[[-nrsEn oRD ottn truck

HEDLUND LUMBER SALES, INC. Speciolizingin...

Corp. which has a major hardwood plant in that city. The panels are part of the ship's maiden cargo.

They were consigned to G.-P's wholesale distribution branch in Seattle for a retail yard, "Pay Pack Save Jack, Inc." of nearby Bellevue. The yard in turn presold the first panels to Builder Donaldson for his latest home in the beautiful Nev'port Hills subdivision at 4901 116th SE in Bellevue across Lake Washington from Seattle.

"There will be no sawdust or other scraps wasted on this job," it was safely forecast by Al Wright, G-P's Northwest district manager. "Every scrap not actually {astened to the wall will go as souvenirs o{ the world's first atomic-powered cargo shipment."

The new nuclear ship, schcduled to dock in Seattle about September 20, also will carry a small shipment of matched hurly walnut plywood bound for C-P's Portland distribution center for architectural installations in Oreson.

Forest Industries Building Colled "5uperior" in Design

Architecture in the nation's capital is lagging behind the city's ever-increasing importance, according to an article in the August 19 issue oI The Neut York Tirnes Magazine. In a long, critical look at Washington's commercial structures, Ada Louise Huxtable, well-known writer in the field of art and architecture, describes the capital's Commercial Modern as "t.he same old mold of architectural Jelloseveral delicious flavors, all alike-served by spec' ulative builders everywhere.

In short, writes Mrs. Huxtable, "Wash' ington's spreading business construction has contributed nothing to the elevation of the city's architectural standards.

"Among Washington's private inslitutional buildings," Mrs. Huxtable states, "concentrated search turns up only one recently completed superior example. It is the new Forest Industries BuildinS, bY Keyes, Lethbridge'& Condon, whose classi' cally simple contemporary look respects the city's style.

The Forest Industries Building, located at 1619 Massachusetts Avenue. N.W., is the new headquarters of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. Built and owned hy the Timber Engineering Company. NLMA's wholly owned resear"h and testing subsidiary, the $1.6'million structure was designed as a showcase for the Iumber and wood products industry and has already been cited by several organizations {or its outstanding design and construction. Administratiue Management masazine has awarded the NLMA heador"it"r. its Omce of the Year "Award of Merit" for offices with less than 300 employees. The Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has presented the building with its "First Award for General Excellence in Design {or Commercial Buildinss."