Laminated Wood Arches

Three-hinged glued laminated wood arches support the roof of the new Recreation Center at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington; F. A. Naramore and Associates. Seattle, architects; H. F. Miller, Bremerton, contractor.

There are six pairs of arches, spaced 18 feet on centers down the length of the 70 feet x 122 f.eet hall. Each arch is 14 inches thick x 19 inches wide at the floor, 38 inches at the eaves and 9 inches at the top. The arch ribs were built up of 1 x 6 and 1 x 8 boards, glued with Laucks selfbonding casein glue, and clamped during gluing with fu, inch bolts spaced 16 inches on the curve and 18 inches on the straight sections.

Height of the building is 20 feet at eaves, and 28 feet at center. Roof is built up of 4-inch laminated construction, 2x4's on edge nailed together, with tar and gravel roofing and Thermax acoustic ceiling.

This Recreation Center is a fine example of laminated arch construction, giving full roof support with completely clear floor space.

WITH PALMERTON LUMBER CO.

W. A. Spangler, formerly sales manager for Lamm Lumber Co., Modoc Point, Ore., is now associated with Palmerton Lumber Co., Klamath Falls, Ore.

Construction

WPB announces that projects totaling $56,344,612 were stopped during week ended January 22 because they did not contribute directly to war effort. This brings total cost of all projects stopped since October 23, 1942, to $I,27I,195,509.

National Housing Agency

NWLB authorizes administrator of NHA to rule on wage and salary adjustments of employes of Federal Public Housing Authority, Defense Homes Corp., and property managers of -DHC projects (General Order 27), issued Januarv 27.

Logs

Price differentials eliminated by OPA between three w'est coast market areas in Oregon and Washington {o,' lower grades of logs (Maximum Price Regulation 161), effective January 22.

Wooden Tugs

Maritime Commission announces that contracts for construction of 35 wooden tugs have been awarded to seven companies located on Great Lakes, East, 'West and Gulf coasts.

Change Of Offices

Weyerhaeuser Sales Company has moved its Los Angeles office from suite 92O to suite 1119 W. M. Garland Building. The telephone number remains the same, Mlchigan 6354.

* of Lumbermerr ln Armed Jorees *

Here will be listed, lrom issue to issue, names ol men lrom the lurnber ind,ustry uho haue entered uar ieroice, in any branch ol the armeil lorces. Please send, in the nanes ol oty lumberman you knou ol tho.t we can list here.

James R. Mcleod, Cadwallader-Gibson Co., Los Angeles .... Army Air Corps

Kenneth De Tilla, Cadwallader-Gibson Co., LosAngeles.... .. MarineCorps

Robert F. Duttle, Sterling Lumber Co., Oakland. ...Army

Ray Schaecher, Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., Reedsport, Ore. ......Navy

William C. Wright, Wright Lumber Co., Stockton..Navy

Donald G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton .....Marine Corps

Robert N. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton....Army

Edward T. Hodges, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles Army

C. T. Hallsted, American l-umber & Treating Co., Los Angeles .... Navy

George Stow, Back Panel Company, Los Angeles..Army

David Borunda, Back Panel Company, Los Angeles.Army

Tranquilini Telles, Back Panel Company, Los Angeles ..Army

Manuel Caravajal, Back Panel Company, Los Angeles ..Army

Raymond Ortego, Back Panel Company, Los'Angeles .Armv

Jose Borunda, Back Panel Company, Los Angeles ..Army

Harry Gibbens, Back Panel Company, Los Angeles. Navy

Hal Morgan, Cooper Lumber Company, Portland . .U. S. Marine Corps

Northwest Visitors

John E. Morley, Homestead Lumber Co., Sacramento. left February 5 on a business trip to portland.

George Young, Friend & mento, attended the meeting tribution yards in Portland,

Terry Lumber Co., Sacraof representatives of the disFebruary 8.

George R. Kendrick, manager, California sales depart_ ment, Pope & Talbot, fnc., Lumber Division, has returned from a business trip to Portland.

Jas. tr. "Jimmy" Atkinson, Atkinson_Stutz Co.. San Francisco, returned February 8 from a two weeks, business trip to Portland and other Northwest points.

Peter J. Van Oosting, Los Angeles wholesale lumber_ man, is in the Northwest on a business trip. He will visit the Klamath Falls and Portland districts.