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New light on Russio's Timber

Washington, D.C.Neu' light rn.as shed or.r one of I{ussia's most important industries-forest products-bv a publication of the Naticinal Lumber Manufacturers Association.

The publication, Forest Products Research Guide, indicates that the Soviets are u'orking fer.erishlv to improve their forest products and techniques.

Russia is one of more than 50 major couutries u'hosr rese:rrch projects in the field of forest proclLlcts irre reported in the research guide. The latest edition, available fron-r the National Lumber Manufacturers Associatiorr, 1319 1Sth St., N.W., Wash., D.C., at $10 per copr-. iclentifies more than 17,Un research projects conducted bv nearlv 3,000 organizations in the U.S. and abroad.

Russia, accordine to projects listed in the guide, is directing nluch of its forest products research tou.ard pulp and paper. Other cellulose products, such as ravon and plasticg, also are receir.ing attention, possiltlv ltecause houseu,ives in the USSR are demanding more of the comforts enjoyed by their sisters in the \\,rest. Turpentine is anoiher forest product or-r lr'hich the Soviets are concentrating.

Because of the importance of the forests to Russia's ecoilomy, the Soviet cornmissars have ordered additional research designed to improve that country's logging ancl transp()rt operatiotrs. The Russians are re1;orted to be consideraltly behind the U.S. in the mechanizatior-r of thesc oper;rtions. A shoriage of skilled u,orkers is saicl to be a further obstacle to improving the efficiency ot' the Soviets' forest industries.

The 386-page Forest Products Research Guide notes more than 150 subjects on rvhich some 50 ager.rcies of Russia are conducting f orest products research. Also iclentilied are the research proiects of some of Russia's satellites.

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Since a major share of the research projects listed in the guide rvere conducted in the U.S., the public:r.tion is regarded as an invaluable reference source for research laboratories, manufacturers, eclucators, students arrcl liltraries in this country.

It ccivers projects grouped according to majr.rr classificati<ins in research and utilization of u,o<td and other tree products. It also contains a contprehensive listing of research agencies, indexecl according to the specific projects thev have performttl or are rvorking or.r.

Wooden School Construction

School board members, parent-teacher organization ol'ficials, architects, engir-reers, and builders, u'ill find the booklet, "School Buildings Your Tax Dollar Carr Aiforcl." to be helpful in planniriq nen' facilities to cope u'ith the influx of :rdditional bnrollment stemming fr<>rn ltresent anrl future governnlent installations. The publication is ar.:rilable, x,ithout charge, on request to Timl>er Er.rgincering; Company, Dept. .{P-S, 1319-18th Street, N.\\-.. \\rashigton 6, D.C.

Troop Joins Teco lob Stoff

\\rashington-Beujamin S. Troop has joined the laboratciry staff of the Timber Engineering Company, affiiiate <.rf National Lumber l\{anufacturers Association, according to an announcement by Harry G. Uhl, company president.

,\ native of Connecticut, Mr. Troop, received his undergraduate degree in forestry from the University of l\{aine in 1941. During \Vorld War II, he served as a member of the U.S. Naval Reserve on anti-submarine craft ancl u'as released to inactive duty as a lieutenant in 194(r.

Subsequent to the rvar, N{r. Troop was employed as assistant to the research forester of the Nex- Hampshire Forestry and Recreation Commission. Then in 1947, he resumed his studies at the Yale Forest School, specializing in rvood technology ancl utilization, and participating as a part-time employee in the tropical r'r'oods research progranl sponsored by Yale and the Oflice of Naval Research. He received his master's degree from Yale in 1949.

Prior to joining the Timber Engineering Compar-ry, Mr. Troop was associated rvith the Llovd \\/. \Vise I-umber Co., lnc., u,holesale lumber firm of New York City. He is a member of the Societv of American Foresters.

Weyerhqeuser Plqns Wood Pclnel Plqnt

The Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, Spokane, Washington, announces that it rvill build a plant at North Bend, Oregon, to manufacture wood panels lrom sawmill shavings and sarvdust. It u'ill be located adjacent to their planing mill at that point, and will employ 40 men three shifts daily.