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Show FIRESTONE SALES HEAD GETS WARD H. D. Tompkins Conrv pletes Twenty Years of Service At a testimonial dinner in hit honor attended by Firestone department de-partment heads and sales executives execu-tives from the Eleven Western ' f 7 I - 'T ' If5" I 1 'jf' ' .States, H. D. Tompkins, Sales Manager for the Firestone Tire & I Rubber Co., of California was recently re-cently presented with a watch and twenty-year service pin by R. J. Cope, President of the organization. organiza-tion. In commenting on the presentation. presenta-tion. Cope said, "During Mr. Tompkins' long association witli our company, his activity, ability and personal popularity have made for him countless close friend in automotive circles in almost al-most every city and town on the Pacific Coast, and 1 am sure they join with me in extending heartiest heart-iest congratulations." Tompkins started with the Firestone Fire-stone Company in 1919, as a general gen-eral line salesman. H is exceptional excep-tional sales a hi I ity and liken hie personality soon won him advancement ad-vancement to more Important posts. In January, 1 929 he became special Pacikj Coast representative representa-tive for the truck tire division, and in April, 1 935 became Sales Manager, succeeding Leonard Firestone, who was called riast to fill an Important position In Fire- 1 stone's Home Oflice at Akron, Ohio. |