New Kitchen Planning Kit

Considered to be one of the most unusual and effective sales tools ever offered to lumber dealers, a new Kitchen Planning Kit is now being made available to Curtis dealers by Curtis Companies Incorporated, Clinton, Iowa, manufacturers of Curtis \\roodrvork. Consisting of more than 100 units, contained in an attractive leather carrying case, this kit enables' Curtis dealers to plan a kitchen which exactlr' fits the customer's needs and means.

In using the kit, the dealer sets up a miniature room which is adjustable to the size of space available. Exact replicas of Curtis kitchen cabinets are then fitted into this room. The tiny cabinets are made of plastic, finely molded to shou' exterior details of the Curtis line. Each piece is stamped n'ith the unit number of the full size cabinet it represents in order to facilitate easier ordering.

The planning kit includes doors, windows, a floor, and the room u'alls, to simulate the actual kitchen. Included also are a miniature stove and refrigerator so that prospects may see how Curtis cabinets fit in with other standard kitchen equipment.

In setting up a miniature kitchen, Curtis dealers explain that Curtis kitchen units are designed and constructed to permit quick and easy installation, and that these wood cabinets mav be decorated by the owner in any desired color.

"The Curtis Kitchen Planning Kit," stated I. H. Ramsey, Curtis sales manager, "demonstrates the unlimited flexibility of Curtis sectional wood kitchen cabinet units and provides the retail lumber dealer with a sales tool which enables him to effectively and quickly plan a modern kitchen. This puts the Curtis dealer in a fine position to plan and sell kitchens. We are confident that the use of this new Curtis sales tool will be of great value to our dealers."

Will Hcndle Lumber Scles

The Rogue Lumber Sales Company, of Medford, Oregon, announced that effective as of December 13, all future sales rrould be handled by H. G. Dowson. Clyde M. Shumaker, rvho has handled the sales for that concern for the last year ar-rd a half, has resigned.

A**,rrRo N G's kghi,Ntow

a perforated, fibrous acoustical tileis available now to retail lumber dealers in Southern California throuCh E. J. STANTON & SON, Inc., pioneer wholesale distributor of lumber products. The need for sound condirioning is recognized today by thousands of stores, resraurants, offices, and other places where noise causes inefficiency and discomforr. And, as more and more CUSHIONTONE is sold, this demand grows larger day by day. Each new job promores the idea of acoustical rreatment. CUSHIONTONE is an ideal product for sale by lumber dealers because it is economical and easy ro install. No special tools or skills are required on most jobs. Tiles are nailed to wood furring or cemented to any sound, level surface with Acoustic Cement. Made of srron& lightweight fiberboard, CUSHIONTONE is. factory painted white both on surface and bevels. Each square foot is perforated wlth 484 cleanly drilled holes that absorb up to 75% of the sound rhat strikes the ceiling. Cushiontone ceilings are easy to maintain and can be repainted without loss of acoustical efficiency.

'W'e can tell you how to stock and sell Cushiontone and we will explain in detail the possibilities of this new market in Southern California. Call us TODAY-CEntury 2-921I.

What About Mahosany in 1950?

By Geo. N. Lomb, Mohogony Associotion, lnc.

This question is a perenniat at this time, as the furniture and woodworking industries make their plans for the comirrg year. Before we try to take a peek into thc future, it might bc well to review the past year. In doing so, we will, as usual, consicler nrahogany lumber and veneer separately.

Thc Janu:rry 1949 furniture market was really the first full-fledged buyer's market since the war. Firms that camc to market with good values properly priced, dicl satisfactory business. Others did not fare so well. Mahogany made a goocl showing in that nrarket both in traditional antl contemporary styles.

During the late winter and early spring, business, on the whole, was way off. Many manufacturing firms rvcrc running on part time or wcre closed dou'n for various periods.

Thc summer market came along arrd again ltuycrs wcre choosv, did a lot of shopping and bought with considerctl rcstraint. I\fost of them ha<l thc mistaken impressiorr that manufacturers would keep prodttcing lleyoncl or<lcr filc limits and favored lines rvould be available for prompt shipment if business picked up in the fall. This the manttfacturers failed to do. As a result, fall orclers rverc acceptctl on a 30-90 day shipping basis. Market promotion units wcrc taggecl "sold out" as the marrufacturers coucctrtratctl their efforts to improve delivery <lates on regttlar itcrns.

This is where we come in. July rvas a dull markct for mahogany rvith furnitttre manufactttrers buying ouly for crlrrcnt nee<ls. The mahogany prosPects were anything but encouraging from the long-range point of vierv; and producirrg mahogany is alrvays a long-range proposition. Conserluentlv practically all the importers quit buying logs in the Africar-r market. Ilusiness rvas better in Attgust bttt still rrot too good ; nloreover there rverc still plenty of logs and high veneer inventories.

Alrout that time the u'eather tvent on al1 tlllprece<lented ranll)age, rvashing ont roads and bridges. Then came September arrd the furniture bttsiness picked up rapidll'. Ordcrs u'ent to Africa to resume the buving of logs but by the end of Noven.rber there had been only a trickle of imports. Since West Coast Africa is the principal source of mahogany veneer logs, veneer production has lagged far behind orclers and shipments. As a result, certain favored items are in short supply and ir-rventories have been sharply reduced.

It is believed that after the first of the year, at least by February 1, log shipments from Africa will be resumed on a more normal scale and severe shortages will be only of a teitrporary nature.

Tlie supply of Central American logs has followed the normal pattern of coming out in the late summer and fall months, so that in neither veneer nor lumber has there been any apparent shortage. However, because of the shortage of African logs, there has been an increased demand for Central American lumber and veneer.

The season in Central America has been only fair and it does not appear that imports this year will equal those of either 1947 or 1948, which were all-time record years.

Generally speaking, Central American mahogany lumber is in a better position than it was a year ago. The mills have better working inventories, can fill orders more promptly with drier lumber and ship a better range of grades and thicknesses. Even so, lumber inventories are well below peacetime levels and any unusual spurt in buying would cut into reserves very sharply.

From a competitive stan<lpoint, the mahogany prospects appear to be excellent both for lumber and for veneer. The better native woods continue to be in short supply and at prices very little under the peak. On the other hand, the price of mahogany lumber is materially down from the top.

The outstanding new market for mahogany has been for television cabinets.

Pabco Host to Lumber Convention

Eugene, Oregou Robert

Bogers, Ockridge BuilderE Supply, Oakridge, Cclil; Pete Bigtline, Idaho Lumber d Hcrdware Co., PocctelF, Idoho; Clcyton A, Morse, BuilderE Supply Co., Agtoricr, Oregon; Owen Groes, Owen Grogs Lumber Co., Ccrlisle, Ohio; Mrs. RusEell Ecrdley,' Rusgel Ecrdley, Ecndley Lumber Co., Newcrk, Ohio; I. M. Willicms, Besver Dcm MIg. d Supply Co', Beqver Dqm, f,entucky; Wclter E. Becher, Becher Lumber Co- Dcyton" Ohio. Frout row, lett to right: I. Price, Idcho Lumber & Hcrdwqre Co., Poccrtello, Idcho,' John Price, ldqho Lumber d Hardwqre Co., Pocotello, ldcrho; Mrg. wclter E' Becher,' Mrs' Clcryton A' Morse; Mrg' Ruggell Ecndley; Mrs. I. M. Williams.

\\''hen the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association held their annual meeting in San Francisco, November 7 to 11, The Paraffine Companies, Inc. played host at both of Pabco's Bay Area plants.

Friday morning, November 11, guests had an opportunity to inspect the 65-acre operation at Emeryville where, under one roof, the company makes Pabco composition shingles, building papers, roofings, paints, asphalt products and floor coverings. On that same afternoon the guests moved on in buses to Pabco's Asbestos-Cement Products Plant in Redwood City to inspect the manufacture of Pabco asbestos siding, roofing and corrugated "Stonite" sheets.

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Appointed Sales Manager of Hardwood Charles F. Evans Elected President Flooring and Pine Departments Of Society of American Foresters

Warren, Arkansas, December 21, 1949: The Bradley Lumber Company of Arkansas announces the appointment of Forrest W. Girdner as manager of sales for its hardwood flooring and pine departments, succeeding R. W. Hanly, resigned.

Forrest Girdner is no stranger to his new position, to his company, or 1o this community. Actually, he returns to renew his previous association of tr,venty-one years with the Bradley interests, interrupted only four years ago. At that time he entered business for himself as partner in the Fordyce Wood Products Company, Fordyce, Arkansas. Early in 1948 he disposed of his holdings in that concern to become associated rvith the Temple Lumber Company, Pineland, Texas, from lvhich he resigned recently to accept l.ris ne'iv position u'ith the Bradley Company.

"Coming back to Bradley is like coming home again," Mr. Girdner said. "I am hoppy to be here and am looking forrvard to renewing contacts and friendships with the trade, built up during the years of my former service with this companv."

The first chemical conversion of wood into pulp and paper dates from 1861 when the sulphite process was perfected by Tilghman. Paper rvas made frorn mechanically ground pulp, horvever, as early as 123 B.C. in China.

Charles F. Evans of Atlanta, Ga., assistant regional forester for the southern region of the U.S. Forest Service, was elected president of the Society of American Foresters on December 10 by mail ballot for the trvo-year term 19501951. Ile succeeded Clyde S. N{artin of Tacoma, Wash.

Clarence S. Herr, resident lvoods manager of the Brown Company, Berlin, N. H., n'as elected vice president of the Society.

The president, vice president, and nine other members constitute the Council of the Society. Those elccted to the Council for the two-year term 1950-1951 are as follorvs: Frederick H. Brundage, chief forester, Harbor Plyr,vood Company, Portland, Ore.; Dwight B. Demeritt, manager of 'ivoodlands, Dead River Company, Bangor, Nfaine; Stanley G. Fontanna, deputy director, Michigan Department of Conservation, Lansing, Mich.; Frank H. Kaufert, chief, School of Forestry, Llniversity of Minnesota. St. Paul, NIinn. ; C. Otto Lindh, assistant regional forester, U.S. Forest Service, Albuquerque, Nerv N{exico; Gordon D. Marckworth, dean, College of Forestry, IJniversity of Washington, Seattle, Wash. ; Richard E. McArdle, assistant chief, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D. C.; DeWitt Nelson, state forester, California Department of Natural Resources, Sacramento. Calif ; Earl Porter, Woodlands Department, International Paper Company, Mobile, Ala.

LETTS PIERCE a bubble.. .

We did! Just before the price of woods look onother iump, we went in with both feet. We got the right breok . . . ot iust the right time. And we wonl to poss it olong ond give you the some opporlunity.

PTlI TUTOilEYO O '

You con sove more thon pin money (but pins went swell with thot bubble) by buying here . now

These oren't speciols we're lolking obout-the some high quolity soflwood ond hordwood plywoods from lhe some sources. We olso corry o complele line of Formico, Mosonite Brond Producls ond Simpson Insuloting Boord ond Tile.