BONNINGTON LUMBER CO.

Art Contesr Will Be Sponsored By RRCG

Eureka, Calif.-An art contest will be sponsored next spring in region high schools by the Redwood Region Conservation Council, has been announced by Mrs. Elizabeth Odean, Eureka, chairman of the RRCC contest subcommittee. The contest was planned at a meeting of the committee at Benbow Inn, Garberville.

The theme of the contest rvill be "Conservation Through Tree Farming." The picture entry may be explained with a slogan or with a short essay of 300 words or less. The art work should show that the student has some knowledge of the benefits of proper forest management through tree farming practices.

Prizes to be awarded in the contest will be announced at a later date. Planned dates will be from February 1 to March 14, 1954, the closing coinciding with Conservation Week, March 7 to 14.

Administration of the contest will be largely handled by the local Circles of the Redwood Region Conservation Council, Mrs. Odean said. Circles are local groups of private citizens interested in conservation, and are located at Arcata, Eureka, Fortuna-Scotia, Willits, Ukiah, Fort Bragg and Cloverdale.

Jomes S. Brown

James S. Brown died at his home in Brookdale, California, on August 2, 1953. He is survived by his wife, Mildred, and two sons, Myron Brown of Pasadena, and Frank Brown of Helms Lumber Co., San Francisco.

James S. Brown was born in Canada in 1872. He started his lumber career at the turn of the century in Minneapolis, Minn., and later came to the Pacific Coast with the C. A. Smith Lumber Co. at Coos Bay, Oregon. IIe was with that firm many years and worked with the succeeding firm of Coos Bay Lumber Co., until 1915. He then was associated with the Charles R. McCormick Co., at St. Helens and in 1919 went to San Francisco for that firm, later to be known as Pope and Talbot, fnc. He retired as secretary and treasurer of Pope and Talbot, fnc., in 1947 and moved to Brookdale.

Four lUlillion Woodlois

The United States has about four and a quarter million small, farm-size woodlots. Together they constitute about 57 per cent of the country's commercial forest acreage and 75 per cent of all the privately owned forestland in the United States.

C. S. Shufelt and wife, Los Angeles, have been enjoying their summer vacation in Honolulu. Mr. Schufelt is a veteran of the E. K. Wood Lumber Company.

Harry Wilson, formerly with has joined W. B. Jones Lumber as credit manager.

Lerrett Lumber Company, Company of Los Angeles,

8-Srory "Nqlionql Housing Cenler"

Washington, D.C.-The home building industry is adding a dramatic profile of steel and stone to the skyline of the Nation's Capital.

Wrecking crews trave begun clearing a strategic site midtown Washington for the National Association Home Builders' new "National Housing Center."

The eight-story, air-conditioned structure will be a showcase of progress in the design, construction, materials and workmanship that go into the modern American home.

Serving both as headquarters for NAHB and as a Permanent exhibit building for manufacturers whose products are used in home construction, the "National Hgusing Center" promises to rival the Federal government's orvn historic buildings as an attraction for the visiting millions rvho visit Washington annually.

Emanuel M. Spiegel, President of NAHB, and Nathan Manilow, chairman of the association's building committee, said actual construction rvill begin about September 1, after two buildings now occupying the site at 1625-27 L Street, N.W., have been razed. Grand opening of the Center is planned for September 195-1.

Fifteen Thousond Pro Highwoy Cqrriers

According to the California Public Utilities Commission there are now a total of 15,009 for-hire highway carriers operating in the State of California. They hold. permits to operate 22,280 carriers for various types of operation.

E. G. Reel, of the Reel and Mrs. Reel, returned stated in the August lst Merchant they were not of October. r

Jack Pomeroy, ern California, August 16 after Newport Beach,

Lumber Company, Los Angeles, from Europe on July 4. It was edition of the California Lumber expected back until the middle

Lumber Merchants Association of Northand family, returned to San Francisco enjoying a couple of weeks' vacation at California.

The Arnold Smith family recently purchased a home in San Mateo, California, and moved to that point from San Francisco on August 18. Arnold is the western district manager for The Mengel Company of Louisville, Kentucky. His new address is 514 Castilian Way, San Mateo-telepl-rone Dlamond 3-80&.

Al Bell, Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., left San Francisco the middle of August for a one month trip which will take him through many of the southern, mid-western and eastern states. He will travel by plane and plans to make a brief stay at New York, prior to attending the Hoo-Hoo Annual at Minneapolis, which starts September 8. Al is attending the convention as the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9 delegate and is a member of the Supreme Nine. He will return to San Francisco around September 15.