New Shasta Plywood Plant Scheduled For Completion In Early Fall

Work is progressing rapidly on construction of the new Shasta Plywood plant 10 miles south of Redding, California on Highway 99.

Starting in January, this year, the plant is scheduled for completion in the early fall. Covering a floor space of 120,0@ square feet, the main plant building will house the latest manufacturing equipment. A completely equipped maintenance and machine shop, and the latest materials handling equipment will help speed production.

Production is estimated at 200,000 square feet daily, on a /g" ,basis. Present plans are to produce principally pine paneling for use in interior finishing, cabinets, furniture, etc. Sales and distribution will be handled through United States Plywood Corporation.

The principal source of timber is a stand of approximately one billion feet of mixed conifers, principally Sugar and Ponderosa Pine and Fir, located rvest of Mt. Lassen in the Shingletown-Viola area.

With an individual average of over fifteen years of plywood manufacturing experience the management personnel consisting of Don G. Birmingham, general manager; Robert Cox, engineer; Orville D. Douglas, plant superintendent; Steve Franko, assistant superintendent;. and Harry Russell, logging manager, are qualified for their tasks in constructing and operating the nerv plant.

Will Build Plywood Plqnt

At Grants Pdss, Oregon

Announcement has been made that the recently formed Southern Oregon Plyr'vood Corp. rvill build a plywood plant at Grants Pass, Oregon.

Jack Villair, lumberman o{ Cave Junction, Oregon, is president. John Nylund, Grants Pass is first vice president; Archie Anderson, Grays Harbor, second vice president; E. C. Coates, Grants Pass, treasurer, and Mabel Villair, Cave Junction, secretary.