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Henry Swafford made a short talk on the improved business situation, and Publisher Jack Dionne of "The Merchant" g:ave a humorous talk. Roy Stanton thanked his employes for their cooperation and predicted an even better 1936.

Haley Bros., Santa Monica wholesale sash and door dealers, reports a satisfactory increase over 1935 for the 13-year old firm

. George W. Gorrnan will represent Yosemite Sugar Pine Lumber Co. of Merced Falls in the coast counties. Harold i[. Ford, salesmanager of the same flrm, was a recent S. F. visitor Walter Verne Whitson, 56, died Dec. 11 at his home in Santa Ana, where he was president of the Whitson Lumber Co., with a branch yard at Tustin, founded in 1923. Survivors include his wife, Tieuseau Mulinix Whitson . . . J. \/V. Wil- liams, secretafy of the California Redwood Assn., in his annual reports says that 1935 was the best year for redwood since 1930 George E. Martln, southern California representative of the Wood Conversion Division of the Weyerhaeuser Sales Co., erected a Nu-Wood display booth at the recent California retailers' annual convention in San Diego. tr'rom the many favorable comments, he believes the predecorated insulating board will be stocked and sold by many more dealers.

1961 DOOR CATAIOG

Simpson doors are illustrated and described in the new 1961 door catalog (SPDMP-024/4914) obtained by writing Simpson Tfunber Company, 2039 Washing- ton Bullding, Seattle 1, Washlngton.

lBl Announces Specificotions For Insuloting Roof Deck

ChicagG-Recommended product and application specifications for stnrctural insulating roof deck have been released by the Insulation Board Institute, announces Charles M. Gray, IBI manager. The new specifications, which have been approved by the 14 IBI member companies, contain chapters on product description, methods of testing, minimum physical requirements and applica- tion instructions.

The specifications have been submitted to the F ederal Housing Administration, and it was indicated that they will be distributed shortly to all regional F HA ofrces along: with a covering FHA Use of Materials bulletin for insulating roof deck.

Insulating roof deck, as stated in the new IBI specifications, is a structural insulation board product designed specifically for use in open-beam-ceiling roof construction. The component product economically provides (1) the struetural roof deck, (2) efficient insulation, and (3) the interior ceiling finish.

Available in a modular 2x8-ft, panel size, and in thicknesses of tYz-,2- and 3-inches, insulating roof deck is being used in homes, ofrces, commercial buildings, schools, churches, institutional and governmental buildings. fn application, the insulating roof deck components are nailed directly to the top of beams in exposed beam construction. Built-up or composition roofings, asphalt strip shingles, or rigid shingles may be applied to the top of the roof deck units.

When used with customary roof coverings, both 2- and B-inch insulating roof deck units meet the FHA requirement of 0.1b 'U' value for ceilings.

Copies of the complete specifications may be obtained by writing 111 W. Washtngton St., Chlcago 2, Ill. Poul

Clorke Resigns from Sqntn Fe

W. Paul Clarke, wfio has been sales manag:er for Santa Fe Lumber, Inc., in San F'rancisco, for the past two years or more, has resigrred his position efrective January 2, LS6L, He has not yet announced his future plans but will continue in the lumber industry. According to A. J. Russell, longtime owner of the successful old wholesale firm. no successor has been named for Mr. Clarke.

"Revolution in Home Building"

Washington, D. C.-"The methods of homebuilding are undergoing a revolution toward component-making and fabrication in shops and factories. Homebuilders will become merchants of houses who buy easy-to-erect parts from the fabricators. The fabricators will be the major customers of the lumber industry."

The above is a thumbnail summary of what building industry leaders told lumbermen a[ the recent Homebuilding- Wood Industry House Construction Workshop Conference here, reports the Natl. Lumber Manufacturers Assn.

More than 90Vo of the components being made today are variations of conventional wood-frame construction, it was reported. The rernainder are sandwich panels being developed by non-wood industries. Buildin$ experts offered these objectives:

"F or the F abricating industry-to provide them with wood as an eng'ineered material, ratJrer than a raw material.

"F or the Lumber industry-to keep for ourselves the huge homebuilding market."

Members of t}le federated association may obtain a copy of the full 191-page report by writing the N.L.M.A., 1819 Eighteenth St., N.W., Washington 6, D.C.

Bennetl 2-Way Ponel Sows Instolled By Ervine in More Western Yords

Recent installations of the popular Bennett 2-Way Panel Saw, reported by Wayne C. Ervine, Sales-Service, 7825 Castano, Atascadero, Calif., include the following:

Tynan Lumber Co. (3rd unit), King City yard; Norman T. Haugen, Santa Fe Springs; Reedley (Calif.) Lumber Company; Ma5rta & Jensen, San Francisco; E. C. Guerrero & Son, Greenfield; Hibbert Lumber Co., Davis; Sun Lumber Co., San Pedro; Harbor Plywood Division, Los Angeles; Chas. G. Hardey, Inc., paramount: Rainbow Enterprises, Phoenix; Millbrae (Calif.; Lumber Company.

Vitro Engineering Company announces the appointment of Bill M. Lane as mamag'er of its newly organized western operations.

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