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Commerciql Plywood Doto

Comprehensive information on the use of plywood in industrial and commercial construction is contained in the new booklet, Plywood Construction Systems.

The well-illustrated 49-page booklet carries detailed information and recommendations for plywood use in all non-residential construction applications. Special emphasis is given to roof decks with special sections on short span and long span systems.

WRITE: American Plywood Association, 1119 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98401.

Mouldings Booklet

Just published by Western Wood Moulding Producers and A ls e four page booklet ',''illustrating most eommonly available western wood rnouldings. Entitled "Mouldings From 'Western Wood", the booklet is ftee.

WRITE: WWMP, Skyline Bldg., Portland., Ore. 97 221.

Decorotive Pqnel

The many advantages of VenO-Wood, a prefinished decorative wood paneling manufactured by Long-Bell Division of International Paper Company, are described in a new fourpage full-color folder..

Ven-O-Wood consists of natural wood veneer permanently bonded to a solid flakeboard backing. The free folder shows the unique, patented manufacturing ptocess. A thick layer of rugged western woed flakes, phenolic resin, and a facing sheet of veneer are compressed under high pressure into a strong, solid panel a quarter of an inch thick.

WBITE: Long-Bell Division, International Paper Company, Dept. 553, P. O. Box 8411, PortLand, Oregon 97207.

Royolcoie Pqnels

"fnnovations in Home Decor" is the title of a free eight-page, full-color folder which illustrates 14 Royalcote decorator panels and gives suggestions for their use in the home. Full room settings are shorvn featuring Diplo- mat Paneled Walnut, Pecky Teak, Mount Vernon Cherry and New Honeytone Cherry. Color vignettes of the panelings and brief descriptions enable the reader to visualize the products.

TIRITE: Masonite Corp., Box B, Chicago, Ill. 60690.

Morlite Ad Mots

Dealers can tie in with Marlite's magazine and television campaigns for decorator panel-

Wrought lron Sqles

A new colorful, three-waY banner designed to help pointof-purchase sales efrorts for wrought iron columns and railing, is being ofrered free to dealers by the Locke Manufacturing Co.

The banner is one of several elements in a trade program designed to help their dealers take advantage of the winter season opportunities for extra wrgught iron sales.

WRITE: Irccke Manufacturing Co., Ohio St., Lodi, Ohio.

Vulconized Overlcrys

A new six-page brochure describing Forbon, a special vulcanized fibre overlay for lumber, plywood, and particleboard, is cvrllrbh f,mm l{stionrf Vdcanized Fibre CompanY, Wilmington, Del.

Ceromic Tile Booklet

fire Tile Council of America has just issued a new booklet, "Certified Ceramic file," explaining in detail the advantages of tile made in the U. S. and quality certified by the Tile Council.

Sample architectural specifications to insure getting quality certified tile are included in the booklet. Also spelled out is exactly what is certified, and how the Tile Council's prograrn works.

WRITE: Tile Council of America, 800 Second Ave., New York, N. Y. 10017.

Free Diesel Truck Guide

A free sixteen-page guide to truck specifications is available from Peterbilt Motors Co., manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel trucks.

The booklet contains easy-toread data for arriving at optimum values for torque, horsepower, mph figures, tire load radius, axle ratios, grade resistance and other factors neded to determine truck speciffcations.

Mats Feature Decorator Paneling ing by utilizing ad mats. Included in the series are three mats featuring new Marlite panels. Both two and three-column formats are available to promote the Marlite Mural line. On the right, two ad mats feature a tub-shower unit with a Ponta Roma Mural. The new ad mat on the left spotlights the Marlite Chantilly Lace pattern.

WRITE: Adv. Dept., Marsh Wall Products, Dover, Ohio

Truss Design Avoilqble

Dealer-builders using trussed rafters in residential construction and dealers offering truss fabrication services will be able to save money and time by using a newly-developed series of plywood gusseted truss designs, according to American Plywood Association which developed the series.

The ten truss plan sheets in the series show 175 difrerent designs and were selected from a thousand possible designs using electronic data processing.

Six of the plan sheets in the new series are of the king-post type and four are W-trusses.

Complete plans and ordering instructions for the ten truss designs are contained in the new twelve page booklet.

WRITE: American Plywood Association, 1119 A Street Tacoma, Wash. 98401.

The new brochure details the advantages and uses of Forbon in the building industry, particularly for house siding. Paint applied to ordinary house siding with an overlay of Forbon will last up to ten years.

WRITE: National Vulcanized Fibre Cb., 1065 Beech St., Wilmington, nel. 19899.

Sow Reference

Armstrong Manuf acturing Company, Portland, Oregon, has a valuable new reference book for filers and mill operators, which contains vital information never before available.

Title of the book is "Sawmill Feeds and Speeds" (Band and Circular Rip Saws). Author is P. S. Quelch, well-known author of "The Saw Filer's Handbook."

"Sawmill Feeds and Speeds" sells for ten dollars per copy, postpaid.

TilRITE: Armstrong Manufactnring Company, 2\35 N. W. 21st Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97208.

Red Cedor lnfo

Western Red Cedar "Where to Buy" directory is now available free of charge. Lists all producers and indicates specific products available from each plus merchandising and technical literature available.

WRITE: Western Red Cedar Lumber Association, Yeon Building, Portland, Oregon 97204.

WRIIE: Peterbilt Motors Co., 38801 Cherry St., Newark, Cnlif.

Post o'nd Jomb Cops

Timber Engineering Company has announced the availabilitY of a design and specification sheet on its line of post and jamb caps. Presenting complete information on sizes, packaging, shipping weight and recommended safe working values, the sheet has been prepared Purposely for insertion in product reference files maintained bY architects, engineers, builders and material dealers.

WRITE: fimber Engineering Company, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.

Fire-Retordonl Roofs

"Fire-Retardant-Treated Plywood Roofs" is the title of a new publication just released bY the American Plywood Association to explain how plywood can be used for economy, while still receiving low insurance rates.

The booklet explainswith complete detailed drawingsa variety of support systems. A map showing insurance rates allowed in all states is also included.

Single copies of the booklet' along with a list of fire-retardant-treated plywood suPpliers, are free.

WRITE: American Plywood Association, 1119 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98401.

College Retoiling Csurse

The College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California, has introduced a new two year course intended to prepare a student to enter the retail buildinq material business. Special emphasis is 'placed on subjects which will dovetail with on-the-job knowledge required in a retail yard.

"This is a tremendous step forward," Homer Hayward told a recent meeting of LMA board members, "and we look "forward to the day when we will be hiring people with knowledge of our industry."

Among the subjects included in the dealer curriculum are: elementary carpentry, business arithmetic, trade drawing, salesmanship, retailing, planning construction and design, recordkeeping for small business, marketing, and consurner prorblems.

The board highly endorsed the program and commended Jim Ross of Central Lumber Company for the work he has done with the college officials. The ,board also appointed Ross chairman of a committee to work further with the Colleee of the Sequoias. Also appointed to the committee were Arthur Masters and Robert Kimble.

lqfest Red Book Releosed

The latest issue of the Lumbermen's Red Book, the most comprehensive credit and marketing guide in the lumber and woodworking industries, is just off the press.

Costs of Privote Trucks Anolyzed

The first comprehensive study to compare the costs of privately owned trucks and full-service leasing on an item-by-item basis has just been issued by University Research Center, Chicago.

The 4S-page study is aimed at top management and is entitleti: ooTruck Costs: A Comparison of Private Ownership and FullService Leasing."

It is based on a cost analysis of 1,338 companies owning 7,359 trucks and of three national full-service truck leasing organizations owning 38,000 trucks. Analyzed are the usefulness o{ private trucks, actual standing and running costs, the costs of full-service leasing, and the cost of capital. Six complete charts are included.

Highlight of the report is a detailed comparison of private trucking costs with full' service leasing charges-the first time this has ever been done in truck literature.

In addition, there is an extended analysis of the service features of full'servioe truck leasing and a full chapter devoted to potential disadvantages of full-service leasing. Cost of capital is analyzed through com' plete cash flow charts.

Single free copies of this study may be obtained by executives by writing to University Research Center, 209 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60604.