Tqrter, Webster & Johnson in Son Diego-Story on Poge l0

Horry V. Bolcom Elected tlrc Lumber l)calers llescart'h Council at president of Lumber Deolers tht' (louncil'-* ar)nual mceting in Chicago Reseqrch councir irl":1,j:ll:i'.iil Y.3$;:\:Ti::|;,1In1, Harrr. V. Ilalcom" Presitlent of llolin- retiretl from the Council after l0 \'ears of ger l,umber and Supply Cornpany. Ilo-*sit:r' tler-ott'd sen,ice to the industry. City" I-ouisiar)a" \\'as elected Presidcnt of \Ir. llalcom brings widc t:rperience t1) the (lorrncil a<'tivities. He is a past Presiderrt of the Louisiana Building Material L)eak'rs Association. I)ealer-l)irector to \.R.L.I).A.. Exc<:utive Committeeman of Louisiana F ore-ctry Association, and has der,oted much time and effort to many committei: func'tions.

Lumber Groding Mqde Eosy

The loWouing has been submitte.d n us by an anonynous read,er, whose humor, hou)ener, mahes him owr'oFaoorile Contribunr" ol the month.-Edinr

Lumber grade inspectors, with written rules to go hy, differ on how these rules should be expressed. Some prefer the vegetable method; others like numbers and fractions. One observant inspector, with time to kill on an overnight stay in a quiet mill town hotel, put it this way in a nessage to his home office:

I received my copy of the new rules and your definition of defects. I have been studying these and have run into a little problem. fn your definition of a very light machine burn, I notice you mention a black char area of small pea size.

In order that we may all think,alike concerning a small pea, I would like to point out the following facts.

1. There are several kind of peas, namely, green, blaekeyed, field, etc. There are also "goober peas," these are, as you know, really not peas but ordinary peanuts. Also there is a sweet pea, which is of course a flower, and no doubt you didn't have this in mind when writing these definitions.

2. Peas are of various shapes and sizes. As an example, a blackeyed pea is oval or oblong and with practice may readily be eaten with a knife, while a green pea being round tends to roll ofr the knife when lifted from the plate.

3. Is this small pea cooked or raw ? As you are aware a pea when cooked in water tends to swell. This leads me to draw the conclusion that a cooked pea would be somewhat larger than an uncsoked one.

After further consideration and thought, I believe this method of comparing defects to vegetables, fruit and other items, has its merits, as some of us have trouble remembering sizes and defects when expressed in inches or fractions of an inch.

In view of the above facts, I would like to submit the following definition of defects to you for your consideration.

Checks

tmoll check.-.-.- ------......Not lorger lhon o lorge necdlc lledium check-.-..--."..-......Noi lorger thon o 3hetch€d out nite crowlcr Lorge check.-----------------..--------torgcr lhon q shelched oul nite crowler

HOTES

Pin hole--.----.--. -..One o blqck ont could crowl through 9moll hole-.-.-.--.-.-.-.--.--.....-i..."..-One q house fly could crowl through Medium hole-.-....-..-.-.----.--..---One o smoll mouse could crowl through Lorge hole--...-.. ...-One you could throw o cot through

KNOTS

Pine knot.--..-... .--...--..-.---.-Not lorger thon o hazel nut Small knot--..-..- ..Not lcrger fhcn o condy iow breoker ltedium..---.---.-. .-About the size of o smoll to medium size corn cob llcorn eolenf Lorge knot------- -----Lorger thqn medium

RAISED GRAIN . , . to be groded by feel

Very light mised groin..--- --.--......Feels like peoch fuzz Light roised groin....--....--.---...........-.-.--.--Feeb likc sondpoper lroughl Inedism roised groin...-- ---Feelr like dog licking hond Heovy roised groin.--....-----.--. Feols like doy-old beord

Very hecvy roised groin..--. -----Close-crcpped crew cul "Torn grain, machine bite, machine gouge and chip marks," depth to be evaluated by comparison to following:

Very light..-.-... .--...lozor knick on chin

Lighr.-.------...:--- .--...---..Chipped out polnt on cs fender Medium--.........-.-."---..-..-..--.Cut in stick mq& wirh dull knife (pocketf Heovy-------------. -----Trockr of loggers cork choe3 on floor

Very heovy.....- .-------.-Onc o smoll pco"?" could fit in PITCH

To be evaluated by stickness to the touch.

!ight.-..---..-.-..-- ------As sticky or on old usod bcnd oid lledium..---.---.. ..Ar sticky a: cqke icing on boby's fcce Hcovy.------.-.--....-...-----------...Ar rlicky as empty plote whre hot cd<es and oyrup hqve bcen eolen

The above definitions are just suggestions which I hope you will consider if we ever adopt another set of rules.

Thonk you, 1962

BAUGH BROS. & CO.