Galifornia f,umber Sales

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WHOIJESAIJE IJUMBER

Douglas fir-Redwood-Ponderosa Pine-Sugar Pine

31248. l4th St.. Teterype OA 6t lgleph9ge Ockland t, Qclif. KEllog 4-1004 f,et Us Know Your Lumber Reguiremenfs'

GOSSIII|.HARDIIIG I.UMBER COMPAIIY

350'E'STREET Eurekq

Henry Hording Mi,lton Brin

Eureko 473-t Eurcko 3725-W

WEST COAST IUTNBER, AND TIIYIBER PRODUCTS

75O THORNTON STREET

Son Leondro, Cclifornicr

LOckhoven 9-1651

Teletype OA 251

625 ROWAN BUITDING Los Angeles.13

Andy Donovon

MAdison 9-2355

REDWOOD - DOUGTAS FIR - PONDEROSA PINE

Poles - Piling - Ties - Shingles

TWIN HARBORS f,UMBER GOMPANY

Aberdeen, Woshington

Mqnufqclurers qnd Distributors of west coqsl Forest products

525 Boqrd of Trode Btdg.

PORTTAND 4, OREGON

Phone ATwoter 4142

SAN FRANCISCO I I

Fronk J. O'Connor

GArfield l-5544

Cq lif orniq Represenlolives

(ERTIGRADE PRospect 8174

5O3 Professionol Bldg. EUREKA, CATIFONNIA

Phone 4142 tOS ANGEIES 15

C. P. Henry & Co. PRospecf 6524

LAWRENCE.PHILIPS LUMBER CO.

774w. olyMplc BLVD., LOS ANGETES t5, CALIF.

GRADE STAMPED DOUGI.AS fIR

SAGINATY (EDAR SHINGIES...OLD GROTYIH REDTYOOD *":i'.,':I1,1*"

Rccord Lumber Output in Fourth

Qucrtcr Still Failc to Mcct Dcmcnd

Washington-Whilc pro<lucti<tn of lunrlrcr in the fourth rlurrrtcr of l1).11) rvas phcnomcn:tl it rvas still not errottgh ttr nrcct thc rlctrr:rn<l c:tusc<l lry thc ttatiott's record-llrcaking lrrrikling l)r()l{ram, thc ('onrtttcrcc l)cllirrttncnt rcportc<l.

Shipnrcnts of lumber irr the (ltlartcr cxcce<le<l all prcvious f<rrrrth (prartcr sltiplncnts, totlling :tbottt 9,087 nrilliort lroarrl fcct, 16.6(/(, trrorc thatt irr thc corrcspon<ling pcrio<l of lt)49.

"lrrslc:rrl of llrc ttsuitl scasorral rlct:linc, 1l'otluctiotl itt tlrc fourtlr (luitrtcr actttalll' cxccc<lc<l thc thir<l qttartcr ()tltput by 5l ," sai<l ltich:rr<l A. (-'olgan, chairntan of thc lttnrbcr survcy cotrrmittce that rcports cluartcrly to tltc Sccrctrtry of (lrurtrtcrcc. Yct nrill stocks rlccrc:rscrl 7(f, dllring thc <lrrartcr, so grcat rvas thc rlcnritn<l, 'I'otal lunrbcr production in 1949 rvas estimatcd by thc cornmittcc irt 3l,9ft7 million fcct, about ll/o less tharr in 1948, bccausc of a vcry low otrtput drrring the first qtlartcr. I)cspitc high production irr the fourth qttartcr, tltc comnrittce rcllorte<l, nerv orclcrs wcrc even highcr. rcaching 8,977 rrrilliotr fcet, alt<>ut 3(/o trrorc than pro<ltrction' New or<lcrs, ltorvever, fell slightly belotv shipmcnts in the period.

New Construction in Nction Beaches Midwinter Record

Washington, March 4-A rnidrvinter rccord irr constrttcti<ln activity seems assttrcd.

A lcss-than-seasonal <lecline in constrttction rvork in Februar-r' cinched it, eveu thotrgh most of March lies ahead, :r govcrnment rcport said today.

The total v:rlue of nerv construction during February u'as $l ,414,000,000, 5/o ofr from Janrrary but 2l/o above lrelrruary,1949.

( iovcrnmcnt experts said that construction in the last four trrotrths has surpassed all prcvitlus recorcls for nri<l's'intcr.

T'rivatc housirrg construction, valuecl at $(100,000,000 irr Februarl', rvas 50/c above a year ago and it accounted for morc than 55/. of. all privatc outlal's for nerv construction.

80,000 New Dwelling Units Begun in Jcrnucry

Homc building activity during January 'iv:ls at the highest le'r.el on record, as builders started 80,000 new nonfarm chvellir.rg units, according to preliminary estimates of the I-alror I)epartment's Bureau of Labor Statistics' This wzrs an increase of 1,000 units over December, and 30,00O, or (r0 per ceut, ovcr Jatruary 1949.

January also u,as the seventh consecutive month in which homc building activity shou'ed an increase over the same month of the previous )rear, as measrrred by nerv drvelling units started.

L. A. Building Permits in Februcrry

Permits for building construction in Los Angeles during the month of February totaled $15,887,203. This compares rvith a valuation ol $22,731,398 in January and of $25,286,866 in February a year ago. The February permits provided for 1482 housing units.

Commitmenb on 181000 Prcfcbricatcd

Houring Unitr lrcucd bv FHA in 1949

Conrmissioner liranklin D. Richards today annottnced that thc lic<lcral llousing Administration, during thc calcndar year 1949, isstrcd comnritntcnts to insttrc m()rtgages on approximatcly 18,000 units of prefalrricatcd housing. Thcsc comrrritmcnts, issued throughout thc Unitcd States, rcprcscnt approximately fifty per cent of all the housing tunits producc<l anrl solcl by the homc prefabrication industry during 1949. Thc comnritmcnts totallctl approximatety $lltl,fn0,(no which was, of cotlrsc, advarrccd by private lcrr<ling institutions.

'l'hcsc ligures, oblainctl in it sttrvey of all Irl-IA insuring olfices, tccorrling to Commissioner Richards, represent a srrlrst:rnti:tl ittcreasc ovcr lrrcvir)us ye:Irs ollcrations and :rrc consirlcrc<l as :tn in<licati<ln of a grorvirtg acccl)tittlcc of thc prcf:rbricittc<l t1'pc home. Whilc thc isstlancc of IrI{A corrrnritntcnts olt prcfitlrricaterl h<tmcs rvas sprclt<l ()ver pr:rctically all st:rtcs, it is intcrestirrg to note that thc big volurrre \\';rs c()r'rcctltrittc<l in thc mitlrvcstcrtr statcs rvhcre nrarry of the homc prcf:tllricatiorr plants :rre locatc<l. (lonlmissioncr Richarcts called attention to thc signifrcant fact that IrIIA normally issucs conrmitments <lu allout orre-thir<l of all ncw non-farm housing but in the casc of ;lrcfalrricatcd lromcs, the rati<l approximatcs fifty pcr cent of thc in<lustry's total pro<luction.

Cafifornia Lumber Cut in 1948

A survcy reccntly released shou's that California's lumber cut f<rr 19'1.3 rt'as 16.3 per cent over 1917. I'lstimated prrr<luctiotr for 1948 was 3,962,910,000 fcet, the highest rrn recrrr<l for California, an<l for 1947, 3,408,522,000. The survey listcrl 971 activc sarvnrills in California in 1948. The California Iiore st arrd Range Ilxperirnent Station, the \\rcstcrn Itine Association, and the \Vest Coast f,urnbermen's Association joined to compile the figures. Formerly thc figures rvere compiled by the Iixperiment Station rvith thc cooperation of the bureatt of the censlls.

I'roduction in 11)48 by species was as follorvs:

Building in Los Angeles CountY Hit High Mcrk During FebrucrrY

Builcling permits issued in February in L. A. County unincorporated territory set a new record for all months except last October. Some 4,278 permits rvere granted last month, representing $23,173,435. In October, 5,623 permits valued at $26,596,510 were issued.

WHEN YOU WANT R.ED CEDAR, SHINGLES OR SHAKES CAtt RICHMOND 5309 os we speciolize in lhese two products olong with Fir, Pine, Cbdor, Spruce ond Plywood. You will find our quototions, covering ALL forest products, to be in line with other Wholesole Lumber Distributors but we believe we offer q better SERVICE. Thot is o moller of opinion-but give us o try ond find out for yourself.

Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 \(/ill Hold

18th Annual Rcveille May 12

'I'hc ltith Annual ltevcillc, sporrsorcd by Iftro-Hoo Clulr No. 39, Oakland, rvill bc hcl<l on liriday, May 12, at Claremont, llcrkcley.

'Ihe annual golf tournamcnt rvill bc hekl at Mira Vista Golf & (iountry Club, Ilcrkclcy, on the s:rnrc <lay.

'l'onr Jitcobsen, of l'ic<lmont l.uurlrcr & Mill (1o., Oaklan<1, l:rst ycar's Club presi<lurt, rvill be gcncral chrtirman <lf comnrittecs. I-[c has appointed thc f<lllou'ing conrmittcc chairmcn: llanquct, Iir:rnk Ilrorvn ; liinancc, livcrctt Lcrvis; Golf l}rrll l logan :rnrl Ilri:rrr llrnningtott ; Iintcrtainnrent, Ilill I\lc('ublrin :rrrrl Al Kclley ; 'I'ickct Salcs, II. 'I'ruxtun Jones; I'ublicity, Lcw Godard ; Hotcl l{cservations, Clarencc I)amc; I'rogram, Rod Branson. chris Scchrist, I-top Lunrltcr & N{ill c'', Al:tme<la, is

29-Ycu Scrvicc Awud To Gcrlingcr Carricr Co.

Irr recognition of continuous service to the Anrerican people since 1921, thc Gerlinger Carrier Co. of l)allas, Oregon rcccntly received from thc Ilrand Names Foun<lation a Certificate of I'rrlrlic Servicc.

Vic O. Williams, vicellresident and general manager of the Gerlinger Carrier Co.. is shown u'ith thc Rran<l Names an<l Arvar<l Jlrcsented to him by l)onal<l R. Douglas, vicc-president of the Quaker Oats Co. and chairman of thc lloarrl of Ilranrl Names Foun<lation. Inc. Thc award rvas made at a spccial dirrr.rcr held by the ()regon advertising Club in Portland on Jarruary 31, 1950.

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Los Angelcs Hoo-Hoo Club Golf Tournament and Dinner March 24

The spring golf tournarnent of the l,os Angeles FIoo-Hoo Club will be held at the Riviera Country Club, Santa Monica, Friday afternoon, March 24.

l'rizes will include the Roy Stanton, George E. Ream and The California Lumber Merchant trophies, and awards will also be presented to the 'ivinners of the special cvents. The golfers will tee off at 11:59 a.m.

Dinner will be served in the Clubhouse at 7:09 1>.m., and President Tom Fox will preside at the business session. Door prizes rvill go to the holders of the lucky numbers.

The Glee Gates Trio, three charming vottrrg ladies, will entertair-r from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with music and songs. These young ladies have appeared before at Club meetings and rvere well received.

Ed Bauer, Harvey Koll, Orrin Wright and John Lipani are handling the arrangements of the golf tournament. A big turnout is expected and the Committee recluests that you get your reservations in early.

Johns-Mcrnville School

The third training school for Johns-Manville building and industrial produ'ct salesmen is being held at the company's training headquarters in its ner,v Research Center at Manville, N. J. Senior executives of the company are scheduled to address the trainees on such phases of the company's activities as research, finance, production and sales promotion.

Exports Fall Off During January

I'acific Northwest rvaterborne lttmber exports dropped off during the month of January, Pacific Lumber Inspectiorr figurcs shorv. January exports totaled 35,968,926 lroar<l feet, as cornpare(l rvith 39,5O5,782 the previous month. -|arruary dcrmestic shipments totaled 164,196,599 as against 218,552,172 in ])ecember.

Thc totals include shipmer.rts from ports in British Columbia, Pugct Sound, Grays-Willapa Harbor, Colurnbia l{iver and tl.re Oregon Coast. The report is compiled by the Bureau in cooperation rvith the \Vest Coast Lumberrnen's Association.

British Columbia shipped 53,831,49(r feet to U. S. ports during January.

British Columbia exports for January totaled 25,080,272. Washington-Oregon exports for the month totaled 10,888,654.

Washington-Oregon domestic shipments during January totaled 110,365,103, u'ith 64,865,269 sent from Oregon and the balance from Washington.

Brickmcson Apprentice Competition

The second annual Brickmason Apprentice National Competition, sponsored by the Bricklayers, Masons and Irlasterers' International Union, rvill be held this year in I'hiladelphia, Pa., it lr'as announced by Harry C. Bates, president of the lJnion. About 7,000 young bricklayer apprentices, most of them veterans, are eligible for the cash prizes to be arvarded. The national finals competition will be held during the A F of L's Union Label Trades Exposition at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, l\{ay 6 to 13. Entries close on April 5. 1950.