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Carl Wheeler, production specialist, United States Plywood Corporation, left by air Monday, September 18 for Lemba, Belgian Congo, where the company has just completed a new mill for the manufacture of Korina and other veneers. Wheeler will supervise the production of the plant whose products will be imported into the United States before the end of the year.

Wheeler will also visit the new plywood mill of Compagnie Francaise du Gabon at Port Gentil, French E,quatorial Africa, built under the supervision of United States PlyWood Corpofation which has a call on a substantial part of its production.

The Lumber Beat The Tile

One day recently a Los Angele.s business man parked hi3 handsome new sedan at a spot on the San Fernando Road. A truck load of tiles slid off the truck and barely missed smashing the car.

Two days later this same man parked this same car in the same place, and 7,500 feet of lumber tipped off a passing lumber truck, and rrushed the car. Lumber, it seems, hits the spot.

Johns-Mcrnville Hunts Asbestos

The Johns-Manville Corporation is working two diamond drill crews in the Shasta Lake area of California, about 35 miles northeast of the town of Redding, to test asbestos deposits and their commercial possibilities. Reports on their findings will not be available for some time.

Stockton Rent Decontrolled

Housing Expediter Tighe E. Woods has removed federal rent control from the city of Stockton, California, but not from the surrounding area.

Gcrtin-Rycn Lumber Co. Hqs New Phone Number

Gartin-Ryan Lumber Co., 1360 Main St., Walnut Creek, Calf., has a new telephone number, Walnut Creek 9341. From telephones in San Francisco and Oakland this firm may be reached rvithout inter-city charge by calling Enterprise 10966.

Lumber Concerns crt Chico Airport

Chico, California: Two lumber concerns have leased sites at the rapidly growing industrial center at the Chico Municipal Airport, in this city, the C. J. Laughran Lumber Company and the S. A. Morris Company.