Bliss & Gqtes Lumber Co.

USP Trqnsfers Flexible Mqteriqls Division Sales to louisville

New York-United States Plyr,vood Corporation has transferred the sales headquarters of its Flexible Materials division to Louisville, Ky. W. H. Hunt, vice-president in charge of sales, said the move is being made to coordinate more closely the sales and manufacture of Flexwood, flexible wood paneling for u'alls, and Kalistron, sheet plastic material in a variety of colors, used for rvalls, upholstery and luggage. Warren E. Poitras, previously sales manager of the Flexible Materials division, has been named division manager.

Flexwood and Kalistron are distributed by a national netrvork of distributors. Flexwood is actual u'ood veneer 1/85" thick, glued under heat and pressure to a cotton backing. A patented flexing operation produces a pliable sheet rvhich may be applied by hand to any dry, smootir, hardsurface-flat or curved. It is available in a rvide variety of rvoods, including mountain tulip, prima vera, tiger rvood, Korina, oak, birch, mahogany, r,valnut ancl red gurn. Kalistron is a clear, abrasive-resistant chemicallv engineered sheeting with color permanently f used to the underside. It is especially designed {or articles or lvall areas where hard usage is encountered.

[o Hobrq Building Doubles 1954

La Habra, Calif .-The city's construction r.olume in 1955's first nine months was nearly double the like 1954 period, at $4,338,6.51 compared to 92,636,920.