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Named Manager So. California Office

Los Angeles, March 27.Lawrence L. Witty, previously in charge of dealer relations for the California Redwood Association, has been named Manager of the Southern California office of that organi zation, according to announcement made bY its directors today. He takes the place of Carroll T. Morton, resigned.

Chief objective of Mr. Witty's work will be the Promotion of Redwood's three new "Certified Dry" grades for siding and trim uses.

Working also in the Southern California office will be Lawrence J. Klein, technical advisor on redwood usage, formerly in the San Francisco office of the Association. Mr. Klein's recent activities in supervising erection of the Redwood Empire Building on Treasure Island have resulted in much favorable comment on lumber usage in Exposition structufes,

The office will continue to be in the Architects Building as formerly.

David-Swafford

Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Swafford of Los Angeles have announced the marriage of their daughter, Virginia Frances, to Harold William David of San Francisco' Mrs' David is a graduate of Stanford University where she was a member oiK"pp" Kappa Gamma sorority. Mr' David, a graduate of Stanford, "nd H"tuard School of Business, is a member of the San Francisco staff of Lord & Thomas, advertising agents.

Mrs. David is a daughter of Henry W' Swafford, vicepresident of E. J. Stanton & Son, old established Los Angeles lumber company. The young couple spent their ilorr"y*oon at Del Monte and are now on an eastern trip' They will make their home in San Francisco'

BRUCE CI,ANT III CAI-TFORNIA

Bruce Clark, vice-president of Elliott Bay Mill Co', Seattle, is spending a couple of weeks in California on his firm's business. He conferred last week with Lloyd Harris, Elliott Bay Sales Co., Oakland, and will be making his headquarters this week with Dee Easley, Los Angeles, Southern California rePresentative.

New Office And Warehouse Building Completed

T. V. Walker & Sons have just completed their new office and warehouse building at 217 West Lake Street, Burbank, where they operate a retail sash and door business' Mr. Walker's two sons, Charles and Bill, are associated with him in the business.

Ten Years Ago Today

From April 1, 1929 lssue

Southern California retail dealers will hold a one-day convention at the Alexandria Hotel, I-os Angeles, Saturday, April 6. Following luncheon there will be a business session, presided over by Paul H,allingby, Hammond Lumber Company, and a dinner dance and entertainment program in the evening.

Saturday evening, March 23, was "E.K. Wood Night" at the Mission Play at San Gabriel. About 200 attended, including employes, their guests and friends.

Directors of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association and Millwork Institute of California held a joint meeting at Stockton, March 22-23. Harry A. Lake, president of the retailers'association and Arthur W. Bernhauer, president of the Millwork Institute, acted as joint chairmen.

The tri-club conference of the Central California Lumbermen's Club, San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club and Sacramento Valley Lumbermen's Club, was held at Stockton, Friday and Saturday, March 22-23. E. T. Robie, Auburn Lumber Company, Auburn, presided at the business sessions. A. J. Russell, Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, was toastmaster at the banquet, Friday evening. A dinner and concatenation was held at the Old Kentucky House, Saturday evening, where more than a hundred lumbermen were guests of the Calaveras Cement Company.

The Tri-monthly meetigg of the Millwork Institute of California was held at the Stockton Hotel, Stockton, March 22-23. President Arthur W. Bernhauer presided. The next meeting will be held at Del Monte on July 25-26.

An article, "Review of Pacific Coast Hardwood Industry," by LeRoy H. Stanton, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, and president of the Pacific Coast Hardwood Dealers' Association, appears in this issue.

Forsyth & Company, San Francisco, announced the name of the firm had been changed to Forsyth Hardwood Co.

Destruction Menaces Californie Sugar Pine

Portland, Oregon.-Few people realize that the White Pine blister rust is sweeping southward through California's Sugar Pine forests at the rate of 80 miles each year.

IJnless adequate measures for control of this pest are taken the situation rvill soon be so far out of hand that control cannot keep pace rvith its spread. If this occurs, g'overnment entomologists assure us that the entire Sugar Pine species will eventually be destroyed.

The cost of such control, spread over a six-year period, will not be more than the values accruing to the state each year from the Sugar Pine lumber industry alone, taking no account of the large recreational and watershed values involved.

Senate Bill 1045, now before the California legislature, would provide for state recognition of the situation. Other measures introduced in the Congress by Representative Lea and Senator Johnson provide for Federal authorization to appropriate money for blister rust eradication. Without some state action, however, this Federal legislation would have little effect as far as California is concerned. And if some appropriation is not made by the present legislature it may be too late two years hence for adequate control to be assured.

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