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There is more profit in Coppernote "250," the heovy duty wood preservolive used by coniroctors ond industry throughout the West. h is eosier lo sell becouse it is eosier ond SAFER to use.

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Flooring Compcny Specicrlizes In Quick Locding of Decrlers'Trucks

tt. G. Arnold Co., wholesale hardwood flooring dealer, 1419 West Redondo Beach Boulevard, near Normar-rdie, Gardena, Calif., makes a specialty of quick loading of' dealers' trucks.

"Lumber dealers, particularly in the Southern area, can find it advantageous to pick up their hardwood flooring requirements at our warehouse, because they can save time. We are outside of the congested area."

L. H. McBride is manager of the wholesale department. He was formerly manager and buyer of the flooring department for Padua Plywood Co., Los Angeles.

This company carries a well assorted inventory of strip flooring in all grades.

Los Angreles Hoo-Hoo Club Dinner Dcnce Februcry 15

The annual dinner dance sponsored by the Los Angeles Hoo-lIoo Club will be held in the beautiful Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Friday evening, February 15.

An excellent entertainment program has been arranged for by the Committee.

Juanita Flama and Rian Valente, nationally known Latin clancers, and direct from the Riviera Pacific Hotel, Ensenada, N{exico, and the Los Angeles Biltmore Rowl, will appear in several numbers.

Harold Sandack and his famous society orchestra of seven pieces, who have becn appearing in the Casino Room of the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel, will give several of their special singing acts, and furnish music for dancing.

The popular Glee Gates Trio, who have appeared at several Hoo-Hoo functions, will render musical and singing numbers.

The cocktail hour will start at 6:39 p.m., dinner will be served at 8:09 p.m., and dancing will begin at B:39 p.m. Nine valuable door prizes rvill be awarded to the ladies.

Cliff Roberts and Carl Gavotto are heading a large delegation from San Diego to aitend the party.

Tickets are $5.50 per person and includes all taxes and tips. Reservations, accompanied by check, should be mailed to Ole May, 1113 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles 15, Calif.;his telephone number is DUnkirk 2-7942.

The committee ar ranging for the dinner dar.rce includes Boris Kutner, Harry Libby and Don Bufkin. Ole May arranged for the entertainment. President J. W. Fitzpatrick will preside at the after dinner ceremonies.

Appointed Brcnch Ycrd Supervisor

Malcolm Little, manager of the King Lumber Cornpany at Delano, has been appointed branch yard supervisor of the company with headquarters in Bakersfield.

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M. J. Noble Co.

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Kenneth Calaway of Pixley has been named rxanager of the Delano yard. He was formerly with the Burnett Lumber Company at Pixley.

Western Pine Associction Annucrl Meeting Februcry 2l-22ln San Frcrncisco

The annual meeting of the Western Pine Association will be held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on Thursday and Friday, February 2l and 22.

Douglas Fir Sales To Stay High

(Continued from Page 4) lumberrnen. Thousands of requests a week ask for information and literature on West Coast woods as a result of this continuing advertising program.

Export Demand Big Factor

Trvo unexpected developments have helped build this recorcl year in the Douglas fir region. First, has been a sharp increase in expo.rt demand for Douglas fir. This year we shipped about 660 million feet in export compared to 269 million feet a year ago. Second, competition from British Columbia mills which normally ship into our Atlantic Coast markets has been reduced by about 50O million feet this year. Canadian mills are shipping over 5@ million feet more lumber to tl.re United Kingdom than in 1950. Our Douglas fir mills have supplied the domestic market rvith enough lumber to offset the amount of Canadian lumber diverted from U. S. to U. K. markets.

A shortage of steel has created an exceptionally strong tiemand for structural and industrial items in Douglas fir. Most of our mills have large order files of industrial lumber and timbers rvhich are being used throughout industry in place of steel. Wood is constantly improving its reputation as an engineering material and as in \A/orld War II is m:rking many ndrv,friends, for engineers are continually reminded of what a versatile material wood can be.

Tl.rele has been a remarkable increase in use of fabricated bearns and trusses built up from wood. These trusses can be built with the use of TECO connectors or glued together in a wide varietv of shapes, sizes and lengths. Fabricatecl trusses over 200 feet in length are norv being made.

N{ost of us knorv by now that we built another 1,100,000 nerv homes in America this year, the great majority by private industry. Most of this lumber went through the hancls of our retail friends. We also know that quantities of lumber were nsed in defense industries. West Coast rvoocl rvas used in military establishments and shipped overseas lor our troops.

What nearly everybody rvants to knorv is rvhat's going to happen ln 1952.

We Are Optimistic

We are inclined to be optimistic about the prospects for another banner year for lumbei in the year just ahead.

Of interest to our retail friends is the latest estimate that another million homes will be constructed during 1952. Probably, we should qualify any forecasts by cautioning that politics and politicians could conceivably during 1952 change any Conclusions reached in December of 1951.

We frankly don't think the administration .n'il1 do anything knorvingly to interfere with the construction industry in an election year. We have never had general prosperity in peace time unless the construction industrl. u'as prosperous. Lumber is a major factor in the construction industry. It is the raw material which provides u'ork not alone for the carpenters, painters and finishers, but influences the employment of many othersthe plumbers, bricklayers, electricians, masons, roofers, steel lvorkers, transportation workers and dozens of other groups in every crossroads, village and city in America. Politicians aren't alu'ays concerned with industry welfare; thev are alu'ays concerned with employment.

We don't anticipate much harmful government tinkering with the construction industry; perhaps creclits may be manipulated to keep home and commercial constnlction at a substantial level.

Farm Markets Look Good

From where 'lve sit here on the Pacific Coast, it looks as though one of the best sources of business for the retail lumberman will be out among the farmers ir-r his trading territory. The farmers have had a great crop 1'ear. They are prosperous. They need to build nerv homes or modernize the older homes and to improve generally their entire farm p.lant. Many of them had to postpone needed farm improvements during World War II because oi material shortages. They don't rvant to get caught agair-r rvith a forced clelay of farm building. N{uch of our advertising and colorful literature is directed at the farmer ar-rd intended to give the retailer a hand rvith this business.

We expect military and defense use of lumber to increase during the year maybe as much as 20 per cent over last year.

We lvould like to reassure our retail lumber friends on the matter of supply. During this national defense buildup lvc have been able to take care of all government demands orl our ir,dustry for lumber and still supply all domestic nceds lor West Coast u'oods. Unless all-out war comes, we will be able to continue indefinitely supplying all the \\'est Cloast woods the nation's civilian economy needs.

\\'rest Coast forest landowners have continued their amazirrg progress in better forest management. Over -1,000.000 (Continued on Page 22)

(Continued from Page 20) acres in the Douglas fir region are now in West Coast Tree Farms, dedicated to perpetual growth of forest crops. Conservation and wise use of our forests is the rule here in the West. Because of the vastly stepped up utilization program instituted by industry, private and government estimates 4re that 25 per cent more wood is being brought in from the forests now than ten years ago.

Retailer Helps Conservation Move

The retail lumberman has had a big part in this conservation and better utilization drive. He has helped develop markets for lower grades of West Coast lumber. Best conservation depends on ability to sell all the lumber which can be made from each mature tree cut in the forests. So the retailer is a conservationist where it counts most-on the sales front.

Best estimate is that conservation, aided by the team of lumbermen-manufacturer out West and retailer all over the nation, promoting the right grade of lumber for every uss-fi2s added another 125 billion board feet of lumber to our West Coast forest reserves. This promotion includes lower grades where they will do the job, engineered grades where strength is needed, and clear grades where beauty enhan.ces the finished job.

Our hats are off to our retail friends. You are true conservationists. Conservation in use means conservation in the forests.

Here are four reasons why we are bullish about prospects for another banner year in 1952: l) highest employment at the highest wages in history ; 2) most valuable farm crop;

3) largest industrial production on record; and, 4) inflationary influences. Yest, and why not add all the implications of an election year, for good measure. Our only reservation: We are not responsible for changes caused by politicians or oolitics.

Chief of Police Parker Will Speak At L. A. Hoo-Hoo Meetins Jan. 18

Chief of Police William H. Parker of Los Angeles will be the speaker at the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club meeting Friday evening, January 18, at Rodger Young Auditorium, 936 West Washington Street, Los Angeles. His subject will be "Your Police Department." Dinner will be served at 6:39 p.m. There will.be two hours of musical entertainment by Sylvia and Louise Haines, two lovely troubadors, presenting request numbers on their guitar and accordion.

Plenty of free parking space available.

Send in your reservations to Ole May, 1113 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles 15, Calif.; his telephone number is DUnkirk 2-7942.

Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 Will Hotd

Dinner Dcnce ct Orindcr Feb. 2l

The annual dinner dance of Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 rvill be held at the Orinda Country Club, Orinda, Calif., on Thursday evening, February 21. Vice President Bill McCubbin is chairman of the committee for this affair.