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Almost $53 nlillion in September

L. A. City, Counfy Building Permits

The city of Los Angeles issued 4445 building permits valued at $32,444,645 during September, and Los Angeles County issued D69 worth $20,373,115, reported City Supt. of Bldg. G. E. Morris and County Engineer John A. Lambie earlier this month. The San Fernando Valley branch office again outdistanced the San Pedro, Venice and \\r. L. A. branches with 2132 permits at $14,655,262. -Ihe city's permits included.2OO7 housing units and the county's 1147 nerv drvelling units.

Nforris declared that if the city volume is maintained the balance of the year it rvill pass the record $'133,455,885 run trp in 1955. In 1956's first nine months the total is 48,756 permits at $367,563,729 as compared to 46,917 at $330,265,214 in the same span last year.

Building Gode Accepfs 2.4.1

The International Conference of Building Officials has accepted 2.4.1 plyrvood for combination subflooring and underlayment for the Uniform Building Code rvhich is used in hundreds of cities throughout the country. The panel functions as a solid one-piece base over supports on 48-incl-r centers. Studies by the conference's research committee say that tests shorv this panel has greater strength and stiffness when supported on all edges than the oneinch nominal rvood sheathing norv permitted under the Uniform Building Code.

The new 2.4.1 panel is Douglas Fir Plywood Association's trade name for l!/s,-inch thick seven ply soft- wood plywood panels designed to function as a onepiece combination subfloor and underlayment.

Conditions under which the code now permits use of 2.4.1 are as follows: ends of panels must be butted on A-inch wide main girders spaced a maximum of 48 inches on centers. Sides must be supported by at least 2x4-inch blocking. Where panels do not cover two spans, the centers must be supported at midspan. Panels should be applied with face grain perpendicular to span the direction of the girder. Panels must be nailed with lod common. 8d ring shank or helically threaded common nails spaced at least 6 inches on center.

Complete details available from Douglas Fir plywood Association, Tacoma 2, Wash.

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Washington, Oct. 15-Only 64 shopping days 'til Christmas !

ft's time, to many far-sighted lumbermen, to make up

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the list of special customers, friends, schools, and youth groups who should have an unusual yet practical gift-one that will bring pleasant surprise at Christmas, and enlightening entertainment the year round.

One solution to the holiday shopping daze is the

Teco Wood Study Kit that intrigues the novice, challenges the experienced, and provides a field day for the curious, according to Timber Engineering Company, affiliate of National Lumber Manufacturers Association and the wood industries' research service organization.

With its 54 samples of domestic hardwoods and softrvoods, foreign woods, and special products, such as a cigarette-burn-proof furniture panel, the kit opens a new rvorld of 'lvood to those interested in learning more about nature's one renewable natural resource. In addition to liberal-sized samples-each is 5" long,2f" wide, and )(" thick-the kit contains a lO-power hand lens for microscopic examination of each species ; a razor-sharp 'carving