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Named Chairman of 1948 Hoo-Hoo

National Plywood Distributors Association Holds Meeting in San Francisco Convention Committee

At a committee meeting of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club on October 16. President Paul Orban announced the appointment of D. C. "Dee" Essley, Southern California representative of the Vancouver Plywood & Veneer Co., Vancouver, Wash., as chairman of the General Convention Committee for the 1948 Hoo-Hoo annual convention lvhich wil! be held in Los Angeles.

September 6-7-8-9, 1948 r,vere set as the dates, and the convention 'ivill be held at the Biltmore Hotel. I)ee states that over 500 members of the National Association' International organization are expected to attend, and extensive plans are being made for their entertainment.

A luncheon meeting of the National Plyrvood Distribtutors Association at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, October 10, n''as attended by 22 members and a number of guests.

B. E. Babbitt, Chicago, managing director o{ the Association, presidecl. George Vorhees, the Association's presiclent, u'as also present, and was introduced by Kenneth Shipp of California Builders Supply Co., C)akland.

Mr. Shipp, rvho ll'as formerly secretary, r,r'as elected chairman for the Pacific Coast, and A. E. I-udgren, Ludgren Dealers Supply Co., Tacoma, was elected vice chairman for the Coast. Both are automatically members of the board of directors.

Prevlew of New Research Facilities

Over a thousand guests-mostly San Francisco Bay Area residents-attended a preview of the recently expanded and moclernized Research Laboratories of The Paraffrne Companies, Inc., in Emeryville, on Thursday,'October 2.

Invitations to the previerv rvere extended customers; and to Bay Area financial leaders, civic officials, university heads and representatives of the local and national press.

Conducted tours through the Research Laboratories gave the guests an opportunity to u'atch "Science in Action" at Pabco.

Vast expansion in the housing and technical facilities of I'abco's Research Division marks the completion of that part of Pabco's $11,000,000 construction program now under way.

Will Move To New Plant

Lumber Dealers Supply Co., rvholesale sash and door dealers, rvill move from their o1d location at Lorrg Beach to tlreir nelv plant at 25914 President Ave., Harbor City, November 10. The telephone number rvill be Lomita 1156.

There was a general discussion of the rvork of the

The attendance included the following: J. B. Phelps, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles; Robert Sullivan, Sullivan Hardr,vood Lumber Co., San l)iego; A. E. Wanke, Wanke Panel Co., Portland; A. E. Ludgren, Ludgren Dealers Supply, Tacoma; Geo. Il. Vorhees, Nfichigan Wholesalers, Jackson, Mich.; E. F. Cardin, Jr., and Kenneth J. Shipp, California Builders Supply Co., Oakland; L. J. Woodson, Nicolai Door Sales Co., San Francisco; K. Mclellan, White Brothers, San Francisco; A. M. Charter, \Vholesale Building Supply Co., Oakland; H. Truston Jones, \\restern Door & Sash Co., Oakland; Grant Dixon, Jr., Exchange Lumber & Mfg. Co., Spokane, Wash.; H. J. Hauge, f-umbermen's Supply, Inc., Sacramento; Lloyd llarris, Vancouver Plyu,ood & Veneer Co., Oakland; B. E. Babbitt, Chicago; James Davis, Davis Hardwood Co., San Francisco; Fred Smales, U. S. Plywood Corp., Los Angeles; Don Braley, U. S. Plywood Corp., San Francisco, and Don Kesselring, U. S. Plyrvood Corp., Oakland.

Noble K. Lcry A Grandfather

Noble K. Lay, Commercial Lurnber Co., Los Angeles, is now a very proud grandfather. His daughter, Mrs. Harry Popeney, gave birth to a son, Robert Murphy Popeney, :rt the Cedars of I-ebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, on October 3.

U.S.G is a tracle mark which dist,inguishes the products of United States Gypsum. Architects tund builders know it as a symbol of highest quality. They look for it on the bag, tzrg or ltrbel of today's building materials. They know that U'S'G products are developed in the most mod- ern of research laboratories. In production, these products are checked aguinst the highest standards in the industry. The trust and acceptance symbolized by the U.S.G trade mark means more profit and satisfied customers fbr you. It's a firm foundation for better business.