Softwood Plywood Manufacturers to Reserve 20% of Output for Delense Orders

A governntcnt defense order recluiring tnanttfactttrers <lf softwood plyrvoocl to reserve 20 per cent of eitch trtonth's product<ln to meet growing military ncc<ls, w:ts attntltttrcctl May 16.

(). Harry Schradcr, Jr., of Tacoma, trranaging director of the l)ouglas Fir Plywood Association, rvho wls adviscd of thc action try officials of the National Production Attthority in Washington, I).C., declared:

"Thc rlr<lcr not only assures that military nectls as now estimatcd will be met fully, but simultaneously providcs that therc rvill be a high volume of plyrv<xrd for every-day civiliarr uses such as houses, concrctc fornrs, boats, farm buildings," The nation, through issuancc of DO prit>rities for citlrcr <lirect or indirect nrilitary nccds, ltas first call on 20 per ccnt of thc plyrvtnrl. The rentaining 80 per cent is av:rilablc to atry uscr.

The ordcr, known as Nl'A-M(r3, provides that the defcnse effort rvill gct a highcr proportion of tlrc exterior plywood u'ith rvatcrproof bond than of tlre intcrior type for inside

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Scn Diego Hoo-Hoo Dinner

Dance Iune 2 l'he San Dicgo IIoo-I{oo Club will hold its annual spring dinner dance for lunrbermen and their gucsts Saturday cvening, June 2, at the Hotel Manor, San Dicgo. Music will be furnished by Billy Carmine and his orchestra. l)inner will be served at 6:59 p.m. There will be entertainment and door prizes. Phone your reservations to Ed Glasson. Main 3151.

Construction in April Shows Increcrse

New York, May 10-The 37 states east of the Rocky Mountains showed an increase of 8 per cent in construction contracts awarded in April over March, and a gain of 2 per cent over April 1950, it was annour.rced today by F. W. Dodge Corporation, constrttction nelvs and markcting sltecialists.

The April figttre r'r'as $1,374,991,000 compared with the Marcl-r total of $1,267,450,000 and the April l95O figure of $1,350.496,000, according to Dodge.

The construction award total for the first four montl-rs of l95l was $4,826,216,000, or 16 per cent higher than the corresponding total for 1950.

Non-residential arvards in April reached $518,021,000 or 10 per cent more than March and 15 per cent greater than April a year ago' Residential contracts at $590.848,000 were 3 per cent higher than March but 12 per cent below April 1950. Public and private works and utilities totaled $266,122.0m or 19 per cent more than the previous montl.r and 17 per cent more than April last year,

Four-month totals 1951, showed non-resid,:ntial building at $1,879,457,0ffi or 30 per cent ahead of the similar period 1950. Residential awards ol $2,117,481,000 were 8 per cent greater than last year; and public and private works and utilities totaling $8D,278,000 were 10 per cent more than the corresponding total for 1q.50

\(/holesale Douglas Fir and Redwood Lumber

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Stcrndcud Dimension LumberPlcnkShort Timbers

All Surlcced LumberWCLA Grcde Mcrked Eased EdgesDouble End TrimmedPrompt Shipments

Hugc Mcrgcr Plcnncd in Britirh Columbia Srn Francirco Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9

By MccMillan and Blocdcl

Plans are maturing for the formation of a lumber and timber company in British Cotumbia that will be the biggest in Canaclian Northwest history' and one of the greatest on the continent.

Trvo great conccrns will be joined in tlris merger, II' R' MacMilian Export Company and llloedcl, Stewart & Welch' arrd the n"rn" Lf the doubled concern will be MacMillan & Bloedel l.td. Iloth companies to the proposecl deal make their headquarters in Vancouver' The deal is in the hands of H. It. MacMillan, Chairman of the Board of the MacMillan company, and Prentice Bloedel, President of the llloedcl organization.

Tlre ttvo companies preparing to merge their interests at prescnt operate a total of six sawmills that cttt more than hatf a million feet of lumber daily; three plywood plants that make 160 million square feet of boarcl anntrally; trvo sulfate mills, trvo shingle mills, a door factory, a prcsto-log plant, and huge timber holding and logging interests.

Details for the merger are being whipped into shape'

Scnta Bcrbarcr Hoo-Hoo Wil,l Hold Barbecue lune

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The Santa Barbara Hoo-Hoo will hold a barbectte at Tucker's Grove on Saturday, June 9. Reservations can be made by contacting Ray Healy, Healy Wholesale Co', Santa Barbara.

Planr Wclcom c jot Snarlc BoYd

and Sccrctrry Springcr

Northern California Hoo-Hoo Clubs in conjunction with atl other clubs in Jurisdiction Six have made arrangements for a joint dinner in honor of Lynn Boyd, Snark of the Universe, and Ben Springer, Rameses 37, and National Secretary, together with ottrer Hoo-H.oo dignitaries, for Tuesday, June 19, at the I)omino Club, 25 Trinity Place, opposite lll Sutter Street, between Montgomery and Kearny Sreets, San Francisco'

.A delicious prime rib dinner with all the trinrmings will be served at 7:30 p.m, for $4.00' Refreshment bar will be open at 5:3O. Arrangenlents and reservations are being handled by Jack Butler, Vicegerent Snark, San Francisco; liv Lewis, Vicegerent Snark, Oakland; Al Bell, Deputy Snark for Northern California, and Dave Davis, Supreme Llustocatian. All members of Hoo-Hoo are welcome'

Ios Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club Meets

'l'he Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club held a luncheon meeting at the Univirsity Club, Los Angeles, on Friday, May 18' President Orval Steu'art presided.

Through the courtesy of the Signal Oil Company, I-ee Hanson showed the colored motion picture "Ghost Towns," showing the pictures<1ue days of. '49 in the Mother Lode Country of California. Don Bufkin arranged for the program'

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business witl be cr pleosure for everyone on thot dcrte-there will be interesting crrd entertoining mcrteriol amidst which to disploy your wqres_ pictures qnd stories crbout this big crnd impor_ tcnt pcrt of your industry_plywood!

It will be something to remember-to keep long ofter the dcrte hcrs pcssed-our

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bigger crrd better thcrn ever this yectr, to keep pqce with crn industry thcrt grows bigger crnd better every yecnl bon't dc)aV--Now is the time for you to get your port of the Fiesto recldy-to mqke up your Specicl Plywood crd--or to let us know if you wont us to help with your copy. closing dcte lor copy is June 6th

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