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How Lrumber Lrooks

How Lrumber Lrooks

In advertisements like this, we are telling businessmen, Governnent and induskial executves, architects and builders how Wolmanizsd Lumber* is saving time and money on all kinds oI conshuction. You'll certainly profit by the interest aroused.

Wolmanized Lumber is 61dina1y wood made hiShly resistant to decay and termite attack by vacuum-pressure impregnation with Wolrnan Salb* preservative, the "alloying ingredient". Be prepared to push the sale ef rhis treated lumber for poetwar usee. American Lumber & Treating Company, 1648 McCormick Bldg., Chicago 4, IlI.

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Captain Afexand et A. McKenzie

.Captain Alexander A. McKenzie, master of The Pacific Lumber Company's S.S. Scotia when this vessel rvas plying in the lumber trade up and down the West Coast, passed away at sea on August 3 from a heart attack and was buried at sea.

Captain l\{cKenzie retired from sea duty after The pacific Lumber Company discontinued its coastwise service, but was commissioned a Captain in the U. S. Navy after this country entered World War II, and again went to sea as an active master.

He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, 57 years ago, and was known to his intimates as "Red Lead." He went to sea at the age of 14 and some years later came to San Francisco, where he made his home.

Captain McKenzie has also served as master for the Standard Oil Company, the old Oceanic Company, and the Matson Naviagation Company. During World I he saw active duty in the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander.

He is survived by his wife, Sara, and a son, Robert J,, Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Navy.

Retaifers' Committee Meets in S. F.

A meeting of the nominating committee of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California was held in the Palace lfotel, San Francisco, September 3, for the purpose of nominating the officers and directors of the Association, who will be elected at the annual meeting in October.

The following attended: Joe Rodgers, Square Deal Lumber Co., Salinas, chairman; E. S. McBride, Davis Lumber Co., Davis; Frank Minard, C. S. Pierce Lumber Co., Fresno; Al Stockton, A. L. Stockton Lumber Co., Daly City; Eddie Brush, Loop Lumber Co., San Fran,cisco, and Secretary Bernard B. Barber, Fresno.

George Carpenter Visit3 California and Interviews Lumber Trade

George Carpenter has been a recent visitor in California. He spent several days in Northern California visiting many of the prominent lumbermen and looking over the building and lumber situation, and several days in Los Angeles. Here he was the guest of Orrie Hamilton who arranged his schedule and guided him about. He met many of the leading lumbermen of Southern California. He left for Washington to be there a week or so, and will then return to his present headquarters in Portland, Oregon.

Mr. Carpenter, as Administrator of L218 is a person of great importance to the lumbermen of the West in general, and California in particular. His home is in the New England states, he was'moved to Washington when he joined the Government lumber service, and has been stationed in Portland for about a year, and will be there indefinitely. He is a genial and sympathetic student of lumber and building, able and willing to grasp the essentials of conditions as they are presented to him.

Ecrl Heber Manages Stcnton Sales

LeRoy Stanton announces that effective at once Earl Heber has been promoted from the sales department of E. J. Stanton & Son to the position of sales manag'er, working directly under Mr. Stanton. Mr. Heber has been with Stanton eighteen months, previous to which he has had twenty-five years expeiience in lumber and building material sales. He knows the Southern California building trade well, and has many friends in the industry.

WITH McDUFFEE LUMBER SALES CORP.

B. R. (Barnie) Garcia, who has been with Larsson Traffic Service, San Francisco, for the past 18 years, became associated with McDuffee Lumber Sales Corporation, Monadnock Building, San Francisco, September l.

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