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The sales, office and warehouse staffs of Georgia-Pacific Plywood Corp., 345 Sunol Street, San Jose, gathered at the home oI Branch Manager Norm Rose, February 15, for cocktails and a cake-cutting ceremony marking the second anniversary of the branch. There were 14 present at the happy event, including wives of the San Jose personnel.
Many of those present were instrumental in originally setting up the warehouse in mid-February 1955. At that time the Georgia-Pacific warehouse occupied a little over 9,@0 sq. ft. on Sunol street, just across from Cheim Lumber Company. Since then, approximately 6,O00 sq. ft. of undercover storage area has been added to the original building, allowing storage of a bigger and more diversified inventory, including roofing products and a new hardwood lumber division, in addition to the complete GeorgiaPacific line.
As a result of its growth, the branch now employs two trucks for regular delivery service throughout the Santa Clara Valley region. Delivery service along the San Fran-
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NIMA Gonlinues Scholcrrships
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association will award special scholarships again in 1957 to outstanding college students majoring in wood technology or wood utilitization. Each scholarship will carry a cash payment of $500, travel expenses and ten weeks' on-the-job training in wood products research at the Washington, D.C., laboratory of the Timber Engineering Co., NLMA's research affiliate. The program, begun in 1950, encourages more of the nation's top students to seek employment in the private wood industries. The deadline for nominations is March 15. The on-the-job training will begin June 24. NLMA offers employment assistance to students who complete this course.