Optimism Presides at lmported Hardwood Plywood Convention

The Eighth Annual Convention of the Imported Hardwood Plywood Association closed on an optimistic note with newlyelected president Jon Gudmundsson predicting harwood plywood would have a "very fine year," based upon growing administration concern with the nation's housing needs.

Gudmundsson, president of Wood-Mosiac Industries, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, was elected during the three-day business session, February 5-7, at San Diego's beautiful Vacation Village on Mission Bay.

Nearly 100 executives from all corners of the nation attended the event, a fact in itself lending strength to the concept of IHPA as a truly national organization.

In turning over the gavel to Gudmundsson, outgoing president Eric Wagner, of Del Valle, Kahman & Co., San Francisco, praised the group for its support of the association's new "national" program, noting that only as a national organization could IHPA operate effectively in guiding

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Mal Hill, Lon Ashman, Myron Solter, Edward Glad, Eric Wagner, R. G. Wallace, Jr., John 0sgood, Mogens Silleman, Col. Gordon D. Ingraham.

2nd Rew fleft to righ0: Jack Baser, John Mercier, Theodore Arai, T. 0ishi, A. J. Ryken, Robert Byrd, John Vanguard, Wm. R. Sutter, Jr., Al Hipshman.

3rd Row (left to righ0: Don Braley, Charles J. Schmitt, Alex Tyrpak, Rune Lindstrom, R. E. McNannay, H. Mochizirlii, Charles Baker, Andy Guy, Clark E. McDonald, Hans Rainer.

4th Row (left to right): Arnold Bildsoe, Patrick Connelly, Jon S. Gudmundsson, R. George Woessner, Tun Parker, Phil Ellenberg, Louis Gwerder, S. Okamoto, R. C. Osmundson, George Richardson, Y. Kawahara.

Top Row (left to righO: Milton Hallen, Lou Haynes, Gunter Silmar, Richard Welsh, F. S. Goshert, Clint Gibler, R. P. Rising, Paul Pellerin, Dean Jones, Joseph Durra, Chin H. Yoo.

For a complete listof the new officers and directors elected at the IHPA convention see page 54.