TO OTHER I'OOR COilPARES!

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TRUIY WEATHER-PROOF-The Feoture Others lock

. HARDWOOD FRAMES-To Blend With the Door o TASTEFUT USE of Duroble Aluminum ond Vinyl

{<A Torolly New Concept in Combinotion Doors!

Designed ond Monufociured for weslern Living. byrAmerico's leoding ;onrfocturer of Door Lites ond Louvers, the Cqlifornin- Insert orivides Combinotion Door feolures for ony blonk flush door' It i, o pr.-ortembled, pre'glozed, pre--screened Insert for Complete lnsroliotion lN 5 M1NUTfS. n is lo-w in price ond tops in quolity. A smoli stock of Colifornio Inserts frees copitol ond floor-spoce by eliminoting foctory Combinotion doors.

lmporfed Hqrdwood Plywood Assn. Proposing Chonges qnd lncreqses

In Rotes on lmported Plywood

9-l Y.y 12, the Trans-Continental Freight Bureau held public hearings on TCFB Application D-6,+08, containing . proposals which had been submitted by the Standins RatE committee itself on imported plywood. The applicaiion of the_Standing Rate committee- tiad been protesied by the IHPA, which, acting jointly with the Northern California Ports & Terminals-Eiureau, had on May 5 submitted a counter-propos-a! to that of the Standing Rate committee. This protest of May 5 had been coordinited with, and hacl received the support of, the Associated Traffic Services in Los Angeles.

Appearing befor_e the Standing Rate committee in Chicago, arguing against Application D-6408, and presentins arg'uments for the joint IHPA-NCP&TB alteinate pro"posal,_were Al Eipshman of the M. S. Cowen Co.. ac^tit-tg Qr-.!HPA,-and James McJunkin, acting for the Northeril California Ports & Terminals Bureau. Heard at the hearing in addition to the joint representatives were C. E. Jacobsoi of the Associated Traffic Services in Los Angeles; H. Xotpac.ke,_t_raffic manager of the Walled Lake Door Co., De!I9itj- Mr. Barclay, traffic manag'er, U.S. Plywood, and R. W. E,rnst, traffic manager, General Plywobd, Louisville, Kentucky. Present at the hearing as obiervers were Wil- liam Hart of Fiddes-Moore, and- L. T. Waidell, regional manager, Port of San Francisco.

. Hipshman_and McJunkin presented their views in opposi- tion to the ICFB Application D-6408-and supportine the joint_ IHPA-NCP&TB alternate simplified commodit/pro- posal which they argued would essentially: (l) Retain^the current .commodity de-scription in the import tariff (TCFB 30-1) with some modificatjons, (2) Cancei the current rates in the import tariff and replace them with scales of rates equal to those now in effect in the lumber tariffs with the exception of Groups 3, 9 and 10, where the rates now in effect in Item 3775, TCFB 2-Y are used. (3) Amend various items in Item TCFF 2-Y pertaining to iumber and ply- wood so that they will _not ?pply on ihe imported varieties, (!.{ryend the commodity desciiptions in the iumber tariffs (TC!'B- 17, 18, 27 a1d 281 to intlude the description pro- posed for thesg articles in the Import Tarifi ,o to ,flo* movement on domestic rates when subject thereto, (5) Cancel the mixed carload provisions in thl Lumber fariffs as recommended by the Standing Rate Committee, (6) Publish an arbitary of lOc per .*1 over the rates on un'- finished plywood ior plywood with one or two coats of laquer in both the Import Tariffs and the Lumber Tariff. _ Jacobson supported the loint alternate proposal, and he, tsarclay, Kolpacke, and Erhst filed protesis a inst DgOg; especially stressing the prefinishing panel ".p.it. The IHpA envoy-reported that he felt a very good impfession had been made before the Bureau with tie'submitted ioint counterproposal.

The action by the Freight Traffic Manager's committee. was to disapprove the Standing Rate cominittee's recommendation under Application D--6408, and ,.refer it to the Standing Rate committee," . .u.....iul effort to date. rep- re:enting a lorrg-delayed and much needed proposal to sim- plrty rarl tarrft rates on this commodity.

In October 1958, the Standing Rale committee of the Trans-Continental Freight BureJu on its .*" eppfi."tio" D-6408 proposed certain changes and increas..'i; i;;;"_ continental rail freight rates on- imported plywood, stating that. the. purpose_-was to clarify the appiiJation oi ;;i;: carried in Item 3775 series of Tarifi 2_X. However, this proposal, had it been accepted by the Transcontinental Freight^Bureau,.and later approv"a Uy the Intersta; C;;_ merce Commission, would h-a.ne incr6ased the rait f.eisht costs on a substantial portion of imported plywood fr6m Pacific.Coast p.orts to tians-continental pointi-"As ih. b;ik ol hardwood plywood shipments from t6e Orient presently

IHPA, in conjunction with the Northern California Ports & Terminals Bureau, and the Associated Traffic Services in Los Angeles, protested the proposals of the StandingT.ates committee at subsequent meetings of the Freight Traffic Managers Committee in December 1958 and again in March 1959. It was successful in these two meetings in getting this proposal deferred to allow time for studv.

On Afril 29, the IHPA Rail and Water Traffic committee with Richard Bentley and Al Hipshman arranged a meeting which included : ons or more representatives 6f each of thE nine trans-continental railroads: C. E. Tacobson of Associ- at:d Traffic Services, Los Angeles, r6presenting FiddesMoore and Plywall, Inc.; divisions of Evans Products Co.; and Jam^es Morrison and James McJunkin, general manager and traffic manager, respectively, of the Northern Califoriria Ports & Terminals Bureau, Inc., San Francisco.

Aq this meeting, the existing transcontinental rail freight tariffs on imported plywood -were' reviewed-and furtEer discussed were the effects which would result if Application D-6408 were to be adopted. It was pointed ouf ihat the existing rail traffic rates are a hodge-pbdge-with some imported plywood being moved undei domeitic rate schedules, some under imported rate schedules, and some under lumber rate schedules. It was discussed, and agreed, that a simplification of commodity descriptions with i reflection in the plywood commodity descriptions of present and prospective movement was highly desirable.

The discussions" pbinted out that the proposed D-6408 would pr-o-bably^ divert a considerable poriion of this ply- wood traffic to Gulf and Eastern ports, with not only a consequent loss to the transcontinental railroads involved but with the strong possibility that the Gulf and Eastern railroads would at a later date use the increased rates proposed as a lever to increase their own rates.

Rolph L. Smith Lumber Co. Offers Scholorships to Areo Students

- Redding, Calif.-The Ralph L. Smith Lumber Co. is of- fering four scholarships not to exceed $1400 to seniors whose parents work foi the company. Thev will be offered !o gr,ad_uating students of ten high s;hools in the area. The Ralph L.Smith Scholarship Boird will judge the applica- tions, r.vhich must be filed-by March t5 eJctr ye".,^fto- seniors in the top third of -their classes, one- of whose parents will have completed at least three years, continuous service as fulltime embloyes of the firm as of April 1 of the year in which application is made.

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. Nylon Roller Metol Drower Guides

. Hidden Dove-Tqil Drcwer Joints o Select White Birch

. Completely Enclosed Cobinets

. Pre'Finished or Unfinished o Competitive Prices

. Excellenf Crcrftsmonship

. Quol,ity Control

. Modulor Units for Every Purpose

. For New Conslruction

- or Remodeling

HERE ARE ll BIG REASONS why Reody Mqid Kirchens I I qre fodoy's populor choice qmong I f Western Architects, Builders, Home Owners DISTRIBUTORSHIPS AVAIIABIE IN CATIFORNIA & WESTER.N STATES

An estimated 1500 residents of the Lake Tahoe area jammed the Nevada Lumber Company recently to inspect new and remodeled facilities of the store which boasts it has "everything to build with.'

On hand to greet their many friends were the Tahoe Valley firm, R. M. Cross, Harold F. K. (Speck) Rahbeck.

The remodeling, the store's fourth in 11 years, was in keeping with the growth and development of the Lake Tahoe area, and the enlarged facilities now offer lines of goods not previously handled by the firm, including housewares and various appliances.

Prizes valued at $450 were awarded during the afternoon and appreciation for the fine turnout was expressed by Dealer Dayton, speaking for Cross and Rahbeck.

"We certainly were pleased to see so many of our friends and, of course, we are extremely happy that our new and enlarged store is in a position to play an important part in the future of the fast-growing Lake Tahoe area." he said.

Both Dayton and Rahbeck believe that Lake Tahoe's spectacular growth. will continue, and in completing their most recent remodeling program have done 1o with the idea in mind of better serving their customers in the resort area.

"We want to be able to give the people of the Lake Tahoe regloq the same, oi better,-service than they could- get if they went to the big cities to do their shop- ping," is the way Dayton put it.

. Since_ they first started in business 11 years ago, the dealers have constantly added to their list of producti available.. And reflecting their steady growth, too, has been the number of people working ior ihi lumber company.

..When "!p..k" and Harold first started in business they did most of the work themselves, along with two additionil helpers. Although they continue to pui in long hours, their staff has expanded to arouncl 30 employes cluring the -summer arlcl a year-arorllld a\-erage ol 20 to 25.

\\'ith the new remodeling program, Nevacla Lumber l.ras aclded complete ne\\r lines, including llame bralrds in house\vares, giftwares and kitchen cabillets, as \\re11 as Therr.niclor ovens ano ranges.

The bigger store now has an additional 2500 square feet of floor space, brir-rging to a total of 7,000 the amount of space available.

Dayton recalled that the 7,000-p1us sqrlare feet of flt-ror space now available is consiclerably more than the 1800square footage they had when they first startecl in busiless.

Attractively renovated, the store is complete r,r,ith acoustical tile ceiling, overhea(l heating arld colorftll u,all clisplays and center islands.

Nevada Lumber Company also acquired a private clrvelling adjacent to the building lvhicl.r was razed to rnake lva). for a 50-car, oil-surfaced parking area.

ROWS AND ROWS ol "Everything to Build With" con be found ol the enlorged Nevodo lhe cu:lomer <qllr like this. lhe lork-liftg shown obove Tohoe Volley reloil operolion known tervice ond hwing<nd delivering-

READY-,\ lX TRUCKS<nd Deqlere Doyt6 od Rqltbeck operofe theii ryn fleet, in qddition lo o complele line of building mqteriql5. The tleef wdt te(ently expoded by the purchce of onother brond-new rig ofter the firm wqr ryorded o 6,00o-ycd Gdlrocl to. lhe new $2,5OO,OOO Thedtre-Reetourdt being ete.led in Sloleline by Horroh'r Club