Where striplings get seqsoningYoung Men Guide the Helm of Smith - Robbins Lumber Corp.

\\r. T. "Bill" Smith, Jr., at tl.re agc of 28, is one of the youllgest u'holesale lunrlrer executivcs in Sorrthern C:rlifornia. He is the general nranager oi Sntith-ltobbins Lurlrber Corp., I-os '\ngeles. l'ith clistrilxrtion yarcl, mil1 ancl offices at (1800 \lictoria Avenrre in the center of the greater southsi<ie industrial area, acljacent to the harltor. freeways and southern c(,untics c,,rnrrrrrnities.

Othcr y()ung men assist Ilill Smith in the sales :rncl opera- tion of this s'holes:ile distrilxrtion set-rrp. They arc short on veilrs, lrr-rt long on experience; fleclglings onlv in age, not the lurnl;er ir.rciustrv. \'orrng Ili11 u-as raised ir.r:r lrrml>eryard and has been rcnroving splinters fronr his l'rarr<ls since he l'as 12 r'ears old. His onl1, 1,1h". irrtcrest is his Irli-Fi

Top lefi phoio obove shows Cicero Howqrd operoting new lwinbond Turner ripsow; next: precision milling operotion; right: Supt. Jock Eggers ot siicker. Second ponel shows (left): undercover storoge view from mill; next: Bill Smith, Jr., Don Hillon ond Al Weirz inspecting finished lumber; right: new truck looding pockoged lumber for delivery. Pholo ot immediote right shows young Hilron wirh lO-yeor veieron Ruth Willioms, offtce monoger music svstern. His holrlrv and rec:reation is lruying, selling an<l remanrrfacturing lumber.

Bill has been capably advised regarding c()nrpany policy by his fatl'rer, \\''illiam 'f. Smith. Sr.. rr'ho est:rltlisl-red the I'acillc Mill & Lumber Company over two clccacles ago on the propertv arljacent to the prcserrt threc-:rcre moclern u'holesale rlistrilrution r.:rrtl ancl rem:rnufactrrring plant. Thc scrrior Smith has becn iclentifierl u ith lrrnibci iti I-ot -{rrgelcs for the past 30 }'ears.

Davi<l l{obbins. tlie other nrember of the progrcssive firm, ha,* lrecn associatccl in lutnlrer distriltutiorr in thc Southlancl ar-rd tinrlrer operations in Northern Cl:Llifornia for the past 15 r-ears. These tn'o pioneers deciclecl to sit on thc siclelines and let thc yonn.qcr gener:rti()n carrv the ball anrl spend onlv a fcu- clar-s euch month at the plant. "The t()l) men are the or-rlr' olcl-timers u-e neec1. as \ve intencl to. seek younger, more asgressivc nlcn to help irr the administration, sales ar.rd operlrti()n of this compan-r'." saicl Bill Smith, Jr.

Take a look at -\ssistant llanager Dan I Iilton. I-Ie is only 2(r 1'ears olcl but has lteen in the indrrstrl. for alur,,st 1-0 vears. IIe \\':rs l1nc1er.l8 rvhen he receivecl his basic training rrrrrler tl-re guidancc oi Sv Ilanrron and J, rlr n Brcu cr at