AIJBERT A. KELIJEY Ulnlnr/a Auarltev A Medford Gorporation Representative

members gave him an engraved gold wrist watch on this 15th anniversary of Club 109. A11 past presidents of the club canvassed the membership for the surprise gift.

During the progress of the party, Senior Past President John McBride, Vacaville Lumber Co., called "I-e" and NIrs. Gertrude LeMaster to the floor, assisted by Past Presidents Mitch Landis and Robert Adams, Noah Adams Lumber Co., Walnut Grove, and Loren Srvift, J. N{. Derr Lumber Co., Elk Grove. At the proper moment, the LeMasters were led to a gigantic gift package which had appeared to be only part of the hall's decorations. Deane Huckaba, U.S. Plywood Corp., Sacramento, master of ceremonies, disclosed the huge gift tag on the package and President Jack Berry, Jack S. Berry Lumber Wholesale, Sacramento, slashed open a side of the package and the entire presentation party emerged from it bearing the gift to LeMaster, who had all unsuspectingly helped construct the big "package" earlier in the afternoon.

A corsage $ras presented to Mrs. LeMaster and congratulatory messages were read from Snark of the Universe Dave Davis, Ben Springer and Roy Stanton.

Committee chairmen for the event were Ted Wassard, Winton I-umber Sales, Sacramento-decorations; Irrvin Bjerke, Bereo N{fg. Co., Sacramento-door committee; Deane Huckaba-special features; Larry Derr, J. N'I. Derr Lumber Co., Elk Grove-finances; Bill Benson, State Division of Architecture-special arrangements; Bill Fraser, Wendling-Nathan Co., Sacramento-ticket sales, and Jack Berry, general chairman. Music rvas provided by the Capital City Jazz Band.

Plywood lndustry Honors Dqniels

The western fir plywood industry, in its final meeting of the 1955 Golden Jubilee year, paid honor to one of its outstanding leaders of the past two decades when more than 100 industry leaders from Washington, Oregon and California were on hand in Portland as E. W. Daniels, chairman of the management committee for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association for the past 17 years, stepped down from that position. Daniels is a former president of and, still active with the Harbor Plywood Corporation of Aberdeen, Wash.

His successor, Arnold Koutonen, plywood manager for St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, and himself a veteran of some 35 years, presented Daniels, on behalf of the entire industry, with a 26-foot Chris-Craft pleasure and fishing boat and a complete set of fishing equipment.

"It has been my pleasure to associate with 'Dan' for many years and to serve with him on the management committee for the past 13 years," Koutonen said. "I can think of no one who has given more unselfishly of his time and devotion to the trade promotion cause. Without Dan, the plywood industry certainly would not be where it is today."

Daniels went to Grays Harbor area in the early 1920's and was instrumental in organizing Harbor Plywood Corporation, one of the most successful panel firms in the industry. He served as sales manage'r for eight years, became president in 1939, and only recently stepped down from that position. He developed a warehousing system still in use throughout the country, as well as taking some important steps forward in developing a foreign market.

Johnson lnsfolls Re-mcrnufocfuring Plqnt qt Squsqllto, Colif.

Norman C. Johnson, long known in lumber industry circles, has recently cornpleted the first step in a re-rnanufacturing plant located in the Marin Ship Addition, Sausalito, California. The plant site consists of frve acres of well-graveled ground, 65'x165' dry shed, with railroad and truck loading and unloading facilities.

Assisting Johnson in the Keith Peck, superintendent, cilities as well as the newly Dry Kilns.

management of the new plant is who is in charge of the plant fainstalled Moore Cross-Circulation

The new kilns are the latest modern design, having overhead large diameter internal fans, steel fin pipe, single-end control of drying conciitions, automatic fan reversal, and building constructed of basalt block with wood layered roof, which gives high insulation value. An automatic combination gas-oil fired Gabriel package boiler was installed under supervision and engineering of Tamco Engineers, San Francisco, and is of sufficient capacity to handle two additional single-track kilns 50' long.

Johnson is specializing in fir clears and specialty items, and therefore installed single-track kilns for handling the various thicknesses and grades that will be demanded by the market. A sorting chain has also been installed near the dry shed so that it can be used for either green or dry segregation.

Material for the re-manufacturing plant is being supplied from numerous sawmills having reputation for producing quality lumber and this same policy is carried on through the re-manu facturing process.

I'NPORTANT NOTICE!

As of December l,

The ilew F.H.A. MPR Revision il0. 55 Requires: "55-lb. smooth surfoce roll roofing with edges lopped ond seoled, or other mcleriols providing equivolent durcrbility and woter vopor resislonce under concrete slqb on ground."

Richkraft 65

Fungi-Resisfonf Y apor Barcier is F.H.A. accepled in lieu of 55-lb. roll roofing.

DON'T FAII TO KEEP A SUPPTY OF R.ICHKRAFT 65 ON HAND! RICHKRAFT 65 ftTEANS BUSINESS FOR YOU tN '56 t

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