. . "All of Us Need a Refresher Course Occasionally"

James Oakley, General Manager of Doors, Inc., wholesale plywood and doors outlet in Mt. View, Calif., was host to a group of some 40 northern California cabinet manufacturers and retail lumber yard

Travelers in "Oakley's Aircade" took ofi from the San Francisco Intl. Airport at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday and were home again at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22.

Packed between those hours was a tisht

So-Ply general manager and Sierra president.

Following the afternoon-long tour where they saw the production lines in operation at both Sierra and So-Ply, the group re- operators for a tour of Southern Oregon Plywood's mill and the new Sierra Wood Products pre-finishing plant at Grants Pass, Oregon. o'It's easy to become involved in sellilg and forget that production capabilities and problems vitally affect us all. The mills we toured are so diversified our customers got a full run-down and I'm sure they'll be able to do a better job for their CUStomerg 1g1r.tt schedule of activities that left even the hardiest of travelers gasping for breath.

Co-hosts were Ted Young and Jim Di Matteo oI the Doors, Inc. sales staff and Wally Hunter, promotion manager. Oakley said Doors, Inc. sponsored the tour because "all of us need a refresher course occasionally."

"Methods are changing rapidly nowespecially in the pre-finishing and priming business-and this back-to-school session brought us up to date," Oakley said.

After arriving at Medford, Ore. on their chartered DC-6, the group was taken immediately to Grants Pass by a chartered Greyhound bus.

Following a luncheon and briefing on their schedule, the party went to the SoPly mill and the Sierra pre-finishing plant.

There they broke into groups of 10 and werie taken on guided tours through the facilities. Group leaders on the plant tours were: Robert Kellso, So-Ply plant superintendent; Jack Seymour, Sierra production superintendent; Robert Doran, So-Ply d"y foreman I Jackson Beaman,

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So-Ply president; and Robert G. Davis, turned to Grants Pass proper for a social hour followed by a dinner.

Wednesday morning many of the visitors made a return trip through the two mills prior to their ll:30 a.m. departure from Medford.

The excursion through the plywood mill started at the log pond and followed the manufacturing process through to the loading of cars on the siding.

At Sierra the same procedure was fol. lowed. Throughout these sessions they had the opportunity to ask questrons about methods and procedures in production of all standard items as well as the priming and grooving of exterior siding.

A highlight of the Wednesday banquet was the surprise initiation of both Oakley and Vic Calvo, Mayor of Mt. View, Calif. (Continued, on Page 83)