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Those few concerns who have been using forged gradc mark stamps to fraudulently and illegally mark West Coast lum,ber will soon feel the sharp teeth of the law.

Warning that criminal use of forged stamps is immediatety detected by experienced field men, Howard Brown, general superintendent of the West Coast Bureau of Lumber Grades and Inspections, said evidence is now being collected against these dishonest firms for prompt prosecution.

Plcturo rhowing typr ol tlnbor to bo noutqcturod by Mcdorq 8.l'

Madera, S.A., is a Mexican corporation using United States capital and technical experience, which plans to start operations about August next with two new Mexican sawmills that will cut about 100,000 feet daily.

They have contracted with holders of a 75,000-acre forest concession in Baja, California, to cut three billion .feet of Ponderosa and Jefiery pine from this tract, which lies about about 150 miles South of the border. A major factor in the development of this great timber tract has been the completion of paved and graded highways, which will give the output of the mills direct transportation into Southern California, and it is expected that most of the better grades of lumbef produced will be marketed in the United States.

The address of this manufacturing concern is Madera S.A. care Daniel Dupree, Edificio California, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

New Door

After several months of design experiments and tests, the new Hasko Solid Kor exterior grade flush door has been introduced to the trade. It is made by the Haskelite Manufacturing Corporation, Grand Rapids 2, Michigan, builders of the Hasko Ar'ch-Kor hollow core door. The door is said to have a high warp resistance, and is produced in four standard sizes. May be furnished with cutouts for glazing.

"'We have discovered lumber in the Atlantic seaboard area," Brown stated, "that has been grade marked with fraudulent stamps. We have already secured one conviction against a New Jersey company who indulged in this criminal pastime. It was grading No. 3 common lumber with badty forged No. I stamps, and gouging innocent buyers for the difierence in price between the two grades."

West Coast bureau stamps are registered with the U. S' Patent Office and use of these stamps by unauthorized persons is illegal' of common wood screws seasoned wood is closely piece and within certain depth of penetration and

"We are proud of the high integrity of our grading," Brown stated emphaticallY, "and we intend to continue these high standards."

"The law provides serious criminal penalties," the Bureau chief warned, "for fraudulent use of the Association's grade marks. We intend, whenever the facts justify it, to take all action possible to prosecute those guilty of violating the provisions of the criminal statutes applicable to fraudulent grade marking."

"We will not rest," Brown charged, "until we have stopped any user of forged West Coast grading stamps and realized suitable punishment."

Brown said that some evidence had developed that fraudulent stamps of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau were also being illegally used in the New York area' He said these stamps were likewise protected by trade mark and patent.

The resistance to withdrawal inserted into the side grain of related to the density of the limits, varies directly with the the diameter of the screw.

Ncw Ficld Rcpracntativc of Wood Hardwood Di*ributor Tellr Advantagcr Of Udng Hardwood Panels in Naturrl Colorr

Window Indu*ry

Douglas G. Pilkington, formerly western advertising manager of Progressive Architecture, has been appointed field rePresentative for the wood window industry. Announcement of the appointment was madc bY E. W. Iluddick, general manager of Ponderosa Pine Woodwork, Chicago.

Mr. Pilkington will sPend his time in the field calling on architects, building contractors, FHA and other financing organizations in the southwest and on the west coast. He will work closely with manufacturers, jobbers and lum-

An acknowledged authority in the marketing, merchandising and distribution of building products, Mr. Pilkington joined Progressive Architecture in 1943, serving until March, 1950. Before joining that publication, Mr. Pilkington was in charge of lumber dealer products in the Chicago area for the National Gypsum Company.

M.y Building Totah Reach Record Mark

Washington, June 3-A new construction record surpassing even the seasonal peaks of the fall of 1948 and 1949 was reported to<lay for the month of May by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

New construction valued at more than $1,900,000,000 was started in May-l4/o more than the April estimate and 23/o more than the May,1949, total. Further expansion in private home-building activities accounted for nearly half of the advance.

During the first five months of 1950, the total value of all types of new construction was nearly $8,100,000,000, 2l/o more than the total for the corresponding period of t949.

"It is gratifying to note the continued increase that each y"", ,..t in the use of hardwood plywood in houses, stores' and office buildings, and also the advantage that is being taken more and more to install fine hardwoods in their natural colors." So spoke Don F. White, vice president and general manager of White Brothers, who have been in the h-ardwood lumber business in San Francisco since 1872.

Mr. White continued, in answer to a few questions by a represcntative of The California Lumber Merchant: "l'he naiural colors of hardwoods on walls create an atmosphere that cannot be obtained in any other way' Colors are important in our daily lives, probably more important than most people realize. Colors can stimulate or soothe, a fact that has been recognized by interior decorators for decades past.

"The natural coloring of wood provides the vehicle to create atmosphere. The soft mellowness of old oak is restful for densf dining rooms' or libraries. The warmth of genuine mahogany is soothing and comforting, and is ideal ior living rooms or reception roonrs. Some woods create an inwaid excitement through their color stimulus even though it may not be recognized as such by an individual' Some of the blond woods suggest austerity, and as such can be used for store fixtures where expensive apparel is displayed. -

'iThe opportunities are limitless for the combinations that are possiLie with the fine hardwood panels that are available today. Teak, from faraway Burma, for instance, is a man's wood, has a color and figure that appeal strongly to the masculine sense, and makes an excellent interior finish for a man's office or den, or a suitable background for sporting trophies."

Pcrcilic Forest Products, Inc. Has New Mcrncger ct Los Angeles Oflice

Dick LaFrinchi has been appointed manager, effective June 15, of the Los Angeles office of Pacific Forest Proiucts, In'c., succeeding Jim Kirby who has resigned' Mr' LaFranchi has been with the comPany as salesman in the Northern California territory for the past several years' The Los Angeles ofifice is in the Pacific Electric Building, 6th and Main Streets.