D[R'Iuil Insuloting Boords ond Tile

Ilere is a versatile interior finish that lends itself ideally to the most exacting construction demands. Fir-Tex Insulating Boards and Tile go on fast, save time, labor, and cost. For designer, homeowner, and builder FirTex provides the lasting satisfaction of a job well done. Check these qualities and you'll agree-it pays to recommend Fir-Tex!

a Light, easy to handle. o Covers large areas fast. o Insulates as it builds; reduces noise, seals buildings against heat, cold, wind and dust. o Makes for clean, efficient application; leaves no mess. o Practically eliminates waste. a Termite-proof.

Fir-Tex tnsuloting Boords cnd Tile beoutify or they flnlrh, Inrulote os they build. For quolity con3lruclion oi minlmum cost ond efforl, urge lhe u;e of Fir-Tex.

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Asphatt Mpregnated Sheathing

Seals the home against heat, cold, wind, dust, and noise. Impervious to moisture and decay. Has greater bracing strength than ordinary sheathing.

Backer Board

Fir-Tex Backer Board eliminates the slow, time-consuming job of undercourse shingling, and building paper application. It adds insulation, cuts building costs, gives a smoother, neater appearance. It adds beauty with uniform, deep shadow lines; is asphalt impregnated.

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Connor Sells Cedar Shakes in Cars Of Mixed Materials

E. L. Connor. president of the Colonial Cedar Company, manufacturers of Fitite Cedar Shakes in Seattle. \Vashington. recently announced a ne\\' company operation u'hichis quite unique anrong building material producers. It's an offshoot from manufacturing and distributing strictlv their orvn products and involves the purchase and shipment of related \\'est Coast forest products infull but mixed car lots-all to dealer order. The mechanics of these transactions are handled by Ralph Byers, prominent in the shingle and shake industry and now in charge of Colonial's Dealer Purchasing Department.

Here's hon' Colonial Cedar Company suggests an astute dealer can get around these prohibitive tarifis Say he rvants 150 squares of Fitite shakes and l5O squares of undercoursing. At the same time he rvishes to fill out his existing stocks or meet needed requirements for other lumber products such as cedar shingles, paneling, floor, ing, siding, dimension stock, and the man1, other items normally carried. All he has to do is send his complete order directlv to Colonial Cedar. Colonial s'ill take care of all of the ordering, loading and delivering details for the complete car. "\\'e don't manufacture lumber,', Connor states, "but tve do have purchasing agreements rvith qual- ity mills l'ho do produce such products. These agreements are such that all necessary materials can be loaded and delivered quicklv, economically and efficiently."

In effect. this pool car program materiallv benefits dealers because of less rvarehousing, smaller tie-ups of investment capital and increased protection against market fluctuations. And of course the monetarl' savings make it doubly attractir-e. Dealers can buy lumber at list prices from various mills in less than carload lots, but pay full car rates. Certainly everr* dealer can appreciate the substantial differences betrveen full car and l.c.l. charges.

Cruscrde To lmprove Iog Truck Driving-

Sam }IcKinnev, business manager of the Oregon Timber Transport Operators, announces the beginning of a crusade to reduce accidents in log truck operations. This organization, headquartering in Portland, will sponsor a tour through central and southern Oregon, meeting lvith drivers, operators, state police, and state accident commission representatives to discuss safetv problems on a local basis.

The accident record for log trucks during the past year gave the industrv a black e1'e, according to llr. McKinney, and the proposed crusade is for the purpose of improving that , situation. "\\'e must change or eliminate drivers guilty of discourtesy, indifference, impatience, or ignorance," says he.