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Mills Modeled in Miniature

Tacoma, Wash., August 4-Visitors to Weyerhaeuser millsites in the Pacific No:thwest now can preview their educational trips through the company's sawmills, plywood plant and pulp mills.

Plant models finished in wood have been installed for Weyerhaeuser guests at branch operations in Everett, Longview, and Snoqualmie Falll;, Washington, and Springfield, Oregon. These true-to-life miniatures give the vrsito: a bird's-eye view of how conveyor systems integrate advanced utilization plants for mrximum wood recovery.

The precision-built models are a special feature of the guided tours given daily irt Weyerhaeuser plants during the summer months and by arrangement at other times. They realistically duplicate processing facilities, including steamships at loading docks and tiny logs in ponds and on log hauls leading into sawmills.

Constructed on a scale of one inch to about 75 feet, each model is a self contained unit weighing about 70 pounds. The 3'x4' carrying case,8f" deep, converts into a displai' table by means of folding legs and can be readily transported in an automobile.

Model buildings, scaled from detailed drawings, are constructed of gumwood and l,oplar. One small building may contain 25 separate pieces. The Longview, Washingtorr model is made from over 3,000 individual wood pieces and is contained in three carrying cases.

Table and model bases are constructed from Douglas fir plywood and lumber. Ground areas are given a texture coat sprayed with earth-red colors. Water surfaces are similarly finished to create an illusion of depth.

Each model is equipped'with illuminated plexiglass signs on principal buildings, individually controlled from a master control panel on the case. In explaining tour features. the guide can "highlight" designated buildings for the benefit of guests.

Designing, engineering and model work for t,.e model plants was done by the Clifi Bach Studios of Tacoma, Washington.

Miniature ships are modcls of Liberty vessels which are units of the Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company's fleet.

The plexiglass signs fit into slots in the model base and transmit light from small lamps installed in the base. The lettering on the signs is tleeply engraved on the back of the plastic and catches light coming up from the base. Each of the lights has an individual switch located in a grouped switch panel. There are 22 illuminated signs on the Longview model.

The models were built with standard work shop equipment. Machines used in fabricating the building units included a f" Homecraft Drill Press, an 8" Delta table saw, a 24" Delta jigsaw, a 7" Craf.tsman disc and belt sander. a Black & Decker hand drill. Handitools and a Genie Tool.

Los Angeles Building Permits lor July

Building permits issued in July were down $9,000,000 in value of proposed new construction and 600 in number from the previous month, it was reported today.

July permits totaled 4600 for an evaluation of $20,355,344.

Since Jan. 1, the Building and Safety Department has issued 32,400 permits for construction worth $166,399,543 as against 40,685 permits for building valued at $219,980,965 in the same period last year.

During July, 1572 housing units were 'completed, almost 500 fewer than the past month. In the first seven months of.1949, completed housing units of all kinds totaled 15,832, said G. E. Morris, department head.