PACIFIC-MAIITSON LUMBER COMPANY

7l17 Eosl Firesfone Blvd. DOWNEY, Colif. SPruce 3-2292 P.O. Box 243 TOpoz l-6701

"SERVICE is our poromount stock-in-trode"

Record Timber Cut Pqsses Forest Service Goqls

A record l0 billion board feet of timber was cut from the National Forests in fiscal year 1963, Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman has announced.

The total bid value of the timber sold was $153'4 million. The volume of timber harvested has a total value of $134.4 million, which is an average of $13.27 for each thousand board feet.

This is an increase of one billion board feet over the preceding year, and a 600 million board feet increase over the previous record harvest of 9.4 billion, established in 1960.

In addition to the record volume cut on National Forests this year, the volume sold showed a marked increase over the 1962 fisure. National Forest timber sold durine fiscal 1963 came to ti.Z billion board feet1.9 billion boaid feet over the 1962 fieure.

"This record surpasses the goals we set for fiscal year 1963 to harvest 9.7 billion and sell I1.8 billion board feet of timber, for which Congress last year appropriated funds," Secretary Freeman declared. "Last year when I met with representatives of the Western timber industry, I assured them that high priority would be given to bringing timber sale offerings up to an acceptable level. I consider this an accomplished fact."

The Nation's highest timber cut was on the National Forest-s of Oregon with a total of 3.1 billion board {eet taken from the 13 National Forests in this State. The National Forests of Washington were second with 1.5 billion board feet, and those in California were third with I.4 billion board feet.

In timber sold the National For.ests of Oreeon also led with 3.9 billion board feet. California National Foiests were second with l.B billion board feet sold.

Forest Service said over 1.3 billion board feet of storm-damaged timber, resulting from the 1962 Columbus Day storm and subsequent storms in the Pacific Northwest, were sold.

"Prompt salvage of this valuable timber not only will prevent great monetary losses, but will help fire hazard and risk of further damage from insects and disease in the storm area," the Secretary pointed out.

Eighth Annuat Tourney Breaks Attendance Mark

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George Dufi, salesmanager of Cal-Ida Lumber Company, once again chairmanned the tournament which broke all attendance records for the eighth consecutive time. The tournament, held September 6, was followed by an awards dinner which attracted 178 entries. Over 200 California and Oreeon lumbermen attended the banquet and after-dinner {estivities.

More than fifty trophies and prizes were awarded and following are some of the "front line winners."

Class A-Bob Henderson, Ralph Lamon and Robert Dronberger; Class B-Don Moore, Ray Taylor, Grant Potter and W'alt Pfister; Class C-Bert Dennis, Bill McNeil, Bill Blattner; Class D -Verne Clauschnitzer, Bud Scolin and Leo Shotigian; Class EG. L. Kirkpatrick, Art Triebwasser and Phil Carrol; Class FHarry Bremner, Tony Denio and Morrie Tisdall.

In the Callaway handicaps, the winners were Don Taylor, Guy Spence, John Owens, Peter Murphy. Jack Dasch. Bob Bonner and J. C. Townsend.

Awards for the longest drives went to Dean Lambert and John Koley. Harry McCall won the accuracy drive contest, and Norm Winsor copped the hole-in-one money.

Operotion Opportunity-Oct. 12-20

OPERATION OPPORTUNITY. Octol'er 12-20. a time {or aclion by rt'modcler-. to encouragt' homeou-ner-. lo improvc their rlrlellings. has lrecn set lrv the Nationul Hornc In-rprovcment (lt,unc'il. it has bct'rr anrrouru:e(1. The prograrn is a 1.rart of IIome Improvt'mt'nt Year e{forts.

l)uring the pcriod of OPIIHATION OPPOIiTUNITY the Coun. cil urges all remorlelirrg businessman to undertake some promo. tion activity ria nnr,spaper. direr:t mail. ra<lio and tclevision ad. vertising. lotal contt'sts. remodeling displays or other local events. "llr- setting such a period for conccrted action, the industry can make a dramatic impact lrl)on consumer thinking." Council of. {icial-s staterl.

In addition to urging lor:al lactors to promote rernodeling by taking extra promotional step-s. the National Flome Improvement Council is contacting manufa<.turers, alerting them to the fall event and urging them to supply their remodeler customcrs rvith advertising, publicitv and sales promotion aids.

FHA Seeks to Pump life Into 203lkf lmprovements

The FHA. in planning legislative proposals to submit to the next session oI Congrt:s-". is giving high priority to amendments to put mtxe li[e into the long term home improvement program.

It mav recommend a switch to the cash payioll system for all loans untlcr this ser:tion. At present onlv claim-* in urban renewal sections under 220 (h) are settled in this u,ay. l'or loans that go bad_ under the companion section 203(k), seitlement "u., orrly f,. made in thc {orm oI debentures.

FHA has decided, it is also reported" to delete the requirement that long range improvement loans outside of urbar renewal areas must meet the underwriting test of "economic soundness." Builders and lenders hale felt that this section has been interpreted too rigidl,v. FHA ha-. ruled out most mortgage insurant,e applica. tiorrs in so-called "gruy" areas and, in fact. anvrvhere but in the newer suburbs.

A new legislative proposal under consideration would involve the resubmission of former requests for the insurance of land development loans. The idca is to make it easier {or builders to obtain short range loans for developing their subdivisions-such as grading and the installation of streets and utilities.

One of the housing costs that has risen -steeply is that of making the land ready for building. Extension of the FHA insurance system to this type of financing, it is believed, would make it easier to develoyr more moderate priced subdivisions.

New J. H. Boxter Brochure

'lhe advantage of Pole-Type building using Chemonite pressuretreated pole-* are set forth in a ncw bro<rhure issued bv J. H, Baxter & Co., I20 N'Iontgomery Street, San l'rancisco. California. F-ully color illustrated, the l2-page book titled, "Thc Versatility and Value of Pole-Tvpe Buildings," shows and discusscs application of Pole-Type con,struction in industrial. commercial" farm and residential building.

L,xamples are shorvn o{ the efiective use of IIAXCO-Chemonite pressure treated pole," in solving difficult terrain problems for hillside homes and housing developments. Arvard-uinning de-*igns and constnrction details arc ,.houn. 'Ihe exclusive Chemonite process" rvhir:h renders the poles resistarrt to water. rot. ,.oil ero.sion. termite-. trnd other inset:ts. is dest,ribed. Among the benefits ofiered architet:ts, builders and thtir clients b,v Pole-Type constru<rtion with BAXCO-Chemorrited pol's" as pointed out by the llarter brochure" are: lorv cost, llexibility of design. r'er-satilitl-. attractive appearance. sturdiness" long life" and speed of constru<:tion. Brochure is free on reouest.

Army Assisls Forest Service in Forest Fire Reseqrch

Project Firescan, a Forest Service research Program for detecting and mapping forest fires with an infrared scanner, is receiving special assistance from the Department of Defense in the form of a Mohawk Turbo Prop Aircraft, the U. S. Department of Agri' culture has announred.

The plane and personnel are from the U. S. Army Electronics Command at Fqrt Monmouth, N. J. They will be used in tests over a series of fires which will be set by the Forest Service to burn slash left from Iogging operations on the National Forests in western Montana and Idaho. This prescribed burning is a customary way of clearing the ground of flammable material and preparing the land for regenerating new forests. Fires are under control by ground crews at all times.

Pioneer experiments perforrred by the Forest Service during the past year demonstrated that the ainborne infrared scanners loaned by the U. S. Army can accurately map forest fires either night or day, and through dense smoke which obscures details of fires to human vision.

Availability of special U. S. Army equipment for the research program is aiding further development of fire scanning techniques which may have important application to both National Defense and forest protection.

New Rules Published For Stress Roting of Lumber

Revised rules covering the stress-rating of lumber by machlne have been approved and published by the Western Pine Association in the form of a supplement to the 1963 Standard Grading Rules book, the association announces.

The new rules, supplanting paragraphs 500-k and 500-l in the 1963 book. include a nine-level table of allowable stresses for mechanically rated lumber.

A facsimile of the authorized stamp is shown also. Stress-rating $ystems approved by the W'estern Pine As-sociation and functioning under the association's quality control will be eligible to use the official grade stamps.

Economy lumber Hit by Fire

Economy Lumber Company's Florin Road yard in Sacramento was completely leveled by fire the evening of August 29, and only two unloaded cars on the yard's siding escaped damage. Owner Jack Hackard had just moved everything out of his 24th Street yard to the Florin Road operation a few days earlier in preparation to leasing the 24th Street property. Fortunately, the damage is completely covered by insurance and all hands are busily rebuilding the Florin Road operation.

Ooklond Hoo-Hoo Plon Big Foresl Products NiteOclober 2l

Vic Roth will chairman the Forest Products Nite of Oakland Hoo-Hoo CIub 39 which will be held at the Villa Peluso in Oakland, October 21. The club hopes that every effort will be made to attend this meeting because it has secured a speaker from NlMA-direct from l[ashington, D.C.

Georgio-Pocific Moves Sqn Froncisco Lumber Oftice

On September 15, the San Francisco lumber division offices of Georgia-Pacific Corporation were moved from 400 Montgomery Street to 601 California Street, Suite 1912. Ascording to the announcement, the phone numbet will remain Douglas 2-3388, and the teletype will be 415-393-8114. The company also main. tains its West Coast Container Division in the sar,ne buildins.

Pole-type construction provides Sequoia with efficient, economical new facilities at Orange, Galif.

It's a unique plant-the new l0-building cornplex of Sequoia Forest fndustries built at Orange, Calif. It's permanent and pretty. It's efrcient. And construction economies were outstanding. How did Sequoia obtain this combination of advantages?

I All of the buildings are of pole-type constructiron. Nine of them were erected by the Pole Building Construction Deparhnent of Koppers Company, fnc., using Koppers Cellon*-treated poles. This treatment provides permanent protection from attack by decay and termites, and leaves the surface so clean that Sequoia painted the poles in attractive hues. I For three manufacturing buildings, Koppers Unit Structures Department furnished laminated beams-some 80 feet long. By use of these, Sequoia eliminated center poles, providing rmrestricted working space. Koppers Pole Building Construction Department has headquarters in Los Angeles-works anywhere in the West. r Koppers wood preserving plants are strategically located in California and Oregon. If your firm is expanding or replacing outmoded buildings, and you want new buildings with permanency, beauty and efficiency-at cost savings of up to 4O7o over conventional construction,-it will pay you to contact Koppers Wood Preserving Division at one of the offices listed below. We'll gladly consult with you-help you design your buildings. c-16