AGO TO Merchanl, Janua ry 1, DAY 1 933

ated in the business with his father, Jerry Sullivan, Sr., and his brother, Jerry, Jr., president of ihe Sullivan Hardwood Co. there C. C. Stibich was named Bay Area representa- tive for Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Co. .-. Friend & Terrv T,umber Co., Sacramento, shut down its planing mill an"<l also closed and dismantled the branch ybrd ai 3Oth and Stockton, the former Cutter Mill & Lumber Co. yard.

President George Ley presided at the December 2 meet- ing of the Coast Counties Lumbermen's Club in Watson- ville. Guests included Fred Holmes, C. H. Griffen, Jr. of the California Redwood Assn., H. W. Cole and Georee- Gorman of the Hammond Lumber Co., and Ed Larsonl secretary of the San Jose Lumbermen's Club. Hammond's W. E. Enlow of Watsonville gave the welcome. A beautiful sand- ' blasted redwood plaque and a box of choice Watsonville apples were door prizes.

^ Jimmy and Jack Wisnom of the Wisnom Lumber Co., San Mateo, left December 23 on the S.S. president Mc, Kinley for a 4-months trip around the world. Lee lforne was transfered from the Burlingame yard as superintendent during th,eir absence Waverley Tilden oi the Tilden Lumber C_o. arranged the December 20 program for Lumbermen's Night at the Elks Lodge in Richmond . . The December 12 meeting of East-Bay Hoo-Hoo Club 39 drafted a resolution expressing sympathy on the recent death of A. L. Hubbard in San J6se ; .opi". were sent to his. family,. the lumber press, and one *"s placed in the club's archives.

Available figures showed that lumber production in 1932 reached its lowest level in 60 years-about 10 billion feet, "normally" the total annual volume for Yellow pine alone .^. John A. Christiansen, manager of the Barr Lumber Co., Santa_Ana, was elected pres_ident of the Orange Community Chamber of Commerce H. B. ChadbournJof the Salinat Lumber Co. lost his left leg in an auto accident between that city.and Gonzales when he was blinded by lights of approaching cars.

^ Frgd W. Roblin, 49, ol the Morrill & Sturgeon Lumber Co., Portland, r.r'as killed in a nine-story fall fiom the yeon Building there Fred Golding, for many years officer of the Patten-Davies Lumber Co. and later owier of his own firm, entered the insurance business . D. G. MacDougall 1nd R. A. Cole, former manag'ers of the Wheeler, Osgood Co., entered the wholesale door and panel business in"Los Angeles.

Henry M. Hink, salesmanager of Dolbeer & Carson in San Francisco, returned to his office from a i0-day trip to Los Angeles and San Diego . The annual meetirig of the

Millwork Institute of California in Fresno, Dec. 17. stressed the importance of carrying on the rvork of the Institute, reported A. W. Koehl, Southern vice-president F. H. Riedle ourchased the Hayward Lumber & Investment Company's yard at Los Banos and set H. E. Carlock as manager while he continued his contracting business.

W. B. Greeley, secretary-manager of the West Coast Lumbermen's Assn., was eiected the first life member of the Tacoma l-umbermen's Club at its Dec. 9 meeting G. Burton Waterman, 57, treasurer of the Union Lumber Company, San Francisco, died December 12 following a heart attack The Lamb Lumber Co., Bay City Lumber Co., and Boulevard Mill & Lumber Co. joined the East Bay Lumbermen's Institute, reported Secretary C. R. Buchanan Ralph Bacon, salesman for the Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland, returned from a 6-months trip around the world and was welcomed back at a staff dinner in the Athens Athletic Club.

lnsulqtion Boord Institute Elects

G. L. Oswald, Simpson Logging Company, was elected oresident of the Insulation Board Institute at the recent annual meeting, announced Charles M. Gray, manager. J. V. Jones, Armstrong Cork Co., was elected vice-president; Marvin Greenwood, Celotex Corp. was named treasurer, and N{. M. Morris, Celotex Corp., assistant treasurer.

Directors of the association also include V. R. Belden, U.S. Gypsum Co.; John W. Brorvn, National Gypsum Co.; C. L. Campbell, Kaiser Gypsum Co.; E. K. Clark, JohnsManville Sales Corp., and Marland S. Wolf, Wood Conversion Co.

Skinner New Scrlesmqnqger

Watt Skinner, fornter salesmanager of Fruit Growers Supply Co. at Hilt, California, has. been named to succeed Don Higgins as salesmanager of Pickering Lumber Corp. at Standard.

Srock Number Chonges of lumber Cotegories Mode by Novy

Major changes have been made in stock numbers of cert_ain categories of lumber by the Navy's General Stores Supply Office, Philadelphia. Plans foi consolidation of ijems in_th_e Navy Stock List for Federal Stock Catalog Group 55 (I_ umber, Millwork, Plywood and Veneer) rverE in progress for almost a year and iesulted in a net reduction o{ approxirrrately 1600 iiems in Group 55-a cut of more than SO/c. Changes in grading rules for lumber made by various lumber associations were factors contributing to the revision.

Supply Demand Control Points do not maintain stocks of material but balance the supply and demand for individual items of material required for the operation and maintenance of the Naval Establishment. The gieatest reduction of items occurs in "D Select and Finish."-and "C Select or Finish" boards, "B and Better" dimension. Ioists and

Planks, Beams and Stringers, and posts and Timbers. In these categories_ single stock numbers allowing various species are established for each grade and si7e, where previously there rvere individual slock numbers for each specles.

S. F. Hoo-Hoo Elects Srrohle Director

San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club 9 elected Bob Strahle to its board of directors at a board meeting presided over by President Mike Coonan on December i-0.^ Strahle. who is salesmanager of Service Lumber Co. in Sausalito. was elected to fiIl the term of Chas. Fender, Redwood Sales Co.. rvho.regretfully tendered his resignation because of press- lng Duslness.

Redwood seeds are so small that it takes about 100.000 to weigh one pound.

,4 Depen/ab/eSource OF WELI ffIANUFACTURED SEASONED AND GRADED

In oddition to our own l2 sowmills, TTaV ore octively engoged in the procurement ond distribution of oll Wesf Coost lumber products ond buying offices in producing oreoi to give the trode complete one-coll bolonced service. TUMBER

Housing Funds Freed to Hold Business Firm

Washington, D.C.- President Eisenhower poured $107,000,000 into government housing programs December 23- in a move ajmed at stemming a lag in the construction field. He told-the Budget Bureau and the Federal Housing Administration to release the remaining-amount of the authori'.el $250 million Capehart Housing Act of 1957 for mortgages on armed serviies fam- ily housing.

The White House said the action will permit building of 11 pending military housrng projects and help finance housing for essential civilians at seven installations eng'aged in the missile programs.

The President also authorized an additional $50 million for capital grants for urban renewal programs, and an additional $20 million for the purchase of cooperative housing mortgages 6y the FNMA. ^

Hoyword lumber & Investment Buys Sqntq Anq Property

Santa Ana, Calif.-The Hayward Lumber & Investment Co. of Los -Angeles and Santa Ana has bought 38 industiial acres here betu'een Bristol street and Fairview road. "We anticipate breaking it into par- cels to accommodate small industries- requiring one to five acres," said "Bud" Hayu'ard, u'ho negotiated the purcl-rase ,from the Seserstrom family.

The Hayrvard lumber firm intends to improve the property immediatel-y and to l-rave four <tr five industries on the site rvithin one year.

(Tell them you sazu it in Tlte Califonria Lumber Merchant) need YOU!

Forecqst "Good Yeqr For Housing Industry in 1958"

Washington-Norman P. Nfason, commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration, has forecast "a good year for the housing industry" in 1958. Appearing ,rn a program sponso.red by Owens-Corning Fiberglas and opening its campaign to help builders sell more homes, Mr. Mason said "private capital should produce the good homes American families want and can afford to buy." The program rvas telecast, on a closed-circuit net.ivork, to 18 U.S. cities.

_ "In this country, we have a steady demand for welldesigned, up-to-date houses," Mr. Mason asserted. "Our buyers.are not satisfied to have shelter but they exuect good plot planninggood design2nd 1g1y materials,t he pointed out. "They want a house that makes living easier," he asserted.

George Goodyear, of Charlotte, N. C., president of the

National Association of Home Builders, also participated in the program.

Owens-Corning's multi-million doliar, three-year program is designed to help builders sell more homes through the use of "comfort-conditioned" principles which include full insulation and full housepou'er u,iring.

By John M. Coates, President, Masonite Corporation

Indications are that housing starts in 1958 will not reach the high cost of a couple of years ago, but rvill still be at a relatively high level, lvhich, together with house remodeling, should make for broad opportunities in the lumber dealer field. It is hoped that the dealers will get belrind the Home Imnrovement L'ouncil's efforts to arouse the public to the need for remodeling, modernization and additions. This movement is doing .nonders to stem the creeping paralvsis of neighborhood deterioration, and the dealers' efforts in this regard u'ill be rewarded in more ways than one.

Sheet materials of many kinds are used on projects such as tl.rese and, of corlrse, the hardboard industry is very much interested in participating. One of the compelling reasons behind all the research that is being done by companies such as ours toward the development of products for nerv applications, textures, finishes, etc., has been the need for lr_roader adaptability in construction projects of all types. (Jr-rr laboratories have nlore on the rvav to fill this evei-increasing need.

The Nqtion's Christmqs free

A Nlinnesota rvhite spruce, supplied by the llinnesota and Ontario I'aper Company, highlighted the annual Pageant of I'eace Christrnas celebration at \\rashington, D.C. Tou'ering ot'er 60 feet into the sky, the 5,000-pound Christmas tree decorated the \\ll-rite House lalr,n as President Eisenhorver threu' the su'itch signaling the start of the nation's Christmas festivities. The Xlinnesota tree \\ras a gift front the people of Minnesota to President Eisenhotver.

Sen. I,lcl Thye callecl the Minneapolis Junior Chamber of Comtnerce and asked if Taycees could locate a tree. Tl-re Jaycees then contacted tfie-Minnesota and C)ntario Paper Company. A perfect tree was found some 30 miles south of N{ando's mill at International Falls, Minn., and then began one of the most unusual logging operations in the history of the north rvoods:

The giant tree had to be felled so that it t-ould never touch the ground and rvould arrive in Washington undamaged. A crane held the tree in the air after it was cut. Steam was used to unfreeze the lower branches so they could be tied to the trunk of the tree. Once tied up, the tree was lowered on a flatbed truck and hauled eight miles to the rail yard. Another day r,vas spent getting the tree ready for shipment. Two flatcars, one 52 feet and another 40 feet, rvere required.

Upson Scrles Promotion for Deqlers

Three-rvay localized promotion campaigns have been conducted by The Upson Company, manufacturer of laminated wood fiber building products. The two eastern dinner meetings attracted 230 keenly interested retail lumber dealers, yard men and their employes from about 80 lumber yards. James J. Upson, president of the company, announced that similar promotions will be launched in key cities throughout the country, starting in February.

Golden Gqte Lumber Co. Moves to Berkeley

Both Golden Gate Lumber Co. and the Paul Gaboury family have n.roved to Berkeley, leaving their Walnut Creek home (complete rn'ith lawn virus, aphis and gopher burrows) in the hands of its new owners. Paul's new home is located in the Rerkeley hills at 1314 Arch Street. His temporary business mailing address is c/o General Delivery, Berkeley 1, and the new number to call for Golden Gate's lumber is THornwall I-473q or teletype OA88.

New Fruit Growers Sqlesmonoger

Jim Jimmerson has been appointed salesmanager of Fruit Growers Supply Co. at Hilt, California, replacing Watt Skinner, it rvas announced last month. Prior to joining Fruit Growers, Jimmerson had been associated u'ith Carr-Adco Lumber Co. at Klamath Falls.

low in the wdtor with her full corgo, th3 Cynrhic Olson edged into Port of Redwood Ciry wirhout cid of c lug; she wos builr in Germony during t936

First unit of sfock is put down with ship's two Dieseldriven clonGs eoch fecding 5O,O0O bf ro dock ecch hour, Lumber on dock wos put info lempordry sloroge on dock

Corgo leoves dock bound for O'Neill Redwood Ciry yord. Note the neol pockoging lo specified lenglh which fqcilir:ted hondling ond sloroge

Lumber Corgo Soils Agoin Into Fomed Son Froncisco Boy

An old friend of San Francisco's rvorld renowned bay returned after many years' absence, looking just as chipper as ever, for u'hat may be the renerval of regular visits and the rebirth of an era so \vell knor"'n to older Bav Area

Iumberrnen lJecause of many adverse conditions-increased competi- tion from rail and truck-and-trailer shippers, union difficulties and poor handling facilities, to name just a fsw-6n1gq shipments into the Bay from the Pacific Northwest, like the dodo, became extinct following a final cargo shipment to Merner Lumber Company of Palo Alto during 1947. However, certain recent rulings and improvements in the favor of cargo shipments through the "Gate," may well herald the revival of the colorful profession. When all of the costs are tallied and the operation smoothed out a bit, we'll know for sure.

She u'as the Cynthia Olson, doughty old matriarch of the Oliver J. Olson & Co. fleet, \\,ho passed through the Golden Gate early December l0 to discharge a portion of her lumber cargo at the l)ort of Redrvood City. Recipient of the goodsized cargo sl-riprnent, rvhicl-r was loaded at Georgia-Paaific's Coos Bay docks on Saturday, I)ecember 7, u.as O'Neill Lumber Companv, r'ith yards at Redn'ood City and San Carlos.

Just about every San F'rancisco Peninsula retailer was on hand when the Cynth,ia Olson made fast at the Redwood City dock at 10:30 a.m. Although cargo shipments are actually "old stuff" to lumbermen throughout the world, they have become a real rarity to the Bay Area since WWII.

The O'Neill shipment was the first of two sizable cargo deliveries to enter San Francisco Bay during December. The, other shipment, destined for Hubbard & Johnson l-umber Co. of Mountain View, was scheduled for unloading December 2O at the Port of Redwood City, as we go to press. Nfore details on this later.

(TeIl them you saw it in The California Lumber Merckant)

lqbor Lqw Exploined in New Film

"You and Labor Law," a two-part, 30-minute sound slidefilm in color describing the history, purpose and principles underlying our present labor law, has been completed by Transfilm. It is the only film treatment of this subject available for general distribution. Explained are the effects of the Taft-Hartley Lar,v on employes, unions, employers and the public. The film outlines numeroLls provisions of the law such as free speecl-r, right to organize, responsibility to bargain and right to work, also covering recognition picketing, rvelfare funds, secondary boycotts, etc. Suggested users of the film are companies, emplol'ee groups, community organizations and scl-rools. It is for sale through the Employers Labor Relations Information Comrnittee, ir-rc'' 33 East 48th Street, Ner,v York 17, N. Y.

SUR,VEY OF BUSINESS CONDITIONS END OF THIRD QUARTER 1957 Composife Report

at end of

First Quarter 48 Days

Second Quarter 51 Days

Third Quarter 50 Days

Comment

A study of the individual statistics reveal:

1. fnventory is not being reduced .in proportion to v.olume, which undoubtedly is largely responsible for re-

_ duced net profits through a reduced turnover ratio.

2. Credit in both sectorscontractor and consumeris being overextend_ed. Unless financing costs are being recovered on these receivables, these actions could also havda marked eftect on profits.

3. The average age of accounts receivables has been reduced by only 2%many'dealers report average age of receivables as high as 90-95 days. If this is the case, one ihould consider the possibility of increasi;g tfie Reserve for Bad Debts.

Reported by the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California.

Terrible Twenty Tournoments Finds Grond, Green New Covinq Course

The 378th Terrible Twenty tournament was held at the ruth Hills Country Club. November 15. This ne.w clrrh South Countrv Club. mber new in Covina is about i mile south of the Mav Co. store on the San Bernardino Freeway, 20 miles and26 minutes from the City.Hall. _The clubhouse is on a hill overlooking the countryside and at night gives a spectacular view. "The course is beautifully maintalned, andwhile no trees, as yet, it.has the largest and most beautiful greens you ever saw. It's a- great course for the medium handicap golfer who can handle an occasional So-foot putt. Bob Dilworth was our host and the most active and attentive host we've had in a long- time. Frank Ruppert was co-host but you never r"'ould have guessed it.

__!"_ry.y \ee_der won the day's prize in the upper bracket

Z7-9 q,and Syd_Ailing 87-15-72-the lower briit<et (those fifty foot putts don't bother me). Bob Osgood won the final. match play_ lst Six Months Tournament, upper bracket, beating Bob Dilworth 5 & 4. Geo. Gartz beat Virg. Oliver in the lower bracket 3 & 1. (This is the Gartz whlo "never wins anv Drizes.")

The next totirnament ind Christmas Dartv at Oakmont. with Vern Huck handling the affair, ivas-scheduled for December 10. The board of directors was to meet an hour before the tournament.-H. M. Alling.

Wood Conversion Compony Introduces New line of Tiles qnd Roof Deck

Wood Conversion Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, will unveil a number of new building products at the 14th annual National Association of Ho-me Builders show in Chicago, l_anuary.19-23. Featured will be a complete new line of Nu-Wood tile products, as well as Nu-Wood Roof Deck. The company's regular line of Balsam-Wool insulation will also be displayed in Booths 550-551 at the Sherman hotel.