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Laminex hardwood faced plywood is produced in a wide selection of the most popular natural woods, such as Rift oak, poplar, Red birch, mahogany, walnut, White birch, and several others. It provides the look of quality and all the natural beauty of hardwood but has the important ad' vantages of being more economical, lighter in weight than hardwood lumber, and easier to handle and to work with.

Laminex Douglas flr plywood is also produced in interior grade, "all-weather" exterior grade and plastic faced plywood. There is a type of Laminex suitable to every building and construction need, in a variety of grades, sizes, and thicknesses. Produced under an exacting svstem of laboratory control, Laminex is synonymous with quality, long life, and extra service. Laminex is assurance of the best plywood for specific uses.

Of special interest to those in the trade in California is The Wheeler Osgood Company's plant at Myrtle Creek, Oregon, which furnishes California with a nearby source of plywood. The plant at Tacoma, Washington, too is strategically located to give fast reliable service to the Southland.

Robert Beggs, vice president, Roddis Plywood Corporation, Marshfield, Wis.; John Eells, manager of Roddis California, Inc.,.and Ed F. Halligan, manager of Roddiscraft, Inc., San Francisco, flew to Tacoma to attend the meeting of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. Tune 7 and. 8.

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Charlie Buckner A Plywood "Tophand"

There is a good book tl-rat says that "A prophet is not without honor save in his own country." In a lot of cases that is probably true as scripture. In fact it IS scripture. But in the case of Charlie Buckner the Biblical remark just doesn't hold water. For Charlie IS a prophet in the plywood business. And his friends in the industry seem to be generally of the opinion that he is WITH honor; a prophet who has earned the respect and admiration of everyone connected with that industry.

It was 23 years ago to be exact that the writer of this piece first met Charlie Buckner. It was in Portland, Oregon, and rve grinned, shook hands, and sat down for a friendly chat. That chat lasted all the remainder of the day. And, as is most unusual in the case of this writer, he did nothing much but listen. Charlie Buckner, with a bit of needling, did the talking. In those days salesmanship was much on the mind of this u'rjter. He spent the majority of his time going around the country talking, selling and merchandising and stuff like that. And in Charlie Buckner he met a deep and interesting reservoir of what seemed like practical i<leas. For this was a salesman who was packed full of selling thoughts, and liked to tell about them.

Unlike most of the sales experts who talk much on that subject at lumber conventions, what this man said sounded genuine and practical. And this writer listened. And learned. And remembered. And often in the few years that follorve<l he sat while Charlie Buckner talked salesmanship. It wasn't long before Buckner's chief subject was plywood; plywood of the Douglas fir variety. When he got hold of plywood it opened for him a whole world of delightful sales possibilities. The things Charlie predicted to us about plywood about cover all the great improvements and advances that plywood has

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