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Appointed Vice President and General Saler Manager

San Francisco.-On May ZI, Union Lumber Company, through its president, Otis R. Johnson, announced the appointment of William R. Morris as vice president and general sales manager of that company. Mr. Morris has been manager, of the company's eastern offices and has now been transferred to San Francisco and given the above title and all of the authority which goes with it.

Bill Morris brings to the sales managership of the Union Lumber Company nearly 40 years of experience in the production, distribution, promotion and sale of redwood products both in the United States and abroad. His lumber career commenced in 1908 when he went to lvork for the Union Lumber Company at its Fort Bragg plant, where lTe spent seven years.

In 1916 at the request of the Redwood Export Company, Morris was loaned to that company which sent him to Australia where he was eminently successful in promoting redwood for both construction and industrial uses. This phase of Morris' experience was brought to an end a year later by his entry into the United States Army where he served as First Lieutenant in the 91st Division in France for the duration of World War I.

In 1919 he returned to the Union Lumber Company, and at that time, opened its New York sales office as manager and later on his authority was extended to include all eastern sales offices of the company.

Mr. and Mrs. Morris have one son, Bill, Jr., who rvas recently discharged from the Navy.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo GolI Tourncrment And Dinner Pqrty June 5

A big crowd is expe,cted to attend the Los Angeles HooHoo Club golf tournament and dinner party at the Inglewood Country Club, Inglewood, on June 5. The golfers rvill tee off at noon, and dinner will be served in the Club House at 7:00 p.m.

Prizes will be awarded to the winners in the various golfing events, and the committee is arranging for a fine entertainment program which rvill be staged following the dinner. This will be the last meeting of the Club for the Dresent lloo-Hoo vear.

Philippine Government Buys Two Mississippi Sawmills for Islcnds

The National Development Company, a Philippine Government corporation, has completed a big deal in Mississippi which will result in the immediate shipment of two sawmill plants to the Philippine Islands. The seller was J. F. Weaver, of Jackson, Mississippi, who owns a numL.er of manufacturing plants in that state, and this sale covers his two complete manufacturing plants located at D'Lo, Mississippi.

The deal involves about a half million dollars worth of property, including two complete plants, sawmills, planing mills, kilns, logging equipment, dimension plant for cutting furniture stock, and other equipment and machinery so that the mills can be set up in the Philippines and start operating.