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There's No Stopping Phoenix

The best a,nalysls of Arizona business condltlons yet seen ls put out by the Valley National Bank in Phoenix, entitled "Arizona Progress"-May issue. L958 buildnrg permits in Phoenix area totaled $109,950,3?2. Last year, the total was $12?,594,679 (single-family resldences only, in both ca,ses).

Dollar value last yea,r ol all firpes of builtling permlts was nearly $250 million.

Form Wesf Goost Porticleboord Assn.

Formation of the West Coast Particleboard Association is announced by William F. Forrest, newly elected president of the organization, and president of Pacific Plywood Co. of Dillard, Oregon.

Principal purpose of the association, Forrest said, is to set up standards for manufacturing of particleboard and thereby assure the continued growth of this important West Coast industrv.

Charter members of the new association are Brownsville Particleboard, f nc., Brownsville, Ore.; Pacific Plywood Co., Pacqua Division, Dillard, Ore.; Willamette Fiber & Chipboard, Inc., Sweet llome, Ore.; and Haskins Wood Products, Oregon Ltd., Swisshome.

The association, officially formed May 13, meeting adopted an association standard for layment grade particleboard. Forrest said the based on years of field usage and laboratory ticleboard underlayment products.

at the same floor understandard is tests of par-

In addition, the group adopted a certified grade stamping program which will identify the product and assure the buyer of a quality product, when bearing the association stamp, Forrest said.

Steps are being taken to secure a responsible independent testing agency to administer the quality certification program for the various grades established. Standards will be set up for other grades being manufactured.

The associationn at the present time, is seeking an executive director who will be employed for full time duties with the association.

Charter members of the association represent a total annual particleboard production capacity in excess of 200 million square feet (3/8 inch basis). Other West Coast particleboard manufacturers will be urged to join the association.

Forrest said leaders of West Coast Particleboard As- sociation will continue their very active support of the National Particleboard Association.

Forrest said, "The West Coast Particleboard members have been able to maintain a uniform high quality of production due to the inherent superior characteristics of Douglas Fir; and, therefore, make it advisable to promote the advantages of particleboard manufactured by members of this group." Just