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Plywood Conditions Have Changed For Better, Says Ottinger

A recent decided change for the better in the plywood industry, follorving the sharp decline early this year, \\'as reported to stockholders of United States Plywood Corporation by Lawrence Ottinger, president, at the annual meeting.

Mr. Ottinger said sales of his company in August were approximately the same as in August, 19.18, despite substantially lorver prices. Some moderate price increases have taken place and prospects for the company's present quarter are much brighter, he said.

Mr. Ottinger also told the stockholders that United States Plywood Corporation has now completed its program for the erection of additional manufacturing units, all of which are now in operaticn. It has also very substantially expanded its distribution system and now has twenty-nine wholly-owned distributing units in the more important cities of the country as well as eleven additional units operated by U.S.-Mengel Plywoods, Inc., in which United States Plywood has a 50 per cent interest. Several of the ne\\rer distributing units have begun operations only recentlv.

Georgicr-Pccilic Plywood Appoints Vice President, Director oI Sales

Paul B. Shoemaker, for the past five years sales manager of the United States Gypsum Company and affiliated with that firm for 22 years, has been named vice president and director of sales of the Georgia-Pacific Plywood & Lumber Co., it was announced by Owen R. Cheatham, president of Georgia-Pacific.

Georgia-Pacific owns 14 mills and plants in seven states. Five warehouses are strategically located throughout the country. In addition to its own manufacturing operations, Georgia-Pacific markets the entire output of several other producers in the South and West.

To further expand its plywood and lumber sales, Georgia-Pacific has divided the United States into four zones so that more concentrated attention can be given the consuming market in each of the zones. District offices have been established in New York, Chicago, Augusta, Georgia, and Portland, Oregon. Mr. Shoemaker rvill make his headquarters in New York.

At the same time the company announced the election of William J. Renn, Jr., as vice president in charge of the plylvood sales department. Mr. Renn has served GeorgiaPacific as manager of the plyrvood sales department for the past several years.

New Potlctch Veneer Plcrnt

Lewistcn, Idaho-Potlach Forests, f nc., nor,v has its new $1,250,000 veneer plant in operation here, after shakedown runs which started early in July. It is the first veneer flant in Idaho.

Monthlv capacity is approximately 7,50q000 square feet of single-ply veneer. The plant is not equipped at this time to make plywood, and the production is being sold as veneer. Idaho white pine and Ponderosa pine are being utilized in the operation employing about 90 men. The plant is under the jurisdiction of D. S. Trov, manager of the Clearwater unit, Potlatch Forests, Inc. ; planl superintendent is Philio Reinmuth.

New Plywood Pcrnel

United States Plywood Corporation announces plans for national distribution of Plankweld, a factory finished plywood panel , 1(" thick, 16)1" wide by 8' long, and grooved at each long edge to permit easy installation. Plankweid is available now at the company's warehouses in Los Angeles and a number of eastern cities, and national advertising will be instituted as soon as it becomes available in all of their twenty-nine warehouses. At the present tinre it is made in Birch and Oak although it is eventually planned to produce the panel in other woods such as Korina and Walnut.

Elected Director

Ray Arndt, for the past Division, United States been elected a director of five years manager of the Door' Plywood Corporation, has just the company.