WELDWOOD Plywood

Weldutood Plluood atd Plluood prodsas are manufiasred and marAaed by THE 'VIENCET CO'SPANY UNITED STATES PTYWOOD CORPONA'ION Lotinilh, K1. Neu yorl, N. y. Distriblting InitI in BOSTON, BRooKLYN cHIcAGo, CINCINNATI, CLEVELAND, DETRoIT, HIGH POINT, LOS ANGELES, LOUISVILLE, NE TARK, NEV YORK, OAKLAND, PHIL./\DEL. PHIA. ROCHESTER, SAN FRANCISCO, SEATTLE SEND INQUIRIES.TO NEAREST POINT

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Plsrtlct ond Wood Welded tq Good W-ataproof Veldwood, so marhed, it bondcd uitb pbenol lornaldebyde gntbetic rcrin. Orbq tjbe, ol u.terletirt4f,t lVelduood ale maatlactseA- uitb cxtended *rea retint dnd otbs zbbroted bondinz egents. Back ol tbese lValduood'Ptodtct oa *ri 4atcbed lacilitics and cxbsince it Plyuood brod*ction and fabriution, Zuilablc also oe tha't*ilce.s of qulificd engine*t, cbn*t and uood tccblologtttt.

Proposed Plan to Establish Control Ove, Distribution of Lumber

Washington, March 13-A ltroposcrl irlltn to cstlrblish an integrated control over the clistribrrtiorr ol lttmber lvas presented to eight lttrnlrer irrdrrstrt a<lvisorv committees last rveek u'as favclrably reccii'c<I, the War I)cpartnlent Board reportecl today.

The general purpose of the plarr is to lralarrcc clematrd and supplv. One of tlrc chicf <lilhcrrltics irr achicvit-rg this balance up to thc prcscttt tit'nc has lteen the 1a'-:k of accurate over-al1 irr f ornratiotr on <lcmancl, \\'FR officials said. Existing lrrnrbcr orrlcrs cr;trlrol some, but not:rll species, and irr sorne instancrs l)urt, but not all pro<luction of a particular species.

PrclinrinlLrr- cstirnatcs of reclrtirer-ucrtts for' 1a-i-l ;rrt' 35,500,000,000 lroard fcet I'rodttction, rvhic,'h is litrtite d liv m:rnpo\\,er arr<l ecluipntent shortagcs, u-il1 ltrrtlrtLlriv t'tot cxcccd 31,000,000,000 boarcl feet. The tap betn'cetr cot.tsttr.tlption and production catrnot be filled bl l'ithdr:tn'als frout stocl<s since tl"rese are :rlreadv clangerouslr- lou'.

Chief provisions of the propt-rscd lurr-rlrcr cotrtrol plarr as presented in cletaii lumber retail clistribtttors' ancl lttmber u'holesale distributors' industrv aclvisorv comnrittee meetings follou':

Al1 consurners of lttnrbcr n'ith thc cxccptiorr of those using less. then .5O,000 lroirrd feet per quarter r'vill file quar' terly surnmaries of recluircments. Thesc irr the aggregate u'ill shot, the dcmand for lrrnrber r)er (ruarter broken don'n according to use.

Purchase orclers ."r'ill bc subject to WPR authorizatiorr, rvith somc cxccptions. Arrthorization rvill be given for specific cltrantities an<l species itr accordance u'ith knotvn strpply;rrrd relalivc csserrtiality oI usc.

To rneet the special neecls of different types of lurnber consumers, someu'hat varying procedures are established for each of the ten major consuming groups.

The ten groups are: boxing, crating, dunnage, manufactured vyood products ; civiliar.r construction ; brrilcling repair, railroads, mines, rrtilities, etc. ; Army, Navy ancl Maritime Commission ; export ; small industrial collsunrers; farmers, civilians, retail stores, ctc. ; clitribution and retail yards.

Consumers of lrrmber used for (l), boxing, crating anrl dunnage; (2) manufacture u'ood products; (3) railroads, mines, utilities; and (4) militarv contractors and subcon' tractors will obtain lurnber by liling qttarterly applications for authorization to purchase specifiecl quantities of specific types.

Lumber for civilian coustrttction n'i1l be autl.rorized u'hen constructiort ;rpplications are al)pr()\'et1 ttncler Order L-41.

Building repair lttmber r,r'ill be ,sul)ject to present controls as, for example, I--,11 and Controlled lfaterials Plan Regulation No. 5 ior maintenance and repair.

Farnrers, civiliarrs ancl retail stores (al1 classes buying in small cluantities fronr retail varcls) tli1l purchase lumber rr-ithorrt authorizatiort. The aggregate consttn-rptioll for this group u'ill be controlled by the amount allotted to distrilrutiorr arrcl rctail varcls on a quota basis.

The lrrnrber control plan, WPB offrcials said, has some fcatures of both the old Procluction Requirements Plan and the present Clf P svstem. Hot'evet', it is clesignecl particrrlarlv for lrrmber and shottld not lte coufrtsecl u'ith either ,,f these svstems.

Advanced Course in \(/ood Technology

The Universitv of Southern California is giving a new tuition-free corlrse in u,oocl technologv l,l-rich is sponsored by the U. S. Office of E<lucation. The popularity of the begininng course has nrade possible the inauguration of tl-ris more adv:rnce<l class in n'oocl technologl., and a more technical ar.ralysis of conrmercial u'oods. The class meets Tlrtrrsclal' evenings from 7:00 to l0:00 p.m. ir.r Rc-,om 261, Science tlrrilding, on the USC campus. The course began crn Nlarch 1(t, 1944, ancl the class u,ill meet each Thursday for fifteen u'ceks.

The instructor is -Iema Sl.rults Clare of the botarr-r' tlel):rrtment, thc Urriversitl. of Southern California. For adclitional information call : The lVar Training C)ffice, The University of Southern Caliiorrria, Roorn 2.51, Arlministration Building, 3.551 University Avctrtte, T-os Angele.;7. Telephone: Rlchmonrl 21111;aftcr 5:30 p.m., Prospect 9877.

Cpens Northwest Office

Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, l.ras opened an office in the Nf eclfcircl Center Building, N{edforcl, Ore. Charles Bressoud is lrranch manager.