South ernCalifornia Door Institute New Organization

Latest build.ing material association to be organized in South. ern California is the Southern California Door Institute, with headquarters in I-os Angeles. Jack Carlow, of Carlow Company, 738 East 5fth Street, is President.

The Institute is made up of following concerns who manufacture Pine and slab hardwood doors in this area: Artesia Door Company, Bel-Air Door Company, Carlow Company, Davies Door Company, Fidler's Manufacturing Company, Perry Door Company, Ostling Manufacturing Company, City Plywood Company, and Regal Door Company.

Attends Filth Annucri Meetingr ol Western Kiln Clubs

Bob Inglis, President of the Southern California J-umber Seasoning Association, attended the fifth annual meeting of the Western Kiln Clubs held in Boise, Idaho, May 15 and 16 with headquarters at the Owyhee Hotel. He addressed the conclave Friday afternoon on the first day of the meeting May 15 on the subject of "Drying Operations in Southern California by Southern California Lumber Seasoning Association." He also entertained the group with movies of the Kiln operations featuring five Los Angeles companies-Associated Molding Co., E. J. Stanton & Son, Wall Dry Kiln Co., Coast Dry Kiln Co., and Precision Dry Kiln Co.

The chief aim of the new organization is the establishment and guarantee of commercial standards applicable to their products. It has issued and is publicizing a standard door guarantee under which its members will make and sell their doors. Mr. Carlow says: "These rnanufacturers in addition have inserted some changes in the various commercial standards applicable to their products which provide for better quality than actually is found in the commercial standards involved. These manufacturers witl also begin grademarking their products before the beginning of the third quarter of this year."

The film covered the technical problems of Kiln Drying in the Southern California area as compared with the features of drying one species of lumber in plants in the northern territory. "All species of lumber are handled in the Southern Cdifornia plants to meet the steadily increasing demands of the building trade, cabinet shops, planing mills and allied wood-working industry and the operators in this part of the country face prob' lems that are not prevalent elsewhere," said Mr. Inglis. Kilns in Southern California are gearqd to handle fast drying of dl species of both hardwoods and softwmds, he continued.

The membership of Western Kiln Clubs includes all companies in the I-os Angeles area and the meeting in Boise was a joint gathering of the seven western kiln dtJntg associations, according to Mr. Inglis.