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loday, on visiting an efficient logging camp you would clearly see how the operations have been modernized by economical, waste-saving machinery. You would see power driven chain saws helping to harvest the mature treespowerfirl "cats" hauling logs to the roadsswift modern cranes loading them-rail cars and great diesel powered truck-trailers delivering them to the mills.

Mechanical progress has made every mzrnhour vastly more productive in the harvesting of timber. It has opened up new timber resources, by reaching terrain formerly called "impossible" for logging-and thereby saving many mature trees for useful service. Also, mechanized handling reduces log damage and delivers the logs to the mills in condition to produce maximum lumber footage.

Correct loggrng is but one of the important factors which directly affects the quality and quantity of the lumber yield. The trademark "Weyerhaeuser 4-Square" on lumber also means the coordination of modern timber har- vesting, modern reforestation, and modern manufacturing methods. The result is the best in good lumber, which delivers the utmost in sound, economical construction.

New Sliding Glass Door Unit Available to Dealers

Coor-Pender & Long Co., 1753 Blake Avenue, Los Angeles 31, announces a ,change in supplying Doormaster Exterior Sliding Glass Door Units.

The l)oormaster frames will hereafter include the bottonr guides and special oak thresholds, together with other exclusive features in the milling of the various members, greatly simplifying the installation. They are also offering ihe doors to the dealers on a prefit basis. making a complete units, in order to assure proper operation of the doors rvith the least effort on the part of the carpenters on the job.

The Doormaster units can be furnished either with or rvithout sliding screen doors. The {rames are built-up, complete with required moulds and flashing paper, ready for setting along with other exterior frames which are being used on the job. All parts are precision cut making it easy for the carpenters to plumb and level the frames in the wall.

Operating hardware only is furnished with the unit. Each door rolls on eight Neoprene rubber rollers assuring quiet, smooth, steady operation. Hangers are adjustable.

The doors are well manufactured from thoroughly dry stock, assuring minimum warpage. The sliding sections of the unit will be grooved and prefit with only minor adjustments to be made by the builder on the job.

Complete literature and price lists will be mailed upon request from the above address. The telephone number is NOrmandy 3-3238.

Al Derry in Lumber Business For Many Years in Los Angeles

Al Derry Lumber Co., whose ad appears on another page, has been in the wholesale lumber business in Los Angeles for many years, and for five years in the present location, 4230 Bandini Boulevard, Los Angeles 23. This firm, which specializes in Ponderosa and Sugar pine lumber, re'cently moved into new ofifices, one of which is paneled in birch, one in Ponderosa pine, and one in Port Orford cedar. The telephone number in ANgelus 0856.

Salesmen for the Al Derry Lumber Co. are Fred Wiant, an<l llarl Reynolds.

Twin Hcrrbors Lumber Compcny Holds Annual Pcrrty at Gearhart, Oregon

Trvin Harbors Lumber Company held its annual company lrarty at Gearhart, Oregon, September 7,8, and 9. This year the party'celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the company. I?or the affair they took over Ocean House, and a part of the Gearhart Hotel. Approximately 100 were in atter.rdance.

Henry N. Anderson, president, presided. and Jim Rossman, of the San Jose of;frce tvas a capable master of ceremonies.

Those attending included en.rployees and their wives from Portland, Aberdeen, Raymond, Eureka, Grants Pass, and other points.

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