A Skeleton \(/ithin lts \(/all'

There is a skeleton rvithin the u'alls of General Petroleunr's nerv office building a skeleton of reinforcing stcel bars and mesh supplied by Blue Diamond Corporation, Los Angeles, cement and g1'psum products manufacttlreri

Threading through the 440,000 square feet of concrele u'alls and floors of this lleautifullv clesigned. (Wurdematt & Becket, Architects, Murray Erick, Structural Engineer') , ancl strongly built building, (P. J. \\ralker & Co' General Contractors), run 1,051,310 feet of steel llars irom t/a tt' 1/4 inchcs in diamctcr and 964,000 sqtlare feet of reinforciug steel mesh rvithout rvhich these $,a11s and floors $'oulr-l not be secure.

Thc Gcneral 1tetrolcttll garage a short clistancc al'a\' [r011r. the office lruilcling is a rcinforced concrete strtlcttlre tvitl.r a contirtuous rantp servicing all floors. Bluc Diamonrl lncn sPcrlt approximatell' 10,000 rnan hottrs irrstalling rcin{Orcins steel; thc tollnage uscd 'nvould have madc allotlt .5000 g;Lsolirle l)tltlll)s.

Illue Diamoncl trucks tr,ere delitering steel on thc buildirrg sitcs clail1' before most of I-os Angelcs sat tlorvn ttr lrrcakfast. All clelir-eries \\'ere uraclc frotr six to cight ANI to irr oitl ty ing u1r earl-r' mc,rtting trlrflic.

1949 Edition of Typiccl Designs ol Timber Structures

\\'ashington- The 1949 edition of "Typical Designs of Timber Structures," a reference for use of architects and engineers. has just been publishecl lty the Timber Engineering Con"rpany. Containing 88 nelr', typical designs and valuable technical data l'ith illustrations, this 116 page book is the most complete of its kind ever published.

Xloclern methods of timltcr construction using Teco timber connectors are n,ill illustrated by sample designs for use try architects and engineers in preparing their olvn ecor.romical tilnber designs, and by typical on-the-job photographs shou,ing designs of these types in use.

The comprehensive coverage of many commonll' 611countered structttral problems includes all types and spans of roof trusses as well as many special designs. Roof truss designs include trussed rafters, pitched trusses, Lank-Teco trusses, flat trusses, and bovn'string trusses. Special designs inclucle bridges, trestles, torvers, hangars, grandstands and farm strttctures.

A listing of mant' other tylrical clesigrrs ar-ailable from the Timber Engineering Companl- and a directory of lumber fabricators are included.

"Typical Designs of Timber Structttres," priced at $10' rvill be clistributed complimentary rvhile the supply lasts to practicir-rg architects and engineers ltho rvrite for copl' on their firm letterhead to Timber Engineering Companv' 1319-l8th St., N.W., Wasl-rington 6, D' C'

The book \\'Ias prepared under the direction of Ralph H' Gloss and James H Carr, Jr.

F.P.R.S. Annucrl Meeting McY 2-4

The third annual national meeting of the Forest Products Research Society rvill be held at the Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 2-4, 1949. This meeting 'ivill be the only national meeting of the Society this year, and rvill be open to non-members as u'ell as members' It is cxpected that more than 500 persons from all parts of the Unitecl States and Canada s'ill attend.

Lumber Manufacturing Industry ls Opposed To Any Change in Fair Labor Standard Act

Washington, D. C., February 7, l94g-*The lumber manufacturing industry is opposed in principle.to any change in the Fair Labor Standard Act," Walter W. Kellogg, representing the National Lumber Manufacturers Association and the Southern Hardwood Producers, Inc., told the llouse Committee on E,ducation and Labor last week.

Mr. Kellogg pointed out that it would ultimately result in a lowering of the standard of living of the marginal unskilled worker whom the proposed changes were designeci to help. The lumber industry spokesman, who is president of Kellogg Lumber Company, pointed out that such changes as advocated would be tantamount to saying, ,,!Ve will repeal the law of supply and demand.', He added, .,To fix a minimum wage floor by legislation is to state in effect that a business recession the size and type of whicir would necessitate a lower minimum rate in order to keeo our plants open, and to provide benefits for the *o.kers, is prohibited by law."

The witness read into the record a statement by Mr. A. J. Glassow, president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, which had been presented to the Committee at a previous hearing. Mr. Glassorv's statement read:

"Wages are a primary consideration in the competitivc relationship betu'een. the various segments of the lumber industry. While it might be argued that theoretically the higher wage areas of the Western lumber industry would benefit by an arbitrary statutory increase in wages in other regions, the question we are here considering is far more important than such a petty and transitory consideration, We must recognize that freedom of individual enterprise and government regulation are incompatible. We do not want the government to establish arbitrary rules of cortrpetition that will ultimately destroy our freedom and result eventually in complete regimentation. We rvould much rather 'take the bitter with the sweet' and have real competition, now and all the time."

Decorated Panels

The Celotex Corporation has added two nerv grades of panels to their line, Celochrome and Lustertile. The new panels are four foot wide sheets of tempered hardboard to wl-rich are fused hard, colorful, plastic finishes, giving the effect of ceramic wall surfaces, and are particularly suited lor use in all service areas of the home and in commerciirl and industrial areas tvl-rich must be kept spotlessly clean.

Compcnies Merge

The merger of Nurvesco Lumber Company and the J. J. Saltzman Lumber Co., both of Portland, wholesale luntber distributing firms, was effected recently. The merged companies will be known as Nuwesco Lumber Company n'ith offices in Portland's neu' Equitable Building.

WE'RE 1OADED !

uith a cornplete stock oJ hardwood and, Douglas fir plyuood.s !

. Thot's our sqles monoger dqncin' for ioy on top of the pile. He hosn'l hod to soy "no" once todoy. Thol goes for Simpson lnsuloiing Boord ond Tile, Formico, ond Mosonile Brond Products, too . we corry ihem olong with "the besl in plywood.,,

Hearing Held on Proposed Flagstaff Sustained Yield Unit

Flagst;rff, Ariz., February 3-After almost every speaker of a grr;u1> of rnore than 2O had expressed either complete agrecrnent or agreement in part rvith the proposal, a Ilearing on the proposed trlagstaff sustained yicld unit on Coct.nincl National Forest rvas brought to a close Tuesday'

As the hearing ended, S. E. Paul, regional attorney foi the department of agriculture and prcsiding officer at the hearing, announqed that statements either approving or disapproving of the plan, or as supplements to statements ma<lc at the hearing, lnay be filed lvith him for the next 30 da1's.

A full capacity audience rvas in the courtroonl most of thc time the hearing rvas in progress as forest men explained hoi,v the unit r'vill operatc, ltu<l as variotts !l()\'ernmental, civic, and business lcaclers came foru'arcl ttl place their endorset.nents on record.

Opposition \\'as exPressed by R. L. Hall, opcrator of the Hall Lttmber company cast tif F'lagstalT, rvho spoke on belialf 0f thc coconino Sntall \Ii1ls associlrtir)u, it group tl{ sevcral of the smaller mills on the ftlrcst ancl arountl IilagstalT. I n addition, sel'eral other enrlorscments rverc corrditionccl on proper pr<ttcction for the rights oi the smaller mills.

Thosc apirearing inclu<lccl Gordon Iivarls, chairmarr of the Cocor.rino cotlntv l>oarcl of supcrvisors' C. T' Irulliam, Flagstrrff city clerk ; Jack Iledford, getlcrltl 1llarlager of thc Sagina$, ancl N{anistee mill: Ralph Juarcz-, ior the sarvn.rill n'orkcrs ttnions; C. J. \\r:trren, for tl.rc Southu'cst Lttmbcr N{ills, -f ohn XIurral', fr-rr the labor uniorrs ; Xlichael l)'}[urli' for Babbitt Brothers mil1, ltalph liill;y, president oi thc Flagstaff Chamber of Conlmercc, (icorgc l'almcr, prcsirlcnt oI the Palmcr Nlanuiacturitlg c,,trllllttry of l'hoenix ancl ior the Sno-Fluff lixcelsior compallv; \rance G' \\thitc, for thc Flagstaff Game Protective associittion, Lottis l'ctcrsotr' Cottonwoocl n.rill oper:ttor, H. L. I)unham, for thc \-a11c1' Natior-ral llank, R. L. Hall, l)r. ClhiLrles \\r. Sechrist, Jamcs \\ringficlcl, Camp \rerde, aud I'aul Webb, llinrrocli' Otto Lirr<lh, assistant regional forester for tinrber mauagement lissisted tl-re hearing bv n-raking an cxplatration oi various fcatures of the proposecl unit. Paul l'rcclard, assistant srrpcrvisor of Cocrlt.ritro National Forest, rcacl lettcrs regarcling the project from the Arizolra Retail Lun-rber I)calers association, \Vestern Forest Industries Association o{ l'<rrtlar.rd, Ore., the F-lagstatr 20-30 Club and the Coconirro National lir;rest Livestock advisory board. l'aul said thzrt at the conclusi<lu of the 3O-clay extension for statements, the transcript of thc hearing 'lvill lle forrvarded to thc chief cif the forest service. He cstimated a clccision rvoulcl ltc made n'ithin 30-60 days from that time'

Italph Juarez zrlso reacl a ietter irom Joseph Cisterna opcrator of a grocery store on South San Francisco street, expressing endorsement tt{ the urrit.

Johns-Manville S.let Conferences

Nerv York, Feb. S-Mutual crystallization of ideas on how to best meet the prollletns of a buyer's market u'as one of the most valuable results of the nation-wide serieii o[ sales conferences held by Johns-Nfanville for its builclirrg materials dealers, accorcling to Harolcl l{. Berlin, gcneral mauagcr of the comllauy's Building I'rodttcts Divisitin.

Nlore than 3,100 dealers rvill have attended the 1'1 sessions hcld in all parts of the country rvhcn the hnal meetirrg, sche<lulcd for Nlarch 23 in Kansas City, Mci., is conclu<lcd, N{r. Berlin saicl. Top exectttives of Johns-Manville IItril<lir-rg Pr-oclttcts Division led the discussions at tbc nrectir.rgs.

The sales cotrfereuces began in September 19'18 in Sealtle, iolloluecl b1' others in San Francisco, Los .\rlgelcs, ''\tlanta, l'hilaclelphia, \'finneapolis, Cihicago, Clevelancl, Cincinnati, Ncu' \'ork, Boston. Nlcntphis and l)allas.

Thesc cotr fcrcnces marked the resumption <lf rlearler nleetings rliscontinued during the n'ar. I'rior to the n'atr' Jol.rns-Nlanvillc regularly held clinics and othcr types of confe rcttccs to acquaint its clealers u'ith companv merchandising :lrrcl sales promotiot.t plans.

Arizona Produced Necrly Two Hundred Million Feet oI Lumber

Alrr.uucement |as 'ltcerr made that lun-rller pr.clttcti6u for the state of Arizona for the year 194t3 totaled 193,'+98.000 ieet.

Of this total Cttconino Countl' proclucctl 106,822,000 feet, :rncl the Coconino National Forcst protlttced 85,910,000 feet'