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J. M. \\rhite r.as elected president of The Long-Bell Lumber Company at the directors meeting follo'iving the annrral meeting of stockholders in Kansas City, Mo., on April 21. \\rhite, who has been a West coast lumberman for 42 years, succeeds M. B. Nelson, Long-Bell president since 1923.

White's elevation to the presiclencl' and several other major changes in executive personnel took place at the director's meeting.

Nelson, rvho joined the Long-Bell organization in 1898, is retiring from active duty 'rvith the company along with Vice Presidents J. D. Tennant, S. M. Morris, and L. L. Chipman of I-ongvier', and A. B. Everitt of Kansas City. These men have been reelected to the board of directors and will continue to serve in an advisory capacity during the coming year.

White is the fourth president of Long-Bell in its 73 years of continuous operation. He first became associated with Long-Bell interests in 1906 rvhen he started work as a green chain puller at the Weed Lumber Company in Weed, California. The Weed Lumber Company became the Weed division of Long-Bell in 1926.

The ner,v Long-Bell president has a thorough rvorking knou4edge of the lumber industry. He rvorked his way through the various departments of the Weed operation which includes in addition to a sawmill, a ,box factory, a plywood plant, a wood preserving plant and a factory for the manufacture of other products. He becarne general manager of the Weed operation in 1918 and served in that capacity until his election to the board of directors and a vice presidencv in 1947.

White is well knorvn in the lumber industry. He served for many years as a director of the California Pine Box Distributors; is past president of the Pacific Division of the National Association of Wooden Box Manufacturers, and was an ofificer and director of the \\,'estern Pine Association. For a number of years he r'r'as a director and officer of the Weed branch of the Anglo-California National Bank.

He will make his headquarters in Longvien,, the city constructed by Long.3s11 in 1923 and named for the founder of the lumber company- R. A. Long. He has one son, Julian M. White, Jr., who is assistant general manager of the Weed division.

Other changes announced by Long-Bell include the election of Earl H. Houston, rvho has been u'ith Long-Bell 35 years, to a vice president in charge of sales. He was formerly general sales manager. L. G. Everitt, a member of