You Should Know

Hugh McConnell, superintendent of the San Diego Lumber Co. at San Diego, has been associated with the comp4ny since 1935. He is president of the San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club, one of the country's most active Hoo-Hoo organizations

Hugh is a native Californian and was born in San Francisco. When he was a youngster, his folks moved to San Diego where he went to grammar school and attended San Diego High School. While in high school he rvas a top-notch athlete and participated in all kinds of sports.

After graduating from High School, his first job was as athletic director at the San Diego to work for the San Diego Lumber Co., r,r'orking in the yard and office where he learned all phases of the lumber business, and was named company superintendent in 1946.

Hugh is a top-ranking golfer rvith a low handicap and al'lvays turr^s in a lolv score at the San Diego Hoo-Hoo golf tournaments. He is a good bowler, is a member of his company's team, which is a member of the San Diego Hoo-Ho<l borvling league, and was recently elected vice lrresident of the borvling league for the 1952-53 season. He is a baseball fan too. and a loyal supporter of the San Diego I'adres of the Pacific Coast League.

Hugh married Xfrss Gladys J)unn of San Diego in 1942 :tnd they have lu'o boys, 8 ancl 4f years of age.

Hugh is u'idclv knor,r'n in Southern California lumber ci rcles.

Upson Company Elects Officers

Officers of The Upson Company of Lockport, Ner,v York, headed 'by President \\r. H. Upson Jr., have been reelected by the board of directors and James J. Upson, administrative vice president and secretary for the past two years, has been named executive vice president and secretary.

Three nerv officers were elected by the directors in line u'ith the gene:al policy of giving recognition to younger members of the organization. They are : Roger L. Slattery, vice presidi:nt in charge of industrial sales; Irving E. IIolls and Richard A. Butcher, assistant vice presidents Mr. Slattery joined the company in 1920 and has served as rnanager of the Industrial Sales Division and the Tuco Work Shops, a division of the company. Mr. Butcher has been development engineer for the past two years and Mr. I{olls has been cost estimator since 1946.

Others reelected by the board luly 17 were: Charles A. Upson, chairman; Harry R. Shedd, vice president in charge of commercial sales; Henry W. Schmidt, vice president in charge of production ; Otto L. Koehn, controller-treasurer; Dr. Walter P. Ericks, director of research; Kenneth A. Boos, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer.

Line executives confirmed by the directors were: Harold M. Kinzly, export sales manager; R. George Morgan, supervisor of sales ; Lasa E,. Keeler, technical sales manager; Averill E. Calver, director of advertising; James S. Gill, traffic manager, and George W. Brittin, purchasing agent.

Directors are: W. H. Upson Jt., C. A. Upson, Mr. Koehn, William R. Kenan, president, Flagler Hotel System, Florida; Samuel M. Johnson, chairman of Advisory Board, Lockport Exchange Office, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Clo., Buffalo; Stephen Van Rensselaer, assistant vice presitjent, First National Bank of New York; Francis H. Hall, Smith and Hall, investment counsel, Rochester; Homer H. Woods, of Hodgson, Russ, Andrews, Woods and Goodyear, corporation attorneys of Buftalo; Egbert D. Corson, publisher, Lockport Union-Sun and Journal.

Enlirsts in Army Air Force

Michael Daniel Curran, son of Curran Lumber Co., Santa Ana, ^A.ir Force on August 7. He was College for the past two years.