[riilfi ASPEN

This fine and uniform-textured hardwood contains no resin, has good toughness and exceptional stiffness for its light weight, shows a high resistance to splitting in nailing, and is soft and easy to workwith either hand or machine tools. Aspen has good gluing and paint-holding qualities. Stability is one of its outstanding qualities.

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Ernie Banks is now asst. mgr. of Scotty's, Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. Other new asst. mgrs. in Fl. are Richard Black, U.S. Hwy. 92 W., Lakeland; Phil Devore, 22nd Ave. N., St. Petersburg; Ken Duvall, Hypoluxo; Paul Grey, Tamarac; Bill Lents, Port St. Lucie; Rick L'Heureux, Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala; Steve Miller. Palatka; Ole Moe, Myrtle Ave., Clearwater; Dan Nagle, Homosassal Dave Purcell, Lake City; Randy Spears, Haines City; Doug Stone, Neptune Beach, and Bob Walker, Pinellas Park.

Clark E. McDonald, who has retired from Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association after 29 years as pres., sec. and treas, has been honored by the Western Hardwood Plywood Producers with a scholarship in his name at Oregon State University, School of Forestry. He will visit the Indonesian Wood Panel Producers Association in Jakarta and Bali in Feb. and the UN/FAO Expert Consultation on Wood-Based Panels in Rome, Italy, in Sept. Ernest T. "Bill" Altman succeeds him as HPMA pres. and treas.

Lisa Marin has been named director, technical div., of Southern Pine lnspection Bureau.

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