WESTERII MIIT & MOUI.DIIIG GO.

Announces the crddition oI

New Twin-Tile

United States Gypsum Company introduces new Weatherwood Twin-Tile, a decorative insulating material, designed for speedy, economical application with automatic stapler to walls or ceiling. The plastic-coated Hi-Lite finish is tough and water-repellant, and provides a brighter surface with higher light reflection.

Further detailed information about Twin-Tile may be obtained by writing Insulation and Hardboard Product Department, United States Gypsum Company, 300 West Adams Street, Chicago 6, Il1.

lrdustricl Pcrckcging and Mctericrls Hcrndling Exposition '

Over 80 leading manufacturers of packaging and materials handling equipment and components have announced that they will exhibit at the Fourth Annual Industrial Packaging and Materials Handling Exposition on October 4, 5, 6, in Detroit. At attendance of over 7000 people is expected. Complete information and registration blanks are obtainable from SIPMHE national headquarters at 4 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, Ill.

Eureka Plywpod Company Holds Open House

Eureka Plywood Company, California plywood Division of M and M Wood Working Company, Portland, Oregon, officially opened its doors July 19th with an open house. During a three-hour period 2000 visitors from 35 states, Alaska and Hawaii, met the company's ofificers and directors and were conducted on tours of the plant in groups of about 20. Most of the visitors were from the Eureka, California community, which welcomed M and M with a special edition of its newspaper and a special radio broadcast.

Said President Herbert Malarkey, "The interest displayed in our new Redwood and Fir operation at Eureka by the,citizens of the community is significant to us. They and we have a mutual responsibility in this plant, to help build a community, to produce enough Redwood plywood to meet the demand and to produce a quality product."

Visitors entering the $2,000,000 plywood mill could stand at the entrance and see each step of manufacturing tech-t nique and finished plywood rolling off the production line 850 feet away. They saw both Redwood and Fir plywood in production. The plant covers 122,0ffi square feet.

Opening of the Redwood plywood plant increases M and M Wood Working Company's capacity for softwood plywood by about 30 per cent, thus making it a major addition to the West's softwood plywood industry. On a s/s-inch basis, it has an annual rated capacity of 54.6 million square feet and M and M is already one of the nation's three top producers of softwood plywood. The Eureka factory is one of eight major plants, composed of 15 operating divisions, producing Malarkey plywoods and stock doors. With 245-million square feet (including Eureka) M and M has about 10 per cent of all softwood plywood production.

Butt Lumber Co. Enlcrges

The Butt Lumber Company, Azusa, Calif', has'completed the enlarging and modernization of its show rooms at 1115 West Foothill, and now has double the space it had before to show its line'of builders' supplies and hardware, paint, plumbing and home hardware and tools.