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SCLSA Hecrrs Willord Prott

A meeting of the Southern California Lumber Seasoning Assn. was called to order April 4 by President Herb Geisenheyner atB:20 p.m. after a delicious steak dinner at Curries Santa Fe. He introduced the speaker of the evening, Willard E. Pratt of the California Redwood Association.

Mr. Pratt spoke about the need for quality kiln drying, showing as examples the ,concerns who are now, during slack times, experiencing "business as usual or better."

He graphically showed what happens to a piece of shim stick that is kiln dried and milled but was not conditioned. He brought out the fact that the shell is in compression and the core is in tension; that, during milling when more is taken ofi one face than the other, the result is a cupped board.

Pratt showed where the California Redwood Association is concentrating a lot of their promotion work. There is a great need for promotion work when you consider that in brick sided residences they are experiencing each year a 4/o to 5/o increase,'he said. A great deal of the promotion work is being done at the architect level, also through advertisements, pictures, etc.

After Bill Pratt's talk there was a fine discussion with questions and answers, and the SCLSA appreciated his coming down and giving this splendid talk.

The May meeting will be held in Eugene, Oregon, for the West Coast Dry Kiln Conference May 15-16-17 at the Eugene Hotel; next Association meeting will be June 6th.

Those who attended April 4 were Jack Johnson, Cort Mason, Downey Kiln Dry and Milling Co.; Frank Keuski,

Associated Molding Co.; Earl Simon, Simmons Mill & Lumber Co.; Arthur Furcron, J. L. Moody, Consolidated Lumber Co.; Bob Goetze, Ray H. Benson, Western Mill & LumbelCo.; Louis Kunert, Tropical & Western Lumber Co.; L. G. Wilford, Coast Kiln Co.; R. G. Swift, Island Timber Co.; Harland Walters, Penberthy Lumber Co. ; Rex Wall, Wall Dry Kiln Co.; Harold R. Cole, Bohnhoff Lumber Co. ; John Kurzhals, Sun Lumber Co.; Bob Inglis, Associated Molding Co.

Weslern Pine lssues Grcding Rule Supplements Effective Moy I

Portland-The Western Pine Association has announced the publication of supplements No. 2 and 3 to the 1956 association grading rules, effective on May l,1957.

Supplement No. 2 clarifies reinspection provisions of the association grading rules, adds a new grade called "pitch select," provides alternate rules for grading Hemlock and/or Larch, and makes changes in optional moisture content standards. Supplement No. 3 revises stress grades for Douglas Fir and Larch, making five standard stress grades now available instead of the previous three. This enables mills manufacturing these species to furnish products for the increasing demand for structural materials to be used where stress ratings are required.

The supplements may be obtained free of charge by writing the Western Pine Association, 510 Yeon Building, Portland 4, Oregon.

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