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4x8, particularly the shorter lengths and narrower widths; (8) discussion of importan'ce of buying as compared with sales and merchandising in building a successful warehouse business; (9) serious lack of communication within organizations as well as with customers and suppliers, pointed out as the major problem to be corrected by meetings and conventions and by improved workings of intra- and interindustry committees.

Promotional Fund Meeting Held

Annual meetings of the Jobbers Plywood Promotional Fund and the Jobbers Plywood Service Bureau, two closely affiliated non-profit organizations, were also held during the week. An interim report on the Fund collections is being prepared by the treasurer showing the detail by trading areas and will be ready by July 15. In addition, the test ,campaigns being set up for two specific markets with the assistance of th,e Douglas Fir Plywood Association will have been completed and evaluated by September 1, when it is hoped the final planning of expenditures can begin.

Service Bureau Being Set Up

The Service Bureau is to serve simply as a clearing house of information for jobbers and manufacturers in order to speed up the efficient placing of orders and will get underway immediately at the decision of the directors. Both organizations reelected unanimously all officers and directors for a complete year's term ending in June 1957, when the next annual meeting will be held at the Grand hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. M. C. Davidson, president of the lfouston Sash & Door Company, Houston, Texas, is president of both of these organizations.

Plywood Scroll Aworded ro Devlin

The industry's highest award, election to the Plywood Scroll of Honor, went to Charles E. Devlin, association managing director, in Colorado Springs, May 18, at the annual banquet of the National Plywood Distributors Association, which concluded a four-day convention at the Broadmoor hotel.

The Scroll of lfonor is in the form of a giant plywood and bronze pylon, to be installed and permanently main-

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Kqmbercore Flush Doors

Ash, Shino, Birch, Rotory crnd Ribbon Groin Mqhogony Hordwood Flush Doorsqnd The Finest Hqrdboqrd Flush tained in the Hall of F'orestry, Portland, Oregon.

Coll us for lowesi competitive prices on ltoliqn White Poplor Doors.

Unlimited invenlory qssures qvqilqble stock qt lowesl morkel prices-prompt delivervfost looding.

Larvrence Ottinger, Don L. Davis, Sr. and W. E. Difford rvere selected for the Scroll in 1955 as the first three industry leaders to be so honored. Each succeeding year names will be nominated for the Scroll of Honor from all segments of the industry. The name finally chosen is engraved on the brass plaque rvith a parchment scroll presented for his office.

Pick Housing Center Publicisr

Sidney H. Kasper, former director of pubiications for the Housing and Home Finance Agency, has been named public relations director for the National Housins Center in Washington, D. C.

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