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LU}IBER

ers, the lumber industry gauged its production to these needs. 'Ihen came the preparatory stage when our war machine was being built. Lumber was supplied then for shipyards and ships, for planes, ordnance plants, gunstocks and other war weapons.

Norv, many of these weapons are made. The job is to get them to the front and the lumber industry is being called upon to get out crating and boxing in enormous quantities. This is a big job and a vital one. It comes on top of the tremendous production assignment being fu1filled now by the industry-the task of manufacturing aircraft lumber, ponton lumber, timbers for ships, battleships and aircraft carrier decking ancl for the fleets of smaller l>oats, like the PT, the minesweepers and others.

Food must be delivered in good condition. Wood boxes will do the job-will prevent damage and breakage. Guns, ammunition and delicate instruments must not be impairecl by improper packing. A rigid wood box is the ans\\rer. When planes or spare parts are shipped to Russia or to our forces in India, China, England, Africa or Aus-

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