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Parafline Changes Name'

On November l, 1950, the widely knorvn corporate name of The Paraffine Companies, Inc., disappeared from the national and international business scene. In its place appeared the firm's new name. Pabco Products Inc.

According to company officials, the company is making this change because there is no similarity or direct connection between the names "Pabco" and "Paraffine" (the latter usually inferring operations relating primarily to the oil industry)-

The trade-name and trade mark "Pabco" has been used for approxirnatel;,. fifty years to identify the diversified products of the compan-v. Advertising and marketing expeditures totaling many rnillions of dollars have been made to promote its acceptance as a symbol of the highest standards of styling and quality. Todal', the company's floor coverings, building materials, paints and insulations are knorsn and referred to by the trade and consumers throughout the u'orld as "Pabco Products." The name Pabco *'ill thus identifv both the company and the products they manufacture.

Centralia, \Atash., October 24.-Tree stranglers are at work in western Washington forests to help nature reforest harvested lands.

The timber garroters are foresters lvhose aim is not to maim. Life instead of death is their objective, says Paul l-auterbach, rvho heads up Weyerhaeuser Timber Company's forestry research departrnent at Centralia. Putting selected Douglas fir trees in rnetal nooses is designed to boost their cone and seed output. Quantity and quality of this annttal crop determines how soon a logged area lvill bristle u'ith a green carpet of baby fir seedlings.

"The idea come partly from mountain beavers, berrs aud cats," says I-auterbach. "It's not a ne\\' u'rinkle. Horticulturists usecl the system on orchard trces as earll' as 1800. So far as we know, it was first tried on forest trees by Sv"edish foresters in 1938. Our own experiment, started in April of this year, isn't far enough along to report anv findings."

"Distress seeding," as Lauterbach calls it, is supposed to do two things. It stimulates seed and cone production of parent trees specially selected for their form and gror,'th qualities, so that the new tree crop will be of superior qualit-r*. Forced seeding also produces more cones on trees in areas poorly stocked with reproduction and thickens up the stand.

The theory behind the experiment is sirnple, explains Lauterbach. A tree pumps up nutrients and u'ater through the center of its stem, converts them into food and sends it back down to the tree's living parts through the cambium layer inside the bark. Tree farmers have long observed that physical damage ocurring to this inner bark layer, through partial girdling or clawing and chewing by bears, mountain beavers or cats, makes the tree think it's dying. Its reaction is a lastgasp effort to procreate its kind by putting stimulating energy into seed production.

Capitalizing on this botanical fact, Weyerhaeuser foresters have tightly strapped about 100 trees with narro\!' steel bands placed approximate\ a% feet above ground, one band per tree. The "guinea-pig" trees, mostly from 15 to 25 years old, are located on the Clemons, Vail and St. Helens tree farms in Washington. Annual diameter expansion of the fast-growing trees will increase the pressure of the bands, causing re-

Scn Diego Hoo-Hoo Dinner Dtmce

The Han'est Inaugural dinner dance sponsored by the San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club at the lUanor Hotel, San Diego, on Saturdav evening, November 4, rvas an enjoyable affair and rvas attended b1' a large crorvd, about 150 being present. There \\'as a floor shorv. and music for dancing rvas furnished b1- a 7-piece orchestra.

Attending from Los Angeles rvere \[r. and I\frs. George Clough, I\Ir. and I\Irs. Ole \Iav, and lfr. and IUrs. Volney Spalding. I'resident Ed Glasson and his committee arranged for the part\-.

Instc[ing New Equip'ment

The Calaveras Cement Companv is investing $600,0m in nen' equipment at its Sarr -\ndreas, Calif.. plant. according to an announcement bv President \\'illiam \\'. I\[einThe major part of the nerv installation rrill be completed earlv in December. The company completed a $2.500'000 postNar plant extension program less than a )'ear ago.

The nen' program includes the installation of additional ran' and finish mills, and the construction of four new cement storage silos and four nes' slurrv silos.

Redwood Lumber Bcnged To Los Angeles

A. K. \\'ilson Lumber Co.. Compton. Calif.. recently brought to Los Angeles Harbor their first barge, loaded at their dock at Fairhaven, Calif., rvith close to a million feet of Reds'ood from the companl''s mill.

striction of food flow and scaring the trees into thinking their days are numbered.

The "strangling" bands u'ill be kept in place for about two years. The scare efiect on the tree's growth mechanism is expected to linger another 5 or 7 years after the liberation. Result: more treeseed spreads per acre.

If the plot works, it may become a common sight to see Douglas firs in corsets, for birth instead of girth control.

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New Design Book on Garden Apartment Designs

Washington, D. C.In recognition of the steadily mounting interest in the results of the Wood Garden Apartment Design Contest, a comprehensive new book has just been published by the Timber Engineering Company, an affiliate of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

Entitled "Twenty-Jhree Garden Apartment Designs for Military Housing, Subur:ban Apartments and Low-Cost Public lIousing" the book contains ll"xlTt' reproductions of the prize-winning designs submitted b)' contestants in both the professional and student divisions. The designs illustrate many new ideas in architectural treatment, planning and structural framing that are as adaptable to military housing and low-cost public housing as to suburban apartments. Typical design details for clear span trussed rafters are included. Trventy-three cash prizes, totaling $5,000, were awarded in the design competition.

Keen interest in these original and rvholly practical designs has been expressed in all parts of the country. Requests have been received from more than 2,100 architects for copies of the winning plans.

Garden Apartment Designs will be of interest to architects, designers, contractors and builders, realtors, investors and those responsible for military rental housing and lowcost public housing.

The book, together with gestions relating to specific plied upon request to the l3l9 Eighteenth Street, N.

additional information or sughousing problems, r,r'ill be supTimber Engineering Company, W., Washington 6, D. C.

Purchcrses Union Gypsum Compcmy

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Rawson G. Lizars, president of the Certain-teed Products Corporation of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, has .announced the purchase of the plant of the Union Gypsum Corhpany at Phoenix, Arizona.

An extensive modernization and building program will be begun immediately at the plant. Modernization plans call for increasing the operating efficiency and production capacity of the present plaster mill through the addition of new €quiPment and machinery. The Phoenix operation will be enlarged and its production further diversified by the construction of a plant for manufacturing gypsum board and lath.

The rebuilding program r,r'ill go forward with all possible speed. It was necessary, however, to close the Phoenix plant on November lst for a short time to rebuild and install new equipment. When production is resumed, the plant will be operated by Certain-teed Products Corporation.

Moves Eugene OfEce

The Eugene, Oregon, office of Atkinson-Stutz Co., San Francisco, lvas recently moved to 1874 Emerald Street, Eugene. The new telephone number is 56700. J. L. Holland is manager.

Red Book Service Announces Novemb er 1950 Reference Book

Just off the press, the l38th semi-annual issue of the Red Book of the Lumbermen's National Red Book Service contains thousands of vitally important credit rating and business changes.

Acknowledged generally as the, standard credit and reference guide for the lumber, woodworking and furniture manufacturing lines, the Red Book Service is also widely used as a sales aid by concerns selling to these industries.

For those many concerns seeking new sources of supply, the fall 1950 Red Book contains the names of hundreds of new sawmills, woodworking, millwork and furniture manufacturers. In turn, these ploducers will be interested to know that the new issue lists numerous wholesale and retail yards that are just getting started and are seeking sources of supply.

Now in its 74th year, the Red Book Service keeps its membership advised of credit rating and business changes by means of handy twice-a-week supplemental sheets. With this continuous flow of timely data on buyers and sellers, users of the service are able to operate safely and profitably without having to wait for special credit reports. Ifowever, reports are available when needed.

The Lumbermen's National Red Book Service is published by Lumbermen's Credit Association, Inc., 608 South bearborn Street, Chicago 5, Illinois. An Eastern office is located at 99 Wall Street, New York 5. New York.

Industrial Lumbermen's Club Will Hold Meetins Dec. 8.

The Industrial Lumbermen's Club of Southern California will hold a dinner meeting of salesmen and key per.,sonnel of members on Friday, Decem,ber 8 at the Industry Club, 5944 Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles 3. An interesting picture will be shown, and there will probably be a short talk.

It is intended to have three of these meetings between now and next June. The membership has a regular luncheon meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at the Central Manufacturing District Club. E. G. Reel of Reel Lumber Service is presiilent of the Club; Sterling Stofle, Western Hardwood Lumber Co., is vice president, and LeRoy Stanton, Jr. is secretary. Tarn

Appointed Mana get oJ Redwood Sales

The appointment of W. L. Brauning as redrvood sales manager for the Simpson Logging Company has been announced by Charles E. Devlin, Seattle, general sales manager.

Brauning u'ill handle the sale of lumber from Simpson's redn'ood stands near I(lamath. Calif., rvhich rvere purchased in 1948. Logging operations in this stand have been underrvay for more than a year and production of green lumber at the Simpson sau'mill at Klamath for about ten months.

Simpson's redrvood sales office l-ras been established at Arcata. Calif., rvhere construction has begun on a planing inill, drying kilns, storage yards and other finishing facilities. Beginning in November, a substantial portion of the current production of the sawmill will be brought to the Arcata yard for "sticking" and air-drying until the mill and kilns are ready for use about July, 1951, Devlin said.

Brauning has been active in the sale of redrvood since 1945. He was vice president of Coastal Plywood and Timber,Company at Cloverdale, Calif., luntil 1947, and since then was general manager of the International Timber Products Company, also in Cloverdale, until he joined Simpson. He is a native of \\rashington.

C. H. Kreienbaum, San Francisto, is general manager of the Klamath Working Circle, rvhich encompasses all of Simpson's redwood logging and n-ranufacturing operations.

The Simpson Logging Compariy rvas established on the Olvmpic Peninsula in 1895 and has long been known as a leading West Coast producer of forest products. Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock lumber and doors, Douglas Fir plyrvood, insulation board products and acoustical products are manufactured in Simpson's \\rashington plants at Shelton and McCleary.

Sirnpson's general sales office is located in Seattle and its products are distributed throughout the country u'ith district c;ffices' located in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Fargo, Shreveport. St. Louis, Chicago and Nerv York.

George E. Ilelville, Southern California district manager. and \\'. \\'. Forrest, Northern California assistant district manager, s'ill be in charge of redrvood sales in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas, Devlin said.

Del Travis Wins lcw Gross At Dubs, Ltd. Tourrrcunent

A highly successful October Dubs, Ltd. meeting Nas held at the San Jose Golf and Country Club on Fridav. October 20. Forty-three members and guests playing golf produced the follos'ing l'inners: g

Lorv gross: lst, Del Travis; 2nd. Tom Corbett. lst Flight, Lo*' net, Bob Cheim, Sr.; 2nd net Bob Cheim. Sr.; 3rd net Al Bell; 4th net Jim Needham. 2nd Flight. Lorv net \\'eldon Smith; 2nd net Tom Jacobsen ; 3:d net Jim Pierce. 4th net Bob Henderson. Guests: Lorv net Jack Cambrecht; Znd net Jerry Bonnington : 3rd net Norm trIiller.

At the dinner meeting Fred Ziese explained the club handicap system. After the explanation it rvas the unaninrous opinion of the club that Fred should continue as official handicapper since no one else could understand the system.

I\fotion pictures of the Dubs tournament at the Claremont Golf and Countr-v Club in September taken b1' Tom Jacobsen rvere shou'n. "Swivelneck" Bob Hogan brought dorvn the house in the pictures of his recoverv from a sand trap.

A previerv of the nerv club bylarrs to be voted on at the November meeting rvas given by Ernie Bacon of the Bylarrs Committee.

President Art Evans presided rvith an assist b;- Leo Cheim. Sr.. Chairman of the Dav.

Lloyd B. Redfield has been appointed office manager of Door & Plyrvood Jobbers, Inc., Los Angeles, to succeed Ferd Loelkes, rrho is norv general manager. Redfield formerlv handled order desk sales.

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New Manual Makes Forestry Instruction Easy

\\'ashington, D. C.-Elementary and high school instructors interested in forest resource study now have a nerv teaching aid available for the asking. It is the 195G51 "Teacher's llanual" published by American Forest Products Industries, now being distributed to schools in all 48 states.

Entitled "America's Strength Grows in Her Forests," the attractive eight-page manual is designed to create interest in and understanding of the forest resources of the United StatesIn its foreword to the teacher, the manual stresses interdependence of the forests, forest industries and the American people.

"\\'ith prop€r and practical care and use," the manual states, "the forests rvill continue to be an adequate source of valuable supplies.

Lelt to right, Berncrd Orell, Wcshington State Forester" Willicm A' ii"".y, Firester oI the Foresl Conserration Comnittee, Pacilic Northwest ioreat Industries; Nurre Betiy Jqcobsou Deputy State Foresler L. 1. Webgt.r, cnd C. S. Cowon, Chiel Fire Wcrrden' Wcshingtoa Flrest Fire Associqtion, scy it with trees insiecd ol Oowers lo Normoa G. Iccobsoa, St. Ptrul 6 Tccomc Lumber Coopcny's chiel loresler' in f""oi" General Hospitol. Becovering fron a serious illnes' "IcLe" i" ;; hi" wtry bcck to keep c hand ire the compcny'r Eee plcmting program this rrinter. By tcr ihe greoter pcrt oI the new lree crop oD irariested lands comes lrom nqture's retorestction Hond ploating ia required mtrinlY on burns'

The St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company's chief forester, Norman G. Jacobson, recentlv celebrated his recovery from a serious illness with a peckerwood forestry convention in his room at Tacoma General HosPital.

The convention theme: "'What are the industrial foresters going to do for tl-re futufe of the lumber trade this winter?"

One answer was .brought him from the Forest Industries Tree Nursery at Nisqually, Washington, by William A' Tinney, forester for the Douglas fir industry. It was in the form of two potted Douglas fir seedlings. These were part of St' Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company's allotment of 250,000 baby trees out of the nursery's total seven million tree production in 19$0' With these little fellers of the tree world went greetings from fellow foresters.

Washington state forester Bernard Orell and Deputy state forester L. T. Webster informed Jacobson that compliance with the reforestation laws by loggers in both Washington and Oregon had been exceptionally good this year, providing reserves of seed trees for the growing of new crops by Mother Nature'

The state men, and C. S. Cowan' manager of the Washington Forest Fire Association, had good reports of fires kept down on state and private lands in the two states, despite severe drouths last summer. Washington's 1225 fires through September 30th averaged only 2.41 acres per fire, for an amazing all time low record.

"Cheering news," said Jacobson. "In time no more hand planting will be needed and we can turn the tree nursery into a bulb farm."

The "convention" was closed by Nurse Betty Jacobson with a unanimous vote of confidence in the future of the forests, the lumber trade and the greatest products of trees in all history-the American Home.

The teacher's manual, prepared by Grade Teacher Magazine of New York, in cooperation u'ith American Forest Products Industries, covers the complete history of forestry in the United States, starting with the Viking discoveries. The manual outlines many ways of adapting forestry study to regular ctassroom activity. Throughout the manual forest fire prevention and improved woodland management are stressed.

Copies of the "Teacher's Manual" are available without charge from American Forest Products Industries, Inc., l3l9 Eighteenth Street. N. \\-. Washington 6, D. C.