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Mark LASC Fall Conference at Palm Springs

Promptly at 8:00 a.m. on November 15 more than 25 members of the Board of Directors of the Lumber Association of Southern California convened at breakfast to formally open the l2th ar.rnual fall conference of the Association at the EI ]\lirador Hotel, Palm Springs.

This is the annual meeting of the board, and delegates to the conference were in' vited, but it seemed a little early for some.

Two hours later, following the directors' breakfast meeting, president of the Association Robert K. Leishman made his address of welcome, opening one of the most successful conferences held. Comments were also made by Kingston McKee, Bruce Donley and William D. Murdock before the meeting was turned over to chairman of the morning Edward R. Stoner, Jr.

For the next three days all meetinqs moved with scheduled precision, including the Saturday golf tournament handled exclusively by Ken Dietel, despite high winds whipping the desert spa and much of Southern California.

Over 200 lumbermen and their wives registered for the conclave, and every leading lumber executive in the area took an active part in the panel discussions.

In spite of the tight schedule of business meetings, leisure time for golf and swimming was fitted in by the hard-working members.

Big entertainment event was the Board of Directors' Cocktail Party in the Starlite Patio, followed by the Bavarian Beer Festival in the Silver Palm Room. Food and grog were arranged by maitre d' Steve Stephens of the El Mirador, and everyone had a real mug-clinking time. So much so that it was a chore for some of the dele' gates to attend their own hunt break{ast Friday morning in the cold and gray hours of eieht to nine o'clock.

H. N. o'North" Swanson was Conference chairman, ably assisted by LASC executive vice-president Paul Hollenbeck. The Conference committee included James W. Cooper, Richard Freeman, Wayne Gardner, Dennis Gilchrist, Ralph Hill, Ed Stoner, Jr., and Jim Williams.

Saturday at 7:00 a.m. Ken Dietel met the hearty lumberjacks at the Bermuda Dunes for the annual LASC golf tournament. Steve Freeman of Newport Beach as a wholesaler established a "first" by winning low gross and low net.

The meetings were informative and the social program, planned by King l{cKee, was highly successful.

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It was all strictly top cabin at the annual Dinner Dance and installation the Southern California Association of Cabinet Manufacturers held for its members.

Dr. Giovanni, a magician and professional pickpocket who entertained for President and Mrs. Eisenhower in the White House performed for the members.

The party, held in both East and West Garden rooms of the Statler Hilton in Los

Angeles, was enjoyed by over 100 members and their wives.

New president Joe DeMarco and other officers of the association and members o{ the board were installed. Retiring president Richard Ruhofi was presented with a 17 jewel wrist watch by the membership.

Following the installations ceremonies and dinner was four hours of dancins for the partygoers.

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Bob Holbert Becomes President South Boy Lumber Co.

Announcement was made early this month hy Harold M. Frodsham. chairman of the board of South Ray Lumber Co., Hawthorne, California, that Bob Halbert, progressive young Southern California lumber sales executive, has been named president and general manager of South Bay with headquarters at the Hawthorne plant.

Bob will assume his new position January I, 1963, following his return from a business and pleasure holiday cruise to Hawaii.

Bob is well known throuehout the lumber fraternity in the West. He ..e"ured his hasic training at the mill level and has specialized in redwood sales and distribution in the southern territory for the past decade. He joins South Bay Lumber Companr- with a