The California Lumber Merchant - June 1958

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THE RICHEST, MOST EXCITING DECORATIVE WAIL PANET ON THE BUILDING HORIZON TODAY!

Here's the woll ponel to chollenge ond delight orchitects, designers ond do-it-yorry5slf fqn5-eosy to opply-eosy to finish.

Etch-Ply's exclusive potented mochine brushing technique resulfs in o wormly dromolic textured groin efiecl-the horder wood groin of the foce is highlighted in sculptured nqturol beouty os o result of the softer foce wood hoving been "swept owoy" cleonly ond t thoroughly.

Elch-Ply is qvoilqble in Interior or Exterior type-unfinished or prefinished. Comes in 4'x8' size, 5/16" or 3/8" ihickness. Somples ond lilerolure ore yours on request.

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Canadian Spruee by the Van Load!

\Z OU ARE LOOKING at ahother \Winton I extra senice Canadian Engelmann Spruce shipped by the van load d.irect from our mill in British Columbia ! Now lumber retailers can order mixed vans of Spruce at competitiue prices!

Winton can supply kiln - dried Engelmann Spruce in SELECTS . ., COIvlIvION,, DECK'/NG and END - CAPPED PANELING. Coupled with carload shipments from Washing-

ton and Idaho mills, Winton gives you a /nos, depend.able source for Engelmann Spruce!

In addition to Spruce from British Columbia, rVinton also ships the following, direct from mill to !ou: KILN-DRIED and GREEN INLAND RED CEDAR.. KILN-DRIED MOUNTAIN HEMLOCK and KILN - DRIED FIR & LARCH.

Give your friendly lVintonman a call today for full particulars on Engelmann Spruce and \fin. ton's many other species.

The A-LMA-NAC of Northern Deqlers IIRLD{ Spring Meeting Finds Decrlers Optimistic .. .. Home-Building Colled Woy Out of Slump

l_lywood 'Super Siding' Oflers Building Economies

Hog-Hoo-Ette Activities ..: .. .

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Personqls ....22, New Product Profits ..

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Our New Phone Number: MAdison 2-4565

Effective June 15, 1958, the old four-unit VAndike 4565 telephone number of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT goes the way of the orange groves and the gnarled shade trees. On and after thai date. we'll gladly accept your Southern California News items and your Advertising insertion orders at the publication office just as courteously at our new telephone prefix and numerals: MAdison 2-4565.

14, "A Much-Wcmted Mon"-An Editoriol Survey Shows Wood Industry Hordest Hit . .. New Building Developments . ZO, St, 62, Rcil Freight-rqte Cuts Suspended Son Diego Lumbermen Form Plywood Division poeciol Hoo-Hoo Activities .. . 40, Building Mtls. Distribs. Ask Mqnufqcturers for 'Policv' Deqlers Heor Progress in Unitized Looding Lumber Corgoes Arrive Agoin ct Port oiOoklqnd

Ht]W LUMBER LI]BI{S

The green Douglas Fir rail-shipment market settled back somewhat but cargo shipments rema,ined strong and Hemlock cargo lum- ber stiffened, report€d Crow's Lumber Market News Service for the period ending May 23. Fir studs retreated a bit in price but Utility and Economy Dimension held ,their strong price ievel and mills had good order files. Dry Hemlock and White Fir moved easily in transit cars. No. 3 Ponderosa Pine l2-inch boards weakened and No. 2 were slowing down but all widths of No. 4 boards were strong. Prices firmed tp on fu-inch and fu-inch plywood panels and sheathing exhibited strength but sanded plywood was still a sales problem,

BUENA PARK LUTvIBER CO. Dmlen Bud Nelron (leftl od Brorher Jim Nelson (rightl t@( yit tgqte ret(il we,on q 165 (repeoi Sixty-five) cookie ior disployed by Mi. Jmer J. En.ight, mooger of the retoil yord'r new Gift Centtr .eported-on-pqge't6.

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During the month of May, the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California was pleased to welcome the following firms into Associate membership: .Paramino Lumber Company, San Francisco, Frank Paramino, president, and West Coast Timber Products, San Francisco, Hugh Pessner, owner. * >k *

H-E-A-R and there-

Foster Lumber of Vallejo has opened an attractive new yard in Fairfield. Erecting a yard from the "bottom-up" is iather a novelty these days, but certainly well warranted in many areas when one considers prime location values against remodeling costs in "hard-to-get-to" locations Will Baptist is the new owner of Woodlake Lumber in North Sacramento (formerly Scott Lumber). Many changes have been made by this new lumberman, and in a short time Woodlake will be a first-class retail yard with all the fixings. We join the Sacramento dealers in wishing the firm much success . Carl Dietz has purchased the Longfellow Lumber Company in Chico. It is inevitable that change begets change, and many can be expected by this enterprising dealer . A welcome addition to the growing_rants of remodeled stores is Kingsburg Lumber, where Dealer Carl Ny.strom has done a very l-randsome job Bob P"L".: son of Central Valley Lumber in St. Helena had over 700 people visit the yard during his recent boat-promotion open house. More merchandising innovations can be expected from this consumer-conscious lumberman in an area where many said "it could not be deng"-5tt66ess parallels flexibility . . . A. B. Wilson of the Frank G. Noyes Company, Napa, is enjoying a well-earned interlude in Europe . . The Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club initiated some 16 Kittens at their May 2nd Concat and members turned out in force from near and far to participate in the festivities which the kittens will long remember And speaking of Hoo-Hoo activities, San Joaquin Club 31 had an informative sports evening }fay 9.

FRESNO MEETING

The Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California will sponsor a meeting in Fresno, at the Hacienda Motel, on Tuesday, June 17, at 8:00 p.m. to review with

dealers, lenders and contractors the activities of the Home Improvement Council. Dealers will learn of effective ways in which they can tie in with the national program of the Council at the local level to gain a larger share of the very promising and growing market for home improvementswhich last year nationally exceeded $14,000,000,000. Dealers from Merced, Hanford, Visalia and intermediate points are also invited to attend.

BETTER LIVING EXPOSITION

Home Lumber Company of Yuba City, and Speckert Lumber Cpmpany of Marysville joined with 33 local allied merchants to present the second annual Yuba-Sutter County Better Living Exposition, May lst-3rd. Response? From a marketing population of approximately 25,000, more than 6,000 people visitgd the Exposition, which, in any man's language, is a "whale of a lot people"-and interest.

The goal of the Exposition was to dramatically acquaint local residents with merchandise offered by Yuba City and Marysville merchants-and certainly there was a wide assortment of merchandise to inspect: boats, refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.-and in 'a very prominent position adjacent to one anotherrvere the displays of the two participating retail lumber dealers.

Loyal Tipton, managing partner of Home Lumber, displayed a Bilt-Well kitchen, while Dealer Armin Speckert exhibited a variety of merchandise with emphasis on Stanley tools, Consoweld items and Wright air coolers. All sources cooperated with the dealers in setting-up the displays, which were manned by source representatives. Certainly the very attractive dealer displays caught a considerable amount of the visitors' attention.

The Exposition was under the active manag'ement of personnel of the local televsion station, in conjunction with area associations. The bootl-r rental fee included nine one-minute TV announcements which the dealers divided u'ith participating sources, who in turn contributed to the cost of the program as part of their cooperative advertising program. Additionally, of course, all participating merchants supported the Exposition through their regular advertising. As an added attraction, prizes were awarded each evening, including a major appliance, which totaled more than $2,400 in retail value.

Do Expositions such as this pay? If one were to assume that /s of the 6,000 visitors to the Exposition were either'non-purchasers or members of the same family, identification with the remaining 2,000 would have cost the dealer approximately 3c each-certainly a modest sum when one considers direct Exposition sales and public relations value which will result in future sales.

Dealers Tipton and Speckert are both pleased with the results of the Exposition.

left ond Center views show o hqndsome instollction of Bilr-Well Kitchen Cobinets by rhe Home Lumber Compony of Yubq City, on item being pushad fo retoil lumbar' yords by t, J. Corr & Co. for greoter lumberyord profits, Right scene shows the power tool disploy prornoted by rhe Speckeil Lumber Co. of Moryrville

3 NEW WOOD PANETINGS STYTED FOR 'YIODERN HOMES

O Wood paneling is more popular than ever with consumers these days. These three panelings from Weyerhaeuser will help meet this demand. Each style is carefully manufactured, designed for customer appeal, and packaged for added dealer profits.

All three panelings come in special carrons which protect the wood from dust, dirt, and damage. Packages are easy to handle, easy to store, easy to inventory. Customers appreciate the way these panelings arrive on the job with their natural beauty unmarred, all ready for quick installation.

Investigate Loc-Wall, Gruve-Ply, Nu-WaIl, and the other fine Weyerhaeuser wood panelings. For full details, consult your nearest Weyerhaeuser 4-Square Sales Representative.

LOC-WA!f 3 taono wnir. Pine ond Intond Red Cedor in Formol ond Trqdilionol styling; Lorch in Formol styling. Plywood Ponels look like individuql boords of rondom lengths ond widths, edge ond end-Vee'd,Also produced with GruvePIy pottern. Interlocking furring sfrips ore olreody sttoched.

GRUVE-PLY: taono While pine or Knotty Cedor plywood produced wilh surfoces corefully sliced like the mosl expensive imported woods. Looks like individuol boords side by side. Goes up quickly, economicolly. Pre-grooved edges give uniform ioinfs. eliminote need for mouldings.

NU-WAlL3 Pond..oro Pine ponelins with rondom Vee horizonfol end-motching. Kiln-dried ond pockoged to specified 7' or 8' lengths. Comes in lhree distinctive stylingsr Formol (cleor), Troditionql (smoll to medium knots) or Contemporory (medium fo lorge knols).

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'shared by industry and government housing leaders, members of the Board of Directors of the National Retail Lum-

ber Dealers Association held their Spring meeting in Wash-

ington, D. C., early in May.

President J. C. O'Malley reported that he had found no

All R.etcilers Toke Note!

'The following itern is relayed to The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT by Andy. Donovan, who heard it told by Dealer Hal Brown of the Woodhead Lumber Co. and president of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn.:

A bov about nine vears old came into the store to buy a sirew-eye. The'price would be about four for 5c.

"IIow many do you want?" asked the clerk.

"I only need one," the boy replied. "How much will that be?"

"Not anything, I guess," the clerk smiled.

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Pointing out that for the last 15 years, production and ' financing had been predominant in the business picture, ' Mr. O'Malley emphasized that merchandising now has come to the forefront and that merchandising quality . at a profit is a must for dealers in the months ahead.

' Evidence of the new importance being attached to mer-chandising is shown by the lumber manufacturers' plan for

"Thanks very much,'i said the boy. "I hope you stay in business !"

said the results to date had been most gratifying.

Senator Barry Ggldwater of Arizona, a close friend and. fellow towrtsman of President O'Malley, deplored the fact that Congress rapidly is coming under the domination of union labor leaders and expressed the fear that Congress would be content with passing a weak labor bill so as to avoid any offense to labor and yet have something to wave before the public in an election year.

He told dealers that, if their country means something to them, they should get out and work actively for good government, even if it meant getting into politics.

NRLDA's Legislative Counsel John H. Else reviewed legislation now pending in Congress that would have an impact on the retail lumber business. He stated that the only additional major housing legislation necessary at this time is an increase in insurance authorization for existing FHA prbgrams, although he said strong efforts would probably be made in behalf of proposals for middle income housing, more public housing, and more direct lending,

Stuart S. Caves, Jr., chairman of the Committee on Materials Handling, said that increased interest among lumber manufacturers has given new impetus to the test car load-

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a $1,250,000 promotional program, IVIr. O'Malley said, ancl he characteti2ed that development as "most encouraging."

'He said it had been a grCat privilege to meet so many hard-working, able, and sincere lumber dealers in his travels and reported that the industry is showing steady progress qn every major front.

H. R. Northup, NRLDA's executive vice-president, reviewed a survey in which the association's directors and other key dealers said that the most important services the organization can render its members are: keeping them closely informed on federal legislation and regulations ; expediting mortgage. funds'for smaller communities and speeding up the processing of mortgage loan applications; helping on such problems as merchandising, personnel training, and business practices; developing new methods of cost reduction and improving construction statistics, and in, creasing association membership so as to strengthen the i overall standing of the industry.

Norman P. Mason, commissioner of the Federal Housing ,Administration and past president of NRLDA, said that the recession seemed to have bypassed the housing industry and that applications for FHA insured loans in March and April had shown a marked upturn.

C.B. Sweet, deputy commissioner of FHA and also a past president of the dealers, described the rapid expansion o{ -the new Certified Agency Program set up to expedite and simplify the processes of securing FHA loan insurance and

ing program involving shipments of unitized lumber. He refoited' that 560 retiil dealers, 101 mills and 90 wholesalers already are participating, that reports on 220 test cars have been received, and that at least 1000 test cars have been shipped.

It already is apparent, he said, that the benefits of this and similar programs being conducted in the association's materials-handling program will come up to all expectations and will be of even greater benefit to sma,ller dealers than to large ones-particularly dealers

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with four or five employes doing a volume of around $200,000 a year.

He saicl ccrncertecl effort u'as neecled by as nianv clealers as possible t, persu:ttle tlre railr,,ads tri pirt irrto serr-ice nrore plug-door ancl double-cloor freigl.rt cars.

Mr. Caves added that his committee is giving consideration to plans for promoting the use of piggy-back lumber shipments, using truck trailers on flat cars.

Phil Creden, general chairm:rn of the E,xpositiorr conrmittee, arrcl llartin C. -[)u'ver, Iixpositiorr clirector, rc'porte<l that plans for the 1958 I',xprosition irr Cl'ricago durirrg November are crystallizing fast. This 1.ear, they- reporte cl, enrphasis is being placecl on clinics atr<l cither progrzrrnmirrg that u'i11 en:r"ble an inclir.idual rlealer to obtaiu professional advice regarcling his or,vn problems in such fielrls as materials han<lling, stcire rnerchanclising, ancl home constnlction.

The fact that a score o{ nen exhibitors alrea11r. har-e taken space tvas cited as evirlence tl.rat tlre Exlt,rsitiorr is servitrg lr,ell one of its major l)rlrp()ses, u'hich is to denronstrate that tl're retail lumber <lealer is a lrotent. aggressive. irrragittative ntert'lrarrrlisittg f,rrce.

Past I'resiclent Parrl lt. F-1,v. repc.rrting its chairrnan of the Corrrnittee on [rcluciition arrrl tr[erchanrlising, saicl etlorts to obtain manufactrrring srrpport of the proltosecl salestraining progral.ll u'ere continuing and tl.rat frrrther clecisiotts probably rr"oulcl be nracie at a nreetitrg of the comtnittee to be helcl early in Iune. Overu,helnrirrg evirlence of high dealer irrterest in such a l)rograur n'as clearll' established.

Mr. Ely also urged that the retail lumber industry take steps to sell young men on the career opportunities afforded by the industry, stating that this vitally important matter had been neglected.

Raynron llarrell, executive vice-president of the Lrrmber Dealers ltesearch [, rlrncil, :airl ihe nrenrbersl'riP of tlre Council continues to g=r()\,v ar-rcl clescriberl several ne\\' pr()-

grams to be inarrguratecl in the immecliate future. He explair-recl also that the Council hacl clecicled to take greater advatrtag'e of research facilities e-xisting u'ithir.r the lumber inclustry.

Reporting for Phil Rrrnion, chairman cif the Membersl'ri1r comnrittee, rvho r,vas urrable to be present, l.ixecutive VicePresiclent Northup saicl that a brochure clescribing the serr'ices of the National Associatior.r harl been macle available to :rll interestecl federated associations ancl errtressecl the l"rc-rpe that it tvoulci be usecl etTectively. Comments frt.rm r.nanirging officers emphasized the fact that personal contact in a prosliective nrember's office is neces,sarr. if real progress in rnembership is to be rnacle.

Iir.erett B. \\'ilson, director of public relatiorrs, saicl several ner.l. proflr:ims u,oulcl be presented to the Comnrittee on Flciucation arrcl X'Iercharrdising, irrclurling plarrs for helping clealers cash in orr the HIC program, trvo plans designed to step rlp the performance of dealers' salesmen, ancl the prepar:rtion of a manrral telling how inclir.iclual clealers carr concluct Honre Plannirrg ancl Inrprovernent Institutes in their on'n commulrities, as a l-neans of con.rpiling lists of goocl prospects for home builclirrg ancl honre irnprc,\'enrelrt JO DS.

He said continuing study would be given to dealer newspaper advertising, in the hope of arriving at some helpful principles that would increase the effectiveness of the huge sum that dealers spend on advertising each . year.

He saicl also that NliLl),\'s Honre Irnprovenrent leaflets arrr[ its l'-stirnatirrg Kit liacl been u-ell receiverl arrcl that orrlers u'ere beginning to conre in for the recentlr- offered Hcime InrProvenrent Estimating \[anrral.

I'resiclent O'\,I:r11ey also reportecl that the str-r<11- of the association being cor-rdrrctecl b1' a firrn of rtranagenrent coltsrrlt:rtrts \\'as under\\'a1- ancl that a complete report is expected for the board rneeting in November.

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Lady Luck, so it has been said, is oftentimes faithful to fools, yet fickle to wise men. ,N. !F.

Arthur Brisbane, famous editor, said that "A piece of good writing is easier to read than to skip." ***

Boom times are peri6ds when all men get rich by charging one another too much. They are necessarily temporary. The times that follow are called recessions.

"Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called," said John Stuart Mill. **rt

Great thinkers often disagree on the same subject. Thoreau said that "A philosopher is one who loves wisdom, and so loves a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust."

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But Cicero said: "There is nothing sb absurd that it may not be found in the books of the philosophers." !t**

Wm. Hazlitt wisely said that "When a man dies who does any one thing better than anyone else, it leaves a gap in society." {.**

' "Dontt let it worry you," says some sage, "if that son of yours shows no sign of ever becoming President. Remember that ![febster, Clay, Franklin, Calhoun, and various other.great Americans never got there."

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"If a man write little," said the great Francis Bacon, "he has need of a great memory. If he confer little, he has need of a present wit. And if he read little, he has need of much cunning to seem to know what he doth not."

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The brightest star in the firmament of human virtues is kindliness. In this Lincoln surpassed. Thus he is immortal. In him there was no ego, no vanity--<nly kindliness and understanding.

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It is an historic fact that one day when Lincoln was making a most important speech, he was interrupted by a voice from the audience shouting, "Howdjr, Abe." ft was like interrupting Caruso in the midst of an aria.

But Lincoln stopped and looked for the speaker, and discovered an old backwoodsman he had known long before. Lincoln smiled at the old man, called, "How are you, Uncle

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Jimmy?" and then nrent on with his speech, showing no sign of displeasure.

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Lincoln had a surpassing opinion of Washington, saying of him: "In solemn awe pronounce his name, and in its naked, deathless splendor, leave it shining on."

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The brain of a.man is a wonderful thing. It starts working the rnoment he is born, and stops working the moment he rises to make his first public speech. **rt

It is related that by the time a man gets so prosperous he can take two hours for lunch, the doctor only allows him one glass of milk.

They tell about a Kentucky tobacco planter who wrote the New York theatre where the most popular play was sold out months in advance, and asked to have twenty seats reserved for the next Saturday night. "What does he raise?" asked the theatre man, "marijuana?" ***

"Today," said the pessimist, "a man picks a wife the same way an apple picks a farmer." *r**

And an eccentric today, according to an authority, is a man who minds his own business.

There is an old Chinese proverb that says: "All people are related, so expect trouble from them."

According to the Good Bcjok, David said in his haste that all men are liars. Wonder if David would have changed his opinion had he taken time out to study the situation? ***

Samuel Johnson wrote: "I would rather be attacked than not noticed, for the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works." !frf*

And Belloc wrote along the same line: "When I am dead, I hope it may be said, his sins were scarlet, but his books were read." ***

Two theatrical critics walked together out of a theatre where they had just viewed an opening performance. Said one: "It stinks." Said the other: "f don't think it's that good."

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The wife of the man on trial for burglary was a witness for the defense, and was being vigorously and sarcastically cross-examined by the prosecutor. She was losing her temper but he didn't sense it until too late. So he asked:

"Madam, isn't it a fact that you knew your husband was a burglar before you married him? Answer yes or no."

"r did."

"Then, may I ask, knowing that fact, how you came to rharry him?"

"Because, you see," she said iciiy, "I was getting a bit old and couldn't be choosy, and the only choice I had was between a burglar and a lawyer, so, naturally, I took the burglar."

Building Woy Out of Slump

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Washington, D. C.-"Home Building may be the bellwether industry that leads us out of the current business recession," President Nels G. Severin, San Diego, Calif. builder and head of the National Assn. of llome Builders, said optimistically May 12. He declared his belief is based on widespread industry reports of a healthy spurt in building.

Sirnilar reports were bulwarked on the administration's request for authority to insure $4 billion more in home loans under the Federal Housing Administration program. HHFAdministrator Albert M. Cole said there has been such a substantial gain in loan applications that FHA's present loan authority may be used up by June 10.

The Senate Banking subcommittee was accordingly asked to boost from $3 billion to $Z billion the amount of insurance the FHA could issue between now and June 30,. 1959, and Cole asked for immediate action. Speed 'was assured by Chairman Sparkman (D., Ala.) of the subcommittee, who said he and Senator Capehart (R., Ind.) would sponsor the resolution.

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Severin gave much credit for the housing gains to this Spring's $1,850,000,000 housing law. which made new funds available for mortgages, lowered down payments on some g'overnment-insured mortgages, and extended the VA home-loan program another trvo years.

I'he NAHB president said this law should boost new home starts by 100,000 to start more than a million this year (there were only 991,000 in 1957). Severin said the easing of mortgage credit had swift 'bene- fits and that out of the three-fifths of the nation's builders who have revised their plans this year, 80/o decided to do more building. "Looking ahead, the optimism is even more pronounced," he said, "65/o say the over-all market will be better six months from now."

Pointing up home building's effect on the recession, Severin said 100,000 new home starts would provide 250,000-300,000 more jobs directly. Spreading out, he said, would be benefits to suppliers of lumber, steel, bathroom and kitchen fixtures, electrical goods, cement, paint, tile, etc.

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'Super Siding' Hos Potentiol of Big Construction Economies

A nerv r.vicle-lapped bevel siding rvhich is a three-u'ay combination of lumber, fir plyu'oocl arrd a resin fiber overlay is nou'' being manttfactttrecl ancl shor.vs a potential of provicling saviugs of up to $200 per house.

The new product, callecl Super Sicling, rvas developecl by the Oregor.r Forest Proclrrcts Laboratory irr Corvallis and the I)iamor.rrl l,umber Cornpanl. rif Portlarrd. It combines a solid ru'oocl core u'itl-r ti.re t\\'o-\\'av strength of fir plywoocl and the surface paintabilitl' of Crezot.t. a smootir, mediumderrsity resin fiber overlay made br- the Crou'n-Zellerbach Corporation.

The r.reu' material is the result of years of research to find a siding which u'orrlcl utilize comrnorl boarcls, be available in rvide wiclths, present a sr.r.rooth. defect-free surface, ancl be competitively priced u''ith otl'rer sicling materials.

The rnost significar.rt advantages of Super Sidirrg are :

1. It rnay be applied ciirectly' over strrrl<ling, eliminatir.rg aly need for sl-reathing. In mall\- cases, this catr save rrll tt' $125 per unit.

2.

40/i, less than some conrPeting siding mate-

3. It l'ras a solicl lunrber core u'l.rich is cut on a 3rlo bevel, so that the sicling mar- be naileci flrrsh against tl-re stucls rvith no necessity for furring strips orw'edges.

4. It comes in parrels u,hicl-r are 12 inches wicle ancl 8 feet long, so that one llralll can hanclle a panel r,vith ease. Iiach piece has a f" cleep shiplap groove rabbettecl

:rnd placed in a hot press to achieve permanent setting of the bon<l through heat ancl pressure. After the panels are rippecl intct 12" strips, the strips are ber-el-sau,n in a tilttable barrclsau. to a 3fo angle, producing tr,vo u,edge-shaperl pieces. The thick eclge of the panel lreasrlres 73/76", and tl-re featlrer edge is 9/32"..,\fter the f" shi;tlap joint is rzrbbetterl into the thick edge, the panels are then dipped in the pentachloropl-rer.rol solution and packagecl in sturcly c:rrdboar<l cartolts [r,r shilrpirrg.

The sicling sh<,rrrld har.e good vapor transmission qualities to l>revent cotr<lensed moisture u'ithin the exterior walls of horrses. Since the core boards are not edge-glrrecl, they allou' the vapor to exhaust through the orrter portion of the rvall .faster than it can penetrate the inner rvall lining, thus making it unlikely tl-rat condensatiotr u'ill <levelop.

Diamoncl l-umber Conrpanl' ct-rnrnrencerl manufacture of the siding only after this clevelopnrent of the Oregon [,-orest Products I-aboratory had undergone exhaustive tests at the laboratory. These tests inclrrcled exarninatior-rs for cupping, glue bond durability, ancl climensional stability of the entire panel.

Diamor.rcl also plans to procluce vertical Super Siding in 4x8 sheets. The sl.reets of vertical siding could be groovecl according to the customer's specilications, and either a f" "V" groove or a t/" deep groove similar to the Textnre One-Eleven pattern. The grooves 'w'oulcl be sawn directly into the Crezon overlay surface.

into the thick edge

o{

the panel, to pro<luce a good shadowline on tl-re 'il'all of a house. This groove also makes the panels self-aligning.

5. Since the panels are 72 inches wide with only a f" shiplap groove, a total oi lll inches or 96/o of wall coverage is afforded b1' each piece, as opposed to approxinrately 10 irrches or 80'y' with rnany competitive siding materials. Diamoncl Lumber Company sees a potential savings o{ up to $40 per thousand feet of wall coverage in the averag'e honse becattse of this extra width.

6. The siding is pre-dippecl at tl-re mill .in a toxic u'aterrepellent pentachlorophenol preservative dip which makes it terrnite-resistant and should also make the paint go on easier and stal'on longer.

The siding is being manufactured by the Diamoncl Lumber Company mill in Tillarnook, Oregon. It is laicl up in 4x8 sheets and then ripped into 12" strips. The core is 1x4 fir lumber. Both sides of tl're core are faced witl-r two plvs of fir plywood. Thc smooth surfacing r.naterial over the plywood that forms tl.re face of the oanel is Crezon. a plasticlike resirr carrierl irr a paper slreet vvhich is frrsed to the plywoocl ttnder heat ancl Dressrrre.

The entire panel is bonclecl u'ith arr exterior type adhesir.e

F,arly response from builders, lurnber dealers, and architects has been enthusiastic. and carloacl shipments of the wicle-lapped siding have alreacly startecl f rom Diamoncl's Tillamook mi11.

Lumber Union Offers fo Forego Woge Hike Now in Noilhwest

Portland, Ore.The Northwest Regional Negotiating committee of the AFL-CIO International Woodworkers of America last month offered to forego any wage hikes at least until September for its 45,000 members in five Northwest states. Provision was made for reopening wage talks September 16.

IWA Negotiating Committee Chairman Harvey R. Nelson said, " there is nothing to be gained by pursuing negotiations any further at this time. To do so, with all its accompanying effects, might only contribute to the unstable conditions of the industry." George Metzger, spokesman for the employer associations, hailed the offer as a "realistic and statesmanlike approach to the economical problems which are affecting the lumber industry in the west."

Individual locals and lumber companies were scheduled

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to me6t again May 27 to announce results. The IWA said the union would make the same proposal to employers in the pine region of eastern Oregon and Washington, Idaho, Montana and northern California "just as soon as meetings can be arranged."

Average hourly earnings for loggers in the fir regions of west Oregon and Washington were $2.749 an hour in February, while sawmill workers get $2.223 an hour.

Portland, Ore.-The Western Council Negotiating committee'for the 80,000-member Lumber and Sawmill Workers union has said that it intends to continue to seek wage boosts for workers this year. The union thus refused to go along with the rival International Woodworkers of America, which agreed to drop wage-hike negotiations at least until September. The L&SW union is seeking a 31c-an-hour package wage bogst, 10c an hour for health and welfare benefits, and another 6c an hour for holidays and improved vacations.

"We intend to continue to fight for a wage increase for our membership," said Earl Haitley, executiie secretary of the L&SW Western Council.

Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club No. I Elects

Jeonne Serviss | 958-59 Preqident

A large number of members and guests attended the May 12 meeting of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club No. 1 for the election of the 1958-59 officers. The lumberwomen gathered in the Hotel Lafayette, Long Beach, for the dinner meeting and entertainment program.

Violet Neal, chairman of the Nominating committee, presented the following slate of candidates, who were elected and will be installed at the June meting:

President-Jeanne Serviss, S&S Liimber Co.

1st Vice-President-Margaret Gladish, Tarter, Webster & Johnson

2nd Vice-President-Helen Pease Rude, Cal-Pacific Redwood Sales

3rd Vice-President-Felicia Reid, Weyerhaeuser Sales Co.

Secretary-Ruth Armand, E. J. Stanton & Son

Treasurer-Margaret Gunn, Watson Sales Co.

Membership-Peggy Mattola, Bus McNeil Co.

Initiation-Bess Difrey, Fern Trucking Co.

Publicity-Beverly Haskins, U. S. Plywood Corp.

The June meeting will be held at Rodger Young auditorium, Los Angeles, the evening of the 9th, with the installation of the new officers the main business.

Mosonite Shifrs Weborg

Robert E. Weborg, Masonite Corporation dealer sales representative in the Fresno, Calif., area for the last five years, has been appointed to a similar post in the western section of the state of Washington. '

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Buenq Psrk Boys Add Gift Center to Self-Service Yord

The ultra-modern Buena Park Lumber Co. has added a new department to its progressive organizati<jn. On May 15 this alert retail yard opened its completely revamped do-ityourself showrooms to include a Gift Center, which has all the earmarks of growing up real fast.

The other two departments are the fast-growing lumber service and the thriving hardware store, which was covered by The CLM when the store was remodeled in 1954 to in-

clude

Jim Nelson, Mrs. Enright'and Bud Nelson are shown (left to right) in the top left photo, while the Nelson brothers are seen again (top right) with a Mosaic tile 'ttean." Other views s.how the Open Housc custorners in the new Gift Center. But Jirn Nelson gets behind the counter in lower right photo to prove that, no matter how much it expa.nds, Buena Park is still a retail lurnberyard.

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Pictured here are ,fim Nelson, l'[rs. E,nright and Brr<l Nelson in departmerrt r.rumber three of this successful retail operation.

During tl-re tirne the California Lunrber trIerchant reporter was covering this grand opening, XIrs. James J. Enright, manager of the neu' Gift Center, servecl nrclre than 15 custonters in the latest adclitiotr to tl-re Nelson enterprise.

The neu'est addition to the retail yard, as reportecl in The X'f ERCHANT early this Spring rvhen tl're remodelirrg work started, separates the operation into three businesses: the lumber anrl building rnaterials, tl.re hardware, and rrow the gift center. All three are housed in continuous series in the retail store.

of ir.rterior remodeling being of those putting clolvn neu'

Western Pine Region Tops l3OO-Mcrrk in Tree Fqrms

The tree farm program in tl.re 12-state \\i'estern Pine re- gion has just passerl the 1.300-mark in numbers and the 6,500,000-acre mark in total area, it is reported by E. L. Kolbe, chief forester of the Western Pine Association. Durirrg April, 37 tree farms were certified, trvo others rvere increased in acreage an<1 tu,'o lvere canceled, n-raking the regional total norl' 1.314, comprising 6,605,580 acres,-Forester Kolbe reported. Twenty-nine of the newly certified tree farms are in eastern rrArashington, eight in Cali{ornia.

California's lead in Western Pine tree farm acreage increased, with 1,956,157 acres nou' certified in 205 tree firms.

Most of the lumber cornpanies that own timberlands have gone in for tree farming. Nearly tl.rree-fourths of all forest lancl in the region is government-controlled ancl therefore not eligible for tree farm certihcation.

A recent srlrvey U. S. revealed that chose a softrvood.

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Sqcrqmento Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club 5

Orgonized Wirh 25 on Mcry 23

Ida Cunner, president, and Anne NIurray, principal founder of the Hoo-Hoo-Ette clubs in the lumber industry, represented the first club, Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club No. 1, in Sacramento, Calif., NI'ay23, for tl-re lafinching of Hoo-Hoo-E,tte Club 5 there. The latest club gets going with 25 charter members, who were Concaterrated tl-rat evenirrg at the organizatiou ceremonies. Following the rneeting, President Ida and Nliss Murray planr-recl to be in San Francisco for a meeting with members of its club.

The list of Floo-Hoo-Ette clubs in the cotlntry now cottsists of Los Angeles Club 1, Portland Cltb 2, San Diego Club 3, San Francisco Club'l and the new Sacramento Club 5-a11 on the west coast. Tl-re lttmberu'ometr are doing fine work and living up to tl-re higl-rest ethics of tl.re Interrtational Concaterrated Order of FIoo-Hoo.

ttSurvivql-type" lfem Survey Conducted by BDSA

The Forest Products division of the Busir-ress and Defense Services Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, is moving to implement the getreral "survival-type" item survey recently initiated by BDSA by calling on members of the forest products ir"rdustry for figures on current production, rnaximuur potential production, and inventories at rnill site for a r.rnmber of items.

Questionrraires distributed by the Brrreau of the Census will cover particle boarcl, hardboard, readycut d',vellings, du'ellings utilizing the panel system of construction developed by the Lumber Ilealers llesearch Council, mill work, ancl sheathing paper. The producers of certain other items such as lumber, plywood, and utility poles probably will not be surveyed at this time since available statistics rnay be sufficient.

The BDSA study covers a long list of products that vast numbers of suffering and homeless would need for existence in event of a nuclear attack on this country, and is a major part of the Office of Defense Mobilization study embracing the fields of medicine and health, body protection, food, housing, sanitation, and power and fuels.

The studv bv the BDSA rvill tie in 'ivitl-r collateral reviews by -the Federal Civil Defense Admirlistration ancl tl.re Department of I)efense, covering, respectively, the over-all requirements for tl-re civilian economy and the military under attack conditions.

Tl-rese requirements will be matched agairrst inventories (including wholesale ancl retail itrventories r'vhich will be developecl through other surveys) and orocluction data to enable a determination of the ability of the Nation to meet its needs for such items.

Thereafter, measures will be considered to remedy the potential post-attack short-supply situations, accorcling to H. B. NfcCoy, BDSA Administrator.

R.edwood Region Tree Fqrms Grow

Eleven new Redwood Region Tree Farms totaling 35,260 acres have been certifred by the California Redwood Association's Tree Farm committee, accorcling to Committee Chairman R. R. Chaffee, Willits, Calif. The new additions, largely rrrrcler industrial ownerships, itrcrease the Redwood Region Tree Farm program to include 72 tree farms totaling 407,836 acres, Cl-raffee said. This represents an acreage inirease of l9/. in the past 12 months. During the period, 29 new tree farms were added to the Redwood Region program.

Amorrg the industrial properties certified is a 2,218-acre addition to the 68,354-acre Nlasonite Tree Farm in Mendocino county.

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Pope & Talbot announces a new particleboard engitteered to meet the requirements of floor cover-, ing manufacturers. This underlayment material, drum-sanded to precision tolerances, has finishedfloor smoothness. No more contractor -call-backs. New Pope & Talbot particleboard cannof telegraph: there's no wild grain pattem; nothing to distur_,b the perfect smoothness of the finished floor.

Panels remain flat and true. They're easy to handle, easy to work, with no voids or defects to patch. Tile and linoleum bond securely. And Pope & Talbot particleboard often cqsfs less than any other kind of underlayment. Ready for immediate shipment.

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"Wanted: A man for hard work and rapid promotion.

"A man who can find things to be done without the help of a manager and three assistants.

"A man who gets to work on time in the morning, and does not imperil the limbs of others in an effort to be first off the job at night.

"A man who is neat in appearance.

"A man who listens carefully when he asks only enough intelligent questions to ing-out of instructions.

"A man who moves quickly, and makes possible in doing it.

'I- qn3l Timely"

Congratrrlations attrl best n-islits for tlrc excellc'trt prrblication votl are issrting. It i-s itrtt:rcstirrg, crltrc:rtion:il and tinrelr'. 'l-hc t'ttclose<l strbscriptiott check is u'ell spent.

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Code of Ethics for HIC Promotion

\cu'\-r.rrk -\ C.tirle of l'-thics prohibitirrq rrri:r'('l )r'('scrrt:ttiorr irr a<lvcrtising arrcl selling n'as arloptcrl ltv thc Ilotttt' Inrlrrovt'nrent Cr-,utrcil. The code. :rpplic:tble to lrotlr ttlrtiott:tl :rrrrl loc:rl-levrl ttretttbers, rvill be ctrforccrl b-r' loc:Ll I I I (' ch:rpters u here thev are org:ttrize rl. :rntl l>r- thc N:Ltiorral lro:rrrl of clirectors in all other :trt'rrs. Ittf ractiotts oi the cr.trlt' Ir';rrr)'rnetuber u-ill resrrlt in sttslrt'ttsiott oi lris IIlC rtrerrr bcrslr iu.

"llritneovvners c\"tr]'\\'hcrc ltar t' becrr frightcttccl :tu'at. f ronr sperrclirrg for ltotne irttprr)\'('lllcrr ts bt'c:trtst' oi tlrc ttttscruPrrlous :Lcts r.,f a fcu' cotnPlt ttit':," rLrt IIILi spokesrnarr sairl. "Nou', nr()re thzttt rvt'r. tht'_r'rtct'<l to bc tttcottriigerl to invest in tltcir lrorrr('.. ( )rrr lrrogr:un. str('ssiltg that liontr improverrient is tlrc tttost stttsil)lc illvt:stlltetlt ill this tirnc of recessiorr, is strt'ngtlrcnt'<l lt1' this :tsstlr:Lttce tl'rat ltrtrch:Lses irorr I l lC rrrcrrrlrt'rs t ill rtot bt ree'rettecl."

'1-lrr corlc n'ill lrt's('llt t():tll tttetttbcrs for displzr.\ l)trrl)()ses. 'l-lrt'st' rtrc tlte stipttlations it irtcludes:

l. ()rrl,r- tlro:t' lrottrt' intl,r,)\'crrrerlt l,rojects tvhiclr rLrt' stnrctrrrlrllr'lttt<1 t'ct,ttorrricallv srtttttrl shall be f()ster('(l ltll(l t't t t- r I tt r:r gt'<l

2. .\ll rLrllt'rtisirrg. st:Ite rlrerlts -s[r:rll be zrccuratc :ttt<l irt t' of tlrt, c:L1r:rcit,r' to nrislt'acl or cleceir-e tht' cotrstttttt't.

.1. -\ct'ur:rcv slrall l>e re<lttirecl of:rll s:tlt'strrt'tt itr tlrt'ir rlcscriptiorrs,if 1,r,,,ltrct.. anci services.

+. .\ll c()lltructs ttttPlor-ec1 shall bc rttt:rtttlrigrtou::trl(l i:tir to :Lll lrartirs cottcerttecl.

5. .\ll c()ntractual t.,bligatiorr. slrlrll bt' lrrotrrtl>lr Itrlllllctl. (r.,\ll n'orlt sh:rll be pt'rforrtrt'<l irr lL ttlitllllcr corrrlrlrtiblt' u'ith rt'cognize(l stali(liLrrls t,f ptrbiic lrt';rltlt:tttrl saIt't,r :rttrl alrlrliclrblc lau-s.

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Aprif HouSing StOrls-9sr(XrO

all decline was entirely in private-housing,_^the 288,7N

The preliminary-estimate of 95,000 new nonfarm dwelling private.dwelling units started thus far in 1958 we-re.only units siarted in'April is 1,300 units more than April i 2/o undet last year's final figure for January through April. year ago, and 16,000 units above the March figure, but tne The 4-month total of putlicly ownejl^h^ousing starts wa-s tOO,gOd'units started the first four months of thii year is ?t_ nj-y""t trlSfr of 78,200 units in i95_8r_cgmgared with 3,800 units less than the same four months last y6ar, re- 1-6,800_reported.in the same months ol 1957.In_both years' ports the National Retail Lumber Dealers Assoc-iation. th. relati-vely high public total had a substantial amount of - Private housing accounted for nearly all of the gain from housing begun for the armed forces, under the Capehart March, rising about 2O/o to 90,700 units in April, which program. almost equaled the final estimate of 91,400 units begun in April 1952. Housing begun under FHA and VA programs was responsible for almost half this year's rise in private starts between March and April, in comparison with a fourth last year.

flll,nsonile's Shoemqker Elecled

At the end of the lirst four months of 1958. the total of 306,900 houses and apartments put under construction conr-

Paul B. Shoemaker, vice-president, tion, Chicag'o, was elected a director Foundation, Inc. He is also a director provement Council and is treasurer Association.

Masonite Corpora- of Brand Names of the Home Imof the Hardboard pared with 310,700 in the like 1957 period. Though the over-

Lumber bought right is-hqlf sold

As competition becomes greater spiral higher wages increase to BUY RIGHT becomes increasingly

expenses the ability important. of dealers l1{tAt{D

l- enlona,{,l

George Silbernagel left Partner Bill Buettner to manbge the San Francisco wholesale offices of George J. Silbernagel, Inc., for a few weeks during May while he went east on business. Mr. Silbernagel and his father originally established wholesale offices at Chicago and a sash and door plant in Wausau, !Vis.,'more than thirty years ag'o. During 1943, shortly after his father's death, Silbernagel sold the Wisconsin plant to others but continued to operate his Chicago wholesale business until early this year when he decided to move to the Coast.

Horace Wolfe postcards The Merchant from the Hana Ranch (where Hawaiian cowboys herd cattle on the slopes of the Haleakala volcano on the island of Hawaii) that he is having a fine time and wishes the Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co. were of Hawaii as well as Hollywood.

solid PHIIIPPINE MAHOGANY

Fran Heron, well-known northern California lumberman, joined Trinity River Lumber Sales Co., May 1, announces Stan Dick. Heron, a veteran of over ten years' pine experience with Western Pine Supply Co. and five years operating his own wholesale business, will be in charge of TR's pine department.

Mildred Evans, "Gal Friday" of the Lindsay Lumber Co., Paramount, has returned complete with suntan from Miami Beach, Fla., where she and ^her husband vacationed three weeks last month. They stayed at the Eden Roc hotel there, and then visited friends in Savannah and Knoxville before returning home to Long Beach.

Harbor Lumber Co. President Ike Zaf.rani of San Francisco spent the first week of May calling on suppliers along the Redwood highway.

Don Weber, for several years manager of R. S. Plywood, Santa Ana, has left to open his own business there. His wife Gloria, who will assist him in his Weber Plywood Company, says she is the "Swampef" in Don's new business venture.

Clif and Dorothy Roberts headed for the Pacific Northwest May 14 to visit Volney Spalding, who is fishing on Puget Sound. Enroute, they dropped Mary (Mrs. Carl) Gavotto and her mother off at Watsonville to visit relatives and friends. The Robertses are expected back in San Diego "when their budget runs out," according to Clif.

Congratulations to Bud (Trinity River Lumber Sales) Byard and his wife Barbara on the birth of their fourth daughteq Kendall, born April 28 in San Francisco.

Russ Barrera, formerly in the trailer manufacturing business in the Southland, has been named general manager of R. S. Plywood Co. at 1008 Fuller St., Santa Ana.

Wendell Paquette and his wife Inga took a jaunt up the Redwood highway the week of May 12 on business (Lumber Sales Co.) and pleasure.

Lee and Art Evans, now of Santa Barbara, were recent visitors in Los Angeles, Glendale and San Fernando Valley points to renew auld acquaintance now that they are back in the Southland.

Henry Winfree of Winfree & Tynan, the northern California Dant & Russell reps, and Mrs. W. combined business with pleasure on a May trip through Oregon.

Harvey Koll, prominent southern California builder and lumber executive, spent a few May days fishing in the high Sierra. He plans a trip this month to the Arizona Indian country.

Promotions within the field sales force of the Yale Lock and Hardware division of The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company include Jack E. Krahl, industrial salesman, West Coast region, who will handle industrial sales in Southern California and in Clark County, Nevada. Mr. Krahl graduated from North Phoenix High School and studied at Arizona State College. He will make his headquarters in Los Angeles.

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PLeasant 3-1501

Lumber, Wood Products Colled 'Hqrdest Hit' in Business Survey

Most manufacturers of basic building materials have been hit by the current recession but the greatest profit losses have occurred in the lumber and wood produits industry, according.to latest figures published by the Federal Trade and Securities-Exchange Commissions.-

_An -analysis of these figures by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association-points up the full extent of this d_e_veloprnent. The analysis was prepared to assist a 35-man Wood Promotion committee in administering a $1,250,000- a:ye?: national wood merchandising program proposed by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.'

The committee, now being appointed by NLMA's 16 regional associations, was schidtit-ed to holi its first session during the 1958 spring meeting of NLMA directors and committees, May 25-28 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

^ Following is a- tabulation of 1952-57 sales and profit figures for these four industries.

tr'ollow_ing are highlights of the absociation's study, covering 1952-57 sales, net profits after taxes and net profit rates of corporations engaged in the manufacture of-lumber- and wood products, iron and steel, nonferrous metals, and stone, clay and glass products:

^ ^l!r. 1957 profi.t rate for lumber and wood products- 2.3/' of sales-was the lowest since pre-World War II. It go_mpared with 1957 profit rates of 6.6/ofor iron and steel; 9.97q I"t nonferrous metals (aluminum, copper, etc.) ; and 7.5/o for stone. clay and glass products.

^lgmpared with an ".,r..-r.g. for the years l9S2 through 1956, lumber's_ profit rate lait year was off about aa/". 6n this same basis, nonferrous metals were down only' l3/o; stone, clay and glass products were ofi less than lVo: iion and steel were ttp l7/o.

Dollarwise, the net profits of lumber and wood product

1"ng

'l,rtt en{^On-' or other DOUGLAS FIR

HUFF 1UMBER COMPAilY

116 West ll6th Street, los Angeles 51, California

corporations last year were off 46.5% compared with 1956, and down 43/o compared with the five-year average for 1952-56.

The net profit total for iron and steel last year was about the same as in 1956 and nearly 34/o above the 1952-56 average. Stone, clay and glass products were down 9/a f.rom 1956 but up nearly ZIc/o compared with 1952-56. Nonferrous metals were down 4O/o from 1956 but off only l0/o from 1952-56.

In all four industries, the dollar volume of sales last year was greater than the annual average for 1952-56. At the same time, the gain recorded by lumber and wood products was considerably less than the increase of wood's competitors.

llere's how the sales picture shaped up : lumber and wood products, up I.3/o; nonferrous metals, up 3.9/o; iron and steel, up 20.7%; stone, clay and glass products, up 2I.5%.

INDUSTRIAL

items

West Coost Roilroods Propose Lumber, Plywood Freighr Cuts

Portland, Ore.-The major rail carriers on the west coast have proposed freight-rate reductions of lO/a to 25/" on lumber and plywood shipments from the Pacific Northwest into California and Arizona. The North Pacific Coast Freight Bureau and the Pacific South Coast Freight Bureau jointly announced the cuts "to meet truck competition."

The roads will put the reductions into tariff form and file them with the I.C.C. which must give 30 days' statutory notice and then await any protests. The roads involved are Southern Pacific, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Milwaukee, Union Pacific, Spokane International, the Spokane, Portland & Seattle, \Mestern Pacific, Santa Fe, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, and the B. C. Electric. Reductions would apply on lumber shipments from Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho and British Columbia.

New BUfIDING Developments...

Baldwin Park City Council approved plans for remodeling the old Central School building at $25,000 to house city departments.

The $1 million restoration orf the old Santa Barbara Mission. under construction for two years, was celebrated April 2l with a blessing by.Cardinal Mclntyre of Los Angeles.

The $l million sale of the 32Gacre Lake Ranch between Tamarisk and Thunderbird Coun'try Clubs in Palm Springs was announced May 1. It will be developed into estates. ,i

O,ff-base housing needs for personnel of ,Cooke AFB, Santa Maria, will total 3,532 by December 1959, predioted First Missile Division Cornmander Gen. David Wade. The nation's first missile-training installation, 2O miles southeast of Santa Mari4 will have two Capehart housing units totaling 14O5 homes by that time and 1,777 home lots are in the planning stagie, with building to continue through t961.

The $12,500,000 school bond issue for the Antelope Valley Joint

U,nion High school and Junior College distriot was pas(ed tpiit n. ' $7,375,000 is for Antelope Valley college, I-ancaster, and $3,709,200

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930 Ashby Ave. Berkeley 10, Calil. Telephone: Tllorawcll 3-439C

was included for Quartz Hill, $857,293 for com,pletion of Palmdale High school, and $739,554 for completion of An'telope Valley High.

The historic Francisco Ronero homc in llemet, Calif., its first dwelling, is to be razed fpr expansion of the McCoy Lumbcr Co. retail yard. It has remained in thc family since 18E8, soon after it was built by the town's firet carpentcr.

Nutwood Baptist. church will .be built at 17291 Nutwood St., Garden'Grove, and will contain 44,000 sq. ft.

New ideas for the jet age are worked out on Coralite Chalkboard by l0-year old Don "Butch" V/est, while l2-year old brother Jim and Jim Scott of The Coralite Company olTer advice. New Coralite Chalkboard is being installed not only in schools but also airplane plants, electronics firms, and other plants where extensive "blackboard" work is done, big advantage being a surface which erases completely clean and free from "ghost lines." Other benefits claimed for the new, bakedfinish Coralite Chalkboard are an exceptional- ly hard, smooth surface easy to write on, superior resistance to dents and scratching, and absence of arinoying squeak or scrape. Coralite Chalkboard is available in four-foot panels, lengths up to 12 feet, with'metal joint strips colored to match board in school green, greygreen, russet or blue. A product of The Coralite Company, 8I2 East 59th Street, Los Angeles 1, Calif.

Servlee ls 0ur Stoclc ln Trade

Thom Philips ond Don Philips, Jr.

qnnounce

The OPENING of the

PHILIPS BROS. LUiABER COA'TPANY

With Offices in Long

the Oceqn Center Building, Beoch, Gqlifornio

EFFICIENT WHOLESAIE DISTR.IBUTION OF WEST COAST TUMBER

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Representing Relioble Mills . . Mqnufqcluring Quoliry Produclg . .

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Serving Southern Golifornio, Arizonq, Nevqdo, New lUlexico qnd Texqs

RETAIL tU'VTBER DEAtER,S

Direct ShipmentsMixed or Srroight

HEmlock 5-8948

TWX: L.B. 5139

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Robert Hqlbert

Donqld R. Philips, Jr.

Union Lumber Compony Stoges Redwood Seminor for I l -Store Areq

Launching the first of a series of regional Redwood seminars, top officials of Union Lumber Company, Fort Bragg, California, headed by President Russell Johnson, were hosts at Hot Springs, Ark., May 3-4, to thirty Noyo Redwood sales representatives covering the Southwest.

The purpose of the meeting, according to Sherman A. Bishop, vice-president in charge of sales, was to bring about closer relationship and a better understanding of mutual problems through exchange of ideas between mill operations and sales executives and the commission men and wholesalers serving the retail dealers. "\Me couldn't very well bring our representatives to the mill so we took the mill to them," Bishop explained.

The two-day program included displays and demonstrations covering Redwood grades and related uses, with par-

ticular emphasis on uppers featuring the new Noyo treated siding, as well as untreated; also paneling and finish.

Films illustrating the Union Lumber Company woods and production operations, slides depicting California Redwood Association advertising activities, and the new Redwood industry film, "The Forever Living Forests," were all shown.

Many helpful suggestions were advanced by the sales representatives to help make the handling of Redwood easier and more profitable for retail dealers. Latest products and techniques were explained and problems were ironed out in the question-and- answer sessions.

Other Company officials who took part in the discussions u'ith the field men included John H. Gray, vice-president in charge of operations; F. W. Niesen, superintendent of manufacturing; Dr. N. V. Poletika, director of research, and the company's two eastern sales managers, J. E. Watt and J. L. Jones.

CRESCEI{I BAY DOORS

A "get-acquainted" party Friday night and a country barbecue Saturday night, after the all-day business session, highlighted the gathering, making it a memorable as well as a productive event for all participants.

NOYO REPRESENTATIVES lmpecl m of the rsdw@d dnqitrofin poel3.

Shmo Birhop prsid€d'd s Redwrcd Smlnqr lmcheon gqtherlng.

USG Wlll license Confrqctors To Use Bqck Blocking Systems

The United States Gypsum Company has just announced plans to license builders and drywall contractors for the use of the company's patented methods of back blocking gypsum wallboard joints. Last month USG announced thi latest refinement, a system for back blocking horizontal wall joints. Licensed contractors and builders will be per- mitted the use of all USG systems, although the granting of the license will not require the use ;f USG brand materials exclusively.

Until back blocking was developed by the company, joint rjdgilg was a major industry prbblem. It was tommonly described as a condition beyond the control of the waliboard manufacturer and the contractor since it's not related to qu-ality of products or workmanship. IIowever, more than five years of research on the problem has dem-

onstrated that back blocking will reduce the incidence of ridging to a minimum, improve job quality and consumer acceptance.

Contractors and builders can obtain license and detailed instructions _o1 lhe patented USG back blocking system by applying to United States Gypsum Company.

HIC Plugs lmprovement Role

An intensive effort to tell how home improvement and modernization can play a vital role in stimulating the nation's economy has been launched by the Home Improvement Council. All of the 1,400 newspapers, 1,000 radio stations and 500 TV stations supporting HIC have been sent copies of the Council's public service advertisement, which stresses that "in the recipe for prosperity, your home is the basic ingredient !"

$tun[ur! lLumber @ompilny, llnt.

SUGAR PINE INCENSE CEDAR,

341| East 26th Street

Los Angeles 23, Golif.

ANgelus 8-2726

PONDEROSA PINE WHITE FIR,

Since l9Ol

Representotives lor Pickering Lumber Corp. and Wesf Side

celeltrate Yvilh us

this spring !

Town & Gountry Villoge

Polo Alto, Colifornia

DAvenport 6-9659

Lumber Co. ond ofher Refioble Sources

Coliforniq P.U.C. ond l.C.C. Suspend Freight-Rote Cuts

San Francisco.-The reduction in freight rates on large lumber shipments which had been scheduled to become effective at midnight, May 20, was suspended that day in separate actions by both the California Public Utilities Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission. Both gave as their reasoRs more time needed to permit additional,hearings on the proposals by the rail carriers, including the Southern Pacific.

The drastic freight-rate cuts had been strongly opposed by Northern California lumber producers, who charged the proposed cuts would benefit Oregon producers only (CLM, 5/1,5/15/58).'fhe state P.U.C. meeting in Los Angeles also drew a flood of protests from Northern California lumbermen that the lower rates "would bankrupt their industry."

The P.U.C. ordered suspension of the proposed reduction until September 18 or on further order o[ the commission. In Washington, a three-man division of the I.C.C. reversed a previons staff decision not to interfere with the rate cuts and also ordered the suspension. This body set no termination date.

Many lumber motor carriers had complained that the revised freight-rate structure would put rail charges below trucking charges.

The rail carriers promptly petitioned the I.C.C. for reconsideration, but it was rejected. No hearing dates.were set by either bodv.

Uoyd Lqrson Nqmed Sqlesmonqger

Lloyd Larson, formerly of Prineville, Oregon, has been named salesmanager of Ukiah Pine Lumber Co., Potter Valley. Larson succeeds Jack Allenby, who resigned recently to accept the position of assistant salesmanager of the Medford Corporation.

HERMAN A. SMITH & CO.

By Corlood Truck cnd

Son Diego Lumberments Assn. Forms

Plywood Division, Sullivon Ghqirmqn

A Plywood Division of the San Diego Lumbermen's Association was formed May 12, at a luncheon held at the San Diego Club. Members present were Bill Pumfrey of Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Inc.; Jack Phelps, U.S. Plywood Corp; Gordon Frost, Frost Hardwood Lumber Co. ; Bob Sullivan, Sullivan Hardwood Lumber Co.; Perry Acuff, Western Lumber Co.: Iohn Minteer. Davidson Plvwood. San Diego; IVlarvin Heirmann, NI. Herrmann Co., -and V. M. Capesius, San Diego Lumbermen's Association.

Robert Sullivan was unanimously elected chairman for the division to serve for a six-montis period, and meetings will be held every second Monday of each month.

The purpose of the Plywood Division is to maintain high standards and promote the proper use of plywood. An information service will also be available to architects, engineers, contractors and the public.

Top Phofo (lefi ro .ightl: Bill Pmfrey. Jcck Phclpr, Go.don F.qt,

Booms Moke Yord Crones of Lifr Trucks

Boom-equipped lift trucks offer many short cuts in handling such large, bulky items as machinery, engines, shop equipment, structural timber and similar items difficult to handle with lift conventional forks. Boom-equipped trucks can also be used for loading and unloading gondola cars, flatcars, boxcars and trucks and for spotting loads in hardto-reach places.

__The various types of booms available for mounting on Hyster equipment and their capacities are explained in an informative two-page brochure currently available through y_our nearest Hyster industrial truck dealer or Hyster Company, 1003 Myers Street, Danville, Illinois.

Bob 5ullivo, Perry Acufi, John r$inted od llwin Hcnmqn. Lower Pholo: SDLA Secrclqy-lrlcroger V. l . Copeiuj (leftl cogrotulcter Cholrmm Bob Sullivo ol thc Plywood divirion.

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H. Park Arnold of the Fox-Woodsum Lumber Co., Glendale, and a past president o{ the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn., appeared on the "This Is Your Life" national telecast NIay 7 when, in his capacity as president of Kiwanis International, Dealer Arnold was'in cliarge of the TV show's guest of honor that evening, the man who spearheaded the cleanup campaign in the notorious Pl-renix City, Alabama, crimes.

Hal Baker, ouetime salesmanager of Cloverdale Redwood Co. has taken over as lread-of sales at North Bencl Lumber Co., Briceland. salers. Anyone for stirrups?

Max A. Koffman, vice-president of the Southwestern Portland Ciment Co.. Los Angeles, -ha.s received newspaper clippings le_llilg of the award of ttre Congreisionil Medal of Honor to his son, Mai, Jr., for heroism behind enemy lines while serving with a Ranger platoon during the Korean war. The younger Koffman now lives in Fairborn, Ohio.

Gus Hoover, head man at A. L. Hoover Co., San Marino wholesale lumber firm, completed a trip 'round America the middle of M"y, visiting friends and accounts throughout the midwest and New York. Business was good but "you can have the east and middle west ; I'll will it to vou right now," says this confirmed Caliiornran.

_ Seth Butler, representing Winf ree & Tynan, and Mrs. Ilutler spJnt the last two 'vveeks of May visiting their Dant & Russell executive son, Jack Russell, in Portland.

Helen Pease of Cal-Pacific Redwood Sales, T-6ng Beach, was married recently in Las Y.g"! to Dale Rude. Always lumber-minded, IIelen selected a mate in the furniture business.

Fred Lamon renewed old acquaintances and made some new ones on a two-week mill trip through Oregon last month for Lamon Lumber Co.

_ F. Willis Smith, president of the Coos Head Timber Co., Cbos Bay, Oregon, was a busy visitor to southern California the end of May. He arrived in the Southland May_21 to attend a meeting of the American Lumber Standards Assn. in Santa Barbara, returned to his Oregon offrces over the weekend, returned Wav 2O to watch the unloading of a cargo for Coos Head Lumber & Plywood Co. at Wilminqton with local Manager Phil Gilbert, and-remained for the National Lumber Manufacturers 4j.r., Spring meeting in Santa Barbara, May 26-28.

^ Ja* Kaefer, manager of U. S. plywood,s San Francisco branch-, is in Hawaii on business (nice work if you can get it !) and due to .wind. up his three-week tour of duty early this month.

(Tell them uou saus it in The California Lurnber Merchantl

Hobbs- Wall's Don Bufkin and his wife Helen attended the Arizona dealers' convention at Prescott last month. where the Supreme Custocatian acted in the Concatenation during the Hoo-Hoo activity, and then went on to Tucson to visit their son's family.

Dee Essley, without a doubt in southern California and wav the busiest lumber executive politics in addition to his work activities. points, is now interested in and many social and civic

Charlie Schmitt, head of Atkins, Kroll & ComDanv's imported lumber-plywood division, spent a IVIay week in Portland and Seattle calling on business accounts with Herb Schaur, Jr., who tlow tn-anages A-K's Portland branch.

Dorothy and Clif Roberts visited in San Felipe, Mexico, last month with the Gavottos, Carl and Mary, of San Diego. ],Vhile way down south (of the border) they called bn Charlie Macfarland and his wife, wl-ro wintered on the Gulf of Nlexico.

Mills at Arcata, Sales Of fices in San Francisco and Los Angeles

sales offices

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GENERAL OFFIGE: Merchqndisers oi Domesfic

DOMESTIC AND

New Profit$

NEW STEEL FRAMES FOR LAWN & PARK BENCHES

Two new steel construction frames, for the assembly of lawn and park benches, are announced by Heyer. For both Do-It-Yourself and professional builders, they are natural sales companions to the picnic table frames manufactured by the same company. Formed-channel steel for the main frames give benches an unusually attractive "new look." Dealer or customer furnishes his own lumber. As-

hroctghout the vttorld

rJssellrinc..

PORTLAND I, OREGON

oll Paciiic Goosf Forest Producls and imporled plywoods

EXPORT . RAIL AND WATER

All inquiries regarding NEW PRODUCTS' New Literature or booklets and other items mentioned in this section should bC Ad&ESSEd tO THE CALIFONNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, Room 508, 108 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14' Your inquiries will be promptly forwarded by us to the manufacturer or distributor, who will then answer your inquiries direct.

sembly is fast and simple-just bolt boards to the steel frames (zinc-plated bolts are furnished.) An A-brace and extra-large bolt plates provide extra strength and rigidity.

Two modils are offered: (1) the regular lawn-park bench with back, and, (2) A-frames for a single-plank "waiting bench." In addition to homeowners, prospective buyers include parks, clubs, municipalities, athletic plants, schools and commercial firms for golf courses, public and private parks, ball diamonds, game courts, locker rooms and gyms, factories, waiting stations, swimming pools and "loafing stations." Heyer Mfg. & Sales Co., Dept 6-1, Chadwick, Ill.

GRANT 335 DRAWER SLIDE NEW IN CABINET FIELD

Grant Pulley & Hardware Corporation, Los Angeles, announces a longneeded drawer slide for the furniture, store fixture, and genera,l cabinet field. Slide is adaptable for units regardless of weight or style. The Grant No. 335 was designed for use in desk drawers, store fixtures and cabinets and will support a weight of 75 lbs. to 100 lbs. adaptable for heavier-than-usual drawers. It is available in stock lengths of 14" to 28". Sample pairs of the new Grant No. 335 Slide are now available. Grant Pulley & Hardware Corporation, 944 Long Beach Avenue, Los Angeles

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING WITH NEIV\/ "PLASTI-ROLLER"

In recognition of the need for a "paint" applicator which handles all of the newest developments in oil base paints, enamels, varnishes, stains and vinyl latex, and also insures excellent results every time in the hands of home users and professional painting contractors, Corcoran Mfg. Co., Long Beach 4, California, is now marketing I i r:,

their new "Plasti-Roller," tabbed as "the original miracle roller that works with any kind of paint."

The Corcoran "Plasti-Roller" is said to exceed coverage results obtainable with such other materials as Lamb's

A. W. NETH tUftIBER SA]ES

13625-C Venturq Blvd.

Shermqn Ooks, Colif.

Phone: STonley 3-2663

TWX: Vqn Nuys 7576

Wool, Yarn, Carpet, Dynal, Nylon and other thread-like fibrous materials. It has a seamless cover and scientifically correct roller edge bevel. This design lnsures no seam marks and no edge marks left on the surface (due to any roller pressure). The Plastifoam roller extends beyond the roller core to per- mit close corner work and excellent trirnming.

For complete Catalog Information, Prices and Instructive Packaging Information, write Corcoran Mfg. Co., 1379 Gladys Avenue, Long Beach 4, California.

KEY-OPERATED WINDOW LOCK ALSO AFFORDS VENTILATION

A new key-operated window lock which will lock all types of double hung wooden sash has been developed by The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company and is now in national distribution. It has the additional advantage of locking windows in a par- tially open position to make ventilation of homes and apartments possible with no sacrifice of security. Finished in polished brass, the lock is designed for quick, easy installation in new buildings or by "do-it-yourself" homeowners. A paper template and full instructions are packed with each lock. A self-display -carton and a colorful display card, each of which holds five individually packaged window locks, are available to dealers as merchandising aids. The new Yale doubleduty window lock has a suggested retail price of $1.85.

(Tell them uou seu it in The Californin llumber Merchant)

Hss More Thsn |,OOO Mqn-Hours' Experience in Merchqndising Lvmber crnd Lumber Products

DANT & RUSSELL, INC. WINfREE & TYNAN

Medicql Arts Bldg. 420 Mqrket 5r.

Eureko, Cclif. Son Froncisco, Colif.

Phone: Hlllside 3-4561

TWX: Eurekq 63

LOW-COST BASEMENT SHOWER INSTALLED FOR $12.95

A new, low cost basement shower for farmers, gardeners, working men, motel, and family use at home, camp, or cottage is announced by Forest Specialties, 13000 Athens Ave., Cleveland 7, Ohio. The new Silver Rain

Phone: YUkon 6-5392

TWX: Sqn Frqncisco 643

with standard fittings. The use of vary- ing lengths of hose makes possible installation at any point in the basement, garage, barn, or utility room. The entire unit is completely portable and folds compactly for moving or storage. Silver Rain Showers eliminate the need for expensive plumbing installations and shower stalls. They end soiled bathrooms and provide full shower convenience for children and adults following work or play. Full price complete with shower curtain $12.9s.

ORANGE LABEL SISALKRAFT ' HAS TRIPLE-EDGE REENFORCING

Shower unit is supplied complete with 30" diameter rustproof anodized aluminum shower ring and fixtures, extra large I x 6' opaque vinyl plastic curtain, chrome on brass, non-clogging shower head, and slide in-slide out bracket for simple installation io basement beams or ceiling. No pipe connections are necessary-the shower connects directly to hot and cold water tap utilizing ordinary garden hose

Sisalkraft waterproof papers have long been known for their great strength and resistance to tearing due !g heavy fiber reenforcing. R. S. Youngberg, manag'er of American Sisalkraft Corporation's western Division, reports that still more strength characteristics are now being built into the firm's high wet strength prod- uct-Orange Label Sisalkraft. This new innovation, now a standard feature of all West Coast production of the product, involves special TripleEdge fiber reenforcing along the edges of the sheet to provide additional strength and resistance to tearing due to rough handling and high winds. An increasing volume of this product is being used outdoors for protective covering of a wide variety of products in this part of the country.

"Triple Edge Reenforcing" increases edge-tear resistance by over 6N/o. This feature is of special importance now that prefabricated Sisalkraft Storage Covers, for example, are being used more and more by lumber and building material dealers, says the firm.

DIRECT SHIP'NENTS

Corgo - Rqil -Truck & Trniler

STonley 3-2663

TWX: Vqn Nuys 7576

13625-C Venlurq Boulevord, Shermon Ooks, Colifornio Southern Cqlifornio Represenlotive for Dqnt & Russell, lnc.

Gourleous Cop

Her car stalled at the corner and the traffic light changed several times while she strove to get started. The polite policeman stepped up beside her car "and asked, "What'sa matter, lady? Ain't tue got no colors you like?"

Smiles qnd Frowns

If I knew the box where the smiles are kept, No matter how large the key, Or strong the bolt, I would try so hard 'Twould open, I know, for me. Then over the land and sea, broadcast, I'd scatter the smiles to play, That the children's faces might hold them fast For many and many a day.

If I knew the box that was large enough To hold all the frowns I meet, I would like to gather them, every one, From nursery, school, and street. , Then, folding and holding, I'd pack them in By turning the master key; Then I'd hire a giant to drop the box fn the depths of the deep, deep sea.

rn" r,J of rt . nia"

The fat lady slipped on the top stair of the subway and went sliding down. She collided with a man, upset him, and down they came together, finally ending at the bottom landing with the lady siiting half-dazed on the man's chest. She uras so stunned that she made no immediate motion to move, so the gentleman politely said:

"Sorry, Madam, you'll have to get off now. This is as far as I go."

Peqce

I know the beds of Eastern princes and the luxurious couches of Occidental plutocrats, but under the rafters of a farmhouse, where the mud-wasp's nest answers for a Rembrandt and the cobweb takes the place of a Murillo, there is a featherbed into which one softly sinks until his every inch is soothed and fitted, and settling down and farther down falls into sweet unconsciousness, while the screechowl is calling from the moonlit oak and frost is falling upon the asters. Stocks may fluctuate and panic sieze the town, but there is one man who is in peace.-Robert T. Morris.

Sryle Versus Gomfort

He was a stout man, with large, broad feet, and although several pairs of shoes were shown him, he refused them. "I must have square toes," he explained to the salesman. The young man sighed. The stout man insisted. "But square toes are not stocked Dolv," the salesman said, "pointed toes are fashionable this season."

"That may be," said the stout man, "but I happen to be wearing last season's feet."

Conversation

Quality is the life of conversation, and he is as much out of it who assumes to himself any part above another, as he who considers himself below the rest of society. Familiarity in inferiors is sauciness; in superiors it is condescension; neither of which is to have being among companions, the very word implying that they are to be equal. When, therefore, we have extracted the company from all considerations of their equality for fortune, it will immediately appear that, to make it happy and polite, there must be nothing started which shall discover that our thoughts run upon any such distinctions. Hence it will arise that benevolence must become the rule of society, and he that is most obliging must be most diverting.

-Richard'Steele.

Not Insulting

"I wouldn't insult you by saying that you are large," said one woman to a portly acquaintance, ,,I,d simply say that whether you are coming or going, sideways or revolving, you look the same."

Shokespeqre Wrotes

Sigh no more, ladies; sigh no moreMen are deceivers ever;

One foot in sea and one on shore,. To one thing constant, never.

Then sigh not so, but let them goAnd be you blithe and bonny; Converting all your souls of woe Into Hey, nonny-nonny.

A Tired Retort

Wise Guy: "Changing a tire, eh?"

Driver: "No, just a kindly disposition. f get out every few miles and jack it up just to give it a rest.,'

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SOMETHING ANY MItt CAN BE PROUD OF

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a Moore Cross-Circulqtion Kilns ore designed with YOUR mill in mind-to fir YOUR porticulor needs. Write iodoylel us show how the Moore Cross-Circulotion Kiln con benefit your operotion ond improve your competitive stonding. Moke "seqsoned lumber . . ot its best" your slogon!

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Los Angeles Glub 2 Goncnt

June 6 At Inglewood

June 6 will be a busy day for all Hoo-Hoo in Los Angeles Club 2 jurisdiction. On that day the golfers will assemble for the final tournament of the season at lnglewood Country Club, tee-off time at 10:00 a.m. Following the cocktail hour, it is expected more than 20 Kittens will be initiated into Hoo-Hooland, and during the early evening hours, prior to the scheduled entertainment, election of ofificers for the 1958-59 fiscal year will be held.

At a meeting of the nominating committee on May 14, the Black Cats were selected to serve during the next 12 months. Don Braley, Southern California manager of U.S. Plywood Corp., was nominated for the high office of Snark and president of tl-re largest Hoo-FIoo organization in the country. For the past few years he has served as vice-president and headed many of the important activities of the club. His administrative and policy experience will guide the fraternal order to greater success during his tern-r of office.

For First Vice-President, the committee selected Harold Cole. Bohnhoff Lumber Co. Chuck Lember of D. C. Esslev & Son. Inc., past secretary-treasurer, was named second vice-president, and John Osgood, of Robert Osgood Plywood & Lumber Co., was called upon to again serve as third vice-president. Freeman Campbell, Western Mill & Lumber Co., was nominated for the important office of secretary-treasurer.

The following members were appointed to assist the Snark during his tenure of office: Wayne Wilson-chairman of the Membership committee, assistant chairman-Joe Petrash; Harvey Koll-permanent chairman of golf activity, assistant-Ernie Thomas; Ole May-permanent chairman of publicity, assistant

Thursday, July 17, was selected for the summer dinnerdance. It will be held at the Party House of Woody & Eddy's bistro, located on the corner of Huntington Drive and San Gabriel Boulevard, in the city of San Gabriel. The capacity is limited to 100 @ $12.00 per couple, which will include dinner, favors, dancing, tips, etc. It has been designated as "a come-asyou-are" affair, with the Cats wearing sports shirts and their Gals in cotton afternoon dresses. This promises to be one of the better events of the year and tickets will be sold on a first-come basis. Get your reservations in early, or you will be disappointed on this one, for sure.

All Hoo-Hoo are urged to come out and be counted, also vote, on June 6 at Inglewood.

New Plywood, Gong Mills Added ro G-P's Goos Boy, Toledo Plonts

Portland, Oregon-Georgia-Pacific Corporation will construct a new plywood mill on the site of its Coos Bay, Oregon, properties at a cost in excess of $2 million, announced President Robert B. Pamplin. He said the mill is a means of "balancing our production facilities with the timber-harvesting program, thereby utilizing a maximum of the timber in plywood prbduction and a lesser amount in the sawmills. Though we add a new facility we do not contemplate increasing the annual harvest of our timbers." G-P already operates two lumber mills, a hardboard plant and a plywood plant in the Coos Bay area.

Plans call for the plywood facility to be in production by the first of 1959. Capacity will be 90 million square feet annually.

-\M211sn Hoyt; Larry ]Ve,il11d-LeRoy Boys _Home chair- A new gang mill will be constructed by Georgia-Pacific man, assistants-Rex Oxford, Ifarvey Koll and Greg I-agitau- Corporation it its Toledo, Oregon, lumber division. The rus. Joe Petrash, due to his past experience as a football player, mill will be the whole-log type and will employ 28 men on walagain given thesergeant-at-arms post. He will be assisted one shift, producing 80,000 board feet of lumber a day. Cost by Rex Oxford and Jim Frutchey. will be in excess of $300,000. It will be situated-in the

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Construction was scheduled to begin May 15 with com- panies until today it is the recbgiized spokesman for the pletion by the first.of the year. The mill will include a American hardwood plywood indirstry. Mr. Close has been gang saw, edger, trimmer, resaw and mechanical barker. designated Secretary Emeritus for the Institute and will

Hordwood Plywood Institufe Elects New Monoging Director

D. H. Gott, president of the Hardwood Plywood Institute, announces the election of Clark E. McDonald as the new Managing director of the Institute. This action at the spring meeting in Chicago, Apfil 22, came with the retirement of Charles E. Close, who has long been associated with the Institute as its chief administralive officer.

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Aspholr Roofing Prices Hiked

It is reported that three manufacturers of asphalt roofins producls are raising their prices l}/c to 2O/o ln states easi of the_Rocky JVlountains. They are the Bariett division, Allied Chemical Corp.; the Flintkote Co., New york, and Certain-teed Products Corp. Other manufacturers eittter on the fence or maintaining prices are Lloyd A. Frv Roofing Co., Johns-Xfanville Corp.f Celotex Corp, and Ruberoid Col

Socromento, Block Bqrt, Redwood Empire Hoo-Hoo Getogether

More than 100 Northern California lumbermen attended the 2nd annual tri-club cooperative meeting between the Sacramento, the Black Bart, and the Redwood Empire HooHoo clubs at Dick's Place in Fairfield, the evening of April 18. In addition to the presidents, officers and directors of the three clubs, the meeting date also coincided with a heavy travel schedule being maintained by Snark of the lJniverse Ernie Wales, well-known and respected Spokane lumberman.

Accompanying the Snark to the three-club meeting and to an earlier luncheon in San Francisco were Western Building Review Publisher C. D. LeMaster, Seer of the House of Ancients; Hobbs Wall's Southern California mainstay, Don Bufkin, Supreme Custocatian, and Sacramento Wholesaler Jack Berry, Deputy Snark-Northern California.

The meeting was of special interest to the Snark from the standpoint of promoting better inter-club relations through- out the realm of Hoo-Hoo. Other recent coDerative meetings between Northern California clubs inciuded a threeclub Concat in Mountain View on April 11, with the San Francisco, Santa Clara Valley and Coast Counties Hoo-Hoo clubs participating.

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Leopard cafe to honor Hoo-Hoo International-s visiting Snaik of the lJniverse Ernie Wales, of Spokane. The luncheon meeting was also attended by another recent Snark, San Francisco's own Dave Davis, now Rameses 48.

Snark Wales made a brief speech following lunch, during which he outlined the coming 67th International convJntion at Las Vegas, during Seplember. Club 9 President Coonan then presJnted Snark Wales with a beautiful redwood burl se.,rittg tray as a memento of his visit toTheCity.

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H. H. Wickershom Opens SoCol lmpoding Offices ol Bolboq

H. H. Wickersham, prominent for the past quartercentury in Southern California lumber circles, has established offices at Balboa Island to handle lumber sales and distribution of Philippine mahogany from the mills of the Fu Shing Manufacturing & Lumber Co., Ltd., Taiwan, Formosa.

This mill is unquestionably one of the most modern and efficient producers in the Orient. Lumber is manufactured from medium-textured logs procured from the northern area of the island of Mindanao, assuring consistency of color and texture. The Fu Shing 6peration 4t Taiwan compares favorably with modern production in the United States and all lumber is thoroughly air-dried on racks where each plank is turned by hand daily.

"We will receive a substantial percentage of the Fu Shing monthly production for sales and distribution throughout Southern California and eastern markets," said l\{r. Wickersham. "And we are in a position to handle advance orders for special requirernents iuch as long lengths and dimensions," he continued. The Wickersham Importing firm will maintain stocks of kiln-dried Philippine mahogany lumber on hand for immediate shipment from the Los Angeles harbor area to any point in the United States, it was said.

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A Farm Forestry Institute for vocational agriculture instructors of the Redwood Region's high schools will be held at Humboldt State college from July 28 to August 1.

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Noilhwest Hcrdwood Associotion Holds 1958 Spring Meeting

Seattle, Wash.-The Northwest Hardwood Association held its 1958 Spring meeting at the New Washington hotel here, April lI-12. Jack R. Pfeiffer of the Oregon Forest Products Research Center, Corvallis, was Program chairryan. The president's welcome and message was given by E. J. Nist, Seattle. First-day talks included:

How Northwest lfardwoods May Create New Industries, by N. W. Clayton; How Our Native Hardwoods Help Our Tree Farmers, by Gordon D. Marckworth; Economists, Bankersand Even ForestersHave Discoverdd Northwest Hardwoods, by Dr. Donald H. Clark; How Wood Dries and the Shrinkage of Wood, by Dr. Harvey Erickson. The afternoon session was devoted to committee meet-

ings as follows, and chaired by:

Grade Rules, L. R. Smith, Longview; Shipping Weights, R. H. O'Neill, Chehalis; Freight Rates, H. D. Smith, Weyerhaeuser Sales Co., Tacoma; Taxation, John W. Allen, Winslow, and Membership, Paul A. Barber, Willamina.

The Saturday session started with Committee reports from the Friday afternoon meetings and also appointment of the Nominating committee for the Fall elections. It continued with a Panel on Sawing conducted by Jack Pfeiffer and included reports by John D. Sullivan, P. B. Foss and Ollie Bass. The afternoon session heard "Double and Single Surfacers in Relation to Hardwoods," by Henry N. Riise, Seattle, and "Gripe & Groan Session," conducted by Dr. Clark.

The Fall meeting was set for the Congress hotel, Portland, Sept.26-27.

DISTRIBUTORS ASK.flIANUFACTURERS FOR POTICY

The National Building Material Distributors Associatior meeting in Philadelphia, April 30, formally adopted a resolution of "Recommended Distribution Policy to Manufac' turers" to help clarify current distribution policies of manufacturers. T. J. Dougherty, president of NBMDA, stated that NBMDA membership is quite concerned with current misclassification of accounts by manufacturers and subsequent bypassing of not only the wholesale distributor but t-he retail dealer by the manufacturer. President Dougherty also expressed his desire that manufacturers send a written statement of their merchandising policy to the executive offices of NBMDA.

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WHEREAS, it has been proven that the most economical and efficient metho'd of distribution of building materiab is from the manufacturer to wholesaler to dealer to contractor or consumer, and

WHEREAS, it is stated in the qualifications for rncmbership in the National Building Material Distributors Aseociation that the wholesaler of building materials takes title to the products , he handles, carries an adeqr.rate stock, assumcs credit risks and sells tor dealers for re-aale, and

WHEREAS, there is an "added value" to the products he handles because of his wholesale function, and

WHEREAS, the wholesaleds function may be as€umcd by a rnanufacturer, but can never be bypassed, and

WHEREAS, when manufacturers have a one price policy, in selling different classes of trade the wholesaler subcidizes the manufacturer wholesaler functional cost, and

WHEREAS, rnembers of the Natiotral Building Material Distribu-

tors Associatioer have bee.n harassed by the policies or the lack of policies of some manufacturers in the digtfibution of building materials, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the National Building Material Distributore Association, in mceting aseembled this 3fth day of April, 1958, do recomrnend to ,manufacturers who believe in distribution through thc wholcsaler, that they adopt and publish one of the following sales distribution policies:

L Will sell their buildine materials only through wholesalcts and furnish the wholesalers with prices showing their net wholesale cost.

II. Will sell through wholesalers, but wherc it iB not possible to sccure a wholesaler, to recognize the wholesaling function by selling to the chosen outlet at a higher p,rice which will properly recognize his function, and to funnish the whblcsaler with pricee which recognize the wlrolesaler's firnction-

Free Booklet on Fire Hqzords

The National Board of Fire Underwriters has just issued a Z2-page booklet explaining building loss possibilities from fire and natural hazards. It also discusses the causes of losses and tells how to provide safeguards against them, of particular benefit to architects or builders oi those having financial interest. The booklet explains factors affecting loss possibilities : type of building construction, enclosures of stairways, elevators and other floor openings, subdivision of large areas, protection against fires in adjoining property, fire resistant roof coverings and safe chimney construction. Single copies may be obtained by writing to the National Board of Fire Underwriters,465 California Street, San Francisco 4. Calif.

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George F. Lamb has been selected for the position of architectural services director for the Woodwork Institute of California. Mr. Lamb (left) is well known throughout California in the architectural profession and construction industrv. He is a member of the board of directors of the Construction Specification Institute and vice-president of the Southern California chapter of the C.S.L He is chairman of the C.S.I. Publications committee and as such has had charge of the "Specifications Digest." He holds this post due to his ability to prepare

and present technical material of interest to architects and construction specifiers._Mr. Lamb will prove to be a very valuable asset to the Woodwork Institule of California and of assistance to the architectural profession throughout the state, said James R. Pierce, president.

New Booklet Avsiloble

- N"y York, N. _Y.-Publication of a manual on the paint- ing of 4sbestos-Cement products is announced by the Asbestos-Cement Products and the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Associations. The booklet, the first ever issued on the painting of asbestos-cement products, discusses the types of paint that can be used, advantages of each, surface preparation of the material to be painted and recommended proced.ures of applying. It can be obtained without charge by writing to the Asbestos-Cement Products Association, 509 Madison Avenue, New York 22. New York.

lndustriol Forestry Assn. Hossles Wirh Whire House on Timber Sqles

"The White lfouse apparently doesn't understand that the law of supply and demand applies to the sale of Federal timber," said W. 1). Hagenstein, executive vice president, Industrial Forestry Association. IFA President Nils B. Hult has wired President Eisenhower urging him to direct the Forest Service and Bureair of Land Management to sell their full allowable timber cut each year.

Hult charged that failure to sell the Federal timber allowable under good forestry had caused an artificial timber shortage in Oregon and Washington, contributed to unreasonable log costs and imperiled the economy by causing unemployment.

In a letter from Jack Z. Anderson, the President's administrative assistant, the White House answered the telegram in a way which brought forth the pointed remark

from Hagenstein. Anderson quoted Assistant Agriculture Secretary E. L. Peterson to indicate Administration timber sale policy. Peterson is quoted as saying:

"As long as there are operators ready to purchase national-forest timber at current fair market values, that timber will be offered for sale up to the current ability of Forest Service to prepire timber for sale within allowable cutting limitations and to properly administer sales made. When conditions develop in particular areas which result in no interest in purchasing timber at current fair market values, no further timber offerings will be made until there is an indication that operators are ready to buy. Nationalforest timber will not be offered at distress prices below current fair market value."

"No one objects to paying the current fair market value for timber but it should be the value determined by the law of supply and demand when the full allowable cut is on the market each year," declared Hagenstein. He said this was essential for providing housing at reasonable prices and to maintain high employment.

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Hagenstein reiterated the Association's long-standing policy that, if Federal forests are to be managed beneficially for the nation's economy, they should be harvested each year at their full allowable cut. He said the Association would continue to work for adequate appropriations for the forest agencies. He stated flatly that Government timber ownership carries with it the responsibility of maintaining a strong and stable economy in all communities affected by it.

Building Costs Rise Two Percent

Building construction costs, notwithstanding market weaknesses general across the United States, have managed to squeak up another two percent for the 12 months ending in March. All of this came about in the first half of the period. Since then, there has been enough price deterioration in retail quotations to builders for items of building materials, equipment, appliances and accessories, to slightly more than offset the impact of higher wage rates to building trades craftsmen.

The Dow Real Estate Valuation Calculator, an F. W. Dodge Corporation service, says "As for the future it appears reasonable to expect that the cost to build almost anything from a cottage to a'skyscraper will push on upward at a rate of about one percent every four months, or 3/o f.or l2 months. But things are in such uncertain balance that a moderate drift in psychology could change the outlook one way or the other, almost overnight."

Of the two major components of construction cost-materials and labor-labor has again exhibited the greater strength. This has been enough to overcome the rather severe drops in retail lumber price quotations and the minor weaknesses in other prices for items in the market sampling basket. Both the eastern and western halves of the U.S.

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The pr-ice tag on construction is 149/o higher than in prewar 1941. Generally speaking. the average*level of cost was then approximately equal to the ave{age for the years 1926-1929. In between theie had been a dipression ind a recovery. A_t- aly rate, the cost to build is today roughly two and one-half times what it was in '41.

^.S^1ying it an_o-ther way, it takes 92.50 today to buy what $1.00 bought 17 years ago. The $8,000 house of lg4l, exclusive of land and charges other than labor and materials for construction, would come today with a tag for $20,000. Thus the.^current purchasing power of the I94l builai.,g dollar is 40 cents.

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Nomed Koehring Distributor

George M. Philpott Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif.. has been appointed a distributor for sales and service of Koehring Division products.

The .C. S.. Johnson Company (Koehring Company Subsrdrary) has announced changes in its sales organization. !tl..old 1 Buckler, former sales manager of thi \Mestern Division Jor the Johnson Company at Slockton, California, has. now -been placed in charge of, all sales for the company and rvill be located at its home office in Champaign, Illinois. Jack D. Shoemaker, who has been active in ialEs with the Western Division for the past six years, has been ap- pointed Sales Manager of tle Johnson Western Division. The. full line of Jolinson Conirete Batching and Mixing e_qurpment has now been made available from its Stockton-, Calif. operation, complete with parts and service facilities.

Jim Froser Joins Twin Hqrbors

Twin Harbors Lumber Company announces the addition of popular lumber salesman Jim Fraser (left) to its Menlo Park sales omce on May 15. Fraser, who will assist Jim Rossman in servicing Greater Bay area dealer accounts, fills a vacancy left by Bob Macfie, who recently decided to resume his career' in aviation.

Fraser, a native of the Bay area, learned the lumber business rvith Collins Pine Company in Chester. His wholesale lumber experience goes back some five years ago when he joined Drake's B"y

Lumber Company in San Rafael. F'or the past four years, Fraser has represented Winton Lumber Sales Co. in the Bay area.

New BUILDING Developments. ..

The Orange County Planning Cornmission approved subdivision of 19 lots of a 4.6-acre tract on the south side of Hazard avenue east of Cannery street.

Buena Park voters approved a $l million bond issue for the Centralia School district to proceed with work on the Raymond Temple school at 7300 Holder St. at $411,268 and a seventh district school at 8301 Mars Drive at $390,000. One school served the entire district in 1954 wit,h 300 pupils. Today's enrollment is 3,678 with 10,000 expe,cted in a few years.

Harrison & Denner, Santa Ana, is doing the $18,989 re'rnodeling of the Garden Grove Ci,ty Hall oflices. )

Rolhfson Construction Co. will truild six houses on Rossmore

Road and five in the Holiday Park traot of Santa Barbara at $15Q000 valuation.

The State Division of Architecture is drafting plans for a state building on Castillo street south of Figueroa street in Santa Barbara. Bank of America has bought $1,875,000 in Lronds from the William S. Hart Union High School district, Newhall, for purchase of a site and construction of a Junior High school in Newhall.

Home Savings & Loan Assn has purchased 250 acres from Chapman college for the "Briarclifr" property on both sides of Laurel Canyon boulevard north of Mulholland drive. It will build a residential area.

Louis Lesser Enterprises, Beverly Hills, will build a 373-home s,ubdivision on a 57.acre plot nor,th of Grazide avenue and west of the Fullenton Road extension in La Puente.

Compton's 9l-year-old Heritage House was dedicated April 14' The hisforic housg, moved from i'ts site on South Acacia street to make way for a new fire station, was placed on a new foundation, reinforced in its underpinning, painted and wallpapered. It was built in 1867, two years before the town of Compton was established as a Methodist colony and the first temperance community in southern California.

Independent Building Materid Co. announced plans for a $59,000 lumber mill at 525 Maple Ave. in Los Angeles.

The Irvine Co. will develop a 160-home subdivision on a 78-acre parcel adjacent to .Shore Clifis in Newport Beach and extending 1525 feet along the coastline toward Laguna Beach.

A t,trird residential unit is projected for the Episcopal Home for the Aged at 1428 S. Marengo Ave. in Alhambra. It will cost $150,000 and contain 20 rooms.

Yorba Linda supervisors approved maps of an 18.7-acre tract with 47 homes to be built southeast of Mountain View ard Orchard drives.

A 3&acre industrial tract northeast of Costa Mesa was scheduled to start in May along Talbert road west of Bristol street, and containing 6O plant sites.

Cormty supervisors approvcd two adjacent tracts of over 10 acres each in Tustin, with 33 homes to b€ built at Irvinc boulevard and Browning avenue, and 31 adjoining that tract on the northeast.

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NCIC Elects Bill Rogers Prexy

Bill Rogers of the Fairhurst Lumber Co. of California 9$ces at Eureka, Calif., has been elected president of the Northwestern California Lumbermen's Club. In a letter urging attendance at the club's "Past Presidents' Night." May 16, he said his aims for his term of office would bi increased attendance and some worthwhile project for the betterment of the lumber and logging indusiry.'

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Evqns Appoints Art Hogen

Evans Products Company has appointed Art Hagen as California sales representative, with headquarters in Anaheim. Hagen (left) will be working with building material jobbers in California on Evaneer Plywood and Evanite hardboards. Evaneer fir plywood is a complete line of interior and exterior Douglas fir plywood.

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Entertainment Chairman Larue Woodson promised a good program for the June 12 meeting at the Athens Club of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club 39, the last before the summer vacation W. J. rVulligan & Co. of San Francisco opened a Los Angeles of6ce in the Garland building, with John Olson in charge representing a group of Washington cargo mills Ben C. Phillips of Nicolai Door Sales Co. planned to vacation the month of June and take in the Chicago World's Fair . . G. R. Bleecker, formerly of Northern California but now of New York, visited former San Francisco and Sacramento Valley friends . . The W. E. Cooper Lumber Co. bought the J. D. Halstead Lumber Co. yard in Los Angeles. H. W'. Hoyt will continue as manager.

The California Retail Lumbermen's Assn., Southern division, planned to picnic at Brookside Park, Pasadena, June 24. Arrangements committee includes Earl Johnson, Pasadena, chairman; Paul Hallingby, Los Angeles; A. J. Stoner, Sawtelle; Ross Blanchard, North Hollywood; Henry Adams, Anaheim ; Phil Curran, Pomona; M. E. Downey,

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The interesting article on retail lumberyard merchandising and display by Dick Ustick, Stanisla-u-s Lumber eo., Modeito, in -the issue of June 1, 1933, concludes with this pithy final paragraph:

One item of our display failed to be displayed. We erected a champion two-passenger Chic Sale, crescents on the side and everything, but we still have it tucked from sight behind one of our buildings and I'll .tell you why-our bookkeeper felt that the more astute i"lgllt be offended. An<i the Specialist who built her saii. disappointed like, "Just like you lumbermenhidin' the- fhings you have to sell. She's a dandy and tuckin' that edffici back of this shed is just like robbin' a queen of her majesty."

Long Beach; Roy Sandefur, Arlington, and Kenneth Smith of the Lumber and Allied Products Institute, Los Angeles.

Thb Douglas F'ir Plywood Manufacturers Assn. -agreed to new minlimum wage schedules following a conference in Portland. The industry will pay a minimum wage of 30 cents an hour effective July 1 A party of lumbermen attending the Livermore Rodeo, May -1{, -includqdC. I. Gilbert, Earle E. Johnson, J. F. Rogers, H. Sewall Morton, E. C. Wilson, C. C. Sherwood and John Ross and their wives and families Patten-Blinn, Kerckhoff-Cuzner, Bookstaver-Burns, E. U. Wheelock and San Pedro lumber companies joined the California Wholesale Lumber Assn.

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Dick Ustick of the Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto, is the author of a page article in this issue called "Trade or Exchange-Ideai for Ideas or What Have Y-ou"'The sto-ry mention-s the terrific merchandising ideas dreamed up by the yard manag'er, Jim Gartin, and the firm's Salida branch manager, Charles Sloan . F. "Tom" Tomlinson returned to his- former sales post with the Donovan Lumber Co., San Francisco A. H. Hoel of the Claremont Lumber Co. and M. J. Ely of the company won prizes at the Hammond I-umbei Company golf tournament at Fox Hills, May 20

. Leonard e. Hammond, vice-president and general manager of the Hammond Lumber Co., San Francisco, returned to his desk after several weeks' illness.

The Klamath Lake sawmill owned by Willis J. Walker of San Francisco and F. Hill Hunter and R. H. Hovey of Klamath Falls, was taken over by Ivory Pine Company and reopened after a two-year shutdown Francis E. ryt-y.d of the Boyd Mill & Lumber Co., Santa Barbara, and his wife welcomed the birth of a son May 23 ' Otis N. Johnson of San Francisco was elected a director of the N-AWLA at the annual in Washington, D.C., April26 ' . Tl-re merger of The Lumbermen's Blue Book and Cl4ncy's Red Book was announced in a new corporation to be known as The Lumbermen's Credit Assn. Jason C. McCune of the Los Angeles office of J. H. Baxter & Co. was receiving congratulati,ons on the birth of a daughter, May 10 The R.F.C. announced the. availability of funds for rebuilding and.repair of homes in the recent southern California earthquaKe.

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Exposition Altendqnce Feotures 'Pockoged' by Chicogo Hofel

A special new service has been offered to dealers planning to attend the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association's Building Products Exposition in Chicago next November. An Exposition attendance package called the "NRLDA-Hilton Holiday" has been developed especially for NRLDA by the Conrad Hilton, headquarters hotel for the association's 1958 show. The package includes Exposition registration, hotel room, and special meal, entertainment and service features. Among the special luxury features listed in the announcement are flowers for the ladies, champagne, Sunday morning breakfast in bed, and an evening of dinner, dancing, and entertainment. The package comes in two convenient sizes. One, for five days and four nights, is designed for the "dealer or executive employee who will attend the full four days of the Exposition"; the

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other, a week end of three days and two nights, is for the "employee or dealer who must limit his Exposition attendance to the weekend."

Dealers are urged also to offer the Exposition Holiday packages as incentive awards for employee performance contests this year. A limit of 500 has been placed by the Hilton hotel itself on sales of the Holiday packages, the announcement states, "to assure proper service and attention to their guests." Reservations will be handled by NRLDA's Exposition Department.

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Howard H. Leach has been appointed sales representative throughout the state of California for Olympic Stained Products Co., Seattle. He will wbrk closely with lumber dealers developing the company's new major dealer prog'ram.

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Philips Brothers Form New Wholesole Lumber Firm, Wirh Offices in long Beoch

Two well-known young lumber executives established their own wholesale lumber distributing concern May 15 in the Ocean Center Building, Long Beach, Calif. Thomas D. Philips and Donald R. Philips, Jr., of the pioneer Philips Iumber family, have formed the Philips Bros. Lumber Co. to service retail lumber dealers in Southern Califbrnia. Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.

The new wholesale concern is offering direct shipments via cargo, rail and truck-and-trailer of all Pacifii coast species of softwoods, including hand-split redwood, shingles and shakes.

Thom, president of the firm, was raised in the lumber. business. He has been identified in the wood products field since graduating from school, and for several years workerl tunder the direct guidance of his father, Don Philips, Sr., pioneer Southland lumber.distributor. He spent his summer vacations at the mill level learning production, remanufacturing and sales.

Don, Jr., vice-president, was also raised in the lumber clistribution business. He has had a wide experience in sales promotion of building materials and during the past couple

tsfl to rlght: Thom PHltlPg, Bob HALBCll ond Dm PHluPS, JR. of years covered the Southland, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas for Simpson Redwood Company.

Both young men are active members of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo and Los Angeles Clab 2. Thom resides in Newport Beach with his wife Sue and daughters Kathy and Betsy and son Tom. Don, Jr., maintains his home at Pacific Palisades with his wife Florence, daughter Diane and three sons, Don III, Jeffrey and Randy.

Associated with the Philips brothers is Robert Halbert, who has been assigned the Southern California trade area to call on retail lumber dealers. Bob lives in Torrance with his r,l'ife Bernadene and two sons. Robert and Russell. He is also active in Hoo-Hoo Club 2 and started his wood products career in 1947 at the mills in Northern California. Following his discharge from the service in 7954, he decided on sales and has been with Thom Philips since that time.

Although young in years, the Philips organization is old in experience. They are not "fledglings" in the lumber industry and have had their "wings" from the time they were able to hold a pencil. These young men secured their-education at the mills, in shipping and the distribution level.

The California redwood tree was discovered ]n 1769 bv the Spanish expedition to Northern California uncler l)on Gaspar de Portol6. His diaries called it, "palo colorado."

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Foresf Service to Srorr New fimber Sfudy in Yubo County

A new cooperative research project seeking ways to increase wood production from young-growth timber was started in April at the U.S. Forest Service's Challenge Experimental Forest in Yuba County, California, a 3,400-acre tract in the Plumas National Forest which.has been set up especially for timber-management studies. Timber like that on the experimental forest grows on about a million acres of commercial forest land in California.

"This is high quality timberland,'i a spokesman said, "and will be increasingly important to the timber economy of California, paiticularly along the west slope of the Sierra Nevada. What we and the station can learn about better management methods will help both private land owners and national forest and other public land managers."

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Cqliforniq Homes Win Awords

Photographs, blueprints, and floor plaas of the five awardwinning houses in Parents' Magazine's eighth annual Builders' Competition for the Best Homes for Families n'ith Children have been placed on display at the National Housing Center. The special exhibit was to be shown through March..

Brorvn and Kauffmann, Inc., building in Sunnyvale, Calif., captured the award for the "Best Home Under $16,000," with a house that includes three bedrooms and a familv room. "Best Home $16,000 to $25,000" is that of Eichler Homes, Inc., in Lucas Valley, Calif.

A special award for "Excellent Exterior Design" rvas given to Elmer Cavallo for a home in Sunnyvale, Ctlif.

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Mqy 1958 Red Book Off the Press

The Mav 1958 issue of the Lumbermen's Red Book is just off the-press. It is the 153rd issue of the famous credit and sales guide.

Since 1876, the Red Book has been the principal source of credit information for the lumber, woodworking and allied industries of the United States. It lists-and evaluates -the manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and quantity users of lumber and wood products of all kinds. The listings include credit ratings, business classifications, addresses and other facts of value to.buyers and sellers alike.

The Red Book is published semi-annually and is kept up-to-date by supplements that go out every Tuesday and Friday throughout the year. These Twice-A-Week Supplements contain hundreds of last-minute items of credit and sales information. They provide a unique service that is available nowhere else.

The Red Book agency also compiles detailed analytical credit reports, and conducts a collection service for the handling of commercial claims. It is published by the Lumbermen's Credit Association, Inc., located at 608 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago 5, Illinois, and an Eastern branch is maintained at 99 Wall Street, New York 5, New York.lnquiries to either office will receive prompt attention.

New Soles Peok of $2O3 Million for U. S. Plywood

A new high of $203,245,000 in sales for the fiscal year ended April 30 was reported by S. W. Antoville, president of United States Plywood Corporation. This compares with $201,878,000 for the previous year.

Speaking before a luncheon meeting of the New York Society of Security Analysts, Mr. Antoville predicted that the construction industry would continue to exert a steadying influence on the general economy until it recovers from the decline of recent months. During the first four months of 1958, he noted, new construction has kept pace with a y.ear ago, and the consumption of fir plywood is running tZ/o ahead of. last year.

A pattern of gradual increases in building activltj'is indicated over the next few years, stated the head of the world's largest plywood organization, with a substantial rise during the anticipated rise in population and family formations of the 60's.

New and improved building materials will permit greater economies, he said, especially in terms of laminated modules which will minimize costly handwork on the site and will reduce maintenance costs. Mr. Antoville cited the example of factory-finished wood paneling, for which sales have increased ten-fold in the past three years.

A new color slide film, "Redwood'Roundtable," is offered for free showings to trade and consumer organizations by Simpson Redwood Company, Arcata, Calif. The film runs 20 minutes and tells the story of selective redwood logging as practiced by Simpson. It also provides valuable information on various redwood grades and their uses. Spectacular photographs of actual redwood timbering operations, plus informative and entertaining narration, give "Redwood Roundtable" a refreshing sparkle that will [rold audience attention, such as the actual scene above.

Requests for free showings of the film may be directed to Simpson Redwood Company, Room'601, Arcata, Calif.

Home lmprovemenl Estimoting Monuol Avoiloble to Member Deolers

A new Home Improvement Estimating Manual, described as "the first of its kind," has been published by the National Retail L,umber Dealers Association to help members of its federated associations obtain a larger volume of home-modernization business. The Manual contains 32 pages, includes 24 estimating tables and materials lists with 60 variations, plus plans and elevations for eight major home improvement jobs: room addition, garage, basement room, attic room, closet, bathroom, porch, and carport.

Other tables give estimating data on kitchen remodeling, re-roofing, residing, gypsum board, ceiling tile, asphalt tile,- rubber_ tile, vinyl tile, linoleum, insulation, paneling, hardwood floor, and painting, inside and out.

ft enables a dealei to figure the complete selling price

of a_ home improvement job, including materials, labor, overhead,..and profit, in a few minutes. The Manual points out that "when you can quote a complete price promptly, ;rour chances of selling the job are consideraUty bitter ^tt jn when you quote on materials alone."

The Manual, which is described as "Completely self- explal"1*t-easily understood," is priced at $7.50; Iti Estimating Tables are based on the same Unit Cost Svstem as is used in the "NRLDA Complete Estimating Kii.',

McEntee Nqmed Monoger

-James N. McEntee, sales manager of the yale industrial lift truck sales and service branchln Los Angeles, has been promoted to branch manager. He replaces tie late Eric B. Insley. Before moving into the Los Angeles operation, McEntee and Insley were associated as partners in a yale industrial truck franchise in Rochester, N. y.

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Fremont Forest Products OPens Offices in Whirier, Arcoto

Pete Speek, former general manager .for Roddiscraft, Inc., Lumber Sales division, and a group of associates have opened wholesale lumber sales offices at 924 West Philadetptr;a St., Whittier, and lumber buying and sales offices at llth and M Sts., Arcata, Calif. The new firm will be named Fremont Forest Products and it will take over the business formerly operated by Roddiscraft, including sources of supply and customer accounts.

Principals in the new concern are Pete Speek, Art Milhaupt and Daryl Bond. All are former employes of Roddiscraft and experienced in the efficient sale and distribution of lumber. Their education in wood products includes all levels of production, shipping, sales and remanufacturing.

Mr. Speek, who will head the Southern California office in Whittier, started his lumber career abodt 12 years ago after graduation from the lJniversity of Michigan School of Foiestry. He joined the Pope & Talbot staff at Oakridge, Oregon, as a forester and through this connection woiked in ?very department of operations and production. He went to Southern California in 1949 and became identified with the old E. K. Wood Lumber Company in sales. He managed the Lumber Sales division for Roddiscraft, Inc., from February 1954 until its recent dissolution.

Assisting Pete Speek in the Southern California offrce will be Daryl Bond and Mary Kolsky. Mr. Bond will

handle territory sales and Miss Kolsky will handle the important office routine.. Daryl Bond has been associated wiih Speek since early in 1955 when he was named assistant to Art Milhaupt with offices in Arcata. Bond attended the University of Oregon and was associated with the Fischer I-umber Co. at lVlarcola, Oregon. His well-rounded experience in wood products includes the various uses of lumber and remanufactured items.

Mary Kolsky has been secretary 1954 when he assumed management division.

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Art Milhaupt, who will head up the new Northern California office of Fremont Forest Products, is well known throughout the lumber territory of both northern and southein California. He is a graduate of the University of Santa Clara and also attended the University of California. He has been active in wholesale lumber production and sales for the past 12 years and associated with Mr. Speek the past four years as manager of the Roddiscraft oifice in Aicata. Milhaupt will maiitain offices in Arcata for Fremont Forest Products to handle purchasing and also out-of-state and export sales.

Another former Roddiscraft employee, Delight Houle, will return to the group to become assistant to Mr. Milhauot in the Arcata office.

Fremont Forest Products thus is new in name only, as its principal personnel have been successfully working together inlhe Roddiscraft division the past four years. They will continue to handle direct-mill shipments of all species of West Coast lumber products from reliable mills, and will route delivery to the California market via cargo, rail and truck-and-trailer.

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Visqueen Polyethylene Used to Cover Wooden Grqin Sforoge

Cargill, Inc. of Minneapolis recently had to find additional storage space for nearly 600,000-bushels of oats this summer when .no permanent storage was available to oats

producers in the area. Noting thJsuccess of the nation's farmers in-using b_lack polyelhylene covers to ensile their black polyet-hylene grassland forage, Carsill decided to trv the snmc ennlice-

rdrurcrs rrr-ustng' uacK polyetnylene ensi grassland 9argill d-ecided to try the same r B.rassranq Larglll to applica_ tron ln stortng their oats to protect them from weather and exposure. An Omaha firm- furnished the grain elevator :91lp"y-with .rolls-of 28 and 3?-foot widtfis by 10b-l;;i ,Sl^cjli ol -g-mil (.006) black Visqueen polyethylene film. Pasting ea.ch plastic iheet togett.i. *itf, Z-i;;t' F;;;;i I3pe, Largtll tabrrcated a huge plastic ,,bas', for the oafs tape, fab.ricated a. hug_i plastic ,,bag', the oais. r nen, ustng' uqrrght qooden side planks tolorm a circular outer support for the bag-bin, the grain ;.; fiiiJ;il;;;; with the oats and "onered the top ,iitt itr" Virq,";; fil;.^'

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^.Visqueen black poly_ethylene- film is manufactured by the Plastics Division of Visking Company, Division of Union Carbide Corporation, Terre-Haute, Ina.

Wrapping-their shoes in burlap io prevent damage to the polyethylene, Cargill men walkld on the plastic--covered b_in, placing small sand-filled bags and wooden strips atoo the cover to weigh it down and prevent wind whipfing.

Young Gromor Joins Firm

. Sa[ L_a!e City, Utah.-H. L. ,.Bert,, Cromaf announces that Earl B. Cromar became activeLy-identified May 1 with the Cromar Lumber Company here in executive a''rra ."i". capacities. Most of young. Cromar,s business ."p.ri.""i

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Dynomic Progrom Plqnned for Twelfth Nqtioncrl Meeting' Forest Products R.eseqrch Society, Mqdison, Wisconsin' June 22-27

More than 80 papers on modern forest products technology will be featured at the 12th national {reeting of the Forest Products Research Society, June-22-27, at Madison, Wis.. expected to attract over 700 persons from the Unitecl States, ianada, atrd overseas.

A major convention highlight will be the keynote session, r'vhich has as its theme, "Insurance for the futurethrough forest products tesearch." V. L. Harper,Ass'tChief, U.S. Forest Service, will discuss the role of federal research in the nation's rapidly expanding economy and the resulting increased demancl for wood.

Dr. E. C. Jahn, second keynoter, Ass't. Dean, o{ New

York State University, College of Forestry, will stress the importance of a strong program of research in institutions of higher learning and to relate this to the lack of adequately trained physicists, engineers and chemists to lay the grouncl rvork for development research in tl-re wood industry. The industry viewpoint on research will be discussed by the director of research and development for the Weyerl-raeuser Timber Co., the world's largest lumber and allied forest products company.

Igor Sikorsky will speak on "Current and Future Developments in Helicopters" during the session devoted to Helicopters in Logging.

George H. Roderick, Asst. Sec. of the Army, and a. veteran of 31 years of executive and production experience in the rvood products industry, will address the official luncheon, June 24, belore an estimated attendance of 500 persons.

An authority on furnitttre and packaging of defense materials, Mr. Roderick is expected to discuss the importance of wood and forest products in the nation's defense.

In the past, Mr. Roderick has praised the herculean job accomplished by forest products research generally, and the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory in particular, during World War II. At that time nearly half of our annual lumber production, some 17 billion board feet, went into packaging and crating for the Armed Services. Wartime applied research made it possible to send in four ships by 1945 what it had taken five ships in 1941-a saving of one-fifth of our cargo fleet.

The more than 80 technical papers at the Society's weeklong meetirrg rvill be presented at 16 separate sessions that will deal rvith diverse problems of fundamental as well as applied research and development. Of interest will be a paper discussing the preservative treatment of millwork with particular attention given to windows arrd doors. A rer.ien' of the developments in the field will be covered-developments that arose in part due to the threat offered by tire metal inclustries who began active promotiorl in the field in 1933.

With the number growing annually, it is conservatively estimated that nearly 100 million sash and windows, 44 million exterior frames and 6 million exterior doors have been preservative-treated.

Mobile radio communication, a newcomer to the forest, will be discussed in relation to large logging and fire-fighting operations that have r.reeds parallel to those originated in World War II rnilitary tlsages.

Can a bet'.,':^ home be bt'irt usirrg today's lumber materials? John ,-eno, Utilizati')it Director, Pacific Lumber Co., will answer in the affrrmative at the national meeting.

Harry D. Tiemann, intertrationally known seascining specialist and dean of t'ood drying in tl.re Unitecl States, will preserlt the Charles J. \\'illiams Memorial Seasoning Leciure on the subject, "Highlights in the Developn-rent of Kiln Drying."

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The use of sawdust compost for fertilizer rgill be discussed by several authorities on the subject at this year's meeting.

Wood markets can be preserved by up-grading process- ing methods and finished products, according to C. H. Hotrman, development engineer, Koppers Co., a participant in the technical program.

W. Jeter Eason, Nickey Bros, fnc., will present a paper on a finish that can be applied in clear form over natural wood, or may take the form of a print where artistical graining or other effects may be applied over wood, hardboard, and so forth. He will discuss results of comparison tests with other finishes with special emphasis on resistance to staining.

A method of loading 30 M board feet of lumber into a car in one-and-a-half hours, and a way to unload it in two, will. be describe4 by a Weyerhaeuser materials handling engineer at the Lumber and Sawmilling session

The logging helicopter is envisioned-as a sort of flying crane, with horizontal frame, a set of blades, multiple engine, and an operator's cabin. A distinguished group of Lelicopter authorities including Igor L Sikorsky witt -;oin Carl Agar in this discussion.

Seveial sessions during the FPRS national meeting will be-of special interest for technologists of the pulp and paper industries.

- During the Glues and Gluing session, representatives from Rayonier, fnc., will speak on "Thermosetting Adhesives from Bark Extracts.'i

-These topics are a small cross-section presenting a glimpse of the technical program that can be expecteii at the Forest Products Researcli Societv's 12th national meeting at Madison, 'Wisconsin, June 22-27.

,Ank-R-COpt

fn response to the need for a simple and inexpensive way to firmly connect wood posts to beams or concrete, Timber Engineering Co. of California, Inc., has developed the TecoCal "Ank-R-C"p." This new post anchor and post cap is manufactured in two popular -sizes4" 216 6"-' *hich'fits most connections. Formed from 16 gage galvanized steel, the new connector has a dependable resistance to uplift and is said to be adequate for all directions of loads.

Ank-R-Cap has special appeal to the architect and engineer because it can be completely concealed by ordinary means, leaving a neat finish to the exposed post-beam. Teco-Cal's new connector has been designed for easy stock- ing by dealers, and so it is readily available in ail trade areas. Because it is manufactured with high speed tooling, it is well below the cost of so-called "han-d-mide" devicei. _ Completejnformation and technical data may be obtained by writing Timber Engineering Co. of California, Inc., 1485 Bayshore Blvd., San Francisco.

Deqler Tie-ln Wirh Movie

I ocksmiths, retail hardware and lumber dealers in major cities throughout the country will soon have an opportunity to participa!. iq ? national promotion now being-rieveloped b_yColumbia Pictures Corporation in conjunction with their forthcoming July release of their motion picturq ,,The Key," starring Sophia Loren and William Holden. The national promotion, in the form of a "lucky key', contest, is being developed through the cooperation-of The Yale & Towne Manufacturing_ Company with the idea of creating a steady flow of traffic in retiil establishments carryini locks and hardware. Plans are now being formulated s6 that locksmiths, hardware and lumber dealers will be able to participate on a local level with a minimum of efiort on their parts.

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SPEC'ALIZING IN TRUCK AND TRA'LER SHIPITENTS FROTfr ORIGOfl A'UD

New BUILDING Developments...

Otis Elevator Co., New York, has sold its first "moving sidcivalk" and it'"vill arch over an avertuc in Sal l)iego, Calif.'l'lrc "Trar'-olator" device rvill cotrnect th,e 251-room El Cortcz hotcl rvith tlrtr El Cortez llotor hotcl now rrtrder contruction.'I-he "flattcr.red t'scalatrrr" will trrove orr:r briclgc 127 iccl lcing, higlr.)ver thc strcet; it is 32 inches rvicle ancl can carl'!'up 1r,7,500 peoplc att hout'ilt eithcr rlirection.

Thc Rollef son Constntction (lo. u,as isstted ptrltrits fot at $230,000 valrt:rtion in (ioleta, (,alif.

Buen:r I'ark School I)istrict rvas gralttecl a pcrtttit for ruurr s( lr,,ul ar 7i.55 8tl' Sl.

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William Tietz and Walter Schmid filed plans for a 135-home subdivision on the south side of Lampson avenue and west side of Dale street in Garden Grove.

Construction startcd on thc $5(X),000 Hanrilton Iilctttent:rr,r' school nc:rr 182rr<l street;rncl Ar-lington a\.c11tle itr'forrancc, antl lrl;Ltts arc being 1-r'cparccl for t1.re Atiarrs Elctrtcntarl' scltocil Itcar 238tll street ancl Arlineton.

Pernrits u'erc issu,c<1 for two $39,000 nrultiple-farrrill units at 130 and 150 Wcst Pinchrrrst in La H:rlrra.

(irouncl rvas broken for rr leu'crlucation builcline for thc liirst 13aptist clrulclr in IJuntington Beaclr.'l'lre 95x3lJ-it. strufturc rvill bc t\\'() storlcs.

Work lregan on thc r\eoliun schciol ltt Los -\ictos b_v Kentp I'|ros. Corrstructiorr tlri.'l'lrc,c617,600,20-cl:rssroonr strtlcturc is expcctcd for Sclrternbcr ()ccrll)irnc)'.

Iiullerton, (.alif., Iilcrncnlary School I)istrict a1;provctl n):rstrr-

site plans for a Junior High school on C1'1.rress avelme to be complctecl by Scptenrbcr 1959. A metal shop rvill be built to augrnent the woodrvorking shop at \icolas Jrrnior High there, a.nrl plans were also authoriie d fclr an elenrcntarl. sclrool on Woodcrest avenue \\'est of I{ighr','ay 101.

'l'hc 6500-sq. ft. structur-c at $126,000 cost tc) house tht'Autonrobile Clr-rlr of Soutlrcrn C.alifornia in \-an Nu1's is crpecterl to opcn by J urre 1.

I)ohrrnan ('onstruction Co., Harvthorlle, wolr an $82,000 contract to builrl fivc lrortable t:lassroorus at tlre Valencia Park l.llenrcntary school, liullclton.

The \\rrn. J. llolan Co. rvill construct a $250,00O distrilrution facilitl'for thc branch tt'rnrin:rl of D.elta I-ines at Sacranrento.'l'he 22,000-sq. ft. oflicc ancl tcrr.ninal building and .lSft)-sq. ft. shop will be of contenrporarl'clesign u'ith precast c()ncrete *.alls and larninatctl u'oocl tntsses:rnrl pl1'r,r'oocl roof deck.'I'lrc original Delta Lines, foundcrl a c,entury agci, proviclecl freight servicc on the S:rcramerrto River b-y rafts.

Ral Stark of ()ntario \\'as contr:rctor for the two ne$- classrciotus jrrst lrrrilt for 1he Bol,s ltepublic at Chirro. The 2200-ft. structurc rclrlaced the school's olcl rvooclen structure in use 1hc past ,10 yeals.

(-onstrrrction started on H:rnrilton;\ir Forc,t Ilase's $250,000 clr:rpe1. 'l'lrc nrission-tl'l)e structurc schedulcd for corrrpletion b,r'JanLrar-v 1959 rvill scat 365 arrrl includc class attrl other rottnrs.

'['he lionran Catlrolic Arclrclioccsc of Los.\ngcles plans a high sclrool on a 20-acrc r\n:rlt.cirn site at I-a I'alrtta ald F}.tclid avenues to lre cornlrletecl b1' Iiebruarl' 1959.

'l'lre Alrn:rrlcn Vincy:rrds of San Jose launchr:cl a $1(X),000 bLrilcling projcct at its Paicencs ranclr of a crushing arrrl prcssittg lrlart and distillcr'1'.

The projected $2,493,000 Gaspar de Portola Junior High school at Tarzana, Calif., at Linnet and Yolanda streets, will contain 21 buildings back-to-back with a common wall around a turfed quad. Except for three of the buildings, all others will be of wood and stucco construction.

Siskil'or-r c()unty su1)crvisors have lrcen infortrerl of :rrt attenrpt to spcerl up coltstruction of a Forcst-Servicc highu:t,r'betu,cetr Callahan irnrl C--eclan'illc that rvill rlakc larr:e litttber stands in the south\\'estcrll part of the criur.rtl'accessiblc to harvestitrg. Tltc route rvas previousll' schcrlulecl to be finishe d in 1961 as a gravclt'11, stirndardlvi<1th lrighrval..

Hilton Hotcls Corp., anuouncccl a rrclv $10 nrillion holcl in dorvnton'n Portlancl. Ore.

\\'or-k startcrl on a rrcu' $6.162.000 SA(iI'l center ior clcctrotric:rit' tlefensc at Ilcalc AFB near IIarl'sville, ('alif.

Jarncs lI. lloutgonrcr,r', Pasadcna consulting cngilees, prcdictecl in testinriinl in the Colorado Rivcr water Ircaring at San lirattcisco, .ilal'13, tlrat by the year 1000 A.l)., I-as \-cgas, \cvada, rvill have a lropulatiorr of nrorc than 500,000 in the nalior.r's trcnd lorvlrrrl deset't living. He also prcrlictcrl industrial rlevcloprrrcnt irr lhe cit-v of Hetr-

NGELIIANN SPRUCE. From the Inlond Empire's Quatity-Minded Mills

Help Keep Our ForestsGreenooo

Forest Fire do heap damage to timber and animals in forest. Please work with Smokey and Princess Sky Blue Water to guard against fire damage. Be snre Aou not careless on camping and ffshing trips.

derson near,by and in the El Dorado Valley. He told of plans for the pump-lift of water ,to a reservoir in the Valley for a population density greater than the ci,ties of Hong Kong or Singapore.

The 3,000-acre Lockhart Ranch at Barstow, Calif., was sold for $3,500,000, May 7, to Arnold Dittmar, Pueblo, Colo.. as headquarters for Boys' Town International. Building will include a huge recreation center, library, hospital and chapel.

ConBtruction is scheduled to start in Jure on the first portion of the $1,5d),000 ski lodge project adjacent to Huntington Lake in the High Sicrra at China Peak, 65 miles from Fresno and 265 from L. A. Included is $1 rnillion for buildings to be ready for the 1958-59 skiing scason. Construction will be of heavy timbers with large glucd laminated roof bearns to support the snow load. Natural finieh woods will be used o,n the exterior. Parr Construation Co. was low bidder at $544,900 for a new wing to t,he County Museum in Exposition Park. It will con,tain a 450seat auditorium.

-_William Zeckendorf, national urban developer and president of Webb & Knapp with $500,000,000 of urban bu,ilding now in progress,

said in San Francisco, May 7, that his construction firm is interested in the Golden Gateway redevelopment of the old who,lesale produce district there and wants to do the Diarnond Heights project there and the Bunker Hill redevelopment in Los Angeles, and is ,,about to cornmit" on a major Sacramento project as well.

Los Angeles county supervisors approved a master zoning of the Brea Canyon district, including the large Diamond Bar ranch, with 5,2(X) acres set aside for homes and 1200 for rnultiple-farnily residences.

Bids were to be opened May L2 on constru,otion of a San Bernardino county prison camp at Glen Helen farm. The $1,300,000 project is expe,cted to get underway in June with four main buildings.

Three new Santa Bar,bara county o.ffice buildings valued a.t $525,000 were approved by supervisors with bids to be advertised this month.

The llt,h Naval District, San Diego, awarded a$1,073,812 contract to SecrESt & Fish, Whittier, April 26 for construction of a hospital at El Toro Marine Air Corps Base.

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lf,qteriol-Hqndling Speedups Goining in Retoil Yqrds

Gratifying progress is being made in reducing the cgst of doing lrusiness iu retail lumbervards through l.rore efficient methbds of han<lling materials, and the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association is plaving a leading part in making that progress possible, J. C. O'Malley, NRT.DA's-president, told members of the Lutnberuren's Association o{ Texas at its recent annual cotrventiot-t.

"The econor-nics tl.rat catr be effected are illustrated by the case of a yorlng luurbertnatr who hacl owned a yard less than two years and becatle ir.rterested in uraterials handling as the result of seeing our nraterials hartclling program at the Chicago Exposition," Mr. O'Nlalley saicl. -

'iHe went back to his town of 17,000 and looked over his old yard, wl-rich was built irr the 1890's. He clecided he rvould buy

a lift truck ancl remodel the yard. This he <lid over a period of n-rouths.

"Nine nronths later his father, a lumberman of 35 years' experience in the retail business, visited this yard and 'was thrilled to see u'hat a good job had been done in the remodeling program, rvhat nrodern rnaterials handling now meant to them, and how much ntouey they were now saving in handling their materials. The father said: 'I shouldn't have believed this was oossible. Had I been faced with the decision to do it, I clon't Lelieve I rvoulcl have had the courage to attempt it.'

"This nrodernization didn't take too big an outlay of mouey but it dicl take a lot of hard work, imagination, and ingenuity.

"Here are some of the berrefits this young lumberman told me he is receiving as the result of his modernization program. A flat car of sheetrock is nor,l' unloaded in two and one-half hours. Time before was one ar-rcl orre-half days. Unloading time for all material has beer.r recluced anrazingly. Extra labor for unloading cars has beetr completely elinrinated. Deliveries go out faster. Storage space has been increasecl tremeudously. One delivery truck has been eliminatecl. Custonrer service has been greatly improved. \Vithin two 1'ears the cost of the fork truck and nodernization lvill have been paicl for through actttal cash savings.

"This isn't an unusual storl'. There are sinrilar, perhaps tlrore amazing, stories being told in every sectiotr of ottr cottntry in yarcls of all sizes, frorn tl.rose so small you might wonder why they are in business, to the giants. We feel you should kr-row these stories, thereb-v* profiting from them. We {eel you shoulcl know hou' tl-re various mechanized dealers effect these tretrtettclous savittgs.

"The purpose of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association's nraterials handling progranr is four-{old. The first ptlrpose is to originate nraterials handling techniques. The mernbers of the Nlaterials Handling Committee are doing this.

"Our second pprpose is to stir-nulate action betweerl the nranufacturers, shippers ancl dealers for the development of these neu'' ideas. We must get tnauttfactttrers, railroads, and everyotle acting so we can take a<lr'antage of the hancllirtg savings possible with the new ideas.

"Thircl, we act as a cle:rritrg house for the new ideas so our dealers, the manufacturers, and the sl'rippers all knolv about them and so they will all r,r'ork togetl.rer in developing them.

"Fourth, and most inrportant, we nltlst eclttcate the retail dealer in the rn'ays of tr.raterials-handling efficiencies which will result in cost reduction. Tl-ris is the basis of the materials handling program-cost reduction to the dealer. The cost of doing business is the thing tl-rat is hurtir.rg us nlore tliart anything in the lunrber industrl' today. In developing a program which will reduce our cost in l-ranclling, u'e feel our euergies are well sDerlt.

- "At this time u'e are u'orking hard on developing the unitizecl

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shipping of lumber in boxcars. I myself wasn't too interested in this idea when the Materials-Handling committee began talking about it several years ago. I saw it l,r'hen it was fi=rst shown publicly at our Chicago Exposition, but still didn't feel it would be of value to onr yards since we receive most of our lumber on flat cars and trucks. I was cured and sold a year ago, and realized the potential it had for the retail lumber dealErs of this country, when I ordered two of these unitized cars and had them sent into one of our medium-sized vards. This vard had one lift truck and four men that work in the yard"and drive the trucks. We unloaded the first car in an irour and eleven minutes and the second car in forty-seven minutes.

."John Moeling's crew unloaded a car of 35,000 feet in 16 minutes. I'm sure this served to cure all skeptics.

"The young lumberman I mentioned earlier wrote me that b:.h$ taken a llp !o the West Coast visiting mills which he did business with. He became very discouraged about the future of unit boxcar loading becauie, without"exception, the mills he visited were not too &ger to go into this type of opera- tion. They had various reasons-, mosiof them sound, but'ones that could be overcome by both the mill owners and tire lumber dealers if we will sit down and solve them together.

"We have done this. We have met with the National Lumber Manufacturers Association's Materials Handling committee, aCTe+ on a joint-program to further develop aid popularize unit lumber shipping, and are now working hard on the program. We musC woik harder and we need -your help.

"A West Coast mill man told me his mills wouldn't go into unitized_shipping in boxcars because there isn,t enough d-emand for it. We have now about 275 of our dealers cooperali.,g in our test program. We need three times this many to just 6egin to convince the mills'we are serious about this thing. lf ydo .." a {uture and some savings for you in this method of shippins lumber for mechanical unloading, help us develop it by cooperatl ing.in our program. Ask the managidg officer of yo,ri fedeiation to have you included in the program or write'direct to your

national office in Washington, D.C., and our Materials Handling director will send you the full information.

"We are working with the Association of American Railroads and the individual railroads. The number of double-door boxcars increased over 11,000 in 1957. You all can feel proud that we had a part in helping them do this through your national Material Handling committee. It will benefit all of us. You can help us in this respect also by asking the railroads in your area to prowide more of these cars. Ask them to investiga.te the plugdoor boxcars.

"Much remains to be accomplished in materials handling. Everything accomplished will benefit you. We need your cooperation and support."

Wood Kitchen Cobinet School

Reservations are now being accepted for enrollment in the second annual Training School for Kitchen Specialists, to be held August 17 through August 29 at Michigan State University by the National Institute of Wood Kitchen Cabinets. Two separate courses will be offered, a basic curriculum covering the entire two-week period and a oneweek advanced course ending August 22. Enrollment is open to owners and employes of establishments in the retail kitchen business, including lumber, appliance, plumb- ing and specialty dealers, and to representatives of wood kitchen cabinet manufacturing companies and their sup- pliers. Enrollment is limited to 40 trainees in the baslc course and 25 in the advanced course. Tuition for the twoweek session is $75, and for the short course g4O. Room and board is available on campus at moderate rates.

Headquarters for the school will be in modern, air-conditioned Kellogg,Center on the university campus, East Lansing, Mich. Companies wishing to enroll representatives should submit reservations without delay in-order to avoid disappointment. Requests for application forms should be addressed to the National Inititute of Wood Kitchen Cabinets, 75 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago 1, Ill.

Coliforniq Sowmills Produced

6 Billion Boqrd Feet in 1956

CaliforrilL sltn'tnills prorltrccrl trcarlr' 6 milliorr lroarrl-feet ,rf lumbcr iri 19.5(r, Keith Arrrolrl, tlirector oi thc (':Llifornia ]iore'-st lLrrrl I{rtngc Itxperimcnt Station, U. S. Forcst Scrlicc, ar.rnounccrl. 'l'1rc 1956 o11tl)tlt tvas 15ti',, grcatcr than the l!)5-l lrrorlucliorr reported lrv thc tl. S. Btlre:Ln ol the Len-*rts. Census r,i -\l;Lntrf:Lcturers.

'l'1re l().56 lrgtrrc-s l crc rclcrtst'd front iI c.,)l'rl'ittivc surve\ by tht' Iiorcst Servicc, t I. S. I )cltartr.ncrrt of -\griculture aittl Llrt'llttt-c;rrt of C'ertstls, U. S. Deptitrttltettt riI Comt-tlercc' l)orrsl:ts llr lccl :Lll spccics ctrt irr (.aliiorrria. u'ith -lf il ,ri tlrc strtlc's total ororlttctiorr. This u-as tttore thatr tlr'ice tht' lrrorluction o{ rt'tlu'oorl (inclrrdirtg gi:tttt scclt-toia), or of ,|r.,rrrlcr-oslL lrint'. '1-1,1' 19.5(r lun'rlrer 1rt-otlttctiot-t b1 slrccies

Douglas-fir Redwoods Ponderosa pine True firs Sugar pine All others

Total

i Itrr.r.rbolrlt cottnt,l' -sau.nrills prorlttcerl 26'1( tti lLll ClLliiorrria's lumlrcr irr 1956. Nlcrrrlocirro cotttttv u:rs second

u-ith 1 .i ?i,. Siskivou arrtl Shasta i::iTi rcspectivell., in l,rc,rlttction

connties l'crc third and Tlrc six lt':rrling counties

-\rlrlitional infortnatiotr regltr<1irrv California's 19.56 1umlrt'r procluction u'ill lre pulrlishetl lrv the E,xpcrinrerrt and tlrc ilurearr o{ thc Ceu,stts rvitlritr thc tlext fcn' n'ceks.

A Navy Public Works meeting was held May 6, in one of the conference rooms at the llth Naval District. The San Diego Lumbermen's Association, together with Bill Sorbo, construction management engineer, 11th Naval District, were responsible for the program, which included Ben Benioff, structural engineer of Los Angeles, and who is a top authoritv on Glue Lamination. Carl Ramstrom of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association also reported on the Grade Stamping Program from the mill and manufacturers point of view and organization. Approximately 50 district design and field men were present and many favorable comments were received regarding the program.

Left lo righl: v. M. Cqpesius, secrelory-monoger of the S-on Diego Lumbermen's Assn,; Corl Romlfrofr, 8en Beniofi ond Bill Sorbo.

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R.epresenting

CDfrifucrries

MRS. ROSE L. TAENZER, 91, vice-president of the American Hardwood Co., Los Angeles, died May 9 at her home there. She was the n'rother of C. Roberi Taenzer. president, and E. Nlilton Taenzer, vice-president and ...r"tary-treasurer, of the firm. Mrs. Taenzlr. formerlv of paducah and Nlemphis, was the widow of tr. E. iaenter, Mem_phis lumberman who operated the Taenzer-Thompson Hardwood Co., the E. E.,Taenzer & Co., and the DarhellTaenzer Lumber Co. there before going to Los Angeles in l9I4 to found the American Hardwood Co. togeth"er with his two sons, C. Robert and E. Milton, who Juctessfully operate the business today. X4rs. Taenzer also leaves four grand-daughters and eight great-grandchildren. Burial was in F'orest Lawn Nlemorial Park, Glendale MRS.

MAUDE S. BLANCHARD, 85, died May 17. She was a resident of Burbank and the widow of W. A. Blanchard.

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former Burbank mayor and founder of a lurnber company. She leaves a sor,,_Judson Blanchard, a daughter ancl giu"i- daughter FRANK R. WRIGHT, 8O,-retired nalional inspector for the National Hardwood Lumber Association. died April 9 in Redondo Beach, Calif. He'had worked for the NHLA since 1937 and retired on Dension in 1951 . .

CHARLES L. GLEASON, 67, president of the Frank Purcell Walnut Co., Kansas City: I(ansas, died Aprtl 22 after a brief illness. He was widelv known in hardwood Iumber circles and served on the dules committee of tl.re NHLA. Burial was in Independence, Kansas, where he was born LEO T. TRUMAN, 49, died May 19 in Santa Barbara, C,alif., where he was an executive with a building materials firm and once headed the Building Contractori association BERT E. COFFMAN,78, retired hardware store owner, died NIay 24 in Montebello, Calif., where l-re opeued the town's first hardware store in 1908. lIe was also the last surviving member of the town's first city council.

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Acousticcll Fiber Pqnel Feqtured Ar Johns-Monville Exhibit

Soutl'rerrr C:rlifornia retail lurnbermen u'iro convergecl on I-os Angeles, r\pril 8-10, for the SCRLA cotrvetrtit.rrt got a close-rrp of a noise absorbing pine liber panel, all easy-toclean flbor tile, a shingle sealerl by the heat of the sttu, and a new l)rocess for "locking" color into roof arrtl siclelvall shi ngles.

These rvere typical of tlre hrtnclrecls of llroducts tl.rat went on clist>lav at the 41st artnual meeting anrl Tracle Shor,v of the Sciutliern Califorrria ltetail Lumbir Association in tl.re An.rb:rssa<lor hotel. These building materials highlighted the _|ohrrs-XIanville booth showu at the riglit.

Center stage weltt to Fibretex Accrttstical Panels that absrrrb up to 75/r of roonr noise. 'fhis is accomplishetl b1 lneans of l'rr,rnclrecls of clrillecl holes actirrg as noise traps. 'l'hese panels stancl trlt lttrcler paintirrg and repainting withont loss of aconstical efficiencl', cau be placecl rigl.rt over existir.rg ceilings atrrl are rvidely used in homes atr<l conlnrerciai' establishnrettts such as restatlrallts, taverlls, bort'1ing alleys, storers aud beauty salous.

Terraflex, also featttred at the J- M booth, is a vinyl asbestos tile that crtts floor maiutetratrce costs as mttch as 50f'c when compared u,ith the next-best resilient type flooring. A cluick. clamp nropping is enoug'h to keep it clean;its_tronporous surfacc retlttires tro harcl scrubbing becattse it clefies trackecl-in tlirt, grime, spilled licluicls and grease.

Seal-C)-N'{atic Shingles, which seal themselves dorvu auton.raticalll', gave cotrveutiott visitors an iclea o{ hou' to solr-e the problen'r of keel>ing the roof tight irl the face of driving rain ancl high u,irrcls. Secret of this llrocluct's durabilit1. is a continuous ribbon of adhesive nraterial on the back -of the shingle near the butt edge of tl.re tabs. Orrce applied, heat from the sutr atttomatically seals each shingle solt cannc,t be lifted 111) evelr by hurricane ctr toruaclo u'incls.

A stop-over at the J-NI booth proviclecl dealers with ttpto-the-minute inforn.ratiotr on the neu' Colorbestos Process bv rvhicl-r neu' color beantv is built irrto asbestos roof arr<i siclewall shingles. The rnairi color is lockecl into the asbestos c:emellt surface u'ith tnir.reral pigrner.rts. A light sprinkling of ceramic glaze mirreral granules tl.reu are embedded deep irrto the surface to provicle accellt color tl'rat lasts a lifetime. \\'eather-ancl-fire iesistant, the shingles themselves are

quickly ancl easily installecl :rtlcl trever need paintirlg to preserve thetn.

The retail lumbertneu also gcit a glimpse of Strongborcl, a new rnrrlti-purpose tl" sheathirrg ancl sidervall that can be userl rvithout corner bracing, and the strotrgest material of its size <in the market; 3 irr I Roof Deck, 2'x8' sections combining ceilirrg, insulation ancl base roofings. in a single turri.t, ancl-.pror-idiirg a cotrtit.tuous self -contairrecl vaporseal that overlips {irn.rly at all joints, eliminating the need for caulkirrg; Spintex, batts and blankets of insulation made from a ipun-l'u'ool composed of long, fine miueral fibers that pern.rit lighter weight, superior strer:rgth ancl stability and greater resilience ; ancl Pre-Primecl Flexboard, a large size, iight rveight asbestos-cement building 'sheet primed at the fiitory' so any goo<l paint can be applied directly and imrlecliately to its suriace.

Advisory Council Officers Nomed

Nerv officers for the Technical Advisory Council of the L,lniversity of California Forest Proclttcts Laboratory were elected at the Council's semi-atruual meeting recently held at Richmond. Cirairrnan for tl-re coming year is A. W' Agneu,, Sotroma. \rice-chairman is A. R. Hood, g.eneral minager of the Ralph L. Srnith I-umber Company, Anderson. Council secretary is liddy S. Feldman, I-os Angeles. Outgoing secretary is I{ussell Bjorn, manager of Sub and N'Iaterial Cortractors Association, Sarr Rafael.

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New BUILDING Developments...

Reinhard,t iConstruction Co. was awarded a $479,672 contract to 'build the Cecil B. De Mille school at Sugar and Van Buren avenues in Midway City. An intermediate school is planned on Edwards street.

The Pomona Parks and Recreation Commission approved a $120,000 Palomares Park building for community use, inctuding a 400-seat auditoriurn,

A 2l-story office structure, the Lee Tower, will be erected at Wilshire boulevard and Cochran avenue in Los Angeles. The $10 million project will be an ultramodern skys.craper.

Whiteclifi Homes, pioneer truilding firm in the Crestmoor park area of San Bruno, announces a new unit of 200 homes there in the Rolling hills west orf El'Camino Real.

Members o,f trhe L. A. Dodgers' executive staff: Fresco Thornoson Arthur E. Patterson, Al Campanis and Announcer Jerry Doggett, have purchased half-acre lots in Sunny Ranch, Fullerton subdivision.

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for homes. Their advisor was Bill O:Sullivan of O'Sullivan Building Materials, Fullerton. Thomas R. Stanton of Am,berwood Corp: will be the builder of the ranch-style homes. First Basernan Gil Hodgds will pick out his half-acre when his family arrives after school ends in Brooklyn.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will build a $320,000 structure at Stanford and Blackthorn in Garden Grove to house chapel, lo rnge, recreation hall, nursery and kitchen.

Cunningham Developmen't Co. of Anaheim took out permits for 32 single-family dwellings there north of Ball Road and east of Walnut str€et at $305,500.

The O'regon State Board of Control has received a $20,000 CFAdvance for preliminary planning of an addition to the Oregon State Correctional Institution, near Salem. Applicant proposes to finance the total $2,270,000 project with a legislative appropriation when it convenes in January 1959. Some residential units outside the enclosure will be included in the project., Refer: William G. Ryan, State Secretary, State Capitol, Salem, Ore.; Project No. Oregon 35-P-3030.

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Lumber Corgo Reqches Ooklqnd Agoirr by'Olson Line

The pre-war days of .the old Coos Bay Lumbef.Company cargo operation at Oakland were relived again IV[zy 5, wheu the flagship of the Olson steamship fleet, the George Olson, nu{ged its way up to the 9th Avenue Pier.

Strangely enough,rthe cast was much the same: The 9th

Avenue Pier was the site of the old Coos Bay cargo yard; the George Olson formerly sailed under the Coos Bay banner as th; "Castletown"; even the lumber cargo was from the same mill, now operated by Georgia.Pacific Corporation.

Georgia-Pacific, working closely with Oliver J. Olson & Co. lines, recently began-ofiering pool shipments as well as straight cargo ioadJto Bay area ind Soulhern California dealers. All Gebrgia-Pacific cargoes originate at Coos Bay, Oregon.

Although the Oakland shipment was the first in over 15 years, lumber has been moving regularly -through the Port of Redwood City since last December 10, when GeorgiaPacific and the -Olson lines teamed up to drof a partial cargo there for O'Neill Lumber Company.

Another large cargo shipment, to be divided among se-veral Bay area-yards, was scheduled to arrive at Oakland's 9th Avenue Pier as we went to press.

House Thor Follows Sun ot Home Show

A house tihat turns to follow or escape the sun, and described as one of the most unusual designs in-existence, will be one of several model homes exhibited June 12-22 at Pan Pacific Auditorium. A huge turntable permiis occupants to rotate the unique structure in a 360-degree circle. The house, designed for Alcoa, features a multi-colored aluminum rcol l5l 'feet. above the ground and from this conical roof extend eight triangular iections that anchor to a circular base. The walls are made of glass that open outward and fit snugly into the v-shaped grooves formed by the roof.

- Exhibit space still is available and information can be obtained at the Horne Show office, 6399 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles'

New Colifornio Solesmen Nsmed

Appointment.of two "fnsulite" territory representatives and the establishment of a new California-Nevada sales area were announced by K. G. Macfntosh, dealer sales manager for Insulite division of the Minneso'ta and Ontario Paper Company. James M. Harrell, Jr., was assigned to newly creatld Territory 610 with headquarters at Santa Ana, Calif., while Paul O. Huselid was name-d representative for the territory having headquarters at Fresno. Veteran Insulite Salesman Tom Crain handles the metropolitan and outlying Los Angeles area.

Nqtionol Honor to lumbermen

Two Oregonians, Arthur K. Roberts and Irvin H. Luiten, were among three men named to receive the coveted national honor roll award of the Izaak Walton League of Ameriia, according to Dr. A. J. Kreft, state presideqt of the Oregon division. Roberts is education director of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, and Luiten is publicity manager for Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. .',

Prlor to docklns ct Ooklond, the G.oEe Ollon droPped o {IO,OOG' b.f. ccco c Paiof Rsdwood Cilv cclier In thc doy for rhc O'NCll lmbor -Co. od. qfter lming Ooklqnd, dropped rmolndsr of corgo ot Wllmlngton od tm Dicgo. ,rr.

lhc qucter-of-mllllon foor Ootlad ccrgo wr pwchocd by Tortcr' Wcbiterle John:m, |re., N*ork' hlxipcla In tho dcol wcrc (bft to ilgtrri'-c-i"-kjlitt icry;'lrllhe Coono, liad of TWtJ'r Nmdr. oltq d6n; Wmer Wiermr, istner In Wie3nrr & lgwqr lmbd, who lmdlCd the'lcmber dock.tde, dnd John Lowe of TW&J, Nuck'

Wlcnor & Covd kcpf up wlth lhbe? o dork by grlng one ccrler od oe llft truck, Tha i'Gcorge'1" two dlcrel-drivrn rrqncr gch fed b.fter thon 5O,@O b.t. ps hor lo the dock.

Lmbcmen towe. Cono ond unlooding progrcrsu. Hcrry dircur .tululc Fldrt

Rate-Position Wanted $2.00 per column inch

All others, $3.00 per column inch

Closing dates for copy, 5th and 20th

-HEIP WANTEDEXPERIENCED SALESMEN WANTED

Two good retail counter salesmen wanted by pioneer Santa Monica retail lumber concern. Excellent opportunity for right men with proper background, Salary and Bonus arrangement.

JOHN W. FISHER LUMBER CO.

l4th Street at Colorado Santa Mo,nica, Calif.

EXbrook 5-4161 for appt.

HELP WANTED

Long-established concern desires Commissio'n Man in Bay Area for Douglas Fir, Redwood and Pine sales to retail and industrial accounts. Will gladly exchange references.

Address Box C-2752, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

WANTED _ TRAINEE SALESMAN

Wholesale Hardwood & Softwood L. A. lumber cornpany wants young man to learn lumber business. Excellent opportunity and working conditions.

PENBERTHY LUMBER COMPANY

5800 So. Boyle Ave. LUdlow 3-4511 Los Angeles 58

WANTED

Reliable, progressive firm needs man to handle Redwood sales in Southern California on commission basis. References exchanged.

Address Box C-2754, California Lumber Merchant

l@ West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

NEED A GOOD JOB?

Well, we need a good "GAL" experienced in lite bookkeeping, typing, teletype and general offrce work. A1l replies confidential.

PHILIP BROS. LUMBER COMPANY

ll0 West Ocean Blvd. Long Beach 2, Calif.. Phone: HEmlock 5-8948

-YARDS crnd SITES FOR SAIE/LEASESOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LUMBER YARDS FOR SALE

In "Disneyland" general area-Two long-established yards. Good, modern btrildings. One yard has spur track. Gro,und, buildings, and all store, yard and office equipment will cost $138,000. Inventory extra. GOOD $ALE$ RECORD.

YARD in fastest-booming area-Antelope Valley, Can lease or buy the grotrnd; buildings, trucks and yard-office equipment, $16,500; inventory runs about $21,000. The last year's sales were around $13s,000.

TWOHY LUMBER CO.

714 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 15, Rlchmond 9-8746

Lumberyard and Sawmill Brokers

NEVADA RETAIL YARD FOR SALE

For sale at cost of inventory & equipment, approx. $35,000, a retail lumber yard and general building supplies. Located in one of the fastest-gbing areas in Nevada. Doing approx. $200,000. Owner will carry land and buildings on ten-year contract or lease.

P. O. Box 661. Fallon. Nevada

CHICO LUMBER COMPANY

Finest location in Chico, on main highway in modern surroundings. 3-plus acres, well laid-out for mechanical operation. Catering mostly to retail and farm trade. NO SET-UP LIKE IT IN THIS AREA. Other interests make this sale necessary. For further information contact above at P.O. Box 673, Chico, California.

.FOR SAIL

300,000 BF 2x4 STUDS, Economy Grade, 92/96"

$21.50 AST Lumber Terminal, Inc., (Berth No. 233)

STEPHEN G. FREEMAN & CO.

Phone: Oriole 3-3500

Newport Beach, California

-EQUTPMENT FOR SAIERE-SAWS

-POSITIONS

WANTEDEXPERIENCE?? YOU NAME IT!!

Owner and Manager of ,RETAIL Lumber and Mill with years of successful Southern Califonnia operations now needs permanent position. Unfortunate circumstances beyond my control make it necessary to find position on salaried basis. Capable and Experienced in any position from Manager through Office; loyal, efficient and trustworthy. Can benefit your organization with my experience in Construction. Tract operations, Cost accounting, Boo'kkeeping, Supervision, Work progress and Inspection. Also sound knowledge of WHOLESALE lurnber operation. LET ME PROVE my Experience vrith MINIMUM SALARY to Start! Exceptio,nal training in Personnel direction, Will give Bank and Commercial references. War veteran (Colonel, Corps of Engineers), 30-year Rotary Club member, married; hobbies: golf and bridge.

Address Box C-2735. California Lumber Merchant

l0B West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

POSITION WANTED

Hardwood Inspector and Superintendent with best of references25 years' experience in domestic and fo,reign Hardwoods, desires positio,n. Available June 15.

Address Box C-2753. California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif..

POSITIONS WANTE,D SUBSTITUTE FOR VACATIONERS. Experienced lumberman will substitute for estimator, counter, order desk or bo,ckkeeperper diem rate. L. A. area only.

Address Box C-2755, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St,, Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

52" Twin Turner54" Single American Both like NewTerms to Suit

LYcoming 3-3021

cApitol 5-0909

FOR SALEKiln boiler, smoke stack, fans, steam pipes, instruments. etc.

Frank Burnaby

STanley 3-2(b0

FOR SALE

No. 404 Woods Matcher 6x15 with tog & bottom profile, feed table, drive rnotor, four-speed feed motor. Side heads & drive shafts ball bearing; extra side heads. Also, Sii-ker Davis gang rip-saw, 30-H.P. motor. No. 108 Berlin Sticker, ball-bearing top, bottom and side heads. Motor on each head. Round top and side heads. Motors for side heads included. ALL FOR $4,50O or will sell separately.

LIBERTY MILL & LUMBER CO.

1025 Terminal Way, San Carlos, Calif.; LYtell l-2104

FOR SALE

TWO HYSTER LUMBER CARRIERS GOOD CONDITION WILL SELL CHEAP

Write Box 83 or call TErminal 2-4504, San Pedro

p. o. box 928

WANT ADs

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FOR SALE-Lumber sorting tablc, exceptionally cfrcicnt.

F'iank Burnaby

STanlcy 3-206t0

_SPECIAL SERVICES-

CA,R UNLOADING CONTRACTORS

fi.umber Handling Specidists! Unload cars from any spur track and lqul tp iob*e. Specializing in sorting, sticking and yard procesarng, lor smau or large oonsEuctron programs.

5143 Alhambra Ave.

Eetabliahed l9+3.

CRANE & COMPANY

Phone Collect: CApitol 2-8143

HEAVY FORK-LIFI TRUCKS ' RENTALS AND SALES

822 - 69th Avenuc

:.

MacKav Mill Service

SWeetwood 8-9428

IALENI]AR tlF IOMING EVENTS

LOS ANGELES HOO-HOO Club 2 Dinner Meeting and Golf tournament, Inglewood Country Club, Junc 6.

DUBS, LTD., .Annual Ladies Weekend; Sam Nigh, host; Pasa Tiempo Golf and Country Club, Junc G7.

REDWOOD EMPIRE HOO-HOO Club Annual Forest Lake Weekend, Forest Lake Lodge, Jme lGl5.

BLACK BART HOO-HOO Club Annual Forest Lake Weekend, Forest Lake Lodge, June 14-15. For Reservations: Jim,Maher, Hollow Tree Redwood Co., Ukiah.

Los Angelcs

Oaklarid 21, Calif.

BUY-4ELI-REPAIR-SERVICE

Fork Lifts and Straddlc Truck!. Complctc shop aad 6eld rcrvicc. Portable Welding, Spccial Fabrication, Stcam Cleaning and Painting. Service Available 7 Days a Week. All worl guarantecd.

COMMERCIAL REPAIRS AND SERVICE

1115 North Alamcda Strcct, Compton, Catif.

Phones: NEwmark l-8269. NEvada 6-fEGi

Everyone Reodg These Poges-Just Like You

Cqllfornio Lumber rnERCHANl-lZE

All Your Wonls Here

SACRAMENTO HOO-HOO CLUB 109 annual Fa.mily Picni.c, Ozzie Steinrbrenner Ranch, .Carmichael, Calif.; Bob BabickyProgram chairman, lrne 22,

NATIONAL PLYWOOD DISTRIBUTORS ASSN. l6th Annual Convention, Hotel del Coronado (San Diego), June 22-25. (Mahlon S. Munson, secretary-treasurer, 530 Terminal Sales Bldg., 1220 S. W. Morrison St., Portland 5, Ore.)

Clur New Phone Number: ftlAdison 24555

Effective June 15, 1958, the old four-unit VAndike 4565 telephone number of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT goes the way of the orange groves and the gnarled shade trees. On and after that date, we'll gladly accept your Southern California News items and your Advertising insertion orders at the publication office just as courteously at our new telephone prefix and numerals: MAdison 2-4565.

S & S turibs Cr. ............-....--.-....-..-...--.... I

Son Artslo Pola Contlructlon Co.........-- 5 Sonfcd-Lurla, Inc. .-..---.-....---...........-.-.-..

Sonto fc lumb*, Inc. --.-.......-.....-----..-...-.-31

Scurity Pqlnt A{ff. Co. ..........-.......-..-.----.52

(Tell them Aou sau it in The California Lumber Merchant)

r Edwqrdr Lumbs qnd Mfg, Co. ------.--.---.-.62 lowrocPhlltpr [umbr Co. --.--------.--------58 :;. .t Atlot lumbs Co. ...-..-.

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Shivcly, Alqn A. .-.....-...-.-...-..-...-------.--..... t

Sioo lumbor & Plywood, Inc.....-.-.-.-..--..

Sisrq Rcdwod Co. -.--....-....-....-...-

Silbcinogel, Inc., Gorto J. ....-.----.--.---.--

Sinmons Hqdwood lumbc. Co. ---..----......

Simpron Rcdwood 6. .-.-.--.--.....---..-.-..-.-- |

Smith, llornqn A. & Co. .--..--...-.-...--.-.-..30

Snilh Lunbc Co., Rolph t. -.----.-..-------..-55

Snfth-Robbln3 [unbc Cqp. ------.---.-.------.21

So-Col Eullding Motdiob co,, Inc. ----.-.-46

South Bqy Lumbs Co..----..--.-.-.------.----.--.--6a

Soulhcrn Colifdniq lunbq Solq ----.-.-----38

Souihwcrt Plywod Cco. ---------.--------------13

Soulhwalcn Portlond Crodt Co. ___-..-...

5lohl Lumbcr Co. ..--...-.-.-----.-.-- ---.---.----------29

Stond€d Lunbi Co., lnc. ---.----..--------------30

StoDt6n & Sq, E. J. ----....--.------.-.---.-.-.--.-

Stroblc Lumbor Compony

Sllolt Dd ltfg. Co. Eqck Covdr

Toomo Lcmbcr 5olrr, Inc. -------------------17

Toho Fqdt Prrductr Co. ...---.--.--.,_..--_-.--63

Talbot Lumbf, Gompony -..-.-....---.-,--.--.-.---*

Tortd, W.bricr & Johnron, Inc, -----.-.-.--10

Trionglc lumbT €o. -----.......-.------

Troplol & Wntdn Lumbq Co. -------.---.-...

Twln-Cily lunb* Co. .-----..--.---.-.-.---..---.--.. *

Twln Hrboru Lumbr 6, ...-..-.---.--.-..-.------ t

U. S. Plywod Corp. ..-.----....-..-...--.-.-.-.....-- |

Unign Lunbr Cp. ....-....-....-.-----.-..-.--....... I

Lumbr Co. -...---..-.......--.

BUYER'S GUIDE

T||S IIIGEI,ES

TNEATED LI'MBER_POI.ES-PILING_TIES

8cier, l. H. G Co. .DUnkirk 8-9591 Wqrren Southwest, Inc, -NEvcdq 6-0501

PAINTS AND FINISIIES Security Paiat MIg, Co. ..........trNgelus l-0358 MATENIAI,S Hf,NDI.ING Fen Trucliag Co. .... .,.. ...RAynond 3-3691 Hyalcr Conpoy ........... ....RAynond 3-6255 Miaec BcdiDi, Iac.. .. .. .BAynoad 3-3691 Phipps Compoy, The ...........BAynond 3-5326

SPECIA! SENVICES

Bilt-Well Distribulors ..Olecader 5-9955

Fleuretle's (Lou Weidoer)... .trTloatic 8-1027 Pcrdnount Pole Cogt. Co,.......Uaderhill 5-'1510 Sca Antonio Coutructioa Co. ....IlNderhill 5-12{5

SAN BERNARDINO . RIVERSIDE

LI'MBEN_BUILDING MAEN[trf,S

Anowhecd Lumber ConpcDv ......TUEor d-7511

Inlmd Lumber Compcay-...i .TBiaity 7-2001

SAN DIEGO

BUILDING MATERIALS

Cobb Conpany, T. M. . ..8Elnont 3-6673

Ulited Stater Pllvood Corp. .....BElmoat 2-5178

Mf,TERIAIS HtrNDLING

Hyster Compcny .....BElmort 9-4343

sfirf Fn[ilGlsc0

LI'I'IBER AND LUMBER PBODUCTS

Arccts Eedwood Co. ...... ........Y-(fton 6-2067

Atlins, Kroll 6 Co.... .....SUtter l-0lll8

B€u€tt Vseerr, Iac. ...............Yllkon 6-1758

Bouell-Wcrd d Eaqpp ..Gtrrlield l-18'!0

Bonaiaqton Lumber Cb. ...YIIhon 6-5721

Cclid. Sugcr C W€st. Pile lgcy. .Dlcnoad 2-4178

Chriglensor Lunber Co, .........VtrIcncic {-5832

Dcat d Rw6ell, Iac..

Bny flrer

N(|lil All Strait Doors Are 100% lumber Core And Pressed

Qualilf flush Doors Prodaced frlonufreIurcd Bf Elralt Under in lhe Wcsl for Ueslcrn Users

IN OUR MODERN

Core Specifications for Flush Doors in Ash-Birch & Beech

tl lrhn will 1r;r 1e 1r[,, widc of lr * rolldStllcr.

End lofl: ol lr/." lor 6/8 Doon or 2?/t" ll dctircd,

r/t" Yerllcal llbr cr lock loner qll in funbcr dodod 3Vz" on cenler to cdrry 2l llorhontol libr 37r" opoil. lhcac 8ck loncr mlnlmire worPoge.

2l Horitonlol |'ibt Vtn wide qll in lumber dodocd on 3Yr" center lor complctc vonlilolion ond ore 3rh,, opatl.

Lock Bloc&r 21" long provided on both 3id$.

Alf 3/O x 6/8 x lsA H. C. Ex. terlor Doort ore with doubls locl Blockr to q(commodqte 5" let bo3k.

Heat

7o Eloy Elroighr NEW PTANT

Core Specifications for Flush Doors in Philippine Mahogary ([auan) & Hardboard

tl I F--;-r7." wrrr rrrm lc rltn Yfurt cl | | i rolidrtllcr.

End Rqif r ol lr[" lot 6,/l Dor er 2th" il dezircd.

t/16" to r/.' Varlicsl libr oll ln lmbrr old qe cn 3Yr" c.nfet looing o tpoce botwsn libt cf gr/t".

4-3i16n vlll trim to 1n for cmblncd lock llockr md 5tile3 on I % or Inl.rlor doo.!.

lock Blockr 21" long provided on bolh ridet.

All 3/O Exto.ior Doo.r ore wilh double Lo<k Bloclr to ccmmodole lock: of 5" tel boc&.

All lmber ured ir klln-drled to o morlmum ol | 0 per cenl noirlu.s conlanl.

All Lumber ured ir kiln-dried to o mqlmm ol l0 per (ent moitlur€ (illanl.

Our New Germ'on Hot Press wiih 5 Openings ond Our New Worehouse Fqcilities Assure Prompt Delivery From Stock of All Stondord Sizes os Well os On Any Speciol Sizes.

You con now supply your customers with the besr FLUSH DOORS ot the right price when you specify STRAIT HARDWOOD FTUSH DOORS

Also Stroit Glide-A-Fold Wordrobe Doors Avoiloble for Every Decor WE NOW STOCK FIR DOORSGTAZED OR UNGTAZED STRAIT DOON TATUFACTURIXG CO. 1224 North Tyler Avenue, El Monte, Colifornio

Wholesole Only

Gllberr 4-2170 GUmberlond 3-5488

Gllbert 4-2951