Pnrtonal -A,brt

Orrie W. Hamilton, secretary of the Southern California Retail Lumber Association, Los Angeles, Park Arnold, Fox-Woodsum Lumber Co., Glendale, and Leslie Lynch, Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Los Angeles, attended the annual meeting of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association on November 6, 7 and 8 at Colorado Springs, Colo.

Tlre Phoenix, Ariz., office of R. W. Dalton & Co., Los Angeles, has been moved to 114 South Central -A.veutte. Carl H. Specht is in charge.

Art Ashby, who has been succeeded on the territory by Spence Farrorv for Fir-Tex of Southern California, Los Angeles, has been placed in charge of production by Coraltex, Inc., manufacturers of Handityle and Coralite.

R. C. (Bob) Sand, Cole geles, returned November where he spent two rveeks plywood mills.

Door & Plyrvood Co., Los An5 from the Pacific Northwest, calling on the sash, door and

Curt McFadden and Herb. Carpenter, Associated Lumber Co., Los Angeles, recently visited the Pacific Northwest, and on their way back attended the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club luncheon October 23.

Harry G. Dolvson, Rogue gou. \\'as in San Francisco business and vacation trip. wife and family.

Lumber Sales, Medford, Orerecently for a few days on a He was accompanied by his

W. W. Wilkinson, wholesale lumberman, Los Angeles, left November 3 to spend two weeks in the Pacific Northwest. IIe was accompanied by his son, David Wilkinson'

A. S. (Fred) Hammond, est Products, Los Angeles, Bohnhoff Lumber Co., Los formerly u'ith California Foris now on the sales staff of Angeles.

D. R. Myers has succeeded Art manager of the Cleveland Wrecking He was formerly connected with the cisco ofrfice.

Stephen J. Frye, sales manager, ber Co., Quincy, Calif., was in San around the first of the month.

O'Leary as assistant Co. at Los Angetes. company's San F'ran-

Meadow Valley LurnFrancisco on business

Ralph A. Tillotson, formerly with E. U. Wheelock, fnc., Los Angeles, has joined the sales force of Bohnhofi Lumber Co., Los Angeles.

H. B. Cooper, Cooper Lumber fornia visitor towards the end of Co., Portland, October. was a Cali-

Pete Erickson of the Ed Fountain Lumber Co.. Los Angeles, made a round trip by plane to visit his mother, in his old home town, Little Falls, Minn., the latter part of Octo. ber.

New Lumber Yards

B. A. Su.eet, ancl his sons-irr-las', William S. Wylancl ilnd Warren S. Wexler, are opening :r lumber yar<l zit Escondido, Calif., u'here tl.rey have bought several acres of ground. They plan to carry a complete stock of brrilding uraterials. I{r. Wvland is at present on duty in the U. S. Navy, ancl l'hen he gets out of the Service he u'ill be active in the firm. Until that time, NTr. Sn'eet and ilIr. Wexler u ill nrn the lrusirress.

Nfr. Su'eet, rvho has lteen a resident of E,scondido for over twenty years, states: "This communitl. has grorvn steadilv over the vears and the prospects for its future prosperity are good."

Harry Boancl, Jr. and E,arl Daly have opened a lumber 1'ard at 5101 l'irestone lllvcl., South Gate, and are doing business uncler tl.re name of the Boand-Daly Lumlter Co. ISotl'r har,e lteen associated u'ith tl-re retail lumber business for a number <if r.ears and u.ere u-ith the Osgood Lurnber Co. at llell.

The United l-umber Co. has opened a 1'ard at 14,1 West Manchester Blvd., Buena Park. Art O'Leary, who rvas formerly assistant manag'er of the Cleveland Wrecking Co. at Los Ar.rgeles, is the manager.

West Coast Lumber Co. has opened a yard at 1231 Firestone Blvcl., Los Angeles, and Frank Deck is the manager. Frank n'as ir-r the N{erchant Nlarine for three years, and before the u'ar was a salesm:rn n'ith Simpson Industries, Inc., I-os Angeles. Thomas B. McE,ntire is the owner.

The Lankershim Lumber Compalty was recently established as a lunrber zrncl building r.naterials yard at 690O I-ankershim Rouler.ard, North Hollyn.ood. Joel Bourdon is proprietnr.

George Pike T,umber ct Supply Co. has opened a vard at li7-18 Sepulveda Bouievard, Sepulveda, Calif. George pike is manager. He recentlv obtained his discharge fron.r the Army, and l.as u'ith the Flintkote l{oofing Ccl. before he entered the service.

Earl Mussey recentll' opened the Imperial Lumber & Btrilcling N'[aterial Co. at 4679 Imperial Highu'ay, Har,vthorne, Calif. He has just becon.re a civilian again, having been a Corporal in the anti-aircraft. He n,as formerlr' .rvith 20th Century-Fox Studios.

Beam Lumlter Co. l.ras started business at 69.9 Xloulton Avenue, Los Angeles. L. Nferrill, formerly rvith Chandler I-umber Co., North Holll'rvoocl, is manager.

Quality Lumber cupied by Reecl & florver, ancl started is manager.