...Jtom Oregon's Jinesl Dovglas Jir

Pty*ooa is known as the "miracle" wood. How it gets that way ^t Associated Plywood plans is no miracle at all, but rather a combination of outstanding natural and man-made circumstances.

The rich, rain forests of Oregon yield the fine Douglas fir that comes to Associated mills. These mills are among the largest and most modern in the plywood industr/r with a number of manufacturing "firsts" to their credit.

And in these mills work more than 900 skilled craftsmen-men who have had years of training and experience.

The plywood they produce (both exterior and interior panels) is grademarked and rademarkeda double guarantee of product quality and user satisfaction.

APMI uademarked plywood is available in the nation's major building and distribution areas, in stock sizes for most efficient use. Your inquiries are welcomed at Associated mills, or at any of the listed warehouses.

unit, :rrrrl cvery liin(l of ntorlcrtt flrcilitics for prelxtring Iumbcr stocks for thc rvholcsltlc trlttle, lJack in Nerv York Stlrtc, 'l'hc [Jpson ('ontlxttt.v ltitrl rrrove<l its grl:rnt to a largcr lrc:ttiotr irt tlrc irrtlttstriltl sccliott an<l rr':rs producing the lirst rvllllroar<l to llc ntitdc 4-ply ; thc first boar<l to bc kiln-<lricrl ; arrrl tlrc lirst lroar<l ttt bc surface-filletl. Ycar aftcr ),cilr tlrcreitftcr, it ercctc(l n1(,rc an<l nrore new lluildings.

l)urirrg World War Il, lloth lirnrs playc<l lca<ling rolcs in their rcspcctive ficl<ls. Whcn thc rvitr lrrokc out, Wcstern llartlrv<xrd Lunrller Comparry, coollerating rvith the governnrcnt, engage<l in:r joirrt ventttre rvith thc l'. J. Witlker Company of l.os Angclcs, fornring thc Wcstcrn-Walkcr

L'ompany for thc buil<ling of l,ibc:'ty ships. 'l'hrotrgh their conrllirred clforts, they otrtlittc<l antl l)tlt itlt() scrvice 4(r7 lior its surPrising rccttr<ls in ltcrformattcc atr<l itr tlte 1l:rt<luction of n,ootls for s'ltr, thc LI. S. I\{aritirrtc ('otttntissiotr :rwarded its highly-covetcd Maritinre "M" to Westcrtr llardrvoo<l l,trmbcr Conrllatty in Octolrcr 1912. lt was just aftcr he ha<l acccpted this prizc<l an':trrl for his c()ml)alty that I). J. Ciahill rvas strickcn by :t hcart irtt:tck ltn<l passctl arvay while thc ccrcmotries rvcrc still in l)r()grcss.

I.ibcrty arrd Victory ships, but all tltrough thc rvar Wcstenr Ilardwood l-untbcr Conrltatry rnairrtainctl its rvholesalc <listribtrtion strlrylying trtuch-nccrlc<l nr:rtcrials to its lumbcr <lcalers for carrying ott thcir norttritl busincss. It also supplic<l a large volunrc of ltttnber protlttcts t<l the aircraft industry.

The Ullson Conrpattl', too, crclttcrl an cnvialllc llerformancc rccord cluring thc *':tr. Iloth the Army an<l the Navy lrought lJpson I'ancls itr trctrtctttLrtts volttmc as these Pancls hacl been rvrittcn into thc spccifications tlf nearly every department ancl agcnc-y of the govcrntnent. Iiarly in the war, millions of s<1uare fcct of Upsor.r l'ancls rverc trsed Lr1' both Army and Navy for construction pttrposcs. Additional millions of feet rvcre ttsed for the constrttctirln ilf some 50,000 ur.rits irr rvur hottsitrg llrojccts rtn<l lly Army task forccs in the constnrctiorr of :t<lvlttrcc hospital bases overSCAS.

Not only during \\rorld \\'ar 1l lrttt:tlso irr \\rorld War I, The Upson Coutllatt-1'h:ttl playc<l lttr itrrltortattt role. It rvas then that Thc Upson Conrpany had lrccn thc lirst to call the attention of the \\rar l)cpartmcnt to the advisability of using rvallboar<l for cantouments antl similar buildings. Throughout Worlcl \\'ar I, nearly 90/o ctf lJpstit.t's production u'as clen-ranclecl for u'ar needs. It furnished m<tre 'lvallboard to the governmcnt than any <lther mitntt{acturer ancl thc nrilliorts of fcet wcrc funlishcrl rvitlrrtttt thc rejection of :r singlc ftxrt ot'thc;rt'rr:rll-r'oI lr singlc doltlr.

'I'oday, the \Vestcrtr ll:tr<lrvootl I.tttttlrcr Corttllany occttpics lZf acrcs of l'i.n<l-6f :tcrcs itr l,os Angcles arrd 6 Ircrcs :rt 'l'crnrin:rl lsl:rn<1, a<ljoinitrg I-<ls Artgcles FI:rrbor. I\lorc tllrrr onc-hulf of its totltl :tcrc:tgc is urttler covcr.

'l'hc 'I'crnrinrrl I sl:rn<l propcrty is ttsc<l llrincipally for irnllortc<t u'oo<ls, h:rving t:otnlllctc flrcilitics artrl e<luipruent f<-rr rcceivirrg inrlrort shillrrtcnts ltt ship's tackle, including grcen chain for sorting lrrr<l gra<ling. This ltroperty has thrcc largc u'urcltttuses, c:tch 100 lry 300 fcet in size, with additional yard sllacc for storage.

Thc \\Iestcrn IIarrlu,oo<l Ltttttlrcr CotttPany oPerates an entirely rvltoles:tle luntbcr lrttsiness, supPlying other lumber clealers rvith thcir rc<lttirenrctrts, includittg the in<lustrial trade rvherc matcriltl is ttsc<l for rc-manttfactttre into products for rc-salc.

The company maintltirrs :tn ofllce in Manila, in charge of Col. A. C. Jacobson. Shil>nrents of I'hilippine N{ahogany ancl rvoo<ls fronr the Oricrrt :Irc (listril)tltctl from that oflice. While the \Vest Coast is servcd from thc 'ferntinal Island yards, shipmcnts to thc liast L'oast :trrtl Gul{ ports itre usually nracle clirectly frortr N[anila.

Sincc thc cleath of l). J. Cahill in 1942,Iirank J. Connolly has hea<lcd the managenrent of thc contllany as president. Last Spring, Georgc Ii. I{eam, formerly president of the Georgc I'1. Iieam Company, became vice presiclent of the company and, rvith J. Glennon Caltill, also :r vice prcsiclent, tundertook to devclop and enlarge thc company's btrilcling