Ten Years Ago Today

From the ftles of The California Lumber Merchant, February 15, 1931 moved their Building to

R. F. Hammatt, secretary-manager for the California Redwood Association, resigned on January 31. He was secretary of the Association for ten years, and prior to that was connected with the U. S. Forest Service.

Coast Counties Lumbermen's Club held their annual meeting at the Hotel Franciscan, Salinas, Monday evening, January 19. President Harry A. Lake of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association addressed the meeting.

\,V. R. Chamberlin & Co., San Francisco, offices from their old location in the Matson the Fife Building, 1 Drumm Street.

Edric E. Brown, district sales manager in the New York office of The Pacific Lumber Company, was transferred to the company's San Francisco office.

Formal dedication ceremonies of Kerckhoff Hall, built by Mrs. William G. Kerckhoff as a memorial to her husband, were held at the University of California at Los Angeles, January 20. Kerckhoff Hall was built and furnished at a cost exceeding $800,000. William G. Kerckhoff was a pioireer Southern California lumberman, and at the time of his death was president of the Kerckhoff-Cuzner N{ill & Lumber Co. of Los Angeles.

Jack H. Shere, The Red River wood, Calif., was elected president ber of' Commerce.

Lumber Company, Westof the Westwood Cham-

"An Open Letter on Handling Building ments," by R. L. IJstick, Stanislaus Lumber desto, Calif., appeared in this issue.

Don Philips, Lawrence-Phili,ps Lumber Company, Los Angeles, dug a new trick out of his golf bag in the way of shots when playing at the Westwood Golf Course, Januarv 17. Approaching the green on the 17th hole his ball Ianded in a sand-trap. Shooting out of the trap, instead of getting the ,customary explosion shot, he got a nice drive, the ball hitting the flag on the marker at the g'reen. The flag rolled up with the ball on the inside, and when it unravelled, the ball dropped right in front of the cup. He made the cup easily in the next shot. Don remarked: "That shot will do until something better shows up." Ted Lawrence, Paul Master and E. E. Schmidt were the other members of the foursome.

H. R. Cozier, \4'ho purchased an active interest in Hull Brothers Lumber Company at Fillmore, announced that the business would operate as the Fillmore Lumber Company'

Managers and assistant managers of the Dill Lumber Company's yards were guests of Johns-Manville Co. at a banqtret at Riverside, Calif., Monday evening, January 12. Wix Lickley of the Johns-Manville Co. addressed the gathering.

Curran Bros. Pomona, Calif., added an attractive display room to their office showing the various building materials and building fixtures, plan book service, etc.

E. and Loan Pay- PanY Company, Mo- there

President Ray B. Cox presided at the meeting of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, Monday, January 12. William Nat Friend, postmaster of Oakland, was the speaker of the evening with Rod Hendrickson as chairman.

R. Walker, manager of the yard at Yorba Linda, Calif., to engage in the insurance

San Pedro Lumber Comresigned to open an office and real estate business.

Arthur E. Trvohy, Twohy Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is one of our foremost collectors of old automobiles. Lee Shippey gave him a nice write-up in the Los Angeles Times on his collection of "ancient" cars which r'r'e reprtnted in this issue.

Creosoted cnd Wolmcnized Lumber cnd Piling

New Saferized Palco Wool

A new "Saferized" flame-proof process for treating the Redwood bark fibres from which Palco Wool insulation is made has been announced by The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco. The nerv process, according to Edric E. Brown, manager of the insulation division, augments the inherent fire-resistant qualities of the bark of the redwoods, rvhich have withstood the ravages of fire and nature for centuries, to become the world's oldest living things. It is expected to meet the most exacting requirements for flameproof materials.

Blow-torch tests to which the new Saferized Palco Wool has been subjected show most satisfactory results, Mr. Brown stated. "When a sample is held in the hand and the flame blown directly into it, no fire results when the torch is removed."

That the neu' Saferized process will prove a definitely favorable factor in increasing the sales of Palco Wool is indicated by the enthusiastic reaction from dealers and distributors throughout the nation, Mr. Brown pointed out. "One of our distributors has already placed commitments for 1941 based on an anticipated volume double that which he sold in 194O."

Palco Wool was first generally introduced to the trade a decade ago when research engineers of The Pacific Lumber Company perfected a process for removing the wiry resilient fibres of redwood from the solids in which nature had imbedded them. Its success since that time has been one of the romances of American industry. First adopted by the cold storage industry, its use has spread rapidly to the domestic field, one community alone, the Twin Cities, having installed it in over 30O houses during the past year according to reports from dealers.

The installation of Palco Wool as a fill insulation has been greatly facilitated by the recent developments in mechanical application. A new blowing machine has been perfected which transports the material from the point of unloading to the point of application and at the same time automatically fluffs it uniformly for maximum efficiency and economical installation. Where the blower-applicator is not used, an electric fluffing machine is available for expanding the material from compressed bales for uniform application.

Especially designed machinery and equipment have been installed in The Pacific Lumber Company plant at Scotia, California, where all insulation now being shipped is subjected to the Saferized rprocess as a regular step in its manufacture.

Redwood Houses \(/in Prizes in National Contest

San Francisco, January 28.-Redwood houses win prizes in national contest.

February issues of House Beautiful carry announcements of awards in that magazine's Thirteenth Annual Small House Competition, naming seven prize winners and honorable mentions. In three of the seven award winners, Redwood was used for exterior siding and trim.

First prize went to Gardner Dailey, San Francisco architect, for a rambling one-story house at Monterey, California, using flush Redwood shiplap. Honorable mentions were won by W. W. Wurster, also of San Francisco, with a home which uses both Redwood Mt. Vernon siding and flush shiplap finished in its natural color; and a second honorable mention was taken by Hervey Parke Clark, who also used natural finish Redwood for all exterior surfaces and for the interiors of the dining room and living room.

NEWS ITE.MS

Rex Kratz, manager of Brush Industrial Lumber Co., Los Angeles, returned a few days ago from a two weeks' business trip on which he called on a number of California Pine mills in Northern California and Southern Oregon.

Jas. E. (Jimmy) Atkinson, of Atkinson-Stutz Co., San Francisco, is back f?om a week's business trip to the Northwest.

Johnson, manager of the Los AnMackin Company, returned Februa number of Northern California