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Bcot Rlvcr Lumber Co., South Fork, Ccrllf.

Douglas Fir and Redwood Dry Pondcrosa Pine

444 N. Bedforrd Drive, Room 2O1Beverly Hills' Cqliforniq

Telephones: BRcdshqw 2-5l0lCRestview 6-2414

Good Old Days

(Continued from Page 48) screens in summer. The number of picture 'ivindows has greatly increased.

Flooring is more comfortable and easier for the houselvife to keep. Asphalt as well as the mode:n plastic tile is 'rot' commonly used as well as parquet hardwood floors'

Roofing has become cheaper and more colorful through clevelopment of the asbestos and asphalt shingle whiclr itas greatly replaced older types.

Other features which have come into prominence :

Insulation, used only in limited quantity in 1932, has been developed for universal wall and ceiling use to keep houses warmer (and more economically heated) in rvinter, and cooler in summer. Due to the tighter and more efficient construction, one problem now presenting itself that was virtually unheard of in 1932 has .been condensation contrt-rl.

Dry wall finish has enjoyed a great upsurge in use. It now competes almost equally with wet wall (iie. plaster) interiors and provides numerous additional decorative cr-,mbinations. Ilome accoustics are better through use of .rtund absorbing "noise control" fibre boards in walls and ceilings.

Lumber Secsoning Assn. Meets

The Southern California Lumber Seasoning Association met at Mike Lyman's Grill, Los Angeles, on Thursday evening, July 10.

George Beckman, Precision Kiln Drying Co., Los Angeles, president of the Association, presided at the business session. There was a good attendance.

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Norwalk Lumber Co. Hqs New Olfice Building

The Ndru,alk Lumf;er Co., Norwalk, Calif., had an open housb in= their new modern of;fice building on July 28, V) and 30 n'hich u'as largely attended. The interior of the office is finished in the different woods and building materials carried by the firm so that people can see how they look u'hen installed.

People are welcome to drop in and look over tl-re nell' office building. Geo. B. Geib and E. B. Barrett are the o\\,ners of the Norwalk Lumber Co.

Between 1934 and 1943 California has su{Tered an estimateti loss from fire of about 91 million board feet annuallv.

"Budget Racks" Now Availablc

Hardboard in small sizes displayed in a specially designed rack, is being offered as a new means of increasing the sales of hardboard for building material dealers throughout the' United States, by the Forest Fiber Products Company, Forest Grove, Oregon.

The display called "Butiget Rack" sold over one fourth cf its stock in the first two weeks it rvas put in a lumber yard in L)ortland, Oregon. The "Budget Rack" holds a total of 80 panels in t/s" and r/4" untreated Forest Board in sizes of 12" x 24", 18" x 24", 24" x 36", and 30" x 48" for a total ol 42O square feet.

According to Hugh Lineweaver, sales promotion <iirector, "the 'Budget Rack' does three important things for the building material dealer in addition to the profit he niakes on the small panels. It enables the dealer to stock small sizes r,vithout cutting and without waste. It saves selling time because it is a self-seiling racli with each piece la'beled and priced. And, for the first time it puts hardboard on display for the consumer and increases the sales of larger stock sizes."

Tests of small ready-cut fiardboard panels indicate a waiting market. "Customers bought the small panels for uses we had not thought of," Lineweaver said, "from replacing basement rvindorv panes to coffee table tops."

The "Budget Racks" are now available at Forest Board distributors throughout the country, or further information may be had by writing Forest Fiber Products Comi;any, 545 Pacific Bldg., Portland, Oregon.

Bocrd and Batten Datc Sheet

The historically favored board and batten wall structure of the West is achieving c:,nsiderable current popularity in building and home design. Today its usage consists of surfaced lumber as well as rough-sawn material, and several variations of structure are also effected.

Its economy in cost of erection and of material is as important to architects and home builders as its compatibility to so many contemporary structures.

Redwood became the standard material for board and batten construction in the West because redwood boards lie flat, without the tendency to cup typical of many other species. However, intelligent nailing and other precautions in application are necessary in order to achieve successful construction.

Recommended methods of application and further information on board and batten construction is detailed in a new data sheet, "Board and Batten Walls," which can be obtained from the California Redwood Association, 576 Sacramento Street, San Francisco 11, California.

Payrolls in the Douglas fir producing region of Oregon and Washington increa sed 226/o in the ten-year period 19401950.

Ol'etuaaaet

Bcrrney B. Kenoflel

Barney B. Kenoffel, 56, passed away on July 4 of a heart ailment. A native of Butte, Mont., he was associated with the lumber business for thirty years and operated the Valley Wrecking & Lumber Co. at Burbank.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eva Kenoffel, four sisters and two brothers.

Funeral services were conducted in the Wee Kirk o' the Heather, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, on July 7.