CUSTOil Kiln Drying o

Rescwing ' Surlocingr ' Pattern Items ' Mouldings frrf"a"t" Lros Circuloting tcittts ' Full Automcrtic Control

Equipped to do TECHNICAL cmd AIRCRAFT Drving 'Can Hcrndle AnY Lengths

Western Hardwood Lumber Co. Openr Otfice in Manila

Western Hardwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has taken office space in a new modern air-conditioned building in Manila, known as 99 Dasmarinas Building' The office is in charge of Col. A. G. Jacobson, who has a complete organization of office and inspection staffs under his direction.

This organization is designed to insure shipment of tl-re proper export grade and textures of Philippine hardwoods io meet the requi.ements of the export consuming trade'

The stock is being handled through the concentration yard of Western Hardwood Lumber Co' at Terminal Island, Los Angeles.

Arsonist Stcrrts Retcril Ycrd Fires

Nevada justice works rapidly. An August 1l' 1948, an arsonist set fire to the retail lumber yard of the Woitishek Lumber Company, in Las Vegas. He was captnred, tried, confessed, and was quickly sentenced to the Nevada state penitentiary, where he now makes his domicile. The fire loss to stock and storage sheds was heavy, amounting to about $30,000. It rvas well covered by insurance.

After this fire it was discovered that the same criminal hacl set another Las Vegas yard on fire the same day, but it u,as discovered before tnuch damage had been done.

Fern Trucking Company

Ofiers Combined Service Clf:

Trucking

Ccrr Unlo<rding

Pool Ccr Distribution

Sorting

Sticking lor Air Drying

Storing ol Any Quantity ol Forest Products

Ten Hecrvy Duty Trucks crnd Trailers

Fourteen 3-Axle All Purpose Arury Lumber Trucks

Seven 16,000 lb. Lilt Trucks

Twenty-Seven Acres Pcved Land crt Two Loccrtions

Served by L. A. Junction Rcrilroad

Shed Spcrce lor Two Million Bocrrd Feet

Spur Trcrck to Accommodcte Thirty Rcrilroqd Ccrrs

Bcrcked by Twenty'two yecrrs ol Experience in Hcnd' ling Lumber and Forest Products

This Compcrny Is Owned ccrd Opercted by FERN-cnrdo I. Negri

4550 Mcrywood Ave', Los Angeles ll

JEllerson 7261

Pope & Talbot Announces Change in Sales Division

Scvings Through Use oI Timber Connectors

Substantial savings in hardware and lumber, rvhen split ring connectors are used instead of bolts, is shown in a new bulletin just published by the Timber Engineering Company.

Taking an ordinary tension splice designed for a 22,5A0 pound load, the cost study shows 62/o more hardware cost and 1OO/o more lumber requiqed for the bolted joint in comparison with a split ring connector joint. The bolted joint, to carry the,load, requires eight /4,, x9,, bolts and 16 plate washers costing $1.76, while just 4 connectors and 2 bolts with 4 r,vashers will do the same job for $1.09.

As for the lumber, the bolted joint requires 4',xl?,, and 2" xl2" material while the connector ioint requires only 4t' x6" and 7'x6" sizes.

Fred A. trmburgey

Saxton B. Ferrell, general sales manager, Pope & Talbot, Inc., Portland, Oregon, announced today the appointment of Fred A. Amburgey as acting manager of of the Nortl.rern California sales and rvholesale offices r.i'ith headquarters in San Francisco. Mr. Amburgey succeeds George R. Kendrick rvho has resigned to enter business for himself.

Mr. Amburgey has had a long association rvith Pope & Talbot, having joined the cornpany in 1921 in the firm's San Diego office. He has been locatecl in San Francisco since 1935 and has held positions ir.r the sales and buying departments.

He has a rvide scope of acquaintances in the lumber industry and a host of friends among the retail lumber dealers of the \\-est.

Pope & Talbot, Inc., is the third largest lumber mannfacturer on the Pacific Coast and next year n'ill celebrate its l00th year in business. Sau'mills are located at Port Gamble, Washington, St. Helens and Oakridge, Oregon.

Selling Lumber Products oI U.S. Plywood Scwmills

Charlie Schmitt of the San Frzrncisco office of the United States Plyu,ood Co., and Bob Hrrestis of the Los Angeles office, are handling the lumber products of the organization's mills at N{apleton, Oregon, and Seattle, \\Iash.

Other advantages of connector construction include simple fabrication and easy assembly. Over 6O cpmpanies at 130 locations throughout the country are equipped to supply contractors various types of prefabricated timber connector structures.

New Finish For Asbestos Shingles

"Shingle-Seal," a nel product developed exclusively as a decorative, lveatherproof finish for asbestos siding and shingles is now being marketed for consumer, industrial and contractor use by its originators, the Dewatex Manufacturing Corporation, 42nd Street and Dyer Avenue. Nerv York 18, Nerv York.

This neu' product is recommended for painting, preserving, protecting and decorating asbestos siding and shingles, both old and nerv, exterior and interior. It is claimed to be resistant to atmospheric conditions, coating the surfacc to rvhich it is applied rvith a lustrous, waterproo{ finish of exceptional durability.

Appointed Assistcrnt Chiel Inspector

Lee Moffett, for 14 years a lumber inspector for the lVester nI'ine Association, has been named to fill the nelvly created post of assistant chief inspector, it was announced by S. V. Fullarvay, Jr., secretary-manager.

He u.ill assist Vern Johnson, Association chief inspector since I930.