Shevlin Pine Sales Gompany

NORTHERN

NORWAY

PONDEROSA

SUGAR into the field to witness the selective logging and trucking activities of the Holmes Eureka Lumber Company at Carlotta. Modern forestry practice was exhibited in addition to the rapidly improving modes of truck transportation in tire Redwoods.

At the opening session of the Congress, Carl W. Bahr, president of the California Redwood Association, delivered the official address of welcome, explaining many of the problems of the Redwood industry in their relation to other Iumber species. He cited the great interest being shown in practical logging, approached from a highly professional plane. "These meetings," Mr. Bahr declared, "provide the forum through which the art and science of the modern logging profession will grow and develop."

Emanuel Fritz, forestry advisor to the California Redwood Association, was on hand during the entire Congress, assisting with the field trips and directing an interesting program at the Young Timers' Dinner, the second day of the Congress. More than 200 younger loggers gathered to hear a diversified program featuring modern developments in the industry.

Other speakers from the Redwood industry on the program included Clarence LeBoyteaux, superintendent, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Company, on the "Development of Redwood Logging;" William J. Wrigley, Elk River Mill & Lumber Company, "Starting Tractors in Redwood;" Howard Gray, IJnion Lumber Company, "Ten Years Experience in the Redwoods;" Hugh Bauer, The Pacific Lumber Company, and Kelly McGuire, Caspar Lumber Company, "Falling and Bucking in the Redwoods;" Carl Irwin and Hugh Bauer, The Pacific Lumber Company, "Drag Saws;" Charles Martin, Hobbs, Wall & Co., and George Allen, Holmes Eureka Lumber Company, "Truck Logging."

Gordon Manary, logging superintendent of The Pacific Lumber Company, was general chairman of entertainment and his wife served as official hostess during the three-day conclave.

N. Whitacre

N. Whitacre, well known Los Angeles retail lumberman and president of N. Whitacre, Inc., passed away suddenly Monday evening, October 19. He was 66 years of age.

Mr. Whitacre was a native of Illinois. Before coming to California he operated lumber yards in Montana. He came to California in 1920 where he entered the retail lumber business and had yards at Los Angeles and El Monte.

He is survived by his widow; three sons, Wilford and James, and Emmett, who was associated with his father at the El Monte yard; and a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Cowgill of New Jersey. Funeral services were held at Monterey Park, Thursday afternoon, October 22.