Forest Products Research Society Will Hold Northern California Section Spring Meeting

l\l EMBERS of the Northern California Section of the lVl f'61s51 Products Research Society will gather for their annual spring meeting at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, April 20-21

The meeting comes as a finale to a highly successful and active year under section chairman Victor Clausen, Simpson Lumber Company; vice chairman Vic Roth, Triangle Lumber Company; and secretary-treasurer Rod Black, Union Lumber Company.

Chairman of Thursday morning's opening Technical Session will be Phillip T. Farnsworth, exEcutive vice president,_ CRA. Speakers include Eliot H. Jenkins, presi- dent WCLA and chairman of the National Wood pfomotion Committee-"\Mood Merchandising and Promotion"; and Leslie Harter, State Division of Architects-'.Wood Today in State Construction." The NLMA film, ,.Comparative Fire Tests on Wood and Steel Roof Framing," will be presented by Nicholas V. Poletika, vice presidenl- research, Union Lumber Company.

Dr. Fred Dickinson, director of U.C.F.P.L., will chair Thursday afternoon's session which will include talks by Victor Clausen, chief of technical service of Simpson Timber-"Factory Coating Lumber Products"; William Van Beckum, vice president research and development, and Lawrence H. Price, production engineer, research and development, The Pacific Lumber Company-"Direct Mill Promotion and Merchandising to Customer"; and Arthur -L"b"y and_ Paul Fossum, Weyerhaeuser Company-('Mar- keting of Glued-up Lumber."

Following a business meeting, the social hour will begin at 5 :30 p.m., dinner 1t 6:30 p.m. at the Claremont, presided over. .by Rayrnond ^Berry, Scott Lumber Company, and president of F.P.R.S.

Harvey S.mith, Pacifrc S.W. Forest and Range Experi- mental Station, is chairman of Friday morning'JTechnical Session. He will introduce speakers Vernon-C. Gardner, v_ic.e_president _General Box Distribuf6l5-"p1per Overlay" ; William R. Works of Crown Zellerback-npaper patkaging"; and Byron Oberg, Douglas Fir Plywood Associa- tion-" Plywood Components-Plomotion."

The afternoon session will include a tour of the prefjrb_ricate-d home .plant, National llomes Corporation- of California, located at Newark.

How to Choose the Insides of q House

Tips for home owners on how to add a distinctive decor to their homes while getting the most for their money are provided in three colorful brochures just published by the National Lumber Manufacturerj Asiociation. Washington, D.C.

. Colorfully illustrated, the brochures are part of a series describing the best uses for wood in various parts of the home.

The new publications tell why wood is best for cabinetwork a-nd built-ins, doors, and windows. Previous guides covered flooring, siding, paneling, and'framing and sheath- ing. Each booklet is written by experts, in language the layman can easily understand. -