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George Van dc Lester Joins Harbor Plywood's So. California Branch

George Van de Lester has joined the Harbor Plywood Corporation of Southern California, Los Angeles, in the capacity of inside salesman. This position places him in personal and telephone contact with this distributor's lrany customers.

"Van's" long experience in the retail and wholesale departments of the San Pedro Lumber Company, together with his engineering training and executive responsibilities as a civilian u'ith the U.S. Corps of Engineers, qualifies him to service Harbor's trade. He is a building material rnan, having grown up in the business in Allegan, Mich., with technical training and a college degree supplementing his practical experience. His home is in Altadena, and he is active in the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club.

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M. S. Munson, manager of Harbor's Southern California branch, in making the announcement, said: "Our trade has come to exi)ect qualified use-information and rnerchandising suggestions as a service from our sales staff, as well as good merchandise distributed in ethical channels. Mr. Van de Lester's training and experience adequately meets these requirer.nents and his personal popularity is an added asset."

\(/illamette Valley Lumberm€n's Golf Tournament

The Eugene wholesalers captured their eighth championship in the 1lth annual Willamette Valley Lumbermen's Golf Association tournament at the Eugene Countrv Club, Muy 23, a divot classic that attracted more than 200 golfers. The E,ugene wholesalers had an aggregate four-man team total of 313.

Indiviclual winners were Forrest Lemley of Eugene lvith a par 72, topping Joe Birkenhead of Portland with 73, and two former title holders, Jack Brande of Albany, a three-time winner who had a 75, and Earl Chalfan of Seattle, ll'ho had an 80. Diclt Rinde of Eugene won the handicap title with 81-16-65, and Les Pierce of Eugene successfully clefended his one-club, nine-hole total with a 48.

The gin nlrrmy title went to Rod Taylor of Eugene: Reeves 'faylor of Errgene was the defending champion.

Stuart (Stu) Smith was general chairman.

Specker crt Plywood Convention

\\r. H. Buckles, director of marketing of the Davis Plvt'ood Corporation. Cleveland, Ohio, has accepted an invitatiorr to participate as a panel speaker at the sales management clinic of the annual National Plyn'ood Distribrutors Association convention.

The clinic, one of the highlights of the convention, rvill l)resent a discussion on plyr,vood marketing and sales management. 1\{r. Buckles has appeared at a number of district meetings of the Ohio Lumber Dealers Association. He has also been a guest lecturer at Ohio State University on the subject of plynood marketing. The convention u'ill be held at San Francisco. lune 22-24.