Cafifornia Buifding Permits for November

Los Angeles (Incorporated Area)

Los Angeles Countv (Uniniorporated Area)

Los Gatos

Lynwood

Madera

Manhattan Beach

Martinez Maywood

Modesto

Monrovia

Monterey Park

Montebello roont nEvEnsrBlt

GNGts CIRSULATION KILNS

Direction 2a to Ordcr L-335 Amended-Western Pine Lumber

Washington, D. C., December 1l-Lumber distributors are not required to deliver western pine lumber even orl rated orders if the orders do not carry the special western pine certifications described in Direction 2-a to the Lumber Order, L-335, the War Production Board announced today' Direction 2-a, as issued on Decembe r 2, 1944, provided for control over the distribution of western pine, which is in critically short supply. It requires consumers and distributors to use special 'certifications showing that they are authorized to buy western pine, and permits sawmills and distributors to fiIl orders for western pine only when they carry these certifications. However, distributors stocks received before December 31 or ordered from sarvmills before December 2 and placed in transit before December 31 were exempted.

Direction 2-a as amended on December 9 permits distributors to reserve this exempted inventory of western pine for specially certified orders if they so desire.

Will Enlarge Facilities in the Spring

The Sierra Builders Supply Co., which started operations at Tahoe City, Calif., 'last May, will start construction in early spring to enlarge all their facilities. Their location is Lake Tahoe and the yard is situated about two miles north of Tahoe City. The yard is owned by Bob lluston, who was associated with various lumber organizations in Northern California, and Alec "Scotty" Donaldson, a building contractor for the past twenty years. Both are well known in California and Nevada.

The yard carries lunber and building materials, and they report that the first year of business has been highly successful.

Butler-Hcrris

Lieutenant John S. Butler, U.S.N., was married in San Francisco to Miss Joan Harris of Long Beach, Calif., on December 4.

Lieut. Butler, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. Butler, San Francisco, was associated with his father in the lumber business before entering the service. He returned November 27 from the South Pacific and was given a 30-day leave. He has re,ceived an appointment on a new ship now being built, and will report for active duty Ianuarv 2.

Bcck On lob

E. G. "Dave" Davis, cisco, was back on the stay in a hospital for a

Union Lumber Company, San Franjob December 18 follou'ing a short minor operation.

Calls On Hcrrdwood Mills

E. A. (Alex) Gordon of Gordon-l\'lacBeath Hardwood Co., Berkeley, recently spent six u'eeks tourir-rg the hardwood producing regions of the South and Middle West. He also called on manufacturers in Memphis, Louisville, Chicago, and other cities.