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Joseph O. Mecns

Joseph O. Means of Laguna Beach, retired, passed away at the Queen of Angels hospital, Los Angeles, on March f6. He was 78 years of age.

Mr. Means was associated with the lumber business for many years, starting with the S. K. Martin Lumber Co. in Chicago in 1890. He came West in 190O, locating in Seattle where he was sales manager of the Seattle Lumber Cq. Coming to Los Angeles in 1910, he organized the Alpine Lumber Co. He was appointed manager of the Consolidated Lumber Co. at Wilmington in 1912, and was with this firm for two years. Then he forrned a connection with the Frank P. I)oe Lumber Co. and retained his interest with them until 1924, when he started in the wholesale business for himself in Los Angeles. Before his retirement from business, about five years ago, he was in charge of the Los Angeles office of John E. Marshall, Inc., of Long Beach. Upon his retirement, he r,r,'ent to Laguna Beach to reside. His wife, Mrs. Caroline Means, passed away on December 17, i943.

Funeral services were held in Los Angeles, Monday afternoon. March 19.

Mrs. Christine Olson

Mrs. Christine Olson, wife of John Olson, well known Los Angeles lumberman, passed away on March 10.

Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Merrie Christine Olson. Funeral services were held in Los Angeles, Tuesday afternoon, March 13.

Iohn Mcrcleod Douglcs

John Macleod Douglas, of Los Angeles, father of Dugald A. Douglas of Gamble & Douglas, Burbank, and John N. Douglas, Pasadena architect, passed away on March 14".

He was head of the maintenance department of the Broadway Department Store, Los Angeles, for many years, and had retired from business on March 1. Funeral services were held in Alhambra on March 17.

Elmer C. Hole

Elmer C. Hole, who was associated with the American Lumberman for forty-five yeais, thirty-six as general manager and secretary, passed away at his home in Chicago on February 28. He was 79 years of age. He had retired in the spring of 1942.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Arthur E. Johnson; three sisters; a brother, and a grandson, Elmer H. Johnson, managing editor of the American Lumberman.

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J-M Announces New Appointments

Harold R. Berlin has been appointed general merchanclise manag'er, Building Materials Department, Johns-Manville Sales Corp. it was announced by L. M. Cassidy, vice president. Mr. Berlin in his new position will direct and coordinate all staff activities of the J-M building material line. He joined the company in 1926, in the capacity of acoustical engineer. Since 1940 he has been manager of all of the company's industrial building materials.

William R. Wilkinson has been appointed manager, Dealer Building Materials Department, which includes responsibility for the company's line of residential and farm building products. Previously sales manager of the J-M Philadelphia district office, he will transfer to headquarter offices in New York.

E. K. Clark has been promoted to the position of manager, Contract Building Materials, which includes responsibility for Johns-Manville building products designed primarily for use in industrial, commer,cial and institutional construction. He was formerly assistant manager of the department. Prior to assuming that post he had been staff manager in charge of asphalt tile flooring.

North Hollywood Ycrd Hcs New Owners

The yard of Winchell Bros. Lumber Co. at 11163 Chandler Boulevard, North Hollywood, has been sold to Norman Hamill and John E. Jones, who will operate the business under the name of Chandler Lumber Co.

Mr. Hamill was formerly chief engineer for G. .A. Bell Engineering Co., Los Angeles, and recently in the contracting business in Los Angeles. Mr. Jones was superintendent of the G. A. Bell Engineering Co.

New Purchcrsing Agent

Leslie Steffensen was appointed general purchasing agent for Barr Lumber Co., Santa Ana. effective March 5.

Honorable Service Button

More than a million veterans of the armed forces are now entitled to wear the Honorable Service Button which is issued to each individual on his discharge from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. This button should entitle its wearer to the respect of Americans everyrvhere. Any veteran who has lost the button originally issued to him may obtain a duplicate at cost (seven cents) by presentation of his discharge certificate to the Quartermaster Supply Ofificer at any post, camp or station, or by writing to The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington 25, D. C.

Visits Southland

G. E. (Fred) Karlen, Karlen-Davis Lumber Co., Tacoma, operators of the Eatonville Lumber Co., rvas in Los Angeles recently on his lvay to Arizona. Tacoma Lumber Sales, Los Angeles, represents this concern in Southern California.

2)/o to )O/o m.ote capacity due to colid edge-to-edge stacling. Beacr quality drying on low temperaturer with a fast rcvcrribrc circuladon.

Lower stacking co*s-just solid edge-ro-edge suclcing in thc simplest forn.