Quality

FROTN LATH TO TilNBERS

RAymond 3-3454

BOB BUSS

Hoo-Hoo organization now existing and operating in California. They laid the foundations on which California became the leading Hoo-Hoo state in the Union. Volum'es could be written concerning the early men of Hoo-Hoo in California. I knew most of them, and they were worth while.

Tell you more in later columns.

NRTDA Gompletes Estimofing Kir

It is understood that the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, in line with plans discussed at its board meeting last May, has about completed preparations of the NRLDA Cgmplete Estimating Kit and will soon have them available for dealer members of the federated associations. It is said the component parts of the Kit are at present being printed. The price will be $35 per Kit, with a $2 commission going to the federated associations' funds for each one sold.

The Complete Estimating Kit is said to piovide a quick, sure method of figuring the complete cost, including labor and incidentals, of any house or major home-improvement job. It also contains an instruction and study guide which makes it an easily understood, self-training course in estimating for dealer employes, and takes the mystery and drudgery out of estimating.

Announcement of the availability of the Kit is expected to be made before the opening of the Exposition in Philadelphia next month, where the Kit will be featured and fully explained in the Clinic on Estimating to be held under the chairmanship of Russell W. Norvels, Michigan dealer who played a large part in developing the Kit.

(Tell them, you sa?.a it in The Cali,fornia Lwmber Merchant)

oter Cool, Profits High

YOU HAVE HEARD oboul "the cool woter frorn the wooden buckel." lt'r true. Wood keeps wcler cooler. And Redwood is resislqnf lo rol - fungi ond insects; do€s noi rust, They lcst longer.

So when you sell Redwood lonks, you rnoke q nice profit ond rotisfy your customer. Write now for rhe Windeler Plqn cnd tonk prices.

Hobbs Woll Believes in lts Product

()ne of the oldest names in the Czrliforrria rcdrvoocl indlrstrl', Hobbs \\'all Lumber Company, emp1o1'ed one of .the ne\\-est <lelrartures in commercial - struciuris u'hen it rnovecl its ofhces front Xfontg()n1ery strect t() its on.n neu, t\\'()-storr- lruilrlirrg at 2030 Union Street. The striking IIol;bs"\\'all building is brrilt lrlnrost en-

Fact Sheet

Architecls:

Builder:

Engineers:

Owner:

Squore Feet:

Approximote Cosi f odoy:

Type of Construction:

Exterior Wolls:

Jock Hermonn, AlA, ond Bolton White, AlA, 75 Costle 5r.. Son Froncisco, Coliforniq.

Antone Peterson & Sons, Contrcctors, 2760 Son Bruno Sl., Son Froncisco, Colifornio, Robinson & Giddings (structurcl). 80 Stoncstown Si., Sqn Froncisco, Coliforniq.

Eogleson Engineers ond Chos. H. Krieger (eleclricol ond mechonicol), 400 Montgomery 5t., Son Frqncisco, Colifornio.

Hobbs Woll Lumber Co., 2030 Union Street, 5on Froncisco, Californio.

5500 (including bqsement storoge) plus l2 cor porking oreo.

$150,000.00, including improvements ond property.

Verticol lominoted redwood 2x4's ond 2x6's form wolls, wirh glue lominoied Douglos Fi: beoms ond columns with metol ties, lominoted redwood 2x4's, 2lnch side focing, no ftnish. Outside window spondrels of APCO Mirowoll "sondwich" ponels.

Whole Building's Worth

tirelv of rerlu'ood, u'ith exterior .rvalls, floors and ceilings of 2x-1 and 2x6 laminatecl rongh-sau'n recln'ood. \Vith 5,500 srluare feet of space, plus lr 12-car parking area, this is sai<l to be the first comnrercial brrildirrg of its kind in the Sar-r Fr:rncisco Bav area.

"We felt it fitting," says Partner Alfred D. Bell, Jr.

lnterior Wolls:

Floors:

Ceilings;

Roofr

Doors:

Windows: lnsulotion: Built-ln Applionces:

Portition wolls ore convenlioncl stud wilh sheetrock or redwood veneer foced plywood. Outer wolls qre formed simply of tha exposad rough-sown lominoted 2x4's (inner side of rhe outsida woll) finished with one coot of cleor Rez, o second coqt of cleor Rez wiped ond o coot of Proif & lomberl's dull vornish #61. lst floor is concrele covered wilh resilient 0oor tile; second floor is lominoted 2x5's,2-inch side up, covered with one sheet of Sisolkroft, plywood sheothing ond floor tile, ore lhe exposed lqminoted 2x5's ol ihe f,oor obove (ond the roof) finished wirh one coot of while-tinted Rez. Simpson "Fores?one" ocousticol ponels were used.

Builr-up, five-ply ond grovel over lominoted redwood 2x4's.

Flush, solid-core for outside ond flush hollowcore interior, oll of rift-grcin redwood.

Aluminum sosh by Tecler, set in redwood frqmes.

None required.

Westinghouse 2-burner electric plofe, disporol ond 8-cubic-foot refrigerotor for lunchroom.

Hobbs Wall firm, "that a business specializing in the distribution of redwood should be housed in a building that capitalizes on the rich woody effects of redwood inside and out." Architects were Jack Hermann and Bolton White.

Ikrbbs \Vall is a 93-year-old name in h:nrlrer. Its first s:ru'nrill came around the llorn in the l:ite 18.50s in the steamship Brother Johnathon, u'as bargerl north of Crescent City to mill a g'overnment grant of thous:rn11s of ;rcres of fir, cedar and redr.r'oocl. Shortly later, the n-rill rvas nroverl to Crescent ('itt and "H,,tl,s \\:Lll & ('o." uus formed. Later yet, on a-site in San lirlLncisco along Islais Creek, the company operatecl a motlern planirrg rnill and renranufacturing plant from u'hich shiprnents s-ere made

Texas.

Irr 1937, thc northern n-ri11 \\.AS disnltntlccl and the llobbs \\iall Lumber Co. u-as forme<I, retainirrg thc Islais Creek plant for distribution. During World \\'ar II, the {irm sold the production of three reclu'oocl san'mills. Since lc)17, the firm has distributecl tlic entirc outprrt of the \\rillits Redu.ood I'roclncts Companr. of \\-iliits, California.

Ol'ners of Hobbs \\rall l-rrmlrcr ComDanv are Lelvis A. Godard, an executive nremlrer of tl-re ,,1,1 -Hobbs \\'all firm, and NIr. Bell, Jr.. e f,'rmer gencral sales manager of Hammond l-unrber Co. rvho ioine<l forces l'ith Godard in 1917.

Hollywood Jr. Twins Are All-Purpose Doors

Say goodbye forever to old fashioned screen, sash and storm doors,.. for here are two all purpose doors...COMBlNAT|ON SCREEN AND METAL SASH DOORS that fit all types of wall construction and harmonrze with any interior styling.

Nole these 4-in.l ADVANTAGES

Comfort a The Hollywood Jr.Twins p€rmit more light in kitchen and seryice porches. Giveadequate easy ventilation. Ins€ct tight, rust.pr@f scrcens.

Sash Glass may be cleaned with €ase.

Convenience a Nomore detouring aroundasupertlu- ous extra door with an armtul of bundles. a Nomore sagging, tlimsy screen d@rs wlrich invite intruders. a Acts as an additional protection for housewile. She may conveFe with outsiders through sashopening without unlcking the d@r. a Bufglar.pr@f. A simple touch of lin. geE or interior design. o Flush d@rs available in Philippine Luaun, Oriental Ash (Sen) or Birch. a Panel doors available in pine only.

fhe Colifornicr Door Compony Introduces New Cqldoor to Southern Cqliforniq Deolers

.\rt l)arkins, gcneral s;rles rnan:tger for The California Door Company, Los Angeles, :urn()unces th:it the firm has introclucecl zr brancl-neu' procluct-the Clrlcloor-to the Sor,rthern California retail <lealer tra<1e.

This neu' textrrrecl-aluminum, sliding-glass cloor unit is said to l'rave moclern fc:rtures to ulease the nrost discrimirrttir.rg taste and i5 6omPetitir-elr- I'ricerl to ltlease tl're consunrer's pocketbook, accorcling to I)arkins. It is :rvailzrltle in rrll starrclarcl ancl special sizes, t.ith n-uLtching sliding scrccrns, arrrl is presentlv being ltroducecl in volume to :rsslrre in-rmcdiate cleliverr-.

This neu' builclir-rg product, manufacturecl Ior thc Southlarrcl tra<lc, mav he obtaincd in sizes frorn fir'e to 20-Ieet u'idths :inr1 rnav lre installed before or after construction is cot'nplcterl, Iiarkins declared.

"\\'e :rrc lurrnching an intensir.e sales promotion camp:rign to rtcrlrraint the clealers u.ith this hne neu' ltt.tit." I'arkins s:ri<1, "anrl u'e u.ill <lemonstrate the salient qrr:rlities of the Culrloor <lurirrg orrr regular cal1s."

Clalclror has lrco'r cspccially designed and prodr.rced for tlic Southern C:Lliiornilr nrarket arrd inforrnation ma1'be obtairrecl by ivriting The Californizl I)oor Company, 49'10 District I',1vcl., I-os Angeles 5li. Although it is budgetpriced, nothing lirrt thc {lncst of rr.raterials are rtsed in the proclrrction of thc ClLl<loor, I'arkins 1>ointecl ottt.

Ocrklcrnd Hoo-Hoo W:ll Meef Ocf. 2l

I'resident Chris Sechrist. Sun \-:tllcv l.unrlrer Co., I-afavctte, has set the next meeting of his Oakland l{oo-Ifoo Clrrb 39 for the evenit-tg of ()ctober 21, at ( )aklzlncl's F-isherrnan's I)ier, locaterl in -Jack I onclon Sclrt:tre.

TNR. ruilBER DEATER:

For YOU . Under one roof.

One of lhe Wesl's most Complete Stocks of lumber ond Building Mqteriols.

LUMBER: Hordwood, imported ond domesticSugor ond Ponderoso Pines - SpruceFirRedwood - P. O. Whife Cedor.

FLOORING: Ook-Mople-[]v-Hemlock.

PANELING: "S" Brqnd Philippine Mohogony T&G, solid woll-Mouldings.

PTYWOODS: HordwoodsFirpenler6sq - Redwood.

MARLITEMosonileUpsonQq6s6DowelsGlues$hqfsx Bldg. Popers

STRABI,E I,UMBER COMPAIIY

Since 1906

255 - SECOND STREET

(3 Blocks Eost of Jock London Squoref

Oqklond 7, Colifornio

Phone: TEmplebor 2-5584

C. C. Dry Kiln Club Meets qt Cqmino

The fourth regular meeting of the Central California Dry Kiln Club for the year was held at the Michigan-California Lumber Company, Camino, California, September 6. Members and friends visited the new modern sawmill and kilns of the Mich-Cal Lumber Co. during the morning. Its battery of 18 single-track Moore kilns holds approximately 8@ M bd. ft. and the total cut of the mill (except some fir dimension) is kiln dried. At noon the Mich-Cal Lumber Co., with the help of the P.T.A. ladies, provided a fine turkey dinner (with an assortment of home-made pies) at the ne#Camino school, where the business meetinf and technical meeting were also held.

_ President Elmer Johnson called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. Elvie Ericson, kiln superintendenf at Camino, introduced Al T. Hildman, general manager, who welcomed members and friends and gave a brief history of the operation.

_ _Byron Foreman of W.P.A. announced the Washington, Idaho, Montana Club is already making extensive p.eparations for the 1958 annual meeting, to be held May 8-10 at Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. Schedule of future meetings: November 8, fvory Pine Co., Dinuba; January 10, 1958, U. S. Plywood Co., Anderson, reports Harvey Smith, secretarytreasurer, Central California Drv Kiln Club.

Huge School Consfruction Now

One week in September saw the launching of an $8,179,814 portion of -the Los Angeles city schools' mammoth building program. Set for construction were additional facilities to accommodate 700O students at 17 schools from San Fernando Valley to San Pedro in 850 square miles. The huge program, said to be the largest school-development plan in the nation, was boosted last month when 210 investors headed bv the Bank of America purchased a ffi million share of bonds.