New Fnodurct FnoffEfts

Prefinished Redwood Folder

A beautiful, full-color dealer sales folder is now available, describing PALCO's factory paint-prefinished redwood siding.

Suitable for counter or display, it shows how attractive homes can be built with this new redwood siding that requires no painting at the job site.

make them self-aligning. One man can handle these panels with this self-aligning feature, and it assures the builder of a neater, faster job.

E-Z Ply panels are manufactured by Shakertown Corporation, the manufacturers of Shakertown Glumac Panel, and distributed nationally through building material distributors and dealers.

Write: Shakertown Corporation, 20310 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland, Ohi.o 44t22.

Bi-Fold Doors Ofier Clossic Sryling

Stalwart Metal Bi-fold Wardrobe Doors are prceision units ofrering elcan clacsic styling that blends beautifully with ahy interior decor. The top half louvers allow free air conditioning while the solid lower panels keep out dust,

Heovy-Dufy Step Ladders

A new line of aluminum step ladders and step stools, that combine extra strong construction with very light weight, is being placed on the market by White Metal Rolling & Stamping Corp. The new ladders, sold under the Easylight trade name, feature 3 inch reinforced non-skid fluted steps securely riveted to full channel side rails. Bottom steps are double-braced, and the full channel rear sections have diagonal bracing and channel cross struts. Hard rubber, non-skid feet are standard. The new ladders are extremely compact when folded for storage.

Easylight Aluminum Household Step Ladders are available in 2, 3,4, 5, and 6 foot sizes ranging in weight from 3Y+ pounds for the 2-foot size to 9% pounds for the 6 foot size. Full size bucket r:acks are included on all but the 2-foot size. Easylight Alum-

Also included is information highlight- ing the special concealed fastening system that provides automatic venting and eliminates faae nailing.

Write: The Pacific Lumber Company, 100 Bush Street, San Francisco, California.

Eight-Foor Cedor Shoke Ponels

Eight-foot panels of cedar shakes are now available in a three-ply thickness to give builders a really durable red cedar siding with exceptional economy as well. The manufacturer says there are up to 70/o savings on application costs as compared to individual ceddr shakes.

Each panel consists of three layers of wood. The first, or outer course, is unstained or gray-primed cedar shakes. The second layer is a cross-bind of plywood veneer and the backing is an under-coursing grade of cedar shingles. All three layers are bonded together with exterior glues for a strong, rrrgged panel.

The shake panels are called E-Z Ply, reflecting the fact that they are easy to apply. Panels are nailed twice on each stud with 8d nails, one LYz" from the butt of the shake and the other midway between butt and tip. Where code permits, the panels can be applied without the use of sheathing in the same manner as various other siding materials.

A unique application feature has been incorporated into E-Z Ply shake panels. The backs of the panels are notched to

Unlimited opening possibilities are provided through the use of combinations of multiple stock door sizes. Stalwart Metal Folding Doors provide a lifetime of worry- free service since they are not affected by rvarpage, not affected by extremes in temperature. They are ideal for new home construction and older home modernization.

Maxon Construction Company built two triplexes for Mrs. Mary Lou Flanagan of Long Beach, Calif. (in photo above), and installed the Stalwart Metal Bi-fold Doors at her request in both of her newly-constructed units.

Stalwart Industries is a subsidiary of White Lighting Cornpany and recently announced the addition of Redi-Shelf Metal

Strong, Light-weight Ladders inum Step Stools are also offered as part of the Easylight line. These stools are 24" in height, weight 3% lbs. and have 3 steps. Write: White Metal Rolling & Stamping Corp., 443 Fourth Ave., N.Y. 16.

U.S. Plywood Ofiers Pomphlet on Pollets

fire properties of Weldwood Oak-Dek and Bolt-Blok, cvmponent parts which represent a totally new approach in wooden pallet construction, are described in a new four-page brochure ofered by the United S.tates PIywood Corporation.

"With Weldwood Oak-Dek and Bolt-Blok, it is possible to get pallets that are tough, precision units to make modern handling equipment pay ofr," says William Benassi, U.S. Plywood's sales manager for Weldwood packaging materials,

Both Oak-Dek and Bolt Blok work to form strong, uniform, lightweight and practically indestructible pallets. Oak-Dek was designed especially for the industry. Bonded with e:<terior glue, with face and back of 'Western oak, Oak-Dek pmvides the deck of the pallet. Bolt-Blok, the split-proof spacer between the two faces of Oak-Dek permits the use of interchangeable parts, easily assembled or repaired.

The brochure points out further advantages and uses for Weldwood Oak-Dek and Bolt-Blok as well as important data material from recent tests.

Expanding Shelves to their popular line of Metal Bifold Wardrobe Doors. For further information, write: Stalwart Industries, Norwalk, Calif.

Write U. S. Plywood'C'o4>oration, Pallet Department, The United States Plywood Building, 777 third Avenue, New York 17, New York.

New Orientol Escutcheons

Two new escutcheons designed to complement Oriental-type architecture have framing anchors are formed in right angle sections L\h" in width with an overall length of 4%".

Write Timber Engineering Company' 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.

Murol ls Versotile Accenl Ponel

Complements 0riental Decor been introduced by Dexter Industries, Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan. The escutcheons can be used with any'Dexter lockset on either interior or exterior installations' Dexter's No. 58 Oriental Square is a solid escutcheon in brass with a dramatic black or Chinese Red interior background and is 6%" square.

No. 5? Oriental Round is gracefully contoured in brass with a cut-out desigrr, and is 7" in diameter.

Both units are pictured along with Dexter's complete line of accessory trim in the compan/s "Dexter Door Hardware" catalog. The catalog is available free.

'Write: Dexter Lock Division, Dexter Industries, Inc., 1601 Madison Avenue S.E., Grand Rapids, Michigan 49602.

"All Purpose" Frqming Anchors

Timber Engineering Company (TECO) has announced the addition of a new "all purlrose" framing anchor to its product line. The new anchor is designed for use in framing rafters to plates, joists to headers, studs and solid blocking to plates, and in other applications where 2" nominal thickness lumber is used.

Available in a single style with special t'slots" provided to permit accurate and easy bending on the job site, TECO's new

Although designed t,o fit the rear wall in a tub-shower unit the new five-foot wide Marlite Mural panels also can be used as a decorative accent panel in other areas. Here an eye-catching South Pacific design lends eye appeal to a bathroom vanity area. The distinctive go'ld-on-white murals harmonize with most color schemes. Gold anodized moldings are used inconjuction

,,Flashing, and ,,Weathersealingf' on the 8 lb. In addition, each of the sleeves bears' a printed guide to many of Terne's uses and qualities, with illustrations of both complete roof and accessories uses,

I'he new sleeves are the first result of Follansbee's planned 19il program for the sale and use of the product, an alloy of lead and tin on a base of copper-bearing sheet steel. The5r were designed to make Terne easier to sell and warehouse for the distributor, jobber and building materials dealer and easier to use for the roofer, eontractor and home-ownet, at no additional cost.

Write: Follansbee Steel Corp., Follansbee, West Va.

New Ceiling Tile Disploy

A new point-of-sale ceiling tile display which offers flexibility of installation is now available to lumber dealers from Simpson Timber Company.

The new display is a combination of two-foot-squares of ceiling tile patterns framed in redwood, Additional two-footsquare redwood frames with display signs and full color pictures of attractive room installations can be used with tfte tile samples.

Lumber dealers can make overall display as large or small as display space

Fills Variety of Framing N'eeds anchor ca.n be formed into any one of six different configurations for use in a wide variety of framing applications. The one style anchor not only simplifies purchasing and stocking, but it provides for increased flexibility in the use of the anchor in the field.

Precision manufactured from 18-gauge zinc coated steel TECO "All Purpose" with this new line of paneling, which has the cloth. Periodic refinishing is eliminated with this new plastic-finished hardboard paneling, which can be installed with adhesive over any solid backing.

Write: Marsh Wall Products, Dover, Ohio.

Pockoging for Meto| Rolls

New, brightly-colored, instantly identifiable 14" wide "sleeve" wrappers are currently being introduced by Follansbee Steel Corporation of Follansbee, West Virginia' for Follansbee Terne 60 seamless rolls in the 8, 20 and 40 lb. coating weights and 20", ful' and 28" widths.

The sleeves are color keyed to coating weight, with 8 lb. in green, 20 lb. in red, anil 40 lb. in blue for immediate identification. White lettering at the center of each sleeve indicates the specifie uses of the of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association and 4Gyear club m'ember. permits by merely adding or deletilg the nurnber of two-foot-square units used.

Write: Simpson Timber Cornpany, 2041D Washington Building, Seattle 1, Washington.

Lifr Truck Sofety

A 36-page, two-color booklet containing 34 tips on how to be a "professional'-at safe fork-truck driving has been issued by the Clark Equipment Cornpany of Battle Creek, Mich.

Produced with the assistance of the National Safety Council, the new safety booklet uses lively drawings with text to help train driver-operators in the proper technique of expert fork-truck handling.

Entiiled "The Professionals," the booklet covers the key causes and cures of most lift truck mishaps, and is designed to help plant management in prograrns for accident reduction.

Write: Industrial Truck D{vision, Clark Equipment Company, Battle Creek, Mieh.

Knotty Cedor Siding From Evons

A new Knotty Cedar siding that combines a board and batten effect with an interesting textured surface has been introduced by Evans Products Company.

The pattern is actually a reverse board available in two other patterns, Texture 1-11 and Channel Groove, as well as without grooves for board and batten installation.

Panels are five-ply with top, bottom and center veneers of Western Red Cedar. Grooves are cut to the inner ply so that all exposed sudaces are of Cedar. Each panel is factory sealed, including backs, edges and grooves.

Evans Knotty Cedar siding blends well with other exterior finishes, such as brick, stucco or horizontal siding, and weathers well for a natural effecr.

In the Texture 1-11 patter-n, panels are ft" wide by 3/32" deep grooves on 2, 4, 6 and 8 inch centers.

All patterns of Evans Knotty ,Cedar siding are available with a smooth surface as well as with the etched (brushed) surtace.

Write: Evans Products Co., Building Materials Division, Portland, Ore.

Accounts Receivoble System

A new simplified accounts receivable system for lumber and building materials dealers has been announced by Monroe Calculating Machine Company.

The new method, known as the President Accounts Receivable Plan, make5 it possible for ,any general clerk in the dealer's office to process acco,unts receivable in a quarter the time required by manual bookkeeping methods, according to Monroe, and batten, with 7/+" deep grooves, l1/2" wide, on 12" or 16" centers providing a shadow line which gives the appearance of a batten without the additional cost of materials and labor. Long ends are shiplapped for concealed joints. The surface is etched (brushed) to accent natural graining.

The new siding, 5/e" thick, is available .in 4'x8', 4'x9' and 4'x10' panels. It is also

5/e" thick with % " wide grrooves r/a" deep on 2, 4,6 and 8 inch centers. The Channel Groove pattern panel is 7a', thick with

Key to the plan is the Monroe President accounting machine, in a program designed especially for building supply dealers. In this systern, the customer statement, ledger, and daily charge sales journal are prepared in one easy machine operation, which eliminates the need for a trained bookkeeper. Because accounts are always up-to-date, end of the month overtime that frequently occurs with less efficient methods is unnecessary with the President, according to the company.

Write: Department P, Monroe Calculating Machine Company, 555 Mitchell Street, Orange, New Jersey, or any Monroe branch office.

Hollywood Jr. Twins Are All.Purpose Doors

Say goodbye forever to old fashioned screen, sash and storm doors. for here are two all purpose doors...COMBINAT|ON SCREEN AND METAL SASH DOORS that fit alt types of wall construction and harmontze with any interior styling.

Note these 4-in-l ADI|ANTAGES

Gomfoil o The Hollywood Ji Twlns p€rmit nort light in kitchen and senic€ porchs. a Give adequateea3yventilation. a lnsect-tight, rust.prmf scrcens. o Sash Glass may be cleaned with €ase.

Convenience a No more detouring aroundasuperflu' ous €rtra door with an armlul ol bundles. a No more slgglng' tlimsy 3creen doors which invite intrudeE. a Acts es an additional prot*tion for h@sewifc. Sho may conye6€ without' sidersthrough sash opening wlthout unl$king thr d@t. a Burglar-pmf. A slmplc touch of fin. ge6 lcks sash.

l9l Economy

- a Sas buying a sash, Scre€n tnd Storm D@r. Hollldood Jrs. ar€ 8ll 3 combined into I door. a Saves on hardware, hanging and painting. a Saves on expensive replacements. a Saves space The Hollywood JL Twins may be hungtoswing in or out. Leaves availabl€ floor spac€whichis usually lost in f,itch€n or entry way.

(lPonel or Flush

O Hollywood Jr. Twins give you your choice of a Danel or flush door to harmonir€ with anystyle srchttectura or intefior design.

a Flurh d66 available in Philippin. Lulun, Oriental Ash (Srn) or Birch.

a Pand d@6 avail|ble in pine onlY.

Redwood Properties ond Uses

Redwood Properties and Uses is the title of a newly revised six-page data sheet published by the California Redrvood Association.

The booklet details redu'ood's unique physicai properties, and outlines the architectural, industrial and farm uses for which these characteristics make redx'ood lumber.

Association, 617 Montgomery St., San Francisco, California 94111. Quantities of the revised data sheet also are available at cost, $4 per hundred, Single copies flee.

Distinctive Nome Plote System

With the addition of numbers to the versatiie and distinctive name plate system, Persona,/Plates have now made possible every combination of numbers and letters necessary for names, titles, directional and information use. This, just announced, by Colbert Die Cast Co., Inc., South Gate, California, who manufactures and distributes them.

Persona,/Plates are easily assembled by anyone. Simple illustrated directions are furnished. It comes in two attractive color combinations: Gold, or Satin Chrome frames, numbers and letters. Both with a contrasting black background to provide high visibility. Each Persona,/Plate is endowed with a richness and quiet dignity befitting any office or nome.

l\{ounting Flexibility: Persona/Plates Frames can be mounted almost anywhere. The blocks and panels are of walnut, and beautifully hand-finished.

CALIFORNIA

The standard number frame is 7r/2" long and holds 10 characters. The number kit contains 2?5 numbers and arrows. The standard letter kit also contains 20 frames -each 11" long-and holds up to 17 characters. This letter kit is furnished with 335 letters and includes "the," "&" and "'s" in an apportionment guaranteed to filI the 20 frames.

Write: Colbert Die Cast Company, Inc., 10107 Adella, South Gate, California.

Operoting Costs Survey

National Building Material Distributors Association has released its report on 1963 operating costs for the building material distributor industry.

The operating ratios shown in the report are based upon the 1963 figures submitted by wholesale building material distributors on a voluntary basis, and are analyzed to provide management with a guide for making decisions and locating potential trouble areas, says association president, L. H. Jenkins.

The report analyzes participating companies by earnings ratios, and shows comparative operating ratios over a five-year period.

Write: NBMDA Headquarters, 22 West Monroe Street, Chicago.

especially suitable. Handsome photographs illustlate redwood's use in architect-designed homes and churches, imaginative gardens, and in farm and industrial installations.

Write. Dept. P-66, Califolnia Redwood

Brighten Up Your Entronce

Nothing cheers up a visitor more fhan a bright and cheerful entrance way. IJse light colored woods like west coast hemlock for wall paneling.

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tMA CONVENTION

(Continued front. Page 50) two-thirds of all the emplovees involved.

Since the Bay Area sets the wage rate for all of northern California and Hawaii, and because labor problems are no longer confined to the six bay counties. Stockton urged members oI LMA to join with other employers in order to get the most equitable wage agreements for all.

De Loss Walker, who labeled small business "The World's Greatest Risk Svstem." headlined the Monday luncheon altei which the gal's enjoyed a lashion show in the main lounge of the Ahwahnee (some of the guys enjoyed this, too, after word leaked out that Models from the Patio Shon in Palo Alto were also modeling bikinislt.

Jim Williams, general manager of CHIP National, was lead-ofi man at the Tuesday morning session. Williams warned of increasing competition from cash and carry operators in the remodeling field as they more and more tend to add servioe along with discount prices. Recent entries into the building materials cash and carry field include White Front Stores and Safewav Stores, Williams disclosed.

Villiams urged dealers to consider getting into contracting at the remode[ng level. noting that builders are becomins inr-reasingly active jn the retail buildins materials business. "A lumbcryard shouldn't just be a contractor's warehouse," Villiams emphasized, "it should be a full service organization."

Austin Zellmer, president of WBMA and credit salesmanager of Central Supply Co., Watsonville, was the final speaker on the program. Credit Salesmanager? That's the credit man who's trained to hold the cus. tomers you've worked so hard to Fet, Zellmer explained.

Zellmer, a strong advocate of regional credit meetings among dealers (like his own Coast Counties group), drew considerable interest from the assem'blage when he discussed the use of bonded stop notices instead of resorting to liens (a lien is filed against land and improvements whereas a bonded stop notice is a claim against the actual construction fund). In his o$,n ex' perience, Zellmer pointed out, recovery has been from ?5 to 100 cents on the dollar when using bonded stop notices, against an average recovery o{ 35 cents on the dollar where a lien was imposed.

Tuesday a{ternoon, members and guests enjoyed exploring the wonders of Yosemite National Park, an enjoyable switch {rom the usual format of business sessions right

Personalized Seruice

up to the wire. Willing. but weary dele' gates were given a chance to rt'st up and do a little sightseeing before the third and final industry-sponsored cocktail party in the main lounge, compliments of the generous sponsors listed on page 50. LMA also expresses its thanks to Beringer Bros' Winery which hosted the enjoyable wine tasting gathering, to the courteous stafi o{ the Ahrvahnee, and most of all to you and yours, Mr. Dealer, whether director, mem' hers or guest, for your support to the asso' ciation of northern California's great retail building materials industry.

U.C. Forest Field Doy

The University oI Caliiornia School of Forestry has announced plans for its third annual Blodgett Forest Field Day, set for Saturday. J:une 27.

A program built around thetheme, "Con' tinuous Production from the Forest," will be presented in connection with a tour of research areas on the experimental forest in EI Dorado county.

f)ean Henry J. Vaux of the University's School of Forestry in Berkeley said the i964 field day program will include forest researchers from other departments.

STANDARDS STRUGGTE (Co*itw.ed lrom Pa.ge 8) piece than you put into a green piece antl then requires lumber dressed dry to be IO/o stifrer and I2/o stronger than the green you sell in the same deminsions -IO/o stifrer and l2/o stronger than it makes any sense for it to be !

And now, most particularly, I want to congratulate you on your success in actually making Congressman Roosevelt believe you haven't been given a chance to register your objections when the truth is that the American Lumber Standards Committee delayed its decision nearly a year to give full consideration to your arguments, ihat every trade association in the lumber in-