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Obituaries

Willis J. !(/allcer

Willis J. Walker, son of the late T. B. Walker, chairman of the board of directors and vice-president in charge of timber of The Red River Lumber Co., passed away suddenly in San Francisco on Monday, March 15. He was president of the company for many years. Mr. Walker was one of the best known lumbermen in the country.

Born in Minneapolis, Minn., on November 6, L873, he was educated in the public schools there, and the lJniversity of Minnesota where he earned his letter in varsity football. Upon graduation from the lJniversity, he became associated with his father and assisted him in the administration of the affairs of The Red River Lumber Co.

Mr. Walker came to California about 1900 to assist in the opening of operations, and in the following years personally inspected much of the timber that was acquired by his father. He had been a resident of San Francisco since 1913, and also maintained a country home at Pebble Beach.

Among his other timber interests was the Walker-Hovey Co. with operations in Oregon and California, and a mill at Canby, Calif. For a time he was president of the California Pine Box Distributors.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alma Brooks Walker; a son, Leon B. Walker, in charge of the company's San Francisco sales office; three brothers, Fletcher L. Walker of 'Westwood, Calif., vice-president and treasurer of The Red River Lumber Co., Clinton L. Walker of Piedmont, Calif., a director of The Red River Lumber Co., Archie D. Walker of Minneapolis, president of The Red River Lumber Co.; and a sister, Mrs. Ernest F. Smith of Pasadena, Calif.

Funeral serviceS were conducted in San Francisco, on Tuesday, March 16.

Mrg. J. C. Dionne

After a lingering illness, Mrs. J. C. Dionne, wife of J. C. Dionne, publisher of The California Lumber Merchant and The Gulf Coast Lumberman, died at her home in Houston, Texas, on March 28. Funeral services were conducted in Houston on March 29.

Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Edward B. Babcock of West Los Angeles, Mrs. Jack Brannon and Katherine Dionne of Houston.

Merrill Robinson

Merrill E. Robinson, well known Northern California lumberman, passed away in Oakland on March 22.

He was a native of Michigan, and had been associated with various firms over a long period of years. These included E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Oakland; The Robert Dollar Co., San Francisco and Loop Lumber & Mill Co., Alameda. For the past several years he had been with Christenson Lumber Co., San Francisco, and Henry Hess Co., San Rafael.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nora C. Robinson, and a daughter, Frances Ruth Robinson.

J. M. Derr

Jesse McClellan Derr of the J. M. Derr Lumber Co., Elk Grove, Calif., passed away in Sacramento on March 4.

Mr. Derr, who had been in the retail lumber business dt Elk Grove for many years, was born in Iowa 80 years ago.

He is survived by his son, Homer M. Derr, who has been associated with him in the business; a daughter, Mrs. Jessie M. Crump of Elk Grove, and five grandchildren.

Fred \(/iard

Fred Wiard, retired lumberman, passed away at Orange, Calif., on March 4. He was 73 years of age, and had been in failing health for some time.

Born in Illinois, he lived in Kansas City for many years prior to coming to Orange where he had been a resident for the past fifteen years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a Shriner.

Funeral services were conducted on Monday afternoon, March 8. He is survived by his widow, a daughter, and two brothers.

Aircraft Lumber

Actual transportation costs may be added to aircraft lumber ceilings if a purchaser's specifications require the shipment to intermediate mills for reprocessing; prices basis for rough-green aircraft lumber changed to conform to treasury procurement specifications (Rev. MPR 109, Amendment 3), effective March 12.

Fabricated Metal Windows

Restrictions on sale and delivery of completely fabricated metal windows in distributors' and manufacturers' inventories are removed by WPB. Order also changes basis for manufacture of such windows (Limitation Order L-77), as amended March 19), issued March 19.

Shingles

Off-rail manufacturers of red cedar shingles prohibited from including in the computation of their maximum delivered prices the cost of transporting shingles by truck to the rail loading point (MPR 16{, Arnendment 2), efiective March 12.

Mine Materials

Treating plants may add the cost of inbound freight to their maximum delivered prices for sales of eastern wooden mine materials (Rev. MPR 218, Amendment 3), effective March 12.

Sycamore Lumber

OPA raises ceilings on two thicknesses of higher grade plain sycamore lumber to former levels to assure continued production of thin lumber items. Price changes affect sales of. s7( inch and ,sfi inch thickness of a f. a. s. and No. 1 comrnon selects or No. 1 common grades (amendment 1 to revised maximum price regulation 97), effective March 26.

Controlled Materials Plan

A new CMP regulation provides a preference rating of AA-1 and an allotment symbol, X-1, which may be applied to purchase orders for other than controlled materials by makers of controlled materials who apply for and receive specific authorization to operate under the regulation's terms. The ruling also forbids consumer of controlled materials-such as steel-armored copper cable-to include in his bill of materials or application for allotment, any materials which the maker of the copper cable might need in its manufacture (CMP Regulation No. 8) effective March 13.

Pulpwood

fncreases in maximum prices of pulpwood produced from four minor species-balsam, pine, hemlock and poplar-in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, as well as on pulpwoods, other than Canadian produced elsewhere and sold in these three states arre made by OPA. No change is made in ceiling prices on spruce (Amendment 1 to Maximum Price Regulation 257), effective March 18.

Lumber

OPA clarifies lumber produced Price Regulation status of sales of douglas fir in Alaska (Amendment 12 to 26), effective March 20.

Aircraft Grade Veneer

and other Maximum

Specific dollars and cents ceilings are established for aircraft grade veneer manufactured from domestic sweetg'um, water tupelo and yellow poplar logs. Action will generally reduce highest levels of current prices about 20 per cent for aircraft veneer meeting Army-Navy specifications which became effective October 28, 1942, and earlier specifications, effective Aptil 25, 1942 (Maximum Price Regulation 338), effective March 13.