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Our eor is olwoys 'woy out when folks slort lolking timber somelimes our suppliers sweqr we've been eovesdropping on the big-tree inlercom to find out who's gonnq end up os plywood.

But we've been oround timber long enough, 34 yeors, now, lo know thot we hove to be choosy on quoliiy, ond thot meons picking our row moieriols corefully. Then we poss on lhe best prices we con to you. you con moke use of our limber know-how ony. time. Just give us o coll when you need hordwood, softwood Plywood, Formico, Simpson Insulot_ ing Products, or Mosonite Brond Products.

, Plywood Lcadcr Chorcn for KcY Pricc Control Port

Tacoma, Wash., Feb. l0

-Nornran O. Crttver of Tacoma, for 20 Years a leader in the plYu'ood and door industries in tlre I'aci6c Northrvest. has been namccl to a keY government Price control ptlst 'in the nation's defense econ()my,

Cruv.er, presi<l errt of Cruver l)orlr Llo. of 'facoma and Anacortes, Wash., and a Partner irr the Cruver, O'Neil Sales Co. here, u'as appoitlted price exectttive for the Iumller and rvood proclttcts division of the rtflice of price stabilization.

I{e has been selected for one of the four top jobs in adrninistering present and future price controls for all of the nation's rvood prodttcts inriustries. Cruve; conlirrrred his appclinttnent t() the llls:t today l>efore leaving for Washington, I)' C.

Ashead of lumbcr and allied products in the price coutrol setup, Cruver tvill direct pricing activities affecting mantlfacture ancl distribution in nine segments of the industrl"

They are: western lllyu'ood ancl veneers' eastertl and southern plywood and veneers, logs and primary log p:oducts, hardwood lunrber, <l<lttrs and millrvork, nriscellane()tls !umber products, eastern sof trvood lunrber, \\'esterl'l s( )f twood rumber and

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The 54-year old manufactttrer brings to the job a comprehensive background inclucling more than 30 years experience in the production and distribution of forest products. Not only is he closely acquainted r'r'ith most phases of the industry with u'hich he rvill work, but he also servecl during World War II as chairman of the door industry's a<lvisorv conrmittee to OPA and as a memller of the pl1'rvood arlvisory committee to the WPB.

Cruver, who came up through the ranks, is a former president of The Wheeler Osgood Co' As a plywood iniustry leadet', he has been president of Douglas Fir Plywood Association and he served for many years as a member of the Association's trranagement committee. He also held corresponding positions in Fir f)oor Institute.

Cruuer, a leader in civic afrairs and onetime president of the Community Chest, will leave for Washingfton next s'cek. I.Ie said hi's first job witl be organization of a staff'

San Frcncirco Lumbcrmcn'r Club

Boastr Hoo-Hoo Old Timcrs

The San Francisco I.ttmbernten's Club, sponsored bv l{oo-Hoo Club No. 9, is proud to report that the following old tinters rvith their krrv Hoo-Hoo nunrbers are still active rrrcmbers:

No. 6695, Fre<lerick \\I' llurgers, Union Lurnber Company, San Francisco

No. 6941{, W. C. Connor (l{onorary Member), 1800 Broadway, San F'rancisco

N,r. 14U89. F'rank l'araurino, l'aramino l-umber Companv, San Francisc<r

No. 15372, A. J. (Gus) Russell, Santa Fe Lumber Co" San Francisco

N.>. 19477, Hou'ard I\[' Gunt<-rn, MacDonald & Harrington, Ltd., San Francisco

Nc,. 20740, Iiarl A. Carlson, Santa Fe I-umber Co', San Francisco

N,r. 22331, Glenn B. \\/arner, Nicolai l)oor Sales Co', San Francisco

No. 26494, l,arue J. \\/oodson, Nicolai l)oor Sales Co', San Francisco

N,t. 27761, William R. Morris, Union Lumber Companv' San Francisco

No. 27991, Hugh W. Handley, Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co., San Francisco

Nr,. 28992, Fred V. Hohnes, Holmes Eureka Lumber Co" San Francisco

No. 29001 , Albert J. Nolan, The Pacific Lumber Companl', San Francisco at an unknorvn date. BY 156 from the pulp of the Mulberrv

No. 29726, Fred R, Lanton, Lamon-Bonnington Co', San Francisco.

Chinese first used PaPer B. C. they were making it tree.

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