T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As reported in The California Lumber Merchant December 1 ,1g30

At the Philippine Mahogany hearing before the Federal 'Irade Commission held in Los Angeles November 10 to 14, many important architects, furniture builders and furr.riture distributors, testified in favor of the Philippine interests, and urged that the l,vord "mahogany" be allou.erl in regard to these I'hilippine hardu'oods, n,hich are not botanically mahoganies. The decision will come later.

A. W. Bernhauer, Freslro, rvas Millrvork Institute of California vention in San Francisco. Ed treasurer and L. G. Sterett .lvas re-electecl president of thc atits recent annual conNicholson n.as re-electerl re-elected secretary. the recent meeting of held at thc Commercial Africa u'a.s the speaker

The East l3ay Hoo-Hoo Club and Hoo-Hoo Club No. 62, of Stockton, held a joint dinner meeting in Stockton on November 24. Bert Bryan and H. Ser,vall Morton headecl the northern delegation, and President Charles C. Nfoorehead the Stockton group.

Walter S. Spicer, recently rvith the Barr l-umber Company, Santa Ana, announces he is opening a retail iumber yard at Nervport Beach, California.

I)resident Jim Farley presided at San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club No. 9, Club, and Samuel H. Day of South of the occasion.

Rod Hendrickson, program chairman, introducecl Lt.-Col. Livingston Irving as speaker of the day to the l)ast Bay Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, at Oakland. Nov. 17.

A large group of lumber manufacturers, headed by lrresident A. C. Dixon, of Eugene, Oregon, represented the National Lumber N{anufacturers Association in a planned visit with President Herbert Hoover in \Vashingtou. The ernpioyment problem under depression conditions prcva.iling 'ivas the chief subject of discussion. Among the other u'estern miil men participating in the meeting rvere Ii. K. \Veyerhaeuser, of Tacoma, Wash., and L. G. Griggs, St. Paul & Tacoma I-umber Company, Tacoma.

George R. Hicks, the ner,r,' president of the pickering Lumber Companv, Kansas City, has becn visiting the big sat'mills of the company at Tuolumne and Standarcl, California, as u'ell as the Sarr Francisco sales of6ce.

Deqler Builds Firsf [u-Re-Go Home

(Continued from Page 14) rvould be glad to grant construction loans on the plans as correctecl for rvestern construction.

Because Lu-Re-Co was developed in the east, and is not yet regionalized enough, Gibson explained, certain specs. such as 36" underground underpinning, an unnecessarily heavy slab and split ring truss construction must be followed in order to receive FHA financing.

Therefore, the LI\ANC has recently suggested to the Lumber Dealers Research Council that a "California Detail Sheet" be supplied kit owners in this state, and action rvill soon be forthcoming on this request.

The "California Detail Sheet" rvill shorv FHA and Calif ornia Unif orrned Building Code-approved specifications for iooting, concrete slabs, and roof trusses with 2x4 Top Chords and I'lyl,vood Gussets and Splice Plates, thereby elin-rinating rlnnecessary eastern specificatior-rs.

In addition, Gibson stated, "I advertised this project in our local paper beforehand and, believe it or not, I received 18 calls from individuals the day after we started construction. When the do-it-yourself trade finds out how easy the Lu-Re-Co system is ,I'll 'have' to sell it to the weekend carpenters, too."

In all, Gibson, and those who attended the christening of Northeni California's first Lu-Re-Co home. rvere oleased rvith the aspects and potential it offers to the lumber dealer, and noted also that the system lends itself well as a means of combatting tract and prefab operations that bypass the lumberyard completely.-By Max Cook.

Tucson Yord Offers [u-Re-Co Deol

Tucson, Ariz.-Wood Bros. Lumber Co. here is offering its customers a package deal of the Lu-Re-Co panel system home. The preassembled house shell and interior finish materials, developed by the Small Homes Council of the University of Illinois and the Lumber Dealers Research Council, is also available from the Bisbee (Arizona) Lumber Co.

Five rlifferent 3-bedroom plans are offered by the yards, in sizes from 1,0O8 to 1,172 sq. ft. of living area, at prices from $3524.87 to $4143.88, not including lot, footing, foundation or concrete floor (or the plumbing) ; carport and outdoor storage room are extras.

When a buyer orders a house, the lumber company delivers ancl erects the walls and roof, and adds the shingles, exterior trim, outside doors and installs the windows. Also provided, but not installed, are inside partitions, insulation, sheetrock, interior doors, window and door trim, s,creens, necessary hardware and nails. Although not covered by FHA or VA blanket approval, such financing may be applied for on an individual basis, the company said.

The yard-prefabbed homes are professionally designed and planned by Lu-Re-Co. Wood Bros. offers them in regular frame, or interior frame construction with a brick veneer.

Notionol Forest Timber Business Exponds

A new record was set for sales and harvest of national forest timber in California during the first three-quarters of 1955, accdrding to a statement by B. H. Payne, timber chief for the Forest Service in San Francisco. The volume of timber cut from January through September, he said, was 745 million board feet valued at about $11,000,000. This is a7O/o increase in harvest volume over the same period last year.

New sales contracts were awarded during the past 9-month period involving 890 million board feet valued at $16,000,000a 20/t increase in volume sold over the sarne period last year.

The big increase in rate of cutting is a direct result of the stepped-up selling program in 1954. This record rate of business was attained in spite of the emergency fire situation which closed many logging operations for trvo u,eeks or rnore during August and September to suppress numerous forest fires.

Customers for national forest timber have increased sharply this year, Payne said. Competition has been keen and overbidding of appraised prices frequent- about 7 So/s of sales offerings have been competitive, compared with S$o/s in recent years.

An emergency program to salvage recent fire-killed timber is now under way. Many firms which have been cutting green timber have volunteered to switch their operations to firekilled material. Complete loss to the public and the timber industry can thus be avoided by salvage of sound material before insects and disease make it worthless for lumber.

Mosonife Offers Christmcls ldeos

A free folder of Christmas decor ideas, with directions for making them in the home workshop, has been made available to its dealers by Masonite Corporation. Dealers may request copies of the company representative or .ivrite the Home Service Bureau, Suite 2037, 111 W. Washington St., Chicago 2, ill. The plans include a mock fireplace, yard decorations, Santa and seven helpers, a "Peg-board Christmas card tree, Santa's sleigh and reindeer, Star of Bethlehem and the Nativitv scene.

lvory Pine Buys Fired Timber

Porterville, Calif.-The first two sales of rrational forest fire-killed timber were made last rnonth, reported Forest Supervisor Eldon E,. Ball of the Sequoia Natio,nal Forest. The Cedarbrooli Unit timber sale of over two million board feet was awarded to the Ivory Pine Lumber Company, and the Cherry Gap Unit sale of nearly six million board feet was awarded to.the same c()lr-rpan)r a few days later. Both sales were on the basis of highest competitive bidding.

The timber will be harvested this fall and hauled to Ivory Pine's mill at Dinuba, Calif., for processing into lurnber.

Field survey parties are completing their work in the burned area and other timber sale units will be offered in the near future. A total of about 50 million board feet of merchantable timber will ultimately be offered for sale.

HBI President Sees Fudher Orcnge County Boom

Despite the record-breaking population gains of the past three years., the great growth of Orange county is just beginning, said Walter W. Keusder, president of the l{orne Builders Institute, recently. He predicted homebuilding in 1956 would far surpass the present rates. He said indications are for 28,000 home starts in 1955 and believes 19.56 will send the figure past 40,000.

Buencr Pork Sets New Record

Building in Buena Park, Calif., soared to a record $8,762,426 in October and pushed 1955's first ten-months total to more than $35 million. The new recordfigure included 749 new tlwellings.

Long Beach during the month of September issued 2,729 burlding permits with an estimated valuation of $3,310.470.

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