Well-Attended los Angeles Cluh 2 Party Has a Pleasant Controwersy

IUIORE than 75 southern California Hoo-Hoos

J-YI sathered in December for Los Aneeles CIub No. 2;s annual pre-Christmas confab. Tlis year's version, staged at the Lakewood Country Club near Long Beach, was a dinner and drinks session, highlighted by the showing of color films of last summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo. The group also viewed a fashion show of the latest in ladies beachwear: the controversial topless bathing suit. T W & J's Pat Regan was producer of the really big show.

In the afternoon golfing session, E. L. Bruce's Jim McFadden copped low net honors in the first flight, a few strokes ahead of Hugo Miller. In the second flight, Jim Bolte edged out Ed Difani for the trophy. John Osgood grabbed ofi the third flight trophy, with Walt Morrison running a close second. Aoe linkster Harl Crockett sarnered the coveted "Hacker" trophy.

WWPA Soys YES!

Wt'stern \\-ood Products Association's eret,rrtive t.ommittt'e hus published. in connt'ction with its lumber gradirrg selvice" optional sizes for lumlrer. specificallv,l,zs inch lroards and lIr; inch framing lumbt'r. togt'tht'r with rclatcd green sizes. John S. lli<.hards" \\.'V,'PA prt.sident has announr.ed.

Action n,as takt'n after results of a poll o{ \V\Ii PA mt.mlrt'rs and non-mt'mber grading st.rvice sul,scril,ers uas rt'Portt.tl to thc Executivt' Committec.

The WWPA balloting on the adoption of the optional sizes indicatt'd a strong preference to puhlish the n,.w sizes on dn optional liasis, the group contends.

On tht' qut'stion of puhli..hing o/s inch and I l,/2 inr:h optional sizt's, thc results were 68 perccnt in favor antl 32 l)crcent opposed on the hasis of 27I memlx'rs and non-membcrs voting. The poll was l8ll for and 813 against. The balloting also shoned almost identical results in {avor of provicling relatt'd grlr.n sr'zt's.

[)n the basis of millions of ]roard ft't't volume, as rt.prc-sented by the c:ompany participant-s in th('poll" the margin \vas (.\'en more {avorahle for tht' adoption of the optional sizes, 78 perct'nt to 22 percent. 'fhe lolume totals camt' out (1785 M\'IB[' Ior and ]924 [llNII]l' against.

Actually, as Mr. Richards explained. mills have alwals had the option o{ making lumher to these neu' sizes, and some mills have donc so. \I'VrPA action dt'monstrates that the largest lumlicr association in the world is rcc'oplnizing advanced engineering concepts in tht' usc of wood. Mt'mber mills can takc advantage of the new sizes as they sce fit.

Mr. Richards explained that Il2 inch dry lrrmbcr gir,es cqual pcr{ormanct: to lr/3 inch green because rvht'n lumber dries it gains in strength and stiffens. "Also wood has long been under-rated in enginecring and use," Mr. Ilichards continut'd. "lt has heen learned lrom tests that har-e heen condur,ted in industry" state and lederal laboratories that there is a big difiercnce in the properties of gret'n and dry lumbt'r."

UISC Soys NO!

The L,niform Lumher Standards Committee has announced its cont'lusions regarding the rejcction o{ thc inch and one-half lumber proposal. The proposed new standard was returned by the L..S. Department o{ Commt'rce to tht' Amcrican l-umber Standards Committee last summer.

'l'hc Boston-lrased group, untlt'r Samuel Newman. s('('retary, concluded that:

(l) There is no gra-rs roots demand. Only 1,500 responded in favor of this change.

(2) The small rt:tail lumber yards would lrc hurt. Double inventory of items would demand added capital.

(l-i) Would discriminate against man) producers and limit sour('('s of supply.

(4) Would {avor a ferv large mills. prepart:d financially to make the investmt'nt in changing over thcir equipmcnt.

(51 lt would take years to again stahilizc local building codes.

(6) llespon-.iblt' lumbermen do not netxl another "sub-standard" size.

In other comment on the proposal, surrounded by t:ontroversy Irom its inception, he said, "Tht' abilitl' of an industry', as widespread as the lumber industry, to ioin forccs against a mo\-('ment oI this type is encouraging. Etcrnal vigilanr:e is the prit:e \!e pay for a democratic society. Let us direct this vigilance toward the many improvements which can be made in lumber products within present acceptable standards."