October 2, 1963 -- September 22nd marked
the completion of the second year since Wizewood turned out its
first test board. In the two years 20 million square feet of Aspenite
have been produced. This is the equivalent of a pathway four feet
wide and stretching for almost 1,000 miles.
The past year was marked by a fire which occurred
on January 2nd. While this fire caused some short lay-offs for employees
and severely cut into the revenues of the contractors who supply
the Company with poplar wood, the effects of the fire probably were
not felt too greatly by the local economy. This is because the reconstruction
of the plant was done mostly with local labor and supplies were
purchased through local dealers where practical.
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