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All Fromi,ng Lumber Used in L.A. Must Be'Grqde-stomped' Now

All Framing lumber used on or after January 1, 1960, in construction within the city of Los Angeles must be Gradestamped by one of the grading agencies that the city's Dept. of Building & Safety has previously approved. Lowell Kolb, chairman of the Lumber Grades Committee of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn., asked the association last month to advise its members that the city of Los Angeles would not permit the use of resawn boards for roof sheathing after Dec. 31, 1959, unless, and only if, such boards are grade-stamped by an authorized lumber-grading agency.

Permission to use resawn boards with "Grade-Stamp" on every other piece was extended to Dec. 31 and the city ruled last July that all other lumber must be "grade-stamped."

Since it is the practice of most other Building Departments in Southern California to follow the lead of the larger cities in such matters, it is highly improbable that any other city or county in the area will permit the use of any lumber which is not grade-stamped by a recognized grading agency after the beginning of this year, reported SCRLA Executive Vice-President Orrie W. Hamilton.

It'was not believed the new order would work a hardship on any lumber dealer because the Building Departments have been more than generous in granting extensions so that the industry could dispose of its unstamped lumber before the official date requiring all lumber to be gradestamped.

The offrcial grading agencies include West Coast Lumber Bureau, Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau, Western Pine Association, Redwood Inspection Service, California Lumber Inspection Service and others.

Weyerhoeuser Reorgonizes Top Spors

Tacoma, Wash.-Changes in Weyerhaeuser Company's top organizational structure, including the appointment of five new divisional vice-presidents, is announced by President F. K. Weyerhaeuser. These are R. E. Baker, Edwin F. Ifeacox, L. K. Larson, H. L. Simmons and Jon R. Titcomb.

Mr. Weyerhaeuser said, "Since 1957, each product group within the company has been in effect a complete business. The three corporate vice-presidents heading these groups will now have their own divisional vice-presidents."

Corporate Vice-President George Weyerhaeuser heads the renamed lumber, plywood and timberland group which will include the lumber and plywood division and the timberland division. Vice-presidents are Jon R. Titcomb, manufacturing; Robert S. Douglas, marketing; Eclwin F. Heacox, timberland division.

Corporate Vice-President John Aram of the research, new products and Silvatek group, directs the activities of three divisions. Robert D. Pauley is manager, Silvatek division. W. H. Meadowcroft is manager, new products division, and A. S. Gregory is director, research division. Gregory is heaclcluartered in Longview, the other men in this and the lumber, plywood and timberland group are headquartered in Tacoma.

Operations of the pulp, paperboard and container group, under Corporate Vice-President Hor,vard W. Morgan, have been reorganized into four divisions.

HPI Members Meet

More than 100 hardwood plywood manufacturers from all parts of the United States and Canada met in Memphis, Tennessee, October 7-9, for the 18th annual fall meeting of the Hardwood Plywood Institute, at which time a budget for 1960 was developed to enable the Institrlte to get back into promotion, publicity and advertising.