Appointed Managing Director o] Douglas Fir Plywood Association

Chqrleg E. Devlio

Charles E. Devlin is the new managing director of Douglas Fir Plywood Association, the trade promotion organization for the 33-factory'Northwest plywood industry, according to an announcement from Tacoma, Wash., headquarters by E. W. Daniels, chairman of the industry managment committee and president of Harbor Plywood Corp. of Hoquiam, Wash. Devlin succeeds W. E. Difford who resigned from the top position of the trade organization six months ago to enter private business. Harrison Clark of Tacoma, interim manager and long-time association executive, continues as.assistant manager.

Elevation of Devlin by the plyyood manufacturers is in recognition of his work with the association as director of publicity for the past eight years. During this time, the promotional association has contributed much toward establishment of plywood as a basic building commodity.

As a result of enlarged markets for the panel material, the industry expanded greatly during lhe years immediately prior to war and continues to develop today. The 33 plants employ a total of 10,000 workers in western Washington and Oregon and turn out an 80 million dollar product annually.

Devlin is a graduate of Beloit (Wisc.) College and ob- tained his master's degree in business administration at Harvard where he was graduated "with distinction."

Before attending Harvard he worked in the Everett ticket office of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. After completing his advanced studies, he joined the promotion staff of the Des Moines Register & Tribune. He left the paper in 1935 to work in the promotion department of the Spokane Spokesman-Review. He remained with the Review until 1938 when he came to the plywood association.

In Tacoma, he has been active in community aft'airs and in Pacific Coast advertising circles. For several years he has been public relations chairman of Tacoma Community Chest and a member of its board of trustees and a former president of Tacoma Advertising and Sales Club. He was instrumental in establishing the Tacoma advertising award contest and in staging the highly successful Pacific Coast convention of advertising clubs at Mount Rainier in 1942.

The new plywood official is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Devlin of 3104 North 27th street of Tacoma. The senior Devlin, retired, formerly was superintendent o-f the coast division of Milwaukee road.

Winston H. McCallum becomes the nerv publicity director of the plywood association. Assistant to Devlin since I94I, he formerly handled publicity for Rainier National Park Co. of Tacoma and the National Park Service at Mount Rainier. He attended University of Washington.

With WiUred T. Cooper

Ray Van lde is now associated with Wilfred T. Cooper, Pasadena wholesale lumberman. He has been connected with the lumber business in Southern California for some time and is well known to the retail trade.

Ray was a Lieutenant in the Air Force during the rvar, was three years in the service and spent a year overseas. He was a prisoner of war in Germany for six months, and was liberated by General Patton's army.

Attend Western Retailers' Convention

W. P. Frambes and P. D. Snavely of W. P. Frambes & Son, Los Angeles, western sales agents or Infra Insulation, and R. F. (Bob) Kreisler, sales manager of National Airlite Door Co., Hollywood, have left to attend the annual convention of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association, to be held at the Multnomah Hotel, Portland. The exhibits will be in the Masonic Temple building.

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