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New Plant at Reddins Will Manufacture "No voply',

Redding, Aug. 2.-Shasta Plywood, Inc., of Anderson, said today it was building a new $2,000,000 plant just north of the present factory, for the production of "Novo- ply."

Gene Brewer, Shasta Plywood general manag'er, said it would be the first plant in the United States to make the product.

He said "Novoply," made from a process discovered by Fred Fahrni; Swiss engineer, is produced from wood shavings and chips heretofore considered useless except as fuef, The wood fibers are compressed with a resin adhesive. The product will be used by furniture manufacturers, for decorative panels, doors, and where high pressure laminated wood is needed.

The machinery for producing the material is made in Europe. Brewer said the new plant will operate with three shifts a day and will have a payroll of about 9500,000 a year.

Shasta Plywood, Inc., is a subsidiary of U. S. Plywood Corp., of New York.

Earl McClintock, Diablo Lumber Co., Pittsburg, Calif., is spending the month of August in his cabin on the American River in the High Sierra.

Winners oI plcques qwcrded to compcniee ct the l6th cornucrl Western Foreet ProductE Sclety Conlerence, recently held in Longrview, Wcshington, Ior best scfety records duringr the yecr 1949. 160 lorest industry members attended.

Stcndingr, lelt to right: Les F. Krcmer, White River Srcnch, Weyer- hceuser Tirnber Co., lor loggiag, scwmilling cord combined operc- tions (three placques), in 6r region. Richcrd Neils, I. Neils Lumber Co., Libby, Montcac, Ior logginE cnd sawmilling combined, in pine regiow Chcrles Eplinq, Potlctch Forestg, Inc., Clecrrwa{er Unit, Lewiston" Idcho, lor sqwmill operctious in pine regiou- L Devereour Shevlin-Hixon Co., Bend, Oregon, Ior logging operctioas irr pine region" Cqrl Fahlstrom, Longrview Fibre Co., Iongview, Wcsh., lor best record in pulp and pcper industry.

f,neelingr, lelt to right: Fred Pontin, Crowa-Zellerbcch Corporcrlion, Vernonict, Oregon, mqater plaque lor gredtest improvemenl in sclely record during yecr,. Ed lL Crosby, Columbicr Bcsin Loggers, Portltrnd, Oregon, holding plcque qwqrded to Long-Bell Lumber Co., Weed, Cclilornic, lor best record in plywood industry.