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Camp Roberts and Vicinity Declared Announces Entry Into Hardboard Field A Critical Defense Housing Area

John E. N{cGovern, district director for the Federal Housing Administration, Los Angeles, announces that Camir Roberts, California, area and vicinity, including Paso Robles and Atascadero rvhich has been declared a critical Defense Housing Area, under the Defense Housing Program for relaxation o{ credit restrictions, has been reopene<l.

The original allocation of housing units for this area has been recaptured.

The housing is for in-migrani employees or personnel of defense establishments at Camp Roberts.

The program consists of a total ol 250 units, of which 190 are for rent and 60 for sale.

Mr. McGovern states that application blanks to qualii,lfor the defense housing quota may be secured from thc Federal Housing Administration offices at lI2 West 9th Street, Los Angeles 15, or 735 State Street, Santa Barbara.

Completed applications for the construction of the ,;e units shall be filed with the Federal Housing Administration at their Los Angeles office, 112 West 9th Street, Los Angeles 15, and will be received for fifteen (15) busine:;s days, beginning Thursday, November l, and runnirr3 through Wednesday, November 21.

Weyerhaeuser's " lde"l Sawmill " ls Practically Completed

According'to "Weyerhaeuser News" the "Ideal Sawmill" which the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company is constructing at North Bend, Oregon, is practically completed. The long side of the sawmill has been running since last May, while various of the basic items of equipment have followed irr their turn. Construction on this mill started in October, 1949. The basic machinery in the sawmill is a ten foot double cut headrig handling logs up to 40 feet long; a ninc foot double cut headrig handling logs up to 24 feet; a bulledger, three gang trimmers, a gangsaw, a band edger, and a horizontal split-bed resaw. Three hundred thousand feet every eight hours is the estimated average capacity o! the mill.

The san'mill building is 400 by 100 feet in size, the planing mill is 220 by 100 feet, the green sorting chain is 480 by 100 feet, and there are three huge lumber sheds interconnected with the sarvmill and planer, the shipping shed (480 by 100), the clear storage shed (380 by 100), and the common storage (380 by 100). A hydraulic sawlog barker will complete the mill, afterivhich only barked logs 'ivill enter the sarvmill. The mill will utilize comoletelv its milling left-ovcrs.

Congrctulctions

N[r. and Mrs. John Litchfield are the parents of a baby girl, Linda Lou Litchfield, born on October 3. John is vice president of the Litchfield Lumber Company in Glendale, and Bill Litchfield of the same firm is the proud grandfather.

Neu' York, N. Y., Novembe;: 7-United States Plywood Corporation announced today its entry into the hardboard field as exclusive distributors for a new light-color, high strength water-repellent hardboard manufactured by Abitibi Power & Paper Company, Limited of Canada.

S. W. Antoville, U. S. Plywood vice president and director of sales, said the ne'iv Weld'lvood hardboard is an all-woocl fibre made from coltrolled proportions of hard and soft woods, which are sliredded by special machines zrnd permanently fused under heat and tremendous pressure. It is made in sheets up to four-by-sixteen feet and in /s-inch, 3/16-inch and rl-inch thicknesses, he added.

"In addition to the standard grade of hardboard," Mr. Antoville said, "a unique ternp.ered hardboard has been created, resulting in a board of greater strength, moistureresistance and, therefore, suitable for outdoor applications."

He said standard grades of Weldwood hardboard are now available at the company's distribution units located throughout the country. The ternpered grade for exterior uses will be ready for delivery by November 20.

Weldwood hardboard is employed in building ccnstruction, display manufacturing, the automotive industrl-, agricultural enterprises, production die-cutting, furniture and for many other uses.

Haigh Reiniger, former manager l'ood Division, l'i'as appointed head of the 'compar-r1''s TekHardboard-Tekrvood Division for U. of the neu' Weldn'ood S. Plyrvood.

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Jim Pierce was host for golf and dinner at October 19.

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First flight winners were as follows: Bill Boettger was lo'rv gross with a 77. First lor.r net was a tie betrveen Fred Ziese and Lloyd Swiger. Second low net was a three 'ivay tie betu'een Logan Owens, Jr., Leo Cheim, Jr., and Bob Hogan. Second flight winners were: First lorv net, Herb Bea'r'er. Second low net, Bob Everett. Third lon' net, tie between Don Kesselring and Norm Nfiller. Guest flight rvinners rvere Bill Besecker. and low net. G. Gevsarr'.

Rudiger-Lang Expqnds Fccilities

As the result of an expansion program recentll' completed, the Belkeley, Calif. plant of Rudiger-Lang Co. has increased its facilities for the manufacture of Tension-tite and Roll Ar,vay rvindow screens by one-third, according to R. J. Rudiger, president.

At the same time the engineering and sales departments at the main office were nearly doubled in size, and other offices rvere remodeled and redecorated. The firm's eastern plant is locatc<i in Toccoa, Georgia.

Tom Tomlinson, sales manager, tributors, Inc., Oakland, and his from a week's vacation trip to the Reno, Nev.

the day to about 4O lumbermen San Jose Golf & Country Club, Wholesale Lumber Diswife returned recently Feather River area and