Hordwood Plywood lmporters Discuss Trqde Problems, Elect New Officers of Sonto Borborq Convention

The Ir-nported Hard.rvoocl Plvwood Associatiorr helcl its annual general meeting at tl're lliltmore hotel in Sauta Barbara, Jauttar)' 31 and February l. Alolg *.it6 the regular members of the IHPA. there u'ere reDresentatives of steamsl-rip companies, custt-,nrs brokers ancl ctrstonts artorne)'s, as rvell as door manrrfactrtrers, present at this irnportant ccirrvention.

Jack Daviclson of Pacific \\-oocl Prorlrrcts, Los Angeles, was narnecl presiclent. Hans Rair.rer of liast Asiatic Co. arrrl Jan v:rn \\iyngaarclerr of Grace & Co., both in San Frarrcisco, were electecl executir.e ','ice-presiclent arrcl seconcl vicepresiclent, respectively.

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Arkins, Kroll & Compony-Chorles J. Schmitt, Son Froncisco, ond John Poole, Los Angeles

J. Williom Bock Compony-J. Williom Bock, Los Angeles

Benrley-Morkey, Inc.-Mr. ond Mrs. Richord Benrley.Son Froncisco

Beton 8 Compony, lnc.-Mr. ond Mrs. Rolph Monnion, Son Froncisco

M. 5. Cowen Compony-Mr. ond Mrs. M. 5. Cowen, Son Frcncisco

The Eost Asiotic Co., Inc.-H. Roiner ond Mogens Sillemon, son Froncisco, ond Lew Hoynes, Los Angeles

Gefz Bros. & Co.--Thomqs A. Porker, Sqn Froncisco, ond Dovid Borum, los Angeles

Pocific Coost Division. W. R. Groce & Compony-Jon von Wyngoorden, Son Froncisco, cnd Williqm Suiter, Jr., Los Angeles

Heidner & Co.-W. Gront Hellor, Tocomo, Woshington lsbrondtsen Compony of Colif., Inc.-Gunter Silmor, Son Froncisco

Robert 5. Osgood-Mr. ond Mrs. John Osgood, Los Angeles

Pocific Wood Products Co.-Mr. ond Mrs. Jock Dovidson with doughter 5herry ond son Bill

'l'he r.ren'boar<l of <lirectors inclrr<les IJill llack. L \\r. llack Co.. I-os Angeles i Jon Grrcln.run<lsson of \\'o<-,<l l'lt.rsaic Inclrrstries. Lorrisville, Ity.;\\'. (i. Hellar, Heirlner & Co., l'acoma; Seiichi Nobe, Pan-Asiatic 'l'raciirrg Co., l,os Arrgeles; John Osgood, Itobert S. Osgoocl. I-os .\ngeles: 'l-r,nr Parker, Getz lJros. & Co., San lirancisco: Charlie Schmitt. Atkins, Kroll & Ct-r., Sarr lrrancisco, arrcl Cltrnther Sihnar. Isbrandtsen Co., San Francisco. Gor<lor.r Irrgrahanr is the Association tnallag'er ancl secret:rry ancl clirl arr ercellent job organizing this successfrrl gathering.

Among the nranr- subjects cliscussecl at t'he nreetirrg- u.ere such important objectives rif the groult as the contiriuation of stabilize<l business conrlitions, normal nr:rrketing channels, prrblishing of inforn.ratiorr helpfrrl to the customers irr

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Pon Asiotic Troding Co, lnc.-S. Nobe, Los Angeles

C. B. Smirh Compony-Mr. ond Mrs. C. B. Smirh, Posqdeno

Wood-Mosoic Industries, Inc.-Jon Gudmundsson, Louisville, Ky.

Ziel & Co., lnc.-Robert 5. Reid, Son Froncisco

Americon President lines, Ltd.-Mr. ond Mrs. V. A. Fulton, Los Angeles

Colifornio Wood Products, Inc.-E. M. Crirchfield, Sqnto Roso

Costelozo & Associates-Froncisco Costelozo, Los Angeles

Roy Hill Lumber Compony-John Mercier, Los Angales

Simpson logging Compony, Portlqnd Plywood Plonr-Victor Croig, ond Poul Korstedt, Portlond, Ore.

H. Zwqrt & Co,-H. Zwort, los Angeles lqwrence & Tuttle-'George Tuttle, Son Frqncisco

Bornes, Richordson & Colburn, Attorneys-Mr. ond Mrs. Hodley S. King, New York

IHPA Secretory-Gordon Ingrohom havirrg full understan<ling of gra<ling rules, manrrfactrrrins techni<lrres. etc.

Also- <liscussed at great lcrrgth u'us the Inrporterl l'Tarrllvoo<l l'lvu'oo11 '\ss<-rciation's etfort irt \\Iashington t() l)er- nrit tlre continuatiorr of thc inrportcrl plyvvoo<l brrsincss. It r,vzrs pointe<1 orrt that tlre flrrsh <loor in<lustry in this c()untr\' u'orrl<l be r.rrrable to corttinue on tlre crrrrent basis rvithorrt irnporterl rkror sl<ins. zrs thc <lonrt'stic lrlyrl'ood industrv is trrrable to strpplr- in the volunre nee<lcrl.

X'lentiorr also u'as nrade of the neerl for tlre foreign countries supp11-inv plvu'oo<1 to the L.nitccl States to e:rrn doll:Lrs in orcler to par- for their purchases fronr rrs, lr'hich in the case of -f apan anrorrnts to Jaltarr's brrying three times as nrrtch frotl rts as she sells to rrs.

Tl're nreeting \\':rs acljournecl l-ith high holtes for the continuatiorr of progress on :rll fronts ancl u'itl'r cleternrilation that the --\ssociatiorr n'i11 alu'avs rr'ork tou'arcl keeping inrportecl 1'rarclu'ocid p1r-n'c,t-,,1 an iinp,rrtalrt ancl profitable item for distributors anrl cc)nsrllrers to use.

Long-Bell Exponds Plywood Fqcilities

\\-eed. Cali f .-fi-rpansion of u.ill start soon at the \\-eed I'aper Cot-npzrnr-'-. ]-one'-llell Ilantle.

Cqloverqs Nqmes Kenf Vickery fo Succeed Jqmes White

Kent Vickery (left) h:rs been alrlroittterl slrles rel)resertirtive for Calavc:r:rs Cetneut Comparry in Stanislaus, l,lercerl, anrl ]'[ariposa coutrties, arrnotrnces \\ti1lianr (i. J ellre ,v, Calaveras sales nralrager. Vickcry u.i1l lreadqrrarter irr the X'l<iclesto lJuilclers I,--rchauge. A former sergeallt in the flarinc Corlrs \\'1r,, sarr ltcti,,rr irr Tiorea, Vickery r,r'as srantecl a rlegrec irr ecor-romics by San Jcise State College in 1956. He u,as ernplol'ecl in life insurance irr San Frartcist'o before joirrirrg tlre Calirveras staff.

\-icker,t'succeecls resentative in t'he r':rncecl to ir-ssistant l)an,\-'s nrain olice in pl,r'u,oocl prodrrction facilities br:rnch of the lnternatiorral I)ivisiorr, sai<1 Ilanager .ft-'hrr

C()nstructi()n of a -10.000-srlrrare foot a<lrlitiorr to tlte lrres- cnt 1-r1r'u'oorl lrlarrt :rn11 install:itiorr of rrcrr. ntachirrcrv u ill take tirrtil about the crrrl of the r.e:rr, he rstinratt,,l.,-\ rrcu rlryer, hot prcss, trint sau':Ln<l s:rrrrlcr u,ill be llaccrl irr oper:rtiott.'l'hc p1,r-rvoorl plrrrtt's pro<luctiorr rvill rlelicrrrl rr1,,,n nrarket conrlitir.rns zrrrrl rlcnrarr<1. trl:rntle sai<1.

\lo<1ern e<luiprne nt in tlrc nt:ri' brril<ling u,ill inrprovc' ltotlr rrr:Lttf:rcturittg nretho<ls aud the prorluct, he:L<l<1erl, arrrl result itr bettcr utiliz:rtion of forcst res()1lrccs. I'ossiblr' 100 aclditional etnPlovcs nrar-be nerrlerl u'helr thc ncrr'-l,llLrrt goes into operation.

Jarnes \\''hite as the companr.'s reptri-courrty :lrea. \\'hite has been adsales m:rnzlger anrl is basecl in tlre conrSan l.-rirncisco.

FPRS Meeting in Berkeley, Moy | -2

Cltairnrarr'l-honras Shelton of thc Northern California Scctiorr of the liorest l'ro<lucts liesc:rrch Societv has arrtrottttce<l hrtal pl:rns for the :Lnnrrirl tu'o-<la-i' St.cti,,n rrrcctirrrJ to be hel<1 llar- 1 irnrl 2 at thc Cl:Lrernorrt IIotcl. IJcrkclcv. 'l-his tnectirrg ivill bc rlcvote<l to:r thororrgh strrrl,r'arrrl rli.scnssiorr of the agricultrrral :rrrrl irrrlrrstr-i:rl birrk rrtiliz:Ltion Potenti:rl. '\ large sl;Lte oI slreal<crs lvill talk about tlre rnany cllrrent uscs of bark:Ln<l also thc frrtrrre rntrrkct ootential of this irrrportzrrrt forcst l>1.-product.

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