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Blueprints of Shingle Application Available to Dealers

problems-proper usage," states W. W. Woodbridge, secretary-manager of the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau.

"This doesn't mean that dealers will have to carry special shingle stocks; on the contrary, the various shingle effects are produced by varying the application-the same type of shingle is used." Mr. Woodbridge announced that the Bureau is making available without charge reasonable quantities of the blueprints to dealers who are interested in distributing them to carpenters, contractors, architects and other building craftsmen. He stated that requests should be directed to the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, 5508 White Bldg., Seattle, Washington.

San Pedro Staff Guests of USG Company

The personnel of the Los Angeles office, branch yards and salesmen of the San Pedro Lumber Company were dinner guests of the U S Gypsum Company at Miller Bros. New Cafe, Huntington Park, Wednesday evening, October 72.

Blueprints of red cedar shingle application, presenting an actual "how-to-do-it" story for carpenters, contractors, lumber dealers and other building professionals, have been produced by the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau and are meeting with success as a practical educational feature.

A number of different types and styles of shingle construction are featured in the blueprints, covering roof and sidewall work. These include both the conventional methods of application and the morle unusual and unique styles. Among the featured blueprint patterns are the Standard Roof, Double-Coursing for Sidewalls, the Four-Ply Roof, Over-Roofing, Single-Coursing for sidewalls, and the Staggered Roof.

William J. Bain, A.I.A., who is author of the blueprints, is recognized as an authority on shingle application and architecture. He has shown on each blueprint the maximum permissable weather exposures for various roof pitches, proper size and placement of nails, flashing specifications, proper breakage of joints, and many other essential details of construction.

"These authentic application blueprints, on the basis of the enthusiastic reception they have been given by the men who push the saws and swing the hammers, appear to be the answer to one of the lumber industry's biggest

Following the dinner, Bill Clarenbach, salesman in charge of yards for the U S Gypsum Company, gave an interesting and instructive talk on some of the company's products, including Texolite and Exterior Texolite paints, Sheetrock Insulation Board, Gyplap Sheathing, etc. A sound motion picture, "The Application of Sheetrock," was shown.

This was one of a series of meetings that the company has been holding with retail lumber dealers and their organizations.

Besides Mr. Clarenbach, other members of the U S Gypsum Company's Los Angeles office present, were: H. R. Ring, assistant district manager; Bob Arnett, insulation board supervisor; George Baddour, Jim Manderbach, and George Tatlock.

George Clough, general sales manager of the San Pedro Lumber Company, presided.

Big Lumber Cargo

One of the largest single cargoes of lumber to be brought into Los Angeles'harbor arrived at Long Beach October 17 on the steamer Mount Baker, rehabilitated gambling ship. The Mount Baker loaded 2,300,000 feet of lumber at Defiance Lumber Co., Tacoma for Tacoma Lumber Sales, Los Angeles. The ship also carried 1100 tons of copper from the Tacoma smelter.