Duane, I am not surprised that Pete is close friends with the hardware store family. Pete built his own cabin in Beacon so I would bet he made more than a few trips to the lumberyard!   I had the pleasure of visiting Pete a few years ago for an interview, and the view from his cabin is spectacular. He is an amazing man.

By the way, concerning the copyright, it is very likely that they never got around to filling out the forms for the copyright until 1958!