Change in Management Announc€d

By Hill & Morton, Inc.

Herbert Sewcll Morion

Pregident r9r8-1944

Announcement is made in their advertisement on another page of this issue by Hill & Morton, Inc., wholesale lumber dealers, Oakland, of a change in management.

J. G. (Jerry) Mashek has been appointed general manager with headquarters at the head office, Dennison Street Wharf, Oakland, and Carroll E. Nichols has been appointed Fresno branch manager.

Mr. Mashek comes to his new position w'ell equipped with lumber experience. He grew up in a lumber yard environment as his father, the late W. O. Mashek was for many years general manger of the United Lumber Yards chain in Modesto. Jerry began his career with the Coos Bay Lumber Co. Since 1937 he has been with the Lumbermen's Supply Company, Sacramento, and since 1941 has been manager except the time he spent in the Navy, 1943 to 1946. He was in the Transportation Division of the Navy with the rank of Lieutenant, and Saw service in the Pacific. He resumed his position with Lumbermen's Supply

Hcrrbor Plywood Corp. Bowlers Win Scrn Frcrncisco City Chcrmpionship

Proudly displayed in the offices of Harbor Plywood Corp. of California, San Francisco, is a new trophy won recently by this organization's bowling team, when they won the city championship of the San Francisco Bowling Association, Senior Division. The team rolled a score of 3196, which was high for the tournament.

The team will compete in the National Bowling Association's tournament, to be held in Los Angeles in the Spring.

"ff"8::1J,-Jiiff:l;:, Company as manager early last year on his discharge from the Navy.

Mr. Nichols has been with Hill & Morton. Inc. for more than 10 years,except for the time he spent serving in the armed forces. All of the time was spent at the Fresno branch, and he is, therefore, well acquainted with the retail lumber and building material dealers in that trade territory.

29 Years In Business

In a few months'time Hill & Morton, Inc. will complete a period of 29 years' sert'ice to the retail lumber trade. The business was established in 1918 when the late Mr. H. Sewall, Morton formed a partnership with L. S. Hill, an Oregon sawmill operator. Mr. Hill died shortly after, and Mr. Morton continued the business under the same firm name, Hill & Morton, Inc. until he passed arvay in September, 1944. His widow, Mrs. F. M. Morton is now president of the firm, and H. L. Landis, San Francisco, is vice president.

Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 To Hold Dinner Meeting lolnuoiry 27

"The Magic of Communication," is the title of a Bell Laboratory demonstration of the various instruments developed during the war period that will be put on for Club No. 39 members by Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. at their next meeting at the Claremont Hotel; Berkeley, on Nlonday evening, January 27. S. G. Worhington will be master of ceremonies. and he will have two assistants. This will be an excellent program, and a large attendance is expected.