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8-2141 game there; Jess is an ex-football player and c<tach-so it just goes to shou'!
Bob Lieshman of the A. L. Hoover Co., San \{arino, returnecl from northern Calif<irnia, n.here l.re visited company mills and suppliers.
Phil Gosslin, Gosslin-Harding Lumber Co., Walnut Creek, called on mill connections in northern California the first t'eek in October.
Joe Hearin, head man of the F. L. Hearin Lrrmber Co.. Nledforcl, ()re., and Mrs. Hearin \\rere recent southern California visitors to discnss the future business potentials rvith Herb Meier, his southland representative in Los Angeles. Enroute home, the Hearins stopped in San Francisco and llureka.
Paul Euphrat, \Vendling-Nathan Company, really looked over the Pacific N<irthtvest lumber situation on his recent 2-u,eek mill trip through most of Oregon and \\rashington and into parts of Canada.
Fred and Bruce Hoffine, executir.es of the Cal Distributing Co., I-os Angeles, returned froln :r business-pleasure trip through the San Joacluin valley and points north of Sacramento, r'isiting olficials o{ the San Francisco Glass Co., U. S. \Vholesale Supply Co., Nlodesto, and \Iilln.ork Mart, Inc., Sacramento. Our "little bird" also reports the boys r,vere seen at opening of the duck season.
Bob Raymer and Bill McCubbin of the lumber firm of the san're name in San Francisco spent an early October u-eek calling on mill connections around Medforcl, Euger.re and Portlancl, Ore. Holding dor,vn the fort in tl.reir absence rvas Lee LeBreton, .rvho recently joined the u-holesale firrn.
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Reynolds Nomed Soles Monoger Of Dcvis Hordwood Compony
James Davis, president of Davis Hardwood Company, San Francisco, announces the appointment of Gene V. Reynolds as sales manager, as of October 15. Reynolds will direct his efforts to extend the sale of Philippine Mahogany in the Northern California market. The Davis Hardwood Company is a distributor for Insular Lumber Company, Negros, P.I., which manufactures solid kiln-dried Philippine mahogany into such item as /4"xlU'bevel house siding, 1"x8" vee rustic, interior wall panels, shelving, casing, base and mouldings.
Reynolds, who retired September 30 after 38 years with Weyerhaeuser, originally intended to take up ranching on his 23-acre prune ranch near Healdsburg. Ifowever, Mr. Reynolds recently stated, "Selling this beautiful Philippine Mahogany lumber offered a challenge that I could not resist. Little did we dream that solid mahogany would become sufficiently competitive to enter the home building market. It will be a pleasure to work with Mr. Davis in merchandising kiln-dried precision manufactured mahogany products in this market."
Gene Reynolds has been active in the Northern California lumber market since 1943, coming from St. Paul, Minnesota, as the district representative of Weyerhaeuser Sales Company. He is one of the real "old timers" in lumber, having started in Yellorv Pine with the Bushchow Lumber Company of Kansas City in 1915. Later, he came
Ted Olsen
