Standardization Debate Rages On

Here ore lhe fallows, seen top left, oll leoders in lheir respective industries, who pul in necrly two hours discussing the Simplificotion Progrum, its pros ond cons, with c big tumout of Club 9 mernbers: Bud Hubbord, Hubbqrd t Johnson Lumber Go., Robert Stermitz, sclesmonoger of Intcnnounlqin Lumber Compony; wholesaler Knute Weidmon, moderolor; Leo Hulett, solesmonoger of Willits Redwood Products Compony; ond Henrik Bull, AlA, o notionolly known orchitecl dnd d friend of wood. Top, middle: Some serious lhought reflected here by Beqver Lum,ber's Ghuck Willioms, John Lowe of Colpoc, Hobb Wqll's Bill Johnson, Fronk Brush of E. 5. Brush E Sons, Bill Cqrler of Higgins, ond J. J. Moore's Uoyd Hickok. fop right: John Fies of N[MA, Fred Windeler of Geo. Windeler Co., ond deolers Morio Tollini ond Bob Gqllo of Beronio Lumber Compony. Lower left ore Southlqnd visitor Corl Goviorlo, Luigi Godord, Moce Tobin lformer presidenr of N-AWlAl ond Dyken Lumber's Lorry Owen. Cenler: Deolers Fronk Frqtessor Wilbur Croig ond Jim Peggs. Rofondo Lumber Co., ond Arl Woll, Lower righf: Glenn Burke of Americon Foctors. TPL's Horry Hood, ond lke Tafroni, heod of Horbor Lumber Co.

Preceding the WPA Spring meeting and N-AV/LA meetings in San Francisco, S. F. Hoo-Hoo Club 9 staged one of its most outstanding meetings in recent years.

The "All-Industry Meeting on Grade Standardization" was held at the Leopard Ca{e, Tuesday, February 26.

Grade Simplification and Standardiza' tion is important to every manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer in the lumber industry. The pending Simplification Program is being watched with interest by architects, builders and others who use wood in construction.

In an effort to get down to the hard facts of the proposed Simplification Program, San Francisco Hoo-Hoo CIub 9 obtained a well-qualified panel of three, industry leaders and a well known architect. Questions regarding the new program were directed to the panelists from the floor and nearly everyone of the 50 lumbermen present participated in the informative, and sometimes fiery discussion.

The program was gaveled by wholesaler Knute W'eidman and featured the follow- ing well-qualified speakers :

Rob,ert Stermitz, salesmanager of Intermountain Lumber Company, a member of the NLMA Subcommittee on Grade Simplification and Standardization, and chairman of the Western Pine Association Grading Committee; Leo Hulett, salesmanager of Willits Redwood Products Co., and a member of the California Redwood Association Promotion Committee; Henrik Bull, AIA, a nationally known architect famous for his use of wood in residential construction, particularly his mountain cabins in the Squaw Valley area; and Bud Hubbbard, head of Hubbard & Johnson Lumber Co. of Redwood City and one of the leaders of the Chaos Committee.

The San Francisco meeting followed close on the heels of a similar meeting held by Santa Clara Valley Hoo-Hoo Club 170 in Mountain View on February 7. The tenor of the two meetings was much the same.

Most everybody present at the San Francisco m,eeting agreed that standardization and simplification of lumber grading is important, even vital, if the industry is to keep pace with the construction industry of the future. Again, it was the question of the methods being employed to achieve this

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