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Monferey ond Sqntq Clorq Counfies Adopt Grode-Sfomping Ordinqnces

-Iu'r> counties irr Northern California, Xlonterey :rnd Sarrta Clara, harre a<loPted ordin:rnces recluiring e'rrr(lcstrLnr'pccl lrrmber, relrorts the [-r-rmlter \lerchants Assn. oi Northcrr-r Californi:r :

Nforrterey countr' :r"rloptecl grade stamping by an amcndmerlt t() the Uniform l'],uildinp Code. Since its lLdoption last .Nla.v it hrs g,,tte inlo effcct i;tirly snr,,,rrhlr. I)c:rlers lurr'.' experiencerl no tror-rble in buying grade-stanrpc<l lumber (all gracles) ;inrl contractors, gcnerally, l.ravc lrcccpted thc ordin:rnce u,ithont ill-feelirrg. '\ltl-rough sonre truckers are still sclling contractors, the orrlinance has pttt thcr.r'r on a compctitir,'e lrasis u'ith the dealers. Building irslrcct, rrs, not too u'ell inforr.necl on lunrlrer gracles, are rclying orr the stan-rp for the grade. Tl-rev lLrc cooperativc, hon'evcr, ancl in cases u-herc tl-re stamo has lreerr milled or crrt olT thev :tre ttsing tlrt'ir ,,rvrr jrrclgnrcrrt. 'l'he rlealers sct'rrr s:rtisricil n'ith the ordinrrr.rcc:rncl feel that it has lreen lrcnehcirtl. \-crr' little promotiorr or :rdvertising of gracle st:rurl,rrl lLrnrl,cr has beerr <lonc either cooper:rtivcl_v or inclividrr:rllr'.'l'he Cities of SalinrLs anrl N{onterer. h:rle follol'ecl tlrc courrty ortlirt:rnce.

S:Lrrta C--lara corrrrtr- passed an orrlirrance, efTectivc ( )ctolrcr 1. It is too carlv to make flat stirtellrents lLs to its succcss. lrrrt the m:rjtirity of dealers u'ithin the corrntv rrrc highl,v in fzrvor. No trouble orclerilre'all grades st:rrnpe<1 fronr the mills. The ln:rjor cities u'ithin the cour.rtl' havc {ollon-e 11 the countv's learl. -\ feu' corrtructors have r.,lrjcctc<l strenuotrsly brrt thc rn;rj,,ritv lire g('ills lLlong rr'ith it. I)calers irrc rrtising a frrn<1 to tcll tlie prrlrlic thc urlr'arrtagcs oi gr:r<1c starnpecl lunrber. Thev ;rre contrilrrrting about $.50 apiccc uncl hate an ;r<1r'crtising agencr. rclr<ly to go n-ith ne\\-s rclcases to r;r<1io, TV and 1re\\'sl):rl)ers, savs thc I-II.\N('.

1n liresno, the dealers huvc orgirnizecl thc l,'rest.to Cortntv ilctail Lumber l)ealers Gracle Identihcation Council. At the tinre of org:Lrrizatiorr there \vrts no uniform l'rtrilding Code in Fresno ('orrnty. There:rre plztt-ts nou'to atlopt the 1958 U.B.C.

Thc rreu, Uniform I3uilciing Code, due to lre trtrblished lLlrout Januar,r- 15. u-il1 cor.rtain a provisiotr rc<lttiring "al1 spccies sct forth in Table No. 25-A shzrll be useci ouly u.hen i<lcntified lrv a grade stamp of, or certificate rif irrspection issued bv, an :rpproved lumbcr grailing or insliection lrureau or iigencY."

Other countics urhcre dealers have expressecl :rn irrtcrest in olrtaining gr:L<lc stamping orclin:inces or rerlrtiretnents rLrr: Jierr.r, Stanislrtrrs, San Joacluin rtncl San I-uis Olrispo. 'l-hc:rssociation is readl-ancl l'illirrg to assist any grorrp of rlc:Llcrs l-ho arc intcrested in obtairring uracle stetr.nping re<luircrnents ir-r lrnv conrmrrnity, said J:rck F. I'omcrov, cxecutive lice-oresirlcnt.

BRI Meering Will Spotlight lmpofiqnce of Adhesives qnd Seqlqnts in Building

The first rnajor builtling iurlustrv confercrrcc to spotlight the grorving importance of adhesir,es anrl ser:LlrLnts in brrilclirrg construction u-ill be conclucted by the liuilcling ltesearch Institute, l)ecemlrer .l and 5, in thc Shoreham l'rotel, \\-ashington, I).C. This rescarch confcrer.rce, re<lrrested by BI{I nremlrcrs, focttses attention on the u'idcsliread interest in t1-re rrses oI a<11-resives :Ln<1 se:Lllrnts in 1>uilding constnlction and in the falrrication of lruilcling componcnts.

Sponsors of the conference inc'lrrde .{rmstrong Corl< Co., Ilakelite Co.. I)ou-Chemical Co.. l,-. I. du I)ont de Nemours :Lrrd Co.. Johns-\lanlille Cr-,rp., Koppers Co., Nlirrr-resota \lining and trJurrrtfacturing Co., Monsanto Cherrrical Co., ;rncl U.S. I'lr'l'oocl Corp.

('l'cll tltent 1or, .ro'.r' it in The Calif ornia Luntbcr lIcrchant)

Horry Lowell fo Leqve Coliforniq Redwood Associqf ion

Ilarry I-. Lorvell, u-ho has been l'ith thc Caliiornia Iieclu'oorl .\ssocitLtion since Notemlrer 19.5 1, is leaving the fie1cl of re cln.oo<1 lrrnrlter J)r(,ltt()ti()n t(r cuter trr-rother line of ltrrsiness ()n Nor-emlrer l. Lou'el1 hlLs lreen in ch:rrge of all llel<l pronroti<>n n-orlt for the associatiotr in rccent rletrrs lrn,l luLs ;t host of irien<ls in the irtrlrrstrv throughr,ut L'lLlifornia arrtl thc entire Unitc<l St:Ltcs. I lc ii tLn uctir.e rnentber o[ I[ooI loo Clulr 9 in San Francisco ancl has lreerr-r an lrnrlr:rss:L<lor for lloo-Hoo. as l'ell as for the CttA, in his nran1. urcetings rvith architects, specitrers, lruilclers, l.hc,leszrlcr-i. retailers anrl nsers of lr-rr-r-rlrcr.

'\s his "sn-An song" for the California Reclu'ood Association,_ll:rrry conclucted meetings for the Soutl.r Coast c1-rapter, Builcling Contriictors -\ssociation oi C:rlifonria, at tlie Hrrclson llouse. Costa },Iesa. Calif ornia, the evening of October 21, u-here he sl-ro-.r'ed tl-re fi1m, "sempervirens.';'ancl a nLtmber of colorecl slides on redu'ood gracles and the pr, rper application o[ redn'ood ]umber. He u-as assisted bv Tack llehrer.rs of the CIi-\. On Octobcr 22, a neetirrq f,,r-aichitects :rncl brrilrlers of tlie S:in J-iern:rrclin, ,, lil1.".siclc. I'onlonA, liialto. Fontanzr ancl Palm Springs :ircas \\-as helrl at tl.re Arrol-heacl Springs hotel , l-ith a shol'ing of the r-reu. CIiA lllm orr "Neu' -\rchitccture" urrrl thc slirlc-lilnr cliscrrssion. lIe n'lLs trgairr assistcd lrr- Jacli I-|ehrens oi thc C'Ii,\. This has lreen lrn itnport:rnt part o[ thc (-Iir\ pronrotiorurl u'orl<. alr<l rvill glLin in inrport:urce <lrrring thc corning 1r1()11I 11s.

More Cities Incorporoted

lllhc cities of l"cllllou'er. Ilra<lburr', I)u:rrtc, lr.u.irrrl:rlt', Noru'alli anrl ltollins Hills I'-statcs h:rvc becor.ner incorporatc<l citics il.ithin I-os Angr:les county. Thc nanre of l):riry City in ()rangc countr'has bcen changccl to C)-prcss.