Pressure treated wood: long lasting beauty

IIRESSURE TREATED wood is f being discovered by more home owners and builders for use in an increasing variety of residential back yard projects. Decks, fences and landscaping uses, including planters, retaining walls, board walks and gazebos, all create markets for this long lasting wood.

The durability and lasting benefits of treated wood are equaled in consumer appeal with money saving economics. Pressure treated wood costs less than many alternatives.

Once available only in a brownishgreen color, pressure treated wood now comes in different shades of colors and huesbrown through light green to an almost neutral color. Some suppliers now offer pre-stained wood as well as more varieties and improved colors than were once offered.

Pressure treated wood is said to solve a lot of problems for dealers. It is readily available in a variety of species and grades and the cost ad-

Story at a Glance

Pressure treated wood useful in a variety of ways... durable, economical, beautiful prestained, improved colors, more variety available.

vantages create profit opportunities.

Although the wood is available in two levels of treatment, ground contact and above ground use, some dealers are ordering all ground contact material for uniform inventory control. This also provides their customers with an assured quality product.

These photos show a variety of projects, using treated wood. Always an economical, durable choice for outdoor building, it is, as you can see, a versatile and beautiful choice tool

Herman J. Fritz. 67 retired vice president and technical director of Mobile Paint Manufacturing Co., died March 19,1982, at a Mobile, Al., hospital following a long illness.

Active in church affairs, Mr. Fritz was a former vestryman and church school teacher of Trinity Episcopal Church. He was also a past president of the Southern Society of Paint Technology and the Toastmasters Club of Mobile.

A native of Nashville, Tn., he had lived in Mobile for the past 30 years.

Earl V. Knighton, retired lumberman, died March l7 in Jacksonville, Fl., after a long illness. He was 79.

Prominent in the lumber industrY for 56 years, he had owned his own yard and also served as vice president of the Crosby-Knighton Lumber Co. and the Service Supply Co. , Jacksonville.

Mr. Knighton is survived by a son, two daughters and four grandchildren.

New Hardwood Officers

J.D. Prince, Plywood Panels, Inc., New Orleans, La., is the new president of the International Hardwood Products Association, formerly the Imported Hardwood Products Association.

Elections were held at the 26th annual convention in Rancho Mirage, Ca., earlier this spring with Sam M. Nickey, Nickey Brothers, Inc., Memphis, Tn., retiring President, presiding. Roy H. Benton, Mobile, Al., was elected treasurer. C.W' Robinson, Robinson Lumber Co.,

Texas Topics

(Continued from page 2l) plywood capacity, smaller, attached and/or more manufactured housing, and a larger total market share for Southern lumber and plywood.

Leland also sees less growth by the major home center chains, limited manufacturer involvement at the retail level, increased wholesale distribution by the bigs and the possibility of product shortages if too quick a turn-around is made in housing production.

Dr. Warren Matthews, chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association, told the LAT that housing was in recovery, that a second half of 1982 increase was likely as mortgage money would be at l59o this month.

Texas will benefit greatly by increased housing, he claimed, as it has a pro-business attitude and still enjoys strong local markets.

Dr. Matthews feels that changes in methods of financing are essential for increased participation of the public in home ownership.

The "Lumberman of the Year Award" was presented at the President's Dinner Show on Saturday, April 17, to J.C. "Jimmy" Galbraith, Jr., president of the Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., which has a successful chain of retail yards from Texas to California. Association manager Joe Butler, Sr., was also the surprised recipient of another award, that of Admiral of the Nebraska Navy.

New Orleans, La., and Russell Stadelman, II, Russell Stadelrnan & Co., Memphis, Tn., were named regional vice presidents.

Continuing on the board of directors are Holden Clarke, Clarke Veneers & Plywood, Jackson, Ms., and Charles "Chuck" Dean, Dean Hardwoods, Inc., Portsmouth, Va.

New officers elected for the coming year include president Henry Herder, president of Herder's, Inc., Weimar; lst v.p. Jim Gentry, Jim Gentry Lumber & Supply Co., Wichita Falls; 2nd v.p. Bill Butler, Portland Lumber & Supply Co., Portland; sgt.-at-arms George Jones, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, San Angelo. Treasurer Tom Hanover was re+lected as were Joe Butler, Sr., exec. v.p., and Joe Butler, Jr., secretary.

Next year's meeting will be in San Antonio, April29, 30 and May l.