Deqlers Cooperoting In NRLDA-NLflIA Test Shipping Progrom

Bob Brown, Notionol Retoil Lumber Deolers Associotion

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Prosress Report TEST SHIPPING PROGRAil

dealers, and 101 lumber mills have signified their desire to gooperate in the progiam to further-develop this money- saving metllg{ of shipping lumber which officially 6egan

August l, 1957.

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l. Use of 3'wide units has worked successfully-for sev-

*,11 dealers..since this permits long lengths to be tiken from a boxcar with an 8' door oDening.

11 l.:with only a 6'door opening and could be the answer to many mills' loading problems.

condition, they are so advised; and when it arrives in bad condition, we give them the probable reasons for this. They are making fine progress in perfecting their loading methods.

2. We are advising the railroads of the problems and asking them to "take it easy." The Association of American Railroads has a vigorous campaign, aimed at operating personnel, for easier car handling.

3. Your National Association, at the request of your Materials Handling Committee, passed a resolution recommending the plug-door boxcar to all railroads. All Class I railroads were sent a copy of this, and we feel that it had a good effect. As the result of our action, many other Allied Trade Associations have taken similar action, all of which will undoubtedly be reflected in a higher percentage of double door boxcars verv soon.

i;, split cars of unitized lurnber.

4. Use of graduated size rollers, U', €', and (', to roll the stacks from the ends of the car into the doorway has worked successfully since it puts the lumber on a slant and makes it easier to push.

' l oped for fork trucks that enable them to reach into the ends

5. Use of kiln iars in place of rollers is working very well for a few dealers.

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- able for most dealers; so as these new fueas develop and p_r_o_yg 1uc_c_e9qfu! we will pass along the details to you.

WHAT HAS THE TEST PROGRAM PROVEb?

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unloading time for all cirs on which we have ieceived r1-

: ports is four hours and twenty minutes. Considerine the fpct that most of the reports were from dealers who-were

:' doing this job for the first time, we feel that this is very oomg Job tor effort the mills, wholesalers, and retall deilers of this couri, try i and, instead of name-calling back and forth, we are now working together to solve a common problem. It shows that when we make a united effort and have the will to do , something, we can make some achievements."

4. NLMA is encouraling additional mills to cooperate in the program. One of the rEasons many mills are not shipping unitized lumber is the fact that they are not convinced this is the way dealers want to receive their lumber.

5.. Sirrce the program began, only-48 dealers have sent in receivers reports on 88 cari received. These dealers ind an additional 19 now have 56 cars on order fof which we have not received reports. Sixty-seven dealers have ordered I44 cars under the test program. We need the experience of many, many more of these shipments.

Manv of the 67 dealers who have ordered unitized cars have oidered from mills new to them and have paid a few dollars more with the feeling that it is worth it since they are doing something for the good of the industry by having a share in this development program.

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, WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS

.: OF THE TEST PROGRAM?

Th9 problems with unitized lumber shipping haven't ' changed:

1. Improper loading is causing unloading difficulties.

2. The railroads occasionally "mess up" a good car with , excesslve lmpactp.

3- There are not enough double door boxcars.

4. There are Rot enough mills shipping lumber in this fashion.

5. There are not enough dealers ordering unitized cars, ad,.rnany of them.who do order them are n6t reporting the results to us.

\MHAT ARE WE DOING TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS?

The development of unitized lumber shipping to the point that all retail dealers can benefit from it will take many, many years if only a small number of dealers cooperate. This time can be reduced to a comparatively few years if all dealers who receive lumber in boxcars will share in the development.'

If you get impatient because the program is not moving faster, consider the above facts. Also. consider that the lumbelbusiness is one of the oldest in this countrv: and that in the last year, your Materials Handling Committee has made more prog'ress in modernizing the shipping of lumber than has been made in all the years that lumbeihas been manufactured.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

1. Talk about the program to your fellow dealers. Ask them to cooperate. When the shipping of unitized lumber becomes the standard method, retail dealers, collectively, will save well over $30,000,000 each year.

2. If at all possible, order unitized cars, if you have any difficulty in ordering, advise us of this.

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3. Follow the procedure set-up for the test prog'ram. Send us reports on the cars you unload. Only- thiough these will we learn of the new ideas you develop. Only through the reports can we perfect the methods now used.

\AIE ARE TRYING TO HELP YOU. WE NEED YOUR HELP.

CALII-ORNIA-Frank G. Kranz, Golden State Lumber Co., Santa \Iorrica; Ir. H. Nfetcalf, King Lumber Comiranr'. B:rkersheki.

AILIZONA-[1i7e11a ]-umber Cotnplttrr-, Arizorra Sash Door & Glass Clo., Cactus l-urnber & Supply, Capital Lrrrnber & Supply Co., Entz-\\rhite l-umber & Strppll-, Foxgal, Inc., Glen-Ifar ])oor Co., J. D. Halstead Lrrmber Co., \{allcrr l)istribrrtors, and llay Lumber Co., all of l'hoeni-x; Builders Supprll' & l-umber Co., Lumber l)istriltutors. Inc.. llulcahr,I-unrber Co.. zrnd O']fallev I-un.rber Co., all of Tttcson; F. J'. l)ren, & Sons Lumbei [,.. ]-oxttorth-Galbraith Lurn- ber Cri., both of Mesa; Galbraith-Fox'tr-orth I-umber Co., O'\Ialley-Sn.rith Lumber Co., both of Yttm:t, and llabitt llrothers (Lumber 1)ept.), Flagstaff ; Foxrvorth-(.ialbraith I-r-rmber Co., Eloy; I"oxn'ortl.r-Galbraith I-rtrnber Co., I'rescott ; O'Nlaller' l,ttmber Co., Glendale ; ( )'NIaller'-Ternpe Lumlrer C.o., Tempe;Prescott l{oofing & Lrrmber Co., I'rescott, and \iar.rghn l,un-rber Co., Chandler.

The rvholesale lumber lirms cooperatirrs in the Test Shipping progranr includc E. J. Stanton & Son. I-o-s -\ngeles; Winton Lumlrer Sales. Sacrltmento, :rnd Hitmman \\rholesale Lr-rrnlrcr & Srrpply, l'hoenix.

Signode Now Distributing Revolutionory New Boxcor Looder Attqchment for Lift Trucks

Signode Steel Strapping Company has cor-rclu<1e(1 zur agreement t'itl.r Jesse C. Forvler s'hereby it beconres the clistributors for the Fol'ler l,oacler, n-hich it t'ill seli at a price of $1.275.00 f.o.b. Flzrgstaff or \\'illianrs, Arizoua.

The Fou,ler Loadcr is a lroom-type attachrnent for lift trucks. The boom is :r<ljtrstal,lc irr length frorn 14 to 77 fect, extends horizontally in front of the {orks. :rnrl su'ir-els so that it can sl'ing thrce to four Ieet either side of

Jesse Fowler demonslrotes how loods ore slung on his new looding device. The Fowler Looder con be secured on lift truck forks in less thon five minules. center. At the orrter encl of the boom is a 360-degree su,iveling plate f or the attachmer.rt of tu'o /s" rlian.reter steel cables upon rvhich the Lrad is slung. Provisior-r is rna<le for quick attac:hment ancl adjustment of thc'se slirrgs. The complete 1o:rder u.eighs :Lbout 1500 ooun<ls. 'l ltc loutler clrr be attachetl tt, lL liIt truck in 1e ss than fi r'e nrinutes. The truck simply drives up to the lo:rder, lr.hich is "uarked" rr'ith thc boom horizontal (srrpportecl near the outer enrl on :r s;ru'horse or stancl). and slips its forlcs irrto the channels provicled irr the loacler lrase. A hool< or bolts. dependittg ,,11 tlte t-r'1,e of lrttck. irrc tiglriorerl to brace the brionr to the mast. Then it's reaclv to go.

There are no hydraulic or electric motors or controls-nothing to go wrong. To raise the load, the operator simply raises the forks.

Thc u.eight cap:rcitv of the loacler u'i11 ordinarily depend upon the truck to n,hich it is attacl-red. In tests it has successfully handled loacls over 4400 pounds u'hen zrttached to a 15,000- o[ lumber in about an hour ancl a half u'ith tliis loatler, the tmck <lriver, :rnd a helper to guide thc loads into piace. These two men rvorking part time now load more cars Der day than they formerly loaded by hand with eight men on a nine-hour shift, before they started strapping all their lumber.

1>ound capacitv lift truck. but u'eights shorrld rrrobablv bc limited to tu'o tons, an<i less llhen smaller trucks are usecl. It can l-randle very long loaclsover 2rl feet long.

1,'or the prescnt these loaclers l'il1 be lruilt to orrler on a (r() tri 90-dav delir er-v. 'l'lre m,,del rrn,l t-r'i'r1- 6i lift irrrck should Lre spccificd rvherr u'riting 1o Signode Steel Strapping ( om1>any, ?600 North \\rcstern Avenrre, Chiczr.go 47, I|!in, ris, ior lll( 're i1)i( )rr111ion.

Remodeling ldeqs in New DFPA Booklef

Lurnber clealers u'ho are interestcd in builcling their home-improverrent business u-ill fin<i plenty of helpful suggestions for their customers in a ner,r' booklt:t from the Douglas Fir Plvu'ood Association, "77 Idcas for Rernocleling Your Home With Fir Pl1.n'ood."

The booklet is clesignecl prin-rarily for consumers, but u,ill be ecluailv uscful to builclers as a sourcc of practical rernodelinc srrggesriorrs.

I)rawings and photographs are used throughout to illustrate the rernocleling tips. A list of available DFPA plans and other literatrlre on remocleling is also inclucled.

Single copies are free. Quantitv orders are $5.00 per hun<lred. \\'ritc Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma 2, \\'ashington.

Sign,,,le lrelieves that its greatest use u,ill be in loading ancl rrnlortding brrlky, long loacls (1ike lumber packages) into and out of boxcars. To clo this. the trucl< n,ith the loacler on it n-ill drive up t(). but not into, the car. The boom c:rn spot a lumber p:rckage at anr- point irrsicle the usual staggerecl-door boxcar. l'hile tl're truck remains on the ground orrtsicle the car. Therefore no ramps or other special loading facilities are neecled.

-\t Haining I-urnber Company in Williarns, Arizona, ther' loacl a carload

New FHA 'Philosophy' Reveqls Eosing of Home-Buying Terms

FHA policies in regard to mortgage credit procedures have been reduced to n'ritir.rg in a ietter to all Fielcl Offrces. Somc of yo11 rrray have rroticed referer.rces in the press to :t letter ser-rt out bv FHA to the directors of all their Field Offrccs rcgarclinI their policies on applic:rtions for FI-IA linzrncing. So that v()u mav har,e the contplete story, irrclutling the bacligrouncl of the FHA phikrsopl.rv in connection u.ith their mortgage creclit procedures, \\'e are printing herel'itl'r a copv of that letter, corlrtesy of thc Natior-ral Retail I-umber Dealers Association.

Cheers From Industry Leaders

Says President -|ames C. O'\Iallel- of the Natirinal Retail Lumber Dealers Ass,rciation : "We arc prrshing quality all the time, so of conrse u.e rvelcome tl're ns11' policv."

SAilTA t[(IilICA

P.O. Box 385

Msnufqcturers

FED11I{'\L HO LTSING ADN{INISTRATION

\Vashington 25,D.C.

TO: Director of A11 Field Oflrces

Stock

Deceml>er (t. 1957

FRON{: C. Il. Su,eet, I)eputv Commissioner

SUIIJECT : FFIA's Ilortgage Cre<lit l'hilosophv lf ere are some ltoints to remeurber :

C.omrnissioner \Iason has askerl mc to extencl to vou his appreciation for the fine job that most offices l'r:Lve ione to bring their nlortgage Credit procedures into lir-re .rr.ith the philosophl'of the .{gency and its Conrmissioner-.

This inrprovernent u'as achievcd through personal cont:tct rvork and oral extrlanatior-r and vour reacliness to listen. Nou' tl-re Commissiorier has askecl irie to t)ut some of the policics irrto u'riting so that he mav be sure that tlie goocl n ork n'ill continlle.

1. As a family's income rises, FHA shoulcl allou' that family to exercise more discretiorr on holv to spend its income. We must renrember the basic purpose of the FHA legislation is to ilnprove housins in America.

2. Irr this regarrl, remember that the guide to judgment graphs n,e issued to r.ou are just tl.rat and are not in anv \\-av limiting factors. It has been a tendency for Arnerican families as their income increases to soend a smaller proltortion of their income for housing.- We do not belier,e this is a desirable trencl. \\re clo not l'ish in any rvaI, to support or encourilge this trend.

3. \\'e do not n'ish to set any rigid guide or rule of thumb lrut rl'e lrelieve more feLn.rilies can support paymcnts frrr housing exl)ense up to 1/3 of their first $3.000.00 of aftcr-tax-familr--ir.rconre plus 1/5 ol their after-taxfamilv-income abc.rve $3,000.00. Reducing this to a hvpothetical case a famill' n'here after-tax-familv-income u'as $5,300.00 coulcl ginerally s11pl)ort a moitgage of .$12,000.00.

.1. IrFl .\ should rrever altandon the principle that each :rplrlication is rlilierent;rnrl nrust l,c c,,nii,lercrl orr the bzrsis of the indir-i<lrral's circunrstances. You r,vill find rnAny cases u,here higher housing expense buclgets {ire prol)er. For example:

-\. \-o otheru'ise acceptable crerlit application for a house costir-rg over $12,000.00 shoirld be trrrned dou'n just because oi the inclusion of a courplete kitcherr. I.ong experience has shou'rr thlit nlhere appliances are not included in the horrse and financed throug-h the mortgage tl're home bur-er is lilicly to go right out anrl bu1; thenr on short-term crcdit at a much higher mot.rthly pa1,ment. So, actuallv he is a better creclit risk if appliar-rces are sold as part of the l'ronse despite the iact that this requires slightly higher monthly pavments on the mortgage. No otheru,ise acceptable credit application for a house costing over $12,000.00 should be turned dciu'n just because tl're first cost of the house rvas increased a ferv hunclred dollars to pay for certain quality items u'hose use rvill actually make it cost less rather than mr,ire to live there. Among these maintenance-cuttirrg iterrrs are aderluate rviring. adequate insulation, u'ide or-er1'rangs, and longrvarranty rrechanical equipment. FHA n'ants to encourage the use oi monel--saving cluality products and not penalize their use throu.gh our credit reouirements.

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No otherrvise acceptable credit application for a house costing over $15,000.00 sl.roulcl be turned dou.n just because of the anticil>ated operating cost of air conditioning. The best opinion of the industry is that the savings on heat, cieaning, laundry and medical expense resulting from air conditioning m_ore than offset the added cost o{ operating a cooling unit during the cooling season. \\lithin a feu' vears, anr. hottse that is not air conditioned n'ill probably be obsolescent, so FHA should start encouraging the inclusion of air conditioning.

Xlortgage Credit Analysis is one of the r.ery important safe-guards for the families buving a home as rvell as for the FHA. It is important that vou u'tro do this work are a\\rare of this responsibility. At the same tirne you must also realize that over-caution czrn unfairly deprive an American famil1- from or,vning a home of its oll,n.

C. B. Srveet Deputy Commissioner

"Relaxing FHA's credit approval policy and reversing (Continued on Page 34)

Frlmecote Presdwood Golled for Arnoteur Builders

;: Another new product made at the oUkiah, Calif., plant of Mbsonite CorBoration, Primecote Presdwood, a facand better appearing, the company said, Masonite Primecoat products type Roof Slabs (without vapor barrier) are available {or use in ternperate dry zones. Both types meet FHA requirements. lory-primed hardboard which eases finish-painting or enameling by both -professional and amateur craftsmen, is l'made in a recently completed coating I dnit. The neutral sray color, applied 'unit. The gray l.'as a smooth, even undercoating by a 'bpecial process, is an excellent bbse for :pny color or type of top coat-paint, -tnamel or lacquer. Its uniformity ,rlhakes the finish coat easier to apply

' come in various lengths, thicknesses ' and types of hardboard, including i.'standard and tempgred board and ,,"Peg-Board."

, "Since X)Vo of. the Presdwood sold by Dealers is given a finish," said F. O. Marion, Masonite's general sales man'ager, "we are confident that dealers ' will find a readv sale for Primecote Presdwood. A first-rate prime coat is the answer to a perfect paint or enamel ii- the perfect paint ir finish. This product fills a definite need ;' among both professional and amateur builders and craftsmen." Among the applicatfons of Masonite Primecote ' products are exterior soffits and gable Products €nds; commercial, residential and in- ' dustrial interior partitions, ceilings, ',.r,rialls and wainscoti ; built-ins, cabinets '. and other home furnishings.

'l:, Gglotex tlqrke,tg New ' Insuloting Roof Slab

ill : Celotex Vapor-Seal Insulating Roof iJ, ,Slab, the new improved product, provides positive protection by employing a vapor seal at joints as well as a built-in asphalt ,inembrane vapor barrier, the company repo*ed. Celotex Insulating Roof Slabs are designed to permit better and more econornical roof construction for today's low, rnodern stiuctures with exposed beam ceilings. An all-in-one producl, it provides 'structural roof deck, efficient insulation, and an attractive finished ceiling"

' Units are made of Celotex insulation

,:"board in 2x8-foot size with a choice of

'.'' 2: ot 3-inch laminated thiclinesses: Ceiling

., surface, including the bevels of the long ,, .edges, is factory finished in white; to pro- l l ild-$*'J-i"rt"t't"til,",

:t rvide a fully finished interior surface.

,' Modified tongue-and-groove joints of 1 long edges simplify alignment of units . and speed installation, the company said.

Standard built-up roofing is applied di1',i'' rectly over the slabs. Celotex Standard

Teco-Col

Further information on Celotex VaporSeal Insulating Roof Slabs and Standard type Insulating Roof Slabs is available from The Celotex Corporation, 120 S. LaSalle St., Chicago 3,-Ill.-

Joisl Honger Cuts lngtollqllon Ttrnc

Time-saving application is one of the manv features claimed'for this new Tec6-Cal joist hanger, formed from heavy-gaule galvanized sheet metal, and complete with special lf" nails for mounting. In addition tq cutting in'stallation time as much as 50Vo, this lever makes operation of the calculator uniquely simple. All the operator does is "flick" the Simpla-Key for the function desired and then enter the figures on the simplified keyboard as he iould write them on paper. Other worksaving Victor features are Automatic Constant Division and Automatic Constant Multiplication; Total Transfer button (automatically re:enters and prints any total or product for multiplication or division); the Instant Stop button; and the Select-O-Matic lever, which permits totals or sub-totals automaticallv with a touch of the motor bar (if desired the alternate total-subtotal key may be used). The machine also has automatic credit balance.

The Victor Calculator uses only one, truly ten-key keyboard for all the functions and prints the essential figures and true symbols on tape for permanent record. The electric machine is so compact it takes little more desk space than a letterhead and weighs less than 25 lbs.

'tlorine Exterior' New Prgmium Plywood for Boots

new Teco-Cal hanger is sald to eliminate shrinkage. problems encountered with most conventional types, and provide a stronger con-nection. Only two sizes are required to handle all 7' dressed lumber from 2x6 to 2x14. Flush joints, top or bottom, are easily achieved without mortising. Full information and test data on safe working loads may be obtained by writing Timber Engineering Co. of California, 1485 B"y.lg: J1"1., tl_Francisco.

New Gnlculotor Golled ldeol for Lumberyords

Figuring lumber prices per board foot and other lumber figure problems are easy on a new money-savlng machine that needs no specially trained operator. The Victor Automatic Printing Calculator multiplies, divides, adds and sqbtracts through only one sirnple control and onlv ten numeral kevs. It is the only piinting calculator, iegardless of price, that does this, according to the maker, Victor Adding Machine Co.

Victorrs Simpla.Key master control

The new premium grade of fir plywood specifically designed for hull planking on all kinds of boats up to 60 feet or more, called "Marine Exterior," is an intermediate panel of far higher quality construction than standard grades of Exterior fir plywood, but more economically priced than Military Boat HuJl grade called for in some government specifications.

'The difference is important but hidden. It is in the panel make-up, not the glue. Specifications for the new Marine Exterior grade call for virtually solid inner ply construction. They require tightly jointed cross-plys and permit no more than four core-gaps or splits, which are limited to one-eighth inch widths. Repairs on panel faces are rigidly limited to no more than four veneer patches.

Like other grades of Fxterior fir plywood, the panels are bonded under heat and pressure with synthetic phenolic resin adhesives which produce a perf,nanently waterproof bond.

The DFPA recommends the new grade for hull planking and transoms on high speed run-abouts and larger commerical 4nd pleasure craft. However, standard grades of Exterior fir plywood are of course still entirely suitable for light rowing skiffs, prams, and for all other uses in larger craft. These would include decks, bulkheads, coamings, and superstructures.

Marine Exterior is available in four;

Frbruory 15, lglit foot widths, and in' standard eight-foot length or longer lengths on special order. It will also be available with resin fiber overlays which provide an ideal base for a durable, longJasting paint cover. This premium surface eliminates checking, grain raise, and other painting difficulties sometimes encountered with rotary-cut fir plywood under severe exposure conditions.

The marine grade is manufuctured under the association's industry-wide cooperative testing and quality control program to assure conformance with the iigid specifications covering the panel make-up. The grade can be positively identified by the mark "Marine EXTDFPA" flanked by two anchors branded into the panel edge.

A specification sheet is available at no charge from Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma 2, Washington'

New Truck Troiler Unit Hqs Lumber Houling Advontoges

A new truck trailer unit for the transport of bulky, unwieldy freight has been introduced by the MightY Mover Company of Denver, Colorado'

Named the Straddle Trailer, the new invention is "self-loading."

The trailer is backed over the load to be carried; the load is hooked to a series of cables and hoisted snugly inside the trailer. At the delivery point the load is simply lowered to the ground and the trailer drives away. At pickup and delivery points, the need ior hand or crane lo-ading is eliminated.

The Straddle Trailer is 35 feet long, l2l teet high and 8 feet wide. Loads up to 20 tons can be carried safely at highway speeds. The unit can be puiled by any standard tractor. It successfully eliminates the loading and unloading problems of lumber, pipe, heavy machinery, telephone poles, prestressed concrete assemblies and large sized pre-fabricated units, it is said.

Fof longer haul trips the Straddle

BUTTETIN

D*mbq 5, 1957 tho folldng ruls and reguldlw fc the urc of mod shd(a fs roof conrtre. tls ln th€ Clty of lc Angel* ae cfiectlw lmedlqtely upo pr5llcollor l. Alt wood rhoter fq rooft rhcdl bo rhc ldel of on cpprevcd Intpediil buw d og.nGy gmleing @mpll.ncc with rh. follilring grode regulotlmr.

(tl All rhc*s rholl bc om hurdrcd Prr c.r* ll0O%l hsctwood, fm of bck ad ropwod.Shoks rhcdl bc one hndred ps cql (I0O%l tleor, groded frm thc apllt fcc in the oe o{ hodrplit-od-rem rh*a ond frm the b€t fc. in lhc .o.c ot l,lperplit ond bm rhd<o, Topc-

:pllr ihqts md bm rhdtu rholl bc m hmdred pcr c.nl GdgFgrdnt hodrplit ad uon thd(6 nay inchde not ip rxcsd fs Pq cdl tlo96l of id grqln In rhe linccl lmhcr of my tnndlc. ln cce of raimDa.lid, lO or nore bmdl6 3& lccted.i rodm rholl (ffillht. o folr rmpling ot the rhlpt!6f. tht*er rholl bc odiudged oft-grsdo if rhe lotol llnsd lndnr of dcfxtiw rhdrer Gxcaada tan por Gent cf th6 totol llneca Itchs. tnl lhc minol lrndh of ilak* sholl bc .lghrcft HE (lt'|, fflnty.

Trailer's ability to. havel at highway speeds plus the ability to drop its cargo at any spot Promlses many advantages. Power for the lifting and lowering ope,ration is taken from a winch on the tractor which eliminates the need for a costly power plant on the trailer. Now being built on order, the Straddle Trailer is priced at about $6OOO. Information is available {rom The Mighty Mover Company, 1201 F. Louisiana Avenue, Denver, Colorado.

'Lumbericck' Proveg ltself ln Modernizotion Work

maximum maneuverabilitv and a ' l€x7' loading space. The new unit eliminates approiimately 9 from the'.'i overall lensth of conventional tvpes of. overall length types of trucks. A lower loading space is provided for plywood panels, insulation ' board, and other flat materials. Access, to this compartment is from the rear. The body is available for Chevrolet, Ford, GMC, Dodge or IHC forwardcontrol chassis.

DeKalb design engineers have put the final touches on a new, larger and heavier version of the "Lumberjack," to be known as the "Lumber King.t' to be known as the King,' ;rl which was iust unveiled at the Na- 'i tional Lumb-er Dealers Show at Phila- i delphia in November. -:

Additional information can be secured by writing DeKalb Commercial Body Corporation, West Garden St., DeKalb, Illinois.

(Tell them, you saw it in The California Lumber Merchant)

fl/linton's Opens New Rerqil Yord

(Continued from Page 6) such far-off places as Arabia, British East Africa and the Orient. r',

With the increased activity in remodeling and modernization Programs, Lum'ber dealers are finding that ihe "Lumberiack" is ideallv suited for faster and more efficient -delivery of these "jag loads." Designed by DeKalb in close cooperation with the lumber and building industry, the unit handles lumber, nails, hardboard, paint, etc. in one delivery. The half-cab design provides for straight through loading of long pieces and either front or rear loading and unloading.

The "Lumberjack" incorporates a short wheelbase (IZV' to l%") with fu imhcr 124,1, ot thi.ly-two imhar (3if l, withln o minur loleroce of ophdf lxh {7rul. A vqi- oflo Includlng rhimr od fcoth* tlpt. of ilc lxh (l /l frm fh;o miml lengrhs of clg'hte* Incher (l t"l, rnty-fq Inche 121'l ord rhlrry-rwo ifthq l3fl, .hdll bc pamltted In fivc pa cent 15 % I of the llnec{ lnchs of rhc*cr ln oy budle. Curyqtuc tn the .iled forc of hod3pllt od rcrm rhqker .lEll not *cod dnrh frm tho levcl plme In thc l.ngth of fhc rhoke. Exrarlvc grcin rwecpr on fhc aplit fm rholl not be pcmilted. Edgc. of clghtca-inch (18'l rhc*o rhcll be porallel wilhltr m lnch (l'1, od edger of lwenty-tour indr6 124,'l otd filny-trc lnchs (311'l rhokcr rholl be pqollql wltiln oc od onehqlf lnqhq l7r/ztl, Sh.*. thlckm.. 3h.dl bc detomlmd by mqu|m.il ot th. co withln rehdf lrch lr/zdl lm cch cdge. It drugqfloE c wlleyr cxrccd oe hoff fnch lv2t'l in depth, o nlm lolermce of oneclghth lmh i3 pets mitlGd In thc nlninun rprifcd lhiclmr. lhokc rhdl be of mdm wldtb, nm mq thm lour Incha (4t1. Hondrpllr md rqm rhd<e rhcll hwe o nqlmr wldth of foulrcn Inchcr t|4/l.'

In addition, the company has sup: plied millwork to every major military; i base in Northern California, includigg, i the latest Nike guided missile sites'.

Civilian or commercial iobs have in. cluded such well-known projects as

A recent new LMANC member,'.,,, Minton's is a most worthv addition to the Peninsula's fast-growing roster of i top lumber and build"ing ma-terial *er-. 'l chandisers. Meanwhile, its proud pap&.i:r, Northern California. .:

-Minton Lu,mber Company-contin-{ ues to strengthen its position as the ,.::, third largest millwork producer ' in i,ii

2. Ihc cxposurc to lhe wrrrhar 6d pocklng of wcod rhoko pcr bundlc rholl bc c ltrted In Toble 4811. Toble 40-ll-Psckins ond rlt5r* Slrc EXPCUE r/2" x!('lopered Spllt lV Vtb t2U t.cim lV l'r l8'la.iln* lil x24" lsm lV t/ x 32t R6iln lY *Eiglrte*inch (18"1 rhds moy br ucd ody o o rlsld coura of cm qd nnl.h (ffi. ot ridge.

3. lhe erporurc to the wecths rhqll in rc rqc crcccd len inchet (lq'l tq twcnry- for inch 124il1 lqqth rhd<e c lhlrlocn inrher tl3', tor lhidt-fweinch (32"1 length rhoke. Shokq rholl be lqld whh oo od onehdf inch (l Vr"l nlnlmm :ide lop in eoch counc. Stclittg ot lhe rfls wllh q dorAle c4Ba, 3hoL.a ca lo be lcrld ln rttolght or 3toggered cwEer wifi o rlrip of 3Gpomd (miniMl rotF .oted f.lt' cut Into eightem-inch (18/l widhc od rftnglcd In behreen uh cme ln :uch o norlircr thar m felt b exPdcd to ftc weolher d dy poinf.

4. Evcry wod rhd<c .holl be milcd io tha rh.othlng wilh ot ledl fup rem thirt-racofrdr lm'h 17/32"1 heqded hot dippcd golvoirrd, zinc, codnim Plo0cd' almlnm d Goppd noil3, panat.qting Inlo $c shccti||g or lcrt thr*fourtht Wtnl of o lnch.

5. Hipr od rldga rholl bG lald lo.d nodlicd Bqr,n Ddtm ov.r o doublc lhlctnq. of thirly-powd (30 lb.) rcturd.d feh, od ot lha 160 or lesr orporur! ot the rhd(6 to lhot 6.d in fh. icld of rlu ref.

6, Yollcy rhc{<s cut pomll.l to lh. volley rholl bo kcpl ltro inchor l2ll m .lth.r ride of tho Yollay.paah rlb.

7. Shgko rhcll br bc lmtdlcd m s rof hclry o pitch ls3 lho four lnchr. to lwalvc lnchor (42 to l2tl.

EXGIPIION: l. loo,fr of porcha, dtahod gaog.t, c rofi ow clippcd ccllingr hwlng o ciB nol rxceedlng 20% of .lhr totql r@f d6, moy hsvc o rlopc mf. 16! lhil thne inchc. to lwclve lndra l3t lo 12"1. lhe eightil inth lllzl widc 3opd'd 3ofwql.d telf 3trlDt rholl be inrlollqd q dcrcribod ln Secllo 9l.4El3 (dl 3.

8, sh€a0hi€ boddr lholl bc rpced ncl lo ercqsd rlr irchs clc nc mon fhcl lhc widft of tho rheothing boord. Sheofilig bqdr rhcll bc of nlnlnm reinch by fs lreher minol rhc.

By order of the Bootd:

BOATO @ IUIIDING AND 9AFETY G|oil, ttsStoNERs. ur. D, outNr,aN;!..trlort lA 354671 r2/r3. rr

Administrqtor Sees ng Production in 1958

{i Housing Administrator Albert M. Cole predicts rising housing production in 1958 and.,foresaw greatly increased ;,',rcdevelopment of the nation's cities in the years ahead under a six-year expansion of the urban renewal program recgqgenje.d to.Congress by the President.

'" Mr. Cole said that housing production has "turned a cor, nerl' since the declining trend c. IeaJ ago., and that he.anticipates a tO/o increase for 1958 in homebuilding over last i1z'iar" The Administration, he said, is developing legislative year. I h€ Aomlnlstratron, ne ceveloplng .proposals to support more homebuilding. The six-year )an renewal program recommended by the President, Cole said,.would provide an additional $1.3'billion in hpidarat grants for the renewal and redevelopment of grban .,areas.

"The Administratiori believes in a vigorous, progressive prog'ram of housing for the American people," Mr, Cole said. "Within tlre framework of our overall plan for security-which is paramount-it will work toward the goal.

"It believes equally that our towns and cities must be able to meet the extraordinary pressures of growth and change that now beset themi t6at Federal aisistance is needed fqr this purpose; and that it should be assured.over a reasonable period of years."

Mr. Cole pointed to the steps taken in L957, including more liberal FHA terms and more competitive .interest rates, to support home financing and sustiin a high level of homebuilding, and added that additional pioposals "tailored for the times" are under studv.

"One of the most interesting of theie," he said, "is still in the mill. This envisages a new and entirely separate FHA program whereby FHA will insure the private lender against the top 25/o of. the risk he assumes, rather than rcO%. We are now weighing the pros and cons and also the extent of public support. Should this support be strong and positive, we will present the plan to Congress."

New FHA Morrgoge Gredit Philosophy

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FHA's long-standing pressure on builders to build houses too cheap to be good will help build6rs sell many more houses with FHA financing," House & Tlome Magazine says. "It will also help home'buyers get homes much better built, complete with all appliances, air conditioning, adequdte insulation, adequate wiring, adequate roof overhangs, and long-warranty mechanical equiprnent."

Industry leaders have been quick to recognize the importance of the new directive. Said George Goodyear, president of the National Association of Home Builders: "This is good news for every builder. It removes one of the worst obstacles builders, had to face last year. It will make it a lot easier to sell quality homes and so broaden the market for home ownership."

Says Richard G. Hughes, chairman of the National Housing Center: 'lThis will open up a great new market."

Near Pre-War Terms

How much bigger homes FHA's new credit requirements will let the typical family buy is shown by the following House & Home table: Median price house FHA allowed family to buy

Wholesqle Dislributors

Wesl Coqsl Lumber Products l4lith today's Do-lt-Yourselfers on the march, it is 0ur Business to help you supply their nany and varied denands. Our lnventory is suited for this purpose

UNITED OFFERS SPECIAT SETECTION OF WIDTHS IENGTHS. TEXTURES FOR SPECIAI REQUIREMENTS o PANEUNG-Stondcrrd potterns-Spruce' Pine, Cedqr qnd White Fir o PINE AND CEDAR COMMONS, CIEARS, SHOP GRADES-AII rhicknesses ond widths-Surfqced or rough o WHITE FIR DIMENSION V.G.-DOUGIAS FlR. FIOORING o KD DOUGTAS FIR including 7/16 Commons, 1/2" Cleqrs & Shop Grqdes in Shorts ond R/L-qnd lx6 Jomb Stock o DOUGTAS FIR COMMONS-Ix2-lx3-lx4-2x2-2x3

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Wifhoirt Worning

"Did yoq utterly without warning, assault this poor insurance salesman and throw him into the street?" demanded the prosecutor.

"Yes, sir," quietly replied the business man; "three successive times."

The Tongue

Not the tongue in your shoe, nor the tongue in the lowly wagon, but the tongue in your mouth is the thing I want to talk about. The human tongue starts more trouble th.an friends or finance can stop. It is the tool that can do more harm in a day than you can correct in years. Lincoln said little, Grant less; Washington talked only when necessary, and Coolidge was as silent as a steam calliope with a broken boiler. The more men talk, the less time they have to think, and the less time others have to think. If you are a great talker, you are not a great th'inker. Listen to yourself, and fet your own weights and msasulss.-fhe Silent Partner.

The Proof of o Golfer

By Edgar A. Guest

A golfer is more than a ball-driving brute, He is more than a mug-hunting czar;

To be known as a golfer, you don't have to shoot The course of your home club in par.

But you do have to love every blade of the grass, Every inch of the fairways and greens;

And if you don't take care of the course as you pass, You are not what "a good golfer" means.

Jrrst watch a good golfer some day when you're out, And behold what he does as he plays; FIe never goes on leaving divots about, Till the grass is put back, there he stays. Observe him in traps as he stands for his shot, Then note, when the ball has been played, That he never unthinkingly turns from the spot Till he's covered the footprints he made.

You may brag of your scores and may boast of your skill, You may think as a golfer you're good; But if footprints you make, in traps you don't fill, You don't love the game as you should.

For your attitude unto the sport you enjoy, Isn't proven by brilliance or force; The proof of a golfer-now get this, my boyIs the care which he takes of the course.

Life lnsuronce

Life insurance is one of the nobler, saner activities of human experience. It looks beyond the present. It is a material, practical business, but includes the divinest elements of the truest altruismr and of the noblest ethics aq well. Progressive nations have learned the value of this mighty influcnce in life. America" in this as in so many other vital activities, leads the world in life insurance.

Meet Our 'Stor Repottert

Would you like to meet our star reporter? Well, walk to the nearest mirror and sh.ake hands with yourself. YOU are the one who can best report to The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT what is happening to you and the many daily events in your area and, as our Top Reporter, we are counting on you. Because we are all in the same business, with the same problems and goals, we would like to get together with you every lst and 15th to swap experiences. Let us know what new merchandising or promotion have been successful for you; tell us what expansion activity you plan, what ideas you may have for better business and increased sales; what unusual or amusing things may have happened lately. We'd like to hear, about your familyr Jy'our employes and, if available, we'd like to see the photos you may take, too. Please send your news to us at Room 508, 108 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14, Calif.

Sneaking Ofi

"flow do you play hookey from correspondence school?"

"I send them an empty envelope."

An Epigrom

ft's much easier to make an opportunity than it is to find one, and it's much quicker. If you notice closely, you'll find that satisfaction is one-half action; and only one-fourth sat.

"\ y'hat is so fine ." I*i"rt":lf .:LTt

The kind you pop into and duck with a'glub,' Then hop lightly out and start in to rub?"

(So they say---so they say.)

"Let women and children and folks feeble-souled, Turn on the 'hot' faucet, but give me the 'coldr'

The joy of the peppy, the bath of the bold !"

(So they say-so they say.)

"Cold water? f love it. It fills rne with zip, What's that? You don't like it? Say, boy, take my tip, ft's good for what ails you. Cures spavins and pip."

(So they say-so they say.)

I've heard these here birds with their cold \ rater rot, I've spied on'em, too, though perhaps I should not; And nine times out of ten, they have turned. on the "hot!"

(Hey-hey-hey-hey.)

A Gombinotion

-By G.S. Chappell.

"I want five sheets of fly paper, and ten raisins."

"'What are the raisins for?"

"For decoys."

By Corlood Truck and Troiler