Retirer From the Forest Service

Richard F. (Dick) Hammatt, clirector of the nation-wide Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention campaign for the last 6 years, retired from the Forest Service on July 12, 40 years lacking 3 days from the time he first reported to this Department of Agriculture Bureau in Washington, D. C.

He r,vas born November 2, 1883, at Newton Center, Massachusetts. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology for one year, completing his college work at Harvard Univeisitv, from rvhich he receir.ed the B. S. degree in'foiestry in 1906. '

On July 15, 1906, Mr. Hammatt received his first appointment with the U. S. Forest Service as {orest assistant, and was assigned to the old Cascade South National Forest in Oregon. A year later he went to the California Region u'here he served as forest assistant and deputy supervisor on the Shasta National Forest.' Subsequently he 'ivas appointed assistant chief of operation in the regional office at San Francisco, and then became supervisor of tl-re Shasta National Forest in 1910. Eight years later Mr. Hammatt lras.placed in charge of fire prevention and fire larv enforcement work for the Forest Service at San Francisco. In 1919 he took charge of the office of Inforrnation in the regional office, and in 1920 was appointed assistant regional' forester in charge of public relations, the first field man to be so appointed. The following year he resigned this position to become secretary-manager of the California Redt'ood Association.

After 10 years r.vith the Redrt'ood industry, l.re returned to the Forest Service to direct public relations u'ork in the Northern National Forest Region (Montana and Northern Idaho). He came to Washington, D. C., in 1934 to fill the nervly-created position of assistant to the chief, serving under the late F. A. Silcox till his death in 1939, then under Acting Chief E. H. Clapp.

Since 1942 Hammatt has been director of the nation-rvide Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention campaign. Supported by business and industry generally, thi5 sduqslional pro- gram helped reduce by more than 30,000 -the number of man-caused forest fires that in 1942 were slowing down the war effort.

Mr. Ilammatt is a senior member of the Society of American Foresters and the author of many articles and publications on forestry. His popular booklet, "Forests and Permanent Prosperity," is a widely quofed discussion of the basic forest problems of the Nation. He and Mrs. Hammatt plan to return to California.

Buys Gcrvey Avenue Ycrd crt El Monte

Art Tu'ohy of the Twohy Lumber Co., Lumber Yard Brokers, Los Angeles, advises that he has negotiated the sale of the branch yard of the Reliable Lumber Co. at Garvey and Hoyt Avenues, El Monte, to Oliver E. Hilton of Glendale, Calif. Mr. Hilton who is a son-in-law of Wm. M. Litchfield of the Litchfield Lumber Co., Glendale, u'ill put in a complete stock of lumber and general building material. He rvill operate as the Hilton Lumber Co.

The Reliable Lumber Co., Inc., will continue to operate their main yard on Valley Blvd. as heretofore. They recently purchased a new lift truck and intend to wreck their present stand up racks. They are building a fine new office a.nd furniture store on their Valley Boulevard frontage. Associated in the business with Jerome Higman is his son, Herb J. Higman.

W.C.LA. Genercrl Ollices Moved to Portlcnd

The general offices of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and West Coast Bureau of Lumber Grades and Inspection have been moved to Portland, lvhere they are located at 1410 S.W. Morrison Street. Branch offices are maintained at White-Henry-Stuart Building, Seattle 1, and 1035 Willamette Street, Eugene, Ore.

Thb neu,' offices occupy the entire eighth floor of the Neighbors of Woodcraft Building. They were open for business July 1. Telephone number is BEacon 5177.

Heims-KolI

Katherine Koll, daughter of Walter Koll, A. J. Koll Planing Mill, Ltd., Los Angeles, was married to Allan Heims rvho has been released from the Navy where he had the rank of Meteorologist. Mr. Heims has resumed his tvork in the draughting department of the North American Avia. tion Co.