The California Lumber Merchant - September 1955

RrcHT Now, DFeA is spending thousands of dollars every month to tell America's millions: "sEE youR LUMBER DEAr.EB". We said it in r,rrn, June 27th. . .in the August aunnrcnN HoME in September popuLAR scrENcE. in scores of other magazines.

Now orpa's theme "snE youn LUMBEB orar;gn" keynotes a dramatic 3-page ad in Saturday Evening posr.

Customers willbe seeing you. We urge that you s@ your fir plywood jobber. Order more fir plywood* Now.

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G-P Buys Fecrther River Pine Mills

Portland, Ore. -Georgia-Pacific Plywood Co. early last month announced the purchase of Feather River Pine Mills, Inc., Feather Falls, Calif', for about $7,500,000. At the same time, G-President O. R. Cheatham said the National Wood Treating Corp., a FRPM subsidiary, had been sold to Koppers Co.

Fred C. Foy, Koppers Co. president, announced plans to expand the treating plant to meet requirements of the San Francisco market.

In the transaction, Georgia-Pacific acquires 35,000 acres of timber, mostlv pine, and brings its timber holdings to about 4 billion feet. Lumber sales from the ner'v California operation will be handled through G-P headquarters here, President Cheatham said. Purchase also included the Feather River R. R"

Georgia Pacific Plywood Co. late last month sold $100,000 worth of its timber holdings in Butte and Plumas counties to the Inman-Paulsen Timber Co., Portland' The sale excludes production payments of $2 million that must be made to Pacific Plywood on lNl6 of the merchantable timber cut, logged and removed from the property. According to agreement, Inman-Paulsen agrees to log 4O million feet of timber each year and ileliver it to Feather River Pine Mills, earlier purchased by G-P. The contract was signed by R. B. Pamplin, vice-president of Pacific Plywood, and Robert S. Miller, president of Inman-Paulsen'

wEtcoME!

In this issue, we welcome the following new advertisers into the ever-growing family of California Lumber "Merchant-isers":

Lyle Brewster and Associates (Page 51)

Independent Nail & Packing Co. (Page 35)

Meredith Publishing Co. (Page 17)

(Better Homes & GardenS)

Rex Oxford Lumber Co. (Page 79)

Sierra-Nevada Pine Co. (Page 78)

Stahl Lumber Co. (Page 54)

Western States Plywood Corp. (Page 9)

Something New Hos Been Added

Something new has been adcled to Lumberdom. On the back cover of this issue of 'the "Merchant," Zeesman Plywood Corporation announces the grand opening of its "World Series" Contest. Designed strictly for fun, this contest should add to the sports lover's enjoyment of the Series, and will prove interesting even to those who are not ordinarily follorvers of the Series (if any there be !)

"We have had a lot of interest from clur dealer friends in 'our advertising and promotion efforts in the past," said Norman Zeesman, president of Zeesman Plywood Corp., "and we enjoy bringing them something new and interesting to remind them that we have three conveniently located warehouses to serve them-in Los Angeles, 2316 S. Santa Fe Ave.; in Fresno, 1801 McKinley Ave., and in San Bernardino, 207 South I Street."

SoGql Building Sets Two New Records

Continuing torvard a new annual record, Southern California building permits established two nerv marks during July. Figures compiled by the research department of the Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles for 66 cities and the nine unincorporated county areas shorv the July total for the Southland was $190,549,2I4, a new record for the month and comparing to $154,120,017 in July 195'1.

The Southern California total for the first seven months this year also was a new record for the period -$1,288,742,680-against $963,660,409, the previous high set in 1954's first seven months, or 27/o ahead of last year.

Los Angeles city and county figures both declined from July 1954 and June of this year. The county figure rvas $27,354,246 this July, while the city had $29,105,631. But for the first seven months of 1955, the county had $243,403,266, high abcve the $194,365,235 of. 1954's first seven months; and the city amassed $244,033,799, compared to $243,530,875 last l.ear.

The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce pointed out that 41,492 residential building permits have been issued since January 1 in the county for the construction of 52,516 dwelling units-providing additional housing for 157,548 persons.

Fifteen cities lnd towns in the county issued permits in excess of $1 million during July, and July rvas the fifth consecutive moirth this year that permits exceeded $100 million. Orange cour-rty areas shorved particular strength but Ventura county also showed big gains in July.

Ed Jqckson New Ghino Pqrtner

The Chino (Calif.) Lumber Company has formed a new partnership to include Ed Jackson, who has managed the retail yard since January and been rvith it since 1947 handling the hardware and advertising departments. Jackson, who lives in Claremont, Calif., was formerly personnel manager with Fairbanks-Morse, Pomona; assistant ad manager for Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Pomona, and hardware manager for the Nutter f-umber Co., Pomona.

LAM.LOG TTIuBERS

HIGHLIGHT SMITH AND WILLIAMS DISPLAY AT L.A. GOUNTY FAIR

Thousands of fair goers who will attend the Los Angeles County Fair Sept. 10 to Oct. 2 will have an opportunity to see how Lam-Loc Timbers provide functional beauty in a contemporary tract house.

The Smith and Williams display, including living, dining and study areas, is part of an actual 1300 sq. foot house designed for a Bakersfield construction company.

Lam-Loc Timbers are used for main longitudinal support, providing strength and stability not equalled by other types of construction. A clear, natural finish highlights the beautiful wood grain which blends harmoniously with other wood surfaces used throughout the home.

Here's an opportunity to show your customers how Lam-Loc Timbers ean be used for unusual structural rigidity while providing a background for graceful living.

Los Angeles County Fair, Sept. 70-Oct.2, Smith and Williams display, Fine Arts Building.

Sold exclusively through lumber dealers

Close-up view of Lam-loc Timbers used for main support throughout the living and dining room areas. Note how the Lam-Loc grain blends perfectly with other wood surfaces in the area.

lndividuality in a tract home is ex pressed by the delightful lanai which can be created by do-it-yourself owner, adding a pool-fountain, solid and open concrete walls and sliding screens,

NRLDA Expoiition Plcrns Six Helpful Deoler Clinics

Four action-packed days and nights combining business, pleasure, and relaxation arvait the thousands of retail lumber dealers who are planning to attend the record-breaking Building Products Exposition being held October 11 to 14 in Cleveland, Ohio, by the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association and its thirty-three federated associations.

The outstanding features of this unprecedented dealer meeting are the Exposition with 200 king-size product exhibits, six clinics covering all major phases of profitable yard operation, three evenings of stellar entertainment, and a large scale, real-life demonstration of home modernization.

In cooperation with NRLDA, the city of Cleveland and its civic leaders are planning a dramatic demonstration of the way that a city's older homes can be rejuvenated to halt urban blight and decay. The program is being timed to coincide with the opening of the NRLDA Exposition.

Once again, the country's leading consumer magazines will collaborate in creating a series of public features which will spotlight the many valuable services the retail lumber dealer is prepared to perform for his customers.

In order that the manufacturers whose products are on display in the Exposition may give their undivided attention to dealers, the general public will not be admitted. Attendance will be restricted to dealers and their invited guests-contractors, builders, wholesalers, architects, realtors, and others directly interested in construction and modernization.

Dealers and their employes will find 48 hours of clinics to choose from. They can take in part of each or they can spend all their time in ttre two or three that appeal to them most. There will be one or more clinics under way on each of four mornings and each of four afternoons, from Tuesday, October 11, to Friday, October 14. The product exhibits will be open each of the four days i:rom 9 a.m. to 5 p.-. except on the final day, when the Exposition will close at 4 p.m.

Evening entertainment will include a banquet with an outstanding, nationally knorvn speaker, a theater party, and a live network television program in which a panel of. magazine editors will discuss the latest aspects of home building and modernization.

The banquet will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers.

The fee for attending the Exposition and clinics has been set at $15, which will make it possible to stage each clinic in a highly professional manner. Each dealer pay' ing the fee will be entitled to visit the product exhibits as often as he chooses and to attend any of the clinics at any time. The registration fee for ladies who accompany dealers to the Exposition will be $5, which will cover a series of special events. Tickets for the banquet and theater party will be sold separately, on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Virtually every large producer of lumber and building

Averoge U. S. lncome

More than 40/o ol U. S. farnilies have an income over $5000 a year, and 55/o have an income of $4000 or more, the National Assn. of Real Estate Boards recently reported. On the basis of figures in the Department of Commerce, the number of families with incomes over $10,000 has doubled sir-rce 1947. These figures indicate one reason why housing demand continues high.

materials has taken space in the Exposition, giving dealers an unparalleled opportunity to compare products, look over new lines, and plan their future merchandising. Since the product exhibits and clinics will be located in the same building, dealers will have ample time to spend with exhibitors before, during, and after clinic sessions.

Detailed programs for the six clinics are being developed try committees headed by dealers with broad and successful experience in the fields assigned to them by Exposition Chairman Phil Creden, of the Edward Hines Lumber Company. Here is a summary of each:

Cost-Cutting Methods of Handling Materials. Demonstrations of both open car and box car loading and unloading of lumber and other products, palletized unloading and storage of bagged goods with lift trucks, and hand truck and conveyor unloading and storing of lightweight products. Yard handling and delivery demonstrations involving the latest in specialized mechanical handling equipment and a variety of lumberyard products. Discussions of lumber storing and handling problems, yard layout, conversion of older yards to mechanical handling, trends in warehouse design and construction and improved warehousing and delivery methods.

House Component Techniques. Demonstrations with two full-scale cut-a-way house sections showing the economies of using pre-assembled building parts, including wall panels, roof trusses, storage walls, floor sections, cabinets, ready-hung doors, stairways, and air-conditioning. One house section will be constructed daily on a pre-built platform. The other section will be constructed ahead of time and used to illustrate installation of components, which rvill be explained by loud speaker. Added features will be continuous showing of selected manufacturers' films and exhibits of components provided by exhibiting manufacturers.

Correlating Advertising to Sales. Examples and case studies of advertising used by dealers in support of merchandising programs, illustrations of effective use of manufacturers' sales aids, an analysis of consumer buying motives, and explanation of effective advertising techniques for use in radio and television.

Modern Store Layout and Display. Films and demonstrations showing modern retail store fixtures, departmentalized store layout, the store of the future, use of self-selling NRLDA panel displays, and effective layout for self-selection or self-service, and new merchandising devices for store use. Case histories explaining promotional and advertising techniques used by both large and (Continued on Page 59)

Remodeling Mcrkes El centro Yord 'complefe

shopping center'

Mqnning's Finds Success in Self-Service Store

With its coined slogan of "3 Nlannings to Serve You," the Nfanning Lrrmber Company held a grand opening of its ne'n' store in El Centro, California, earlier this summer. and more than 2,000 Imperial Valley homeou'ners and remoclelers visited the beautif ul ne\\, "Serve Yourself" retail building materials market.

Since the establishment of the yard in 1945, the remodeling this year marks the fifth time in l0 years such an expansion of facilities has been necessary to meet the tremendous growth of the area served by this progressive lumberyard, which calls itself in its advertising: "A Complete Shopping Center."

Early in 1925, \\'iley O. NIanning, who heads the firm as senior partner, came west from his native Oklahoma, u'here he had g'ro\vr1 u1> in the business with his father, n ho n'as a lumberman for many years. He settled in Calipatria, Cali{., n'herc he managed the Kerckhoff-Cuzner lumberyard-belie vecl to ltc the first modern type of yarcl in California "lvhen it .rr,as operreil in 1900-for 20 years.

In 1945, rvith his brother Clifford as partner, he establisl.rcrl the Nlanning Lumber Co. irr lil Centro to offer a complete building service to homeol'ners anrl farmers of the Imperial Valley trading area. Clifford Manning, Wiley O. MANNING ancl harrclrvare field. u'ho has long exoerience in the lumber is sales manag'er of the company.

The third genelation to enter the field is Robert Manning, Wiley's son. Fresh from a tour of duty as a first lieutenant with the air force in Korea, he joined the firm early tl"ris year as acccuntant and salesman. Bob l\lanning' was born and reareC in Calipatria. (Bob and his rvife Betty were expecting a fourth generation of Manning lumbermen as this u'as lvritten.)

These are the "3 I\Iannings to Serve You."

Tl-re ne'r,",' Manning Lumber and Building Materials Market is located at 1425 Nfain St. and extends through to 1426 State St. It r,vas designed by Harlrer Mitchell, prominent rvest coast specialist in store layont, and features all nerv ideas and methods of selecting materials and articles.

"I feel that our nen, store and grounds may be one of the most outstanding in the Pacific Southrvest from a standpoint of design, shopping convenience, ar-rd the building materials selection method," said \\riley Manning. "The decision to offer a complete selection of articles in a ferv lines-ratl-rer than a limited selection of a r,vide variety of articles-'lvas made to better serve this community."

"Revolutionary" New Method

A revolutionarv ne\\: method for lumberyard shoppers to select all types cf building materials from among samples is a 30-foot sample board-one of the main features of Nfanning's remodeling. The system, believed to be the

only one in the Southu.est, allol's customers to exanrine products of all types of the building materials stocked in the company l.arehouse and yard.

"I believe this will eliminate much wasted time on the part of both customers and clerks who were previously required to walk throughout the yard and warehouse examining materials," Wiley Manning stated.

The sample l>oard rvill contain all types of lumber, moulding, plyrvood, tile. etc. Additional material not stocked by the cornpany rvill be displayed for order and early delivery.

"Our nel system of merchandising building materials is all done within the store," Manning continued, "and large orders are pnt together from the samples rvhich are on display within the purchasing area. From the standpoint of shopping convenience and selection, lve believe we have the answer in clnr ne\\' serve-yourself method."

The Self-Service Idea

\\rithin tl.ris self-service area, Manning cttstomers examine articles for their quaiity and application to their particular need. In the layout for the 5,000-sc1. ft. store, the self-service section is complete 'ivith railings to control pickup sales. The store has trvo one-'ivay turnstile entrances beside the one at the main checkout stand.

The self-service area is enclosed by use of bins and displays for pipe and soil fittings, bolts, nails, ropes

and chains, bents, screen doors, power tools, etc.

Tl-re mdin sales counter is the "nerve center" of the yard; it is located opposite the checkout stand. All yard sales are handled at this collnter, with the aid of extensive inside displays and the sample boards.

Remodeling Cost $35,000

The l\lanning Lumber and Building Materials Market is Imperial Vallev's ne'ivest, largest and most modern building material and hardware center. Cost of constructing an entire nerv brrilding and rearranging older buildings on the block-deep lumberyard site is estimated in excess of $35,000 and required over four months' construction rvork, Wiley N{anning said, adding that the expansion u'as in response to the growth in business and population and a manifest need in the valley for a complete and up-to-date building materia,ls market.

Manning's main entrance and new showroom front the builcline corrt:rining over 5,00O sq. ft., constructed of pumice brick ancl n.ith a large plate-glass and brick main entrance. Interior rvalls are lined with pegboard-type mateiial to facilitate display and shelf erection. It was to be completely air conditioned later this summer.

The interior is divided into two sections : the building materials divisitrn located in a long corridor on the east and sorrth sides and the hardware section occupying the (Continued on Page 34)

NEW STORE AND REIIODELED YARD of Monning compqny ore shown above. Photos ot bottom of poge show, left, checkout stqnd in self-service seclion right, womon lumberyord cuslomer serving herself. Ponel of pix on the opposite poge shows some of lhe serve.yourtelf deportmenls in thc hqndsome storc, where everything from foundqtion to roof is qvoiloble.

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..I ASSURE YOU THE NATION IS NOT RUNNING OUT OF TIMBER.''

-J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. ***

The above is the text of a speech recently delivered at a large gathering of business and professional men on the Pacific Coast. The speaker was J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr., president of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, of Tacoma' washington

Remember the good old story of two men walking down the street, and one of them said to ths e1trs1-"Who was that awfully homely woman you just spoke to?" and the other replied-"That was my wife." And the first one said -"Well, you'll have to give me credit for one tJring, when f want information f com*e to h*eadguarters, don't I?"

This speech of Mr. Weyerhaeuser is entitled to all the attention and significance that can be directed to it, for truly, he IS in fact headquarters for information and opinion on the subject of our American forests and their future. For the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company is the biggest o$rner, the biggest manufacturer, and the biggest GROWER of timber in all the world's history. And the speaker is a man of extreme conservatism, and not given to exaggeration. Therefore what he told that group shoul'd properly be told to all men interested in the future timber and lumber supply of this country.

And every man in "tr;J.Jor fashion connected with the lumber business must naturally have such an interest at heart. Therefore, let us take the liberty of reducing Mr. Weyerhaeuser's speech to brief extracts that will drive home the forceful facts he was emphasizing. The matter that follows in this story*is l" }n. words of that speaker.

"f assure you the nation is NOT running out of timber. Despite the gloomy predictions of some alarmists, our country is growing each year an amount of timber equal to that which is being harvested.

"While wood is man's idia,lnost familiar, most useful raw material, the scientific management of forests for continuous production is relatively recent. The private treefarm program is just 14 J.T" *tU.

"In June, 1941, the first tree farm was dedicated near Montesano, Washington. Today there are more than 6400 tree farms, totaling nearly 35 million acres. To qualify as a tree farm the acreage must be certified by a regional timber association. The owner pledges to protect his forestland from fire, insects, and disease, and to harvest accord-

ing to a plan which will provide for the regeneration of a new crop. This is conservation in action. This is eating your cake, and having it, too, through wise use. ***

"Tree farming is one of the keys to forest products in your future. Seven-eighths of the timber remaining in the Pacific Northwest will be harvested on a sustained-yield basis. That, alone, indicates a stability for the industry little dreamed of 50 y."rr* "t*o. *

"The privately sponsored tree farm concept recognizes a forest as a living and dynamic unit in which growth and depletion are constantly at work. Tree growth varies with age, species, and density, and is influenced by soil, climate, and altitude. Depletion involves death from old age, suppression, disease, decay, insect attacks, fire, and harvesting byman. * * *

"Our industry is manufacturing more useful products from each harvested tree than ever before. Modern forestry practices, together with the utilization of the whole forest crop, can insure the nation an uninterrupted flow of useful materials. * ,< ,<

"Our early settlers were concerned about the nation's timber supply, but in the sense that there seemed to be too much. Forests were cleared, and forests were burned. In those days the forests stood in the way of agriculture. The Westward migration was punctuated with the sounds of the axe, the saw, the hammer. As the new nation grew, forests provided the wood for homes, furniture, bridges, and railroad ties. Conservation was hardly in the vocabulary of that period. There seemed to be no end to the abundant forests. ,< ,< ,<

"By the end of the nineteenth century, government agencies and private industry awakened to the realization that steps should be taken to perpetuate the productivity of the forests. An emotional tide washed over the country, spreading a fear that our forests would be depleted in a few years. Lumbermen were damned as spoilers and landgrabbers. The backwash of that tide still occasionally dampens the efforts of an industry which has literally changed its philosophy from mining to cropping. National forests were established. Federal, state, and private agencies cooperated in setting up protective associations to prevent and suppress devastating fires. Young men received scientific forestry training. The tree farm program was born. ,,< * ,<

"A realistic appraisal of the timber supply in Western Washington and Oregon reveals 70 percent of the timber

fhere's somelhing new in the distribution of Plywood in the eosf losAngeles oreo- new in facilities new in inventory' . new in obility to serve /ou. ll's Western Stotes Plywood Corporofion!

Strotegic focotionWesfern is reody to fill your plywood needs from o well-stocked worehouse locoted in the heort of Soufhern Colifornio home ond commerciol consfruclion.

Diverse lnvenloryWeslern slocks o wide ronge of domesfic ond imported plywoods ond ply.wood speciolfies lo mief procticolly any requiremenl.

Experienced PersonnefWestern monogemenf is froined ond experienced in the plywood field, ond fomilior wifh requiremenfs in your porticulor field.

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harvested until now has been cut from privately owned lands. The remaining 30 percent has come from government-owned forests. This ratio is likely to be reversed in the future, as the government does a better job of making its timber available for bidding. In this same Douglas Fir region, 70 percent of the merchantable timber is government-owned. * * *

"For the most part, our industry is deeply conscious of its stewardship. Unlike many of our resources-coal, oil, ores, natural gas-timber is renewable. With intelligent management and diligent research its harvest need never end' t< >k t<

"Along with the change in forestry philosophy has come a revolution in logging practices. Paul Bunyan wouldn't know today's logging show. The old handsaw has given way to gasoline power-saws, logging now sounds like an outboard motor race. In the Douglas Fir region, young trees are removed before the major harvest during which they would be smashed and lost. The smaller trees are ideal for pulping. After the major harvest, trained men go over the area to mark logs for salvage. ***

"The burner is disappearing, a victim of economic and technological unemployment. One operator said to me: 'I HAD to get rid of my waste-burner. IT WAS JUST STANDING THERE BURNING DOLLAR BILLS.'

"Two developments contributing most to the utilization are the hydraulic barker and the chipper. Powerful jets of water strip the bark from the log in less th4n a minute. The nude log is easier for the head sawyer to 'read,' and he can get more high grade cuts from that log. Sawmills must cut square lumber from round logs, and there are bound to be leftover edgings and trimmings. The chip yield is tripled by hydraulic barking. These bark-free pieces of wood can be chipped and converted into pulp and a host of other new fiber nrodr"jr.*

"Regardless of today's emphasis on pace, it still takes from 80 to 100 years to grow a Douglas Fir to useful maturity. Our foresters are working with Mother Nature to hasten this unseemly slow progress, and, who knows? THEY MAY BE SUCCESSFUL.

"More material i" U.irrgi"J"r l,rt or the woods than ever before. Smaller logs, broken pieces, and formerly unmarketable species, scorned by yesterday's loggers, now are used for pulpwood and fiber products.

are studying natural and artificial reforestation, growth and yield. Young forest stands are improved by thinning and pruning. Forest soils are being analyzed. Forest entomologists are developing new battle plans against insect attacks. Airplanes and helicopters are forestry tools used for spotting insect battlegrounds, brush-killing, seed scattering, and fire spotting.

"Most of us tend to take wood for granted. Presume for a minute that we had never had any wood; that, one way or another, we had reached this day by using other materials. Norv, suppose that I were to announce a new material: light as aluminum, stronger and cheaper than steel in many applications, and more workable than any currently knownsubstance.

"It can be grown in 100 different commercial species in nearly every state. As a construction material it can be sawed, split, planed, nailed, screwed, glued, molded, sandwiched, finished in a number of ways, made waterproof, rotproof, fire resistant. It can also be used as fuel. By cooking and bleaching it chemically it can be reduced into chemical fibers which, in turn, can be made into paper, paperboard, packaging, cellophane, explosives, film, paint, fabrics, and an ingredient of ice cream. Through defibrication it can be taken apart, reassembled with additives, and turned into strong sheets of plastic molded products which perpetuate the inherent advantages of the material without perpetuating some of its disadvantages. By still other chemical action it can be converted into alcohol and other industrial chemicals.

"would you betieve rr":";*; if I did announce to you the development of such a material? Yet, that's the material we in the forest products industry work with every day-WOOD. The longer we deal with the technology and economics of wood the more amazed we are at its remarkable composition, its constitution, its utility, and its versatilitY'

"One of the most exciting things about our industry today is the host of highly useful products made from socalled wood waste. Douglas Fir and Hemlock bark are found in an incredible number of items, in plywood and furniture glues, in plastics, in hard rubber products, shoe soles, sponge rubber, floor tile, in oil-well drilling compounds, insecticides, foundry sands, asphalt roofing, and auto body undercoatings. Whole-wood fibers can also be fabricated into hardboards and insulating softboards.

"Logging,

essentially, I I **tem in

transportation. Once a tree is felled, ten-ton logs must be moved from the stump to the mill as economically and efficiently as possible. Powerful tractors snake the logs to a landing. Dieselpowered loading machines lift the logs onto extra-wide, offthe-highway, Diesel trucks. The trucks grind down the hill to a reload station. and here the entire truckload is lifted as a unit onto a waiting railroad car for the haul to themill.

"Forestry research is paying off, too. Industrial foresters

"What is the outlook J.r ln"-forest-products industry? There is every indication that our industry can meet tomorrow's demands. Our responsibility to provide the products upon which our nation depends, IS NOT BEING SHIRKED."

Thus spoke Mr. J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr.

Arcqdiq Building Spurt

Arcadia, Calif.--Building permits exceeded $1,119,000 the first rl'eek of August, assuring a $3 million month.

At Long-Bell's plonts you'll find the lotest hondling ond. looding equipme.ntthe -most complete focilities. You see well-bdlanced stocks - corefully sheltered in covered sheds. Long'Bell's gO yeors of experience in serving the needs of lumber deqlers ovlr the nqtion hos developed this highly efficient setup.

Thot's why Long-Bell customers get the best kind of service on mixed cor orders (ond on stroight cor orders, loo).

. . ond long-Bell customers oppreciote good service

Ths Long-Bell Lunbsr Conpany fesley Tenple Building lrinneapol.is, llinnesota

Gentleoen:

fn these days of stress and a strong narket, it is indeed a real plsasure to find your concern shipping our cars reasonably close to th€ acknorledgnsnts of our orders. I know that in a strong narket with a big order file things can happen to delay shipnents. I also am intinately faniliar with nany of th€ Droblens at the niIl. Thorefore, I iust iant vou to know that service of thi.s kind is sinc€r6ly appreciated and I would like to pass these connents along to your nain sales office.

Yours vgry truly, CENTRAL LUTBER CO. sv'UJ. 6. 1b4J'I Vice-Pres. & Gen."xanager

From Long-Bell's complefe slocks these SOFTWOOD CTEARS for EXTERIOR qnd INTERIOR ore ovoiloble in MIXED CARS -

Finish VG and Flat Grain

Flooring VG and Flat Grain

Stepping

Casing and Base

Ceiling

Mouldings & Battens

lnterior Rustic Paneling

Door Jambs

Kitchen cabinets

Bevel & Bungalow Siding VG and tlat Grain

Corn Cribbing

Drop Siding Standard Patterns

0utside Paneling

Flakewood, Plywood Knotty ldaho White Pine Plywood

Texture one Eleven

Gutter Boston Pattern Pickets

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LUMBEn: West Coast Fir, Hemlock and Cedar. Ponderosa Pine, California Douglas and white Fir' Southern Pine and Hardwoods.

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ilITIWORK & FAGTORY PROOUCTS:

DoUGIAS FIR: Quality F ames, Industrial Cut Stocl, Doors, Kitchen Cabinets, Prefabricated Building Stock.

P0ilDEnoSA Pll{E: QualitY Frames, Industrial Cut Stock, Sash and Doors, Glazed Sash, Box Shool ...VariedProducts.

PLYWO0ll: Douglas Fir, Knotty ldaho White Pine and Ponderosa Pine.

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FIN IEXIUNE ONE.EIEYEII

PNESENVATIVE TREATEO

PiO0UCTS: Lumber, Posts, Poles and Piling pressure treated with Creosote. PentachloroPhenol ("Penta") and Wolman Salts.@

BINCT TRONT I(ITCHEN CABlI{EIS

TIMBEN FABRICATIOII

@Pery

lrlV 4*nuik St"*t Bf /e Sisuqe

Age not guaranteed---Some I have told for 20 years---Some Less

A Recommendqtion

The board of deacons of a church whose pulpit had been vacated by the illness of the former pastor, were looking around for the right man to fill the vacancy, and when they got a letter of application, couched in charming manner, from an unemployed minister, they wrote the officials of the church in which the applicant had last served, and asked about him.

Promptly came a reply, that started off wonderfully. The

Olin Mothieson Becomes Mightiest Timber Growing Corporotion

Olin N{athieson Chemical Corporation has bought the Brorvn Paper N[ill Company, Inc., of West Monroe, Louisiana, the deal including 465,000 acres of Southern Pine timber land, the price paid being $90,000,000. Tl.ris purchase brings the timber-growing acreage orvned by this corlcern to over 900,000 acres located in Arkansas, Texas, ancl Louisiana, one of the n ightiest tree farms in all history.

The forest products operations of Olin Mathieson began just a fen' vears ago when it bought out Frost Lumber

writers said: "The Reverend Soandso is a most scholarly student of the Word, an eloquent preacher, a fine mixer, a splendid organizer, and a man of unusual personal charm."

The readers were almost gasping with interest when they got thus far in the letter. Then they read on, and it said: "Only one possible criticism could be truthfully made of this gentleman, which is that he is loud-mouthed and quarrelsome when he's drunk."

Industries, of Shreveport, La., r.vith about ,I0O,0OO acres of timber land, and sarvmills in 'Iexas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

The Brorvn interests belong to H. Lutcher Brot'n and Edgar W. Brorvn, of Orange and San Antonio, Texas, n'ho are the sons of the iate Dr. E. W. Brorvn of Orange, one of the owners of the fzrmous Lutcher & Nloore Lumber Con.rpany, pioneer manufacturers of Long I-eaf Pine.

Bringing the seven-months 'Iorrance, Calif., issned more permits in July this year.

total to above $28 miilion, than $5.000,000 in builcling

P0tlatch Forests, Inc., Lewiston, tda. (3 miils)...

Clearwate.r.Milt, Lewiston, tdi. pottitctr uiil, i,iriLiirr, ral.

Rutledge Mill, Coeur d'Alene. lda. d'Atene, tda.

* British C0lumbia Forest products [td., yancouver, B.C. (4 rnills). .26g,2O,000

Cowitchan Div. Vancouver Div.

* tviflambttcvaueyt-umberco.,iortand,0]e.6;ith)...::.:'........t6g,728,000

Valtey lumber Co, Dailas, 0re.

r uorvailts LUmDer U0., Uorvailrs,ore....,...

f CanadianWeslern-LumberC0.,[td.,ilewWestminster,B.C.. ...:...fti,iOS,OOO x 990!Par_tumbeloo.,CoosBay,.0re.(3mith)....................t6i,1tS,tg2 canednn t0resl?r0ducts, [td., Eblrne Sav|mill |liv., Vancouver, g.C.. l6S,3:}t;2S0

J. ileits lumber c0., p0rfland,0re. (3 milh).......................1511fi;450

f RoseiurgttmberCo-,fi0seburg,0r9..,......_...................123,396;000

%llll,,fiT;,?,:'if. (2 mirhr e2,7r4m

lo'rse Pryrttc lumbcrco., Boisc, lda. (4mills)........ 92,2n,m Plant "8", Emmett, lda. plant,,E,', Cascade, lda. Plant"0",Councit,lda. GangMill,Cascade,lda.

f, Van Vlett t umter Co., Raini:r, |lriAnaconde Copper ilining Co., lumbcr 0 uan vrecr umrer [aini!r, 0re................

iliningco., Dept, B0nner, il0n1...........

lunler C0., l{0rth Bsnd,ore....

lunber

lunber Co.,

R.os.Mitt,Prospect,0re.' odn-R;iMlit;i;i'ipiir,iir,oi,j. --"

r.unDer ^C0., Inc., itedtold, 0re. (2 mills).

Medt0rd Corponti0|t, llcdford, 0re..

74-50 MILLION FEET

* Powell River Company,-ltd- Vrnrotryrr, B.C. (3 nilts).... 7g,t00,0m

8.C. Manufacturing C0., Lld., New Westminster, B.C.

Westminster Shook Mitls, Ltd., New Westminstir. B.C.

Powell River Co., Ltd., Powell River, B.C.

* l(aibabtumber

City, Calil....................

Ptywo0d Corp., Myrtte Creek, orc. (2 rnills}.

LakeP_leasantPlywoodCo.,Tiller,0re.........................

r St. P.ul & Tecona lumber Co., Iacoma, Wash..

I 8rools.Scanlon, Inc.,.Bend,0r0.......:.-..r.....................

x 0lenco forestProducts, Sacrament0, CaliL 0 milh)................

Setzer Forest Products, Sacramento, Calif. Setzer Forest Products, Greenville, Calif.

^ Glenco Forest Products, Elk Creek, Calif.

xllLllF.e.fpqrej,Carthn,0re.,,.. ...........

r The onh fiatci _Co.,.Cocur. d'Alene, lda..

x Gtenens forest pr0ducts,. Inc., phil0math, |lre..

1( Cascade Llm[er C0., Yalima, lVash.

lk The R0bert Dottar Co., Gtendate, 0re................ eZiSSA,3oi

* lludspethPine, Inc., Prineviils,ore. tZ mittst.....................

lllitchetl.0re.

* The^800th x€tty lrmber C0. Springfield,0re. (2 rnith]..............

f lnzgCorplration,l(inzua,0re......:r.r....:........

^ Springfield,0re. Dorena,0re.

x Mtlntosh.Lumber Co.,_Blus Lake, Callf.

0iafi0rd^LumberC0.,P0riland,0re.(2rnills)............

Lee's Camp, 0re. Springfield,0re. 0regon tumber C0., (3 nitts)

0re.

ure.

T Southwest lumber Mill, Inc., phoenix, Ariz. (3 milts)...............

T rournwe$LumDerMtil,Inc.,pi0enix,.Ariz.13mills)................123,30I,009

x Simlso.l t ossing Co., seat{e, Wash. (J miils).

Shelton, Wash.

Xlamath, Calif., Redwood Div.

x c.0.Johnsonr.umterco..oirhionolash'

American Foresl 99-75 MttUON

Will furnish 2OO iobs for Southern Colifornio lumbermen

Mqrtin Brorhers Box Co. Opens Lumber Division

The N{artin Brothers Box Company's nel' Compton plant, n'hich was reactivated last month, lvill furnish over 200 jobs to Southern California luml;ermen. according to Orval Paul, manager of the lumber division for the box and lumber mannfacturing concern. From lumber handlers to skilled rnill and kiln operators-and frorn clerks to department heads--jobs are being filled each day to get the "big neu' shorv on the road" to furnish all species of Pacific Coast lumber products, moulding and plywoods to retail lumber dealers. and industrials throughout the fastgrorving areas of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Imperial, Orange and San Diego counties.

The kilns are being renovated and r,r'ill have a capacity for a million-feet charge. All machinery in the modern mill facility is being overhauled and the "rolling stock" of lifts and carriers is being conditioned for the busy time ahead. A1l of this activity is being directed bv Orval Paul, who has been active in Southern California lumber circles for the past 12 vears.

Follorving graduation from school, Paul spent three years at the logginq and remanufacturing mills in Oregon to gain his "at-the-source" experience. For the past 10 years he has been identified in the remanufacturing and distributing field in Southern California.

Wm. E. S. farrett, business manager for The Martin Brothers Box Company, with offices in Whittier, Calif., informed The CALIFORNIA LUN4BER MERCHANT representative that, for the present, general ofifices of the firm would remain in Whittier. Long-range plans call for the consolidation of the two operations and, in the distant future, tl.re box division will be moved to the large new Compton plant. "ft will be necessary to construct special warehouses and plant units to house the box division and that 'ivi11 take considerable time," declared Jarrett. Such policy will be directed from the home office of the concern in Toleclo, Ohio, he continued.

Following the policy of heading all departments with experienced personnel, Orval Paul announced the following appointments:

Al DeHart, general superintendent of yard and mill, rviil have charge of a1l plant operations, including kilns and remanufacturing. FIe joins The Martin llrothers Box Company rvith more th:rn 30 years' experience in logging and remanufacturing in the Pacific North*'est. He spent over 20 years with Long-Bell Lumber Companl. in charge of the Longvie'iv operation in Washington and the \\'eed, California, mill operation. He also managed the production department for the North Pacific Lumber Company, Portland, Oregon, and had charge of the manufacturir.rg division of Oregon Woodrvork, Ltd., Portlancl.

George Myers Is Sales Manager

George Myers has been named sales mzrnager. He has a n'ide experience in Southern Californi:r lumber sales. He recently was on the staff of Tarter, \l-elrster and Johnson and, during the past 10 years, has been actite in fraternal, civic and social affairs in his area. Xlyers is active in Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo affairs, a member of the American Legion, and prominent in Masor.ric circles in Lynu'ood, California. Prior to joining the Martin Brothers organization, Myers gained much of his experience u-ith Baugh Brothers Lumber Compar.ry, Los Angeles; Inland Lumber Company, Bloomington; and the Rounds I-unrber Company. He has a n'ide acquaintance u'ith lumber dealers and industrial users of luood products through the Southland. Myers lr'as raised in the industry, having n'orked in his father's retail lumberyard before he finished scl-rool. He comes from a lonq line of lumbermen and has lived in Southern Californie for the past 35 years.

Norman Voelcker will be chief clerk. Follou'ing the close of World War II, he entered the lumber and construction field. He has had over ten years' experience in fhe remanu-

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fop row, lefr ro righr: Orvol Poul George Myers

Botiom row, l. to r.:

Wm. E. S. Jorreif Al DeHqrt Normqn Voelcker

SA]ITA FE tutllBER c0.

We're Puzzlcd, Too, Ruskies

The newspapers have done a considerable amount of chortling in their reports on the visit of the Russian farmers and agricultural experts to this country.

The biggest chortle concerns the reports of Russian puzzlement with regard to our governmental subsidies to our dear, so-very-dependent farmers. It has been widely publicized that the Russians fail to understand several things. For instance, they cannot understand why money loaned on a money crop does not have to be repaid? Why the government is willing to take over a farm crop that is not worth the money loaned on it? And above all, thev are really puzzled about our government allowing a farmer to store on his own farm a crop on which the government has loaned money, and then paying that same farmer to store that same crop on that same farm? The Ruskies are puzzled about these matters.

Well, we can make that very plain to them in just a few words. The fact is that almost the entire American nation fails to make heads or tails of it, either; are just as puzzled as these visitors. The thing, of course, doesn't make sense to anyone who can add two and two and get four.

It appears that vre proud Americans, with regard to these matters now under discussion. are short in two vital departments: intelligence and intestines. Certainly if we were not thus shorted, our present farm subsidy mess could not possibly exist; or if it had already happened, we would straighten it out in old American fashion.

Is there anyone of normal intelligence who v"ill say that we could possibly have evolved or produced a more unbelievable and senseless and impractical formula for farm subsidies than the one we have?

We-as Mr. Shakespeare said-"pause for a reply."

R.edwood Orders From Eqstern Mqrkets Up 22o/o Over 1954

The steadily increasing popularity of California Redu'ood as a quality luml>er of great beauty and high durability is evidenced in the 22/o increase of orders received from eastern markets b1' member milis of the California Redrvood Association for the first six tnonths of 1955 orrer the same period for 1954. The trend reflects, among other factors, the increasing specification of Reclu.c'rocl b1- architects and landscape architects for use in modern home construction and for garden structures.

In a recent survev of architects by the CRA, replies from 980 home designers east of the Itockies indicated that 580/6 had designed their ou'n homes and that 89/6 either had used Redwood in their o'n.n homes or l'ottld use it in a future design.

An increasing volume of inquiries to the association for its "Garden Ideas" booklet indicates that more and more landscape architects and home on'ners are using California garden Redwood for patio paving, barltecue and garden furniture, planting boxes, retaining rvalls, fences and garden structures.

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Name Title Address City- f,e-

This is a story of American ingenuity, pioneer spirit and marketing abilitv. Its foundation \\/as laid b1. a plucky band of Mormon frontiersmen who first visited the site of Arizona's Kaibab country.

It u'as just ten years ago, however, that the four Whiting brothers: Arthur C., Edwin I., Ralph E. and Earnest J.following in the steps of their forefathers u.ho had first visited this lvoocled shrine in covered \vagons-set up shop near the forest-side torvn of Fredonia, Arizor.ra. In 1945 these lumberlvise veterans launched their operation on the lringe of the Kaibab, where stands the natior.r's largest forest of virgin Ponderosa Pine.

What happened rvhen the Whitings moved into the Kaibab has made logging historv. For more than five years they r,vaited further developments by the U. S. Forestry Service. But, n'hen the Service advertised for bids on the 250-scluare mile tract in 1950, they rvere readv to tackle the big project of manufacturing and marketing the estimated 168,000,000 board feet of choice lumber. Although they risked bankruptcy to stave off a last-minute threat from outside interests, the Whiting brothers \\'ere successful in securing the lease on an equitable go\-ernment royalty basis.

Conceived Fast-tempo Road Operation

Facing up to the fact that the nearest railroad was approximately 112 miles away, the brothers conceived the Kaibab Lumber Company as a business on trucks-a fasttempo road operation that rvould speed its lumber to rnarket on big truck-and-trailer rigs. More than $275,000 was spent on the best trucking equipment that could be obtained.

The Kaibab Lumber Co. Arizona Sawmill Is Modern Bpic of American Enterprise

Notv these trucks range throughout the western United States, covering California, Oregon, Nerv NTexico, Idaho, Colorado, Nevada and Utah, in addition to Arizona cities and smaller communities.

Southern California Lumber Sales, of Monrovia, Calif., is the exclusive representative for Kaibab Lumber Company in the Southern California territory.

The Whitings have spared no expense in their Kaibab operation. Over $800,000 n'as spent in constructing one of the Southrvest's most highly mecl"ranized mill facilities on a 16o-acre tract outside of Fredonia. Ther- spent over $360,000 in orgar-rizing a precision-u,orking n'oods operation, and since 1952 have been in ful1 proclrrction reaping profits fronr their millit,n-arrd-a-hal f enterprise.

During the past three vears the Kaibab Lumber Clo. has harvested :i.nc1 marketed more than (r0.t100,000 briard f eet of high grade Itrmber. Over 2516 of this output, according to Ruy \\riig, sales manager of Southern California l-umlter Sales, has reached the builders and nranufacturers in that area.

The Kaibab people have cut the makings of over 7000 homes out of a once inaccessible patch of unproductive Ponderosa Pine.

STAIETY STAND of Ponderosq Pine being logged by Koibob lumber Co, streiches south from Utoh border to north rim of Grond Ccnyon (bockground) ot lefi. Mop obove pinpoints plont ond timber sites.

f Al gAB PLAlilT(FREooira)

Roy WllG

Currentlv managing the big Kaibab operation is the third generation of the Whiting family, shaped from the same stout timber. Cousins E.J."luy" Whiting and Milton "N[ickey" \\'hitine function as co-managers of the complete domain. A World War II navy veteran, Jay controls the production end of the business, and Mickey, 27-yearold graduate cif Brigham Young university, manages sales. This duo. through teamrvork, is credited r,vith implementing much of the efificiency of the current operation.

Especially adept at fostering deep-rooted loyalty among the 150 employes. they have done everything to make machinery :rnd manpo\ver as mobile as possible. They have armecl their woods cre\,vs with the latest in light portable equipment, rvhich means a single worker can handle both felling and bucking.

This same accent on modern equiprnent marks the mill-

ing routine, considered one of the best in the west. Two six-foot band mills which can jointly process 140,000 board feet per shift and a planing mill with a 100,000-board feet capacity are presently in operation.

Now under construction is a modern dry kiln. By solving the moisture problem at the mill level the company kilns will provide complete control over quality of product and reduce moisture content, thereby reducing shipping weight of the rough and finished lumber.

"Our Southern California customers," declared Ray Wiig, "are pleased with the working and remanufacturing qualities of Kaibab lumber products, and we are kept in position to take care of their demands in quantitv due to the on-schedule fleet operation of the company-owned truck-and-trailer rigs."

It looks as if Kaibab lumber is here to stav.

KAIBAB MOUNTAIN RANGE (nore connecting occess rood), flonked by US Highwoy 89, is in distonce of pholo ot top left of compony's mills ond sloroge yords sprowled ocross 160 ocrer of sfote-leosed lond; fop right shows Coterpillor Diesel electric set ond engine providing powel for the sowmill operolions neor Fredonio. lower left photo shows Die:el Cdt hocfor with bulldoze: ond Hysfer logging orch pulling logs from woods to londing in Koibob Lumber Compony's logging operolions; cenler shows some equipment decking logs ot lcnding; photo ot lower right shows onolher sowmill scene.

HEIVIIIAED lN BY OBSTACLES OF NATURE on oll sides, the Kqibob lumber Compony seized on motorized tronsport o3 its perfect woy out, now speeds more thon 90% of ils lumber output to morket by truck, os shown left ond righi obove. Reody for dispotch or left is one of 3ix tondem-trqiler rigs thor heqd oul from the Koibob plonr eoch doy; when this pholo wos token, ihe yord held 4 million b.f. of top-grode pine, enough for 500 overoge homes. Another ll-unit fleet (righr pholo) houls the finished lumber from thc mill to malkef qres of eight western 3tqtes; her; the two typer of rigs pois ot entronce to compony plont. On-rhe-lob odminislrotion of the ftrm is in the honds of Milron (lefi) on{ E. J. Whiring. shown in rhe cenier phoro, the two cousinl who serve os co-mcncgers of the $2.5 million-o-yeor business.

Forest Products Reseorch Society Leorns of New Wood Uses

I. J. CARR

llorv to merke economic use of an annual 100 million tons of lvoocl residlte, now left over in our lumlter and u'oodrvorking industries and as unmerchantable residue in our fcrrests, rvas the main concern of.493 registrants lt the recent ninth annual n.reeting of the Forest Products Research Society in Seattle.

Commerrting on this vast, unused resource, L. J. Carr, Sacramento, California, luml>erman and F'PRS immediare past president, said, "Today an averafie of only 35a/" oi the harvestecl tree gets to market." Moss B. Christian, ( hicago Nf ill & Lumber Co., Tallulah, La., nen, national president of FPRS, stated, "We are getting 50/c utilizztion of our forest cnt." High on the scale is the t.tlliza-

tion of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co., Tacoura, rvhich processes some 70-75/o of the timber actuaily cut in their forests, according to their director of der-elopmeut, Clark C. Heri tage.

On one thing all experts were agreecl-IC0% utilization is still a matter of years off. Tu'o major obstacies: development of 'rvays to utilize rvastes at a profit ; at present, 90/o of the industry is composed of compar.ries too srnail individually to set up full-utilization programs.

Keynoting the opening technical session on Composition Board, Heritage cited a recent timber sale lt $70 per thousand bf on the stump. He said the harcl economic facts :,re that the industry must find uses for the more than 60/o of u'oocl now being rn'asted. Three principal classes of wood particle board are already makir-rg significatrt inroads into these residues. They are hardboards (used for surfacing, structure or in place of lumber anrl plyn.c.rod), chipcore (used principally for table tops, etc., in veneered furniture), ancl molded products (toilet seats, giftn'are, etc.).

A high point of the meeting u'as the :urn()r1r1cemer.rt by Francis H. Snyder, Brookfield, C--onn., corrsultant. of a potentially significant ne\\' r:rw nraterial produce<l from rvood rvaste, knorvn at present as "Denrlrol." :r solitl, clalk brou'n lignin derivative, already tested on a comrnercial scale, Snyder reported. It has sollre prol)erties of thermosetting phenolic resins, thus suggestir.rg a variety of irrdustrial uses:

1) as a phenolic resin for molding materials;

2) laminating varnishes;

3) hardboard lrinders; -{) phenolic resin palrers. Present results indicate 75 to 95r/r' sultstitu-

IF TT'S ROCKPORT YOU KNOW TT'S RTGHT

our deqler friends qre the "whoos-Hoo" or lumber merchqnts-best in ihe business. They know, their trqde knows qnd we know thor Rockport Redwood is olwcys right-olwoys well up to grnode. Dependoble quolity. And nofhing surpqsses Rockport's Certified Dry Redwood Bevel Siding ond Finish. *

ROUI{DS I.UilBER COMPANY

Roonds Lumber Compony is excl.rsiye distributor lor Rockport Redwood ond soles ogent tor olher Ieading Redwood rnifls. Rounds ofso represents producers ol top quality Douglas Fir, White tir, Ponderosa Pine and Svgar Pine.

lion for conventional materials in these applications t'ithout appreciable loss in properties.

Another forward step toward use of the rvhole tree is occurring in the manufacture of containers, according to speakers in the Irackaging session. Lorv grade timbers formerly considered unprofitable to process are being used to make paper-overlaid veneer and other types of containers.

T. E. Batey, Jr., Douglas Fir Plyrvood Association engineer, described before a representative group of plyrvoocl manufacturers the phenomena occurring during face checking of veneers, long a tronblesome problem in the industry. He demonstrated that by close control over cutting ;'nd gluing operations, face checking could be measurably reduced. Discussion developed that the single most effective remedial step is in pre-heating the logs prior to cutting, a practice not crlrrently used in the softwood plywood industry. A promising development, headed for commercial application rvithin the next year, is electrical heating of logs. The developmental work thus far has beer-r performed by the U. S. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, \Mis.

In another part of the session, Professor Fred Wangaard, veneer authority, Yale University, proposed simplification of tabulations for the various strength data required for standard plylvood constructions.

Obtaining the potential 100 million-ton annual wood residue resource will require low-cost harvesting and delivery methods. Logging and milling experts from a1l sections of the country took a long look at this problem.

stated that current logging of second-grow'th western softrvoods amounts to one-third of the l2-billion annual board Ioot log production in the Dougias fir region. Second gro'rvth is more expensive to harvest and seils at a lolver price than old growth. Horvever, techniques and machinery are being developed that are best adapted to this size timber. Use of horses and pneumatic tired vehicles on gentle topography sholv promise, as does a cable system on rough terrain. Also being studied are methocls of buirdling in the woods to reduce subsequent handling time.

In the east, hardwood logs suitable for veneer and lumber are separated in the woods operations. The present objective is sawing only No. 1 common or better, with "non-profit" grades and slabs and edgings from the sawmill chipped for use in pulp manufacture.

As evidence of progress in woodworking machinery, it rvas described how higher lumber yields could be obtained through blanking with the two-way thicknessing planer.

Present residues, in the form of sawdust or trimmings being burned for disposal, contribute to the smog, haze, and smoke problem of many communities, said E. S. Feldman, executive secretary of the Furniture Manufacturers Association of Southern California, and a recognized legal authority on the smog problem. He warned that all phases of the industry should be concerned 'ivith problems of air pollution.

Feldman stressed that the ultimate solution to wood industry contribtrtion to smog was not in finding ways and means of conveniently disposing of the waste through efficient burning, etc., but rather to develop

DANT & RUSSELL SALES EO.

lutnBER

. DOUGTAS FIR

. PONDEROSA PINE

WESTERN RED CEDAR

. CEDAR SHINGTES

O REDWOOD

.

DOUGLAS FIR PTYWOOD

. coos BAY

FIR-TEX DIVISION

FIR-TEX TILE.PTANK-BOARD

. FIR.IEX ACOUSTICAT TIIE

. FIR-TEX HARDBOARD

. FIR-TEX ROOFDEK

FIR.TEX SHEATHING

DOUGLAS FIR PTYWOOD

HARDBOARD OVERTAY

FRESNO OFFICE

P. H. (PAT) TYNAN

FRESNO 9-49s9

SACRAMENIO OFFICE

HUGH CRABB

HUrter 2-O52O

E. E,. Matson, U. S. Forest Utilization Service, Portlan,l,

profitable ways of utilizing the resource through efficient end uses such as hardboards, chip cores, and the host of synthetic products now possible from wood residue.

No development for utilization of residues, horvever efficient, can be made economically fruitful without the corollary business functions of marketing and advertising. Ways lnd means of developing markets for netv products or insuring future sales {or present products merit equal emphasis rvith research and development, according to the panel of marketing experts headed by P. H. \\r. Creden, director of public relations, Edrvard Hines I-umber Co., Chicago.

A practical demonstration of residue utilization in action was 'ivitnessed by sorne 100 registrants during an allday field trip to Everett, Washington, on the final day of the meeting. At the \\reyerhaeuser Tirnber Co. lumber division they sau' automatic equipment processing logs from the pond to the box car. The mill utilizes a lzirge proportion of the 'ivaste materials resulting from the 30 boxcars of lumber produced Caily. Bark is used as fuel, chips from slabs and edgings are convel.ecl to the. nearby kraft mill, and sar,vdust is converted into 160 tons of Pres-tologs daily. At the kraft mill, chips are used in producing 250 tons of pulp per day.

The last stop on the eventful u'eek-long prograltl was ihe Everett Pulp and I'aper division, Simpson Logging Co., rvhere final conversion of kraft pulp to school and commercial stationerv items rvas observed.

L. A. Hoo-Hoo-Ettes Hold Dinner

Sallye Bissell, membership chairman of Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club No. 1, entertained at a Saturday, Jul1' 30, at her home in Downey Kittens in the club's membership.

PortyLos Angeles dinner party for the new

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IUMBER, DIVISION

DOUGTAS FIR

REDWOOD

WESTERN RED CEDAR

PORT ORFORD CEDAR

PONDEROSA PINE

CEDAR SHINGTES

DOUGTAS FIR PTYWOOD

COOS BAY HARDBOARD OVERI.AY

BY SHIP . RAIL. BARGE

FIR.TEX DIVISION

. FIR.TEX TItE.PIANK.BOARD

. FIR.TEX ACOUSTICAI. TIIE

.

FIR.TEX HARDBOARD

. FIR.TEX ROOFDEK

FIR-TEX SHEATHING

DOUGIAs FIR PLYWOOD

. CORAIITE

. JAtOUS|ES

ROOFING

Pictured cbove ot the recent gorden bufiet cre (lefi to righr): Alvino Boyle, retiring president; Mobel Sfoser, preridenl-elect; Morguerite Dixon, Sollye Bissell ond two of rhe Kittens, Dee Dehoy ond Barboro Speth. Sixteen new member were entedoined. Also in the raceiving line were Almo Christian ond ldq Cunner. vice preridents; Orindc Hazen. secrelory; Corrine Adomr. freosurer; Eullole Motich, iniriorion choirmon, ond Agnes Mclntyre, publicity choirmon.

Homilton Roddis, Deqn of Plywood, Celebrqles 8Orh Yeor

A veteran of over 6O years in the manufacturing of ply'w'ood and doors-35 years as president of the Roddis Plywood Corporation-Hamilton Roddis celebrated his 80th birtlrday Jvne 26 in the northern Wisconsin city of Marshfield, rvhere the firm's main plant is located.

The spriteiy dean of the American plywood industry still puts in a full day at his "job," as he calls it. Although he now follorvs a more reiaxed schedule, for many years he devc.,ted long hours to the business. He is proud of the fact that he is the oldest active employe of the company, inasmuch as at least a dozen of the skilled craftsmen at the plant have been rvith the firm for almost 50 years.

Hamilton Roddis is an ardent aviation enthusiast. His close associates claim he rvill never ride a wheeled conveyance if it is at all possible to use one of the company's private planes for transportation to its various manufacturing or warehouse locations. While traveling all over the world, talking and selling Roddis products and the skill of his employes every mile of the way, he maintains constant communication r'vith his Marshfield headquarters. His most recent trips to foreign soil include South Africa, South America and Europe.

In addition, he is an avid reader (he scorns the use of glasses), particularly of the classics, and can quote Shakespeare at great length.

Hamilton Roddis was a youngster when his father, William H. Roddis, purchased an interest in the struggling Hattel>erg Veneer Company of Marshfield in 1894. The

firm was at the point o{ bankruptcy when William l{oddis took over as manager. Tl.re name of the firm rvas changed to tl-re Roddis Veneer Company in 1895. By April 2O,1897, when the original plant was completely destroyed by fire, the plant rvas operating with a full crew of about 25 employes and had many thousands oi dollars rvorth of orders on hand.

Hamilton Roddis left law school to returrl home and help his father rcbuild the plant, but continued the study of law at night and on Sundays. He received his law degree rvith his original class in 1899 and went to Spokane to establish his larv practice. But witl-rin a year his father induced him to return to Marshfield and a long career in the Roddis Veneer Company, forerunner of the present-day multimillion-dollar Roddis Plyrvood Corporation.

In its early davs, plagued as it 'ivas by depressions, p211ics and fires, the Roddis firm did an annual business of less than $100,000. In 1946 the company did a total annuai business of approximately $9,0O0,000. In 1954, this volume had more than quadrupled, and in the first six months of this year the Roddis Plyrvood Corporation operated at a pace which indicates the firm will do over $50,000,000 in sales in 1955.

It is a point of personal pride with Hamilton Roddis that his firm is a manufacturing organization, rather than merely a sales organization. When his father purchased the plant in Marshfield, that area of Wisconsin n'as known for its excellent stand of hardwood and the firm soecialized in

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Architectural 0uality Redwood is loaded into the Cars with particular CARE and SKILL

Fro* headrig to loading platform, the most modern handling procedures protect every piece of Palco* Architectural Quality Redwood against mars or blemishes. Car loads are solidly stowed, strapped and rigidly braced against shifting.

But in spite of every loading precaution, cars in transit are sometimes subjected to severely damaging switch-yard jolts.

If there is the slightest evidence of damage, protect your interest by notifying your Railroad Agent at once, and securing his inspection report, which is required in event of claim against carrier. And it's in your interest, too, to caution your lumber handlers to use care in unloading-to maintain the extra premium value of Palco* Architectural Quality Redwood.

When you specify PAICO* Architecturql Quolity Redwood for exterior or interior design...you cqn be sure thot it is

o €ertified Dry

o All Cleor Heorl or A Grode F

o Highest Uniformity of grode

a Verticol groin on oll resown pdllerns

o Where flot groin is specified, pollern is olwoys cul from the bork side

But your interest requires this further protection of its premium value

Pl.orc r.nd nc, withoul obligotion, thc ncw bullqlin outlining bo3ic redwood specificotion dolo, with.horlr ihowing stondord Polco* redwood pollern..size., grqdcs ond grqint.

FOR YOUR PROTECTIONCATAVERAS pr'rlrlonlEJgI!

CEII|IENTS!

high-quality birch products. But more important than the rar,v materials are the craftsmen needed to cr-rnvert the best of rvoods into the best of proclucts. "The Rodclis employes, u.hose ancestors ciriginally came from Ciernrany after the Franco-Prussian \\'tar, are," H:rmiltor"r ltoddis insists, "tlie best caltinet makers and n oodl'orkers engaged in the plyu'ood business."

The firm at first applied itself to the manufacture of single thick veneers, cheese boxes, cheese box headings, and only a small amotlnt of plynoo<1.

In 1903 the company began to acquire extensive timber tracts in Ashlancl, Irorr and I)rice counties in northern \\risconsin. With the coustruction of a sau,mill at Park Falls, the narne of the firm rvas changed to the Roddis I-umber zrnd Veueer Co. to drarv attention to thc lumber

Every step of the Calavera s n1 anu facturir^r g process is under careful laboratory control. The uniformity of the resulting high quality prod- uct is your protection against customer com- plaints. You take no chances with Calaveras Cements!

Orderthese fine cement products today from a single source: Calaveras regular, Calaveras plasffc and Calaveras white.

,IIADE IN THE WEST FOR THE WEST

aspect of the bnsiness. That name rvas to continue rrrrtil 1951, 'n'hcn the firm became the Roddis ltlyrvoocl Corp.

\Villiam H. Roddis continued ir-r the capacity of president of tlre firm untrl 7920, s'hen his son, Hamilton,

the reins. His father died in November o{ that year.

Not only the United States, but several {oreign govern-

HAlillTON RODDIS ot his desk (top phoro) in office poreled in rore Honduros mohogony; on his desk cre somples of new chipbbord product which Roddis will monufoclure in new $2% million Arcoto. Colif., plonr. In lower photo, Mr. Roddis, with his "leel" lot fine wood, qpproves sheets of foctory-finished Rondom Ook poneling, new oddilion to Roddis line, in the plont's worehouse.

took over

Ihis dtpley tnak$ selus on sight!

Gel Free Selling aids..,Build Profits with &co eea$-es nugaled rcf l roofing

One of the easiest ways to sell more is to make it easy for customers to buy. That's where Ceco Free Selling Aids can help you. Look at this easy-to-put-up display, consisting of a poster and two banners. All you do is place them as indicated with a roll of Ceco Cross-Corrugated Galvanized Roll Roofing and you hai'e a "silent salesman" on youl staff at no cost to you. The poster and banners are frce rshen 1'ou stock Ceco Cross-Corrugated Roll Roofing. The display rvill suggest the purchase of the roofing to 1'our store tralEc . , the sales message rvill convince those rvho read it. Other free Ceco Sales Aids include ne\{spaper mats-radio and TV spots-TV slides-trvo-color descriptive flyers-and photographs showing roofing application. Ceco offers a variety of sales help on other products such as Steel and Aluminum Windol's, Rocifing Accessories and Rain Carrying Coorls. Mail this c,,rrpon t,,,1,r. I q@

CECO STEEL PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Offices, warehouses and fabricating plants in principal cities 1450 Mirasol Street, Los Angeles 23, California

Name

ments, have recognized the cluality of ltoddis products and in Wcirld Wars I and II, the firm produced marine interior \\'ood\\'ork for Liberty and Victory ships, as r,vell as plyu'oocl for bulkheads, doors, door frames and the like.

The president is proud of the fact that the Nlarshfield firm, among all the plyr.vood manufacturing concerns in the Unitecl States, supplied one-half of the rvood products required by this country and foreign governments.

The company now owns and operates 25 warehouses under the Roddis name throughout the United States, and the Kansas City wholesale establishments are partly owned by Roddis.

I-umber, veneer and flooring are turned out at the Soo plant. Birch veneer, still a Roddis specialty, comes from the L'anadian operation.

The firm ventured out of the midrvest in 1948 rvhen it purchased the Ilumboldt Plyr,vood Corp., Arcata, Calif., and later bought the'Humboldt Lumber Co. at Maple Creek, enterprises rvhich are operating under Robert T. I3eggs, executive vice-president of the company. The Pacific Coast plants norv manufacture and ship about $800,000 n'orth of plyr,vood and lumber a month.

Proper utilization of forest resources available for manufacturing has always been of prime consideration to Hamilton Roddis. He recently announced plans to begin construction ol a $2,250,000 plant at Arcata for the manufacture of the Behr shavings board rn'hich utilizes rvaste rvood that is not useful for lumber or veneer. This low-cost shavings board is expected to be on the market sometime in 1956.

Don Andrews Wirh N-AWIA

Ner,v York City.-Sid l-. Darling. secretarv oi the National-American Wholesale Lurnber Associirti,)n, iurnounces that Don Andrel's has been selectecl as the ner,r' iissistzrut to \\restern Nlanager I'aul Stevens of N-A\\-L-\ at Portland and joined the ()regon staff July 11. Andres's succeeds John F. Miller rvho has returned to Kansas Ciity, Mo., n'here he was formerly assistant secreta,ry of the Southwestern Lumbermen's Association, in a sales czrpacity 'rvith the I-loyd St. Clair I-rrmber Co.

Don Andreu's is a graduate of C)regon State in forestry, u'hen he u'orked srlmnlers l.ith Oregon-American at Vernonia. After the t'ar, he spent a year at the Springfield, Ore., plant of \\reyerhaeuser Timber Co. in the woods, on the sorting chain, in the shipping shed ancl attending l c()urse in lumber grading. lIe rvas also associated rvith his father in 'ivholesale lumber at the S. S. Andrel's I-umber Co., and his past trvo years \vere spent on the market reporting and editorial staff of Crou"s Pacific Coast I)igest. He is a past president of Portland Hoo-Hoo.

Vof ley Frolic September 23

Fresno.-The big event-the San Joaquin Valley HooHoo annual Frolic-comes off this month, Septernber 23, at the Hacienda Motel here..The rvord is out that, if you enjoyed last year's Frolic, just 'ivait till you see 'rvhat a terrific shorv General Chairman Elmer Rarr has on tap for this year. The Friday affair rvill inclucle golf, cocktails, dinner, entertainment and, of course, "the Rest Feilowsl-rip in the World."

Tfinhiliwruft, ilnr.

Sqles Division

Short cuts to extra sales. r !

Make Masonite Presdwood short panels your traffic stopper

You'll be annazed at the people who need just a small panel or two. There's a big demand for these "short lengths" of Masonite Presdwood. Youngster, housewife, handyman...they all will have a reason for picking up a panel they can carry so easily.

You will want to stock all the items in the Masonite line in these "handy size" pieces. They come in 4-foot Iengths and from 1 foot to 4 feet wide. You can include your order for them in your next pool car.

Sell this man

Don't miss this chance to build plus sales and steady fl oor traffi c. And, remember, everytime you sell Masonite Presdwood@ you will get extra sales in other items you stock nails, paint, lumber, and hardware. Everyone needs something else when he buys Masonite Presdwood. You make extra profits and extra sales. For more complete information ask your. Masonite representative. Masonite@ Corporation, Dept. CLM-9, 111 Sutter Street, San Francisco 4, California.

He makes the difference

FHA Minimum Properfy Chonges

Washington 6, D.C.-FHA Commissioner Mason has announced certain changes in FHA Minimum Irroperty li.equirements. He made it clear that these are the minimum requirements and that FHA mav retluire cor.npliance rvith higher standards in the interest of market acceptance or to meet special local conditions.

Upgrading of insr.rlation requirements is perhaps the most far-reaching of the ner,v changes. It involves a reduction from (t0 BTU to 55 RTU per square foot of floor area in calculated l.rourl1' heat loss, the establishment of maximnm heat loss coefficient for rvails, ceilings and floors, ner,v requirements for perimeter insulation of floor slabs on ground, a limitation on loose fill insulation and other changes.

The minimurn interior garage length is increased from 19 feet to 20 feet, and the minimum rvidth of a 2-car garage fr<tm 17 feet, six inches to 18 {eet, four inches.

Concrete block must fully comply u'ith applicable sltecifications of the federal government or the American Societv for Testing N{aterials.

To redrrce costs to the home owner. a nnmber of unnecessary items have been elimir-rated. For example, .ivhere assurance is given that the ()wner or builder intends to install rvall-to-lval1 carpeting at his o\\'n exl)ense in either a new or an existing l.rouse, finishing flooring is not required as a base for the carpeting. Instead, plyrvood, softu'ood, hardu'ood, concrete slab or other hard surfacecl material may l>e used if desired.

Wall-to-'rvall carpeting is r.rot to be corrsidered part of

the realty and is not included in the amount of the insured mortgage.

Other relaxations in the minimum property recluirements include:

1. Wood joist floor systems are no\v acceptable u,ithout anchoring, in areas not subject to earthqu:ike.

2. Corner bracing may be installecl on the inside faces of studs, u'ithout being let intci the corner posts.

3. Setting and puttying of nails in exterior u'ood trin-r is not required i{ corrosion-resistant nails erre usecl.

4. Painting of unexposed portions of galvanized sheet metal used as flashing or roofing is n() longer required.

.5. Installation rif gutters and don'ns1>outs is required only if soil ancl other conditions make thenr necessary. In many tr'pes of architectural design, liarticularly tirose usinq u'ide roof clverhangs, gutters and do$rnsponts are not needed.

There are also changes macle in the reqtrirements for slab-on-ground construction including a linritation ol f" on the maximum tolerance of thickness of slabs. clarification as to the use of admixtures, membranes, and beds tunder slabs.

Veterqn Lumbermqn Dies

in Arizonq

\\r. N. Sangster, age 69, for many vears vice-lrresident and general manager of the great Kirby I-umber Corporation, Honston, Texas, died at his home in Phoenix, Arizona. July 19. He had lived in Phoenix since retiring lrom the lrrmber lrusiness in 1935.

PacificWestern's 3 California Ollices are hese to setve YOurrrwe hope we are doing it WELL.rr

Douglos Fir . Cqlifornicr Redwood

Sugor Pine qnd Ponderosq Pine

Direct Mill Shipments - R.oil or Truck

OFFICES:

PAIO AITO: 421 Kipling St. o DAvenporI 4-4781

TWX PA Z5X

ARCATA: 822 G St. ARCATA 1060

PASADENA: 595 E. Colorodo St. . RYon 1-8123

This door-to-door salesman is about to

Ihat's why alert reloil lumber deolers ore boosfing it!

Wooo rs youR ExcLUsrvE. Wood is yours alone. It is sold only by the retail lumber dealer. Anything which jeopardizes the use of wood as a building material, jeopardizes you.

Just as you depend upon wood for your primary products, so do forest product manufacturers depend upon you for their marketing. This teamwork, over the years, has enabled the construction industry to thrive and expand. It has enabled manufacturers to develop research and conservation facilities. and to deliver-through dealers-natrral forest products in ever-widening variety, ever-increasing quality.

benents of all have

gone to the America"

The most meaningestablished business

firms.

Genuine CERTIGRADE red cedar shingles-for roofs and walls, for new construction and modernization-are playrng an important part in the continuing growth of the building materials industry. "See your retail lumber dealer" has been the familiar keynote of Red Cedar Shingle Bureau advertising and promotion for many years. It's good business to stock, display and merchandise products of such unquestioned reliability.

T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant September 1,1930

I)istrict sales offrces have been opened in Caliiornia by the Weyerhaeuser Sales Company, \\,'. E. Baru'ick being in charge of the San Francisco office, and W. H. Morrison the Los Angeles office.

This issue contains a picture of the home of J. l,{. at Flureka, built entirely of Redrvood in 11184, ancl the urost ornate and beautiful homes in the state.

and ucin' residing in I-os Angeles, is nou' in the life ir.rsurance business.

lLobert Forgie, of I-os Angeles. ancl incorporatecl California Pacific heads the ncu-ly createrl l-umber Cornparrv, Ltcl., u'ill rvholesale l'ir lumare \\'r. J. Nichols and

n'ith ofhce in I-os Angeles. Thel' L arson, Der. ,rssociaterl rvith Xl r. Forgre one ol F. IJ. c,,bL.

'Ihe CALIFOITNIA LUMBI.IR MF,RCHANT acknorvledges receipt of trvo 1xl2 Redu'ood boarcls, taken from ;r recently dismantled home built in San Nf ateo County, California in 1868, :ind still in perfectly sound condition.

Col. George H. Kelly died in Portland on August 13th, at the age of 64. He rvas one of the founders of the BoothKelly Lumber Company, and r".as rvith that firm until 1909, u'hen he organized the Westfir Lumber Company. During World War One he had charge of the manufacture of lumber by the Tu'entieth Engineers in Europe.

I-eroy H. Stanton, of Los Angeles, is spending the sumrner tottring I'-ttr,,1,e.

Art Cl: Penberthy announces that he n()\\' represents the I)efiance I-umber Conrpany. the Clear Fir Lumber Company, the Tacoma Harbor Lumber Cornpany, and the Gange Lumber Company, all Northu'est mills, in the Southern California district.

Death closed the career of a great luurber leacler on August 2 rvhen George S. I-ong of Tacoma, Wash., l)asse(l to his reu'ard. He rvas 77 years of age. He rvas vice-president and general manager of the \\reyerhaeuser Timber Company, Tacoma, and presidecl over that mightv timlrer empire for many years.

[ureka Redwood Lumber Co.

Souflrern Coliforniq Lunber Merchonts

Our new Southern California ready to serve lumber dealers. and sizes of redwood lumber carrying a large inventory.

distribution yard is We carry all types . no need of you

You're invited to use this convenient distribution yard. There's prompt loading for your pick up-in less than carload lots-or we deliver. We also accept carload orders. Ask us for quotations.

Phone: LOgon 8-3339 TOpoz 9-0993

718l Eosl Firestone Blvd., Downey, Coliforniq

Member: Colifornio Redwood Associofion

A. L. Porter, for the Western Retail many years secretary and Lumbermen's Associatiorr. manager of at Spokane,

sf NcE 1876

Srrgilcnan*a Tanae Uu&

-so that yoa ca/t depend' on tbe latest publisbed ruting. Twice eacb week you receioe noti:fcati:on of bundred.s of up-to-tbe-rninute items about neta concelns, cbanges in cred.it ratings, fire losses, d.eatbs, cbanges in ounersbip and otber lacts tbat afiect cred'it and. sales, For conoenience tbese TtillCE-A-V/EEK Sbeets are combined into a Montbly Consolid'ated Supplement, eliminathrg tbe necessity ol cbecking preoioasly pub' lisbed. sapplementary matter'

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SELLS TO LUMBER DEALERS OR FURNITURE FACTORIES OR OTHER \TOOD\TORKERS

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BY tI[UBERMEN-which hcs been relied on since 1876, in extending credit cnd promoting scrles to the lumber, Iurniture or woodworking trcrde.

Aalrr&lth Sd^d bi,oeohry- This comprehensive credit rcting book lists qucntity buyers ol lumber cnd cllied products thruout the United States.

O From no other source c<rn you obtcrin such c complete list ol Lumber Mqnulcrcturers, Concentrcrtion Yards, Wholesclers, Retqilers, Commission Men, Furniture qnd other Woodworking Fcctories crnd over one hundred other clcrsses oI industricrl concenrs buying qucntity cmounts oI Lumber, Veneer, Plywood, etc.

a Street qddresses qre shown in the lcrger cities mqking possible low postcge rate circulqrizqtion.

For lurther intormation oddress Deportrnent "G" of the neorest ofiice shown below

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lorger Down Poyments, 25-Yeor Terms Required by FHA qnd VA on Home Locrns

FHA has announced that, effective July 30, 1955, the ratios of loan to value are reduced 2 percentage points for home mortgages.

fnstead of the loan to value ratio being 9516 on the first $9,000 of value and 75/o of the value exceeding $9,000, the new regulations provide a maximum loan of 9316 of. the first $9,000 plus 73/e of such value in excess of $9,000.

On existing housing the new regulations provide for a maximum mortgage of. 8816 of $9,000 plus 73/6 of such value in excess of $9,000.

Also, the term of the mortgage can not exceed 25 years or three-fourths of the Commissioner's estimate of the remaining economic life of the property.

Where the mortgagor is not the occupant of the property, the principal amount of the mortgage may not exceed eS/6 of. the amount of the insurable mortgage available to the owner-occupant.

A similar announcement has been made by VA. The minimum downpayment on GI home loans is now 2 percent.

one of l0 woods from the WESITRN P/NE *gion

Soft and even-textured, straiglrtgrained, dimensionally stable, White Fir is widely used in residential and industrial construction, particularly for light framing. lt's an excellent wood for crating and boxes, and much in demand for general industrial use, Light-colored, it's a favorite for modern paneling and woodwork.

White Fir comes in 3 select, 5 common, 4 factory, 4 dimension grades. You can order it in straight or mixed cars-together with other woods from the Western Pine region-from mostWestern Pine Association member mills.

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Self-Service Feqtures Mqnning Yqrd

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remaining central area on the north and west floorspace. The central checkout stand assists customers from both sides. The hard...vare is also on a self-service basis, .rvith salespersons available r.vhenever needed.

Self-service or not, "Clerks will always be present when needed," Manning declared. More than 15,000 sq. ft. of parking area accommodates shoppers. This progressive lumlter concern maintains two welllocated yards for lumber handling. Two blocks from the main store a two-acre storage yard on the S.P. spur keeps lumber florving to the many jobs for which the company is providing ma.terial, rvhile the selected items of construction move from the new location.

In addition to servicing homeowners and u'eekend carpenters, the yard also furnishes the general contractors within its trade territory with all the lumber and materials needed for construction regardless of the size of the project.

Open House to Celebrate Remodeling

A gala Open House and r,veek-long, store-wide sales event mafked Manning's remodeling and grand opening this summer. Manufacturers' displays and demonstrations offered N{anning's crlstomers advice and building tips. One of the most popular demonstrations was that of E. L. Bruce Co., when vrromen demonstrators explained the company's products in a $5,000 display. The store \vas open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. the opening weekend and more than $500 u'as alvardeC in gift merchandise.

Since its recent grand opening, the Manning Lumber and Building Materials Market has already tasted the success of its greater merchandising policies with its unique new methods, and probably rvill, no doubt, have to expand its facilities again before too many years.

23 YEARS AGO

We Pioneercd lhreaded Nails

crnd now gyb"dy wanls fo gef into the o,ct

No oxn ever pioneered a new and revolutionary improvement without ffnding a host of followers eager to climb on his bandwagon. So it has been - and is - with threaded nails. ***

SoMs 28 YEAns Aco we originated and introduced SrnoNcrroln Annular Thread and Scnrw-Trrr Spiral Thread Nails to meet a need for fasteners which would drive easily, yet give far, far greater holding power than ordinary nails.

Into these nails went vears of engineering and experiment, and all the skill and experience we had gained in nearly 20 years as makers of nails for special purposes.

These nails were new, Their great and permanent holding power marked a tremendous advance in fastening methods. We worked

IN 1915<t about the time that Independent Nail and Packing Company bcgan businss - Theodore F. MacManus wrote for Cadillr en advertisement entitlcd THB PENALTY oF LEADERSHIP, It .p- peued but once, in the Sdtilrddr E en;ng Porr, Jan. 2, 191J-but millions of reprios have bcn and are sdll bcing requested. Ve asked Cadillac for trrmission ro reorint this classic for disuibution to our customers and fticods.

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closely with builders, contractors, architects, manufacturers to demonstrate their advantages in practical use, for all types of applications, in all kinds of lumber, under widely varying conditions of climate and weather.

We created the threaded nails. ** market for *

For several years past, we have sponsored at Virginia Polytechnic Institute a continuing program of scientiffc laboratorv research to determine the comparative holding power of various types of fastenings and to discover improved fastening methods. The results of this research have been widely published, and we have made millions of copies freely available for the beneftt of the industry.

No other nail manufacturer lws eoer undertaken such a continuing research prograrn. ***

GII THI3 DISPI,AY sTAilD TIEE

SrnoNoror,o and Smpw-Trrp Nails are now widely accepted, and used by the millions of pounds annually. Naturally, their success has spurred others to attempt the manufacture of threaded nails.

The simple truth is, however, that all threaded nails are not alike. The bulk of the authoritative data on the holding power of threaded nails is the results of tests made with STnoNGHoLD and Scnrw-Trrs Nails as manufactured exclusively by us, and cannot be applied tb nails of other manufacture.

We back our claims for StnoNcrror,o and Scnnw-TrrB Nails with proof such as no other manufacturer can produce.

We invite you to send for samples, technical data and important literature. We urge you, for your own protection, to ask for Srnoxcnor,p and Scnrw-Trrp Nails by turme.

This hondsomc 12"x18" two-color disploy boord corricr qcluol rqmples of 50 leoding fostcncrs in Ihc STRONGHOID [ine. Senl frcc on roquol lo daolcrr,.dislributorr, crchitecls, fechnicql schools, colleges. Write on your busincss letterheod. There is only one SIRONGHOID Line-thc origlnal. Made only by

lumber Corrier Service Ofiers Unique Speciolry

I'crhaps vou clo, and perhaps 'l.ou don't, knou' thzrt I-ttmlrer Carrier Service, Inc., of \\rilmingtor.r, CaliforrrilL, has solved manv problems dnring the past severul years for firms in Southern California that have hacl eclrripnrent problems in the ha-ndling of forest products throughout this fast-grorving area.

A call to George DeRritz, president arrd gerrer:rl rrranager of the mobile ecluiprnent c()ncern, rvill lrrirrg iast action regardless of the needs. This unique c()ncerlr llurilltains a concentration yard in the harbor area to expeclite handling and delir,erv of lrrmber to its final destinatior.r. It is a lumlrer equil>ment rental service rvhere everything from "soup to nuts" is available on short notice.

Carriers, lift f,rrks, stradclles arrrl trucks are ready for use 'rvith experienced operators. Lumber stackers and experienced handlers and operatr)rs may be had by placing arr order rvitl.r this progressive firm.

Realizing time is money irr shipping and hauling lurnber, DeBritz established his organization to meet every emergency, to solve everv crisis-and has made it pay off. "\\re are strictly a service institution." declared l)eBritz. "\\'re are geared to handle large and small shipments and n,c

mobile lumber-handling equipment that can be rented, or leased. on an ecluitable basis," he continued.

\V. A. Beach is office manager of this pioneer firm and keeps zr sharp eye on all equipn.rent and its maintenance to see that it is re:r.dv to roll on short notice.

GEORGE DeBRITZ, president ond generol monoger of lumber Corrier Service, Inc., Wilmingron, is shown in lhe top left photo ond elsewhere in this picloriol loyout in scenes qround the yord ond with some of the equipment opercled by fhe concern. Photo ot top righr is of W. A, Beoch, oftce moncger. can fill a real need rr'ithin the lumber indrrstry b1' maintaining fast-operating.

CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY SET

The value of nerv constrttction put in place rose seasonally in July to a ne\\' monthly peak of nearly $4.0 billion, and reached a record total of $23.1 billion for the first seven months of the year, according to preliminary estimates prepared jointly by the I)epartments of Commerce and I-abor. After adjustment for seasonal factors, ne\v colrstruction activity in July rvas at an annual rate of $42.0 billion.

Most of the June-July increase (4!6) resulted from expansion in private residential and commercial building and highway rvork. Outlays for almost all other types of construction remained at about their high June levels or rose slightly.

NEW RECORD IN JUIY I955 -

For the third successive rnonth, total private constntction reached a nerv high. The $2.8 billion totzrl for July u,as 416 above June and 16/6 htgher than in July 1954. Public ccinstruction activity, at $1.2 billion, u'as 5/c greater than in June.

Comparing the recor<l volume for January-July 1955 u'ith that for the first seven months of 1954, private expenditures ($16.5 billion) were 2O1c/6 higher, despite declines in private school buildings, railroad, and farm c()llstrtlction.

Reroil Yord Chonges Nome

The Mendocino County Retail Lumber Co. is now known as the Fort Bragg I-umber Co.

Recornmend Marlile

SAF Annuol Meeting in Porllond

"Converting the Old-Growtl-r Forest" is the theme of the 55th annual meeting of the Society of American Foresters to be held in Portland, Oregon, October 16-19. Headquarters vrill be the Nfultnomah hotel. All foresters and friends of forestry everywhere, lvhether Society members or not, are welcome to attend. Ir-leven technical sessions have been scheduled. The Society is planning for an attendance of 1000 members and guests from all over the U. S. and Canada. Founded in 1900, the Society's membership now exceeds 10,000 professional foresters resident in the U. S. and Canada, to promote the science, Dractice and stanclards of forestrv in America.

New Product Procedure

Mqke rhe mosr of lulorlire-rhe profifoble #;inr;;T;;ff;"

You moke more profil because Marlite Plank and Block require less handling and selling time. This plnstic-finished paneling is pre-packaged in handy "carry-out" cartons pre-sold through extensive national advertising. N{arlite Plank and Block reduce delivery costs-increase profitable across-the-counter sales.

Your cusfomers benefil from Marlite Plank nnd Block, too. The exclusive tongue and groove joint makes installation easy. Soilproof baked finish reiists smudges and stains; wipes clean with a damp cloth. And Marlite's "Companion Colors" styled by Ra)'rnor.rd Loervy Associates, plus exciting wood ind marble patterns, make it suitable tor any room in the home. Marsh Wall Products, Inc., Dept. !08 Dover, Ohio.

plastic-finished wall panelins

The Building Research Adr.isory Bo:rrd at a special meeting in June in \Vashington D. C., advised Federal llousir.rg Adnrinistration oflrcial:; on the formulation of a detailed u'orkilg plan to centr alize ng11'-product acceptance procedures ivhich until recently havc been delegatecl among FHA's 76 regional insuring of6ces. The BRAR meeting \\ras requested by FHA Comrnissioner Norman P. Masor-r to cliscuss horv FHA could speed up the approval of nerv building products for FHA-insured housing.

R.ed Cedqr C|oset Lobel

In a move to identify the high cluaiity of their product and the promotional rvork of tl.reir organization, members of the Aromatic Red Cedar Closet Lining N{anufacturers Association have adopted an industry label, announced \\tilliam Raynor, presiclent of the group, who said the label is intended to serve as a symbol of quality for dealers and consumers alike. Purpose of this promotion prcigram is to increase dealer sales of the product.

Forestry is continuously the Redrvood

the management of forests that yield. Hclp the foresters Keelr Region Green.

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A Recommended Commercial Standard for Standard Stock Wood Ar,vning Windorv and Projected Arvning and Stationary Sash Units r,r'as circulated to the industry for acceptance under date of July 2,3. Tl.re standard rvas proposed by Northern Sash and Door Jobbers Association, Southern Sash and Door Jobbers Association, American Wood Windolv Institute, and National Woodrvork Manufacturers Association, and has been adjusted in accordance rvith the comltlent of other interests. It is identified by the designation TS-5273. Copies may be obtained while the supply la.sts by addressing a request to H. A. 13onnet, Commodity Standards Division, U. S. Department of Commerce, Washington 25, D.C.

SALES OFFIGES

New Mon For Dovidson in 5. F.

Bob Grant, manager of the Davidson Plyrvood & Lumber Co. warehouse at 1150 Thomas Ave., San Francisco, announced the addition of Jim Chipman to tl're Davidson sales staff August 1. Chipman originally came to the Bay area lr'hen he opened a rvarehouse for S. F. Jtlylr'ood. Formerly, he had .spent a number of 1'ears with the plyu,ood industry both in the Pacific Northrvest and Chicago area.

Semi-onnuql Pine Meeting Sepf.

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Record Sole of Billion Boqrd Feet From Colifornio Forests Wos Mqde by Forest Service in | 954

Timber operators purchased and cut an unprecedented amount of timber from the national forests in California in 1954, accordir.rg to a recent statement by Clare Henclee, Regional Forester, Forest Service in San Francisctl. The sale of one billion board feet far exceeds any previous year and marks a big step forrvard in realizing the Forest Service objective of harvest of the full crop of 1.2 billion board feet annually.

The cut by purchasers ttnder current and previous year's sales contracts amountecl to 752 million board feet. The ctrtting rate lagged behind sales volume because of tu'o factors: sales contracts extended over more than one season, and the lumber strike of 1954, u,hich curtailed the production of many companies cutting national forest trmber.

One of the major purposes in the establishment of the system of national forests, half a century ago, was to assure a stable and permanent supply of lumlter and forest products to meet local and nationr,vide neecls, norv and in the future. Through acceleration of timber harvest rates, the Forest Service is encleavoring to utilize the full potential yield of timber on the public forests.

Fullerton, Calif.-With one week's permit August at nearlv $1 million, the year's tc-rtal $29,712,454, more than $3 million above the oI 1954.

valuation in has reached entire year

Be@ \a/ plus a,Big Bomrs

Fv nitv re - Qvolity Wood W hdows look right for homes and theY are right. R'O'W offers the warmenduring beautY of wood in a full range of architectural styles. Modern R'O'Ws eliminate the problems of corrosion, rust and condensation.

Exclvsive Potented Construdiotr permits quick removal. Springcushioned metal guides prevent I sticking or rattling-insure a i permanent year-round weather seal. Repeated checks find first R.O.Ws functioning perfectly aftet L2 years of service.

George Windeler co., Ltd., Marks Toth Yeor of progress

June of this vear marked the 70th year of the George \\rindeler Co., Ltd., in San Francisco. The modern, eflrcient plant on 10 acres at 22Ol Jerrold Avenue stands as a monument to the faith of its founder, George Windeler, in free enterprise.

In 1907, when tl-ris land was purchased, 10 to 15 feet of water and a heavv growth of tules made this spot the favorite of the drrck hunters. Tu,'enty years of hard labor, some of it in a rotvboat, went into changing tl.re srvamp into firm land nou' covered with modern buildings and asphalt par.ing. The years of work under adverse conditions made George Windeler determined that his men would someday rvork rvith more than a roof over their head. They l,vould have protection from the wind and rain.

Founder George Windeler, born in Germany in 1856, the voungest of nine children, was eight years old rvhen his fatlrer died. When he 'uvas 2l years old, he follorved his brother, Peter, to San Francisco. His first job rvas with David Woerner, a skilled cooper, r.vho made beer barrels and tanks.

In eight years, George had learned his chosen trade rvell enough to start his or,vn business making beer barrels and oval 'ir,ine casks. That was just 70 years ago in 1885.

Twelve years later, he r,vas ready to expand, so in 1897 he bought a planing mill. Business continued to grorru., ancl

then came the fire of 19C6. All hands fought valiantly for tl.rree days to save the plant. When the fire mains broke and u,'ater became short, the Windeler water storage tanks supplied water for the fire engines. When the srnoke cleared away, the plant vr'as intact and they stood rcady to help the city rebuild.

Windeler Always Looked Forward

Then there rvas the fire of 1912,.ivhich resulted in alnrost a total loss. Again, George Windeier rebuilt from tl're ashes and started business as usual.

Still things were not to run smoothly. The plant was on leased property and the Southern Pacific rvanted it. fhis time he moved to Lqth & Hooper Streets ; the job of filling in the Army Street site 'rvas not complete. It was not until 1931 that the office building stood on firm lancl at 2201 Jerrold Avenue; the modern plant follorved, and soon the move was completed to the property where it norv stands.

Black top paving, storage sheds, modern buildings, with time-saving n.rachinery precision machinery that aids skilled r,vorkmen to make the fine wood tanks and cooling torvers known throughout the industry, gives the George Windeler Co., Ltd., the efficiency needed to n.rake tanks that meet all competition.

Acres of storage space are utilized to cure the varions species of rn'ood rrsed in manufacturing these tanks. Scien-

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tihc lighting and constant attention to safety devices and safety rules make \\:orking conditions ideal.

In 1941, Fred Windeler, president of the George Windeler Co., Lttl.. took over active lranagenrent oi the company at the death of his father. He hacl been with the ccrmpany since l92l 'as a partner, :rnd as vice-president since 1930, rvhen the coml)any was incorporated. He has tnaintained the same fonvard policl' n'ith modern machinery, skilled u'orkmerr arrd ideal u'orking con<litions.

This is observed immediateh' on entering the oflice. Rech,r,ood is the thenre thrciughoui. Combed lledl'ood anrl corrugated pl:rstic in straight lines .and circtrlar c()rners u'ith sloping t'al'ls reflect the progressive thinking rr'hich is a tradition u'ith the compar-ry. Harmonious clecor ot' colors and furnishings accented rvith modern olhce machinery offer a strong contrast to the initial office of pen, pencil. and paper calculations of 70 years ago.

Today, the George Windeler Co., Ltd., receives orders from around the world, though the major market is west of the Rockies. During World War II, they were actively engaged supplying wood tanks, cooling towers, and jalousies for the Army and Navy.

George \\/indeler kept his plans moving, an<l his son,

Fred, r,vorked by his side. Under the tutelage of his iather, he learned tvell, and nor,v stands at the helm to clirect the operations and policies. Seventy years of vision, an-rl;ition, and integrity are reflected in the rvidth ancl breaclth of their distribution tanks and cooling ton ers for the u'est, the east, and many ports throughout the n orld.

How Lumber looks

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u'eek ended August 13 : production: 18,026,000 feet; shipments, 17,628,000 feet; <irders , 17,737,W0 feet. In the rveek ended August 6, 114 mills reported producti<:tn 17,622,VJ0 feet, sl.ripments 18,104,000 feet, orders 19,7.59,000 feet (12.13/, above production).

Douglas Fir Plywood Association reported orclers pulled out of a 2-u'eek slump ancl climbed lI.7% above production and 2l/r higher than the previorrs u'eek in the u'eek ended Atrgust 13. Production declined 2.4c/, tt'ith six mills on vacation. Procluction rvas 91,295,000 feet and <irders 102,000,000 feet in the u'eek. For the year to date, production is 36.2/c and orders 27.5% ahead of 1954. Mills reported demand for panels is strong in industrial and construction use, n'ith unfilled order files at a record high ior this time of year and representing nearly six n'eeks' business on hand for the industrv.

Washington. D.C.-The Department of Agriculture announced August l8 the sale of 7,500,000,000 boarrl feet of timber in the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska to Georgia-Pacific Alaska Corp

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July Housing Storts ro I | 5,OOO

Nonfarm housrr.ig starts declined more than seasonalll' in July to 115,000 units. This rvas 1,000 units belorv the July 1954 ligure, but exceeded the July level for all other years except the record year 1950, and l\'as an \lf6 decrease from Jur.re. The June-July decrease proltably reflects some volnntary adjustment in lrlc,rtgage credit, since the increases annottnced on July 3O in dou,n 1)aymetlts re<yuired and shorter nraturities on Government-assisted housiug coulcl not have allected units started in July.

During the first seven months a total of 799,300 rreu' drvelling units (private and public) \\'ere started in 1955, cornpared u'ith 68.5,500 last year ar-rd 850,100 irr the peak vear 1950.

Son Diego Building Figures Rise

San Diego, C:rlif.-Total valuation of building permits here in July u'as $7,790,000, compared to $6,590,000 in the same uronth last r.ear. Construction for this year r"'as $50,610,000 to fulr' 31, compared to $47,330,000 in 1954's first seven tnonths. Iteal estate transfers tvere 2016 aheacl of July 195-1.

Inspection School Grcrduqtes 42

Mernphis, Tenn.-The John \\r. McClure lnspcction Training School of the Nati<ltzrl I{arclu'ood l,ttrnber Association graduated 42 nen at exercises July 1'1. NHLA l'resident T. M. Millett presided at the ceremotries. The next term begins tl.ri.s month.

The Fool's Proyer

By Edward R. Sill

The royal feast was o'er; the King Sought some new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried: "Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer !"

The jester doffed his cap and bells, And stood the mocking court before, They could not see the bitter smile, Behind the painted grin he wore.

He bowed his head, and bent his knee

Upon the monarch's silken stool, His pleading voice arose: "Oh Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool !

"No pity, Lord, could change the heart

From red with wrong to white as wool; The rod must heal the sin, but Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool !

"Tis not by guilt the onward sweep

Of truth and light, oh Lord, rve stay; 'Tis by our follies that so long We hold the earth from heaven away.

"These clumsy feet, still in the mire, Go crushing blossoms without end; These hard, well-meaning hands we thrust Among the heartstrings of a friend.

"The ill-timed truth we might have keptWho knows how sharp it pierced and stung? The word we had not sense to say, Who knows how grandly it had wrung?

"Our faults no tenderness should ask. The chastening stripes must cleanse them all; But for our blunders-oh, in shame

Before the eyes of heaven we fall.

"Earth bears no balsam for mistakes, Men crown the knave and scourge the tool That did his will; but Thou, oh Lord, Be merciful to me, a fool !"

The room was hushed; in silence rose The King, and sought his gardens cool, And walked apart, and murmured low"Be merciful to me. a fool !"

Husbond to Friend -

"My wife is two hours late. She has either had an accident, been kidnapped, or she's shopping. Man, I hope she isn't shopping."

The Greot Tree of Cos

On the Island of Cos in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia Minor, stands a great plane tree said to be more than two thousand years old. In its shade St. Paul and St. Luke are said to have rested, and there, too, Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, taught the art of healing more than three hundred years before the birth of Christ. It is reported that the tree, now ponderous with age, has its lower branches fittingly supported with columns of marble.

Whqt Indeed?

A small girl entertaining a visitor while her mother was telephoning, asked politely, "How is your little girl?"

"I'm sorry to say," replied the visitor, "that I haven't a little girl."

"flow is your little boy, then?"

"I haven't a little boy, either."

The child looked suspicious. "Then what are yours?" she inquired.

I Shqll Not Pqss This Woy Agoin

By Eva Rose York

I shall not pass this way againAlthough it bordered be with flowers, Although I rest in fragranf bowers, And hear the singing Of song-birds winging

To highest heaven their gladsome flight; Though moons are full and stars are bright, And winds and waves are softly sighing, While leafy trees make no replying; Though voices clear in joyous strain Repeat a jubilant refrain; Though rising suns their radiance throw On summer's green, and winter's snow fn such rare splendor that my heart Would ache from scenes like these to part; Though beauties heighten, And lifeJights brighten, And joys proceed from every pain,I shall not pass this way again.

Took lr Stroight

A Kentuckian who always closed his eyes when he took a drink of licker, was questioned by a friend as to the why of it. He explained:

"The sight of good licker, suh, always makes my mouth water, suh, and, as I do not like to dilute my drink, I close my eyes."

UNION IUMBER COMPANY'S ]ecenl soles meeting ot Fort Bro99 (ree Poge 28, CLM, 8/15/551 brought oul lhe sizoble group of monogemeni-soles-production personnel in top photo ot right. lefr to right: Bill Niesen. Fort Brogg; Cosper Hexberg, Son Francisco; Bovord Shibley, Ross, Colif.; A. H. Jockson, Los Angeles; John B. Gordon. Sonto Ano; C. R. Johnson, H. P. Plummer, Fort Brogg; C. P. "Bud" Olren, Son Jose; O. R. Johnson, Son Froncisco; J, E. Wdlt, Chicogo; John Groy, Fort Broggt A. l. Hermqnn, Son Froncisco; Dr. George Brother, Fort Brogg; John McCurdy, Chicogo; Mourice Knowles, Fort Brogg; Bill Armstrong. Modesto; Roy E, Shreck, B. J. Voughn, Fort Bragg; A. W. "lqnce" Green, Shermon A, Bishop, Son Froncisco; John L. Jones. New York.

Center pholo shows Abe Jqckson (right), t. A. district soles monoger, ond Kennefh Wrighr, roil ossembly foremon. looking over Crone Three stock which is going lo one of Union's mony Southern Colifornio customers; yeqrs sPent on sevarql produclion iobs were oid to Abe when he took over the Los Angeles orec. Lower photo shows sales deporlment members McCurdy, Olsen, Armslrong, Gordon ond Shibley (for right) with oir yord foremon Clifi Colburg (second from right) reviewing Union's oir seosoning progtqm.

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Harold Knecht, yard manager for Diamoncl Match Company at Santa Rosa, and the Knecht family spent two weeks in August vacationing in the midwest.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Schiel, Jr., of S & S Lumber Co., Los Angeles, spent a r,veekend in mid-August entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Dean Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Creighton Anfinson of Eureka Redwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, aboard the yacht Sans Souci at Catalina Island.

Bob Mathis and John Jenswold, Mathis-Jenswold Hardrvoods, Inc., Oakland, spent two weeks during the latter part of July calling on southern California accounts along u'ith Lew Flaynes, their Southland representative.

Marion Snead, Hedlund I-umber Sales, Inc., and his family returned August 15 from a two-week vacation at Santa Cruz and the nearby mountains. Snead represents Hedlund in the San Joaquin Valley area and resides in Modesto.

Allen E. Boal, former manager of Plyrvood Los Angeles, Inc., has been named urestern region manager of the concern on the Pacific Coast. Art Froehle, for the past few years with Davidson Plyrvood & Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has been appointed to succeecl Boal as district manager. Froehle formerly had charge of national sales for the Davidson firm.

Jim Barron, Sand Door & I'lywood Co. executive, Los Angeles, spent several vveeks of this summer fishing in the Colorado area. While awav Tim and his rvife iust took it easy.

los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Will Open 1955-56 Seoson qf Fox Hills

A real big Hoo-Hoo party has been planr.red for liriday, September 16, by Boris Kutner, incoming Snark, ancl Jerry Essley, retiring president of Los Algeles Hoo-FIoo Clul> 2. The gala event r,vill get underu.ay u'ith the start oi the golf tournament at 10:30 a.m. at the n'orld-fatnous Fox Hills Cor-rntry Ch-rb, Inglervoocl.

At 7:09, members and their guests will attend a well-planned banquet, following which a full line of first class vaudeville entertainment has been booked.

September 9 is the ofhcial date for the beginnirrg oi the lloo-Hoo vear, zlnd this vear plans have been completecl to give local members a chance to joir, in the fun aucl

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frolic right in the international rveek. N'lake your reservations earlv and plan on attending. Call I)Unkirk 2-7942.

Ooklcrnd Hoo-Hoo to Elect Sept. l9

Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39 rviil be firing up the boilers for a ner,v club year at Fishermerr's l'ier ir-r Oakland, Septeml.rer 19. This u.ill mark the close oi :r most successful "NIcCubbin Reign." Bill \IcCubbin, abc.rrrt tri join the honorecl rolls of Oakland past presidents, rvill undoubtedly have a fe\\' pertinent remarks for the attendance and some good pointers for the incoming president.

To further celebrate the occasion, Club 39 rvil1 dig intcr its coffers a"n<l foot the entire ltill for the "Happy Hour" precedir.tg the alu':n's clelicious bancluet at the Pier.

McGluiikin Joins DFPA

A DEPENDABTE SOURCE OF WEIL MANUFACTURED, SEASONED AND GRADED TUMBER AND TUMBER PRODUCTS

TanrrR, WEBSTER & JoHNsoN

ARE MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUIORS OF

y' Sugo, ond Ponderoso Pine Shop ond Selects

/ Sugor ond Ponderoso Pine Bocrds

y' oouglos qnd Whire Fir Shop ond Selects

f oouglcrs ond Whire Fir Dim6nsion qnd Boords

V lncense Cedor Boords

/ Redwood Siding ond Finish

V Ponderoso Pine qnd Fir Mouldings

/ Pine Scsh ond Ponel Doors

Duane G. NlcQuilkir-r has joined the merchandising departmer.rt of tl.re Douglas Fir ]'lv'.r'ood '\ssociation. He conres from lt prer-ious D()st as merchanclisir-rg an<1 zrrlvertising clirector oi the Ar-rderson I-umber Crimpany of OgCen, Utah, a line r.ard u'ith 19 retail yards an'l tn'o mills. D. 13. Sedgrvick, merchanclising director of DFP-\. said that NfcQuilkin's duties u.ill be largely in the are:r of dealer merch;lrdising and u'ill include such activity as point-of-sale displav rnaterials. dealer education materials, dealer mat scrvices ancl dealcr and jobber s:rles promotion aids. \IcQuilkin also u,ill assist <ln dealer and national Do-ItYo'-rrself shou. exhibit programs as l'el1 as ha'rdle special nrarket research type assigrrments.

Ruberoid Eornings Up

Nel'York, N. Y.-Chairmzrn ljerbcrt Abr:Lham of The Ruberoicl Co. reporterl that nct sales in both the secorrcl quarter iLnd irr thc first half of 1955 "broke:rll prior records."

Net earnir-rgs for both perio<ls rvere highcrthan the corresponcling periods firr 1954. Net sales for the first hali of 1955 u,ere $40,424,149, compared to $3.5,370.399 a year earlier, a rise of I1.3/,.. Net eamilrgs after taxes rvere $1,992,732 ag-ainst $1,9()1J.388 in the first six months of 195.1. In the second cluarter, net sales rvere $23,783,325, :tn increzise of l6.5lt over the 19.5-1 quarter, and net earnings of $1,347,133 rvcre ul) 21.9%.

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Bolonced Service includes the procurement ond distribution of oll West Coosl lumber producls. Buying offices in producing oreos give the trode o complete one-cqll service.

Faster, more economical sheathing of u,alls an<l roofs is prissible rvith a ne\\' type of Douglar fir plyu,oocl manufactured u.ith :r tol-lgrlelrn<l-groove edge, reports HOUSE ct HONIIi, magazine of the homebuilding industry (August issue). Self-supporting tongue-andgroove joints can be allou.ed to occur at any point, eliminating tl.re need for szrrving panels so joints u'ill occttr only over studs or joists, the magazine explains.

One of the best informed men in fhe lumber indusiry supervises producfion quolity for TW&J. Strict odherence to grode ond moisture conlenl is ossured by rigid inspection ond cerfified groders.

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The Originol Crysiol Cleor Plostic Spor-noiurol finish in gloss or semi-gloss. Beouiifies ond protects inside ond outside.

Perfecied REDWOOD FINISH-Now foriified with oddition of SRO-l0l for greoter durobility. Also mode in cleor ond colored.

These Redwood Finishes ore best by test. Contoins no Rosin. Mqde exclusively of heot treoted oils.

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Sqn Frqncisco Hoo-Hoo to Resume Activities September 2O

Bor.ard Shil;1er-. Presi<lent of S:Lrr Fr:incisco Hoo-Hoo Club 9, has :rr-rrroLrrrced the resrrr.nlrtiorr of Club 9 activities after tl're usu:1l strmmer vacution. 'l'he conring nrccting u'il1 be held Tucscla1. evening, Septcmlrer 20, zrt ltickev's Stoneston'n. All members are urge<l to attencl this allimportant meeting, u'hich n'i1l ieaturc li "non-railroacl" election of officers ar-rcl ciirectors for the conting clulr vcar.

In adclition to the electiot-ts, the eveninr: pros-rlinr n'ill Itlso ir-rclrtcle :r firsthancl, "blou--ltv-1r1on'" accorrnting o{ the 195.5 Iloo-Hoo annual at Detrr.rit, ancl ;L report lry Herlr Schaur, Jr., on the progress being made in arranging Salr Iintncisco's trational 1956 Hoo-Hoo a,nnu:rl. Sch:rur, -f r., is getrer:1l ch:tirmru-t oi San Frzrncisco's first Iloo-FIoo irttrtrr:Ll since the tlavs oi I'rcsicler-rt \\-ilson. so the Northcrn C'lrlifornia lumlrcr ir:rternitl is rcullv getting behincl this onc t() insttre;l tolll)cr irt lLll rc-l,ects.

Also conring r1l) soolr after the September 20 meeting is the Sarr Francisco Hoo-[Too llounclup, to be held this vezrr ()n the evcnins oi ( )ctolrer 7 tt the Surf Clulr, near the Cliff Honse in S:rrr Fralrcisco. Hugh I'essner, West Coast Timber I'roclucts -'\gency, is general chairnran oi the annual blast :rnd u'ill lre zrssisterl bv Ilob Hoocl, of Tarter, \\'ebster & Jlrhnsrln, 11c

Aborigine lumber fo Expond

A $100,000 e-rpansi, )n l)r( )grllnr \\'us ;r.111r()111-rccrl lrv olhcials of the Aborigine I-umber Co. for its Iiort 13ragg. Calif., plant.

Mortin Box Opens Lumber Division

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facturing end of the business and will have charge of all shipping, inventorr'. billing and office management.

In activating thc ne\\' <.rperation, rvhich u'ili include rvholesale distribution of all sof trvoods, mouldings and plyrvoods, the Southern California management u,ill be assisted by Bill \\rilder, sales manager for the lttmber division of The Martin Brothers ISox Company, at Oakland and Sutherlin, C)reson, mills. \\rilder rvill assist in the organization of sales and procurement and rn'ill rvork closely rvith C)rval Paul and George Myers, it rn''as announced. He is lvell knou'n throughout Pacific Coast distribution circles and, prior to joininq the Martin organization 10 years ago, conducted his or.,'n u,holesale lumber distributing company. He brings a rvorld of experience to the nerv operation and will aid it greatly in getting things underu'ay, according to Orval Paul.

In addition to senvicing the various cities and comlnunities throughout Southern California, The Martin Brothers Box Company lumber division rvill also ship its lumber products to the eastern and middle-r'vestern markets, Paul declared.

The lumber clivision of the firm will specialize in carload shipments of moulding and siding, including finished lumber products, to all eastern cities.

"We expect to build a service organization second to none," Paul said, "and lve feel confident 1\'e have the sources of supply. and the experienced personnel, to make

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this possible," he continued. The Compton plant is located at Alameda and Del Amo Boulevard, adjacent to tl-re Long Beach Freeway. It is one of the largest operations of its kind in Southern California.

'Keep Green' Deql for Tourisfs

Every California tourist who stops at any of the 48 motor courts carrying the sign "Travelodge" during this summer fire season will be hancled "Keep California Green" literature, and special fire danger areas for that region will be pointed out. The idea originated with R. B. Cozzens of Santa Rosa, managing owner of the Santa Rosa Travelodge and charter member of the Santa Rosa Circle of the Redwood Region Conservation Council.

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Empire Hoo-Hoo qt Brook Trails

Despite a recent fire at Brook Trails Resort, near Willits, Redwood Empire I{oo-Hoo Club 65 held its August 12 meeting at the damaged resort, and ended up by having one of the finest meetings of the year. Leo Hulett, of Willits Redwood Products; lvas chairman of the successful meeting, which featured a real vr'estern barbecue, complete with tables and bar outside.

The next meeting of the Redwood Empire Hoo-Hoo will be September 9 at Fort Bragg with the lJnion Lumber Company. Follorving that, the club will hold its big annual Concat October 14. Persons wishing applications for nerv Kittens, please contact Duane Bennett, Mead Clark Lumber CJompany, Santa Rosa.

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Helicopters in Service to Fighr '55 Fires; Aims Told

Forest Fire Roundtoble

liureka, Calif.-The current forest fire season has started out to be the u'orst in many years, according to opinions expressecl by leading region fire-fighters at the fourth annual Forest Fire Roundtable this stlmlner. The ltoundtable u'as sPcinsored by the Fire Preventiou committee of the Redrvood Region Conservation cottncil for the purpose of cliscussing current fire protection problems, according to Glen T)eitz, Nortl.rern Redu,ood Lumber Company, Korbel, committee chairman.

On the day the Roundtable was being held, 21 new forest fires broke out in Humboldt county from lightning strikes, starting off a possible explosive situation very early in the season.

In a discussion of current fire protection planning by logging operators, John Yingst of Simpson Redrvood Compan1., Klamatl.r, said that all rvoods operators rvere exercising extreme caution this year, rvith fire tools already out on the job and in some cases in use.

Reporting for the State f)ivisirin of Forestry in llumboldt and Del Norte counties, Ranger \\rilliam Siler of Fortuna said that the division had abottt the same number of regtrlar fire-fighting personnei this year, but that their forces had been reinforced rvith 30 tnen from the High Rock honor camp in southern l{trnrboldt. In addition, l-re said, 175 more trainecl fire fighters \\iere available from San Quentin prison if needed.

Fire dispatcher Earl N'Iadray of Six Rivers National Forest, Errreka, reported that the Six Rivers forest had already been harcl hit by lightning frres and that all available fire fighters u.ere out rvorking. He saicl, hor.vever, that Six Rivers had experienced a decline in man-caused fires during the past four years from 30 in 1951 to only 11 last year. Horvever, one fire caused by a carelesslytossed match or cigarette, has burned 300 :rcres in the Willorv Creek sector.

Dailv fire l'eather forecasts to netvspapers, radios, and men in the u'oods rvill be resumed in the Klamath, Eureka, Ukiah, and Fort Bragg areas of the Redu,ood Region, accortling to a report from the RRCC Fire Prevention committee. F'orecasts were startecl immediateiy, and will outline daily forest fire danger compile<l from relative humidity, temperature, rvind velocity, fuel ruoisture, and other factors.

Helicopter service rvill be available in the nortir coast area immediately for fire fighting and other uses, zrccording to Rae llou,ry of Coast Air Service, Arcata. Horvry said that a $45,000 helicopter lvill be available from Coast starting this year for fire patrol and transportation of fire fighters and equipment into otherrvise inaccessible areas, thus saving many hours rvhere fires are in rrrgged terrain arvay from roads.

Stuart Schick, State Division of Forestry fire prevention offrcer from Santa Rosa, outlined legal responsibilities of rvoods oDerators rvith relation to forest fires. Fred

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Lander.rberger, Redrvood Region Conservation council field representative of Eureka, outlined current Keep The Redu'ood ltegion Green fire prevention material available from the RRCC, official coordinators of the Keep Green program in the Redrvood region of California.

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Exponds Mill Fqcilities

According to Frerl Schiel, presiclent of the S & S Lumber Comp:ury, I)ol.ney, California, tl"re nen' Yates-Amcricar-r r-natcher u.hich the company accluirerl last rnonth urill increase the conrpanl' mill procluctior-r over 3ooi6. The moriern ne\\r ur-rit is geared to handle in excess of a quarter of a rnillion feet per shift. The high speed capacity of the niatcher is approximately 500 boarcl feet pcr nrinutc, but comparry ofhcials declarecl selclom u'oulci it be necessar)' t() ()I)erate on sttch a" fast pro<lttction scheclu'le.

During the past several years S & S has shou.n a steady grou,th in the remanufacturing field in Southern Califcirnia. This modern rnill operation now has 10 units of rnachinery, rvhich includes matchers, stickers, re-sau's anrl cutoff sas's. It rerlttires the services of four lift-trucks ancl tn'o carriers to keep the material movir.rg to and from the mill.

S & S is locatecl in the industrial area of eastside Los Angeles on a 10-car spur of the Soutirern I'acific. Every modern facility is applied in the handling of loading and unloading, r'vith a minimrrm of lost motion a.nd time, according to Fred Schiel, Jr., vice-president of operations for the c()ncern.

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If you have a demand for top quality dry lumber, priced for a competitive market, then V/lN-DRl h lor You! Production of our 2o-mill group is second to none, 'W'e can fill anv demand vou can create. and keep it coming on schedule. No dinger of being left "bigb atod. dry" with WIN-DRI! rWrite or phone for details.

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New Dodge High

Contract awards for future construction in the 37 states east of the Rockies as measured by the Dodge Reports set a new high record for any July. The total .ras $2,271,537,000, up 24qo from July 1954.

Hordwood Flooring Demond R.eoched All-time High in | 954

Hardlvood flooring demand, as reflected in shiprnents frorn the nation's major producing areas, reached an all-tirne high in 1954. Executive Vice-President Henry H. Willins of the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association reported that output of more than 1 billion 90 million board feet in the Southern and Appalachian regions was l3/o greater than in 1953 and 64 million board feet above the'previous peak attained in the record home building year of 1950.

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THIS is rhe Clough lumber "friple Throot" Seryic Policyond we cre equipped to give our cuslomercqnd their needs - the fype of oftention thol builds repeot businesr, We hcve the Copocity to 3erye youqnd serve you Well. Our Mills qre shipping Cluolity |tlotariol, so regordless of the Quontity you need, iust Cqll lhe Wholesqle Dirlributor who hqs rhe lnventory ond Experienced People to serve YOU ond Serve You WEl[!

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The first seven months set a new high for that period, $14,254,308,000, up ffis lrom 1954. It fell only a shade short of matching the first nine months of last year when the total was $14,477)81,000. Nonresidential led the way in percentage gains over last year. For July the residential total r,vas $959,02O,000, up 2fl6 from July 1954.

USP Soles Highesr

United States Plywood Corporation sales for the three months ended July 31 amounted to $48,900,000, the highest for anv quarter in the corporation's history, S. W. Antoville, president, announced in New York.

In Koreq Job

Carl G. Lans, El Cerrito, California. architect and builder, has been appointed technical director of the building industry's "Homes For Korea." He plans to fly to Seoul arcrund September 7 to start construction work.

"Inspection Manual for Structural Glued Laminated Lumber," is available from the.{merican Institute of Timber Construction, 1757 K Street, N.W., Washington 6 D.C., at $2 per copv.

Enjoy your smoke, but put it out in a snuffer ashtray. Keep the Redu,ood Region Green.

'fhe two regions account for more than 90c/a of the nation's hardwood flooring supply. Approximately 95/o of their volurne is oak, the bulk of which is used in new home construction.

"'fhe record output," Willins saicl, "indicates a significant trend in nelv drvelling construction. E,vidently the average home is utilizing more oak flooring and a greater percentage of houses are being equipped with oak floors.

"Housing starts in 1950 numbered 1,396,000, or l5o/o more than the 1,215,500 in 1954. Yet hardwood flooring shipments last year were 6/o greater. The 1954 output was equivalent to 896.9 board feet per new dwelling unit, a rise of nearly 22c/o over the 735-foot figure in 1950."

Oak floors have been growing steaclily in popularity for many years, particularly since the end of World War II. Willins added. "Last year's shipments," he said, "represent a rather accurate barometer of this mounting preference among home builders and buyers for floors of oak.

"fn exceeding the 1953 volume by l2B tr-rillion feet the 1954 record showed a 3%t gain on a dwelling unit basis. Output of approximately 962 million feet in 1953 was equiv;rlent to

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Redwood in sizes to 12" x 12" - lengths to 24'

Planer capacity lor surlacing up to 24" x24"

Remanufacturing facilities for resawing up to 34" x34"

871 feet for each of the 1,103,800 dwelling starts that year.

"Average annual output in the five years prior to 1954 was equivalent to 815.8 feet per housing start. The 1954 record topped that by l0%."

Willins attributed r.nuch of the soaring demand for oak floors to the fact that builders generally are now operating in a buyers' market. Seeking to include quality features that will attract purchasers quickly, more contractors are offering floors of oak as a selling Point.

Gqrden Grove Going Ahecrd

Garden Grove, Calif.-A total of 4103 permits issued this year at $41,795,860. There rvere 535 $5.531.072.

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Hqrdwood Flooring Council Elects

Robert V. Henry, Floor Corp. of America, Inc., rvas named president of tl.re Hardn'oocl Flooring Council of Southern California, to succeed J. H. Neece. Nerv directors are Janres J. Cline and H. G. Roane. Burt Galleher of the Galleher Hard.,vood Co., Los Angeles, was the first president oi the tu'o-year-old Council.

SCRTA Enrolls Perry Door Co.

The l'erry Door Company, Burbank, has been enrolled as an associate member of the Southern California Retail Lumber Association by Duane Garvin, manager of the Hammond Lumber Company's retail line vard in East Pasadena.

|88,OOO Homemokers Throng 3rd Annuol Do'lt-Yourself Show

Bqck

wos l0' long, 8' high; obove fireploce is fropic Blox (t6"x15" precirion cul porquet squores of Boyloun ribbon-grcin mohogony), Zombowqll on eiiher side, Boyloun f-G ponels on side wolls. ceiling I x6 Eoyloun white mohogony in egg-crote sryle. The exhibii commqnded oulstanding otfeniion ond Southwest Plywood donoted o box of Tropic Blox eoch night, which winners were to pick up dt one of the three yords ond possibly buy other needs. After the rhow, one cu3tomer wenl lo Firher's to gel o dupliccte of rhe woll, ond cll three yords developed nice moiling lists; outsideoreo nomes were lurned over for distriibution to yards neorer tha prospecls to Jqck Pollord, Sourhwest Plywood presidenl, who soys rhqr thir boorh ir qvsiloble for similqr use by yords in lhe areo, or on lheir own premises, during fhe nerl few months.

Lumber deelers and manufacturers who participated in Ted Bentley's 3rd annual Southern California Do-ItYourself Shorv at Los Ar-rgeles' Pan Pacific auditorium, July 2l-23, are no\\' looking forrvard to the forthcoming Northern Californi;L shou' ancl next year's L.A. shon after meeting rvith outstanrlir.rg success, said Producer Bentley.

This year's giant shou' attracted more than 188,000 doit-yourselfers, manv of rvhom placed orders l'ith dealers. and others \vho \yere directecl to dealers througl-r associations. C)ne of the man)- exhil)itors rvho met u'ith otltstanding success \\'as Hu11 Brothers I.umber Co., according to Lee White, tl're company's representative.

Receiving rvide a-ttention at the shou' was the Douglas

QUEEN OF IHE DO-IT-YOURSEIF SHOW-TV Sror Down Oney visired the Chesnen Inc., booth to see whqt the show-stoppin, ruckur wcr obout qnd stoyed to tesf the Chesney ,,Speed Clomp,, Ssw Horse Brockels, o fovored disploy by thousonds of viritors who found the grippers mcke o sowhorse slrong enough to support on elephont. Alen ond mony hondywomen bought the producl in ruch numbers thoi octuol soles of brqckets were holted on the fifth doy of the show rill more help could be mustered to ftll order blonkr. Fir Plyrvood Association Golden Jubilee Do-It-Yourself llouse. A large variety of fir plyrvood, including the nerv Mok6, was used throughout the house. Other items included Texture One-I,,1even, High Density Overlaid Fir I'lyu'ood, I)lyScorcl Fir Plyu,69d Sheathing and Relief Grain Fir Plyrvood.

Other lumber comparlies :rmong the 524 exhibitors in the shorv includcd Blanchard, Fisher, Arcadia, L. S. plywood, Whiting-N{er.d ancl Sierra Lun-rber, Nhose beautiful Shan-Tong received r-ide attention.

Hand and power tools. l-allpaper, paint and floor cover-

ROBERT S. OSGOOD

','''.

THREE RETAtt YARDS-Fisher Lumber Co., Sonto Monico; Blonchsrd lumber Co., Nodh Hollywood, qnd Arcodiq lumber Co., leosed fhis booth ot the show provided Southwest Plywood Corp., lnglewood, wholescle distributors of decorotive woods, would hondle rhe disploy. Southwest ogreed ond went oll-out.

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ings lvere other products in the show which met with success. Two of the show's more popular special attractions were the Cut-Away Rooms, which showed how different products are applied and how they looked when completed, and the Do-It-Yourself Clinics, which covered more than 20 clifferent subjects and informed visitors to the show how to correctly do various jobs around the home.

The Northern California Do-It-Yourself Show will be held from November lO-2O at the Oakland Exposition Building.

Deoler Clinics ot NRLDA Exposition

(Continued from Page 4) small dealers in selling the fdrm trade. Analysis by farm experts of farmers' construction needs and preferences and the types of service farmers expect from dealers. Economies to be obtained from pole construction and of the part well-planned buildings play in successful farming.

Mortgage Money and Consumer Credit. Complete, detailed explanation of the step-by-step handling of new home and home improvement financing, starting with tested sales promotional techniques, processing of applications, filling out forms for both FHA Title I and Title Il and VA loans, avoiding common errors, closing the sale, and following loans through to final approval.

Appropriate portions of clinic materials will be published for dealers to take home for the benefit of other members of their organizations and to give them a record of the factual information they have received.

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Within eight years the flou' of population to California will make this state the most populous of the 48, Elmer S. Nelson, vice-president, Long Beach Aeromotive, fnc., told 300 members of the Los Angeles Bar Association at a Biltmore hotel luncheon recently. He said Southern California's 11 counties rvill benefit most from the coming population shifts and urged young attorneys to locate along the Ramona freervay and its extension, rvhere he said the biggest expansion will take place in the next five years; he also urged them to investigate the possibilities near Oxnard. Nelson added that the Los Angele-. metropolitan area, Miami, Fla., and Houston, Tex., rvill be tl-re three districts to benefit most from the population changes.

Carl M. Frisen, research technician for population studies of the California State Department of Finance, told the 36th annual convention of the Pacific Division of the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science. in Lo:; Angeles recently that by July 1955 California's population may exceed 17,000,000 to make it the largest state in the nation. If not by 1965, he said, the Golden state u'ill certainly attain the distinction by 1970. In addition to population shifts, he cited the current mortality rates and life expectancies in his calculations. As to migration, the expert said 1,500,000 new residents have entered California since 1950.

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George Hqqs Joins Bonnington

Jerry and Brian Bonnington, of l3onnington Lumber Company in San Francisco, announce the additior-r of Gecirge C. Haas to the Bonnington sales force on August 1. Haas will work out of the rvholesale lumber concern's San Francisco office. He gained his sawmill experience rvith \\rest Coast Sarvmills, Inc., at Garberville. and rvith the Trimble Lumber Company of Briceland. Haas n'as also u'ith tl,e Carnation Company in Oakland and rose to the position of sale:; manager.

Tl.re Bonnington I-umber Company force also includes Craig Gaflney, lvho resides in Fresno and covers the San Joaquin Valley and lower Coast Counties areas; Jim McKillop, rvho resides in Sacramento and covers the Sacramento Vallev. an<l Art l3ergstrom, buyer, who works out of Eugene, Oregon.

Pre-Fob Home Sqles Show Hike

Lafayette, Ind.-National Hornes Corp. expects a 36lp increase in prodrrction over 1954 this year. President James R. Price said a record 9,658 pre-fab units in 1955's first six months put sales at $25,074,953, compared to 7,534 units in last year's first half. He said they are estimating 27,500 units as this yea.r's total output, against last year's 20,n3.

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The State Board of Forestry met August 2527 to observe logging and other forest practices in Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties. The board toured Jackson State -Forest as a forest management demonstrational area. A morning business meeting was held at Ft. Bragg August 26. During the afternoon the board visited several logging operations. August27, the Board of Forestry toured the Simpson Logging Company operations in the Klamatl-r River region of Del Norte county.

Upson Anniversory

Founded in 1910 by Charles A. and W. Harrison Upson, Jr., in Lockport, N. Y., The lJpso;r Company, manufacturer of laminated wood fiber panels, is observing the 45th anniversary of its organization. Upson pioneered in numerous firsts in the dry-built constrrlction field and was the first to come out with a four-ply, kiln-dried, water-proofed, surface fillecl u.allboard.

Brewster Moves To L. A. Office

Lyle Brewster, wellknou,n Southern California lumberman, has moved his wholesale sales offices from Santa Ana to 425 S. Western Ave. in Los Angeles. The nen' operation will be known as Lyle Brewster & Associates.. The telephone number w'ill be DUnkirk 3-8798.

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Rex Oxford Stqrts Own Wholesole lumber Concern

Rex Oxford, above, Ior the past ten years in lumber sales in Los Angeles, has established his own wholesale organization there with offices at 4068 Crenshaw Blvd.

Following the close of World War II, with a discharge as first lieutenant, U. S. Army, in his right hand, Oxford started his lumber career under the guidance of George Clough with the former San Pedro Lumber Company. He has been in lumber sales since that time, most recently on the staff of Ray Hill Lumber Co.

Rex Oxford has been active in the wood products industry and also in I.os Angeles Hoo-Hoo circles for the past decade. His nelv offices are located in heart of the south-

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35oth Terrible fwenty Tourney Held

Our 350th T.T.T. r'as held at \\,rilshire Country Club July 26, and Wilshire was at its best. Alcorn handled the affair and did very u,e1l indeed, except he upset a rnarried woman on South A.i'enue 51 by giving the members the wrong telephone number on the notice for the tournament. She got rniqhty sick of talking to T.T. members, and none of the fellorvs made any headr,vay as she said she loved her husband. (I sent her fir-e pounds of candy that Alcorn paid for..,t

George Ryness 'n'on the tournament 85-18-67, rvith Clarence Bohnhoff in second place 88-20-68. Carsten Woll let business interfere rvith his golf (an eastern V.P. in town) so Doug Disney came over to officiate. Doug didn't play golf but will be back playing soon.

The next tournament $ras at Virginia Country Club on August 16 with Burt Galleher acting as host.-H. M. Alling.

Anoheim Building Sering Record

Anaheim, Calif.-Building permit valuations for 1955's first seven months soared to a record-breaking $32,636,907, rvhich is only $1,500,000 short o{ all 1954, nhich set an alltime construction record, and compares to $14,381,903 through JuJy 1954. This July's permits ri-ere $4,136,201; of 310 permits, 259 rvere for drvelling units.

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Block Diqmond Lumber Co. Adds Bockmier to Stqff

Mead B. Kibbey, sales manager of the Black Diamond Lumber Company in Sacramento, announces the addition of Ralph Bockmier to the sales staff. Bockmierivill be handling Los Angeles and eastern accounts from the Black Diamond office and yard at 7701 ITth Ave. in Sacramento. Bockmier formerlv had been with the L. B. Garrett Lumber Company, Seattle wholesalers, and prior to that had operated his own planing mill in Oregon. He received his initial lumber training with his father, Ralph Bockmier, Sr., who was active in lumber cir,cles in the Spokane area.

Copitol Plywood, Socrnmenlo, Adds Mcln

John Bosick, manager of the Capitol Plywood rvarehouse in Sacramento, announces the addition of Al Bray to the Capitol Plywood sales force. Bray will be servicing retail yard accounts in the upper San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento area.

In addition to Bosick and Bray, C. R. "Skip" 'Whitmore is also active on Capitol Plywood's sales force. Whitmore's territory includes most of Northern California, 'excluding the Greater Bay area and the Sacramento territory.

NAHB Now in Housing Cenler

Washington 6, D.C.-The National Association of Home Builders, after 10 years at 1028 Connecticut Ave., N.\M., is now at its new home in the National Housing Center here. 1625 L St.. N.W. Official dedication ceremonies for the handsome new Center will be held in October.

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Reflector Signs Promote Lumber Industry in Northern Cqlifornio

The Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California has distributed to its membership bumper reflector signs promoting the theme, "See Your Lumber & Building Material Dealer FIRST."

Jack F. Pomeroy, association executive vice-president, hopes that soon every truck and vehicle belonging to lumber dealers and their employes will bear this reminder to the public so that when they think of repairing, remodeling and building, they will remember to see their lumber dealer first.

This association public relations activity follows closely on the highly successful program which saw over 200,000 copies of the booklet, "So You're Going to Build," distributed to customers and potential customers by Northern California's lumber merchants.

The bumper signs are 20 inches long by five inches wide and in brilliant red letters say: "RepairingRemodelingBuilding? See Your Lumber and Building Material Dealer FIRST!"

LIi,IANC Signs Two More Members

Jack Pomeroy of the Lumber Merchants Assn. of Northern California announces the addition of two more firms to the ever-increasing LMANC rolls. The new members are Gibson Lumber Company, Merced-Jack Gibson, manager, and the Wisnom Lumber Company, San Mateo-Al Miller, manager.

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Building Mqferiqls Corovqn To Begin Nqtion-Wide Tour

Washington, D.C.-I'lans for a gala premiere shorving of the Producers' Council's Caravan of Qualitl' Building Products and Modular Application have been announced by the organization's president, William Gillett. Tl-re event rvill take place September 7 and 8 in Chicago at the Palmer House, rvhen this $200.000 traveling materials and ecluipment exhibition rn'ill begin a seven-months tour which will take it from coast to coast over a 25,000-mi1e itir-rerary rvith showings in 35 other major cities.

Forty-five exhibits displaying the products of 43 manulacturers and trade associations r,vill be transported in a specially constructed van-the largest allou.able on the highr,vays. A three-man crew will travel rvith the show. With the help of local labor, they r.r,ill be able to erect and dismantle the exhibition in less than eight hours.

Viewing this vear's Caravan at each of its shou'ings rvill be an invited audience of architects, builders, contractors, dealers, engineers and government buyers and specifiers. Each shorving tvill be sponsored locally by one of the Council's 36 chapters. N{any new materials, new ideas and new application techniques rvill be displayed. Several firms have planned exhibits rvhich will show application of materials dimensioned by the modular system.

Caravan committee chairman John Moore, U. S. Plywood Corp., has invited to witness the first shorving over 1,100 arclritects, 63O engineers, 1500 home builders, 745 contractors and 725 lumber dealers.

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D. L. "Del" Pugh, owner of the Sierra-Nevada Pine Company, recently established Sacramento whoiesale lumber concern, has moved his offices into larger quarters at 2010 Broadway in Sacramento. The phone number has been changed to HUnter 6-7254. The mailing address remains-P.O. Box 1916, Sacramento 9.

Pugh, formerly 'ir,ith Black Diamond Lumber Company, established his orvn business earlier this year. The firm features direct mill shipments of ponderosa pine, sugar pine, Douglas fir, 'ivhite fir, cedar and redwood.

South Boy lumber Go. Exponds

Harold M. Frodsham, head of South Bay Lumber Co. at llawthorne, Calif., has installed a new rotary telephone system to better serve the L. A. redwood and custom milling customers of the wholesale yard. From Los Angeles, the nerv phone number is ORegon 8-2268. From the Southern section, the phone will continue to be OSborne 6-2261, and from San Diego: ZF.nith 2261.

South Bay has also newly paved the front of its yard. And, to handle its grorving business, the company has extended its railroad sDur to accommodate three more cars.

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\\rendell Robie, nrember of the State Board of Forestry, Auburn, Calif., reports that a "very pleasant experience" was this year's Lake Tahoe-Auburn Trail Ride held August 5-7 under the auspices of the Sacramento Courlty Horsemen's Assn., the Auburn-Sierra Rangers and the Donner Trail Blazers. For 100 miles, the riding trail over the Sierra from -A.uburn to Lake Tahoe travels a beautiful scenic, historic country 'whose natural conditions are almost the samc as 100 years ago.

One party left August 5 with overnight camps at Robinson's Flat and Rucky Chucky, another overnight group left August 6, and the hardiest group rode the trail in one day August 7. All three Trail Rider groups returned to the Auburn Fairgrounds on the last night.

Home-o-R,qnrq Set for Sepl. I O

San Bernardino'sr show of homes, the Home-o-Rama, sponsored by the San Bernardino chapter of the Building Contractors Association of Calif., will be held in conjunction with Nationa! Home Week starting September 10, Gordon Fields, San Bernardino president, announced. Twelve builders from San Bernardino county harre nearly completed construction at 46th and Genevieve in San Bernardino, this year's location for the home shorv.

"Viern ed by over 100,000 people last year, this year's show anticipates a larger crowd," Fields said. Builders participating in this year's Home-o-Rama include Thompson Lumber Co.. San Bernardino.

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Mony Mills Diverting to Trucks In Serious Freight-Cqr Shortoge

San Francisco.-Philip Farnsworth, manager of the California Redwood Association, last montl-r described the sl.rortage of freight cars for hauling lumber on the Pacific Coast as "dreadful." Sherman Bishop, sales manager of Union Lumber Co. here, says 25/o of its Calfornia shipments are going by truck this year, compared to l5/o last year. Robert Caldwell, sales manager for Hammond l-umber Co. here, reported his firm is shipping I0/o more of its output than last year to markets as distant as Chicago by truck.

Johnson Joins Superior ot Sqcto

Chuck Johnson, formerly with Winton Lumber Sales Company in Sacramento, joined the sales staff of Superior Lumber Sales Company August 1, according to C. K. "Ken" Rose, managing partner of the firm. Johnson will be u'orking in Superior's Sacramento offices at 926 Jay Building.

Johnson has been active in the pine, redwood and fir industries for the past 10 years. He was originally associated with Southrvest Lumber Mills, Inc., McNary, Arizona, and later spent several years with the A. K. Wilson Co. of Compton. California.

Auburn, Calif.--William Buettner, sales American River Pine Lumber Co. here, half interest in A&B Lumber Sales, Inc., San Francisco.

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All inquiries regarding NE\7 PRODUCTS, New Literature or booklets and other items mentioned in this section should be addressed to THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, Room 508, loS West 6th St., Los Angeles 14. Your inquiries will be promptly forwarded by us to the manufacturer or distributor, who will then answer your inquiries direct.

New Royol Dutch Plostic Stucco Point

Itoyal Dutch Plastic Stucco Paint is strictly a new product in the paint industry and an all-oil base paint tl-rat contains no rosin or water. It may be used on stucco, rvood, plaster or metal, and has been formulated in the Security Paint I\{anufacturing Co. I-os Angeles plant f ollorving several months' research. It is made from highly Polymerized Oils to give tire utmost in durability and elastic qualities necessary to insure a long-lasting paint job for your customers.

This ner,v paint product is extremely resistant to sunlight, moisture or mildeu'. Comes ready to apply r.vith roller, brush or spray gul1. This Plastic Stucco l'aint sold only by Security is rugged in every detail and dirt stains may be easily removed rvith water.

It is produced in r,vhite and eight modern colors and, n'hen applied, goes on evenly and shows no laps or brush marks. Ask about this nerv plastic coating for all interior or exterior uses.

New Soles Aid for Deolers

Norv available f ree of charge to dealers-a Sisalkraft literattrre display rack approximatell' 19" x 13" in three colors. Pockets available for samples anci foiders (also supplied). N{ade of rigid board rvith easel-also punched for hansinrr. \\r-rite American Sisalkraf t Corporation, AiileLoro. fIess.

"Regol Rqdiqnl" Joins Dexter Line

The Regal ltzrdiant, a solid brass lock u'ith a star escutcheon, is the latest adclition to Dexter's neu, Regal lir-re of locks. Just introdrrced, the Radiant l)esign Tie Bolt Keyin-Knob Set has a 5" backset and a cast esctrtchecrn 7 f" wt<le and 10" high. I)exter has made the lock available u'ith pin or disc tumbler cylinder. and deadlocking or spring latch. Like all Dexter Tie Bolt locks, the Radiant design features the "bu1lnose bolt" for easy latching and positive locking. The lock's exterior is solid brass ; interior parts are cold-rolled steel. Installation requires only a lsf" hole through the door, and the lock can be installed on either a right or left hand doorvuithout disassembly.

Attractive mounted displays in decor:rtor red, blue, green, or ivorv are available for dealers.

Willism 5. Dchlem (lefi) ond Jome: Toltersoll, pdrtnels in Security Royol Dutch Pqint illonufocturing Co,, disploy con of their new Plostic Stucco Poinf.

The Roycl Dutch boys (rop lefr) ond Rudy Mellinot (top righr), Sccurity's chemicol enginecr, cpply the new Plartic Stucco Point product by brush. Bottom left shows foctory ond. iighr, Mclinot opplying product by roller.

Plcnter-Rock R.eody

A novel "sampling" program to acquaint more consumers 'rvith t1.re natural wood beauty and advantages of factory-finished Craftrvall paneling and uncover live prospects for dealers is being launched by the Roddis l'lyrvood Corp., Nfarshfield, Wis. Through its rrational advertising in mass consumer publications. Roddis is offering an attractive comlrination planter and spoon rack of genuine, factory-finished cherry Craftwall as a decorator and gift item. Price of the l2-inch by l8-inch rack, rvhich can be ordered only by mail, is $3.95, plus 35 cents postage. This is less than half the price for similar items of comparable quality non, on the market and is made possible by Roddis' desire to acquaint more of the public rvith the natural wood beauty of Craftwall paneling, u'hich is available in nine handsome u'oods including mahogany, oak, birch, maple, elm, walnut, blonde limba and knotty pine.

The planter and spoon rack can be ordered by mail only (check or money order enclosed) from: Roddis Plywood Corporation, Dept. P-401, Marshfield, Wis.

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George Clough entertair-red a group of lumbermen aboard his yacht, the 7 C's. on a u'eekend trip to Catalina last month. Included in the p:lrtv \\,ere NIr. and X{rs. Dean Jones, Eureka Redrvood Lur.r.rber Ccimpany, Creighton Anfinson, F-ureka Re<lrvood salesman, and his rvife, and Fred Schiel, Jr., and Mrs. Schiel of S. and S. Redrvood Company, Dou.rrev, Calif. Mary Grant greeted the group ttpon arrival at the Islancl and returned to the mainland n'ith thenr follon.ing a big picnic at the cove.

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Art Anderson, R. F. Nikkel Company, Sacramento, ancl N'Irs. Anderson spent the last tu,o u'eeks of July vacationing in the east. Hor'vever, the main purpose of the trip

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rvas tci attenci a family reunion, the first in several decades, in honor of the elder Andersons' golder-r u'eclding anniversary celebration at Granville, Il1.

Jack Pomeroy, execrltive r.ice-presicler-rt of the I,NIANC in San I.-rancisco, attended thc meeting of the mar.r:rging officers of the federated associations of the NRLI).\ at the Hotel Sherrlan, Chicago, August 15-17. I:'omerci,r' is also currently chairman of the grottp.

John Northam, manager of Harbor I'lyu,oocl C'orporation of Southern California, returnecl from San Francisco and points north, u'here he spent ser.era'l da1's or-r lrrrsiness outlining promotion and sales campaigns for the fall an<l r,vinter months.

Ken Bowes, sales manager oi \\rinton l-unrber Salcs Co., Sacramento, spent the first r,veek of Arrgust caliing on n"ril1 connections in Oregon. N{aking the trilr u.ith Ilou.es were Dick Merritt, Winton's Bay area marr, and Dick Johnson, Winton Lumber Sales Company's Dallas representative.

Lou Weidner, retired generai superintendent of Ii. J. Stanton & Son, Inc., Los Angeles. and X'{rs. \\reidner entertained a group of lumbermen and engineers ar-rrl their rvives on the evening of August 14. Follou.ing a bcautiful buffet dinner the guests danced until the n'ee snrall hours in the gala decorated patio of the South l':rsadena residence,

Harry Bremner, Il. F. Nikkel Con.rpany, rctrrrned to Sacramento August 15 after spending a rveek in Los Angeles on business.

Lt.-Col. David W. Brant returnecl to his lumlrer selling job rvith Harold A. New, Pasadena r'vholesale lumber concern, last month follox'ing a tour of active duty at Fort MacArthur. Dave spends his vacation each year rvith the army reserve and holds his high rank follol'ing his tour of duty in \\rorld War II on the staff of General Taylor, present U. S. Army chief of staff.

Wendell Paquette, Lumber Sales Co., San Francisco, and the Paquette family spent the rveek of August 22 yacationing in Lake county.

Virgil Howard, Los Angeles nlanager for Lumber Mill & Supply Company, spent several days recently at the general offices of the firm in Roser,ille, Calif. During his stay. visits r,vere made to various suppliers of the n,holesale concern rvith Ted Hoyt and Bill Belau.

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Les Nelson, Nelson Wholesale Lumber Co., Monrovia, Calif. spent several days last month in the Pacific Northwest on a combined business and pleasure trip.

Ken Rose, Superior Lumber Sales Co., Sacramento, returned August 15 from a two-week vacation in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest area. While in Seattle, Ken took in the Gold Cup races.

Jim Kirby, well known lumber salesman, has joined the sales staff of Roy Forest. Products Company, Van Nuys, California.

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Edward Clark Crossett, u'hose death July 29 in Santa Barbara, Calif., '.vas recorded briefly in the August 15 issue of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, was one of the foremost members of the forest products industry in the west and south. His unbounded faith in conservation, and prudence in reinvesting part of earnings in forest management and modern converting facilities under aggressive administration, saw the organizations in rvhich he was interested grorv into a power in the industry.

He was the son of E. S. Crossett, whose first venture into Southern Pine after 50 years of lumber experience in the Upper Mississippi vailey u,'as the formation of the Eagle Lumber Co., Eagle Nlills, Ark., ir-r 1886 u'hen, with Dr. J. ttl. Watzek, Sr., and C. W. Gates l-re purchased the Fordyce (Arkansas) Lumber Company from Mason and Kirkland in 1892. From this "seed" planted at Fordyce, followed a few vears later by establishment of the original operations under the same ownership at Crossett, Ark., grew the present Fordyce Lumber Company and the vast operations of Crossett Company and affiliated interests.

Edward C. Crossett had been chairman of the board of the Fordyce Lumber Co. since January 1950. His services with the company began in 1908 with his election to the board of directors, and he was elected president in January 1911, holding that office continuously until he vvas elected board chairman. He was also board chairman of The Crossett Company and Public Utilities Co. of Crossett. Ark.. one of the three trustees of the Crossett Health Foundation, former president of the Bank of Crossett and Ashley, Drew & Northern Railway.

The late Edrvard C. Crossett was born at Davenport, Iowa, August 7, 1882 and many honors came to him in his 73 years. He was active in the early wireless and radio and was an outstanding amateur photographer lvho rose to a Fellowship in the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. On the 50th anniversary of his graduation from Amherst, where he 'won a Phi Beta Kappa key, he was awarded an honorary degree of MA in recognition of his years of 'work in the interest of conservation of forest resources and, further, for his artistic interests in presenting an art collection to the college. Mr. Crossett held many other civic, national and international honors.

penlorqfrh

Joe Salber, Pacific Fir Sales, and Mrs. Salber returned to Oakland August 7 after vacationing at Catalina and San Diego for a n'eek.

Sterling Wo[e, Jr. (his dad is junior member of the Marquart-Wolfe Lumlter Co., Los Angeles) r,vas selected to attend the International Boy Scout Jamboree held last month at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada. Young Sterling returns the first of this month to start school and tell his friends all about the big event.

Gordon Saunders, Lamon Lumber Company, San Francisco, and the Saunders family spent two u'eeks during the first of August vacationing at Webber Lake.

As this edition rvent to press, prominent California HooHoo members packing for the trip east to attend the big conclave in Detroit starting September 12 rvere Dave Davis, George Clough, Dee Essley, Don Bufkin and Roy Stanton, Sr. The California Lumber Merchant .ivill carry a complete report on the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo 1955 convention in a future issue.

Norm Cords, head man of Cords Lumber Company, Oakland, and family spent two weeks in August vacationing at Lake Tahoe. Eudora de Loge and Art Williamson held down the fort rvhile he was gone.

Dick Bartlett, president of Davidson Flywood & Lumber Co., Los Angeles. returned last month following a 10day procurement trip to plywood mills and suppliers in the Pacific Northn'est.

Paul Euphrat, Wendling-Nathan Company, returned to San Francisco August 8 after spending 10 days in northern California and southern Oregon calling on mill connections.

Chuck Lember, neur secretary-treasurer of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo CIub 2, is sporting a fine 1955 Ford deluxe station wagon. Guess he needed it following his long-mileage vacation.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hennessy returned from a two-week vacation at Fall River on August 15th. Jim is the northern California representative for Hollow Tree Redwood Company, and tr.raintains his office in Los Altos, California.

Ken Strawser, executive of Bach Lumber Company, Montebello, Calif., was a recent visitor to Yakima, Wash. He spent this vacation with relatives and friends and did not visit the mills while he was away.

CATIFORNIA BUITDING PERTYIITS FOR JULY

Alarneda ...........$

Rafael

Santa Ana

Santa Barbara

Santa Clara

Santa Clara County

Santa Cruz

Santa Maria

Santa Monica

Santa Paula

Santa Rosa

Seal Beach

Selma

Shasta County

Sierra Madre

Solano County

South Gate

South Pasadena

South San Francisco

Stanislaus

HERB ilEIER TUTIBER COINPAilY

DOUGTAS FIR. - WHITE FIR, - PINE - R.EDWOOD Direct Roil - - Truck qnd Troiler Shipments

P.O. Box 731, Arcqdio, Colifornio

Shorp Pcrk Yqrd Wrimen Up

Sharp Park, Calif.-The Sharp Park Lumber Co., 1245 San Francisco Blvd., was recently written up in the local paper for its unique plywood display in the store and the "homelike atmosphere" of the yard. Eugene C. and Marvin B. Compton have operated the north coastside yard for about three years.

Oli;tuanat,

Eqrl D. Minton

"One of the most valuable citizens Mountain View has ever had," Earl D. Minton w'as characterized on his sudden death August 8 from a heart attack at his home in Mountain View, California. He was 67 and had retired from the retail lumber business there in 1950, turning the Minton Lumber Company over to his onlv son. Owens Minton.

Earl Minton was born in Ottawa, Kansas, and lt'ent to Mountain View with his bride in 1911. He founded the Minton Lumber Company at 599 Front St., a business that has grown to cover more than two city blocks, and is notable for its high type merchandising. He was elected to the city council in l92O and remained a city father for 10 years, including one term as mayor. Since his retirement from the lumber business, he had devoted himself to 'civic and church activities. Earl l\{inton was a man who brought much credit and honor to the profession of retail lumbering.

He leaves his wrfe, his son and four grandchildren, all of Mountain View.

Williqm B. Berry

William B. Berry, 38, died August 1 from injuries sustained when a fork-lift loader he was operating overturned July 30 as Berry was clearing 10 trees from a hill above the construction site for a new school in Placerville, Calif. The special logging equipment had only been delivered

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Cnnrow CorupANy

Monufocturers

Wholesale Distribufor

Rcte-Position wqnted $2.00 per column inch

All others, $3.00 per column inch

Cloaing dctes lor copy, Sth and 20th

RETAIL YARD HELP WANTED

WANT ADs

Position open in Antelope Valley. Good opportunity for advancement with aggressive company for store salesman experienced in lumber and building materials, and some knowledge o! hqrdqqe and paints. Write or phone direct to FOREST LUMBER CO', P.O.-Box 471, Lancaster, Calif.; Phone: 124. Or Forest Lumber Co., 1060 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles 19; Phone: WEbster 8-7t45.

WANTED

Retail lumberyard assistant managers and salesmen. Excellent opportunity for advancement with fast-growing company. Give full particulars. Write

W. L. Pickens, United Lumber Yards

Modesto, California

Wanted+-SALES MANAGER

With a thorough knowledge of hard and soft woods for industrial users in Southirn California. Starting salary $12,0O0 yearly PLUS a percentage of net profits. Good opportunity for an ambitio-us, up-and-going h.lmberman. All correspondence treated confidentially.

Address Box C-2399, California Lumber Merchant

108 W. 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

TWO EXPERIENCED LUMBERWOMEN WANTED

Well-established lumber firm with mills in Ukiah, California, needs two experienced lumberwomen for general office work, including billing, etc. Good opportunity and salary. For interview by executive presently in Southern California,

Address Box C-2394, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 50E, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

INSIDE SALESMAN WANTED

Wholesale distributor of Lumber, Plywood, Doors and Millwork in need o,f young man-experienced in wholesale and retail building material sales. Please submit resume to:

\VESTERN PINE SUPPLY COMPANY

5760 Shellmound St. Emeryville, Calif ornia

WANTED

EXPERIENCED SASH & DOOR SALESMAN

Must know builders' problems and have record of giving top service. So,und, established, growing firm with real future. Two territories open in Southern California.

Address Box C-24O0, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 5O8, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

PLYWOOD SALESMAN WA}ITED

Well established Plywood wholesaler wants aggresstve sales representative for Valley'district (Alhambra tq San Bernardino). Prefer man with already Lstablished clientele. Kindly give age, experience and other pertinint information in first letter. Adequate salary and expense account.

- Address Box C-2398, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Roorn 508, Los Angeles 1t$, Calif.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Wholesale distributor requires services of experienced lumberman to solicit trad+Los Anseles and the Lnperial Valley. Work out of branch L, A. office. Salary and expense account'

Address Box C-24A2, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Rooonr 508, Los Angeles 14' Calif.

WILL INVEST

Experienced lumberman with excellent distribution connections will invist for part owrrership in good sawmill with timber. Will exchange references.

Address Box C-2377, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

X;::,':.::::'r'iJl,J::: Ti'ffi;il''J"i""Til:

should be oddressed to key shown in the odvertiscment

POSITION WANTED

Experienced lumberman in wholesale yard. Thirty years in Southern California. Order clerk, yard foreman or grader.

Address Box C-2383. California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

SALES MANAGER AVAILABLE

Experienced wholesale lumberman, age 41,5 years as sales manager for large Ponderosa pihe rnill. Now sales manager for large wholesale distributio,n yard. Excellent references.

Address Box C-2395, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

PURCHASING POSITION WANTED

l&.f,an 42, with 15 years' experience in purchasing lumber, plywood and all related building materials. Also good sales following and full millwork experience.

Address Box C-2401, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

FOR SALE

MERRY-GO-ROUND

Filer & Stowell type design, f951. All steel package unit with complete sets of gear motors and all air lifts on transfer rolls, chains and drives. 24" infeed rolls, 36" outfeed. Infeed & outfeed each 4( long, 98' overall. Can handle 75,(n0 ft. per day for remanufacturing of cants. Is being used for sawing Clears into vertical grain Fir, Spruce, Cedar, etc, for minesweeper progran Excellent for making siding strips in VG for Redwood or Cedar mill, also mfg. items as ladder stock, pole stock and spar & mast grades, etc. Can be seen in operation- Write for blueprint. Price, $18,750.00 net, f.o.b. cars Chicago, without resaw.

HUSS LUMBER COMPANY

1350 \M. Fullerton Ave.

Chicago, 14, Illinois

FOR SALE

One 7/z-ton Rocs lift truck-Hydraulic Steering

One Hyster carrier-adjustable for 66" and 54" blocks

One 1947 White 2-axle lumber truck-fully equipped

One 1946 Reo 2-axle lumber truck

ALL EQUIPMENT IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION

Interbay Lurnber Company

333 Kennedy Street, Oakland

Phone: ANdover 1-6088

FOR SALE

One Overhead Shepard Crar;l*1$-ton capacity, $350. MULLIN LUMBER CO.

195O West Slauson Ave. Los Angeles 47, Calif. AXminster 4-6191

WANTED TO BUY

Heads for A-20 Yates. Matcher heads, profile, etc. Also milled bits for same. State arbor size and price. Advise if straight or tapered spindles on sideheads. If can use will buy.

Address Box C-2397, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

USED

MACHINERY FOR SALE

P. B, Yates model No. 177 Double Surfacer, direct coupled electric motors, 30 HP on top head-l5 HP on bottom head; 4-knife round heads, divided to'p infeed roll, babbitt bearings. Comes complete with Jointers and Hoods.

Price, FOB Fresno, Catf.: g1,0OO

CONTACT: W. H. Svendsen, 1910 Hicks Ave., San Jose, Calif. or Phone: CYpress 5-0203

PII\E COMPAI{Y

FORK-IIFI BARGAINS

Hy3lerRossGlorklowmoto?

Used-Good or Rebuilt & Guoronteed. 2,OOO-I5,OO0 lb. copociry.

Hyrtor VT-75 4,000 lb. cop., pneu. tiros, used-good "........-.....-,.-.-.....-.$2350

Rotr 19 HT. .6,000 lb. Gop., rebuilt ond guorqnt€ed._-,.

Clork 6,000 tb. cqp., rebuilt & guqronteed

Brg Drtcoun t on New Surprvs Psrls lor Att ltlakes ond filodels ol Forklllts

NEW SURPI.US PARTS FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Coterpillor - lnternotionqlLe Tournequ

Loroin - BuckeyeEuclidNorthwestetc.

New 3-lon Ghtrin Hoists

Spur GecredlO fi. Choin Fnll-.-.

JOSDPH & soNs.lNc. ESTABL|SHED le06

I2324 CENTER STREET NEVADA 6.3322

FOR SALE

HOI.LYDATE, SOUTH GATE, CAI-IF METCAT F 0-3i 05

BRIDGE CRANE LUMBER GRAPPLE HOOK

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LUMBER YARDS FOR SALE

A. Logg established yard (about 40 years) present ownership since 1937. Located in industrial community adjacerrt to Los Angeles. Lease $115.00 monthly on about 50,000 sq. ft. Four years y-t on present lease but extenson now being negotiated, Price fo,r all buildings, office and yard equipment (including 1954 Chevrolet truck) $14,0m.00 Inventory about $6,000.00. TERlllS $1O,000.O0 down, balance spread over five-year period.

B. Located in ideal town in which to live: one hour's drive inland from_Los Angeles; one ownership since 1903; think of the high standing this yard has in that fine community. R. R. lease with spur track $10.fi) per day. Price: office and yard equipment including two trucks $5,00O.00 Inventory about $60,000.00; all buildings 925,000.00 but owner might consider leasing improvements to well-rated concern. We highly recommend this yard.

C. Located near Coast about 15 miles from Los Angeles; long established. About an acre with lots of buildings, mill & cibinet shop-, etc. Six-year lease $10:00 per day and can no doubt be extendei. Inventory around S35,000.00. Two trucks, all machinery and miscellan-eous improvements made by lessee, $20,00O.0O Al[ subject to appraisal.

We recently changed to a 72" package for our Ross carriers. lift trucks and bridge crane, and have a 54" x 54" package grapple hook

h?l very littll use, which we are desirous of iwitching gyer_ to a-72-" packag-e from Ederer. Price on this 54" grapple ii $3,950.00 f.o-.b. .,ar Chicago. If you have need for this wrltj irs, or you may ask-Fderer Engineering Co., Seattle, 4, about any details, as we would like to dispose of it quickly,

HUSS LUMBER COMPANY

F'O R S A L E

Chicago, 14, Illinois

I a tz pacr<age ror Koss carrrers. Irtt have_ ? t4" " qackage trucks which has had f350 W. Fullerton Avenue

Modern Late-Model Mill Machinery

12" Vonnegut Moulder-Heavy Motors

30"x16" Orton Planer-30 HP direct connected

48" Turner Resaw-40 HP

L2" Arbor Mereen-Johnson Ripsaw-40 HP

For details and extras included. Write:

P.O. BOX 412, WHITTIER, CALIF.; Phone: OXford 5-3701

ANNOUNCING OPERATION

Custom Re-Manufacturing and UnloadingReloadingStorige Yarding Fir, Redwood and Pine

Located on S.P. & N.W.P.; Highways L2 and, 37.

HOUSE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Sonoma, California P.O. Box 387 Phone: 3937

BUY-SELL-REPAIR-SERVICE

Fork Lifts and Straddle Trucks. Complete shop and field service. Portable Welding, Special Fabrication, Steam Cleanins and Paintine. Service Available 7 Days a Week. All work guarantced.

COMMERCIAL REPAIRS AND SERVICE

ll15 North Alameda Street, Compton, Calif. Phones: NEwmark t3269, NEvada 6-4805

"Gipo" LUMBER HANDLING

f Sorting to Lengths

f Stick for Air-Dry

f, Loading & Unloading

f Free 1955 Printed Rates

CRANE & CO.

5f43 Alhambra Ave. Los Angelcs 32, Calif. CApitol 2-8143

Everyone Reqds These Poges-Just Like You

Gqlifornio Lumber tYfERCHANl -lZ;E

All Your Wqnls Here

E. Riverside -County yard only an hour's drive for your weekends at Palm Springs; established two years ago; aboui 3e0@ sq. ft. with very good modern store building and LOTS of sheds. Price for gro^und and buildings $29,000.0O; equipment 95,0m.00. Inventory about $20,0OO.0O. Located on main highway.

_ If you want to sell your yard let us hear from you. We have an inquiry for a yard in the San Fernando Valley.

TWOHY LUMBER CO.

7f4 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 15; Rlchrnond 9-8746 Lurrber yard brokers for over forty years.

F'OR SALE-MILL

20M mill close to Arcata; pond,50 ft. burner, electric set and air dogs. Located on state highway and railroad.

Address Box C-2298, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

FOR SALE

Retail Lumber and Building Material Yard in thriving San Joaquin Valley. Established l0 years. Attractive store, ample sheds, highiay frontagg convenient spur. Investment over $SO,OOO. Will s;I foi $25,mO. Closed due to owner's health.

Address Box C-2393, California Lumber Merchant Room 504 108 West 6th St., Los Angeles 14,'Calif.

FOR SALE

ESTABLISHED BUILDING SUPPLY BUSINESS

Located in one of the fastest growing areas anywhere. 60 miles from Los Angeles, Calif. On main boulevard, in town of 16,0d) pgpulation. Ample -buildings, approx. 10,000 sq. ft. under roof. Yearly gross over S100,0004 high net profits. Piefer 1q sell land, inventory, equipment and business on one deal. $3e0O0 cash re- quired. Books open to principals only.

Address Box C-2306, California Lumber Merchant 10E West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

Yolo County Permits Zoom

Sacramento, Calif.-Building permits for new construction totaling $7,304,232 were issued in the past fiscal year for the unincorporated areas of Yolo county. The amount is an increase of nearly $1 million over the previous year. More than 80/o of. the permits were issued for the Bryte, Broderick and West Sacramento areas. Construction of one-family dwellings was dorvn $523,000 from the year previous.

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to Berry's firm, California Foresteering, JluJy 26. He leaves his wife, four sons, his father, State Senator Srvift Berry of Sacramento; a brother Jack of Sacramento, and a sister in Arkansas.

William Berry lvas a native of Indiana but ',vas schooled in the San Francisco Bay area. After graduating from the UC School of Forestry in 193t7, he became a forester for the \\rinton Lumber Co., later worked for Michigan-California Lumber Co. as a forest engineer, and served with the Marine Corps in W\\rII. In 1948, with M. J. Ferrari, he formed California Foresteering in Placerville, which serves as forest engineering consultants, operates small timber holdings and is active in the development of nerv timber methods and products.

Mr. Berry served as vice-chairman of the American Society of Foresters for Northern California and as chairman of the El Dorado-Amador Forest Forum, of which he r,vas a charter member. He was also a charter member and director of the Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference, regional committeeman of the California Lumbermen's Accident Prevention Assn., and a director of the Pacific Logging Conference. His other affiliations included Camino Timberinos, Kit Carson Mountain Men, Redwood

Logging Conference, Hoo-Hoo, American Forestry Association and the California Kamloops, in addition to patriotic, fraternal, civic and lodge groups.

Deqn W. Longford

Dean W. Langford, 38, head of the Langford Logging Co., Klamath Glen, was killed in a highway accident August 12 when a front wheel of a pickup truck he was driving came off near the Humboldt-Del Norte county line approaching Orick.

Jomes E. Allison

James Edward Allison, 85, retired architect who designed many of Arizona and California's most notable buildings, particularly schools and the Southern California Edison Building, died recently. He served an apprenticeship in the building trade in the east and went to Los Angeles in 1910.

Building Conlrqclors

Thomas H. Bloomingdale, 96, retired building contractor, Alhambra, died recently . . . John Clarence Croft, 79, retired Los Angeles building contractor, died recently; he had been making his home in Palm Springs Abraham Hanes, 87, retired contractor and builder, died during July; he rvas born in Norway and went to Los Angeles in 1910 Frank Lewis, 75, died July 24 in Los Angeles; born in Wales. he rn'as a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters John L. Hockensmith, 78, Los Angeles, died late in July.

ADVERTISERS INDEX

S.ir"i Hi;", 'C Gord.n"

Co., L. W. -...--..-.------'---.-...--'-.66

Gqructonf Green Lumber Co. ----------.---75 lls.q_uorf-Wolfe tmber- Co. -.------------.-.-.--. *

* Ge.linger Cqrrier Co. --------------------------------I3 ltqsh Wdl Productr, lnc, ------.----------.------38 B|ueDimondcqporqtion.......:....::..-..::::golihofLc-be.co.........--.....-......71GoldenGoteLumberCo.*qdin Bonne||.WordEKnopp......--:-..-.-.......'.i'i9'":'.|j";I9.iip,LumberCo.|}diDe'

Siiri g Cor., Lumber Go. --.--..

si"ii r'6'iiior Lwber Go. ..-..........-........73 Hoilinqn Mqckin Lumber co., Inc...........-.65 il:f,lili l#i:l 3'....._......:............._._._.__cl Burns Lumber Co' --.--...-.----.--.'-' * Hommond Lumber Co. --.-...---:-..--.--.----.------. ,t

Gqfryerc cemenr co. ._-.-.----.. 26 H;,;b-_t*a;r.co., tnc, --,-.-.-..,-..----.--96 ileier' Herb Lumber co' """'-"""""'--"""'77

Cq|ifornioBUildersuPp|yc'...-....--..-i!iiillil|iy...a.!.ii,.ii9"iit|'*......5,71.iuf:;'3:.;:Il;;;t;:-:::::::: Golifornic Door Go. of f. e. ...--...........-i Horbor plywood Corp._of So. Cqliforniq---- i ,rtoor. Dry Kiln Co. -..-....-._---...-_.---.-..--...-.43

C;iii;;;i; [mr"i sot"r -.......:.::..::::::..::.:.1 [f|i}.';.'i.tfl"j",ti:.....:....:-::.::..:....:..... ] rrrounr wiirney Lmber co., Inc. --..-.......55 colitornio Pqnel & vnee. c". ..-...........]9 iiliililia'i'il"', soter, InG. * Neimtr_Reed Lumbe. co. ........_.....-...-.....6r

Cqrlow Co.

Ceco Steel p.oduct! Corp. -.-...-""'-"""""'t7 Hobbr Wqll Lumber Co' * Nryiui:r, {-3. ,1tV. ..----...-.....-..--...--.-64

Celotex corporotion, frt" ---...--.-....-:..--:-.:.--i Hogo Wholerole Bldg', Moteriolr co"-""65 Nikk;|. n. F. Lunber Co. -.---.--.-..--.-.- rt

a:;;;;i vJr'"; B;i't iu-u.' cl."............ : il:l|;X. I1,","",,1"ffii, 33: ::........:.:...:..,...:tI No'fhe'n tedwood Lunber co' """--""'-"-' {'l

Che:ney,|n<..:.---]...........--'.'....:

Chritlenron

Cooper Wholercle Lumber Co., W. E..--.-- -! Indepodent Noil & Pocking Co. .-.---..-..--.35 Pqciic Coorl Aggregotw, lnc. -------------.---. * c]o!3e|tLumberco.......---..........'.':Johnl.lionvi||eco.]Porqti9n:i::i*:[:1:il.l1illl

Dqlton, R. {, f -Co.---..-.. * Johnron Lumber Co., C. D. --.---.-.-----..-- I pocific Lumber Go., lhe ---...--.-------...-..--..-.ZS Dqnt ti Ru:sell Sqles Co. ----------------.---22, 23 Jolly Giffif Lumber Co. .-.--'--------.-......------..

f;'i,|f; ;i;;;;ii;;...--:j.;."i f;ii'iif'd;ii;'*. A. . .............-...... * Penberrhv Lumber co. ------.-------.--.---.----.-..47 .Dro|iesBoyLumberGo'*|..l.DryKi|nE-3toroge,|nc.-.....-.....-...-.7l

ECk5tromPlywood&-D.oorCo.-.---.-.:

Edwqrdr Lmber ild ilfs. C". --.--...-..3 il;;;;:;:il;i;;; tmber Co.

Emr<oP|yrrood-:--:.--..---..........-Z

E:r|eyondSon'D..C.=..'''..-...-....-..!!iiiL-:i"ii.ti"iu*

* Rqymer i rrt.iubbin whoterote [mber...-..73

Eure|ioRedrood|.mberco'.................-..32iIi'p-r-,.i'i'IMi||co.......-.....................57fic-ci&Krusetimb.elGo........-................

Exchonge Smill:Soler Co. --'.-.-.'."---..-..' ii:'Anseter tunUJt, in.. r ii.iporr i"a*ooJ Ci...........-.....-........-......2r

iiii"t;i- iioirt".ru.ing Co.

* Lunber Sqler Co. -.-.--.-....-......-..'.-..-.........-69 Rurco Prine Windry Co. --.---...----.--...-..-..- |

BUYER'S GUIDE

LUIUEEN

Arcqtc Bedwood Co.... .YUkon 6-206?

Boaaell-Wqrd d Kacpp .GArlield l-18{0

BonniDgto! Lumber Co. ...YUtroa 6-5?21

Christengon Lunber Co...........VAtencic {-5832

Dcnt d Russell Scles Co.. .YUtron 6-4395

R. E. Doberty Lunber Co...........YU}or 2-{660

Drckes Bcy Lumber Co.. Glenwood {-185d

The Robert Dollcr Co.. ..EXbrook 2-8{54

Edwcrds Lumbet cnd MIgf. Co.....SUttcr l-66112

Fcirhurst Lumber Co. (Scn Rclael) .Glanwood {-7334

GqmeratoD d Greea Lumber Co.....JUniper 5-6083

Hcll Co., lcmes L,. ....... .SUtter l-7520

Hclliacn Mockin Lumber Co,..... JUuiper {-6282 Hammond Lumber Co.. ..DOuElcr 2-3388

Hqrbor Luaber Co. Iac, ..YUkon 2.5919

Hcylork Lunber Co.... ..LOnbcrd 4561t

l. E. Higgins Lumbor Co..........VAlencia {-8744

Hobbs Wcll Lunber

Scntc Fe Lunber Co.. ...EXbrook 2-2074

Simpaon Redwood Conpcny ........YULoa 6-672{

Tcrler, Webster & lohasoa, Inc.. ..DOuglcs 2-2060

Trinity River Lumber Scles Co.....SKylhe 2-2040

Twin Hcrbors Lunber Co.... ...Df,venport {-2525 (Menlo Park) .....ENterprire l-0036

Union Lumber Conpcny. ..SUtter l-6170

Wendling-Ncthcn Co. ....SUltcr l-5363

Wesl Cocst Forest Products Co. (Sqn Mcleo) .........Dlcnond 2-t{51

OAKLANDBERKELEYALAMEDA

LUMBER

Andergon-Hcnson .....,....

(Studio City) .STcnley 7-rl?21

Arcctq Redwood Co. (J. I. Bec). WYoming tl09

Atlcs Lunber Co,..... ......TBinitv 2326

Avrcm Lunber Co...... ..nYcn l-8733 (Lc Ccncdc) SYlvan 0-S54S

Bcch Lumber Co. ..RAymord 3-tg4{

Bccrc. l. wilicm Lumber .liibtix l-133f

8cugh, Ccrl W. (Pqscdenc) ......RYcn l-6382 SYccrnore 6-2525

Bliss d Gtrtes Lunber Co..Rf,ymond 3-1681-3-3{5{

Brewster, Lylg d Associctss........DUnt<irk 3-8{55

Brush Industricl Lumber Co. (Montebetlo) .........Rtryrrond 3-3301

Buns Lumber Compcay. ...WEbster 3-5861

Ccrr 6 Co., L. l.(W. D. Duuing). .Rlchnond g-88{3

George Clough ..TOpcz l-1281 (Dom€y) ......LOscu 8-6659

Couolidcted Lumber Co.........Rlcbmoud 8-2141 (Wilningtoa) ......NE. 6-1881 Wiln. Ter. {-2887

Cooper Wholescle Lunbor Co., W. E,..YOrk 8238

Dalton d Co., R. W. (Sca Moriao)PYranid l-2127

Dcnt 6 Rucgcll, Scles Co.........ANgelus 9-017{

Donovcr Co., Inc. ....BBcdehcw all67 (Beverly Hi[B) .....CRertview {-5103

Eeaby, D. C. d Son .. .Rf,ynond 3-lll7

Eure}c Redwood Lumber Co. (Downey) ....LOgaD 8-3339

LOS ANGETES

CRESOTED LUMBER-POI.ES_

Bcxter, I, H.6 Co.... ....YllLoa2-1l1l(Xl Hcll Co., Icnes l. .SUtter l-7520 Koppera Compcny, Inc...........DOuglqr 2-3381 Weudling-Nqthqn Co. .SUtter l-5383

Foregt Products Scles Co.,

E. E. Wood Luber Co. (Whittier) ....Rlynond 3-{801-OXord {-7{83

Wrigbt Lunbcr Co. (Tcndacl lrlcad) ....TErnincl 3-4{ll7

CRESOTED LI'MBEN_POLES_PTLING:_TIES

Bctcr, I. H. d Co.. ....DUaHrL 8-9591

Koppcre Conpcny lnc. ..... .Mf,diron 6-5818

Wcncn Soulhwesl, lac.. .Mvcdc 5-29(t (Wilniagtoa) tErniocl l-2561

Hf,NDWOODS

Incriccn Hqrdwood Co.........Rlchnold f-i!235

Aagelu Hcrdwood Conpcny......LUdlow 7-6168

Atlcs Lunbqr Co,...... .....Tliaity 2326

SASH_DOORS MILLWORT-SCNEENS PLYWOOD_EUILDING MATEBItrLS

Rugco Prlne Wiadow Co.