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Not in thousands of acres ..nor in billions of board feet. but rather years of supply is the measure of C. D. Johnson timber. That the supply will be perpetual is assured by the forest management policies of C. D. Johnson Lumber Corporation.

Standard Gypsum Company Announces Personnel Changes

"Enchanting Homes of \(/estern Piner"A New Consumer Publication

Portland, Ore., Sept. 16-The Western Pine Association today announced publication of a new consumer publication, "Enchanting Homes of Western Pines. Your Guidebook to Happy Homebuilding," an attractively finished 2}-page brochure containing 4 color photographs and 67 black and white pictures.

Intended for use by the prospective home builder or remodeler, the 7f" * 9%" booklet portrays actual panelirg and interior woodrvork installations of the three \Vestern Pines-Idaho White Pine, Ponderosa Pine and Sugar Pine. It illustrates both traditional and modern interiors.

The new book supplants "Western Pine Camera Vier,vs for Homebuilders" rr'hich through successive editions since 1936 has been rvidely circulated throughout the country by retail lunrber dealers and by national adr.ertising to the consumer and architect.

C. W. Eshelmon Bryce W. Simpson

The appointment of Bryce W. Simpson as controller of Standard Gypsum Company of California was announced today by General Manager Claude E. Harper. 'His offrce is located in the Kaiser Building, Oakland.

Replacing Simpson as office manager of the company's accounting ofifices at 3667 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, Calif., is C. W. Eshelman.

Simpson has been with the Kaiser organization since January 1943, at which time he was an accountant and office manager for Kaiser Steel Corporation at the Sunnyside, Utah coal mine. He joined Standard Gypsum in 1947. A native of Colorado, he graduated from Mesa College.

Prior to joining Standard Gypsum Company in 1947, Eshelman was employed by Western Pipe and Steel and the Security National Bank of Southern California. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon.

Homebuilders Start 98,000 New Units in August

Homebuilders continued their brisk pace in August, starting 98,00O new permanent nonfarm dwelling units, an increase of.2,O0O units over July and 11,400 over August 1948, the U. S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced.

August marked the fourth successive month in rvhich nerv homes were started at about the rate of 100,000 a month. Moreover, homebuilding activity this past sumrler, as measured by new units put under construction, rvas at the highest monthly level on record for June, July, and August.

Preliminary Bureau estimates show a nation-wide total ol 647,5A0 new drvelling units started during the first 8 months of. 1949, only 2 percent, or 11,700 units, under last year's total for the same months. The gains this year result from continued increases in rental accommodations (units in 2-or-more family structures) and publicly financed housing begun by State and local housing authorities. Almost 28,000 new publicly financed dwellings have been put under construction thus far in 1949, compared with 8,800 units started during the 1948 January-August period.

Single copies are available free. Bulk orders of from 2 to 24 are quoted at 12% cents each and quantities of 25 or over at 10 cents, F.O.B. Portland, Ore. Orders may be addressed to Western Pine Association, 510 Yeon Building, Portland 4, Ore.

Georgia-Paciftc Acquires Largc Modern Plant From Gener.l Plywood

The Georgia-Pacific Plywood & Lumber Co. has acquired for $300,000 the hardwood plywood plant in Savannah, Georgia, completed in June 1948 by General Plyrvood Corporation, it was announced by Carl B. Robbins, president of General Plywood.

The Savannah factory, one of the most modern plants in the industry, consists of a group of clear'span, steelframe-and concrete structures equipped throughout with modern automatic sprinkling system. The main buildrng contains 135,000 square feet of space under one roof. The plant is located on a 227-acre site at the Port of Savannah, rvhich is serviced by The Central of Georgia Railroad. The plant is fully equipped with modern machinery including three lathes and hot plate presses.

Owen R. Cheatham, president of Georgia-Pacific, confirmed the purchase but made no comment concerning his company's plans for the operation of the property. He stated that his company's plans would be announced at a later date.

Training Courses for Lumber Personnel

The University of Southern California u'ill conduct two Training Courses for Lumber Personnel in October, one at U.S.C. in Los Angeles, and the other at Van Nuys.

The Van Nuys course will start on Tuesday evening, October 4, and the Los Angeles course will begin on Monday evening, October 17. Classes will be held in the evening.

The courses are sponsored by the Southern California Retail Lumber Association.