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E. L. "Bud" Reitz, of the E. L. Reitz Lumber Co. and Mrs. Reitz recently returned from a trip to Honolulu. "Bud" said they had a most enjoyable time and that he didn't see a chisel all the time he was over there.

Jack Dempsey of the Dempsey Lumber Co., Tacoma, is spending his vacation in southern California.

P.M. "Pete" Cowbrough, sales manager, Meadow Valley Lumber Co., Spanish Ranch, Plumas County has returned to the mill from a business trip to San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Dee Essley, Elliot Bay Sales Co., Los Angeles, is back at work after a bout of the flu.

P. J. Van Oorosting was recently made sales manager of E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles. He has been with the firm in various capacities for' 15 years.

Jones Hardwood Company recently moved to a nes' location with new and larger quarters at 1401 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, new telephone number is VAlencia 4200.

Frank D. Butler, sales manager of the Thompson Lumber & Piling Co., Portland, was recently in San Francisco on a business and pleasure trip. He \l'as accompanied by Mrs. Butler'.

Hobbs Wall & Co. resumed onerations of their mill at Crescent City, March l, after being shut down for some time, according to Lew Goddard, sales manager.

F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno, attended the annual convention of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Assn. held at the Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Wash., February 17 to 19.

Simpson Announces Plywood Cotolog

An attractive six-page, full-color catalog on plywood is now available from Simpson Timber Company.

The catalog contains pictures and detailed information on various Simpson plywood sidings, sheathing and paneling.

Free copies may be obtained by wliting Simpson Timber Company, 2043 Washington Building, Seattle 1, Washington.

The Pacific Lumber Company is now marketing a new mill-manufactured California redwood fascia board with the back double-plowed to receive plywood soffits. One fascia plow is adapted to fit t/+" plywood, the other, S/*". Job costs are reduced with the new fascia board, since time and cost of installing soffit molding are completely eliminated. The new fascia board can be ordered paint-primed to reduce on- the-job costs even further, plus assuring superior paint performance. It's also available with factory 'oClear-Seal" for natural finishes.

To save on application costs and help eliminate waste, the new Palco fascia board is available in long lengths or specified lengths if desired. Long lengths are achieved with the Palco-Loc process of finger jointing and electronic gluing to achieve permanently strong, longer fascia boards.

AII of the new double-plowed fascia boards are kiln dried Palco Architectural Quality California redwood. The glue line is waterproof exterior type urea-melamine glue, approved for F.H.A. standards. No edge-glued pieces are used in the fascia board. Available in lengths tp to 24' (paint-primed stock is 20' maximum).

Thicknesses are L".11/4't or 2".

Descriptive material is available by writing The Pacific Lumber Company, 100 Bush Street, San Francisco, California.

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Cross grain 8x4'foot fir plywood, normally in short supply, has been made a standard production item by Georgia.Pacific Corp. Also called "cross face" and "platform stock," the panels have the grain running crosswise rather than the normal

Iengthwise in face and back veneers, plus alternate core veneers where applicable.

Regular production is Bx4-foot unsanded CD sheathing grade and CD with exterior glue in 3/s and, r/r-inch thicknesses. Other sizes and thicknesses are on a special order basis, the company said. The special panels are priced slightly above standard 4x8 sheathing.

Cross grain panel demand is largely for special roof sheathing, o{ten on architects' specifications, and for hardwood veneer overlays, it was indicated.

Crestridge Lumber, Inc., a San Francisco wholesale concern, moved its offices to 20283 Argonaut Drive. Saratoga, California, the first of last month. The new number to call is 867-0525. Established the first of the year as a general wholesale lumber operation, the firm is headed by well-known northern California lumberman. Brice Stokes.

Williamette Valley Co., Eugene, Ore., wholesale building materials firm, has acquired Pacific Builders Supply Co. of Portland, Ore.