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Lumber shipments of 361 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, were 3.9 per cent above production for the week ended December 25, 1948. In the same lveek new orders of these mills rvere 11.4 per cent above production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amount to 29 per cent of stocks. For reporting softrvood mills unfilled orders

Terrillc Tornado Hits Great Bradley Plant

On January 3rd, a terrific tornado tore througl-r the important sarvmill torvn of Warren, Arkansas, u.here trvo very large salvmill plants are located, The Bradley Lupber Company, and The Southern Lumber Company. The Southern plant suffered no damage. The Bradley plant rvas damaged to the extent of trvo million dollars. The big sarvmill was about half destroyed; the povi'er plant entirely wiped out; the 53 dry kilns rvere badly damaged; there was much lumber loss and loss to plant buildings ; the planing mill and big ihardrvood flooring plant suffered only minor damage.' Many lumber employes rvere killecl and hurt. None o{ the official family of Braclley lvere on the casualty list. l'resident R. !V. Fullerton announces that the plant will be rebuilt rvith all possible haste.

are equivalent to 2O days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 67 days'production. For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills rvere 1.9 per cent belorv production; orders rvere 40 per cent belorv production.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 22.4 per cent above; shipments rvere 31.2 per cent above; orders were 20.4 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1947, production of reporting mills was 21.8 per cent above; shipments rvere 3.7 per cent above, and neu' orders n,ere 1.2 per cent belorv.

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San Francisco Luml)ermen's Club was again host to the chilclren of the E,dgeu'ood Orphanage, San Francisco, at the clul-l's third annual Christmas party held at the Palacc Flotel, San Frar-rcisco, December 21. Laclies \\rere invited to be pre:;ent. The :rttendance totalecl 1(r0, and it can bc saicl that this Christmas party was a great success and thoroughh'enjoyed by all u'ho u'ere there.

The number of children entertained 'rvas 69, rar-rging in age from eight to 12. The children had been asked previously u'hat they 'n'unted for a Christmas present, and

New Ycrd

The Arkay \\rrccking ct l-umber Co. has opened a new yard at 8116 Lankershim Boulevard, in North Hollywood, Calif. I. N{. "Kenny" Kenoffel and I. f,. "Rudy" Roodman, are the owners, and they are handling a full line of lumber, plyrvood and building n.raterials. Kenny served in the Navy during the late rvar, and Rudy in the Army Transport Corps.

Third Annual Christmas Party oI San Francisco Lumbermen's Club

each child received the article requestecl in every case. Lew Daniels, of Harbor Plyr,vood Corp. of California, acted as Santa Claus, and he did et very fine job.

Jo-Jo the Clown and his assistar-rt, Bettye Arrnc, crltertained in their orvn inimitable rvay.

President Fred Ziese and Secretary l'aul Overctlcl :rre to be congratulated on the excellent arrangemetrts made lor the party. Charlie Gartin and Bill NfcCubbin assisted Santa Claus. N'Irs. Ziese purchased the gifts and rvral>ped them-a big job.

Fcrrm Uses

A brochure just issued to the trade by United States Plywood Corporation describes twelve farm uses for l'rrttekwood, a new low-cost board that repels rats. Protekwood consists of a single sheet of hardwood veneer, sandwiched under extreme heat and pressure betrveen sheets impregnated with asphalt and a percentage of resin.