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Ole May Manager

California Lumber Merdrant

Dear Ole:

Probably a lot of old timers like me have looked through the past two issues for the "25 years ago" feature. Please do not drop this very interesting item. In fact, I think it would be a fine idea to double up on the news slips of years gone by, by making it read "50 and 25 years ago.tt

The San Diego Union has published such an item headed "San Diego,75,50 and 25 years ago" through the years, and it is one of the popular features of that very excellent newspaper.-Edgar B. Culnan, Chula Vista, California.

Apprecioles Support

Jack Dionne, Publisher

California Lumber Merchant

Dear Mr. Dionne:

NHIC sincerely appreci'ates your euppora ia running ltr ed "Are You Receiving Your Share of the $13 Billion llome Improvement Market?" in the August issue of California Lumber Merchant.

Increasingly lumber dealers are becoming aware of the important role they can play in the developing remodeling industry. The Council believes that the retail lumber yard is the logical home improvement center in thousands of communities. \il'e will continue to do what we can to acquaint dealers with their opportunity. Thanks again.-&lgar Y. Hall, National Home Improvement Council, New York.

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California Lumber Merchant

Dear Sirs:

Please find five dollars to cover the two-year subscription to your fine California Lumber Merchant. I would be lost without it.

I always look forward to receiving it. After all, how are we to know what goes on in the lumber business without it ? -Eerl R. Reynolils, Whittier, California.

READER'S COM}IENT

California Lumber Merchant

Gentlemen:

I have read with interest the article by John Reno entitled "Protection Against TermitesIfouses with Crawl Spaces,, on page 30 of your July 16, 1962 issue. This is one of a series that will later deal with slabon-grade houses, since basement houses have already been covered in your last previous issue of July 1st.

The attention given to metal termite sbields by Mr, Reno is not wananted. Subterranean termites do not build tubes so frequently in California as in the eestern states, and because of poor design,, improper installation, and lack of inspection, shields have become discredited. I have prepared the enclosed article which I hope you will publish. A copy has been mailed to my old friend, Marx Hyatt of the J. H. Baxter & Co.

My qualifications are 42yeats in the U. S. Department of Agriculture, working on termites; an advisory member of the 1929 California Termite Investigations Committee 1929-1934. 1951 to date Honorary Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution. -Thomas E. Snyder, Consultant, 280tr Adams Mill Road, N.W., Washington 9, D.C.

Protection To Houses Against Subterranean Termiies

lhomsr E. Siydet Woshington, D.C.

John Reno's second informative article "Protection against termites," in the July 15, 1962 issue of your valued California Lumber Merchant follows the Federal Housing Administration's latest specifications for the protection of residences. Reno justifiably included an additional protection "soil cover", but over emphasized shields and said little about the importance of treated lumber. Most of California is in the area of very heavy infestation by three types of termites and every precaution should be taken.

Most housing officials still recommend metal termite shields as an alternative method of termite control because theoretically shields are efrective. All realize, however, that in practice they are not. Shielding has become a racket. Termite species in California do not construct earth-like shelter tubes as frequently as do species in other sections of the country. Most shields are poorly designed and constructed, carelessly or incompletely installed and are not properly inspected, They are not completely effective. I was the first to recommend shields in government publications. I no longer recommend shields. They rrc not neesrery in Cslifornia.

The pressure impregnation of lumber and construction timbers with chemical wood preservatives is one of the elternate methods of termite control in the Federal Housing Administration's specification. This method not only gives protection against subterranean termites (species of Reticulitermes), but also against dampwood ternites (species of Zootermopsis) and the drywood termites (species of Kalotermes) as well as rot or decay. All wood must be pressure impregnation treated in accordance with Federal Specifications.

With Dr. Walter Ebeling, head of the Department of Entomology of the University of California at Los Angeles and others, I served on a special committee at Washington, D.C. from 1955 to 1957. This committee was formed to prepare termite-proofing specif ications for the Federal Housing Administration. It rvas under the auspices of the Building Research Institute, National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council.

Dr. Ebeiing has inspected a number of houses in the Los Angeles area which had been built approximately 20 years ago, using pressure treated lumber for termite protection. These houses were found to be in sound condition and free of infestation. Furthermore, the owners of these houses have a great sense of security and were most pleased.

Simpson Nomes E. J. Riley Direclor of Merchondising

Appointment of Edward J. Riley as director of merchandising for Simpson Timber Company, Seattle, Washington, has been announced by John L. Robins, vice president, marketing.

Riley comes to Simpson from General Electric Company where he has been employed the past 13 years. Most recently he was manager, field merchandising and national account contract sales, major appliance division, Louisville, Kentucky.

Southern Plywood Appoinls Soles Monoger

Mr. Tom Stanford has been appointed as Sales Manager of Southern Plywood Corporation with headquarters in Greenviile, Florida. Mr. Stanford was with United States Plywood Corporation for over 13 years and during this time he was a line salesman, Assistant Branch Manager, Tampa, Florida, and Branch Manager, Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. BiII Dietterich who has been with Southern Plyu'ood for over four years has moved to Sales Coordinator and liaison between office and plants to acknowledge and expedite orders.

Clory's Advqnced lumbermosler Component Cutler

The Conslruclion Aulomolion Division of Clory Corporofion hos onnounced lhe ovoilobility of ils new TUMBERMASTER model Component Culler os on oddition to ils series of Conslruction Aulomolion Equipment,

The new LUMBERMASTER mokes possible ropid, economicol, quolily cutting for lhe moiority of lhe structurol componenls of o house. Woll ponels, floor jolsts, ond lrusses cqn oll be cul effectively with the TUMBER/IAASTER. lumber up to 2 x l0 moy be cul, ond length control ollows for culling componenl ports from 20 to 24 leet, wilh o speciol stop sel-up for even smoller culling.

The new TUMBERMASTER culs up lo 600 finished pieces in on hour ond with on occurocy to wiihin lhree minules of one degree in ongle, ond 1/32 of on inch in length. The new combinolion overheod ond bottom drive for conveying moferiol through the mochine, eliminoles the possibility of filting ond insures quolily cuting. Economy comes {rom lhe mochine's obility to be set up for ony cul in o few seconds with lhe use of colibroted scoles for the four cutting heods, ond eose of length odluslment. The scoles ore groduofed in degrees ond lo correspond with o set of pre-colculoled slondordized cutting specificolions. Clory Corp., Construction Aulomolion Div., Box 562, Depf. BMM, Forl Worlh, Texos.

This price includes stomp ond green ink pod. Wide spreod ottention wos oroused lost yeor ot the oppeoronce of this imprint on outgoing moil.