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J. L. Butler Appointcd Acting Manager

The resignation of C. W. "Bill" Dietterich, managing director of the Southern Plywood Manufacturers Association for the past five years, was accepted at a special meeting of the SPMA board of directors held on January 19, 1953. Mr. Dietterich is leaving the trade promotion organization of the Southern plywood manufacturers in order to accept the position of sales manager for the Darlington Veneer Company, Darlington, S. C. This sompan!' is a large producer of hardwood plywood stock panels. He assumed his new duties on Februar_v l, 1953.

The board of directors appointed John L. Butler, chief of the Southern Plywood Manufacturers Association Inspection and Testing Department, to serve as acting manager of the association. Mr. Butler q'ill continue to supervise the Association's inspection and testing activities and will continue to develcp the recently ennounced Southern Plywood Manufacturers Association program of Certificates of Inspection for Glue Bond Quality.