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Oregon plywood and door plants of the former M and M Wood Working Company r,vere integrated with the Simpson Logging Company of Shelton, Washington, on Nov. 1.

Simpson purchased the 3S-year-old Oregon Company in August and has nolv combined production and sales of its plants in Shelton and McCleary, Washington, and Portland, Albany, Lyons and Idanha, Oregon, into a single division headed by Hal W. McClary of Shelton, plyrvood and door manager.

Sales headquarters for the enlarged Simpson organization have been established in the former M and M offices at 23Ol North Columbia Boulevard in Portland. Harold Johns, Simpson plywood and door sales manager, has trans- ferred to the Portland sales office from Shelton.

Total monthly production of the Simpson plylvood plants amounts to 32,000,000 square feet, 3/B-inch basis. Simpson's McCleary panel and flush door plant and Portland flush door operation has a combined capacity of 160,000 doors monthly.

C. H. Bacon, Jr., vice-president and general manager, announced Simpson is continuing operations under former M and M plant managers Fred Peirson at Portland, E. V. (Bro'ivnie) Bennett at Albany, and Guy M. Hartle at Lyons and ldanha, Oregon. Washington managers are Harold Ahlskog at McCleary, and Dave Carstairs at Simpson's Olympic plant at Shelton.

Prior to merging, Simpson sold plywood and doors