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3830 E. Foothill Blvd. . Pasadena 8, Calif. . RYan 1-5185 of the mean devil with the silk hat, coaly mustache and riding crop. The luckless hero was tied to the cull on the carriage. The log rolled uneasily. The sarv continued to whirl, even if but moderately fast, and the log moved creepily in the general direction of the sarv. The silk-hatted desperado made one more shrewd-seeming adjustment to a wheel attached to the log-something new in the sawmill line-and laughed a sneering laugh at his brave but helpless victim. "Die like the dog that you are, you-" he began. And then, gentle and kind, but loud and penetrating, a slightly alcoholic voice rose from the audience:

"Set over your blocks, stranger ! You set over your blocks or you won't get NO CLEARS outa that log !"

This technical, professional and brotherly admonition brought down the house. The Marquam Grand was all but shaken into collapse by the stomps, cheers, yells and catcalls. The manager of the "Blue Jeans" company lost little time in bringing down the curtain on the greatest sawmill drama ever staged.

It goes without saying that "Blue Jeans" was never staged again in Portland, Oregon, the old sawmill torvn.

lncreqse in Frome Consfrucfion

A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics survey shows singlefamily homes of wood frame construction increased 20/o in 1955's first quarter compared with 1954. The average U. S. home, the industry estimates, contains from 1,000 to 2,00O pieces of lumber.

New 1956 Lu-Re-Co Home Designs

Three nen' hclmes have been designed for thc Lumber I)ealers ltesearcl.r Council by nationally knou,n Architects I-. Morgan Yost, George Fred Keck ancl Rertram Weber of Chicago. In engaging these three arctritects to rlesign the 19.5(j Lu-Re-Co homes, it u.as felt by the I-I)I{C that a step \\'as being macle in the forrvard directiorr that vuould actually act as demonstrations for other architects in thc small-house field and encourage them to design homes using the Lu-Re-Co modular principles a-nd adapt these principles to designs that are receiving the greatest atnount of acceptance in their particular locality.

Also, by adding these three new designs, the 950 franchised Lu-Re-Co lumber dealers of the nation will be able to offer a wider selection of homes to their customers.

All three homes u'ere designed 'rvith the family in mind so th:rt livability is one of the keynotes follo.rved throughout. Space utilization is another, and more livable space for the mollev rvhich the consuming public is demanding today. All homes can be built with orrvithout basements.

These plans are available from the Lumber Dealers Research Council's distributor: National I'lan Service, Inc.

THE YOST HOUSE {w-P-t6t

the galley kitchen. makes both of these rooms multi-purpose. For formal dining tl-re living room rvould become a living-dining area. For the familv, the dining facilities could be utilized in the family room. Both areas features large glass areas that open up on terraces to create a nr()re spaciorls livable feeling n'ithin the house. Outside storage is 1>rovided at the end of the carport n'hich also:rcts as ir priv:rcy screen for the area opening off of the familv room.

Note the comyractness of this plan and the space utilization in the bedroon'r section of tl.re house. Hall sllace is held to a minimum. The house features tn,o frrll ltaths u'ith anrl>le closet space to serve the ltedrooms.

One other feature that is outstancling and designed into the house by Mr. Yost is the openness betn'een the living room ancl the family room. u'hich, in essence, u'ith the location of

About the Architects:

L. Nftrrgan Yost, partuer. Yost & Taylor, Architects and Engineers. N{r. Yost is a member of the Americ:rn Ir-rstitrlte of Architects ancl rvas elevated to Fellon.ship in 1952 in recognition of excellence in architectrlra.l design. N[r. Yost is presently serving as chairman of the National A.i.A. Comnrittee on the Home Building Inclustry, irnd or1 the Industry Advisory committee of thc Federal l{ousing Administration. N1any large orgar-rizatior-rs such :rs Cr:rnc, Bendix, U. S. Gypsum and \\'est Coast l-umbermen's Association retain the firm of Yost & Taylor :rs consultants for development and research rr'ork in the hor.r.rc building field.

Stcrrt on New Ambrose Yqrd

Santa Barbara.-Work is underway on Fairvier'v avenue in Goleta on the new lumberyard, building supplies and hardware store for Ambrose Mill and Lumber C<t. The site is next to the S. P. right-of-way, around the corner from the present Ambrose yard on Hollister avenue. R. T. Ambrose, president, said the nerv facilities rvill provide a modern retail outlet for the growth of the Goleta area in its 200foot frontage in a 36x80 building u'ith ample parking. A full-scale planing mill is planned later.

Ambrose also operates a yard in Buellton plus the n-rain vard and offices here. Operations n'ill cor-rtinue at the present Goleta location, rvhich lr'as sold to Earl Hayr,vard for $45,000 ancl then leased back for a year, until the ue'n' sitc is completed.

SCRTA Welcomes New Members

The Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. has recently enrolled several new active and associate members. Orrie W. Hamilton has enrolled the National Lumber Co., National 'City-George V. Johnson, president, as an active. C. Dungan Gibson has enrollecl Arrowhead Lumber Co., San BernardinoGeorge W. Gibson, president, as an associate member. Also as an associate member, Orrie Hamilton has enrolled the Robert H. Braun Co., Los Angeles-Robert H. Braun, president. As tlvo more associate members, SCRLA President Wayne F. Mullin enrolled Brown Timber Co., Beverly Hills-Clay Brown, president; and Orrie Hamilton enrolled National Paint ct Varnish Co., Los Angeles-Melvin Spellens, general manager.