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315 Montgomery Street Son Frqncisco 4, Coliforniq Tefephones DOuglos 2-4224 qnd ENterprise l-2315 month he visited lloo-Hoo clubs in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona. Prior to his trip to the "sun country," he attended the Concatenation in San Francisco and coniinued on to Willows to visit with leaders of the order in that area. Following the holiday season, early in January, Harvey plans a trip to Nevada, New Mexico and Hawaii. The trip to Honolulu will come early in the Spring when it is expected he will officiate at a Concat in the Islands. He expects to pile up more than 75,000 miles of travel, inclucling trips to Milwaukee, before histerm of office ends nexl Seotember.

November | 959 Red Book R.eody

The November 1959 issue of the Lumbermell's Recl lJook is just off the press. It is the 156th issue of tl-re famous credit and sales guide. Since 1876, the Recl Book has been the principal source of credit information for tl-re lumber, woodrvorking and allied industries of the Unitecl States.

It lists-and evaluates-the manufacturers, wholesalers. retailers and quantity users of lumber and wood products of all kinds. The listings include credit ratings, business classifications, acldresses and other facts of value to buyers and sellers alike.

The Red Book is published semi-annually and is kept up to.clate by supplements thatgoout every Tuesday and Friday throughout the year and contain hundreds ol lastminute items of credit and sales information in a unique service that is available nowhere else.

Tlle Red Book agency also compiles detailed analytical credit reports, and conducts a collection service foi the handling of commercial claims.

The Red Book is published by the Lumbermen's Credit Association, Inc., 608 South Dearborn Street, Chicago 5, Illinois.

Mildred and Gilmore Ward returned to their Fullerton home early this month from a Mediterranean cruise aboard the Cunard luxury liner Caronia which took them to Russia and the Black Sea, Odessa, Yalta, Istanbul, Athens, Naples and Rome following their departure late in September from Ward & Harrington Lumber Co., Santa Ana. They also made a leisurely trip through Spain,'France and England after debarking in Rome, and boarded the Qqeen Elizabeth for New York. "We had a wonderful time in all the ports of ca11," says Gil. "It would be very hard to say which country or place we enjoyed the most but we do know our 10 weeks of travel were well-spent and we will highly recommend such a trip for everyone in the lurnber industry." The first official business for the prominent retailer, following his ,return, was presiding Dec. 8at the monthly Biltmore luncheon of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn., of which he is president.

Ed Fountain and his wife boarded a jet plane Nov. 9 for flight to Washington, D.C., where the executive of the Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, attended the annual meeting of the Natl. Lumber Manufacturers Assn. He reports a greatly expanded wood promotion plan was presented for consideration of the entire lumber industry (see Page 10 of this issue).

J. E. Higgins, Jr., president of the J. E. Higgins Lumber Co., San Francisco, and his wife spent l0 days in New York City late last month celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday period.

Ada and Dee Springs the first his work routine Los Angeles.

Essley relaxed in Palm week of December from at D. C. Essley & Son,

Bill Moores, Hollow Tree Lumber Co. president, and his wife Mickey returned to Ukiah last month from New York on the last leg of a 2-months vacation that took them through England, Ireland, Scotland and the western Continent on their enjoyable first visit to Europe.

Bob McDonnell of Mahogany Importing Co., South Pasadena, swung through the west and midwest late last month and early this on a business trip.

Jim Henderson, general nanager of Western Pine Supply Co., Emeryville, spent the first December week in Portland on WPSCo business.

Don Bufkin, Southland sales representative, spent the Decemrber 11 weekend in San Francisco and Willits for the annual Hobbs Wall Christnas celebration

Jim Hall, the Port Orford Cedar specialist, spent two weeks in western Canada last month meeting suppliers for his San Francisco firm.

Don Jewett, salesmanager of Independent Building Materials Co., southern California redwood distributor sin Torrance, swung through the west on business the first week of Decen'rber.

BMD's Bill Grieve and Jim Shuck rcturncd to Stockton headquariers after attending a one-week course irr Advance Management at the University of Illinois.

Forrest Wilson, southern Ca'lifornia sales agent of Macmillan & Bloedel, spent the first December week in the Pacific Northwest out of Vancouver, B.C., making plans with executives of B. C. Forest Products Ltd. and their agents for a steady supply of western red cedar to Southland dealers.

Bob Mosby, representing Diarnond National Corp. at Red Bluff, Calif., made a sales safari to Florida and therearbouts.

Roy Stanton, Sr. made his three-scor.eand-tcn, Dec. 7, and received a fine telegram from his golfing buddy, Joe Tardy, in Arizona, congratulating him for making thc grade. The entire west coast industry wishes many, many more happy birthdays to thc senior executive of E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles.

Mel Herriges, veteran hardwood man ancl office nanager of Davis Hardwood Co., is convalescing at home from a recent operation in San Francisco, teports Davis Manager Duncan Pell.

Bob Nikkel of R. F. Nikkel Lumber Co. just jetted to Rome for the holidays to join the wife and kids. A snow ,bunny from way back, Bob is passing up the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics in favor of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. One hitch, though: Rome is having "Olympic fever" worse than the Tahoe region and he had to nail down a pad far ahead of the event, with the result that Mrs. Nikkel and the family have had a ball in Italy holding down their place for the coming Olympics, while Bob has joined the International Commuters Club.

Joe Adams, for more than 20 years mechanical maintenance superintendent for E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, became available for a new connection with the firm's recent move to Dominguez frorn the old downtown location. "Joe is a fine workman and the best we ever had," says Roy Stanton in making known the valued employe's present availability.