National Sales of New Hardboard To Be Conducted

and densities, tempered and untempered, and the also include a black-tempered hardboard.

This new hardboard is the result of several years of intensive research by experienced wood chemists. Manufacturing the process is totally new in concept in that it employs the use of the entire output of waste slabwood from Douglas fir mill operations, and can be modified to include the use of other slabwoods such as Ponderosa pine, hemlock and white fir. Termed the Lighthall-Anderson proc€ss' its commercial feasihility and many advantages have been proved and demonstrated by laboratory and pilot plant u,ork. The new plant has an anticipated capacity ol I2O,@0 sq. ft. of. r/4" board per working day.

National sales and promotion of a new hardboard are to be conducted by the Simpson Logging Company of Seattle according to an announcement by C. E. Devlin, vice president in charge of sales. The new product, to be marketed as Simpson Allwood Hardboard, is manufactured by the Oregon Lumber Company at its new plant at Dee, Oregon, and the entire production of hardboard will be sold through the Simpson organization.

The plant, under the management of Cuyler Lighthall. is now operating and Simpson will soon have Allwood I{ardboard available to its customers, according to Devlin. The existing Simpson sales organization will handle sales nationally for Simpson Allwood Hardboard, selling through distributor-dealer channels. Hardboard sales to industrial users will be handled through Simpson's general sales office in Seattle.

Robert T. Miller had been retained to head the newly forrned Simpson hardboard department. He brings to Simpson nearly 25 years of experience with the Masonite Corporation, which he served in the production, research and sales departments. Miller will act as hardboard sales manager, handle industrial sales and coordinate all hardboard activities.

Simpson Allwood Hardboard will be available to distributors and dealers in all of the popular sizes, thicknesses

The Simpson Logging Company was established in 1895 as a logging operation in heavily-timbered Mason County in Washirlgton State. The company has through the years developed several sawmills and manufacturing plants in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. Large timber holdings are owned and managed by Simpson in these areas. Plants are at Shelton and McCleary, Washington and at Klamath and Arcata, California. General sales offices are at Seattle, Washington and regional offices are at Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Fargo, Chicago, Kansas City and Shreveport. Simpson field men serve distributors, dealers, builders and architects in most areas, especially in the West and Mid-West.

Simpson products, besides its new hardboard, include fir and hemlock lumber, redwood lumber, fir and hemlock cloors, Douglas fir plywood, insulating board products and acoustical products. The 60 year old Everett Pulp and Paper Company plant at Everett, Washington is a new Simpson division, operating independently in the sales field'

Appointed Ycrd McrncAer

Blake V. Blakey has been appointed manager of the Hayrvard Lumber & Investment Co. branch yard at Barsto$,. He has been with the Hayward organization since 1946. He is a graduate of Occidental College, and during World War II he spent three years in the Pacific as a Lieutenant in the Navy. He is a member of Lumbermen's Post of the American Legion.

Lloyd Fairfield, rvho has been with the Hayward yard at Barstow for the past year, has been named assistant manager to Mr. BlakeY.

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Construction Activity in January

Construction activity continued at near-record levels in January after allowance for seasonal factors, according to a report issued today jointly by the Building Materials Division, U. S. Department of Commerce and the U. S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The total value of nerv construction put in place during January amounted to more than $2.1 billion, a 4 per cent decline f:om December and a slight rise above the January 1951 total.

Substantial increases over the year in military, industrial, and public utility construction maintained the level of construction outlays despite reductions in housing, commercial building, highway and some other types of construction. School building activity also 'ivas above a year ago in January.

Total private outlays for nerv construction in January amounted to $1,460 million, off by 4 per cent from December and 8 per cent under the January 1951 total. The value of residential building, estimated at $7N million, was 20 per cent below a year ago. The drop in homebuilding activity from 1950 record levels r,vas halted, temporarily at least, by the middle of last year. Since that time, it has follovved a seasonal pattern at a level around 20 per cent belot'1950.

Industrial and most other types of private nonresidential building advanced in January. The relatively high level of activity at this time reflects improved distribution of controlled materials for construction underway and a substantial volume of self-certified work.

Total public expenditures for new construction in January were estimated at $667 million, 31 per cent more than the January 1951 total. Military construction was nearly six times the year ago volume, industrial and residential building were more than double, and school building was up by 14 per cent from last year. Highway construction was about 20 per cent lower this January than last and the remaining types of public works were down moderately.

Hoo-Hoo-Ettes

The regular monthly meeting of the Hoo-Hoo-Ettes.was held on Monday, February 11 at the Roger Young Auditorium, Los Angeles. Sixteen nerv members were voted on and accepted, bringing the total membership up to 54.

The next meeting will be held on March 10 at the same place, and will be an open meeting. Members may bring prospective members to get acquainted, and if any lumber \lromen rvould like to attend but are without acquaintances in the club, they are invited to contact the Membership chairman, Mildred Abbott, of E. J. Stanton & Son, Century 2-921I, or the Secretary, Agnes McIntyre, West Coast Lumtrermen's Association, PRospect 9214, and arrangements rvill be made for them to attend, and for a member to act a"s hostess and see that they get acquainted.