End of 15 Year Plywood Bonanza Warned by Industry Leader
Reno Odlin president of Puget Sound National Bank Tacoma told about 250 plywood makers in Gearhart Oregon that total industry capacity nears four billion square feet and demand is lagging. He urged balanced sales and production and a united drive by producers, distributors, and retailers to stabilize markets.
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Reno Odlin
Puget Sound
National Bank
Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Oregon
California
Gearhart
Odlin
C. E. Devlin
National Plywood Distributors Association of Chicago
Devlin
Fewer Forest Fires in Fifty-Four in 1953
Forest fire prevention campaigns reduced fires by 18 percent from 1952, with 154,160 fires reported in 1953. Officials credit cooperation among Forest Service offices, state foresters, soil conservation service, Interior Department, and TVA, noting the record low since 1946 despite drought.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Teady
Richard E. McArdle
Forest Service
Soil Conservation Service
Department of the Interior
Tennessee Valley Authority
Advertising Council
Behind the Scenes at a Blood Center
A householder visiting the blood center discovers the daily workflow featuring 1300 test tubes 1000 glass slides 300 pipettes 75 large bottles 300 constriction tubes and 900 hypodermic needles highlighting the scale of routine lab work.
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BIG Wash
Milwacker
Masonite Peg Board Panels Provide Heavy Duty Storage
Masonite peg board panels offer heavy duty storage for garages piers and boathouses. Four by eight foot panels with perforations support hooks brackets and shelves for items from golf bags to tents and even a heavy outboard motor. Edges are beveled and corners rounded for safe use and easy installation by anyone with basic hammer and nails.
Loggers to Pick 1955 Convention City
Directors of the Redwood Region Logging Conference meet in Eureka on June 26 to select the 1955 convention site after Ukiah hosted in 1954 May 21-22. Emanuel Fritz notes 600+ registrations and 1200 at the equipment show. a petition favors Ukiah again. The meeting marks the end of Gary Evans’s presidency with Larry Marshall of Dolly Varden Lumber Co. as president-elect.
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Fureka
Ukiah
Emanuel Fritz
Fritz
Gary Evans
Larry Marshall
Dolly Varden, Lumber Company
Arcata
Evans
Hammond Lumber Company
Big Lagoon
Forest Practice Group Inspects Humboldt Logging
The Redwood District Forest Practice Committee spent a day in Humboldt county inspecting Pacific Lumber Company operations near Jordan Creek Camp. Chairman Gordon Manary led the group evaluating compliance with Forest Practice Rules including seed trees marking, fire prevention, and logging procedures. Members include Harold Prior, F J Hyman Jr, E E Carriger. deputy state forester C W Fairbank serves as secretary.
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Redwood District Forest Practice Committee
Humboldt County
Gordon Manary
Scotia
Manary
Pacific Lumber Company
Jordan Creek
Larry McCollum
Company
van Duren
Harold Prior
Eureka
F. J. Hyman, Jr
Fort Bragg
E. E. Carriger
Santa Cruz
C. W. Fairbank
Santa Rosa
New Directors Take Office July 1 Across Multiple California Firms
The board lists new directors effective July 1 including T. A. Carlson of Pacific Lumber in Scotia and Oscar Kavila of Willits Redwood Products in Willits. Current directors are Roy Wagner of Masonite Corporation in Ukiah, William Van Sicklen of Union Lumber in Fort Bragg, Henry Trobitz of Simpson Logging in Klamath, Percy Reid of Northern Redwood Lumber in Korbel, Fred Wiley of Mutual Plywood in Eureka, and Emanuel Fritz of Berkeley as secretary for the past year.
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Roy Wagner
Masonite Corporation
Ukiah
William van Sicklen
Union Lumber Company
Fort Bragg
Henry Trobitz
Simpson Logging Company
Klamath
Percy Reid
Northern Redwood’ Lumber Company
Korbel
Fred Wiley
Mutual Plywood Company
Eureka
T. A. Carlson
Pacific Lumber Company
Scotia
Oscar Kaivila
Willits Redwood Products Company
Willits
Emanuel Fritz
Berkeleys
Temperatures By UNITED PRESS meeting at Scotia
A United Press report notes a committee held a meeting at Scotia to discuss and evaluate matters they had inspected during the day.
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United Press
Mittee
Scotia
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