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Milton Taenzer, Julie Smith and American Hardwood Co., Los Angeles, spending two weeks calling on mills in and Southern Oregon.

Walter Hansen of havti returned from Northern California

Alrna Thompson, Back Panel Company, Los Angeles, spent her vacation in the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas, Nevada, the last two weeks in May. She has been with this concern for the past 15 years, and is secretary of the company.

Albert A. Kelley, wholesale lumber dealer, Alameda, and George Young, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento, recently made an automobile trip to Oregon, where they visited mills, and attended the Willamette Valley Logging Congress at Eugene, May 2 and 3. Mr. Young flerv back from Eugene to Sacramento.

Jim Kirby, former San Francisco lumber salesman, has moved to Southern California to be sales representative there for Pacific Forest Products, Inc., Oakland. His address is 220 East Bodillo Boulevard, Covina, Calif. Ji* has had a thorough lumber experience, which includes 13 years with Hobbs Wall & Co., lumber manufacturers, San Francisco; several years with Gorman Lumber Sales, Oakland, and latterly with T umber Terminal Co., San Francisco.

J. J. Arms, Jr., who was with Nettleton Lumber Co., Seattle, before the rvar, is now a salesman for Interbay Lumber Company, Oakland. He was in the Navy during the war, served in the Naval Supply Depot, lumber section, Oakland, and later spent 18 months overseas. He had the rank of lieutenant.

Orrie W. Hamilton, secretary-manager of the Southern California Retail Lumber Association, Los Angeles, is back from Washington, D.C., where he attended a meeting of the board of directors of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association.

Stanley C. Moore, general manager, Fir-Tex of Southern California, Los Angeles, flew to Tacoma on business May 18, visited the compar-ry's home office in Portland, and returned by plane May 24.

Paul Matthies of P. back on the job tu'o stay in a hospital.

L. I\fatthies Co., Los Angeles, was lveeks ago following an enforced president of the West Coast Stained was in Los Angeles on business early

James C. "Bud" Marshall is a new salesman rvith Manufacturers Lumber Co., Los Angeles. He had retail lumber experience before the war, and was in the service during the war.

Carvel D. Brown, manager of Orban Lumber Co., Pasadena, makes a hobby of flying in spare time and on week ends. He is accompanied on trips to distant desert and other resorts by his wife and nine-year-old boy. He flies a Piper Super Cruiser.

Philip W. Bailey, Shingle Co., Seattle, in May.

Burt S. Galleher, Galleher Hardwood Co., flew to visit his mother, rvho u'as ill in Hay raska, in the latter part of April. The patient, celebrated her 93rd birthday, made a quick Mr. Galleher returned by the air route.

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Eric Hexberg, manager of Anglo California Lumber Co., Los Angeles, and his rvife, flew to Boston, N[ass., Mav 28, on a vacation trip. They rvill spend a t eek in Nerv York and will return by plane June 8.

E. L. Reitz, E. L. Reitz Co., Los Angeles, and Mrs. Reitz, left New Orleans May 2l on the S. S. Stella Polaris on an European trip. They will visit Havana, Cuba, Virgin Islands, Mediterranean countries, Paris, Scandinavian countries, and London. They rvill return to Los Angeles on July 20.

United States Plywood Corp., Los Angeles, has recently employed William N. Bradley as field engineer. He was formerly with the organization in Chicago, and in their hardwood plywood factory at Algoma, Wisconsin. His services are available to lumber dealers on problems involving various applications of plywood and other products manufactured by the company.

Bill Jones of W. B. Jones Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is again devoting his full time to the business. Francis Mandis is in charge of sales. Fred Broderick, who was a salesman for many years with a large eastern retail lumber concern, is specializing in calling on the industrial trade. Irene Ames is a recent addition to the firm's office staff.

Don Braley, manag'er of United States Plywood Corpora. tion's Sarr F'rancisco branch recently made a trip to the Los Angeles office.

R. E, Seeley, SeattJe, vice president Simpson Logging Co., and manag'er Simpson Industries Inc., was in Los Angeles earl;r in May to confer with George S. Melville, manager of the Simpson Industries' Southern California branch.

Frank J. Jordan is nor.v associated with W. E. Gilbert his wholesale lumber business in Pasadena. Offices are the Parkway Building.

J. Glennon Cahill, vice president, Western Hardwood Lumber Co., L,os Angeles, left May 16 on a lGday trip to Chicago, Louisville and Savannah to call on hardwood panel mills.

A. L. (Gus) Hoover, Los Angeles wholesaler, left Illay 20 to spend a few days at The Pacific Lumber Company's plant at Scotia, then he will go to the North.rvest where he rvill visit Everett and Bellingham, Wash. He rvill be away about two rveeks.

Prominent among Los Angeles lumbermen who were in attendance at the Kentucky Derby this year were A. C. Pascoe of the A. C. Pascoe Company, and Gus Luellwitz of the Globe Lumber Company. Mr. Pascoe never misses seeing the Derby. Incidentally, rvhile in Louisville he had the pleasure of showing Mr. Luellwitz through the big mill of the Wood Mosaic Company, Louisville, which he represents on the Pacific Coast.

Brush Industrial Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has a new hardwood lumber inspector, M. S. Mclemore, who received his training in the eastern hardwood producing areas.

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Paul Orban, Orban Lumber Co., pasadena, left May 16 on a combined business and pleasure trip to Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. He will be gone two weeks.

Charles Bonestel, Peoples Lumber Co., Ventura, is on the job part time, following a period of illness.

W. E. Cooper, president, W. E. Cooper Wholesale Lumber Co., Los Angeles, returned recently from a two weeks' vacation and business trip to Northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia

Amos Geib, Geib Lumber Co., Huntington Park, is in Chicago. Amos w.on't be able to do any bear hunting while in the Middle West as this is strictly a business trip.

James Tyson, Jr., San Francisco, president of Consoli. dated Lumber Co., Wilmington, Calif. was a visitor recently at the Wilmington plant.