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Named Manager of \(/estern Divis:on

The promotion of Harrv D. Ashley to manager of I\lasonite Corporation's rvestern division was announced by F. O. IUarion. general sales manager. For a year manager. of dealer sales in this division, Mr. Ashley succeeds George M. Syversen, s'ho has resigned.

With Nfasonite for 20 years, Mr. Ashley has served in the San Francisco area since 1917, rvhen he terminated a five-1'ear tour of duty in the army. He lvas a dealer salesman prior to his advancement a year ago. Previously he held various sales assignments, serving successively in the corporation's sales service department, in the eastern division sales office, as a dealer sales representative in northern and eastern Michigan.

Born and reared in Indiana, I\Ir. Ashley rvas graduatecl from the University of Chicago in 1932- He lives u'ith his wife and three children at 1544 Walnut Drive Palo Alto.

The western division office is at 111 Sutter St., San

Francisco, and the states covered in the assignment include \\rashington, Oregon. California, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Nerv I\Iexico. and the Pecos river valley of Texas.

Mr. IUarion also announced that Lervis C. Kummerorv, a dealer salesman living at \\'alnut Creek, has been promoted to assistant manager in charge of dealer sales.

Arizona Convention May 14-16

The Arizona Retail Lumber and Builders Supply Association rvill hold its annual convention in Bright Angel Lodge, Grand Canl'on, on I\Iay 14, 15 and 16, 1953. A large delegation of California lumbermen rvill attend the meeting.

Jerry Clough, lumber salesman rvith George Clough \\'holesale Lumber Companl', entered his hard top racer in the Culver City races, Sunday, April 19, 1953. He drove car number 21, and Harry Selling, of the same lumber firm, rvas his Pitman for the day. Jerry is follorving in the footsteps of his Dad rrho is "Fleet Captain" of the Catalina Yacht Club.

Victor S. Roth of the Triangle a trip into Northern California familie_s ou'n the homes in rvhich

Trventi'-five million they live.

Lumber Co. recently made visiting the lumber mills.

Moves Central Office to Richmond

FIRST F. II. A. OFFIGE ESTABLISHED IlI L. A.

Thot mode news in 1936. The firsl Federol Housing Administrotion ofiice, under District Direclor Fred W' Morlow, now o well-known subdivider-developer, wos o mofivoling force in the ropid period of building growth for the Los Angeles oreo.

The orrivol of F.H.A. found E. K. Wood os o 35 yeor old supplier to builders ond coniroclors. Mony new customers come to us during fhe exponsion period thot {ollowed. One of them wos J, Dwight Cogsdon, Son Gobriel, quolity home builder. He soys, "When E. K. Wood opened its Son Gobriel Volley yordt I storted doing business with them. Their quolity merchondise, courlesy ond gmd service hove kept me o sotisfied cus' lomer ever since."

Builders Supply Co, ol Richmond

The removal o{ the central office of California Builders Suppll', Inc. from Oakland to Richmond, plus the closing of a rvarehouse in Oakland, has brought about the consolidation of these units into one u'ith ample space for both exe.cutive and n'arehouse facilities. The advantages of the move are obvious. The stock, shipping, glazing and special sash departments are rvithin easy reach of all in the office.

Nerv truck service has been worked out to cover the territory of the California Builders Supply Co. of Richmond. An important feature of the operation is their dip tank, hoist operated, r,r'hich handles ts-o large pallet loads of r.vindor,vs. The solution makes the u'ood l.ater repellent and acts as a prime coat of paint. The compan)' is norv operating 14 trucks and has l0 salesn.ren. The territorl. of the Richmond subsidiary runs from Carmel to Fort Bragg, Willits, Pittsburg, and Livermore. Other' branches are located in Sacramento, Santa Rosa and Fresno.

Francis E. Nicholson has been made general manager and president of the California Builders Supply Cb. of Richmond. He is also sales manager of the California Builders Supply, Inc., the parent company.

Announces Candidates lor Ollice

National and Regional nominating Cornmittees of the Forest Products Research Society have announced complete slates of candidates for office. Voting will be by rnail ballot and results of the election will be announced at the 7th annual meeting of the Society in Memphis, Tenn., Jtrne 15, 16, 77.

Candidates are as follows: for President-Elect, Lester J. Carr, general manager, L. I. Carr and Co., Sacramento, Calif.; for vice president, Nfoss B. Christian, director of research, Chicago Nlill and Lumber Co., Tallulah, La., or E. E. Dargan, Dargan Lumber Mfg. Co., Conu-ay, South Carolina; for South Central Regional Board Nlember, \\r. Jeter Eason, secretary-treasurer and chief engineer, Nickel, Bros., Memphis, Tenn.; for Southeast Regional Board N{ember, Walter Buehler, cor-rsultant, Lakeland. Florida.