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Horrington Succeeds Houston os Long-Bell Generql Sqlesmqnqger
Kansas City, Mo.-O. D. Harrington has been appointed general salesmanager of the Long-Bell Division, International Paper Co., by John D. Leland, vice-president. He succeeds the veteran employee, Earl H. Houston, who retired but will continue with the lumber company on a consulting basis.
Delmer Harrington joined Long-Bell 1n 1924 at the plan- ing mill in DeRidder, La., after graduation from high school. After six months, he was sent to the Kansas City sales office for training and represented the company in various sales offices over the country until 1957, when Mr. Houston brought him into Kansas City as his salesmanager in the home offrces. He will continue to keep the LongBell Division's general sales offices here, now that he l-ras succeeded Mr. Houston in the top sales spot, but lvi11 also maintain an offrce at Longview, Wash., and clivicle his time.
The retiring Earl Houston started with Long-Ilell Lumber Co. in 1913 at the Longville, La., mill and eutered sales trair.ring in Kansas City in 1915. He also served throughout the company's scattered sales districts before he was namerl general salesmanager in 1943. lle was elected a director of tlre company in 1947 and a vice-president in 1948. Ilouston is a director of the NLN{A and the WCLA. He will make his future residence on the west coast at Longview, where his experience will continue to be available to Long-Bell, declared Vice-President Tohn Leland.
Morcrn Nqmed Chief Deputy Forester
Appointment of Lewis A. Moran of Monterey as Chief Deputy State Forester was announced in Sacrament<l by State Forester F. H. Raymond. Moran. as a deputv state forester, has been in chirge of the California Division of Forestrv's south coast district for several years. He took over his new duties in Sacramento Tuly 1. Cecil Metcalf. u'ho accepted an interim appointm.t-ri ". chief deputy after John Callaghan resigned to enter private employment earlier this year, will return to Fresno and resume his position as deputy state forester in charge of the San Joaquin district. Emery Sloat, assistant deputy state forester in Santa Rosa, will be promoted to deputy state forester, Raymond said, to replace Mr. Moran in X4onterey.
Golpin Lumber Compony Joins tMA
The Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California welcomed Galpin Lumber Company, of Pacifica, into its growing roster of member yards last month. Galpin Lumber is owned and operated by Ken E. Galpin, former manager ar.rd partner in Seaside Lumber Co., Seaside, California.
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