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McCourt, Weyerhaeuser Company; Harold F. Stevens, St. Regis Paper Company; and Arthur Temple, Jr., President of NLMA and the Southern Pine Lumber Company.

NLMA's Subcommittee on Depreciation Policy is headed by John Clarson of the tT. S. Plywood Corporation. Other members are George French, U. S. Plywood Corporation; C. A. Gentry, International Paper Company; Guy Gilleland, St. Regis Paper Company; John Lee, Jr., E. L. Bruce Company; J. Scudder, American Forest Products Corporation, plus two members of the full committee-Carter and McCourt.

The new rules climax a depreciation reform project started by the Eisenhower Administration in 1960. The Treasury that year polled 3,300 corporations on their current depreciation methods, asking what improvements the business community would like to see in Federal regulations.

In support of its proposals, NLMA provided documentary evidence of current replacement practices and obsolescence factors. Its report included case histories and illustrations of machinery and equipment mentioned in t he text. The association also cited such factors as the inroads on wood's markets by competitive materials, an ever-tightening cost-price squss2g, in. creased competition from abroad, and other fast-moving economic and technological developments.

Mony complete kitchens ond fine cobinet instollotions ore disployed ot our showroom. The lotest in design, they ore the result of the best thinking by experts in the fields. Drop in ond see why wood cobinetry is your best bel.

Working in coniunction with federol, stote ond locol ogencies, SCACM hos, for the firsf time, estoblished three bosic quolity grodes of cobinets sfondord, medium ond premium which gives lhe buyer o wide ronge of selection in terms of styles ond budgets.

Our seol is our members pledge of Quality, Economy ond Sotisfocfion

$outhern California Association of Cabinet fi|anufacturer$

An official explanation of the new tax rules is contained in a 56-page booklet, ooDepreciation Guidelines and Rules," Internal Revenue Service Publication No.456 (7-62), available from the Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C., for 25 cents a copy. More detailed tabulations will be carried in Publication No. 457, due to be published in six to eight weeks.

Socromenlo Hoo-Hoo Club lnstqlls

Ken Bowes os President

Ken Bowes, likeable Sacramento wholesaler and past president of the Sacramento Wholesale Lumbermen's Club, was elected president of Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club 109 at the Sherwood Room on September 19. Former sales manager of Winton Lumber Sales Co. and Ostrom Lumber Co." Ken now operates American River Lumber Co. in Sacramento. Vice president for the coming year will be Tom Zazrivy of Vacaville Lumber Co., and secretary-treasurer will continue to be "Chick" Cecchettini of Capital Lumber Co.

Club I09 board of directors for the new club years will include Reuben Berget, Gordon.MacBeth Hardwood Co.; John Bozich, Capitol Plywood; CIiff Frazier, Burnett & Sons; Al Johnson, Capital Lumber

Host for the cocktails at the well-attended meeting was MacBeath Hardwood Co. with Mac and Bill MacBeath, George Gordon and John Skov all pitching in and doing the honors behind the mahogany.

Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club 109 normally meets on the third Wednesday of each month at The Sherwood Room of Robinhood Caterers, l3I4 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento.

The Applicotion ond Mqintenonce of Siding

The current home styling trend is toward the fullest exploitation of wood's beauty through the use of natural finishes rather than hiding the grain and color with paints. Some of the more durable and more colorful woods, such as redwood, are frequently not finished at all-just nailed up and left there. Sometimes the siding is soaked or brushed with a water repellent.

These methods require much less maintenance care than paints or stains. Still,, there are ideas to keep in mind in order to get the greatest satisfaction from your natural wood siding over the years.

Sun and rain will gradually bleach unpainted wood. A water repellent retards and controls the color change. Completely without finish, redwood bleaches through a ruddy tan to a driftwood gray; with water repellent, it may stabilize at a shade of tan. A water repellent is also called for where mildew is a potential problem. Mildew is one fungus which attacks even the durable woods. It causes only discoloration, not decay; decay-causing fungi seldom attack redwood.

The weathering of your siding may be uneven because of overhanging eaves or other architectural details which may keep the sun and rain away from part of the wood. You can keep your walls the same color all over by wetting down the parts under the eaves with the garden hose from time to time. The water will not harm the wood. The hosing will also remove dust and grime. If dirt has accumulated to the point where plain water does not remove it, scrub your siding with a household detergent. Your redwood can take it.

Have your contractor specify Certified Kiln Dried redwood in a siding grade for top performance. Poorly seasoned wood will cause problems no matter how it is finished. The only way to be sure you have seasoned redwood is to look for the "Certified KilnDried" grade stamp.

The Redwood Association will answer any questions you have about finishing siding. Write Dept. PF-17, California Redwood Association, 576 Sacramento, San Francisco, California, The Association, o{ course, has information on all types of finishes; it is a leader in finish research and has iust embarked in a new research program.

los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Activities

The first meeting of the new fiscal year of Los Angeles HooHoo-Ette Club I was held September l0 at the Chalon Mart.

Following dinner the meeting was called to order by President Phyllis Hawkins. Among other businesso. a committee was ap' pointed to work toward a convention of all Hoo-Hoo-Ettes.

Table decorations for the first meeting were furnished by Dian Darnold, consisting of hats, noise makerso balloons, streamers and confetti.

The next meeting is scheduled for November 12, place to be announced.

During the summer the club held its annual garden party at the home of Jeanne Service, with lively conversation, refresliing drinks and barbecue the order of the day.

Jo Cogburn, Mildred Council, Sandra Paine, Ann Murray and Dorothy Miller all flew to Sacramento to attend Forest Products Day held at the state Fair on September 8' Jo, Mildred and Sandra were all contestants for "Queen of the Forest'" Ann Mur' ray served as one of the judges (here's evidence of strict impar' tiality-a o'Northerner" won, Colleen Courtwright o{ Redding).