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Timber EngineeringCourres Jump 60%in Nation's Schools
\Alashington-The number of colleges and universities teaching engineered timber construction has increased more than 6O per cent in the past five years as a result of the grorving recognition of wood's versatility according to Timber Engineering Company, affiliate of National Lumber Manufacturers Association.
During the school year ending this month, 217 architectural and engineering schools conducted 306 courses in timber construction, compared with 188 conrses being available in 135 schools five years ago. Thus, over 60 per cent more colleges are offering 62.7 per cent more courses in this modern specialized instiuction.
Further indication of the trend toward timber in recent years is that, since the t936-37 school year when only 23 colleges offered 31 courses in the use of wood as a heavy construction material, the upswing has been almost ten-fold.
Nearly 50,000 pieces of technical lumber literature were supplied free the past year to colleges on their request to Timber Engineering Company. The booklets provide students with a variety of design and construction ideas for military, commercial, industrial and recreational buildings of rvood. In addition, they give complete data on the three major timber construction methods-the Teco connector system, the Lamella and glued laminated.
For the past 14 years, at the beginning of the fall term, Timber Engineering has offered free copies of these educational booklets to the architectural and'engineering professors requesting them for classroom use. In recent years, the industry-orvned organization has developed a comprehensive outline course in timber engineering as an aid to professors freparing courses of instruction.
As an added feature, augmenting the instructional materials supplied last fall, Timber Enginering this year distributed 240 timber joint display kits to the colleges. The kits have four full size timber joints, trvo of which have cutaway sections revealing the rvedge-fit split ring connector and the shear plate in position. The other two s;ho'w connections of joists to header and rafter to plate with Trip-L-Grip framing anchors.
The display kit has been placed by Timber Engineering Company, without charge and on request of class instructors, in architectural and engineering scl.rools in all 48 states, Alaska. Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
ol the Pccilic Northwesl, to Stcte Forerter Bernard Orell, lelt, qnd Mike Lo;zqa, Director oI the Keep Wcshington Grean Asgociction, qt ihe ofiicicl opening oI the 1952 loreet-fire prevention seqsoIr. Holbrook wcs the lounding direcior ol f,eep Wcshington Green in 1940 cnd during 194l-1943, when the fust Longlie crdministrction cnd the lorest industries coopercted so guccesslully in protectinq growing timber supplies lrom tire that the "Keep Green" movement wcs cdopted by Oregon cnd 29 other slqtes. ^FAR CORNER' is Stewirt Holbrook's tenth book. It ia pccked wiih up-to-dote inlormqtion qbout the region's loregt cnd tells rrcny c m<rrvelour alory.
Forest Service Supervisor Promoted
Regional Forester Clare Hendee, San Francisco, announced the promotion of Hamilton K. Pyles, forest supervisor of the Cleveland National Forest, to assistant regional forester of the North Central Forest Serr.ice Region, u'ith headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis. He assumed his new duties on lulv 8.
Ncmed Mcnager ol Home Lumber Co,
Mrs. Helene Butcher, o\\'ner of the Home l-umber Company, Chula Vista, has announced the appoir-rtment of L. V. (Larry) Ingraham as manager of the conlpany, succeedir-rg William F. \\rhite rvho has retired.
Nlr. Ingraham l.ras been sales manerger oi the firm for the past several years.
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The packaged door units are made left and right in all sizes for inside door openings. A variety of door styles are offered, and any combination of trims and styles aie available on special order. Pressed lvood slab doors are also made by the company.
Mills currently in production are located in Burbank, Dallas, Grand Rapids, San Antonio, Memphis and Denver.
Canadian operations will begin soon.
Distribution is through lumber and buildins material dealers.
Officers of the company, in addition to Mr. \\.arde, are Al Liggins, vice president in ,charge of production, and. Ben Brouwer, secretary-treasurer. C. B. Ramsev is sales manager,
FIVE YEARS in The California Lumber
ll'he directors of the California Retail Lumbermen,s As_ sociation, and secretaries of the local clubs in the state, held a luncheon meeting at the Samarkand Hotel, Santa Barbara, on August 6. President paul Hallingby presided. The Alexandria Hotel, Los Angeles, was chosen as tl.re place to hold the annual convention on November 3-5.
'fhe semi-annual meeting of the directors of the Na_ tional Lumber Manufacturers Association met at the palace Hotel, San Francisco, on August 1-3. Lumbermen from all sections of the country, together with a large number of California lumbermen, attended the meeting
Sudden & Christenson, Inc., announced the appointment of Girth G. Beyer as manager of their Los Angeles office. lle succeeds R. A. Fobes who resigned.
The Orange Belt Lumbermen's Club held a ladies night at the Ontario Hotel, Ontario, the night of August 2. Dee Essley, of the J. W. Heinecke Lumber Co., Oltario, was master of ceremonies. He introduced some of the guests present, including Paul Hallingby, Kenneth Smith and Jack Dionne. After a short program, dancing was enjoyed.
The Tom McCann Hoo-Hoo Club of McCloud. Calif.. held their annual picnic on July 17 at OId Camp Z on the McCloud River. Following luncheon, the afte;noon was given over to various games and contests. .fhere was a
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Merchant Aug. 15, 1927 large attendance, including Club members, their families and friends.
Clint Laughlin, well known Los Angeles lumberman, rvas named Southern California representative for the De_ fiance Lumber Co. of Tacoma. Wash.
This issue carried a career sketch of rvell of San Francisco, assistant sales Little River Redrvood Co.
R. E. "Bob" Caldmana{Jer for the
' Francis E. Nicholson, son of Ed A. Nicholson, took over his new duties as manager of the publicity department for the Pacific Door & Sash Co., in Hollywood. He gradu_ ated from Loyola University rvith an AB degree. In college he 'ivas editor of the Year Book, and during his senior yeir rvas president of the student body.
There was an illustrated article block floors. in this issue on Redwood F
The employees of White Brothers, San Fr.ancisco, are holding a horseshoe pitching contest, and Joe Cuneo, North_ ern California salesman, has donated a loving cup to go to the winner.
H. M. Shattuck announced that he has taken over the sole ownership of the Ontario Lumber Co. at Ontario, Calif., and will operate it as the Shattuck Lumber Co.
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Thol wos o news heodline bock in 1929 June I 6, I 929, fo be exocl. The low morked the first time thot building conlrqcfors were licensed ond reguloted in the Stqle of Colifornio. Bock then E. K. Wood [umber Compony hod olreody estoblished o 29-yeor record os o dependoble source of supply to builders ond conlroctors, Mony of our cuslomers in'29 ore still good cuslomers, For exomple, lhere's A. F. Bredfhouer, well-known Posodeno builder of fine homes. He soys, "l've bought from E. K. Wood lor 22 yeots. The use of top-quolity 'Goods of the Woods' products hos proven lo be o constont source of solisfoction to our customers ond lo us."
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Pre-Fabricated Shake Corner
A pre-fabricated corner for stained cedar shake .rvalls is being introduced by the Capilano Timber Company of Vancouver, British Columbia.
The product is made of standard grooved, prestained cedar shakes, and is being made available to all manufacturers. distributors, builders anil retail dealers interested in cedar shake construction and sales. Redy-Korners are sold with a prime-coat of stain so that they may be re-touched to match any shake color on the market-and they are available double-coated to match any color in the Capilano line of Cedarrvall shakes.
Readers may obtain further information by addressing ihe Capilano Tirnber Company Limited, P. O. Box 608, Vancouver. B. C.
Joins Superior Lumber Sales Co. Staff
C. K. Rose of the Superior Lumber Sales Cornpany, Sacramento, announces the addition to their staff of Earl K. Bleile, r,r'ho has just been released from the Air Corps and hopes now to remain in civilian life.
Earl will direct his activities primarily to the buying and selling of Douglas fir to California and the l'lasterrr trade in both Green and K. D. for shipment from Oregon and California mills.
Bill Frese and E. E. Bradford rvill continue to handle the other species produced in California and Oregor.r, and liichard "Dick" DuPage will concentrate on shop lurnber.
Fire Dcmrqgies Plcrnt
Fire damaged the debarking and sizing section of the Alaska Lumber Company near Merced, Calif., on -fuly 19. The loss was estimated at approximately $50,000.
\9ood Can Replace Critical Metal in \(/ood Gutters
Washington, D.C., July lS-Wood continue! to'supply sound, lasting replacements for the critical metals and other materials essential to home building.
_For instance, roof gutters may be quite satisfactorily constructed of wood, according to an 11-page booklet just published by the Government's Housing and Home Finance Agency, Division of Housing Research.
"Roof Gutters," the second in HHFA's Construction Aid series, illustrates methods of conserving materials required for military and civilian needs during the present period of accelerated defense mobilization, and recommends wood gutters and downspouts for new homes and for replacement purposes. ". Wood gutters are sound, inexpensive, and attractive. With proper installation and reasonaltle maintenance, they are durable." To illustrate, the booklet continues, "When the White House was remodeled in 1927, a rvood gutter was removed rvhich had been in use for 110 years. It was still sound and serviceable."
Manufacturers of rvood gutters recornmend that the outside of the gutter be paintecl with three coats of lead-in-oil paint; the inside surface should be left untreated, or at most primed with oil only. Also, there are a number of inexpensive wood preservatives n'hich are simply llrushed on and rvhich rvill protect tl.re gutters.
To those interested in olttaining copies of this booklet, "Iloof Gutters" is available at 10 cents from the Superintendent of Docuurents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C.
Jas. B. Overcast of Strable Hardwood Cornpany, Oakland, recently returned from his vacation. He spent the first rveek at Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nev., and the second u'eek rvith his family at Ben I-omond in the Santa Cruz Mouritains, and claims that the variety resulted in his having :r grand time.
F. E. "Nick" Nicholson, sales manager, California lluildcrs Supply L-rc., Oakland, is back from spending three lr,eeks rvith the company's nine salesmen over the rvhole Northern California territory.. The purpose was to keep up an intimate contact r,vith the clealers. and rvith each of the salesinen.
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\(/eyerha euser Timber Foundation Establishes Memorial Fund at Yale
Tacoma, Wash., July 4-Weyerhaeuser Timber Foundation has established a $100.000 memorial fund at yale University, l.ronoring the late pioneer forester Charles S..Chaprnan, it \,vas announced today.
J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr., chairman of the foundation board of trustees, reported that the gift is one of the first macie for the Yale forestry school's current drive to raise a $5,000,000 endowment fund. He said:
"The Charles S. Chapman Memorial Fund will be used for the advancement of industrial forestry through fellowship grants, research, and such other educational activities that may be designated by the dean of the school of forestry,"
Mr. Chapman, who died in 1940, had been chief forester of Weyerhaeuser Timber Company for sixteen years. A pioneer in private forestry, he was graduated from Yale in l9O2 as a member of its first forestry class. After several vears with a southern lumber company, he entered the U.S. Forest Service.
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Oregon is l-rest known as the nation's largest supplier of Douglas fir, premier construction lumber, but what many do not know is that this state also furnishes most of the soft, pliable wood used in the manufacture of the country's pencils.
Incense cedar rnight well be called pencil cedar for it is this secondary forest species, found principally in southern Oregon and northern California, which is the delight of the pencil industry.
Like two other well-known Oregon forest species of limited range, Oregon myrtle and Port Orford cedar, Incense cedar has become valuable because of its highly specialized use. A few sawmills in southern Oregon specialize in manufacture of pencil blanks which in turn are shipped to plants where the pencils are made. Cutting of the pencil cedar log is tricky business, for attention must be paid to quality, slope of grain and other technical factors to insure highest possible return of top grade blanks.
Incense cedar seldom grows in heavy groves, but is found scattered among Douglas fir trees, often in the shade, and among Ponderosa pine forests in the drier climate of southern Oregon and northern California.
Secondary forest crops, while not large in dollar volume compared to the billions of feet of Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine timber which is converted into lumber and plywood, nevertheless play a definite part in the forest economy. Other secondary crops which can be taken off the growing forest, while the timber is maturing, are srvord lern, digitalis, cascara bark, decorative sprigs from Oregon grape and other greens and Christmas trees. Gathering and processing of these unusual forest crops give employment
Before his thirtieth birthday, Mr. Chapman was United States district forester in Oregon and Washington. He left the Forest Service to found the Oregon Forest Fire Association, and he was its first secretary-manager. He was also the forester of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association. During this period, he .ivas active in bringing about cooperation between lumbermen and foresters, and bet'iveen private and public agencies.
In 1924 he became chief forester of Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, a post he held until his death. Mr. Chapman was a leader in the movement to educate the public and the forest industry to the need for protection against fire, insects, and disease in the forests.
Trcnslerred to Regioncl Office
Donald J. Ler,vis rvas transferred, effective June 8, to the regional office of the U.S. Forest Service in San Francisco to take over'duties in information and conservation education, formerly handled by Charles Fox and Bob Kelleher.
His 20 years of service in the California region has involved assignments on the Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Stanislaus, Sierra, Mono, Sequoia and San Bernardino National Forests and Redwood Purchase Unit.
Terrible Twenty GolI Tourncment
The 314th Terrible Twenty golf tournament was held at the Wilshire Country Club, Tuesday, July 22, with Erroll Murptry as host. Hervey Borvles and Cecil Dees were tied i,>r first prize, each turning in a 70 net score, and the tie -will be played off at the next tournament.
The next tournament will be held at the Virginia Country Club, Long Beach, on August 19. Bert Galleher will be irost.
to several thousands Oregon, Washington ties each year.
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