Lumber magnate Ben Cheney directs the attention of 81-year-old Les Melendy to a scroll, possibly architectural drawings or a map, on October 15, 1969. The men were in Mr. Cheney's office at 2424 E. Cheney Rd. Mr. Melendy was a longtime Tacoma realtor who had recently joined MacPherson's Inc. as an associate broker in sales of homesites at Surfside Golf & Country Club in Ocean Park, Long Beach peninsula. Photograph ordered by Cheney Lumber Co.

Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Melendy, Les;