California Building Permits for September

Announces Forming of Fir Door Institute

Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 27-Formation of the Fir Door Institute with a program of nation-wide trade promotion and product research and development was announced here today by J. P. Simpson, newly elected president of the Institute, following the organization meeting.

W. E. Difford was elected managing editor of the Institute. The other officers are: H. E. Tenzler, Northwest Door Company, Tacoma, vice-president; E. G. Rice, Monarch Door and Manufacturing Company, Tacoma, secretary; N. O. Cruver, Wheeler-Osgood Sales Corporation, Tacoma, treasLrrer. Mr. Simpson is vice-president and general manager of the Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Tacoma.

Plans were immediately formulated by the Institute for launching a program of enlarged trade promotion which is designed to widen existing fir door markets and to open up new markets.

Featured as the first plank in the program will be the sale of a new upward-acting garage door, the CRAW-FIR-DOR, which will be manufactured by Institute members under the license of the Crawford Door Company of Detroit, Mich., holders of the patents on the door and manufacturers of the harware unit. The CRAW-FIR-DOR will be sold as a single unit through lumber distributors and lumber dealers with the pre-fitted fir door being furnished by members of the Institute and the carton-packaged hardware by the Crawford Door Company.

Headquarters of the Institute will be established in the Tacoma Building, Tacoma, Wash., and will be under the direction of W. E. Difiord, who will continue his duties as managing director of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

The following nine members comprise the membership of the Fir Door Institute: Bufielen Lumber and Manufacturing Company, Tacoma, Wash.; Central Door and plywood Corporation, Portland, Ore.; Clear Fir Lumber Company, Tacoma, Wash.; Harbor Plywood Corporation, Hoquiam, Wash. ; M and M Wood Working Company, Portland, Oregon; Monarch Door and Manufacturing Company, Tacoma, Wash.; Northwest Door Company, Tacoma, Wash.; Robinson Manufacturing Company, Everett, Wash.; and Wheeler-Osgood Sales Corporation, Tacoma, Wash.

A. T. Show

A. T. Shorv, pioneer Los Angeles lumberman, passed away on October 10. He was 79 years of age and a native of Wisconsin.

Mr. Show was connected with the lumber business in California for 42 years, and spent several years in Northern California before coming to Los Angeles. He retired about two-and-a-half years ago. He was a graduate of Doane College, at Crete, Neb., and was in the lumber business in Nebraska prior to his coming to California.

He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Funeral services were held at the Little Church of the Flowers. Glendale. October 13.

C. D. Johnson lumber Corporation

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BR.INCH

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