Floyd A. Dernier Expires Suddenly

Floyd A. Dernier, Los Angeles, died suddenly at his home early Sunday morning, August 4, following a few days' sickness with bronchial pneumonia. His passing was a great shock to his.rnany friends. He was 54 years old. and had been a resident of Los Angeles since 1909.

He was a native of Eton Rapids, Mich. Mr. Dernier was prominently identified with the plan book service business for the past twenty-five years.. In 1919, he started the Lumbermen's Service Association at Los Angeles, of which he was the owner and manager, maintaining a home plan service for the retail lumber dealers. He was the publisher of many attractively illustrated home plan books, and pamphlets and booklets on home modernization and remodeling. He was widely known to the California lumber trade.

The funeral services, which were conducted in the Little Church of the'Flowers, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Wednesday afternoon, August 8, were largely attended, among whom were many lumbermen. Interment was at Forest Lawn.

He is survived by two sons, Locklin A. and Floyd A. Dernier, Jr., and five sisters, Eda, who assisted him in his business; Gertrude, Hazel, Nettie and Lena Dernier, all of Los Angeles.

WELL KNOWN F'ORESTER IN CALIFORNIA

Capt. Woods, who is in charge for the Lumber Code Authority of the Forest Conservation Program und,er Article X, has been visiting logging operations in Oregon and Washington, and is now in California inspecting the various logging operations in the Redwood Empire.

He will afterwards visit the Pine camps in the Sierra region.

Capt. Woods is a veteran of the Great War, is one of the best known foresters in the United States, and was for many years in charge of the forestry department of the Long-Bell Lumber Co.

MAKING ROUND-THE-WORLD TRIP

W. L. Leishman, Crown City Mfg. Co., Pasadena, Calif., is making a trip around the world. Mrs. Leishman is accompanying him on the trip.

Denver Man Visits

Sam Godman, representative of the Company in Denver, Colo., was a recent pany's office in San Francisco.

West Coast Lumbermen Meet at Tacoma

A meeting of West Coast lumbermen held at Tacoma, Wash., on August 1 to discuss lumber code problems wab largely attended. Among the subjects discussed were: the amendment to Article lX of the lumber code approving the new code prices and which also provides for a general compliance of the new price schedules; the revised rules and regulations submitted by the Lumber Code Authority to th-e NRA regarding the marking of lumber and timber products; import restrictions on red cedar shingles, lumber distribution and defining the wholesale lumber trade.

The question of marking common lumber in the West Coast Division as pertaining to the moisture content, upon which previous action had been taken, was brought up for discussion and a motion was passed that the marking of r lumber "seasoned" or "unseasoned" be made optional with the manufacturer.

Another motion was passed favoring an additional buying charge of fifty cents per thousand be allowed to the western wholesaler.

E. W, Demarest, president of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, presided at the meeting. J. D. Tennant, chairman of the Lumber Code Authority; C. J. M.Grath, manager of the Washington-Oregon Shingle Association, and A. L. Landram addressed the meeting.

ATTENDS WORLD'S FAIR

E. A. Gordon, salesman for Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, was back on the job July 23 after a four weeks' trip to the East.

Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Gordon took the time to see a great deal of what was worth seeing at the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago; visited relatives at Battle Creek, Mich., and called on a number of Maple flooring plants, and a building paper factory with which his firm does business.

Bob Cole Returns From Northwest Trip

Bob Cole of MacDougall & Cole, Los Angeles, made a trip by airplane to Tacoma, Wash., the.frrst week in August where he spent several days at the plant and logging camp of the Peterman Manufacturing Co. Due to the ending of the longshoremen's strike, he says there was considerable activity in loading out export shipments of doors and lumber which had accumulated on the docks and at the mills during the three months' duration of the strike.

At the logging camp, which is located near Morton at the base of Mt. Tacoma, he states a new field of virgin Douglas fir timber is being opened up by the company. They have constructed a rock crusher to furnish gravel for many miles of new roads and excellent faiilities are being provided for reaching the cream of the timber for door and panel stock. Mr. Cole returned very enthusiastic over the quality of material that is being supplied foi the manufacture of Peterbilt doors and panels.

"P.int Up-Clean Up"

Mary had a little homeIts walls were drab and dingy; And all the neighbors'said to her, "You're lazy, dear, or stingy," So Mary purchased cans of paint To freshen up her kitchen, And then kept on until she'd made The whole durn house bewitchin'.

-Adeline M. Conner.