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This story, with numerous variations, is going the rounds.

It was a very hot summer day and the very thirsty young man dropped into a cocktail bar to get a cool drink. Hc said to the bartender:

Lumber Union Demands Pensions

l)ortlancl, Ore.-The Pacific Northwest's l)ouglas fir industry has been served notice by the AFL Luntbcr an<l Sawmill Workcrs Union that it rvants a $lOo-a-month cnrployer financed pension program. The union u'arnc<l it is ready to strike to get it, if necessary.

A union spokesman declared: "We will make our clerrrancl at once upon the employers and ask for imrnediate nreetings with them. Unless we get a pension rvithin ir rcasonable tirne, rve rvill shut clown the industry." "l{easonlrble time" tvas defined as "within 30 d1y5." The demand and full of gin." him in drunken speaking of the n'ill irrclude :r provision that employers finance thc peusion u'ith contributions based on "not less than terr ccnts per nran horlr." The Union said it is making onl't' thc pension deurand, rvith no changes sought in u'ages or rvorking con<litior.rs.

"I want something very tall, very cold, The drunk, standing close by, turned on dignity.

"Shir," he said belligerently, "you are woman I love."

Itepresentatives of the lumber inclustry said the news canrc as a "shock." Others termed it "impossible" and "out of the question." A spokesman for the enrployers said the industry will be doing a good job if it maintains its present wage scales. That calls for a $1.45 hourly nrinimum. although the avcrage r,vage is over $1.75 hourly.

Lift Truck with Hydruulic Grab Arm Year-End Review of the Building Indurtry

Handlec 60-foot Steal Pipc Scctionr

New York, Dec. 3l.-Construction of living quarters seenls certain to continue through 1950 at a high lcvcl, according to L. M. Cassidy, Vice President for Sales of Johns-Manville Corporation.

"Thc building in<lustry can look forward to anothcr exccllurt building year," he s:ri<I, "because of thc continuing <lcnr:tnd for housing an<l a still existing backlog of nonrcsidcntial construction of certain types that must be comlrlctcrl. ()f course, this assunres n() excessive tlistrrrbance fronr other cconrlntic sortrces an<l continucd aggrcssive s:rlcsmanship.

"l'rollably the total of new construction and alter:rtion att<l rclr:tir rvork rvill lle in the neighborh<lo<l of 25 or 26 billion doll:rrs," hc saicl. "\Me may not cqual thc approxirrurtcly 1,000,000 homes brrilt in 1949, the greatest building ycar on record, llut a fairly close approach shoul<l still ' mcan high pr<lsperity frlr the industry ancl the nation."

Natural gas is being piped to northern California from fields located 1600 miles away in Texas and New Mexico. Total cost for this worl<l's largest diameter natural gas pipe line will exceed $150,000,000. It is a project starstuclded with new ecluipment and netv engincering ideas, particularly on the 506-mile section called the "Super fnch" which I'acific Gas & Electric Company is building between Milpitas and Needles in California. Ilechtel-I'rice-Conyes, contractors, are at work on the initial 80-mile section laying 30,000 tons of steel pipe, 34" in diameter.

The pipe is manufactured in 30-ft. lengtirs in South San Francisco and trucked by Miles & Sons, lvell-known hauling firm of Merced, California to Santa Clara where they are welcled into 60-ft. lengths. Big problem for the Miles firm rvas in loading these off-size hard-to-handle 60-ft. sections, on trailers and truck bolsters for hauling to the right-of-rvay.

A Gerlinger Lift Truck rvith a specially engineered hydraulic grab arm was developed by the Gerlinger Carrier Co. of Dallas, Oregon in cooperation with its California representatives, Burnaby & Williams. The Lift Truck with this front-end mounted attachment successfully loaded the 60-ft. sections of steel pipe, an operation that has been nicknamed "Operation Impossible" (because, as Miles & Sons point out, many an old-timer on the project upon first glimpse of the equipment, said "It won't work!"). The Gerlinger, witl-r its counter-active weight distribution and reserve power, proved to be more than a match for the 4-ton pipe sections.

The Hydraulic Grab Arm on the Gerlinger Lift Truqk is designed to hold large and small circular material while traveling. There is positive hydraulic pressure on both the forks ancl the upper grab arm. making it possible to securely grip the load travel. Where the pipe is laying on the ground, the forks will dig in under as the grab arm comes down to lock the pipe for lifting. The use of chock blocks, cradles etc., is eliminated. The grab arm can be raised and lowered by conveniently-placed fingertip control . and is another of the many field-proven attachments u'hich Gerlinger has engineered.

We know nol, Mr. Cassidy pointed out, that thc cor-rstruction industry in 1949, as ()ne of the main props of the Anrcrican cc()nonly, turne<l r,vhat rniglrt have lrecn a serious post-u'ar <lepression into a mild recession fronr rvhich there rvlrs rluick recovery.

"Without the 26 billion dollars spent on homc building, new construction, remodeling and maintenance in 1948 and 1949, we might well have had a business setback as serious as that of 7921after the first World War.

"In 1949, the volume of total private building remained close to record highs and the outstanding perfornrer was rcsi<lential construction. Contrary to all expcctations, home building, after an indifferent start in the spring of 1949, blaze<I ahead in the second half of the year. It is likcly that around 920,000 new home starts will be rcportecl for 1949 as compared rvith 930,000 for 1948. If the usual number of unreported starts in areas beyond incorporated limits, are added to this total, 1949 will be another morethan-a-million homes yeat."

Philippine Mahogany Association lssues An Attractive Folder

The Philippine Mahogany Association has just issued an attractive S-page folder which is being sent to architects and Association members for. distribution to their prospective customers. 30,000 copies were printed and President Walter G. Scrim states that the demand has been so great that they will have to have some more printed.

It shor,vs actual photographic reproductions of the finishes obtainable rvith Philippine mahogany. Also enclosed is a sheet giving the formulas used to obtain the various finishes shown. The folder also shows actual photographs of Philippine mahogany used in the home, for commercial installations, and in the boat building and furniture industry. The cover illustrates a picture of the Philippine Islands in red with a blue background and carries the title of the folder "Philippine Mahogany."

Copies may be obtained by writing the Philippine Mahogany Association, 111 West Seventh Street, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

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Appointcd Sala Managcr

Appointment of Burr Odell as sales manager of West Coast Stained Shingle Company, of Scattle, manufactttrcrs of Olyrnpic lrrand of Prcstained shakcs, shingles and si<ling, was announccd this rveek by Philip W. BaileY, ()wner of the firnr. The announcenrent was made on Odcll's return from a survey of eastern and southern markets whcre expansion of OlYmpic distribution is under way.

"Iivcry indication in the thirty-onc markets Mr. Odell visited, points to 1950 as tltc greatest building year we have expcriencc<l u'hich will result in 6or€ aggressive sclling," I3ailcy commented, "an{l it is f<lr this reason rve'vc put him in charge of r-rur sales program for 19.50."

l{ecent greatly enlargctl facilities for production arrd tlte addition of several .salesmen to their sales force have made it possible for Olympic to embark upon an aggressive program of broadened distribution and to introduce ns\,\r prr)ducts to the building field on a nation-wide basis.

Kcriser Gypsum Personnel Chcrnges

Tvyo important personnel changes were annotlnce<l reccntly by Gil Itichards, ger-reral sales ltlanager, Kaiser Gypsum, <livision of K;riser Industries, Inc., Oakland i2. Jerry I)onoghue, formerly district sales manager for Southern California, *'ill become product manager of lath and plaster. l{eplacing him at the Long lleach headquarters will be ltalph Markharn.

I\Ir. I)onoghue, rvhose territory rvill be throughtlut the west, has beeu associated rvith the 1>lastering trade since 1921, rvhen he rvas a jottrneyman plasterer in Los Angeles. Mr. Ntarkham \vas formerly associated rvith the General Construction Company as purchasing agent :rnd in charge of vgarehousing at the job site of Hungry Horse Dam.

Lumbcrmen'c Post Will Mcct Jonury 11

Thc Lumbermen's Post No. 403, American [,egion, will meet Wednesday evening, January 11, at the Mayfair Hotel, 1256 Wcst Seventh Street, Los Angeles. All lumbermcn an<l building materialmen are invited to attcn<l the dinner.

William Parker, assistant chicf of the Los Angelcs l'olicc l)eparttttcnt, and First Vicc-Commander of thc 17th I)istrict of the American Legion, will be the speaker.

'I'yrc Ilros. Glass Co. will bc special guests of honor for thc evcrring, with Walter l)onnelly leading the group.

WiI Observe 25th Anniverscry

On January 13, 1950, Cal:rveras (letrrent Company will ol>serve thc 25th annivcrsary of its inc<trporation. During thc course of the year thc company lllans to cottlntemorate scveral of the important dates of its early history.

I)uring the past qttartcr of a centttry, guided by its foun<ler an<l president, William Waltace Mein, Calaveras Cemcr.rt Company has advanced stcnclily in importance as a Western producer of Portland ccnlent. Main offices are in San Francisco, and the plant is in San Andreas.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Meeting lan. 13

The I-os Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club will hold a luncheon rrreeting on January 13 at the Nikabob Restaurant, 875 South Western Ave., I-os Angeles. Luncheon will be serve d at 12:19 p.m. The Committee is arranging for a prominent speaker and it is expected that a big turnout 'ivill be on hand. Send in your reservations earll''

Welcome Chcrrles McYncrrd!

A. A. Milhaupt, Jr. of Dennis Lumber Co., San Francisco, is the proud father of a baby boy, Charles N{aynard, born at San Mateo, November 21. This is the Milhaupts' third child and first boy.

Wayne Rawlings, lnanager of Harbor Plyu'ood Corp. of California. San Francisco, flew to Chicago, December 7, to attend a sales meeting of the Harbor Plywood Corporatior-r, December 8 and 9. While in the east he paid a visit to the Formica Cttmpany's plant at Cincinnati.