Los Angeles Hardwood Yard Maintains Marine Division

Western Hardwood Lumber Co., NL4 East l5th Street, Los Angeles, maintains a complete specialized Marine Division which is capable of handling any and all demands for pleasure or commercial craft. E. R. Lee, an expert boat builder is associated with this firm in a consulting capacity, the Los Angeles area it was necessary to air-condition the shed where green bending Oak is stored in order to overcome the strain on the fibers of this wood. tbe Westenr Hcudwood Lumber Compcny ol Los Angeles. The bocrt wcrg built by the Wilming- lou Bocti Worls, Wilmington, Cclilornic. and his advice on boat building problems is available to lumber dealers without charge as a part of the service.

They carry at all times a complete stock of lumber and timbers required for boat building. Some of the woods used are the following: For keels and stems, Apitong, Hopea, Guijo, Yacal, Douglas Fir. For frames, white bending Oak, red bending Oak, bending Elm. For planking, Honduras Mahogany, Philippine Mahogany, Alaska Yellow Cedar, Port Orford Cedar, Washington Red Cedar, Douglas Fir. For decking, Teak, White or Yellow Cedar, Douglas Fir. For cabin trim, Teak, Honduras Mahogany, Philippine Mahogany, Walnut. For mast and spars, Spruce and Douglas Fir. For guard rails, shoes, etc., Ironbark, Tallow-wood, Hopea. For panels, Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Spruce, fancy hardwoods. For bearings, etc., Lignum Vitae, Coco Bola and Rosewood.

A shipment of heavy timbers, recently received from the Amazon River delta of. Brazil, contains several species of hardwoods ranging from 10['x1A' to 2A'x20,, and up to 40 in length. These timbers will be used for keels, stem and stern posts in the construction of boats and are expected to replace timbers that have heretofore been imported from Borneo, Australia and the Philippine Islands.

This company has made an exhaustive study of boat requirements, and in their research work discovered some time ago that owing to the quick changes in air humidity in

Shipping conditions from Brazil are more favorable at the present time than Trans-Pacific movement and this new source of supply will enable Western Hardwood Lumber Co. to maintain a balanced stock of these unusual sizes in spite of war conditions which has so materially afiected offshore shipments.

MABIE-PEDRAZZT

Herbert F. Mabie was married in San Pedrazzi ot.n;.tly 7. Jose to Catherine

Mr. Mabiqiis a partner in the Economy Lumber Company, San Jdse.

Daniel R. Wagner

Daniel R. Wagner, 'Wagner Lumber & Mill Co., Santa Barbara, passed away on July 10. He was born in Kansas in 1882 and came to California at the age of four. He went to San Francisco in 1902 where he was in the building and contracting business until L923 when he came to Santa Barbara. Shortly after coming to Santa Barbara, he started the Wagner Lumber & Mill Co., and remained active manager of the company until his illness became too severe to allow business activities.

Mr. Wagner had been active in a number of civic affairs in Santa Barbara, and was police commissioner f.rom l9D to 1933. He was an active Mason and was a member of La Cumbre lodge, of the Sciots, and of the Shrine Temple of Islam.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lela A. Wagner; a son, Justice of the Peace Ernest Wagner; a daughter, Mrs. Madalyn A. Erving of Santa Barbara; a brother, John Wagner of San Jose; four sisters, Mrs. Jessie Cook, Miss Carlie Wagner and Miss Nettie Wagner of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Cora Barbour of Portland, Ore.; and two grandchildren, Donald and Barkie Wagner.

Frank E. Bruce

Frank E. Bruce, vice-president of E. L. Bruce Co., Memphis, Tenn., passed away in a Philadelphia hospital on July 5. He was first stricken about six weeks prior to his death but had been pronounced better and left for the East on a business trip. He was the son of E. L. Bruce, founder of E. L. Bruce Co., and Mrs. E. L. Bruce of Los Angeles, and was the brother of Robert G., C. Arthur, and Edwin L., Ir., officials of the Bruce company.

Mr. Bruce was born in Kansas City on February 9, 1888. He had been an executive of the company for more than twenty years, had countless business and personal friends, and was known as a very keen-minded business man, always fair in his dealings. He was active in social and fraternal organizations.

Other survivors include his widow, Mrs. Hazel Forbes Bruce, a son, F. Robert Bruce, and a niece, Miss Marjorie Bruce, all of Memphis.

Frank Carnahan

Frank Carnahan, secretary of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, Washington, D. C., passed away suddenly in that city on July lZ, following a heart attack.

Mr. Carnahan, was born on May 6, 1884, at peoria, Illinois. His first business connections were with railroads in the Middle West. He went to Washington in 1918 as traffic manager for the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, and later served as traffic repre_ sentative for a number of national lumber associations. Upon reorganization of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association in 1932, he was appointed executive secretary with offices in Washington, and upon organization of the Retail Lumber and Building Material Code Authority under the N.R.A., he was made secretary of that orga,nization.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Janet C. McLaughlin and Miss Ann E. Carnahan.