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R.EVISED TIMBER STANDARDS AVAILABLE FROM AITC

Two standards for the construction an<l structural engineering industries have been revised by the staff and standards comnittee of the American Institute of Timber Construction. AITC-Sa 11.06, Selection of Adhesives and Section 90O, Guide Specifications for Structural Timber are the standards recently levised. They have been added to "Timber Construction Standards" published by AITC. Single copies are available without charge. Bulk quantities of either one rnany be obtained at $4.00 per hundred. Write American Institute of Timber Construction, 1757 K Street NW, Washington 6. D.C.

NEW FINISH PR'O,VIDES DRIFTWOOD EFFECTS

A new water lepellent IinishGray P. A. R.-by Protection Products Mfg. Co. of Kalamazoo, Michigan, is now available from all branches, including Burbank, California. Gtay P. A. R. has been added to the line to satisfy the wide and intensive demand for various driftwood effects, primarily on wood siding, fences, 1og cabins, interior paneling, etc. Consumers, dealers, jobbers and architects will find the four-page color brochure containing ten wood-veneel chips helpful in visualizing just what a P. A. R. finish looks like on wood. To help dealers merchandise these products, a unique counter card, showing the water-r'epellent effect of P. A .R., is available.

A str'{king new decorative surfacing plastic, featuring multi-color, ribbon-like stripes, has been unveiled by General Electric as part of a complete 1960 line of Textolite Mist patterns. Called Ruban Mist (Old French for ribbon), the new pattern was created with informal, random stripes of soft misty yellow, cocoa, white, pum,pkin, and turquoise for either residential, commercial or institutional decors.

Introduced simultaneously were Green, White and Yellow Mist-three new patterns to round out the Textolite Mist line of Beige, Gray and Cocoa initiated in 1959. These designs, which have a subdued mottled pattern, can be used to create solid effects, yet don't show wear or dirt as readily as do their solidcolored counterparts. New Ruban, echoing several of the Mist colors in its rainbow-like pattern, was designed to serve as an accent for any of the six colors in the line. All Mist patterns are offerecl in stanclard sheet widths rarrging from ?8 to 48 inches and lengths from 60 to 120 inches in both general purpose and post forming varieties.

Display Panel Included With Hardware Assortment

Wood Conversion Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, has a new spinner display to show its entire line of Nu-Wood ceiling tiles. By rotating the sturdy gold-enameled rnetal frame, each of the 72 tiles can be swung into view. This display is adaptable citlrcr to wall ol counter mounting.

A new assortment of McKinney gate hardware, especially selected to meet stocking requirements of hardware and building sup- ply dealers, called "Gate Hardware Assortment No. 15," includes a variety of McKinney's most popular gate hardware items which have a total retail sales valte of $,10.06. This assortment, plus a three-way permanent gate hardware display panel, is now being offerecl for a limited time to dealers for $24.00. Gate Hardware Assortment No. 15, plus the display pandl, can be ordered from your local hardware jobber or by writing to .McKinney Manufacturing Company, l7l5 Liverpool Street, Pittsburgh 33, P;.

From a column in The Los Angeles Times come the following interesting quotations:

"The good old days are the ones we are living ns1p."Sam Rayburn.

"IJlcers are not caused by what you eat, but by what's eating you."-Dr. Frank Borrelli.

"Man is the only animal that blushes-or needs fs."Mark Twain.

"Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing."-Ira Cook.

G. K. Chesterton wrote: "Faith is believing what is incredible, or it is no virtue at alL Hope is hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all. Charity is pardoning what is unpardonable, or it is no virtue at all."

And in the writings of a retired newspaperman of Los Angeles named Lee Shippey appears this wonderful paragraph:

"It is only through our appreciations that we live. Without them we would be mere clods, even if wealthy and powerful clods. The man whq can appreciate kindness, generosity, courage, faith and bquty-is very rich."

A group of men were discussing with considerable animation the value of higher education. One of them told about a young man who quit school at the end of his high school days and said he did so to enable himself to go into business and supply jobs for various schoolday friends who had gone to college.

One skillful critic of higher education contended that many years in school take certain ingredients out of a man that can never be replaced. He reminded his listeners of the fact that the two greatest writers in human history, Shakespeare-the king of male writers, and "George Eliot"-queen of female scribes, set fire to the literary world without benefit of higher education. He also mentioned Benjamin

BY JACK DIONNE

Franklin and Thomas Edison as two American giants who never went to college.

The United Nations J", iorrriu and chartered in San Francisco. It is very interesting to note what goes on in the world today, in light of the words of that charter signed by all enrolling members at that time. Here is one paragraph:

" to re-affirm faith in fundamental human rights in the equal rights of men and women, of nations large and small. To develop friendly relations among nations, based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of people. To refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state . " ***

Said George 'Westr Bishop of Rangoon: "You don't have to be educated to be honest; you don't have to be literate to be inspired; you don't have to be academic to be guided by God. In utter simplicity it is possible to be loving and useful." ***

A man's greatness is measured by his kindness, his education and intellect by his modesty; his ignorance is betrayed by his suspicions and his 'prejudices; and his real calibre is measured by the consideration and tolerance he has for others.

Read an epitaph or " ,rl"r Jno l.u just passed away. He must have b'een a great man in his way for it said of him:

"He helped people above him and below him. He reached out for better ideas and made use of them. He read and studied. He achieved popularity by being thoughtful and considerate. His associates liked to have him around. He made them feel better. lle was a man of good will." ***

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