GEORGE CLOUGH a n d LUMBER

Clqrence Solisbury Speoker

Clarence Salisbury, sales manager for the Blue Diamond Corporation, of Los Angeles, was guest speaker at a general meeting of the Building Material Dealers Association of Southern California on June 9th. The meeting was l-reld in the Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel, and his subject was "Sell One More Item."

Air Conditioners Convention In August

Corl Poynor Appoinled Lumber Buyer for Boddis

Carl Poynor, Roddis California, Inc., salesman in the Southern California area, has been appointed lumber buyer for the concern, effective immediately, according to A. D. Evans, lumber products manager for the firm in San Francisco. Poynor will maintain headquarters at the company's Humboldt Lumber Corporation offices in Arcata, California, and will purchase lumber for their account distribution through Roddis sales offrces both in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

'1For the past several years Carl Poynor has been identified in wholesale and retail lumber sales in Los Angeles and has knowledge of dealer needs and problems," said Lou Holland, lumber division manager of the concern. "He also has the experience at the mill level and we'feel his fresh approach to procurement problems will be of great value to our company and the retail lumber dealers we serve," Holland continued.

It is not our desire to "Hound You" -but believe me we do wont you to know we hcve PROPERLY MANUFACTURED REDIYOOD ot competitive prices.

Here cne FIVE GOOD REASONS why you should specify B,EDWOOD from the mill we represent:

I. PRECISION BANDSAWN

2. FULL SAWN to 2\5-NO SCANT STOCK-EACH PIECE SALEABLE

3, OLD GROWTH HUMBOLDT BEDwooD

4. EXCELLENT GRADES ond TEXTURE

5. NO KILNS AT THE MILL ossuring shipment will not be picked over for light stock

When you qre in need oI Pocilic Coost Lumber-Douglos Fir, Fonderosq ond Sugor Pine-in foct onything you require, you con depend on us to hondle your requirements ot competitive prices-just coll DUnkirk 2-2214-our elficient stqff is crt vour service.

What will be called an "indoor comfort conference" will be held in Los Angeles August 27th and 28th, under the auspices of the National Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association.

L. A. Counly Subdivision Records Soqr

Earl J. Esse, director of planning for the Regional Planning Commission for Los Angeles County, predicts that 1952-53 will be the greatest subdivision year in the history of the Commission.

Vets Home Purchoses Increose

According to figures by D. Callaghan, Jr., State Director of Veterans Affairs for Cali fornia, May was the biggest month in the past 15 months for purchases of homes and farms by veterans. In that month 892 homes and farms, with an investment of more than seven million dollars were purchased by vets.

Poynor will contact mill owners throughout the Northern California territory securing their vievi'point, but at the same time he will have the needs of the dealer and consumer uppermost in his mind, and pass on to the producers of lumber the problems at the retail level.

Carl Gavotto, the owner of the Cal-Mex Lumber Company of San Diego, and Mrs. Gavotto visited during June in Los Angeles on a combined business and pleasure trip.

Teco Reviews Lumber Grcrdes For Governmenl

Washington-Improved lumber and wood product specifications are enabling manufacturers to meet government requirements more readily, as a result of rthe specifications review being conducted for the Corps of Engineers by wood technologists of Timber Engineering Company, according to Carl A. Rishell, director of this research affiliate of National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

Manufacturers have been hesitant in bidding on or accepting some of the government contracts, because of difficulties in obtaining sufficient amounts of lumber grades and species required by federal specifications, for large quantities of firrniture and other items for the military. This created a procurement problem, resulting in the Corps of Engineers requesting Teco to review all specifications involving wood, and recommend revisions that would expedite procurement.

"Approximately one thousand of these specifications, covering hundreds of products made entirely or partly of wood, have been reviewed in the past 24 months," said Mr. Rishell. "Many of these have already been revised to conform to the recommendations made by the technologists of our research laboratory. In addition to enabling manufacturers to fill the orders and speed up procurement, the revised specifications are saving millions of dollars for the government annually, without reducing the quantity or quality of the products.

"Higher and more expensive grades of lumber than necessary were required by many of the specifications," Mr. Rishell continued. "'Most of these were prepared years ago by men thoroughly familiar with the end product and its service requirements, but having little technical knowledge of the characteristics and potentials of numerous wood species.

"Also, technological progress through wood research, in recent years, has changed many conceptions reflected in the original specifications. It has developed a variety of new wood materials of equal or superior quality than those previously used."

Throughout the specifications review, Teco technologists have followed the policy of recommending general reductions in the grades of wood specified for all possible items, suggesting glued laminated instead of solid wood parts where feasible, and proposing additional species for inclusion in new specifications. Lowering the grades and raising the number of acceptable species, in both hardwoods and softwpods, not only opens up contracts for the manufacturers at a savings to the taxpayer, but is highly beneficial to the lumber industry, Mr. Rishell pointed out.

Top grades of lumber in a few species have consistently ready markets, while lower grades and many good species are often difficult to move. The applications of modern treating, gluing and bending techniques are giving tremendous impetus to the use of virtually all commercial grades and species.

Harvey W. Koll, popular member of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club, and Mrs. Koll are planning their annual vacation now that Hoo-Hoo has adjourned for the summer months. During the season Harvey is too busy with club activities to make any personal plans. They will be gone several weeks on an automobile trio.