| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AG-146 |
| Corporate Name: | Southern Pine Plywood Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Southern Pine Plywood Company. Joint effort between Temple Industries, Arthur Temple, Jr., president, and United States Plywood Corporation, Gene C. Brewer, president. |
| Location: | Diboll |
| County: | Angelina |
| Years in Operation: | 7 years |
| Start Year: | 1964 |
| End Year: | 1970 |
| Decades: | 1960-1969,1970-1979 |
| Period of Operation: | 1964 to 1970 |
| Town: | Diboll |
| Company Town: | 1 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Plywood
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
 Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Electric and steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | 1966: 100 million square feet annually. 1970: 85 million square feet. |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | High-speed lathes and two “Tube-O-Jet” veneer dryers |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Texas-Southeastern Railway Company |
| Historicial Development: | Temple Lumber Company and U. S. Plywood Corporation co-sponsored a plywood plant built at the Diboll facility. The facility was to cover 110,000 square feet on a twenty to forty acre site. Capacity was projected at 100 million square feet annually. Twelve-inch logs could be handled by the high-speed lathes. It became operational in 1964. Three shifts were working the facility located on three and a half acres. Harry Mahoney became the new manager in March, 1965. Temple bought out U. S. Plywood's share of the operation in 1970.
The Diboll plant was a joint venture between Temple Industries, Inc., and United States Plywood Corporation of New York. Construction of the mill began in August 1963 and the first plywood produced was on June 26, 1964. To situate the plywood mill near the sawmill, more than one hundred houses were relocated.
Southern Lumberman noted in April 1965 that Kirby Lumber and Southern Pine Plywood, with annual capacities of 36 million and 80 million square feet, respectively, were the only two operating plywood plants in the state. Angelina Plywood Company at Keltys was building a sixty million square foot annual capacity plant and Gulf States Plywood was planning a plywood plant at Woodville.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 01-16-96 |
| Prepared By: | M Johnson |