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Lumber Merchants Association

Directors Meet in S. F.

Secretary Bernie B. Barber reports that the meeting of the directors of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California, held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, January 25, was one of the best he ever attended. All but two of the directors attended and all joined in the discussion of the various problems that were brought up.

It was with much regret that the directors decided to comply with the Byrnes request and cancel the Association's Spring Meeting.

Ray Clotfelter, Visalia; Walter Peterson, Bakersfield, and George Adams, Walnut Grove, will represent the country area yards of Northern California on the new OPA Industrv Advisorv Committee.

The secretary response to the tion is now in a congratulated the members on their fine special assessment, and said the Associaposition to handle any problem that might

Terrible Twenty GoII Tourncment

George Gartz was host to twenty-two members and seven guests at the 224th Terrible Twenty golf tournament held at the Southern California Golf and Country Club, Monterey Park, Wednesday afternoon, January 17. Bob Falconer and Vic Jones tied for the first and second prizes, each turning in a net score of 7l; the playoff will be held at the next tournament.

Appointed Chiet of Lumber Branch of CPA

Major E. L. Reitz of Los Angeles was appointed by the War Department on January 9 to ,be chief of the Lumber Branch, Central Procuring Agency, Corps of Engineers. He has been working with this organization since the spring of. 1944, on a loan basis from the Quartermaster Corps, installing a centralized contracting and purchasing procedure. CPA field offices are maintained in New York, Atlanta, Memphis and Portland, each operating within territorial limits, also sub-offices, which come under the jurisdiction of the field offices, at Charlotte, Richmond, Jacksonville, New Orleans and San Fran'cisco.

He has been officially transferred to the Corps of Engineers, and has been promoted to the rank of Major.

Before going in the Service in June, 1942, he operated the E. L. Reitz Co., wholesale lumber firm, in Los Angeles. During his absence, W. H. Montgomery, who has been with the ,company for a long time, is in charge of the business.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Meeting

Lieut. Long Ellis, U.S.N.R., will be the speaker at the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo meeting to be held at the lJniversity Club, 614 South Hope Street, Los Angeies, Friday noon, February 16. Luncheon will be served at 72:19 p.m. Lieut. Ellis is a PT boat skipper, and section commander, and has served on port and convoy duty in the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and South Pacific. He has been awarded the Bronze Star, Purple lleart, and has a citation for bravery.