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Hesst:lgesser has been with Forest Fiber Products Co. since 1956. No stranger to the Northwest, he has ,spent most of his life in the area was formerlv a grade school principal in Oregon.

In 1919 lhrn l"orcst Fibcr Produt'ts (lo. lrt'gan operating this hardboard plant. it was the fourth in tht' United Statt's. Nou. Iiorest Fiber is a L'ading producer of hardboard products {or use as rvall paneling, siding. shelving and cabint ts.

Brooks-Dodge Appoinlment

JEFF in Los has joined their sales staff. Chub is well known in western lumber circles having started his career in Colorado more than 25 has announced that

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Fire Sofety qnd Wood

The lurnber industry and wood preservers have been urged to undertake stepped-up publicity efforts to acquaint the public and the building community with the many fire safety features of wood construction.

Addresing an annual meeting of the American Wood Preservers Institute. National Lumber Manufactureros Association executive vice president Mortimer B. Doyle said the campaign should stress such facts as these: "Combustibility is not the principal criterion by which the fire performance of a building material should be judged. Fire-resistive and unprotected wood beams exposed to fire will support their roof load considerably longer than unprotected steel beams of the same structural capacity."

to more and more California dealers and distributors. For year around supplies of dimension lumber and precision-trimmed studs, depend on D & R and these 4 Oregon and Washington mills:

Old Growth Fir Dlmension from F,S.P. Lumber Co., Port Orford, Oregon

Hemlock Studs fiom

Warrenton Lumber Co., Warrenton, Oregon

Hemlock Dlmenslon from Westport Lumber Co,, Westport, Oregon

Douglas Fir Stude from Shepherd & Dasher Lumber Co,, Longview, Wash.

'oA one-story wood school with exits from each classroom to the outdoors is much safer than the best so'called 'fireproof' school building of multi-story design. In virtually all fires, the contents of the building are consumedo at least in part, before the flames begin to undermine the structural integrity of the building."

Doyle said a recent NlMA-sponsored study proved that fireretardant treatment added little to construction costs-so little that, even after fire-protective treatment' wood construction remained below the cost of other building methods in almost every instance.

Redwood Siding's New Use

A new wrinkle has been added to the second'home market by a team of enterprising architects, Osborne and Stewart, of San Fran' cisco. The firm has launched a sales program to market 1,0(X) mo' bile homes.

The unusual angle? All the trailers will be covered with redwood siding and placed on treated poles for sale as vacation cabins.

Fast, regular ocean shipments by barge from Southern Oregon and the Columbia River direct to Southern California.

Now, over 5,000,000 feet of dimension lumber and studs monthly . . manufactured especially for Southern California construction needs.

Art Neth would appreciate an opportunity to tell you how you and your customers will benefit from using dependable D & R dimension and studs. You can reach him by calling TRiangle 3-2663 or STate 3-0544.

Pines Sense Bqd Scents

Pine trees tlat sense polluted air are being developed by the U.S. Forest Service to help identify toxic substances ln the air. Some pines being tested change color, wither or die in the presence of small amounts of such pollutants as fluorine, sulfur dioxide and ozone. Some seedlings react only to one pollutant and not to the others.

tllDGET AUI0 at the world championship race in Rochester, N.y., comes out of a turn on a plywood track specialy engineered by u.s. prywood to withstand wear of cars speeding at 80 miles an hour. Track's surface is Grid pattern Permaply, a combination of hard resins and fibers on exterior plywood. The grirt pattern provides necessary traction for skidding and spinning without damaging tires. Permaply is used for a wide variety of applications ringing from maiinl decking to motel flooring. The race was videotaped by ABC-TV for ,,wide world of Sports" and was shown on the network's January 2 snow.

A. X. Boxter Elected

Alfred X. Baxter, erecutive vice president and general manager of J. H. Baxter & Co. in San Francisco, has been elected president of the Vtestern Vood Pre,.ervers Institute at its annual February meeting at the Clift Hotel.

Servine under Baxter are: J. R. McFarland, L. D. McFarland Co., r'ice president; William C. Cairns, Baxter-S'yckoff Company, tr()asurer; Don C. Smith, Koppers Company, Inc., secretary.

Ft'atured speaker, Mr. Zach R. Stewart, partner in Osborne & Stcwart, architects, told why o'the respectable pole" can carry an ever increasins distribution load to the residential community.

The American Wood Preservers Institute was represented lry its executive vice presi' dent and general manager. Mr. Robert O. Hawes o{ S-ashington. D. C. AIr honored suest was N[r. Jack Gurd from Timber P."r"ruer., Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.

Hoo-Hoo-Ette #6 Instollotion

Hoo-Hoo-Ette CIub 6, of the San Fernando Valley. held their 1965 installation meeting at the Queen's Arms in Encino, January 13.

Anne N{urray, founder of the club. officiatecl at the ceremony. Officers installed for the coming year are as follows: Mary Williams, president; Agnes Mclntyre, lst vice president; Rosalee Bell,2nd vice president; Orinda Hazen, 3rd vice president; Rene Lester, treasurer; Jessie Culbertson, secretary; Robbie Christen'*on, membership; Ruth Slay, publicitl'; Nlarge Brooks, initiation.

Following the installation, Lois Jones, the out-going president, was presented with the Past-President's Pin, and a gift for a job well done.

Deoler Honored

Goodman Lumber and Supply, building material dealer in Mill Valley, has been named by the publication Stim-u'lizer as an outstanding merchandiser of Progress light' ing fixtures in its 1964 winter issue.

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production areas. These offices are constantly checking species being cut, end products and availableability. This information is then fed to Fountain headquarters and on to the retailers. The marketing stafi also checks construction reports, architectural trends and dealer requirements for feedback to the mills. This makes it possible for the mills to anticipate what will be required and cuts down substantially on delivery time. It also allows retailers to work their inventories closer, according to Fountain.

Another phase o{ the new service will be to pre-pay freight. This eliminates the need for retailers to get involved with the railroads over dunnage, demurrage and diversion. Fountain handles all negotiations with the railroad. The dealer also pays for his freight only when an invoice is received from Fountain, which often means he has longer to use his money.

Fountain will maintain its policy of selling through retailers only. Sales will be on discount terms with no extended credit or net terms.