. torlnranrellt brrt tl'rose of us u'ho playe<1 enjo1-ecl the club in<l its bearrtifrrl accorrtrernents. inciuding tl'rc bkrncle, fernale gin-mmnrv players. llob Dilr'r'orth, u'itl'r his local krrowleclge, lecl the field b1' three strokes, 78-12-2-68. 'fhere \vas a three-u'ay tiein the rlpper bracket. betu'een Woll, Olir.er and l{uppert, u'hich u'ill be playecl tl.ris rnonth. In tl.re lir.rals of the First Six ltlontlis Tournamerrt. lteeder beat Falconer 1 up arr<l Bauer beat Bol'rnholT 2 up. They will plaf in tl.re linals next N'Iay agairrst the u'inners of tl-re secorrd Si-x X'Ionths torlrnament.
Ijl:itter, u'ho sets trp the foursonres, finds his rvork very <liffrcrrlt because thc rlen.rbers <lo not sencl in the rep11. postal carcl promptll'. Sencl thenr back er.en if yorl are doubtful (rnark it so), calline ll:ruer on the phone n'hen vou know <lehnitely. Dicl 1-ou ever stop 'n'hat you are rloing ancl call trr,elr.e bircls on the teleltl-rone u.ho are too careless or laz-y to mark a postal carcl? llenrer.nber, the clrrbs like to knolv a clay irr a<lr'ance u'hat to expect.
\rern Hrrck had our December tournarnent set ur for Oaknront, Friday, Decenrber 12.-H M. Alling.
L.C,L. Shipmenls-Your fruck-or-Our Delivery Direct Shipments Vio Roil-or-Truck-&-frtriler
BRodshqw 2-7943 .
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