News o[ Our Service Friends

Don R. Philips, Jr., son of Don R. Philips, Philips-Hill Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has received his discharge from the Navy after spending two years in the Pacific. He plans to take a short rest and rvill then resume his old position as salesmau rvith the Philips-Hill Lun.rber Co.

John McBride, 'rvho was a Lieutenant in the Marine Corps overseas for 16 months in the Central Pacific, stationed part of the time at Ulithi Atoll, received his discharge from the service on January 8, and is associated again with his father, E. S. McBride, in the Davis l-ttmber Co.. Davis, Calif.

Don F. White ancl Charles B. White returned to White Brothers, San Francisco, January 2, alter more than tr'vo and a half years' service in the Nar'1'. They are sons of C. H. White, vice president and general manager of White Brothers, and both u,ere' Lieutenants, Senior Grade, in the USNR. Don was captain of LST 747, and sa\Y a lot of service from the Solomons all the \\ray tlp to Tokio Bay. Charlie was Gunnery Offrcer on CVE 94, the Lunga Point' and like his brother participated in practically all invasions, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf, Okinawa, Guam, etc.

The picture was taken on Okinarva, the first meeting of the brothers after operating 14 months rvith the same fleet unit.

Art Michel, formerly u'ith United States Plr.u'ood Corp. in the Los Angeles ofhce, has received his discharge from the Army and has returned to the office of this 'concertr, where he is on the order desk. He u'as in a Replacement Battalion, lvas overseas for 21 months, rvith total service lof three years.

It is interesting to note that the fir'e emplovees of thc Los Angeles office rvho entered the service have all returned to work at that branch.

Sgt. Jim Hopkins of the United States Marine Corps, is back with rhe Pacific Lumber companl" San Francisco' after serving in the Pacific theater of rvar.

Jerry G. Mmshek, formerly with Lumbermen's Supply, Inc., Sacramento, is again associated rvith this concern follol'ing his discharge from the Navy. He r.r'as a Lieutenant ( j.g ) i" the USNIT rvith a total of three years' service. 18 months of rvhich n'as iu Honolulu.

Ensign (j g.) "f. A. Privett, Jr., son of J. A. Privett, Los Angeles manager for the E. K. Wood Lumber Co., has received his discharge from the Navy and is back with the J. Walter Thompson Co., nationally knol'n advertising firm.

John Klass is back with The Pacific Lutnber Company, San Francisco, in the By-Products Division, after several vears' service as Boatswain's Mate in the U. S. Navy.

James Tvson, Jr., rvho was a Major in the Army Air lrorce for three and a half years, and served in Englancl and other overseas areas, is out of the service and will return to the Charles Nelson Co. He is a brother of Johrr H. Tyson of \\rholesale Lumber Distributors, Inc., Oakland, and a son of the late James Tyson, Sr.

Capt. Joe Tardy, Jr., Army Air Forces, son of Joe Tardy, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, 'rvho has been stationed in the Aleutian Islands is on leave and visiting his folks in Los Angeles.

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Capt. Don C. Gorv, and has resumed his ber Companv in Los

Army Air Forces, is on terminal leave old position rvith the Hammond LurnAngeles.

Second Lieutenant Bob Meyer, Signal Radio Intelligence, has returned from Japan and is on terminal leave until January 31. IIe was in the service almost four years, and was overseas three years. He is a son of Henry N{eyer, 'r,vell known Oakland lumberman, and was with the Oakland I-umber Co.. Oaklar.rd. n'hen he entered the service.

T/Sgt. Charlie Causse, Anti-Aircraft Corps, is back n,ith The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, follou.ing military servi.ce in France, Belgium and Germany.

Thanks Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club For Christmas Gifts

Dee Essley, Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club publicity committee, has received a "thank you" letter from Sister Margaret Mary of the Los Angeles Orphan Asylum thanking the Club members for the gifts presented the children at Christmas. Sister Margaret Mary's letter follows:

"Again this Christmas, I rvish to tl-rank you, dear N'Ir. Essley and through you the kind members of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club. We appreciate your generous check and toys more than you will ever realize. 81. your charity you have made many children happy, their happiness, through your kindness is not forgotten. It made us doubly happy to knorv you shared this happiness 'ivith the crippled children. I knorv their joy equalled our children's joy j'

The Club also purchased trvo radios for the School for Crippled Children at Huntington Park.

Ogletree Mill Sold

The new mill of the Ogletree Lumber Co. at Arcata has been sold to the Dolly Varden Lumber Co. The mill, of 5OM feet daily capacity, is electric and was rebuilt last summer following the fire that destroyed the first Ogletree rnill soon after it started operation. It cuts fir exclusively. The logging contractor is Ray Hall. The timber is on Redwood Creek and the Murphy Meadows country.

Carl Libbey is manager. He was formerly manager of McKay & Company's mill at Fureka. The mill is located on the property of the old Dolly Varden Lumber Co., one of the first redwood mills in Humboldt County.

The sale was negotiated by Harry W. Cole, San Francisco, and Charles R. Barnum, Eureka. associated timber brokers.

Increcrses Timber Holdings

Umpqua Plywood Corp., Roseburg, Ore., has increased its Douglas County holdings by purchase of 65 million feet of timber in Rock Creek area, President Loren Haugen said. Price was $155,000. Original owner was Smith Woods-Products, Inc. Mr. Hraugen said Diamond Timber Co., subsidiary of Umpqua Plywood, also has bought a large tract near Roseburg.

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