lrlt. Whitney Lumber Compony

3O3O Eost Wcshington Blvd. los Angeles 23, Golif.

Generol ond Ssfes Ofices

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P.O. Box 2946 letminsl Annex los Angeles 54' Cqlif.

Sowmifls: Johnsondsle, Calif.; fule Division, Springville, Calil.

Bqsebcrll Nite Sept. I I for Redwood Empire Hoo-Hoo Club

Redwood Empire Hoo-Hoo Club 65 will start off its Fall s^ason with a package trip to San Francisco to watch the Giants clobber (we hope) the visiting Phillies, the evening of September 11. Included in the $6 package trip will be bus transportation to and _from the game, free cocktails and, of course, the important ducat to the game. The bus is scheduled to leave Santa Rosa at 3:49 p.m., with a 4:19 p.rn. (or thereabouts) arrival date set for the Edgewater Inn where the Marin county contingent will board the "Baseball Special." Departure from the Edgewater Inn is set for 5:19 p.m. with a stopoff in the City for dinner before heading for the game.

Only 35 tickets are available on a first-come, lirst-served basis. In Marin County. contact Vice-President Burt Wheeler (Larkspur Lumber), and in Santa Rosa, call

Simpson Exponding to Sqn leondro

Simpson Company, 1060 E. llth Street, Oakland, manufacturers of Exhaust fans, louvers and vents, joist hangers, and other timber cbnnectors, and metal stampings, announces an extensive expansion program as it breaks ground for a new plant and general offices at 1470 Doolittle Drive, San Leandro, stated Barclay Simpson, president. According to Raymond E. Clarkson, vice-president and sales manager, the company is planning distribution of their complete lines on a nation-wide basis. This pioneer Oakland company was founded in 1914 in Emeryville, by Walter C. Simpson. Within the last few years, it introduced the new building specialty lines of joist hangers, framing anchors, etc., which met with immediate success.

New Roof Truss, €onneclors Avqiloble fo Lu-R.e-Co Deqlers

The H & T Metal Brace Comapny, Box l1l, Berwick, Pennsylvania, a subsidiary of the United Truss Roof Company of Miami, Florida, has recently become a member of the Lumber Dealers Researcl-r Council and is offering to these dealers a new method of building trusses. In essence, prepunched metal gussets are offered as the connecting device ald they vary according to the size and pitch of the truss being constructed. There are many things to say concerning the advantages of this type of truss.

(l) All trusses are engineered, tested, and FHA has issuecl Engineering Bulletin No. 232, dated August 20, 1958. Cop^ies_will be furnished by H & T upon request.

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(2) Personal contact with customels keeps them up to clate and H & T will handle any special r6quest. Foi instance, designs are available up to ffi for schobls, churches, motels, and farm and industrial buildings.

(3) I{auling space is a minimum since total thickness of tlre trtss is 7Vl".

(4)'Trusses-ire ready for use immediately upoll completion of the fabrication. No heat necessary, ho curing pe- riocl and no press required.

(5) Minimum construction costs are maintained as each truss is designed for the span, the pitch and the requirecl load. Proper sizing of plates and the exact number of nails required is specified in each case.

(6) A s-imple jig is all that is necessary after tl.re pre- cutting of tl-re members has been done. -This is almost nraudatory .in any case to get the work up to a desired height to lessen fatigue and increase efficiency of the workmen.

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(7) When these trusses are constructed according to the lingine_ering Bulletin, they conf.orm to the Lu-Re-Co cluality shield program, and the shield may be used to so identify ilrenl.

"To give,an idea of cost for comparative purposes, I recluested and received from the H & T Compiny these costs based on building 100 24, 5/12 trusses: 200 B- plates, $24: qry F.!_la!e9, $80;400 G Plates,916; 100 Ja Splice Plates, [t8;_100 J1l Splice Plates,913;3 kegs nails ig EtZ, ESt. Total-$202. Cost per truss, 92.02," says the Lu-mber Dealers Research Council's Raymon H. Hirrell, executive vicepresident.

Lesser Sells Howsii Proiect to Novy

Louis Lesser Enterprises has sold the Wherry Housing p,roject on Oahu, Hawaii, to the U.S. Navy. The Coral RosE Gardens project is located at the Barber's Point Naval Air Station and comprises 260 garden-type units for Naval Air personnel occupancy. The amount involved was more than $2,500,000.

Weyerhoeuser Streomlines Nome qnd Operotions in New Merchandising

Tacoma, Wash.-The word "timber" will be dropped from the name of Weyerhaeuser Timber Company on September l, announced Pres. F. K. Weyerhaeuser. At the same time, Weyerhaeuser Company will adopt a new symbol for the products it manufactures at plants in 26 states. It is an abstract tree within a 'triangle.

"When the company lvas formed 60 years ago," Mr. Weyerhaeuser explained, "it was exclusively in the business of managing timberland. Timber is still our basic resource, but its use in the company title does not indicate adeqr.rately the rvide range of products we now manufacture. The original name doesn't take into consideration tl-re new products to come as a result of our research and development activities," he said.

The name change was approved by shareholders at their annual meeting last May. It will apply only to the parent company and Weyerhaeuse.q Sales Co. Other subsidiary companies will retain their names, but adopt all other phases of the new identification system.

On October 1, Weyerhaeuser Sales Co. operations 'ivill become a part of the- lumber and plywood division. The move is designed to "effect maximum coordination among manufacturing, distribution, sales and customer service activities," it was stated. Existing company brand names, such as 4-Square lumber, Quad-lok containers and Weytex hardboard, will be retained but will be supplemented with the new symbol.

lrving Lumber Moved

A new address of 19800 S. Normandie, Torrance, is listed in the latest Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce bulletin for its member firm, Irving Lumber & Molding, Inc.

Stote Posroffices Give Boost to 'Keep Cqlifornicr Green' Movement

The San Francisco Postoffice is giving fire prevention a big boost this year with a special Keep California Green cancellation. More than 20 million pieces of mail are expected to be cancelled with this phrase during the summer. Postmaster John F. Fixa and General Superintendent of Mails G. L. Mannion recently demonstrated the cancellation to Wayne G. Hubbard, secretary-manager of Keep California Green from Sacramento.

Postofifrces in Sacramento, Fresno and Corning are also using a similar cancellation to publicize the need for care with fire in California's forest and wild land. The cancellations are sponsored by the Keep California Green organizauon.

In 1958, forest fires burned over 300,000 acres and caused millions of dollars worth of damage to natural resources,