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The Quincy Lumber Company has been organized at Lake Charles, Louisiana, with one million dollars capital, and has purchased the tr,l'o sawmills and timber holdings of the F. S. Murphy Lumber Company, located at Quincy and Sloat, California. W. P. \Areber, of Lake Charles, is president of the new corporation, and Martin J. Ragley has moved to Quincy from Jefferson, Texas, to be secretary and general manager of the properties.

I-os Angeles lumbermen and Hoo-Hoo 'ivent to Santa Barbara in force on November 12, where they played goli all day as guests of lumbermen of that citl-. Francis Boyd was chairman of thc hosts. A big dinner follorved the golf tournament, with Frank Burnaby at toastmaster. Francis Boyd had low score with a 78, and Cappy Slade lras second r'vith an 83.

W. B. Dean of the Diamond N{atch Company was electecl \ricegerent Snark for the Hoo-Hoo of Butte County, California, at an enthusiastic Hoo-Hoo meeting held at Chicr-r on November 12, at rvhich Parson Simpkin, Supreme Chaplain. and Fred Roth, State Counsellor r'vere present.

J. N. Boshoff has been appointed Vicegerent Snark of the Westrvood, California, district.

Housing Market Has Bright Future Says Noted Housing Economist

"The housing market is NOT saturated. If residential constrtrction tn 1952 drops below 1951 volume, it will not be due to a slackening of demand, but to credit restrictions and shortages of materials and equipment."

So says Miles L. Colean, nationally knorvn housing economist, in the current issue of "Correlator" magazine, published by the National Association of Home Builders.

There are i$'o reasons, Mr. Colean declares, u'hy the dernand for housing will increase steadily for a long period ahead our country is prosperous, and its population is increasing.

Unemployment has been reduced to a minimum and family income is at an all-time high. These conditions permit yorlng people not only to marry earlier, but to form their own independent households earlier. And because of the growth of savings, older couples are able to maintain separate households much longer. Thus, at both the beginning and end of family history, there is a greater demand for separate dwellings.

Also, says the "Correlator" article, the constant improvement in materials, equipment, design and communitv planning now being made by the home building industry provides its own source of demand. People are buying new

AGO TODAY Merchant Dec. 1, 1926

H. P. Dixon was elected president of the Millwork Institute of California at the annual convention held November 18 and 19 in San Francisco. Nat Edrvards. of Oakland, and A. W. Bernhauer, of Fresno, were elected vice presidents, E. A. Nicholson, of Los Angeles, \\ras elected treasurer, and H. T. Didesch, of Los Angeles, rvas reelected managing clirector.

A rvell illustrated n'rite-up of the sarvmill plant of the Fruit Grorvers Supoly Company, at Susanville, California, appears in this issue. This mill lvith tlvo standard headrigs, trvo pony band mills, and one resaw, cuts 550,000 feet of lumber daily. E. B Birmingham is general manager.

The Sugar Pine Sales Company, of San Francisco, rvhich :icted as sales department for eleven Sugar Pine mills, has been dissolved. E. P. Ivory, its manager, has become sales manager for the Pine department of Charles Nelson ConTpany'

The steam schooner Portland by James V. Seattle. She rvill be put ar-rd has a capacity of homes because they are more attractive, more convenient and of better quality.

Bert E. Haney has been sold at Mason to Capt. A. C. Watts, o[ back into the lumber hauling traffic. 1.650.000 feet of lumber.

The increasing birth rate, Mr. Colean continues, has important implications for the housing market. Much of the demand recently has been from young families taking advantage of easy credit terms to buy small homes. Now these families are being enlarged, and need more room. Many of them will be in the market again for larger homes.

This increasing birth rate promises an even better market in the 1960's, when the children of today will be maturing, giving the housing market the biggest spur in its history.

Looking at the whole picture, concludes the economistcontinued high employment, personal inco.me and savings, improvements in building, continued increase in family formation, with a marked jump in the rate of increase during the next decade-the outlook for homebuilding is bright.

There is certainly no need for the industry to contemplate retrenchment beyond that made necessary by the mobilization effort. When that need has passed, it may confidently expect to move foru'ard again, Mr. Colean points out.

Elk Kibitt Loggers

Don't pull thct trigger, son, they're "mcmo" elk. This is pcrt o{ c "tcme" herd browsing less thcn 100 leet lrom a mqinline logging rocd, over which <r lleet oI trucks opercles cll dcy long, on Weyer- hceuser's Millicoma Forest eqst of North Bend, -Oregon. Logjers clqim thot the lriendly elk clmost got in their rigging alt summ"rbelore hunting secson, thct igl Most ol herds -had- no leg<rl kills preaent ond rsn heovy to cows.

North Bend. Oregon, Nor-. 7Loggers on Weyerhaeuser's Nlillicoma Forest have found something nerv in silent kiltitzers- roving elk. Before the hunting season opened, that is !

The king-size wood critters aren't perturbed by the drone ol big truck motors, the rvhistle signals of high-lead yardrns engines, the clank of tractors or other noisy activities oi men and machines bringing in the log harvest. Apparent thev accept these sound effects as part of their norn:al environment-and thrive on tl-re diet.

There's no record yet of elk getting tangled up in logging rigging at landrngs. But the several herds u.hich range the tree f:,rnr are frecluent brorvsers along logging roa<i rights-of-u'ay and sometimes venture near fallers rvithout fcar or hesitation. Trouble is, say the loggers, most of the herds are "mama" elk. tvith very ferv legal spikes visible all summer.

This prized game anin.ral likes the forest "edge"-where ol)en spots furnrsh good forage. Cutover reforesting land rates as tops. Passing traffic rvithin 100 feet of browsing herd causes little concern to Paul Bunyan's forest livestock, nnless someone stops and becomes too curious.

It all proves that tree farms can also be game farms. But sometimes animal appetites conflict u.ith long-range tree gl on'ing programs.' When an elk or deer browses on small tree seedlings hand planted at a cost of about $20 an acre, pl oblems arise. Foresters say that's too luxurious a diet for the hungry offenders, and try to work out solutions with game departments and sportsmen to raise both elk and trees. Feeding habits of deer, for instance, are now being srudied at the Clemons Tree Farm in Washington in cooDeration r.vith the State Game Department.

During the cnrrent hunting season Weyerhaeuser is cooperating u'ith hunters on the NIillicoma Forest by providing cabin shelters and hot coffee at clesignated spots. During rveek days :lutomobile traffic is kept off the main logging road, due to high hazard. Hunters are allowed regulated use of the road on rveekends.

Priority Regulations on Housing Relaxed in Critical Defense Areas

Washington, Nov. 21.-The government today relaxed ority regulations on sale and rental of housing in critical fense areas to defense workers and military personnel.

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The Housing and Home Finance Agency rulecl that builders n'rust give such persons a 30-day priority on rental housing for trvo years after construction for one or two-family units, and fottr years after construction of three-family or larger units.

It also ruled that defense workers and military personnel rr-rust get a 60-day priority to buy sales units. If at purchaser sells in less than 90 days, he also rnust offer the 60-day priority.

George C. Phillips geles, is b:rck from a thc Medlc'rrl, ['.ureka air trip to Portland.

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C. l'hillips I-umber Co., Los Anon rvhich he visited sarvmills in Arcata areas. He also made an

George Linthicum has joined the sales force r,r'orking out of the Dant & Russell Sales Co. San Diego office. Mr. I.,inthicurn has had considerable experience in the lumber business both u'holesale and retail, his last connection having been in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

Christmcs Down South

fn winter lands the snow lies deep, The stars gleam cold and white, But here the incense of the flowers Perfumes the holy night.

And as we raise our eyes to catch The light of one fair star, We seem to hear a wondrous song, Ring out from realms afar.

"Peace, peace on earth, good-will to 6911-" Ah, tender words and mild, Our questioning souls are led once more, To seek the new-born child.

"Trees to Trade"- New Sound and Receive Minute Man Program Awards

Color Motion Picture

A bcttery ol powerlul lights provides illumination lor monulccturing scenes in "Tree to Trade," recently released motion picture of The Long-Bell Lumber Co. The motion picture brings to the screen mcny manufacturing scenes in the lurnber industry that have not been lilmed belore.

The fascinating story of the lumber industry is told in a new sound and color motion picture released by The Long-8e11 Lumber Co. The picture, which was recently taken at the Long-Bell operations in the south and along the Pacific Coast on 16 mm film, brings to the screen an entertaining 31 minutes produced to acquaint lumbermen and laymen with lumbering from the growing and harvesting of trees to the manufacture and use of products.

Entitled, "Tree to Trade," the motion picture devotes a short sequence to the history and growth of the 76 year old company and then takes the viewer into the tree plantations of the south and Pacific Northwest; into the logging camps of California, Washington and Oregon; through one of the world's largest sawmills; illustrates the manufacture of many lumber products and closes with scenes in an average lumber yard with a salesman making a sale. The film is available for use by the general public.

Synchronous sound brings the interesting lumber business to the audience r,r'ith the actual sound of the faller's saw as it fells a giant Douglas Fir; the peculiar sound of the plywood lathe is also on the sound track as is the whine of the band saw in the sawmill and tl-re rhythmic sounds of many other machines that produce wood products for everyday use. All sounds were recorded on the spot as the pictures wbre being taken.

"Tree to Trade" has been previewed by several lumber and education groups with the result that the picture has received an arvard for merit in Seattle ; has been selected by the U. S. Department of State for inclusion in an informational packet of industrial films for projection abroad; has been used for instructional purposes in schools and universities and has entertained fraternal, church and civic groups. The fihn is being distributed from the Kansas City,

One of the most effective public relations campaigrls ever undertaken by the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association has been the Minute Man program under which individual dealers throughout the country have been sending to their local papers and radio stations a series of nervs releases on subjects of importance to the industry.

For the second time since its inauguration by the National, five of the participating dealers recently have beerl singled out to receive special awards because of their outstanding records. Recipients of the honors were : George P. Darby, Builders Supply Company, Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Carl A. Henkle, Andrews Lumber & Mill Company, Charleston, Illinois; W. T. Jameson, Jameson & Sayre, Norman, Oklahoma; Glenn D. Poarch, Economy Lumber Company, Miami. Oklahoma: and D. Morton Rose. D. M. Rose & Company, Knoxville, Tennessee.

The basis of their selection was the fact that each of these dealers had succeeded in having every one of the first nine Minute Man news releases published locally. The ar,vards-solid gold lapel buttons especially designed for the "Minute Man," or Public Affairs, Committee-were presented by the Committee Chairman, C. B. Sweet, during a general session of the board of directors at NRLDA's annual meeting in Chicago.

In making the presentation, Sweet commented briefly on the remarkable success that has characterized the Minute Man program during the first year of its existence. Over 2300 news items have been published throughout the United States under the names of local lumber and building materials dealers, he said. Release No. 9, in particular, he reported, had already brought in 350 clippings-each in the name of an individual dealer-and the National expected to receive still more. This release gave an encouraging view of home-building prospects in the light of new government regulations and brought many favorable comments from dealers who found it suitable for local publication in line rvith the prevailing conditions in their home communities.

Mr. Sweet also pointed to the continuing success of the dealers who had previously received solid gold awards at the May meeting in Washington: Roy S. Edwards of Nervton, Massachusetts; R. E. Hangen of Wellington, Kansas; J. H. Hankins of lJniontown, Pennsylvania; Russell W. Nowels of Rochester, Michigan; and R. C. Restrick of Detroit. Michigan.

Undoubtedly, he remarked, there are a good many dealers who are deserving of special recognition, but the National naturally has to base its selections on the clippings it has on hand. All dealers who are actively participating in the Public Affairs program are, therefore, urged, he said, to send clippings of the news releases to the National r,vhenever they are published.

It is said that two-thirds of American homes decorate a tree at Christmas time.

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New O.k Flooring Manual

Specifications for a relatively new method of installir-rg strip o:rl< flooring in concrete slab homes, together with suggestions for irlproved nailing and finishing of oak floors, ars given in the latest edition of a specification manual published by the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association.

While intended primarilv for architects, the manual contains much additional flooring information of value to lumber dealers and builders. They can obtain free copies by writing the association headquarters, 814 Sterick Building, Mer-nphis 3, Tenn. Among the subjects covered in the manual are construction of wood subfloors, sanding of oak floors in preparation for finishing and precautions to be observed in storage and delivery.

Also presented are a table of sizes, counts ancl weights in u,'hich oak flooring is available and a formula for determining the board feet of strip flooring required for a given area. Other information of interest to dealers and builders include the association's rule for re-inspection of flooring and the completc grading rules for oak, hard maple, beech, birch and pecan strip {looring.

In its section on nailing the new rnanual points out that although ordinary wire or cut flooring nails are acceptable for rrost sizes of strip oak flooring, heat-treated spirally grooved nails are preferable. Nails of this type of have corle into extensive use in recent years. They have a screw-like effect which serves to hold the flooring securely, the manual says.

The recommer.rdations on finishing include use of pigrnented filler, rather than starn, to achieve color effects in oal< flooring. Stain, according to the booklet, is sensitive to light and therefore is subject to fading in spots exposed to brightness. Pignrented filler on the other hancl is resistant to light.

The r.nanual reports that floor seal, a comparatively ndw type of finisl-r, is being used on an increasingly large scale for resirlential as well as heavy duty flooring. The material penetrates the rvood fibers, sealing them together, instead of fonning a rnere surface coating. Resistant to ordinary stains anrl spots, it rloes not chip or scratch.

Dennis Gilchrist, rir-ro, Calif., recently made the rouncl trip

Angelus Lumber Sales Co., San Mavisited Phoenix, Ariz. on business. He by air.

Jack Pollard of Southu'est Plyrvood Corp., Inglervood, Calif., recently made a combination business and pleasure trip to the San Francisco Bay area.

Bob Williams, salesman for Forest Ingler.vood, Calif., returned at the end business trip throughout Texas.

Tribute by Jimmy Durante

Wood was paid a tribute by Jimmy Durantb, top comic of television on his TV show of October 6. The script went something like this: Jimmy was called a blockhead and thereupon replied: "When you say rny head is made of wood, you pays me a compliment." Then Jimmy added, "Almost everyone has been indooced to believe that dis country is confronted bv an acute shortage of timber. This ain't true. Wood built America. Without wood there could have been no America. Wood built the homes, churches, stockades, corncribs of America. Wood endures. Wood is friendly, wood is economical."

As Jimmy continued orating, members of the cast began scurrying off stage and returned with wooden objects. These included hundreds of articles macle of woocl which were all piled in a huge heap of material. Jimmy went on listing the virtues of wood: ". without wood, there wouldn't be no America ! Our forefathers crossed the prairies in covered wagons made of wood ." Nlembers of the cast continue,.l chanting "wood" and adding to the pile of materials until the program came to a close.

National l-urnber Manufacturers Association in a letter dated October 10, thanked Mr. Durante for the splendid tribute paid to wood, and also called attention to the fact that despite the huge volume removed since the birth of this nation our forests, under wise industry management, continue to yield crops of sawlogs for lumber. There is enough sawtimber stan<ling, the NLMA said, to build a six-roorn house for every man woman and child in the United States r,vith a subst:rntial arnount of lumber left over.

Vclucble New Advertising Tool

A ne'tr, 60-page catalog containing proo{s of free ad mats, cuts, and spot radio announcements for lumber and building material dealers is announced 1t1' The Celotex Corporation.

Included in this book are 88 complete newspaper ads in various sizes, 45 drop-in cuts and logotvpes for use in making up ads, handbills, etc., and 36 radio spot announcements. There are also many helpful ideas on holv to organize and operate a local advertising campaign, suggestions on the use of radio advertising. ancl several postage pai<l cards for ordering any of the free mats and cuts illustrated. Dealers may obtain copies of this book either from their Celotex representative or by rr riting direct to Advertising I)epartment, The Celotcx Corporation, 120 S. LaSalle St., C-hicago 3, Il1.

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Art Neth, manager, Dant & Ilussell Salees Co. geles olfice, returned Novemlter 9 from a l0-day tril> to Portl:rnd. Olegon.

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A colorful Sisalkraft decalcomania sign is now being fur'nishecl free to lumber and building material dealers. This decal I-os An- is an oval, 8" lvide and 4" high, and can be placed on the inside bttsiness or outside surface of your cloor or clisplay windows, or on opaque surfaces such as your counter or walls, u.here it serves as a reminder to contractors coming into your store. of Christ- This decal also is effective on the side or door of trucks Theodorc Free on request. Write to: The Sisalkraft Co., 205 W. Wacker was convinced that conservative cutting beneficially trinned dense young. forests, would not allow them in the White House. Drive, Chicago 6, Illinois.

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