IHPA Schedules Economist Janeway fo Speak af Annual Convenfion at Oiai

Eliot Janeway, one of the country's leading economists and a gentleman who has been pitching a rather fantastic "no hitter" in the realm of economic predictions of late, will star as the leading speaker for the coming Imported Hardwood Plywood Association annual convention at Ojai Valley Inn, Ojai, California, on February 6, 7 and B, 1963.

Janeway, who is also a well known author. lecturer. businessman and fiscal expert, is president of the Janeway Publishing & Research Corp., of New York City. According to IHPA president, John Osgood, of Robert S. Osgood, Inc., Los Angeles, Janeway's subject matter will cover present foreign trade practices, and a suggested prosperity for,eign trade policy.

JAMAR PLYWOOD tTD. JOINS HPI

Carl D. Wheeler, Chairman of the Hardwood Plywood Institute's Membership Committee, has announced that the Board of Directors of the Hardwood Plywood Institute has approved Jamar Plywood Limited, Kirkland Lake, Ontario, for membership.

Jamar Plywood Limited was established in 1954. Their principal product is poplar and birch plywood. Officers are: President, J. W. McBean; General Manager, F. M. Aimone and Plant Engineer, F. W. James.

Mr. Wheeler stated that Jamar is the Institute's sixth Canadian member.

Hordply New Product Nqme On U.5. Plywood's Roster

Weldwood Hardply is a new name for an old product on U.S. Plywood's inventory roster.

This resin-fiber surfaced panel's name was changed from Lebanex to Hardply because the latter term best describes the product's dent, damage and gouge resistance. Hardply is a specially engineered plywood four times more durable in these respects than non-surfaced exterior fir plywood, according to Clinton L. Andavall, the company's marketing manager of build- ing product specialties.

Janeway has covered this subject matter from various aspects in his JANEWAY SERVICE, and his ideas have received considerable interest from many members of Congress. Of particular interest to lumbermen, Janeway will direct much of his talk to foreign trade problems afiecting Japan, Canada and the United States.

In addition to Janeway, the Imported Hardwood Plywood Association has developed an outstanding roster of speakers for the annual program. More than 70 representatives of importing firms, steamship companies, ports, door manufacturers and custom's brokers are expected to attend and review a number of new and important proposals affecting IHPA activities during 1963.

The surface of Hardply, a scientific combination of wood fibers and phenolic resins permanendy welded to a core of Douglas fir plywood, is called Lebanite. Confusion between the names Lebanite and Lebanex also led to the change of name.

Hardply, which can withstand exposure to moisture and extremes of weather witltout danger of delamination, is used for shelving, signs, bleacher seats, store fixtures, containers, truck floors, door and drawer fronts and in many other applications.