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blaze prevented the flames from touching ofi adjacent lumber storage sheds.

The $2,000,000 figure made the Gee fire one of the most expensive in the history of Chicago; and by the chief cause of lumberyard fires-lightning.

As sound as it is large, the Gee Lumber Company has reopened and is recovering from its loss. A lesser management and staff might have found it impossible to continue.

The Reasons Why:

The Gee fire and many other lumberyard fires of similar origin underline the reasons why a lightning protection svstem is essential for such establishments.

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1. Lightning is No. 1 cause for all lumberyard fires, being responsible in 18.2/o of such losses. In comparison,, defective wiring causes t3.l% and defective heating equipment r2.0%.

2. In contrast to many other causes of fire, lightning strikes often occur at night, and the fire may be out of control by the time it is discovered and fire fighting equipment arnves.

3. As full protection against the biggest cause of lumberyard fires, a lightning rod system is relatively cheap inltlance. Over the years, the cost of such a system-which is practically maintenance-free-is insignificant in relation to the value of the property it protects.

4. As in the case of Gee Lumber Company and others, records and other irreplaceable Papers are lost, t[us making insufficient even 100/o insurance coverage (and this is seldom the case). Ensuing losses in sales during reconstruction and mental anxiety are only two of the additional factors that make "preventive insurance" necessary, along with 'nafter-the-tragedy insurance." Thus, lightning protection does not duplicate an insurance policy, but is an insurance safeguard.

5. With public opinion in many areas pinpointing lumberyards as potential fire hazards to the entire community, luniber dealers should take every means available to hold down the frequency of fires, especially known causes like lightning.

6. Today's "great American exodus" of homes, shopping facilities and lumberyards away from larger cities to "Suburbia" and outlying country living areas, is placing more people and more property within danger of lightningcause{ fire and other losses than ever before.

Cause and Efrect:

Lightning is a gigantic electric spark containing hundreds of millions of volts and often terrific amperage-from 1,000 to 340,000 amperes. It can smash a major building to bits, or it may merely cause structural or surface damage. It is probably more likely to cause fire than not.

Lightning is the result of an overpowering attraction between opposite electrical charges in the ground and in storm clouds. This explains why lightning usually hits the highest object in the area, and also why air terminal points are_used as the upper-most extensions of lightning rods. A Safe Path:

The lightning ror1, invented by Benjarnin Franklir.r after the famous kite and key test, has been described as the world's nrost perfect inventior.r. Correctly installed and coltnected to properly clesigned roof and grouncl conductors, the lightning rod rarely, if ever, fails io safely collvey a lightning stroke into the ground, or dissipate it-harn-rleisly in the air.

There is no r.r,orkable formula for determining lightnir.rg's behavior, or to preclict its "dallger-point." Hoivever, a till building will almost aln'ays be hit- before a low building adjacent to it. The Empire State Building is hit by lightning on an average of 48 times a year. During one storm it rvai hit 42 times in a few hours.

. A one.-story brrilding or group of plant structures covertttg a wide area can be expected to suffer many strokes in its life-time, too, because of area-exposure iather than height. Here's a possible guide :

The average number oi lightning strikes for any single area across the country is 4O to 60 per square mile per year, based orr an a\-erage of 40 area thundeistorrn. nnnr't"ily.

-A property that is 650 ft. by 900 ft. is equal to about i/45 of a square mile. This convefts into the fict that this prop- erty might be hit by lightning on an average of at least onie per year.

Three Types of Rod Installations

Generally, there are three types of ligl-rtning rocl installat.ions available today: (l) Exposed, (2) Semi-ior-rcealed, ancl

(3) Concealed systems.

I.:J 1" Exposed system, the cables are inconspicuously installed on the exterior-of.tl-re_existing building by taking aclvantage of placement behind downspots and-other building features. Longer air terminals are often preferred, witir ornamentation such as weather vanes includid.

A Semi-concealed system has low air terminals that are barely visible and inconspicuous .conductors. A Fullv-concealed_ system is installed during new constructionl with only the neutral-colored l0-inch-high points showing.

Design of rodding and grounding system varies ivith the type of building. heigllt of points,and, of course, the type of system. A "Master Label" service by ljnderwriters Laboratories is available for new and existing lightning protec- tion systems. This is a protection for thi oivner, iompliecl with by all responsible- lightning rod manufaciurers'and installers.

Detailed information on installing for speci6c types of buildings: lumber yards, home, farm, industrial, commercial, are available free. For full information an<l free literature on Lightning Protection and the "Big Business Opportunities in Installing Lightning Protection Systems" write to : Lightning Protection Institute, 53 \\/est Jackson Boulevard, Chicago 4, Illinois.

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WE SEtt ONIY TO RFTAIL LUIABER YARDS AND TUAABER WHOTESATERS the cloor prizes, lvas also home in becl l'ith the e1>iclemicarrd the prizes with lrim.

Flowever, the refreshr.nents departnrent rvas hittirrg on all cylinders in au effort to u'ar<l off frrrtl'rer attacks of the irrfluenza, ancl it did a lancloffice brrsiness to save tl-re evening until the arrivals of Snark Harolcl Cole and l'reasrrrer Biii Smith to get the shor,v back on the roacl arrd sell tl-re tickets. respectively.

'I'his they clicl!Ancl by 10:00 p.nr. (just the shank of a Friday evening, really) those who hach.r't yet starved rvere being fed, the trumpet player finally sorrrriled tlre beat, the party movecl into high gear and a goocl tin.re u,as actuall). hacl by most until the early morning hours.

Don Philips, Sr., who l-ras been arouncl these parts for nigh onto four clecacles, used this occasion to celebrate his birthclay. Ivalee and Art livans of Phoenix were on hand to renew auld accluaintallce and make new friendships like all the rest of the goodly crowd. Anne Murray, founder of I-. A. Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club No. 1, rvas tl.rere boosting the girls'annual "I3osses Night," February 10, and Harvey Koll, the Jtrrisdiction VI member on the Srrpreme 9, was work-

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Cedor ing hard for l-ris boys. The ladies missecl their usual hanclsome rloor prizes and had to go home empty-hallclecl this year but, of course, could genuirrely sympathize 'ivith the absent rnet.uber in charge of that clepartment who u':rs itt his sickbecl.

In spite of the clisnral start, tl're party hrtisl.recl fast antl noisy, 'il'ith everyone euterit.tg into the spirit of the occasion for a happy evenitrg. The Nlerchaut's car.rclid camerarnan. who dichr't contract his olvn case of the inflttenza ur.rtil covering a conventior-r at Palm Springs (of all places !) later in the morrth. rnade ttictttres till the film rau ottt atrcl l.rereu'ith lris results.

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D. C. Essley & Son Purchoses Lerrett Lumber Inventory for Increose in Deqler Services

Jerry Essley an<1 \Arayr.re \\rilson, officials of D. C. Essley & Son, wl-rolesale lumber clistributing corrcenr of Los Angeles, anr-rounce that tl-re reclwoocl inventory aud customer service formerly hanclled by Lerrett Lumber Company has been assumecl by the lissley organization, ef{ective February 1, 1960.

"With this adcled operating area atrcl adclitional ctlstomer poterrtial in accluiring the Lerrett plaut, rve expect to expancl our organization to take care of the irrcreasecl sales ancl service to Southland dealers, irrclucling Arizor-ra and Nevacla areas," saicl Jerry Essley. "\Ve shall also have a u'icler sotlrce of supply of specialty reclrvood iterns, including less-than-carloacl lots fror.r.r yar<l, ancl direct-mill shipments via rail or tmck-&-trailer." he continuetl.

The pioneer lissley & Son orgar-rizatiotr has beetr iclentified in lun.rber sales and clistribution in California for almost 50 years atrd has reliable sotlrces of supply of rechvoocl in package<l lots, n.rouklings. lath, green aud clry ttppers, and rorrgh and millecl comnlons for exclusive <listribution to retail clealers only.

lerrett lumber Compony ]o Continue Direct Shipments

.Joe Terrell, president of Lerrett I-urnber Co., \Iontebel1o, California, reports that his firm n'ill cor.rtinue in the n'holesale distribution of Reclwoocl dry clears from Northcrn Cali{orrria clirect to dealers ir.r the Sar.r Frarrcisco Bay area, San Joacluin Valley, Sacraurento \ralley arrcl all of Southerrr California, inclucling cities in Arizotra arrd Nevada, via rail arrcl truck-ancl-trailer.

"\\'e shall specialize il Dry Clears frot'u ottr orvn kih.rs ancl rlrying lots irr the r"rorth ancl intend to be in a positior.r to accept rirclers next month for early sprir.rg clelivery. Ours shall be a specialty business catering to the clealer who clesires redr,r'c-rocl from better rnills." saicl XIr. Terrell.

Sue Peter, veterall office manager for Lerrett L,umber Co., r.vill be in charge of admir.ristration of affairs in the rle\\' general oftice location at 1629 BlutT Road irr Xlorrtebello. it u'as said.

New lumber Firm in Torrqnce

The l3ay Cerrtral Lumber Co., at 2:197 \\'est Sepulveda Blvcl. in Torrance, opened its doors Jan. 21. Ownecl by George Higi and managed by "Nick" Nicl-rolson, the yard rvill specialize irt paneling aucl woocl fencing ancl claims to l-rave the largest lumber selection in tl-re area. Featttring free delivery anywhere in Torrauce, the yard n'ill remain ol)en or1 Snndays lrom 9 to 2.