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Appointed General Superintendent

R. V. Nicholas has been appointed general superintendent of Northern Redwood Lumber Co., Korbel, Humboldt County, California, and will have full charge of all sawmill, woods, and railroad operations. Mr. Nicholas was associated for many years with Diamond Match Company, at Chico and Stirling City, California, and more recently with Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia, California.

Plant Closed For Vacction

The entire plant of John W. Koehl & Son, Inc., Los Angeles, was closed for vacation the week of July 3. The employees were back on the iob Monday, July 10.

"\ilfest Cocst Termt No. 4" Now Availqble

"West Coast Terms No. 4," a r'ew publication of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association which contains information on estimated shipping weights and West Coast conditions of quotation and sale, is now available, according to H. V. Simpson, Association .executive vice president.

"West Coast Terms No. 4" is an up-to-date restoration of a WCLA lumber trade service publication that was widely used and valued in prewar years of its detailed facts on West Coast lumber supply, sales, shipping and settlement procedures.

Copies of the 16-page booklet may be obtained without charge by writing Wesf Coast Lumbermen's Association, l4l0 S. W. Morrison St., Portland 5, C)regon.

\(/estern Pine Shipments Set All-Time Record

Portland, Ore., July l-The following report of second quarter production and shipments of Western Pine Region lumber and lumber products and an estimate of probable third quarter shipments were released today by W. E. Griffee, assistant secretary-manager of the Western Pine association. Th report covered Idaho white pine, ponderosa pine, sugar pine and associated woods. The statement in full:

"Though spring came a little later than usual in the Western Pine region and expansion of operations in April was delayed, the industry still managed to ship T78 million feet of lumber during the second quarter of this year. This figure is a new all-time record, fully 2O per cent above the previous highs of the 1942 and. 1949 second quarters. Production ol 1943 million feet also set a new record, though not much above the 1911 million board feet produced in the second quarter of 1949.

"Lumber stocks, depleted by heavy winter shipments, 'were increased only 77 million board feet during the quarter. They now total about 1349 million feet, or 364 million less than a year ago. In view of the insatiable demand it is obvious that stocks now are about as low as they can possibly be while the industry is making its present heavy volume of shipments.

"The record levels of both residential and heavy construction started so far this vear have kept lumber demand well ahead of the industry's capacity to produce and ship. Though final figures for May and June are not yet available, there is little doubt that housing starts during the first half of this year will be about 50 per cent ahead of 1949. Even if housing construction tapers off some from now on, last year's record of 1,025,000 nonfarm housing units is pretty sure to be topped by at least 200,000 homes.

"fn view of the present frantic demand and construction already underway, it is virtually certain that shipments during the third quarter, unless the prospects are upset by strikes or unexpected developments in the Korean situation, will be limited only by the industry's ability to produce and ship. Based upon all available irrformation, it nor,v seems probable that, during the third quarter of 1950, shipments (consumption) of lumber from the Western Pine region will approximate 230C million feet, or nearly 24 per cent above those in the same. 1949 period."

R. I. Heberle & Co. Hcndles All Western Woods

R. J. Heberle & Co., wholesale lumber dealers, of 922 North Mayo St., Compton, Calif., whose advertisement appears in this issue, handle all western woods.

Bob White is associated with R. J. (Bob) Heberle in the business. M/alter Sinclair is buyer, and makes his headquarters in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Tlre telephone number is NEwmark 2-6584. Teletype number is Compton 88028.