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Reprints o[ Revised Western Pine

Prices Available

Portland, Oregon, December 29-The revised, maximum price regulation No. 94, applying to Western Pines and associated species of lumber, and effective today, has been reprinted for industry use by the Western Pine Association according to an announcement made from the Association offices in Portland, Oregon. This reprint contains all the regulations and prices issued by Office of Price Administration and published in the Federal Register. Copies may be had at 15c per copy when they are to be forwarded by third class mail or 20c pet copy by first class mail, in quantities of less than 100. For lots of 100 or more, the price is 10c each f.ob. Portland. Orders should be sent to Western Pine Association, Yeon Building, Portland, Oregon.

Raise Fir Aircraft Grade Prices

Washington, Jan 6.-The Office of Price Administration today raised ceiling prices for aircraft grades of Douglas fir approximately I3l per cent.

The new ceiling is 621 per cent of the maximum price established for the corresponding'item of Sitka spruce. The top price for this grade of Douglas fir lumber had been 55 per cent of the corresponding Sitka spruce grade. In increasing the price ceiling, OPA said aircraft grade lumber that can be recovered from Douglas fir lumber is lower than preliminary estimates.

Visits Portland

Dean Creath, Juan Creek Lumber Calif., made a trip to Portland over the

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Back On The Job

Go Eary on Matches, \(/PB Urges

San Francisco, Dec. l5.-While "three on a match" ^ y cause some qualms among the superstitious, the War Production Board today inferred that it would be well to shelve such quirks for the duration.

In fact if three times three could utilize the same match, it would meet with the approval of WPB which is urging John Q. Citizen to make every effort to save matches.

A match may be a small item taken by itself, but we normally use up more than 500 billion of them a year. (Incidentally, 45 percent of these are book matches.) It requires 70 to 80 million board feet of lumber annually to provide the splints for the production of these matches, and the tiny steel staples that hold the book matches together consume 5@ tons of steel a year.

The match manufacturers and WPB are considering a number of plans whereby matches and the vital materials they use may be conserved. Among these are:

(1) Reducing the length of the stitch a quarter of an inch, which will save 20 percent of the steel required, or about 100 tons of steel annually.

(2) Reduction of the length of wooden matches by a quarter of an inch, saving about seven million board feet of wood.

(3) Elimination of all "frills" on book matches, including varnishes and lacquer finishes, special mailing and wrapping.

Stka Spruce Ceiling Pricas

Co., Juan Creek, holiday season.

A. "Pete" Toste, Rockport Redwood Co., Wilmingis back on the job following an appendectomy.

Northwest Visitor

Barr Lumber Co., Solana Beach, from a business trip to 'Portland.

All lumber manufactured from Sitka spruce, except aircraft lumber, produced in Washington and Oregon west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains, is brought under specific dollars and cents ceiling prices by OPA; action covers Canadian but not Alaskan imports of the lumber (MPR. M), eftective January 5.

JACK

Bergstrom In Merchant Marine

Jack Bergstrom is in the Merchant Marine and is in training at San Mateo. He was with the Long-Bell Lumber Co. at Longview, Wash., before going in the service. He is the son of C. A. Bergstrom, Los Angeles lumberman.

Estimated Conrumption of \(/estern Pine Lumber For First Quarter ol 1943

Portland, Oregon, Dec. 31-An estimate of the probable consumption of lumber from the Western Pine region for the first quarter of 1943 is given in a statement issued by the Western Pine Association which follows:

In spite of the many obstacles which have faced all operators, the lumber industry has again in 1942 made an enviable record in meeting the war-time requirements for lumber. Much public misunderstanding has resulted from the statement, repeated again and again by government officials, that there would be a six billion feet shortage of lumber in 1942. Based on estimates, consumption was expected to exceed production for the year by that amount. This difference, now apparently less than six billion, was available from producers' and distributors' stocks. Just as in sound financing, it is wise to draw upon such reserves in times of emergency. This was done and the War effort has not been retarded because of inability to secure the lumber needed.

During the year ahead, the lumber industry can meet the essential demand provided it receives practical assistance from the war agencies concerned, not more and more strangling regulation. Lumber inventories cannot continue to furnish a large volume for current consumption. However, g'overnment forecasts already indicate that 1943 requirements will be 9 million feet less than those lor 1942. The peak war demand for lumber is obviously past.

Preliminary estimates of fourth quarter performance indicate that the Western Pine industry shipped six billion 439 million feet during 1942. This is 2N mlllion feet, or 3.5 per cent, more than during the previous record year of L941. Production, notwithstanding unfavorable weather and all the obstacles of a war-time economy, was six billion 50 million feet, or 1.7 per cent, less than during the peak year of. 1941. Regional stocks at the close of the year are one billion 292 million feet, or a reduction of 389 million since a year ago.

Based on general predictions and all other available information concerning the use of our products, as well as allowance for the artificial influences upon production resultiug from growing governmental regulations, it is expected that during the first quarter of 1943 the shipments (consumption) of Western Pine lumber will be about one billion 113 million feet. This will be 167 million feet or 13 per cent less than shipments in the same quarter a year ago. First quarter shipments will be limited only by ability of mills to make deliveries. Such handicaps as low stocks, bad weather, manpower shortage, equipment and maintenance difficulties contribute to this situation. However, unreasonable restriction and conflicting requirements of different war agencies constitute the most serious threat to production and hence shipments in the first quarter of 1943. The recent issuance of an arbitrary ceiling price differential be-tween lumber of different moisture contents will undoubtedly delay a tremendous volume of shipments for many months. Rapidly increasing costs, some due to government directives, can only mean eventual loss of production from marginal producers unless prompt ceiling price revisions are made.

Obituaries C. l. Gilbert

Clarence I. Gilbert, president of the Eureka Mill & Lumber Company, Oakland, passed away in Oakland, January 9, after a month's illness.

He was born in Modesto, Calif., 59 years ago, and was engaged in the retail lumber and mill business all of his business life. He purchased a half interest in Eureka Mill & Lumber Co. in l9l2 and bought his partner's interest in rgn.

Mr. Gilbert is survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie Gilbert; a son, Robert; a brother, L. D. Gilbert of Healdsburg, Calif., and three sisters, Mrs. Evie lfoover, Berkeley; Mrs. Ernest Bourne, Woodland, and Mrs. C. A. Pinkham, Long Island N. Y.

He was a member of Live Oak Lodge No. 61 of Oakland, Royal Arch Mason,32nd Degree Mason, and Oakland Scottish Rite Bodies. He was also a past president of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, Oakland.

Funeral services, held in Oakland, on Monday, January 11, were attended by a large number of lumbermen'

Olaf Ohon

Olaf Olson, manager of the Hudson Lumber Company at Lynwood, Calif., passed away on December 30 following a heart attack. He was 59 years of age.

Mr. Olson had been manager of the Hudson Lumber Company for many years, and was associated with the retail lumber business in Bisbee, Ariz., before coming to Southern California. He was a Mason and a member of the Lynwood Rotary Club.

He is survived by his widow, N{rs. Helen Olson; two daughters, Elaine and Jacqueline; a son, Paul, who is now in the army; and four brothers, John, Martin and Arthur Olson of Los Angeles, and Coly Olson of New York.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, January 2, at Huntington Park.

Virgil l. Knapp

Funeral services for Virgil I. Knapp were held in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon, Jatuary 9. He died from injuries received when a load of lumber toppled over on him at Casmalia. He was fifty-three years of age.

Mr. Knapp was well known in Southern California lumber circles, and had been with the E. K. Wood Lumber Co. of Los Angeles for twenty-one years. Ife is survived by his wiclow, Mrs. Mamie J. Knapp.

REVISED MPR g7_SOUTHERN HARDWOOD

Southern hardwood regulation is completely revised, with one major change the lowering of the price ceiling on construction boards to confer with reduced costs of production achieved by mass manufacturing practices (Revised Maximum Price Regulation 97), effective January 7.

82,OOO \(/ar Housing Units Built in Three States

More than 82,000 public dwelling units to house war workers have been authorized for construction in California, Arizona and Nevada since the rvar housing program began in 1941.

In making this announcement today, Eugene Weston, Jr., regional representative of the National Housing Agency said that 9O per cent of this war housing is authorized for construction in California communities, divided largely between San Francisco, Oakland metropolitan district, Los Angeles and San Diego. He said that during recent months in the three states somewhat in excess of 40,000 units have come into occupancy.

"At the present rate of construction," Mr. Weston declared, "approximately 200 public units are completed every day in California alone. These are being constructed by public funds and do not include the hundreds now being built with private funds."

He pointed out that prospective builders of war housing may now €Jet for the asking a manual combining in handy form the rules and regulations governing this type of private construction and suggestions for speeding building applications.

He said that copies of the new "War Housing Manual" are now available at the Housing Division of the War Production Board located at 1355 Market St., San Francisco.

SUPPLEMENTARY CONSERVATION ORDER L-4r-c _LOGGING

WPB removes construction work that is a necessary part of logging industry from provisions of conservation order which regulates most types of civilian construction so that the order shall not apply to "operational construction" by any logger and will not afiect use of timbers, nails, gravel or clay products in such construction (Supplementary Conservation Order L-41-c), issued December 22.

CI,AS SIFIE D ADVERTISING

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Address Box C-981, California Lumber Merchant, 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles.

WANT TO SELL YOUR YARD?

Do you want to liquidate for the duration? See us. Twohy Lumber Co., Lumber Yard Brokers, 801 Petroleum Bldg., Los Angeles. Telephone PRospect 8746.