The California Lumber Merchant - September 1949

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POPI.AR

WATNUT

SUGAR PINE

OAK AND MAPTE FTOORING

CTOSEI TINING

DOWETS

SPIRAL GLUE PINS

FIR PLYWOOD

HARDWOOD PANETS

PONDEROSA PINE

FOREICN WOODS

APIIONG

AIASKA YETTOW CEDAR

BATSA

BOXWOOD

SPANISH CEDAR

EBONY

SPOTIED GUM

IRONBARK

JENISERO

TIGNUM VITAE

MAHOGANY

JAPANESE OAK

PHIIIPPINE

ROSEWOOD TEAK

VENEERS

DRYING AND SORTING YARDS

WAREHOUSES

DRY KIINS

SPECIALTIES

WYBROCK BENDING OAK

KEEL STOCK

SHIP TIMBERS

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THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

W. T. BTACK

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How Lrumber Lrooks

There is a rail car shortage in the Pacific Northwest which is holding up lumber shipments. This year, lumbermen say, it is worse than last year due to the heavy grain crops. Some small mills are closing, especially those that saw two or three cars of lumber daily; they have to ship it right out as they have no storing facilities.

Lumber shipments of. 420 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer. National Lumber Manufacturers Association, were 5.3/o below production for the week ended August 13, 1949. In the same week new orders of these mills were 3.5/o below production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amount to 3O/o of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are equivalent to 22 days'production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 68 days'production.

For the year to date, shipments of reporting mills were 2.3/o above production; orders were 3.1/o above production.

Compared to the corresponding week of 1935-1939, production of reporting mills was 32.4/o above; 'shipments were 35.2/o above, and orders were 35.9/o above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1948, production of reporting mills was 7.8/o below; shipments were 5-7/o below; and new orders were 5.7/o below.

Portland,

Oregon, August l8-Demand for Douglas fir

lumber during July forced orders 25 million feet a week above production, according to H. V. Simpson, executive vice president of West Coast Lumbermen's Association' The lumber official said there was a general strengthening of demand as mid-summer home and construction building hit its stride.

Orders for July averaged 149,926,000 board feet weekly, Simpson stated, while production lagged behind, due to vacations and shutdowns for repairs, averaging only 125,090,000 board feet a week. Shipments bettered production slightly, averaging 129,845,000 board feet weekly.

Simpson said that lumber orders for the first thirty weeks of 1949 totaled 4,688,554,000 board feet, topping total pro-

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Hoo-Hoo Annual --- Sept. 7 - 9

The Kansas City Hoo-Hoo Club will be host to the HooHoo International Convention which will be held in Kansas City September 7-9, inclusive. The committee in charge of arrangements, headed by J. N. Daniels, of the Daniels Lumber Company promises visiting and local Hoo-Hoos a program of entertainment and inspiration which should make the 1949 convention one to be long remembered.

Headquarters will be established at the President Hotel, where registration activities will start on the afternoon of September 7. The following morning, September B, there will be a business session and then a luncheon. The afternoon session will include talks by Roy Wenzlick, well known economist and business forecaster and Dave Livingston, farmer-humorist of lowa whose subject will be "Piddlers, Peddlers and Salesmen." Both of these speakers have appeared many times at gatherings of lumbermen and their contributions to the convention program, both serious and humorous, should make this session outstanding. In the evening, following a cocktail hour which will give everyone an opportunity to greet old friends and make new friends, there will be a Con'catenation followed by a dinner.

The activities of the second day of the convention, September 9, will start with a business session followed by a joint luncheon at which Hoo-Hoos and their wives will be guests. There will be an afternoon business session and the high point of the Convention entertainment will be the banquet in the evening. Tom Collins, of Kansas City, internationally known for his wit, humor and philosophy will be the speaker.

B. F. Springer of Milwaukee, secretary of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, will be in charge of the business sessions.

Mr. Daniels, general chairman, has recruited an able committee to handle the details of the Convention. fncluded in the committee are the following: vice-chairman, Cliff Schorling, Renfro Lumber Company; finance committee, Anton K. Westh, Noll Welty Lumber Co.; program committee, Arthur Brink, Tri-State Lumber and Shingle Co.; entertainment committee, Alan Flint, southwestern Lumbermen's Association; hotel reservations, Ted Becker, Frank Paxton Lumber Co., concatenation, C. C. Barnes, Badger Lumber Co. Mrs. Charles Goodrum has been chosen head of the Ladies Committee.

LeRoy H. Stanton Sr., Los Angeles, Snark of the Uni:

Kanrat City Hoo-Hoo Club No. 43 Invites You

To All Hoo-Hoo Delegates and All Hoo-Hoo Brothers:

Greetings !

July 29, t949

Kansas City extends the welcoming hand to all Hoo-Hoo to come to the Heart of America. In addition to the delegates, we extend an invitation to all of you to attend the 1949 Convention-the 58th Annual. We suggest that you put Kansas City on your vacation itinerary, September 8 and 9, t949.

Good old-fashioned hospitality awaits you. Our committees have been working with but one objective; to bring Hoo-Hoo together, to bask in the sunshine of Hoo-Hoo fellowship and fraternalism.

With outside distractions cut to the minimum, there will be two solid days devoted to the business of Hoo-Hoo, but plenty of time to renew and make new friendships. The serious sessions will be nicely blended with hours of fun and frolic Tor members and their ladies.

As General Chairman of the Convention, it is an honor and a pleasure to invite all of you. Your host, Kansas City Hoo-Hoo Club Number 43, is prepared to prove that The Heart of America will impress and endear itself to you, as the ideal spot for the 58th Annual.

Cordially and fraternally yours,

For The Kansas City Hoo-Hoo Club No. 43

J. N. Daniels, 8637 General Convention Chairman

verse, says: "I hope to see there every member of the Supreme Nine, every State Deputy Snark, and all the Vicegerent Snarks who can possibly make it. Then each Club should have its official delegates all lined up and prompted as to their part in the convention, and we do hope all these with as many of the officers and members of the Clubs who can do so will be on hand. It will be an inspiration for every attendant, and for those who have never been before it will be educational as they get inside information on the working of our fine Fraternal Order.

"Kansas City is a central location. Let's converge on it in great numbers and really swamp the city with HooHoo buttons and badges, song's, yells, and enthusiasm, and when we do, the press will blazon to the world what we are doing for the lumber industry and the general good of humanity.

"Meet me in Kansas City with a 9-inch smile on your face."

LeRoy H. Stcnton Sr. Snark oI the Universe

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That little verse from the Bible seems to be particularly pertinent right now to the lumber and allied industries. And notice right at the start that it says "arise."

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Plenty of older lumbermen who read thlse lines will recall the twenty years that I preached continually and never-endingly through these columns and the spoken word to the lumber industry, on the subject of merchandising. business thinking etc. At scores of lumber conventions tr have heard them shout frorn the floor when I had my skinning knife out and was taking their hides 6ff-"Qivs 'sm hell, Jack !" And I did ! ***

I talked to them about the necessity for quitting running wood mills and wood yards and getting out and advertising, selling, merchandising, displaying, doing the building thinking of the nation, and creating lumber business instead of just sitting and waiting for it to show up. I told the industry to get up off its dead end, put its brains and muscles to work, and make the lumber business live and hum'***

The thought I have at this moment is that the industry needs to catch a lot of hell right now just as much as it did in those old days; just as much as it ever did. For right now the thinking of the industry is mighty, mighty bad, and needs a whale of a lot of correcting. Here's what I mean. There is entirely too much whining and repining throughout the lumber industry and its allied industries. You'd think to listen to the remarks of the average lumberman that things had gone to Hades in a handbasket, and that things are very, very lousy in the lumber business. You get the same impression from the printed reports you read on lumber production and price statistics. **t<

For several years the industry rode the crest of a very high and very artificial wave. Prices were high, good lumber was scarce, and builders had to be contented with a very poor supply of lumber, and to take the items that they could get. Nobody had any trouble selling lumber. Collection costs were zero, for everyone had cash. The lumber business from mill to retailer \ zas a merry-go-round, with prices whatever asked, and profits likewise.

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Anyone outside of an asylum knew such things could not last; that they were necessarily temporary. Lumber

inflation reached perilously close to the bursting point, and most thinking men feared for what might happen an-v day. Then a recession started. Prices came slowly down. With the war over and the huge war demand for lumber gone, there came a readjustment between the very high demand and the relatively low production that had prevailed for several feverish years.

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Today the figures show that on the whole more lumber is being manufactured than is being marketed. They show that lumber is now being sold for considerably less money than a year ago, and for a long time before that. They also show that lumber is now available in both quantity and quality for all building purposes. No longer does the builder need to accept inferior or undesirable items with which to build. Once again sanity and normalcy have come to the lumber industry. There is material available immediately for all building purposes.

What I would like to U"". n"rn" to the lumber industry and its associated industries right now is that instead of griping because things are not like they were last year and the year before, they should be rejoicing and thanking God that things are as good as they are and that they now have a chance to do something for the industry. The need for housing is still great-almost overwhelming. The people of this land are prosperous. Their pockets are not as overflowing with surplus cash as they were, but there is still more money available and more being spent by the American people today than there ever was up to this recent war. ***

A splendid opportunity faces this industry. It has available and for sale a great supply of better materials than ever before, and don't forget that. Well manufactured lumber is better in quality today than ever in history. The trouble right now is that they are making more lumber and other building materials such as plywood today, than the market is automatically demanding. And what's wrong about that? {<

For five years there has been no selling done in the lumber industry. Everything came easy. Merchandising of intelligent and active character became practically unknown, simply because there was no need for any. The world took the lumber products as fast as they fell from the saws, and asked few if any questions. Brains, like muscles, become flabbyr from non-use. For several years the lumber industry has given practically no exercise to

"The God of Heaven He will prosper us, and we, His children, will arise and build."

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that portion of its brain that it once used for merchandising purposes. And it has been slow to get back into action.

All that is needed now is a mighty drive to induce people to use lumber that they would not otherwise buy. That's all. It's a chance for the lumber industry to use its intelligence along business creating lines. And what I want to say here and without pulling punches is that the industry is showing mighty little sign of seeing and grasping the need and the opportunity. Let me quote a little history. f have watched this industry for fifty years and f must bring this charge against it: when things start to slip and the going gets tough, instead of rising up to meet the emergency with all the intelligence that God gave it, it simply starts crawling in its hole to wait until business picks up. MAKING business pick up has never been one of its strong points.

Is the lumber industry rushing to meet this present challenge? Yah, it's meeting the problem like the dog chases the bear; the dog's ahead and the bear's chasing him. The fundamental trouble with the lumber industry is that it has never considered advertising and expert merchandising as a practical part of its business. ALL OTHER INDUSTRIES DO. But not lumber. The lumber industry advertises and merchandises when times are fat. When times get thin it cuts down expenses, and advertising and selling costs come down first. Every other industry does the opposite. They take it easy when times are good, and start spending their creative money when times get bad,

Take right now. Do you know what big industry in the United States has been hurt most in the last year? The used car business. They rode the crest of the wave like the lumber and plywood folks did. Then their business went off much faster and much farther than lumber. And look at those folks now. They are advertising and selling like they never did before, spending twice as mtrch money and effort as they were spending a year or so ago. Turn on your radio day or night and here come the sales talks of the used auto advertisers, telling of the wonderful bargains, the reduced prices, the many new .services of the used car lots. Everyone who listens to the radio or reads the newspapers learns that compared to a year or so ago, used cars are the world's greatest bargains.

Does everyone in the country who listens and reads know about lumber? Does the nation know how much lower the prices of lumber are, how wonderful are the available stocks of lumber and allied building materials? Does everyone know how much better and more economically they can build and repair and remodel today than they could a year ago? Does the world know that, compared with the high tide of recent years, no industry has more to offer the public for its money than the lumber industry? Then why not? r< * *

But the lumber industry has so far shown no sign of following in the footsteps of the used car and other industries, and going out after business rbith doubled and

tripled vigor, and at greatly enlarged expense. I really hate to tell this, but instead, I have heard of big associations cutting out or cutting down their advertising in the face of a weakening market. Nothing new about it. They've done it always. But can you understand such thinking? They can't be too poor to finance increased advertising and merchandising efforts because for years they have known the highest kind of a tide of prosperity. Looks to me like it's their sworn duty, now that a turn downward has come, to use some of those profits to build and sustain their business. It CAN be done. No doubt about it.

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The entire lumber industry, root and branch, should today be grouped together as one great working machine, going out into the highways and the byways to tell the people the truth about lumber, its availability, its usefulness, its quality, its reduced costs, its great dollar value. That's what we should be doing. Every producer should be seeking ways and means for creating some business. Every business association should be doing grouP advertising and merchandising at a higher rate than ever before, for there is a greater market to be sought after than there ever was before.

when I see lumbe, nt;J"Jassociations and plywood associations cutting down their advertising and pulling in their horns in times like these, and the rest of the industry sitting around and bemoaning the fact that the lumber business is no longer an autotnatic goldmine, I could sit down and cry. And I DO mean cry. What in God's name did God give brains to the lumber industry for, if it is to duck the issue in times like these? Why, don't you know that if every man connected with this industry should get out and hit the ball in the interest of more lumber sales and uses we would have as much demand as the mills could possibly supply? Look at the market we've got to .shoot for !

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'We have nearly sixty million workers making good pay at good jobs in this country right now; we have more than two hundred billion dollars in liquid savings; we have a national income of about 215 billion dollars a year; we have vast resources crying for development; we have millions upon millions of potential customers who are able to buy our products, waiting for us to sell them; we have enough work to be done, enough human needs to be served and supplied, to keep every business now in existence and others yet unborn prosperously busy for generations to come'

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For several years Providence in the shape of a great war and its aftermath poured previously unheard-of profits into the pockets of the business people of this nation, and particularly favored have been the lumbermen. But don't for God's sake let's quit because the golden flow has ceased to be automatic ! It was the job of Providence for a while to hand us prosperity. It's OUR job now to keep the good business ball rolling by the use of our brains and our money. The profits of the past few years were not given to

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DISTR,IBU'ED BY Weslern Hqrdwood lumber Co. Los Angeles Cclif.

Strqble Hqrdwood Compony Ooklqnd, Colif. Sullivan Hordwood lumber Co, Son Diego, Colif.

J. E. Higgin: Lumber Co. Sqn Froncisco, Colif.

O'Molley lumber Co. Phoenix, Ariz. lumber Producls, Inc. Portlond, Oregon

Wonka Ponel Compony Porllond, Oregon

Ehrlich-Horrison Co. Seottle, Wosh. Porlon's Tile Co. Spokone, Wcsh.

J. G. Doerr Compony Boise, ldqho Fowler ond Peth Cheyenne, Wyo.

Attend NRLDA Annual Meeting Nov. 8-11 in San Francisco

See Alcatraz !

See the Golden Gate !

Attend the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association Annual Meeting November 8-11, Hotel Fairmont, in San Francisco.

Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, Telegraph Hill-Here we come !

You'll be able to see the Sequoias, the Redwood forest; the Cyclotron where the Atom Bomb began, and some of the results of its use at the Bikini bomb test.

There are hundreds of other things for your wife and family to see in San Francisco-while you attend the meetings of your Natiirnal Association, its directors, its committees; its cocktail party; suppers, luncheons, and other get-togethers of a less informal nature.

Your National Association's meeting in San Francisco will emphasize stimulating ideas that will bring better business to you.

How the distribution industry is playing a major part in the development of comfort, convenience and plenty for all Americans will be emphasized and documented in this meeting.

Your National Association is developing information on the role of the distributor in modern life and in maintenance of modern home life. This pattern of information will point out:

1. How the distribution industry serves to make possible increased production and the orderly flow of materials u'hich makes possible lower costs;

2. How the distribution industry makes it possible for the peopie of this country to enjoy a multitude of products not usually enjoyed by people of other countries;

3. How the distribution industry makes it possible for people to have the things they want when they want thern rather than to accept whatever happens to be available or handy;

4. How the distribution industry in construction actually solves a major organizational problem by making locally available at all times the thousands of unrelated parts that make up structures ranging from kennels and houses to grocery stores and school buildings;

5. How the specialized knowledge of the distributor in the building industry is essential to the preservation of materials and how the delivery of these materials on a time schedule eliminates loss through damage, or weather or waste.

Legislative problems affecting your industry are not .li-

minishing-they are increasing and because the social planners have been successful in recent months these problems are even more dangerous.

What are you going to do to combat political housing (public housing) in your community? Are you going to make the public housers in your town prove the need for political housing-or are you going to hasten the end of private enterprise (your business) by joining the clamor for government-owned projects in your town?

What effect will new Wage-Hour proposals have on your business; increases in rates of pay in manufacturing will affect your customers: what effect will proposed labor legislation have on your future; how has the new public housing bill which has just become law paved the way for a multitude of new proposals affecting housing and construction and particularly distribution-are among the major subjects to be discussed at this meeting.

What has the Department of Agriculture's present graiu storage program to do with your businiss ? Can you cap! talize on this ?

How are dealer-manufacturer relations being maintained so that the best materials and the best servi,ce can be provided your customers?

You have public relations-but are they good or bad ? Public relations programs are being developed to help you rvith your local problems-to put you in the forefront of community life in your town.

These are only samples of the important matters afiecting your business that will be discussed by your Board of Directors at the National meeting in San Francisco, November 8-11.

Tentative schedule of meetings is as follows:

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, November 6,7 and &committee meetings; Tuesday, November &-Secretaries of Federated Associations; Wednesday, November 9-full day meeting of board and dealers-ladies luncheon; Thursday, November lG--board of directors meeting to 1 o'clock -buffet supper and dancing; November ll-board of directors meeting.

Plan to attend your National meeting. Make your reservation now so that you can be sure of accommodations at your industry meeting.

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us to stick away in a sock. Part of them should be used for keeping this business good. The best things of life don't just happen. You have to help make them happen. ***

Let every man, and every firm, and every association dc its duty ! There's a giant job to be done-today. Let's "arise" and build.

C. B. Sweet, President

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Lumber Leader '\(/arns Against Runaway Prices

Houston, Tex., Aug. 19-Jim Ben Edens, president of the Texas Lumber Manufacturers Association, has issued a note of caution to all lumber manufacturers in the state as a result of the recent upswing in the demand for the'products of Texas lumber mills.

"As we all know, the demand for lumber has taken a sharp upward swing during the past 30 days," Mr' Edens said, "and all indications point to the continuation of this trend in the face of low stocks on hand at virtually all major mills in the East Texas timber belt.

"Manufacturers are urged to hold the prices of their products within reasonable limits to prevent the possibility of chaotic conditions which have, in the past, resulted from

Ponderoscr Pine SurveYs Show Bedroom Style Trend

America's favorite bedroom has pastel colors on the walls, white or cream paint or enamel on doors, windows and woodwork trim. This fact was revealed by a recent nationwide survey made by Ponderosa Pine Woodwork to determine style trends in home decoration'

Wallpaper and paint are equally preferred for bedroom walls, but owners insist on pastel shades in both' More than 5O/o of those interviewed prefer painted or enameled doors, windows and woodwork trim, the favorite color for woodwork being white or cream.

Hall-Yecr Report Releqsed

Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 8-For the six months' period ended June 30, 1949, net income of Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and wholly owned subsidiaries was $12,030,024, ".ooidittg to the firm's quarterly statement of consolidated income issued today. This is a net income of $3'93 per share, as compared to $1.77 for the first quarter of' 1949' Sales of lumber, lumber products, logs and pulp amounted to $58,068,824 lor the six months' period. Taxes accrued by the company were $8,580,896' Figures listed in the quarterly reports, which supplement the annual financial statements issued previously, are subject to adjustment at year's end after the accounts have been examined by independent public accountants'

Movcrble Partition

Development of a new incombustible, movable partition for office buldings has been announced by United States Plywood Corporation. Known as the USP Partition Panel, it ias been approved for use in fireproof buildings by the Board of Standards and Appeals, New York City' The panel comes in a wide variety of hardwood faces, and is already in use or is being installed in the Time-Life Building, the Radio City Building at 3O Rockefeller Plaza, and the executive offices of the New York Baseball Giants; the Merchandise Mart, in Chicago; and the Dayton Company (department store), MinneaPolis.

such increased demand without a corresponding increase in production and where stocks on hand were not sufficient to cope with the influx of additional orders for lumber.

"It is our desire to market from Texas mills lumber of increasingly fine quality at reasonable prices. The unscrupulous manufacturer and the black marketeer have no place in the Texas lumber picture and we are going to continue to keep them out of it.

"To do so during a period of such demand for lumber as we are now experiencing, however, will require the cooperation of all major Texas manufacturers in holding the price line within reason and in maintaining the same or higher standards of quality in our products."

New Pcckcged Advertising Plcn Recdy

United States Gypsum announces the 1950 edition of their Packaged Advertising Plan, with many new features designed to create greater store traffic for dealers, and to strike aggressively at the great repair and remodeling market. USG representatives are Tully equipped to show this 1950 Packaged Advertising to all interested dealers. Contact any USG district office for complete details.

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"JOE BEAVER" Bv Ed Nofziger

Herbert Hoover \(/arns America

Former President Herbert Hoover, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, made a speech at Palo Alto that made top headlines. He quoted the preamble to the Constitution which reads: "Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." We can best do this, he said in splen_ did terms, by turning aside from the ',back road to collectivism" we are norv traveling, and ceasing to be a nation of wasters and spendthrifts. He showed how far we have gone to make every citizen a slave of the state. He used the following illustration:

The average American spends 11 days of his working year paying the obligations of former wars; he spends 24 days in the year paying for the present "cold lvar', ancl for national defense; he spends 12 days paying for othe" Federal expenditures; he spends 14 days paying for state and local government costs; thus he spends 61 days work out of each working. year, just to pay his taxes. That, remember, does not include all the hidden taxes he pays, and he pays them every time he spends a penny. Mr. Hoover spoke only of his un-hidden taxes.

The present burden is bad enough, he said, but worse things are threatened, because further spending now pro-

posed by the government and being thrust upon us, lvould add 20 more days a year the avcrage man 'rvorks, not for himself, but for the government. That would make a total of 81 days in each year that a worker would work just to pay his un-hidden taxes. "We are on the last mile of collectivism through governmental collection ancl spending of the savings of the people," said Mr. Hoover.

His message closed with these words that should be taken home today to every sincere American patriot: .,A splendid storehouse of integrity and freedom has been bequeathed to us by our forefathers. In this day of confusion, of peril to liberty, our high duty is to see that this storehouse is not robbed of its contents. We dare not see the birthright of posterity to individual independence, initiative, and freedom of choice, bartered for a mess of a collectivist system. My word to you, my fellow citizens, on this 75th birthday, is this: The founding fathers dedicated the structure of our government to ,secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.' yet as spendthrifts we are on our way to rob posterity of its inheritance. The American people have solved many great crises in na_ tional life. The qualities of self-restraint, of integrity, of conscience, of courage, still live in our people. It is not too late to summon those qualities.,,

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"The Lord Helps Thote"

A Protestant preacher and a Catholic priest were great friends. Both were sports enthusiasts. One night they sat in two ringside seats to see a well advertised boxing match. One of the contestants was quite a famous Mexican fighter. As the bell rang to start the first round, this fighter-as is their usual habit-quicklv made the sign of

Forestry Directory

"The Forestry Directory," a cloth-bound book of 420 pages, illustrated with maps and graphs, published by the American Tree Association, 1214 l6th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., is just off the press, packed with information on every phase of forest conservation, including statements on the development and present work of all federal and state agencies concerned with this field. The price is $3 postpaid.

the cross before advancing to meet his adversary. The preacher grinned good-naturedly as he turned to the priest and asked:

"Do you'think that will help him?"

And the priest grinned back, and answered:

"Not unless he can fight."

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I would like to join other of your fiiends in requesting that you place in book form your Vagabond Editorials. f never fail to read them and always enjoy them.

H. B. Hewes, Jeanerette, La.

THEY PLEASE THE EYE. with their smart, colorful appearance-lustrous and gleaming.

THEY PLEASE THE PURSE. with their economy in cost, ease of installation, and long life.

THEY'RE THE "TOPS' for remodeling and in new construction-and good for year 'round sales.

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Devlin Appoint ed General Sales Manager Of Simpson Logging Co.

Shelton, Aug. 5-APpointment of Charles E. Devlin of Tacoma as general sales manager of the Simpson Logging Company was announced today by W. G. Reed, president.

Mr. Devlin, now man. aging director of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association with offices in Tacoma, is to assume charge of the Simpson sales organization on or about Sept. 1. He succeeds R. E. "Bob" Seeley. who resigned last May.

Mr. Devlin joined the Douglas Fir Plywood Association as director of publicity in 1938 and became managing director in 1947. He previously was on the promotion staffs of the Spokane Spokesman-Review and the Des Moines, fowa, Register & Tribune.

The Simpson Logging Company has operated here sincc 1895. Plywood, lumber, doors and insulation board products manufactured in its Shelton and McCleary plants are sold nationwide. Simpson also has timber and mill properties at Klamath, Calif. Simpson's sales offi'ces are in the White Building in Seattle. Branch sales offices are located in San Francisco, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Nerv York City.

Supplement to "Where To Buy" Now Avcilable

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association has available the second "supplement" to the January l, 1949 edition o{ "Where to Buy."

This latest addition to the directory of the members of West Coast Lumbermen's Association is dated August 1 and includes the names of all new membdrs subsequent to January 1, 1949. Detailed information as to capacity, facilities and lumber items manufactured is given.

The Supplement also lists the dealer services available from West Coast Lumbermen's Association.

Copies of the August l, 1949 Supplement to "Where to Buy" will be mailed without charge on request. If specified, both the Supplement and the January l, 1949 "Where to Buy" will be sent. Write West Coast Lumbermen's Association, 1410 S. W. Morrison Street, Portland 5, Oregon.

A large part of Sugar Pine lumber is used for sash, doors, blinds, drain boards and woodwork.

Chcrrleg E. Devlin

b represents Associated Plywood Mills and sells the "wood of 1,000 uses" from coast to coast. In fact, he is more than one man. He (and others like him) is headquartered in major population and building areas. FIe knows your problems and our plywood. He is a good man to call for general information, for prices, for delivery schedules. He can be reached at any of, the addresses below.

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Associated Plywood Mills is a pioneer manufacturer in a relativelv young industry. Our experience extends over 28 years-long enough to acquire know-how and to accept the responsibility for quality productton, fair prices, quick delivery.

ASSOCIATED PTYWOOD MItLS. INC.

GENERAT OFFICE-EUGENE, OREGON /fllLLS: Eugene, Oregon, ond Willominc, Oregon

ERANCH SALES WAREHOUSES: Eugene ond Willomino, Oregon; 925 Tofond St., Son Froncisco 24, Colif.; 4814 Bengol St., Dollos 9, Tex.; 4268 Utoh St., St. Louis 16, Mo.

SALES WAREHOUSES: Bessonette Ct Eckstrom, 2719 S. Compton, Los Angeles I l, Colif.; Pocific Mutuol Door Co., 626 Tocomo Bldg. (Home Office), Tocomo, Wn.; l 4Q7 Fleet St., Boltimore 31, Md.; 2 1 41 Throop St., Chicogo 8, lll.; 516 South Ave., Gorwood, N. J.; Adoms ond Shownee Sts., Konsos City; 2235 Territoriol Rood., St. Poul 4, Minn.

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- a perforated, fibrous acousrical tileis available now to retail lumber dealers in Southern California throuCh E. J. STANTON & SON, Inc., pioneer wholesale distributor of lumber products. The need for sound condirioning is recognized today by thousands of stores, ,estaurants, offices, and orher places where noise causes inefficiency and discomfort. And, as more and more CUSHIONTONE is sold, this demand grows larger day by day. Each new job promotes the idea of acoustical treatment.

CUSHIONTONE is an ideal product for sale by lumber dealers because it is economical and easy to install. No special tools or skills are required on most jobs. Tiles are nailed to wood furring or cementid to any sound, level surface with Acoustic Cement. Made of srrong, lightweight fiberboard, CUSHIONTONE is factory painted white both on surface and bevels. Each square foot is perforated wirh 484 cleanly drilled holes that absorb up to 75% of the sound that strikes the ceiling. Cushiontone ceilings are easy to maintain and can be repainted without loss of acoustical efficiency.

r07e can tell you how to stock and sell Cushiontone and we will explain in detail the possibiliries of this new market in Sourhern California. Call us TODAY-CEntury 2-921I.

San Joaquin Hoo-Hoo Club Will lnstall New Officers Sept. 17 At 2nd Annual Valley Frolic

Willard LaFrancl-ri. of Pacific Forest Products, Inc., Fresno, was elected president of San Joaquin Hoo-Hoo Club No. 31 at a meeting held at DeVaux Swimming Pool, Fresno, August 12.

Robert Raymer of Merced was elected Northern vice president. and Verne Ha'ivkins was electeci Southern vice president.

Bernard B. Barber, Jr. was elected secretary-treasurer, and James Duart was made sergeantat-arms.

Directors elected were: Robert Kimble, Ray Noble, Lawrence Cannon, Art Post, and Robert Reid.

The officers will be installed at the Second Annual Valley Frolic, to be held on Saturday, September 17, at the Californian Hotel, Fresno. Ed Schlotthauer, rvho is chairman of committees for this event, announces that plans are now almost completed.

The Club will not sponsor a golf tournament, but many twosomes and foursomes are being arranged at three Fresno golf courses. Tl-rose who wish to play golf should get in touch with J. C. "Doc" Snead, C. S. Pierce Lumber Co., Fresno.

Cocktail hour rvill begin at 5:09 p.m. in the Patio Room of Californian Hotel. At 5:29 the Sacramento Degree Team will conduct the long form Concat, and several kittens will be initiated into Hoo-Hoo. A fine steak dinner will be served at 7 :59. Immediately following the dinner the new officers will be installed. The trvo-hour floor show will start at 8:59, headed by such stars as Armand Girard, an honorary member of Club No. 31.

Hotel reservations may be made tl-rrough Bob Reid, Reid & \\iright Company, Fresno. Tickets may be obtained from members of the ticket sales committee. whicir includes Jim Duart, Wally Kennedy, Herb Thompson, Nick Whittington, Ken Schroll, Bernard B. Barber, Jr.. Tom Jacobsen, Jr., Willard LaFranchi, George Eliff, Chet Harschner, and Henry Winfree.

New Displcy Bcck

A new Weldtex display rack, shor.ving eight different finishes on Douglas fir, including exterior fir, and southern gum Weldtex, is now being sold to lumber dealers at cost by United States Plywood Corporation.

Each sample is finished in a difierent effect. There is a label on the back of each panel, giving instructions for finishing.

Ponderosa Pine wood is light in color, varying from creamy rvhite to straw.

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Dickmcm Lumber Compcrny

Tccomcr, Wcrsh.

Karlen-Dcvis Compcny

Tccomc, Wcrsh.

Tccomcr Hqrbor Lumber & Timber Co.

Tccomc, Wcsh.

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Roseburg, Ore.

Delicnce Lumber Co.

Tccomc, Wcsh.

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o Skookum Tru-Cut Processed Shoke.

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o Hond-splii shqkes.

o Potch-Pqck-complete shingle repoir kil.

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Appointed \(/estern Sales Representative For Hasko Arch-Kor Doors

The Haskelite Manufacturing Corporaticn of Grand Rapids, Mich., recently ente;ed into a ne'iv field of laminates by making a flush-type cloor, primarily in birch, under the trade name of "Arch-Kor,"

Haskelite has been outstanding for many years in the manufacture of metal-faced and laminated products. The,v have supplied the Pullman Standard Company with met;rl partitions (solid plywood cores, and the doors for most of the cars that are in service, particularly the room cars. Likewise they have supplied Budd with hardrvood-faced veneers on metal for various cars they have built, providing beautiful hardwood surfaces backed with steel, to comply rvith the various fire codes and safety features. They developed the molded plywood technique, designing numerous parts for aircraft, and they have furnished the birch-faced metal for the Chrysler town and country cars'

The construction details of the Hasko Arch-Kor flush doors are: Stiles-kiln dried 7l inch lumber. Rails-kiln dried 2/s inch lumber. Intermediate rail-kiln dried fi inch lumber. Lock blockskiln dried 3r/g inch by 24 inch lumber. Lock blocks are centered, one on each side of door, permitting four-way hanging. Cores-ribs are 1/s inch veneers. Cross bandi.tg1/10 inch hardwooC veneers. Facesl/20 inch birch veneers matched fo; pleasing appearance. Gluingassembly bonded with moisture resistant resin glue in hot plate presses. Sanding-both faces smoothly sanded providing perfect surface for staining, varnishing or painting. Trimming-ArchKor doors are furnished prefit to standard book size. Mav be further trimmed one full inch from top and-bottom and full half-inch from each edge. Moisture-all lumber in Hasko flush doors is kiln dried to 6-8 per cent moisture content.

The doors are available in trvo grades of finish. Grade A : unselected for color but carefully matched for grain; Grade B: unselected for color and unmatched. Both grades are of fine birch veneer and may be finished in a variety of ways. Natural, walnut, or mahogany stains and varnishes may be used, or the door may be painted to fit any color scheme.

Clay Brown & Company, Inc., rvith executive offices in Portland, Ore., has been appointed exclusive \\restern Sales representative for the Hasko Arch-Kor flush door. The company's Los Angeles omce is at 5670 Wilshire Blvd.

Purchcrse Stock of Americcn Lumber Co.

Reid & Co.,, Luml:er and Supplies, 401-10th Avenue, Oakland, recently purchased the stock of American Lumber Co., 9th Avenue Pier, Oakland, which rvill continue under the same name as custom milling plant and lumber terminal. In transit shipments from northern points for remanufacture will also be handled. Later it is expected that warterborne shipments from Coos Bay and Reedsport, Oregon, will be received.

Fred Grant will be superintendent of the mill.

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California's Lumber Industry Will Be Featured at State Fair

California's great lumber industry will be featured in exhibits of Sierra and northern California counties during the California State Fair, in Sacramento, September 1 through 11.

The county exhibits, located in the Agriculture Building, will not only feature the multitude of agricultural items now produced in the Golden State, but timber from mountain slopes and valuable minerals as well.

The California State Fair is offering awards for the best display of a variety of trees of economic importance, and for lumbering and products.

There will be awards for California hardwoods, pattern lumber, sawn box shook, burled California redwood, burled pepperwood or myrtle, California millwork, veneering, and veneer products.

Lumber also plays an important part in the annual State Fair, for new construction and repairs. Approximately 150,000 feet of lumber was used in the,construction of new horse barns this year to care for the stabling of additional race and show horses.

More lumber was needed in the construction of outdoor exhibit booths, concession stands, and other facilities, while repairs took thousands of feet more.

The State Fair this year will be the greatest in history. Exhibits have increased, demands for livestock space in barns have been heavier than ever before. and free attrac-

Fifty Million Dollar Loan

To Build Pre-Fab Houses

Congress was told the other day that the RFC has already loaned $35,500,000 to a concern that is trying to get into the house prefabricating business on a big scale, and is preparing to loan.another $14,500,000 to the same concern. That will make fifty million dollars of the taxpayers money going to one concern, the Lustron Corporation, of Columbus, Ohio.

The report did not qtate whether the government is prepared to loan fifty million dollars to any concern that wants to go into the house building business, or whether this one concern is specially favored. Neither did the report state why.

tions will provide entertainment on each of the eleven days

of the Fair.

Other features of the Fair will include the flower show, Centennial 'cookery, hobby show, home appliances, machinery and other equipment used by farmers, horse racing, horse show, and thousands of blooded beef, sheep, swine and goats will be on display in the open and junior divisions.

No State Fair is complete without the colorful night theatrical performances on the stage in front of the granclstand. The night show will present stirrs of screett and radio under the direction of Adrian Arvarr. of l-Tollvrvood. Fireworks will precede each show'.

Trussed Rafters Help School Bellt Ring On Time This Year

Washington-Although it will make him no hero with school kids around Cincinnati, Arnold Neufier of the Timber Engineering Company of Ohio, has found a distinct new advantage, other than cost, in Teco trussed rafter construction for one-story school buildings-it is helping get the kids back in school on time this year.

With overflowing schools and steadily increasing enrollments all over the country, school authorities are hard pressed to find accommodations for a record crop of pupils this fall. In many instances, last minute contract approvals have not allowed .contractors time to finish classrooms so that schools can open on schedule.

Neuffer and contractor Al Neyer of Cincinnati solved the time problem in connection with the new St. Bernard Parish School through the use of simple trussed rafters which could be built rapidly on the job this summer. As a result, St. Bernard's kids won't have extra days off this fall. Their new school will be ready for them.

Weyerha euser Wins Merit Award

Tacoma, Wash., July '28-A "Highest Merit Award" citation for Weyerhaeuser Timber Company's 1948 annual report to shareholders has been awarded by the business magazine, Financial World, in its ninth annual survey of 2500 corporation annual statements.

The company won a similar award for its 1947 statement and in final judging received an "Oscar of Industry" trophy for the best report in the building materials division, one of the hundred industrial classifications considered.

The citation is based on the report's editorial and statistical,content, format and typography. Weyerhaeuser's 1948 report featured a four-color cover of Mt. St. Helens and photographic presentations of tree farming and integrated wood utilization.

The report was printed in letterpress by the Deers Press of Seattle, Washington. Production art work and engrav-. ings were prepared by the Tacoma Engraving Company of Tacoma, Washington.

The "modern rating" achieved entitles Weyerhaeuser's report to final judging for the "Oscar of Industry" brortze, gold and silver trophies in October, at special ceremonies in New York. The seven-member independent board of judges includes: Dr. Lewis H. Haney, chairman, Nelv York University; Sylvia F. Porter, New York Post; Dr. Glenn Griswold, Public Rtlations News; Peter Helck, artist and illustrator; Elmer C. Walzer, United Press Association; Dr. B. Bernard Greidinger, New York University; Paul Carlyle, VanDiver & Carlyle, Inc.

Hcrppy Event

Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. McCoy born August 7, in San Francisco. of Western Pine Supply Co., San

are the parents of a son, Mr. McCoy is president Francisco.

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Ray Hill of the Ray Hill Lumber Co., is back from a trip to Washington. He was accompanied by Jack Bergstrom, salesman for the company.

Jim Magee, of Earl Hoffman Company, Los returned August 22 from calling on sawmills in California and Southern Oregon.

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E. O. Sanford, of Sanford-Lussier, Inc., Los Angeles, and his wife, vacationed recently at I ake Tahoe.

Ed Fountain, Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, flew north recently to attend a reunion of brothers and sisters in British Columbia, the first in 13 years. His two brothers and three sisters attended.

Miss Agnes Mclntyre, formerly rvith Penberthy Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is now with Wilfred T. Cooper Lumber Co., Pasadena.

Warren E. Hoyt, district sales manager, ber & Treating Co., Los Angeles, has left vacation in the east.

American Lumfor a prolonged

Rex S. Oxford, formerly with Lawrence-Phillips Lumber Co., Los Angeles, is now with Ray Hill Lumber Co., Los Angeles, as salesman for plywood and doors.

T. G. (Ted) Decker, lumber mill representative, and Ambrose Halstead, of J. D. Halstead Lumber Co., Phoenix, Arizona, were in Los Angeles August 19 on their way up the Coast by automobile on a business trip.

Cocst Counties Club Meets Sept.9

The next meeting of Coast Counties Hoo-Hoo Club No. 114 will be held September 9 at the Big Hat in Salinas. A Concat is scheduled for October. The date will be announced later.

Los Angeles Hardwood Firm Completes Warehouse

Sanford-Lussier, Inc., r'vholesale hardwood dealers, Los Angeles, recently completed their new warehouse. The extra storage space will be used largely for hardwood trims in various wooris.

Adds New Equipment

J. di Cristina & Son, manufacturers of wood products, and expert stair builders, 350 Treat Avenue, San Francisco, recently added a lfermance l2-inch moulder to their plant for the custom milling and moulding departments.

A. tI. Lcnge Buys Lumber Compcny

A. H. Lange recently became the owner of the Tehachapi Lumber Co., Tehachapi, Calif. Carl Schmidt, who has been with the company for the past year or more, will take over the management for the nerv owner.

1EFT US OUT

The eminenl orchitecl Richord Neulro got o wonderful write-up. Time mogozine certoinly poid tribute lo modern orchiteclure, especiolly the building thot is going on here. We liked the build-up. We think thot it's going to do the industry o lot of good.

Of course, we don'l wsnl lo ride in on onybody's cool loils, ond we know thqt the mogozine couldn't menlion everything. But modern homes cqll for ponelling, ond in cose onybody ever qsks qbout thot mogozine story you might odd thot Mr. Neutrq specified ond complimented us on our ponel plywoods.

lf you've got Time, stop in, we'll show it to you ond let you reod the story in. Time.

Good American Home Program Launched

Shows Americans How to Budget for a Home

A program, which will make it possible for thousands of home-hungry families to own "A Good American Home" and still live within their income, will be launched this fall under the sponsorship of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association and the U. S. Savings and Loan League.

The "Good American Home Program," which has been ten months in the making, is based on a scientific breakdown of the family budget in the middle and lower income brackets to provide {or "A Good American lfome" ranging in price from $7,500 and under to $12,000.

Based on the economic orinciple that rvith the proper management of the family budget a 'ivell-built house can be purchased for no more than trvo and one-half times the annual family income and paid for u'ith twenty-five per cent of the monthly income, the plan provides a budget blueprint shorving in detail hon' to apportion the remaining seventy-five per cent for food, clothing, medical care, entertainment and other necessities.. Thus, families may purchase ner,v homes without fear of foreclosure, loss of savings and unsound financial risk.

Morton Bodfish, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the U. S. Savings and Loan League of Chicago, Illinois. in commending the program as the ans\ver to the current housing dilemma, says:

"The'Good American Home Program' is a positive step calculated to meet the low cost housing needs of American people u'ho are persistently caught betn'een the pressures of a vast housing'lvant and the continuous high cost of livirg.

"The plan is essentially a national educational program which, at one end, will demonstrate to the consuming public hou' thel' can acquire adequate housing rvithin their income budgets and, on the other end, horv American builders can build homes to meet the mass budget requirements.

"With this as a background, tl-re Good American Home Plan-perfected after months of intense research work rvith schools of home economics, economists, the Federal Government cost of living bureaus, leading architects, publications and many other similar authorities-has developed five types of neu' home designs for houses that can be built at price ranges from under $7,500 to a ceiling of $12,000.

"One of America's leading architects, Randolph Evans of the firm Chapman, Evans and Delehanty, has been conimissioned to create the nerv home designs which are based on the Industry Engineered llome money savings principles."

Charm and practicability are combined in the five attractive home designs created by Randoph Evans. The plans and specifications of these Good American Homes will be available to builders participating in the program.

H. R. Northup, executive vice-president of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, who is highly enthus-

iastic about these model homes and the sound economic basis of the Good American Home PIan, says:

"It cannot have escaped notice that the action in Washington on housing legislation underscores the need for the 'Good American llome Program'.

"Here we have a situation rvhere there no longer is a shortage of building materials-where funds of financial institutions are up and there is plenty of evidence that people have the monev and just are not spending it.

"The plain fact is tl-rat the real need is to show the public how it can afford to buy todav's homes at today's prices. The national economy needs the many millions that result from normal free spending for housing by thousands of Americans who war-rt to buy homes and r,vould if they did not still fear thev were going to be caught in an economlc squeeze. Home ownership is the u'ay to stabilize shelter costs to fit the family budget."

Cooperating in promoting the "Good American Homc Program" are two nationally known organizations-the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association and the United States Savings and Loan League, representing some 30,000 dealers and financial institutions from coast to coast.

Demonstration homes n'ill be built in about 300 to 50fl communities, and will be equipped and furnished by leading manufacturers of building materials, home appliances. furnishings, food and other items.

The program, n'hich rvill be launched early this fall, will run throuqh the fall of 1950.

Philip W. Bailey on European Trip

Philip W. Bailey, president of the West Coast Stained Shingle Company of Seattle, left for Europe August 16 to explore the possibilities of developing a market for his conpany's Olympic Brand pre-stained shingles and sl-rakes. Bailey, who was in Europe t'n-o years during the war, believes that it is possible to develop a considerable volume of sales, particularly in those countries r'vhere large scalr: rebuilding of devastated areas is necessary. The conrpany, previous to the rrar, shipped small quantities of mr. terial to England, Belgium and Holland rvhere it rvas well received. The main problem norv is the shortage of doilars in those countries. but dollars may be made availabl,-r under the Economic Cooperation Administration.

Bailey expects to be gone thirty days, and will visit England, the Scandinavian Countries, Holland, Belgiunr and France, flying both u'a1's on the ne'lv Boeing Strat.tcruiser now in operation bt- Pan American Airways. lI,' has been promised the full cooperation of the Lumbtr Division of the Economic Cooperation Administration i.-r \\'ashington as 'it ell as the ECA of;frces in Europe.

Sitka Spruce Lumber

Bv R. D. Brown \West Coost Lumbermen's Association

The unusual characteristics of Sitka spruce enable it to rneet the requirements of a wide variety of items-from box lumLrer to piano sounding boards, from general construction lumber, including bevel and bungalow siding, to the finest of clears used by cabinet makers and airplane and ladder manufacturers. It is truly an exceptional wood. Extremely resilient, it has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any wood in the world.

This wood grows only on the North Pacific Coast. The color of the heartwood, which blends gradually into the narrow creamy sapwood, varies from white or light pinkish yellow to pale brown. When planed, the surface of the wood shows a silky sheen. Sitka spruce is tough, even-grained and soft-textured. It is easily worked and has little tendency to split or splinter. It dries easily, stays in place well, and shrinks only moderately. It is odorless and tasteless.

Of .the rr'any purposes for which Sitka spruce lumber is used throughout the world, the most widely known are aircraft construction and ladder stock. It is perfectly suited to these uses-as well as to the fabrication of huge wind-tunnel propellers-because of its resilience, ratio of high strength for weight, and shock-absorbing qualities.

This species has so distinguished itself in the specialty field that its sound value as construction lumber is sometimes overlooked. It has rendered worthy service as a home-building material for many years, being well manufactured, bright in appearance, and light in color. It has the additional characteristic of lying straight when piled.

Sitka spruce lumber is available in the standard grades as boards for use as subfloors, sheathing, rooT boards, concrete forms and similar construction. In dimension sizes it may be used for heavy roof sheathing, joists and rafters, studding, plates and other construction members. It offers exceptional beauty, also, as interior finish and trim.

Since Sitka spruce combines light weight, strength, and freedom from warping and cupping under severe use conditions it is highly favored for uses in which special requirements are a consideration. Among these are hatch covers for vessels, and scaffold plank. The former item makes stern demands on the material sin,ce these pieces must undergo repeated removal and replacement in addition to supporting the weight of the cargo loaded over the hatch. Scaffold plank is entrusted with the lives of workmen; any material so used must have inherent qualities which will instill complete confidence. Lumber which competently meets these needs is, as a matter of course, sought after for other exacting uses.

Sitka spruce is popular as bevel and bungalow siding. Highly important for this purpose is its high percentage of heartwood. When properly seasoned, Sitka spruce siding does not warp or twist. Its soft, even-grained texture

permits nailing without splitting, and it holds paint well, largely because of its non-pitchy character.

Its soft, uniform texture plus its affinity for glue and paint also makes Sitka spruce shop lumber an ideal material for doors. It is, in addition, extensively employed by furniture manufacturers for cabinets and Tor both unpainted and finished furniture. Because of its non-pitchy, odorless and tasteless qualities it is prime material for refrigerators, cold storage lockers, butter tubs and other food containers.

This lumber has found wide acceptance as material for slats and rails in Venetian blind manufacture because ot its light weight, ability to stay straight, ease of painting and lacquering, lack of resins to bleed through the finish, and resistance to splitting and checking.

In the ladder industry the word spruce is always associated with quality ladders. Again the combination oI light weight with strength, resilience, ability to stay straight and resistance to splitting uniquely adapt Sitka spruce for this purpose. Its light weight is a particular asset in ladders which are moved by hand.

Because it weathers well and evenly, is free from pitch, and does not sliver or splinter easily, this species is one of the most desirable woods for portable bleachers and gymnasium seats. It is also the choice of boat builders-not only as .body material but especially for masts, spars and oars. Its lightness and strength have made it favored for racing oars and canoe paddles.

Sitka spruce has long been known among lumbermen as a prelerred "shop-type" lumber. Even-grained and softtextured, Sitka spruce shop is supplied in either flat or edge grain.

Factories manufacturing overhead-type garage, warehouse and fire doors are large users of this lumber. The qualities which give it special merit for this use are its light weight combined with adequate strength, its absence of oils or resins, and the inherent toughness of the wood which enables a Sitka spruce door to withstand sharp jolts and impacts without splitting or splintering.

Few other woods compare with Sitka spruce as a material for boxes, crates and all types of containers. An ideal box and container material should have light weight combined with toughness, ability to hold nails firmly, a minimum tendency to split, light color and lack of odor or taste. These vital requirements are joined in Sitka spruce.

Hyster Promotion

J. W. Morgan has been advanced to the position of assistant sales manager of the Hyster Company's eastern sales division, and will be located at the Peoria, Ill. plant, it was announced by Philip Hill, general sales manager at Portand, Ore.

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Expands Sacramento \(/arehouse

Just a decade ago, in June, 1939, California Builders Supply Company established a Sacramento branch in an 11,00O square foot warehouse at 15th and Spear to serr.ice the lumber dealers in the interior valley area of Northern California. In a short time the necessity for larger cluarters became apparent. The company acquired a 20,000 square foot warehouse on McCormick Street in 1942, and moved to the new location.

Within three months the government served notice that

Increcrse in Freight Rates

Another increase in freight rates will go into effect on September 1. An additional 3.7/o rvas granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission to be added to the interim increase of 5.2/o granted in January of this year. Lumber rates will rise 6 cents per hundredrveight. (This includes the 4 cent increase granted the first of the year.) The railroads had asked for B cents.

it t,as commandeering the new warehouse and would take over in 30 days. A new site was acquired at 1905-19th Street, the yard 'r'r'as rebuilt into a building supply material rvarehouse, and the move was made. Horvever, due to increased stocks and expanded service, it has been necessary to enlarge the rvarehouse, and this program has been recently completed to cover approximately 27,000 square feet. Rill Blatrner is manager of the Sacramento branch.

Partnership Dissolved

The partnership of Pinkerton-Young Lumber Co., Portland, has been dissolved. Mr. Pinkerton is continuing the business under the name of Pir.rkerton Lumber Co.

Opens New Olfices

Revnolds Xletais Company opened nerv San Francisco olfices August I at 661 Geary Street, San Francisco 2. Their neu' telephone number is PRospect 6-4800.

Dealers Score Direct Federal Lending Offer Low-Cost Home Building Plan

Retail lumber and building material dealers today scored direct federal lending, class legislation; and offered a plan to produce low priced housing in suburban and rural communities.

Testifying before the House Banking and Currency Committee, Norman P. Mason, North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, lumber dealer told the Committee that the housing legislation under consideration tends to perpetuate the type of class legislation that is creating envy and bitterness among our people.

"The Congress in enacting class legislation is creating a nation of minorities, whereas it should be dealing with broad legislation covering the requirements of all the people," Mason stated.

The provisions of the bill providing for government longterm loans to housing cooperatives at lorv interest rates would provide an economic advantage for one group to the detriment of the individual home owner. The fact that cooperatives must rely on special treatment from the federal government proves that they are unsound ventures, charged Mr. Mason.

"If the cooperative really has any merit it should stand or fall in direct competition with other types of housing and without aid from the federal government," Mason continued. "The legislation now pending before the House Banking and Currency Committee provides for direct loans

by the federal government to cooperative enterprises and educational institutions at interest rates below the prevailing market. It also provides for direct loans to veterans at 4/o.

"Private financing institutions are now making loans available to veterans at 4/c under the G. I. Bill of Rights," Mason stated, "and I see no justification for this legislation, especially in view of the fact that the Executive Department already has authority to provide financing for cooperatiVes and veterans."

L. F. Broderson, lumber dealer from Oklahoma City. Oklahoma, appearing before the same committee stated that homes in the $6000 bracket could be provided for low-income peopic in suburban or rural areas if Congress would make the necessary amendments to the National Housing Act.

"Lumber dealers are ready to produce houses in thc $6000 range if they can get the type of financing that is now available to the large urban builders," Broderson pointed out.

These homes would be built to sell for a $300 down payment and monthly charges of about $37.00, and would be in direct competition with the federal public housing program, Broderson pointed out. The cost of buying one df these homes would be about the same as the average to tenants in the Federal Public Housing Projects.

"The home owner," said Mr. Broderson, "would obtain an equity in the property rather than a pile of rent receipts."

Both Republican and Democratic members of the Committee compliment Mr. Broderson upon this proposal.

"The past failure of the lumber dealers to provide a greater number of this type of housing has been brought about by the reluctance o{ Congress to bring about the sensible financing program needed to produce low-price<l homes." Broderson concluded.

Lumbermen's Post Will Meet Sept. 14---

L. A. County District Attorney Night

Lumbermen's Post No. 403, American Legion, will meet Wednesday evening, September 14 at the Mayfair Hotel, 1256 West Seventh St., Los Angeles. Any lumbermen, or former service men, are cordially invited to the dinner.

It will be Los Angeles County District Attorney Night and Wm. Simpson and several of his staff will be present. There will also be a 15 minute shor','ing of beautiful colored slides taken on a recent Alaskan trip by Leo Hubbard, Hayr,'i'ard Lumber & Investment Co., and Paul Hallingbl', Hammond Lumber Company.

The new officers of the Post are: Commander. Al Shaw, H. W. Brown Sash & Door Co.; 1st Vice Commander, Dave Webb, Simpson Industries, Inc.; 2nd Vice Commander, Glen Allen, Alliance Lumber Co.; Adjutant; Jon Bald'rvin, Alley Lumber Co.; Finance Officer, Maurice Boyd, Building Material Sales Co.; Sergeant-at-arms, Harold Hamilton, John W. Koehl & Son; Chaplain, Matt Curovich, Trucking; Historian, Andy Morrison, Owens-Parks Lumber Co.; Program Co-chairmen, Leo Hubbard and LaVerne Hubbard, Hayward Lumber & fnvestment Co.

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Byron Cannon

Byron Cannon, who established the Cutler-Orosi Lumber Yard at Cutler, Calif., in 1938, and who has been a director of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern Caiifornia for the past three years, has been active in l-umber Association work for 40 years. That record tells the story of a lumberman of the widest experience, who believes thoroughly in cooperation with his fellow lumbermen, and is willing to give freely of his time and ability to help accomplish rvhat will be of most benefit to the industry.

He was born at Langston, Montcalm County, Michigan, in a log house amid a stand of tall and uncut Michigan Cork Pine. His father, Samuel Cannon, was a "White Piner." He attended grade school, a one teacher school, in Pine Township. Later he attended Ferris Institute at Big Rapids, Michigan for three years.

In 1906 he left Michigan and went to Crossett, Arkansas,

Clint Laughlin in \(/holesale Lumber Business

Clint Laughlin, widely known Los Angeles lumberman' has started in the wholesale lumber business for himself' Until he gets established in office headquarters, he will work out of his home at 3025 Motor Ave., Los Angeles' His telephone number is VErmont 8-0614.

He will specialize in Pine, and will also handle Fir. He has mill connections in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

For the past seven years, Clint was with E. J' Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, as manager of the Softwood Division' Prior to that he was associated with the wholesale lumber business in Los Angeles for many years, and is well known to the Southern California lumber trade.

Appointed So. California Distributor for Panelyte

of the sal\-mill of wtltrlc

uLydr Lrrr!rrL Crossett Lumber Company until he finally became assistant general manager of the Corporation.

Mr. Cannon was elected general manager and vice president of the Gates Lumber Company of Wilmar, Arkansas in 192O, and serveC in that capacitv for four years.

He came to California in 7925 as vice president and general manager of the Sugar Pine Lumber Company at Pineda1e, near Fresno, and held that position until 1929. He moved to Seattle in 1929, and operated a small box factory there for a year and a half.

Byron Cannon is an aggressive merchandiser, with good ideas. lle uses his display windows to the best advantage, and has utilized newspaper and radio advertising in the furtherance of his business. He has a catchy slogan : "You get the girl-we'll build the home."

This successful lumberman's hobbies are hunting and

Announcement is made by Davidson Plywood & Lumber Co., Los Angeles, of their appointment as Southern California distributor for Panelyte, a high pressure plastic laminated sheet, which is available in a wide variety of colors and patterns, and is carried in stock sizes up to 4 feel by 10 feet. This is the only high pressure laminate that is offered in lO-foot lengths in Southern California, the distributor claims, pointing out that this extra length is an advantage inasmuch as in some installations joints can be eliminated.

Claims for Panelyte include that it is stain-proof, and unaffected by alcoholic drinks, grease, fruit juices, or food: also that a Panelyte top is chip-proof and crack-proof.

It is recommended as an ideal material for table tops. sink tops, and all workng surfaces in kitchens and pantries, counters, bars, trays, and furniture.

fishing, and he has done his share of both in nearly every state in the Union. Two years ago he made a wonderful trip to Southeastern Alaska with his family, and on this trip experienced the great thrill of killing an Alaska Brown bear. His son, By, also got a beatttiful Silvertip.

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\(/estern Pine Association Semi-Annual Meeting

Portland, Ore., Aug. l2-This is a time of opportunity in the lumber business, leaders of the 'Western Pine industry were told today at the concluding session of therr Association's two-day semi-annual meeting in the Multnomah hotel here.

The end of the seller's market, S. V. Fullaway, Ir., Western Pine Association secretary-rnanager, said, has brought opportunities for customer service, product improvement, aggressive salesmanship, operating efficiency, closer timber utilization and forest management that can lead to a successful solution of the problems of readjustment.

W. E. Griffee, assistant to Fullaway, in analyzing the 1949 demand for lumber, noted that housing starts for the first half of the year were only five per cent fewer than in 1948 and that July was the largest single month since the war.

"I am frankly surprised," he said, "by the many encouraging angles there are to the way in which the recession has developed so far." The dollar volume of total construction, according to Department of Commerce gstimates, will be up only one per cent for the year but the physical volume, due to decreased costs, will be up considerably more, he said.

Fullaway reported that demand for Western Pine products during 1949 will apparently be somewhat above the six billion board feet level, or ten per cent under the record breaking demand of last year. "But," he said, "it will be above any year in the history of the industry with the exception of. 1941,1942, 1947 and 1948. ft is, as a minimum, 20 per cent above prewar demand. This is a big volume of business by any standard of comparison."

Undoubtedly, he said, there will be more lumber available than this volume of demand and it is this supplydemand relationship which has caused the present buyer's market.

"But therein lies opportunity," he asserted. "The prolonged seller's market brought abuses and careless practices. Prices soared, product quality and service standards deteriorated and operating efficiency and economy in management were neglected. Correction of these things is a painful process but economic readjustment demands that it be done."

Addressing the "young man entering the lumber business today," the Portland lumberman said "there never has been greater opportunity. The 'cradle to the grave' security philosophy, which has been a political issue for the past eighteen years, and the labor union progress in leveling off the differential between skilled and common labor have both operated to kill the incentive to strive for individual betterment and advancement Thus, fpr the young man who refuses to accept the 'assured' securitv theory and who is determined to provide for his own future, the possibilities for advancement are almost unlimited."

Griffee told the lumbermen assembled from the 11 western states that while there has been a slow but steady decline in index prices since early last fall, the Western Pine industry in the second quarter of this year actually shipped a little more lumber than in any previous second quarter, either during or after the war. Low dealer, stocks, he said, must be part of the explanation for the heavv volume of lumber business done all spring by eastern wholesale lumber distribution yards.

Total mill stocks, Griffee said, at the end of June were up 665 million feet over a year ago but were not out of line with shipments.

Addresses by Fullaway and Griffee were before the board of directors' meeting, attended by the membership, and followed yesterday's day-long committee sessions. Lum bermen from all the ll-state area covered by the Western Pine industry attended the two-day conference.

Lot Angeles Firm Increases Offtce Space

Door & Plywood Jobbers, Inc. moved into their expanded oflice quarters at 29'% Sierra Pine Avenue, Los Angeles 23, two weeks ago. The offices have been enlarged by the addition of 1400 square feet to the former office space.

At the same time Door & Plywood Jobbers, Inc. have improved their warehouse facilities considerably, for the better and more efificient handling of their products.

Noteworthy in the improvements has been the use of Philippine Mahogany plywood, with pleasing results.

Russ Castell is manager of the firm. Telephone number is ANgelus 9-8188.

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Pcrtrick Henry's Greqtest Orcrtion

Patrick Henry rose to reply with apparent embarrassment and some awkwardness, and began a faltering exordium. The people hung their heads at the unpromising commencement, and the clergy were observed to exchange sly looks with each other, while his father sank back in his chair in evident confusion.

All this was of short duration, however. As he proceeded and warmed up to his subject, a wondrous change came over him. His attitude became erect and lofty, his face lighted up with genius, and his eyes seemed to flash fire, his gestures became graceful and impressive, his voice and his emphasis peculiarly charming. His appeals to passion were overpowering. In the language of those who heard him "he made the blood to run cold, and their hair to rise on end." In a word. to the astonishment of all, he suddenly burst upon them as an orator of the highest order. The surprise of the people was only equalled by their delight, and so overcome was his father that tears flowed profusely down his cheeks.

He contended that in the case now before them the parsons deserved to be punished with signal severity.

"We have heard a great deal about the benevolence and holy zeal of our reverend clergy, but how is this manifested? Do they manifest their zeal in the cause of religion and humanity by practicing the mild and benevolent precepts of the gospel of Jesus? Do they feed the hungry and clothe the naked? Oh, No, gentlemen! Instead of feeding the hungry and clothing the naked these rapacious harpies would, were their powers equal to their will, snatch from the hearth of their honest parishioner his last hoecake, from the widow and her orphan children their last milch cow ! their last bed, nay, the last blanket from the lying-in woman !"

These words, uttered with all the power of the orator, aroused in the audience an intense feeling against the clergy, which became so apparent as to cause the reverend gentlemen to leave their seats on the bench, and to quit the courtroom in dismay.

(William Wirt Henry on "The Parson's Cause.")

Thomas Moore Wrote:

Shall I ask the brave soldier who fights by my side

In the Cause of mankind, if our creeds agree ?

Shall I give up the friends f have valued and tried

If he kneel not before the same altar with me?

A Strcin

Said an Englishman to his friend:

"I live in Scotland now, but my seat is still in the House of Commons."

To which his friend replied:

"That must be an alvful strain on your suspenders."

Sccred Him

A motorist was picked up unconscious after a crash and carried into a near-by filling station. Opening his eyes he began struggling manfully to get away from his helpers. It seems it was a Shell Service Station, and the first thing he saw when he became conscious was the big SHELL sign with a man standing in front of the S.

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A lady who had been having trouble with the laundry, charging that they always shrunk her husband's shirts, found a large railroad spike. She put it in her next bundle that went to the laundry, with a note attached to the spike that read: "Try and shrink this." She got the laundry back, and enclosed with the clothes was a small carpet tack with a note that read: "We did."

The Right Education

The Arkansas hillbilly brought his overgrown son into a country school at the beginning of the term and said to the teacher:

"We wants this here boy to git some good larnin'. What's yore bill o' fare?"

The teacher said: "We teach arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and "

"Stop right thar," said the hillbilly father. "Load him down with triggernometry. He's the only pore shot in the fambly.'f

Spinozc Wrote:

"Though I were at times to find the fruit unreal which I gather by -y natural understanding, yet this would not make me otherwise than content; because in the gathering I am happy, and pass my days not in sighing and sorrow, but in peace, serenity, and joy."

The Rocd to Constqntine

The road winds up to Constantine, Through rolling hills of dull, sage green, And turbaned travelers' sandaled feet

A steady, rhythmic march-time beat, Or, mounted on a sturdy ass, The burnoosed-wrapped "patricians" pass.

The road winds up to Constantine, And silent shepherds, calm, serene, Stand out against a cloudless sky

And watch the flocks that graze close by. So have their fathers tended sheep, So will their sons their vigil keep.

K. Brower.

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Roy Barto, Mahogany Importing Co., Los Angeles, and Mrs. Barto, who attended the annual meeting of the Philippine Mahogany Association at the Broadmoor Hotel. Colorado Springs, Colo., completed a 30-day automobile trip by driving up through Yellowstone and Glacier Natio'al Parks. and back to San Francisco by way oi Idahc,, and \\rashington.

D. H. (Lee) Le Breton, widely known lumber salesman, is norv associated with Paul McCusker, wholesale lumber, San Francisco, who represents well established Oregon sar,vmills. Lee has had many years' wholesale lumber experience, and has a large acquaintance among California retail lumber dealers.

Don E. Coveney, California Lumber Sales, Oakland, has returned from calling on sarvmills in Northern California and Southerri Oregon.

Jerry Mashek, of Mrs. Mashek, spent a High Sierras.

Hill & Morton, week early this Inc., Oakland, and month fishing in the

George Hull, of Pacific Forest Products, Inc., Oakland, ancl his rvife vacationed in Los Angeles early in August.

C. D.'"Dar" Ahern, district Co., San Francisco, left August the Seattle offrce and Simpson

manag'er, Simpson 16 to spend a rveek plants.

Sterling L. Stofle, vice president, Western Hardwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, left August 17 on a 10-day business trip to spluce mills in Oregon and Washington.

R. E. (Dick) Freeman, of So-Cal Building Materials Co., Inc., Los Angeles, and his wife, returned August 15 frorrr a two-u'eeks' tour of National Parks in the United States and Canada. Parks visits included Zion, Bryce, Yellowstone, Glacier, and the Canadian Parks of Waterton Lakes and Banff. They returned by way of Seattle and the Pacific Coast Highway.

Bob Weston, who was transferred fice of United States Plywood Corp. the Los Angeles office a few months the Hollywood territory as outside

C. R. (Bob) Taenzer, of American Angeles, and his rvife, vacationed for lina.

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Hardwood Co., Los two weeks at Cata-

Charles A. Peirce, A. K. Wilson Lumber Co., Comptou, and Mrs. Peirce, spent their vacation at Sequoia National Park and in the Redwood region.

Frank Alley, Alley Lumber Co., Downey, and Mrs. Alon a three months' tour of Europe. They made over by airplane.

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Wes Kutz, George E. Ream Co., Los Angeles, vacationed in the Pacillc Northwest, and spent several days at the Harbor Plyu'ood Company's mill in Hoquiam, Wash.

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Walter Koll, A. J. Koll Planing Mill Ltd., Los Angeles, became a grandfather recently when a son was born to his daughter, Mrs. Allen Heins.

Frank L. Jordan, F. L. Jordan Sash & Door Co., Los Angeles, and Mrs. Jordan, are on a six weeks' trip through the Pacific Northwest. They will visit Glacier National Park, Banff and Lake Louise. They will return by way of Missouri where Frank will visit his old home town.

Glen Bessonette, Bessonette & Eckstrom, Inc,, Los Angeles, returned to his desk August 15 from vacationing with his family at their cabin at June Lake, Mono County.

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Kenneth Shipp, owner of California Builders Suppl;' Co., Oakland, was a recent business visitor to Los Angeles.

Ed La Franchi, of Pacific land, and his family, recently trip by automobile to Banff Canada.

Forest Products, fnc., Oakmade a two weeks' vacation and Lake Louise, Alberta,

Larue J. Woodson, of Nicolai Door Sales Co., San Francisco, and Mrs. Woodson, recently vacationed for two weeks at Lake Tahoe and Feather River Park.

James M. Corbet, of Western Pine Supply Co., San Francisco, with his wife and two boys, returned end ot August from spending two weeks' vacation at Lake Tahoe.

Bill Van Noy, United States Plywood Corp., Los Angeles, has been promoted to the order desk. He is a son of A. C. Van Noy, who has covered the Orange Belt territory as salesman for the past 15 years, but has been ill for the past several weeks at his home.

Mrs. Alma Thompson, office manager, Back Panel Company, Los Angeles, vacationed at Manhattan Beach.

Everett W. King, King Lumber Co., Bakersfield, was a business visitor to San Francisco during the first week in August.

Partners ln Prokction

O. L. Russum I 12 llorkei Sl. Sqn Froncigco | | YUkon 6-1450

A. K. Wilson, president of A. K. Wilson Lumber Co., Dominguez Junction, Compton, Calif., who had een at the Compton operation for 30 days, left August 18 for the company's mill at Samoa, Calif.

M. A. Minor, of the wholesale and mill departments of L. S. Whaley Lumber Co., Long Beach, Calif., returned middle of August from a visit to the company's sawmill at Garberville, Calif. He reported that the mill will have electric power about September l.

Barney McCay is now back with American Hardwood Co., Los Angeles, as a member of their sales force.

W. H. (Bill) Skelton is calling on the dealers as representative of Pacific Lumber Dealers Supply, Inc., Harbor City, Calif., manufacturers and jobbers of sash and doors.

C. D. "ChuclC'Collins, formerly with A. K. Wilson Lumber Co. as general manager, is now associated with King Redu'ood Co., Long Beach, Calif. He is in charge of out of state sales. The announcement was made by Erik Flamer, vice president of the company.

Walter Foster, former sales manager of the Rocky Mount Mfg. Co. of Nevada, Reno, is now in charge of the R. O. W. division of California Builders Supply Co. at their Richmond, Calif., plant.

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Leishley Lumber Scrles Co.r Inc.

lYHOLESALE

Douglce Fir

SAN FRANCISCO T I

No. I Drumm Street DOuglos 2-5O7O

&er"ilfinaa & 9oa

Whire Fir o Redwood

PASADENA I

35 N. Roymond Ave. SYcornore 6-5397

cltR0rrrATED Zrl{C CHr0RlDt

WOOD PRODUCTS STAIR BUILDERS

350 Treat Ave., San Francisco 10

HEmlock 1-8111

Oak Thresholds, lnterior or Exterior Oak Stair Treads

Vertical Grain Douglas Flr Stair Treads

Stair Pa*s To Your Dctails, and Specifications, also Stock Partg

Trecrted in trcnsit crt our completely equipped plcnt crt Alcnredc, Cclil.

Trecrted and stocked crt our Iong Becrch, Calil., plcrnt

PONDEROSA PINE MOULDINGS

QUAIf,fY-IUaple Bros. Mouldings cre unexcelled lor Unilormity, Smooih Finish cmd Solt Texture. SERVICE-The pcrtterns you wcmt, when you wcmt them. Prompt delivery to your ycrd FREE in the local trade crrecr.

*Ask Our Present Customers, Then See For Yourself"

Telephone Whittier 44003

MAPLE BROS.

WAnEHOUSE WHOr-Esfilg1s

Whittier 617 Putncm Drive

Associated Plywood's New Sawmill Los Angeles County Fair to Exhibit Now Operating California \(/oods

Associated Plywood Mills, Inc., has just completed its new band sawmill which is located a few miles south of Roseburg, Ore. 150 men will be employed, and the mill will produce 125,000 board feet of lumber daily. A new plywood plant is also planned.

The company also operates plants at Eugene and Willamina, Ore., which have a combined total production capacity of 160 million feet sf-inch basis of plywood per annum.

Employing approximately 900, the company has an annual payroll of $3,500,000.

E. G. (Ed) Gallagher is manager of the company's San Francisco warehouse, and Bessonette & Eckstrom, Inc. of Los Angeles are Southern California distributors.

Forest Service Ncmres New Rcnge Mcncaement Ollicicl

San Francisco, August 15-Chief Lyle Watts of the U.S. Forest Service today announced the promotion of Avon Denham to Assistant Chief of the Division of Range Management in Washington, D. C. Mr. Denham has been Assistant in Range Management of the California Region of the Forest Service since 1944. His new assignment, efiective September 4, will involve administrative duties in the field of range management on the National Forests throughout the United States.

California's lumber industry will be honored for the first time by the Los Angeles County Fair when it opens Sept. 18 at Pomona.

In line with its policy of making the exhibition as educational as possible, many displays of California woods and wood products will be entered, it was announced.

In addition to nine classifications devoted to commercial lumber, there will be native woods, burled redwood, pepperwood and myrtle, among others.

Will Represent Pacilic Veneer & Plywood Corp.

H. Bruce Wiscomb and Richard T. Babcock have been named eastern and midwestern sales representatives, respectively, of Pacific Veneer and Plywood Corporation, of Bellingham, Wash., according to H. E. Manning, sales manager of the company.

Wiscomb, until recently sales manager of the West Coast Plywood Company, will serve the entire eastern part of the country from regional sales headquarters at 811 Simpson Street, Evanston, Ill. Babcock, who left an executive position with the Indianapolis Plywood Co., will serve the midwestern states from temporary headquarters at 42 South Lincoln, Kankakee, Il1. His territory includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan ancl Ohio.

WEST OREGON I.UMBER GOMPANY

treated lumber, poles crnd posts-the treabnent thcrt protects qgainst Termites cnd Deccry

$100,000,000 Low-Rent Housins Program for Los Angelet

Washington, Aug. l7-A $100,000,000 low-rent housing program for the city of Los Angeles was launched here today when Public Housing Administration Commissioner John Taylor Egan signed a "program reservation" assigning 10,000 units to the city.

The program was authorized under the new Public Housing Act.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Mayor Bowron, City Councilman Ed J. Davenport, Howard L. Holtzendorff, executive director of the Los Angeles Housing Authority and Miss Barbara Rosien, assistant secretary of the organization.

Softwood Plywood Production

Washington-Softwood plywood production in June is estimated at 151,386,00O square feet by the Commerce Department.

This is 2/o under the 154,677,000 square feet produced during May, and about the same level as the 150,187,000 square feet reported for June 1948.

Shipments and consumption of softwood plywood during June amounted to 160,856,000 square feet, up over S million square feet from the previous month. Stocks on hand at the end of June were estimated at 68,742,000 square feet, compared with 77,811,0ffi square feet at the end of May.

Cooprn,ltonclN [umBER Co.

Americon Bonk Bldg., Portlond 5, Oregon Phone BEacon 2124 feletype pD4O

Purveyors of Forest Products to Cqliforniq Relqilers

FIR-SPRUCE-HE'IILOCK

CEDAR-PINE-PIYWOOD

Representing

Frosl Hordwood Floors, Inc. in the Socrqmenlo qnd Ssn Jocquin Volleys

FRO9TBRAND FTOORING

OAK_PECAN-BEECH

WESTERII MIIT & MOUI.DIIIG GO.

Announces the crddition oI

New Twin-Tile

United States Gypsum Company introduces new Weatherwood Twin-Tile, a decorative insulating material, designed for speedy, economical application with automatic stapler to walls or ceiling. The plastic-coated Hi-Lite finish is tough and water-repellant, and provides a brighter surface with higher light reflection.

Further detailed information about Twin-Tile may be obtained by writing Insulation and Hardboard Product Department, United States Gypsum Company, 300 West Adams Street, Chicago 6, Il1.

lrdustricl Pcrckcging and Mctericrls Hcrndling Exposition '

Over 80 leading manufacturers of packaging and materials handling equipment and components have announced that they will exhibit at the Fourth Annual Industrial Packaging and Materials Handling Exposition on October 4, 5, 6, in Detroit. At attendance of over 7000 people is expected. Complete information and registration blanks are obtainable from SIPMHE national headquarters at 4 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago 4, Ill.

Eureka Plywpod Company Holds Open House

Eureka Plywood Company, California plywood Division of M and M Wood Working Company, Portland, Oregon, officially opened its doors July 19th with an open house. During a three-hour period 2000 visitors from 35 states, Alaska and Hawaii, met the company's ofificers and directors and were conducted on tours of the plant in groups of about 20. Most of the visitors were from the Eureka, California community, which welcomed M and M with a special edition of its newspaper and a special radio broadcast.

Said President Herbert Malarkey, "The interest displayed in our new Redwood and Fir operation at Eureka by the,citizens of the community is significant to us. They and we have a mutual responsibility in this plant, to help build a community, to produce enough Redwood plywood to meet the demand and to produce a quality product."

Visitors entering the $2,000,000 plywood mill could stand at the entrance and see each step of manufacturing tech-t nique and finished plywood rolling off the production line 850 feet away. They saw both Redwood and Fir plywood in production. The plant covers 122,0ffi square feet.

Opening of the Redwood plywood plant increases M and M Wood Working Company's capacity for softwood plywood by about 30 per cent, thus making it a major addition to the West's softwood plywood industry. On a s/s-inch basis, it has an annual rated capacity of 54.6 million square feet and M and M is already one of the nation's three top producers of softwood plywood. The Eureka factory is one of eight major plants, composed of 15 operating divisions, producing Malarkey plywoods and stock doors. With 245-million square feet (including Eureka) M and M has about 10 per cent of all softwood plywood production.

Butt Lumber Co. Enlcrges

The Butt Lumber Company, Azusa, Calif', has'completed the enlarging and modernization of its show rooms at 1115 West Foothill, and now has double the space it had before to show its line'of builders' supplies and hardware, paint, plumbing and home hardware and tools.

Two lileg Eo up qs lcei cs one individucl aqucre with thir new producl,

California Building Permits for June 1919

New Plcns lor Grain Storcrge Bins

United States Plywood Corporation is now making available plans for a new grain storage bin based on design and test at the Agricultural Engineering Department, IJniversity of lllinois. Made of rat-resistant Protekwood, the bin is 14 feet in diameter, 8 feet high, and has a storage capacity of 1000 bushels of wheat, shell corn or other grains' An outstanding feature is its low cost and the fact that rt can be erected by the farmer himself.

Distributors ol REDWOOD LUMBER

405 Montgomery Slreel, Son Froncisco 4

Telephone GArfield l -7752

So. Colif. Ofrice-Donold M. Bufkin, Monoger 1420 W, Rcmonq Blvd., Alhombro, Colif. Telcphone AlJontic 2-5779 los Angeles Telephone MUruql 5306

GENERAT OFFICES: P. o. Box 16l& ooklond, Colifornio

tOS ANGELES offi". ond Yords: 4710 S. Alomedq Sr.-JE3lll

OAKTAND Yords ond Whorves:727 Kennedy SI.-KE48466

PORTTAND Mill Soles Ottice,827 Terminat Soles Bldg.

SAW MILLS: Roseburg, Oregon o Reedsport, Oregon

RETAIT YARDS: TOS ANGEIES . OAKI,AND . ONTARIO ' HOITYWOOD IONG 8EACH. RIVERSIDE. TEMPLE CITY. STERRA I'IADRE o INDIO ' THERMAI tA VERNE WHITTIER PASADENA ' SAN PEDRO

Representing

Beqr River Lumber Co., South Fork, Galif. Douglas Fir and

7194

acItID BL0UIDR & PIPD G0., lIfG

Martfing Address:

' P.' O. Box 4796, tos Angeles l, Calli.

Planl: 5419 Tweedy Blvd., Sourh Gatc, Calif.

JEfferson 4221

Mqnulcrcfurers

Blower Systens and Incinerators

See thc Acme lncinerotor wilh water washed lop

E. L. Scberson Rdtires

E. L. Saberson has retired from active service af.ter 23 years with Masonite Corporation. In that period, which began six weeks after the company started the production of hardboard Sept. 2, 1926, Mr. Saberson fose from salesman to vice president and a member of the board of directors. He has been advisor to Eugene Holland, presi' dent of Masonite, during the last year.

Mr. Holland gave a dinner in honor of Mr. the Chicago Club Thursday evening, Aug. 11, attended by about 75 members oI the Masonite Saberson plans to live on a farm near Rockport, he has owned for several years.

New Shcrde Screening

Saberson at which was staff. Mr'. Ind., which

A lGpage data book on Kaiser Aluminum Shade Screen' ing has just been published by the Permanente Product:r Company.

Charts illustrate how the screening blocks solar radiation under maximum heat conditions by barring passage of the sun's rays at its higher altitudes. Included are engineering data based on transmission temperature tests on shade screening as compared with ordinary insect screen, as conducted by the engineering department of a leading university.

Also incorporated are tables enabling an engineer to calculate cooling loads, with examples showing their application.

Copies of the data book may be obtained from the Permanente Products Company, Kaiser Building, Oakland 12, California.

Foresters Meet crt Flcrgstcrff

The summer meeting of the Southwestern section of the Society of American Foresters was held at Flagstaff, Ariz., on August 18 and 19. Sessions were held at the Fort Valley experiment station and Happy Jack forest.

A feature of the meeting was the demonstration and technical papers on the most recent developments of fire control equipment and radio communications. Of special interest was the showing of the newest Forest Service FM radio equipment which was installed on the Coconino National Forest this year. Thursday evening there was a get-together dinner and dance.

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GR,OWING WITH SACRAMENTO AND CATIFORNIA

IIEFFERlIAlI SUPPLY GOIUI PA]IY, I]IG.

Cuslom Milling of LumberVelutne ProductionMilling in Trqnsit - SurfocingRippingf,g5qwingPqfiernSpur Trqck Fqcilities

P. O. BOX 1353 SACRAT,TENTO -TEIEPHONE 5-9t41

framerston & frreon Lumhor Co.

lumber - lqrh - Plywood - Sheetrock

Quick Shipmenrs from Stock

OAI(IAND Yqrd md Ofice SAN FRANCISCO Yqrd ond Ofics

20oI IIVINGS'ON STTEET FOO' OF TUNNET AVENUE

KEllog +64&t JUniper 5-6O83

cusToil ill]]Iltc

Rescwin g-S urlcrcin g-Ripping

New Stetson Ross Mqtcher

Re-Milling [n Trcursit

Weslern Custom mill, lnc.

4200 Bcm.lini Blvd. (Centrcrl Mfg. Dist.)

Ios AngeleE 22, &liL

' Loccrted on Spur oI L A, Junctiou R. R

Telephone ANgelus 2-9147

HOGATI LUilIBER GO.

WHOIESAI.E AND IOBBING

tutuBER - ttttwoR[

SASII and DOORS

Since 1888

OFTICE MIT.L YAND AND DOCTS

znd 6 Alice St*, Ocrklcud I Gl.cacourt l-6861

roont BtvtttlalE GRO88 CIRGULATION KILNS

2t7o to )O/o aote capacity due to colid edge-to-edge stackrng.

Bcttcr qualiry drTing oa low temperarureg wirl a fast revcrribir circulation.

Lower rtacking corts-iust rolid cdge.to-edge rtacLing in the rimplest fonlr,

tholesale lo Lumber Yards 0nly Windows, Doors, Plywood, Moulding

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Direct Mill Wholesole

PINE-FIR-PIYWOOD

In Stroight or Mixed Cors

[orest Products $alos Company

86ll

Inglewood, C<rlilornicr

EBIK I.LADIDB

WHOLESALE LUMBER

Representing:

J. E. Tsanras & Son, Weoft, Calif.

Vesi Coast Sawmills Inc., Garberville, Calif.

Bedwood - I)ouglas Jlr

Ponderosa Plne

224-226 F. & M. Bldg. 320 PINE AVE., LONG BEACH 12, CALTF. Phone LB 6-52i37Teletype LB 88-O29

Erik Ft"'ner W. E. (Ernie) Moss Direct Mill Shipments

Reid & Go. Lumbet & Supplies

Wholesole lurnber Distribulorr ond

lvlil I Represenlqlives

401 Tenlh Avenue

OAKLAND 6, CALIF.

TWinoqks 3-6745

K/D Ponderoso -- Sugqr Pine

Fir -- Redwood

T\TENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant September 1, 1924

Vere Hunter, long a prominent member of the Bay District lumber fraternity, died at his home in Oakland on August !2 af.ter a long illness. All lumber yards closed for his funeral, and Hoo-Hoo members attended in a body.

The Second Quarterly meeting of the Millwork Institute of California was held in Los Angeles on August 23, with millwork men from all over the state in attendance. H. W. Gaetjen, oT San Francisco, presided, and H. T. Didesch acted as secretary. E. R. Maule, H. P' Dixon, H. J. Quinn, A. W. Bernhauer, J. A. Farnsworth, D. N. Edwards, and E. J. Nutting were on the program.

Benson Lumber Company, San Diego, has just received a great raft of fir logs from the Columbia River. The raft was 900 feet long and consisted of five million feet of logs, in addition to a deck load of three million lath and shingles. The tug "Humaconna" towed the raft down the Pacific Ocean in safety This is the third raft of that kind the same firm has received this season.

Australia has become a huge buyer of Western lumber. For the month of June the port of Portland, Oregon, shipped more than seven million feet of lumber to Australia.

Saccessors to tbe First Wbeeler Lsmbet Operutions Establisbeil in 1795

WHEELER PINE CO.

The Lumber Salesmen's Club of San Francisco held its annual picnic on August 17 at the Hoo-Hoo Inn near Cupertino in the Santa Clara Valley. Sixty-five men and ladies enjoyed an afternoon of outing, and then a grand dinner and dancing. Mel Salomon, Fred Roth, R. C. Jones, Harry Corlett, Bob Gehring, Eddie Brush and Ward Brown made up the committees that prepared and ran the affair.

The Homer T. Hayward Lumber Company has been incorporated at Santa Cruz with $150,000 capital stock. Firm members are Homer T. Hayward, Maud A. Hayward, Arthur G. Hayward, and C. H. Griffen, Jr.

Jack Dionne addressed the monthly meeting of the newly organized San Fernando Valley Lumbermen's Club, held at the Black Cat Cafe in San Fernando August 13.

The Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club held a dinner and dance at the Brentwood Country Club on August 15, with a very large crowd in attendance. Harry V. Hanson was master of ceremonies.

HARRY H. WHITE TUMBER CO.

714 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles 15, Colif.

Phone Rlchmond 0592

WHOI.ESAIE DISTBIBUTON

Specializing in Red Cedcr Shingles, Shckes, Plywood, Bocrrds, Dimension" Doors, etc,

Pacific lumber llealors $upply lilc. Formerly Luntber Dealers Supply Co, 25914 President Ave., Horbor City, Golif. P. O. Box 285

Telephone Lomilq l l55 L. A. Telephone ZEnith | | 56

Mqnufqcturers cnd Jobbers of SASH AND DOOR,S TO THE RETAIT TUMBER DEALER,

How Lumber Looks

Continued from Page 2

duction for the same period as well as shipments. Production through July was 4,583,144,000 board feet and shipments amounted to 4,657,371,000 board feet.

Mills stock dropped off another million during July to 931,009,000 board feet, and unfilled orders increased 75 million to 479,177,O0O board feet which Simpson said was a reflection of present market demands.

The weekly average of West Coast lumber production in July was 125,090,000 b.f. or 83.6/o of the 1943-1948 average. Orders averaged 149,926,000 b.f.; Shipments 129,845,000 b.f. Weekly averages for June were; Production

159,832,000 (106.9% of the 1943-1948 average). Orders

155,141,000 b.f.; Shipments 174,889,000 b.f.

Thirty weeks of. 1949 cumulative production 4,583,144,000 b.f.; Thirty weeks of 1948,5,052,620,Offi b.f., Thirty weeks of 1947, 4,772,6D,0ffi.

Orders for thirty weeks of 1949 breakdown as follows: Rail 2,987,7Q4,000 b.f. Truck 225,895,0n bi. Domestic Cargo 764,991,N0 b.f. Export 222,9W,000. b.f. Local 487,064,m.

The Industry's unfilled order file stood at 479,177,C(l0b.1. at the end of July. Gross Stocks at 931,009,00O.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended Arrgust 13, 85 units (104 mills) reporting, gave orders as 23,463,000 feet, shipments 18,629,000 feet, and production 17,368,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 42.439.N0 feet.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended August 13, 99 mills reporting, gave orders as 59,270,000 feet, shipments 61,135,000 feet, and production 72,966,ffiO feet' Ordeis on hand at the end of the week totaled 176,448,ffi4 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended August 6,165 mills reporting, gave orders as 95,609,000 feet, shipments 91,258,000 feet, and production 96,526.000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaleti 370,502,000 feet.

For the week ended August 13, these same mills reported orders as 99,816,000 feet, shipments 96,600,000 feet, and production 95,855,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 373.632.000 feet.

Joins StaII of Timber Engineering Company

Washington-James L. Bergstresser, a recent graduate of Lafayette College, has joined the staff of the Timber Engineering Company, it was announced recently by Harry G. Uhl, President.

Bergstresser was previously employed by the Pennsylvania State Highway Department aYrd the State Workmen's Insurance Fund of that state. During the recent war, he served for three and oue half years with the Navy in both the European and Pacific theatres oI operations.

Bergstresser's work will include sales and lumber promotion work with engineers, architects, and government soecifiers.

National Survey oI Retcil Lumber Stocks crnd Scrles

Total retail lumber stocks at the end of June, 1949, were estimated to be 4,773 mtllion board feet. All of the regions, with the exception of the East South Central region, indicated decreases in stocks of lumber from May, 1949. The largest decreases in stocks were indicated in the New England region (7.8 percent), the South Atlantic region (4.1 percent), and the Pacific region (2.7 petcent).

Sales of all reporting regions were 7 '7 percent above May,1949,bat 137 percent below sales in June, 1948. Most regions indicated increases in sales of lumber. The largest increases were in the South Atlantic region (9.3 percent), the East North Central region (9.4 percent), and the West North Central region (17.7 percent). Decreases in sales of lumber were shown in the West South Central region (1.7 percent), and the East South Central region (9.O percent ).

Otympic Cylindriccl Locks crnd Lcrtches

"The fastest lock to install on the market" is the claim made by Vimcar Sales Company, exclusive distributors of Olympic cylindrical locks and latches. This claim is made possible by the recent development of the Olympic face and strike plate marker sets which are designed to cut face and strike plate mortises in door and jamb with one or two strokes of a hammer.

The markers are formed steel with accurately ground cutting edges. An adj'ustable side guide allows perfect alignment of the strike plate marker and the face plate marker has a centering pilot for correct aligning.

For full details, write to Vimcar Sales Co., P. O. Box 2395, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles 54, Calif.

New Book on Hemlock

First of a series of species pamphlets giving a quick summary of the properties and uses of West Coast woods, "West Coast Hemlock Lumber" has just been published by the West Coast I-umbermen's Association, 1410 S. \ '' Morrison Street, Portland 5, Oregon.

El Monte Fire

Lion Lumber Company, El worth of damages in a fiie of swept the yard recently.

Monte suffered about $5000 undetermined origin which

Lumber For Sale

I car ol 4/4 FAS crir dried Red Ocrk $125 f.o.b. mill, Hlnr dried $137 l.o.b. mill.

Send us your inquiries lor kiln dried or cdr &ied south' ern hcrdwoods, crs well cs Ock llooring.

WANT ADS

Rate-$2.50 per Colurnn Inch.

Closing dates lor copy, Sth cnd 20th

LUMBER YARDS FOR SALE

Do you want to bry a lumber yard? See our ad in the August 15 issue of The Cdifornia Lumber Merchant.

If you are thinking of selling your yard why don't you give us a ring?

TWOHY LUMBER CO.

LUMBER YARD AND SAWMILL BROKERS

810 Petroleum Bldg., Los-AngeleJ 15, Calif

PRospect 8746

MACHINERY FOR SALE

STRAIGHT LINE RIP SAWS: Mattison f202 and Diehl f33, both machines in excellent condition, like new.

MOULDER, Mattison 6" #222, all electric, in rebuilt condition.

SANDER, Yates 4/' endless bed, good condition, can be seen in operation.

WAGNER MACHINERY CO.

1961 Santa Fe rdve., Los Angeles 21, Calif. VAndike 2431

FOR SA,LE

1 Ross Lumber Carrie,r-Series 90

I Gerlinger Lumber Carrier-Model 4W3B

Priced To SeIl

May be inspected at our lumb€r yard. MT. WHITNEY LUMBER CO. 3030 E. Washington Blvd. Los Angeles 54, Cdif. Phone: ANgelus 0171

FOR SA.LE

Smdl Lumber Yard & Buitding Material yard for sale in San Diego County. On main highway. Growing aommunity. This yard doing a good business and making good money. Good s,heds, new trucks, all good stock. Sell at actual inventory. Good reason for selling. Will give good lease on property or sell.

Address A. F. SMITH

8O3 LaMeea Blvd., La Mesa, Calif.

IN TRANSIT

Kiln drying and railling by onc of the largest Custom Dry Kilns on the West CoasL We buy Shop Grades and Clcar* Westerrr Dry Kiln & Equipnrcnts Co. P.O. Box 622, Wilmington, Calif. Phoncs-TErminal ,14597 and 44598

FOR SALE

2 Brown Hoist Locomotive Steam Cranes. Good Condition. For information, Telephone PRospect 8231 or write Po,pe & Talbog Inc.

714 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles f5, Calif.

Wcrrehouse Fcrcilities to Lecrse

Particularly desirablg for dustless buildins materials and related goods, located central L. A. trading area on S. P. spur with excellent loading and receiving arrangement for railway and/or trucks. Facility contains 8,000 sq. ft. for active warehousing or may be operated on arrangement with prec€nt t6nants, using existing crew. 15,0fi) sq. fL additional inactive storage space available in same bruilding.

Address Box C-1741, California Lumber Merchant

508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Calif.

Nomcr of Advcrlircrr in thir Dcpoilment using o blind qddrcrc cqnnol bc divulged. All inquiricr ond rcplicr rhould bc oddrsrrcd to key rhown in lhc advcrtircment.

RETAIL SALESIMAN

Now selling contractors and industrial users in Bay Area, 34 years, married, nice personality, prescntly with old established out,fit, would like change. Wants to work for reputable firm where teamwork is essential and pep appreciated.

Address Box C-1744, California Lumber Merchant 508 Central Building, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

WANTED_A RESPONSIBLE JOB

Middle aged lumberman-old in experience-retail and wholesale. Experience in office nranagement. Good bookkeeper. Expert estimator-counterman. Knows Western lumber-proper uses. Los Angeles resident. Send for me and let's talk it over.

Address Box C-1745, California Lumber Merchant 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Calif.

SA.LESMAN WANTED

Mfg. of well known GLASKOTE & TRANSKOTE specialized "Finishes" for the lumber and floor finishing trades has an excep- tional opportunity in the No. Calif. territory for an aggressive salesman experienced iri the lumber and hardwood fields. Must tre experienced in dealer development work for account of local and national jobbers and capable of handl,ing well established territory. Answer in detail. Field Salesmanager will interview and train.

Address Box C-1747, California Lumber Merchant, 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Calif.

FOR SALE or TRADE FOR LUMBER

American 6" x 12" No. 26,4, Planer Matcher in good condition, has been operating steadily, 35 hp 3 phase motor and starter. All complete $2,500.

PINE TREE LUMBER CO.

P.O. Box 38 Escondido, Calif.

MACHINERY FOR SA1E [0IYE]|S-PARKS TUMBER (0., Los Angeles

By

STICKERS-Hermqnce 12"x4", Model No. 50, Icrctory-built, Bcrll Becuing with Squcre Hecrds lor detail. 30 H.P. Motor cnd Mcgmetic Stcrter.

Fcy d Egcrn 8"x4", cll Electric (direct drive), \IERY LATE MODEI, complete with Frequency Chcmger, and Stcrters. GtItE IOINTER, Yates bcll becrring, direct drive. In excellent condition.

Your oller will be considered.

For information, call, wire or write

ROY FORIE' Agenl

l4l7 East l2th Street, Los Angeles 21, Calif.

Phones: TUcker 8556-Res. MEtcalt 3-2562

OUR ADVERTISERS

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Andenon-Honlon Co. -.----------.-.----..-.-.....--*

Angfo-Colifornio Lunber Co.-.-..-..-.--....----27

Arcqtq Redwood Co.---------.---...---..---........-.5O

Aro€ioted llolding Co.---.--..-...-...-.-......--..- tl

A$ociqted Plywood f,lills, Inc..-..----.---.---..17

Atkinson-5tulr Co.---.-.-.-.--.-.------.,.,----,---.--.*

Atlqntic Lumber Co...----.,-.-.---.-.,---.-.---.---.---43

Atlqs lumber Co.----.---,--.,-----------.------.---...-.53

Eock Pqnef Conpony----.--,----.-.-.....-....--....--47

Bcugh Brother. E €o.---.--.,-,-..-.--...--..-........37

Bqter & Co., J, H.---...-------...--...........-...---43

Betfonetle & Eckrtron. lnc..-.--.................47

Blue Dimond Corporolion.-.------....-..--..-.--'l

Eohnhofi lumber Co., Inc.-----------.-.-..-.....-..53

Brown & Compony, Cloy....-..--.-.......-........-3O

Bruce Co,. E. 1..-----..--.-.....----.-......-..-..-.,-.-*

Bruih lnduttriol lumber Co..-.---........-....,--,t

Buckley Door Co., F. 5.------------.--.---.-.--....-*

Bulfding lldteriol Dirfribulor, lnc.-........-42

Burnr lumber Co.....--..--....-.---------------.....,.-- :i

Colifornio Builden gupply Co...................15

Cqliforniq Door Co., The---.-.............-...--..24

Coliforniq lunber Soler-.-------.----.---.-,...-----*

Coliforniq lAillwork, lnc.------.-------.-------- *

Colifornlq Pqnel & Veneer Co.-.-.-----..----.25

Cqrlow Co. -----.--.---,-----53

Corr & Co,, t. J..--.--.-----.------.---.-...-..-.,..,--. 3

Ccrcode Pocifr lumber Co.---.----------.-.----... *

Coey Door Co.----...----.----.-------------------..---*

Cclotex Corporollon, The------------------.--------. *

Chqntlond & Arlociols, P. vl|.-.--..----.----- 39

Cobb Compony, I. ll.------------------.-..-----.--22

Conrolldofed Lmber Co.-.-----.-.,-----.---..-,---,3!,

Cooper Whole:ole Lumber Co., W. E.-*

Cooper-l/lorgon Iumber Co.------.-.---..-.--------45

Cordr lumber Co.--..----------.---.-.--.....--.......-.-44

Crqftbill Cqbineti --..----.----.-.-.-..-...-...--.---.--53

Crqter Wholesqle lumber Co.---.-,-...-......-..t[6

Crqretl Lumber Co.-------.-------.-,-.-.--...-....,.-*

Curtit Compqnie! seryiGe Burequ.....--.-... *

l(oehl t Son, Inc., John W.-.....-.,-------,--.--35 Nogop Lumber lndurtrier------.----.---,---------.--,1 Kuhl Lmber Co,. Corl H...-.--..-.--------.--..*

lomon-Bonninglon Gmpony .-...-.-...-..-.--..47

loshley Lumber Sqler Co..--.-..,---.,--,,--.,,--43

lcwence-Philipr Lumber Co..--..-.-...-..-,--.*

Lumbermen'r Credit A$ociqtion..--.-,--,-,---. lt

Iunber Terninql Co..-.--.-----,.-..---..,---,--..---*

,tilo(Donqld & Horrington, Lt.,-,-_,--_-_----.----41

liqcDonqfd Co., l. W.---------.---.-.-.-.----...--49

lrtocDougoll Door i Frme Co-------.,-.------32

itlohogony lmporfing Co..--------.--.-...-,-,.-----.23

Mopfe Bros. ---.----.-..---.--44

Mqrrh Wqll Products, Inc.--.--.-.,-.-,-,-,------*

liortinez Co., 1,, W.---------.--..,---,---,..----,----4f

,{qton Supplier, Inc.-.-------..-_,_,-.--,-_-.-----._-*

I$engel Compqny, The.-...--.

Illoore Dry Kiln Co,-------.,-..

Oli,tuaaael,

Willicm H. Andersen

William H. Andersen,62,known throughout the lumber industry as "Big Andy", passed away at his home in Portland, Ore., on July 31 after a long illness. He operated his own company, the Wm. H. Andersen Lumber Company, for the past twenb/ yearQ in Portland.

IJe was a Past Master of the Willamette Masonic Order, member of the Scottish Rite and Shrine, and a charter member and past president of the Portland Wholesale Lumbermen's Association.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Myrtle E. Andersen; a daughter, Mrs. Janet Jenner of Seattle; a son, Theodore; and two brothers, Wallace B. Andersen of Van Nuys, Calif., and Lloyd C. Andersen of Portland.

Hubert T. Brycnt

Hubert T. Bryant, 45, salesman for the Sun Lumber Co., was fatally injured on August 17 when he was struck by a mobile lift truck. He died at the Van Nuys Receiving Hospital.

I{e is survived by his widow, Mrs. Estelle Bryant; his mother, Mrs. Nancey Bryant; a sister, Nell Allmond; and a brother, Leicester Bryant. Funeral services were held at Grace Chapel, Inglewood, Saturday morning, August 20.

3ompron Compony ---.--.-..----------....--------.---'t

Son Pedro Lumber Compony ------------.-----33

Sqnlo Fe Iunber Co.-.-------.--------------O.B.C.

Sqntiqm Lunbe. Co.--.-----,--,.-.-------------..-..*

9chofer Bror. Lumber & Shingle Co.--..-.-*

Elliott, F. W...-.--......--....---..-..-..............-..-. *

Errley & 5on, D, C...--..----..------..-..-.----.-----34

Eviu Productr Co.--....--.-------.--.--------..----.---.. *

Exchonge Smillr Soler Co.---------.----....t

Fqirhurst Lmber Co.---------.--..--.--------------- !t

Fern Trucking Co.-.-.--..-------..------------------.-.-. *

Fir Door lDtituto----.-...-------------.---.---.-----.--- ri

Fir-Tex of Southern Califomiq--------.--------.14

Fir-Tex of Northern Colifornio---------,----.--.14

Fir-Tex Inrulofing Boord Compony---.--....-. *

Fire!lone Lumber Indurlrier--------.---.....-.---53

Fitk & Mq!on.--- ---.-------.2!,

Ffmer, Erik ----------------.-52

Fleirhmqn Lumber Co..------------------------------.5O

Fordyce lumber Compony.-----.-.---------.------*

Forerl Products Soler Compony---------.----,-51

Fountoin lumber Co, Ed.-------------,----.---.-13

Freemon & Co." Stephen G,--------.---.-....-----_27

Goinnie, E. J., Lumher---.--.--------------.-.---... *

Golleher Hordwood Co.-.--------.----------..---...-31

Gomerslon & Green Lumber Co.--,_--------.---51

Gqrcio Trofic Seryice, B. R.-------------..-..---- it

Genetol Plywood Prodccts, lnc.---..--....---'*

Georgio-Pociic PlywooC t Lbr. Co,.-..-.--..I8

Gerlinger Corrier Co..----..-----.------."---..------29

Globe Iumber Co.------.--------------.------------,--- 7

Gosslin-Hording lumber Co..-.-.-.-...--....--... rt

Shevlin-lrlcCloud Iumber Co.-.-----.---.__...--.35

Sidewqll Lumber €o.-----------.-.------..-.---..-----29

Sierrq lumber Productr---.--..-..-.---.---.-.-.-----52

Simpton logging Co.---..-.....-------..-.---.----.--*

Sirqlkrofi Co., fhe-...--.-..----,....--..-.--.-.-....*

Sitkiyou Fo?e3f Producl: Co.--.-.,-.--.--.-.------ * ' Smith Lumber Co., Rolph t.------..-.......-.-.--..1f

gnider Lmber Produrlr Co..-.-..------.--...--.- :t SeCol Building l$qteriolr Co.-.-----.-....----*

Southwertem Portlond Cement Co...----.----- :*

Spe-dewoy Productr Go.---.-.--.--........-..----.- 9

Stcndord Gyprun Co. of Cqliforniq.---..-... tt Stqnton & ton, E. J..-...-.-.---------.-.-..--------17

5trcble Hqrdwood Co.--..--.-.------....-..-.-.------ !t

Sudden E Chrlrlenron, InG..-..---......--.----...-47

locomq lmber 5olet..-----.-....-.---..---.-.--------I9

Torter. Webrte. t Johnron, Inc.-_.-.-.-------I5

loyfor Imber Co.---.--..-..-.--------.--------------37

lriongle Lunber Co...-.....-..--------.-.---.----.--.,t

Tropicol E Wqfen Lumber Co.--.---.-------'i Twin Horborr lmber Co.---,,------------.....--..-. *

Union Lumber Compony-.--.----.--......---...---. !t United Stqtet Gypsum Co.----.--.......--------....-- !*

U. 5. Plywood Corporotlon-.-..-.---.------.-.---*

Wollqce Mill & lumber Co.---.--------.------.,--*

Wendling-Nothon Co. -------.------,_-------..-----21

Wetl Coqst Plywood Co..-.---------------.----.-5O

Welt Codll 5creen Co.--.---------------.-.-.------*

Wert Coqlt Stqined Shingle Co......------*

Werl Oregon Lunber Co,--------.----...-.--..----45

Weilern Culton Mill, Inc.-.-.-----.-----..--.----5t

Werlern Door & Sqrh Co.------....-.----.---..----30

Werlern Dry Kiln-----------..----------.-------...---..---5t

We3lern Hdrdwood Lumber €o.-------------- 'f

Wertern Mill t Moulding Co.------------------45

Werlern Pine Supply Co..-.--.----.-.....---------12

Weyerhoeu:er Soles Comoony---.--.."---------,t

Wholey Lumber Co.^ L. 5.------...---....--..---.50

Wheeler O:good Co; The------............--....-- !*

Wheeler Pine Co.--..--.-..--.-..----.-.-.-.-.-.--.----..52

Wheefock, lnc., E. U,-----.---..-.-.---------------27

Texoak Hcrdwood Flooring Booklet Now Avqilcble

A new booklet giving full information on how to handle hardwood flooring, including shipping and storing,. has just been published by Texoak Flooring Company, Crockett, Texas.

The booklet also gives ,complete laying instructions for all types of oak flooring under various conditions. A handy table is included which tells how to arrive at the amount of hardwood flooring needed for any flooring area. Also contained in the booklet are official grading rules for oak flooring as approved by the National Oak Flooring ManLlfacturers Association.

To obtain free copies of the booklet, address Texoak Flooring Company, P.O. Box 480, Crockett, Texas.

Lumber Products to Be Exhibited ot Fcir

Exhibits of lumber and lumber products rvill be shown at the Butte County, Calif., Fair for the first time this year, Joseph E. Whitaker, fair manager, has announced.'

lrving tumber Milling Co.-------.-..-..----------33

Johnr-Monville Corporofion --------------,-.--. I

Johnson Lumber Corp., C. D.-----.------.----*

Kelley, Albert A.......-,..--.-.---.-----.-----..____--_- :3

Kfine & Ruf-.,.-.-. ------.-.---27

White Brolher3 .---..O.F.C.

White, Horry H...----....--.-..-.-.-..-.-..--.-...-..-...53

Wholesole lunber Disrtibutorg, lnc.-.---*

Wilkinson, W. W................--..........-....--..-. *

Wilron Lumber Co., A, K.----....-..-..-----.-.-.35

Wood Converion Compony.-.--.-.-----.-....".. {t Wood lumber Compony. E. K...-.-.........--49 Wood, Eorl F.--..-.-------..---..-..-...---.....-....--39

Three sections of competition, cabinet work, wood novelties, and school exhibits will be established, with four cash prizes for each section. Top mongy in each section is $30, wth $20 for second, $10 for third and $5 for 4th. There rvill be a $3 entry fee for each display, which will be judged on extent, perfection arld variety.

The fair will be held Sept. 15-18, and entries for this department should be in the hands of the fair management by September 12.