A. L.33GUS'' HOO\rER

."Let us not use the word sacrifice, ever," he declared, "but let us regard these curtailments of things we are used to havi4g as part of our opportunity for war service."

He pointed out that the United States which has 7 per cent of the world's population, has 70 per cent of the good things of life. Over 98 per cent of the source of supply of crude rubber, he continued, has been cut off for the present. He urged that truck drivers slow down, saying that synthetic production of rubber would not begin to supply military needs before the end of 1944.

Of the world total of 45,500,000 motor vehicles in 169 countries, there are 32,100,000 in the United States. "For example," he said, "in Los Angeles county alone there are twice as many automobiles as Italy and Japan combined possesses."

Saturday Afternoon

Lathrop K. Leishman was chairman of the Saturday afternoon session.

President Whittemore was the first speaker, his subject being, "Your Association and You." He-asked all members to take an active part in the Association and get new members, and he outlined his plan for lumber group meetings stressing the importance of the exchange of ideas among the members. Association officers plan to visit the local groups at least once a year, he stated.

The next speaker r,vas Roy Wenzlick of St. Louis, Mo., whose subject was, "What To Do In'42." Mr. Wenzlick analyzed. the general business outlook fot 1942, illustrated his talk with a number of charts showing national real estate cycles, residential rents and wholesale commoditv prices, national price cycles, industrial production, rail revenue and freight car loadings, wages, wholesale commodity prices, stock prices, marriage rate, national debt, farm values, real estate activity, foreclosures, residential rents, residential building, building material prices, construction costs, mortgage interest rates and real estate mortgages.

He stated that California was doing pretty well in a building way in comparison with the rest of the country. He predicted that there would be about 450,000 housing units built in 1942, and that the "stop order" on non-essential building will not materially affeit that figure. In fact, he thought that the "stop order" will increase building in some sections. 1942 will be a better building year than 1911, he declared. He urged lumbermen to try and get FHA Title VI extended, saying that there are a lot of interests gpposed to it. He cited that the best hedge against inflation is to buy your own home. The peak in builcling will come in 1942, he declared.

At the conclusion of his talk he answered numerous ouestions.

Saturday afternoon the ladies attending the convention took a trip through the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery in San Marino.

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o,?ilt'if,I il:liEuntington,

Saturday evening, closed the two day session. Music was furnished by the Alvin Golden orchestra, and a professional dance act was staged.

' Resolutions

The following resolutions were presented by F. N. Gibbs, chairman of the Resolutions Committee. and were unanimously adopted:

Resolved that we favor the extension of Title VI to between $700,000,000 and $1,000,000,000 in order that private industry -may continue to do its full share in providing housing for defense workers. That copies of this resolu-tion be sent to our Representatives in Congress.

Resolved that we express our appreciation to A. E. Fickling of his untiring efforts as President of our Association {u.ring these tw_o trying years of its history, and a copv of this resolution be spread on the minutes.

Resolved that we extend thanks and appreciation for the cooperation and support of President Rav Clotfelter. VicePresident F. Dean Prescott, Secretary B. B. Barler, and members of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California.

Resolved that rve extend our thanks to George Lounsberry, Lathrop K. Leishman, Earl Galbraith, Ed "Bauer and jti the hostesses for their good work in arranging for the entertainment features of the convention.

To H. Park Arnold. in arranging for the outstanding Crggp of industry and instructive splakers on such timel! subjects.

To the Wholesalers for their cooperation and financial supp.ort which largely helped in mlking the convention possible.

__To. Glenn f-. Greene, convention manager of the Hotel Huntington,.for giving _u-s_ their best s&vice and every assistance with commendable courtesv.

To- the press and trade papers for tieir good publicity.

Telegrams read at the convention weri from the ited River Lumber Company, Westwood, Calif. ; Carl Blackstock, president of the National Retail l-umber Dealers Association, Seattle, Wash.; Arthur A. Hood. Tohns-Manville, New York, and George M. Cornwall, The Timberman, Berkeley, Calif.

^ Attendance prize_s of $10, g5 and g3 in War Savings Stamps were awarded at each business session to the mEn holding the lucky numbers drawn, and prizes were also awarded to the ladies.

Golf Tournament

The golf toumament was held at the Southern California Golf Club (formerly Midwick Club) Friday morning, April 10.

Bob Osgood, Ed Bauer, Jim Prentice and Curt McFadden, each rvith a low net score ol 74, were tied for the grand (Continued on Page 24)

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(Continued from Page 23) prize, the President's trophy, donated by Harry E. Whittemore. They will play off the tie over the same course Thursday afternoon, April 16, and a large gallery is expected to be on hand to watch the match. To obtain permanent possession of the trophy it must be won three times, and it r,r'ill remain in the possession of the Association until that time, but the winner will receive a smaller desk trophy donated by Orrie W. Hamilton, as a reminder that he has a third interest in the larger trophy.

The rvinners and prizes in the other events were as follows:

First Flight, first, Bob Osgood, clock; second, "Pick" Maule, sweater.

Second Flight, first, Curt McFadden, golf coat; second, -|im Prentice, set of poker chips.

Third Flight, first, D. D. McCallum, bag; second, tie between Frank Gehring and LeRoy Pitcher, golf balls.

High gross score, Roy Abbott, golf balls.

Earl Galbraith and Ed Bauer were in charge of arrangements for the tournament.

Convention Committees

Finance-Paul Hallingby, Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles; Everett C. Parker, Patten-Blinn Lumber Company, Los Angeles.

Speakers-H. Park Arnold. Fox-Woodsum Lumber Company, Glendale; Orrie W. Hamilton, Lumbermen's Service Bureau. San Diego.

Arrangements-A. E. Fickling, Fickling Lumber Company, Long Beach; Flarry E. Whittemore, Benson Lumber Company, San Diego.

Entertainment-Lathrop K. Leishman, Crown City Lumber & Mill Company, Pasadena; George Lounsberry, Lounsberry & Harris. Los Angeles.

Publicity-Ralph N. Baker, Hayward Lumber & Investment Company, Los Angeles; Glen Miner. Whiting-Mead Company, San Diego.

Golf-Earl Galbraith, Los Angeles; E,d Bauer, Bohnhoff Lumber Company, Los Angeles.

Ifostesses-Mrs. H. Park Arnold, Mrs. Ralph N. Baker. Mrs. Charles Bonestel, Mrs. Gerald Curran, Mrs. |ohn Fisher, Mrs. Paul Hallingby, Mrs. Orrie W. Hamilton,'Mrs. Earl Johnson, Mrs. Chester Knight, Mrs. Lathrop L. Leishman, Mrs. Glen Miner, and Mrs. Harry E. Whittemore.

Southern California Visitor

A. F. (Art) Blocklinger, manager of the Chiloquin Lumber Company at Chiloquin, Ore., spent a few days visiting his father, E. A. Blocklinger, president of the compan)'. who is vacationing in Pasadena. Art r,r'as elected treasurer of the Pacific Division, National Wooden Box Association, at the annual meetins in San Francisco last February.

Lumber in Second Quartet ol 1942

Portland, Oregon, March 8-An estimate of the probable consumption of lumber from the Western Pine region for the second quarter of. 1942 is given in a statement issued by the Wester,n Pine Association here today. The statement in full is as follows:

The primary job of the Western Pine industry continues to be that of meeting all war-time requirements for its prodncts, including those for direct military use and those for essential civilian purposes. Demands for army and navy construction, for industrial and defense housing, for box shook and crating, and for a multitude of special needs are expected to more than offset the drastic reduction this year in private construction. It is now estimated that tgtal 1942 lumber consumption will reach 35 billion feet, an irrcrease of almost one billion over last year. The lumber industry is again faced with a tremendous task, but it will again meet the requirements, provided the necessary labor, maintenance supplies, equipment replacements, and truck tires are available.

Preliminary estimates now indicate that shipments from tlre Western Pine region during the first quarter of 1942 will exceed 1200 million feet, a small increase over the former first quarter peak of a year ago. This record volume for that period was reached in spite of year-end regional stocks at the lowest level since 1935-1721 million feet-and a production of 885 million which was less than 2/o above that for the same 1941 period. The Western Pine industry will enter the second quarter with gross stocks of 1400 million feet, the minimum at any time since July, 1935, and with a substantial order file. Currently, the volume of orders accepted is almost wholly dependent upon these two factors.

Based on general predictions and all other available information concerning the probable use of these products, it is expected that during the second quarter of. 1942, the consumption (shipments) of Western Pine lumber will be about 1582 million feet. This would mean a volume of shipments which would exceed that for the previous quarter by 376 million feet, or 3I/o, and that for the second quarter of last year by 45 million feet, or abofi 3/o. In large part, the volume of second quarter deliveries will be dependenl upon the ability of the mills to make shipment.

Forestry "Movie"to be Shown to 2 p00,000 California P eople

Two million Californians will have an opportunity to see the grandeur of Pacific Coast forests in technicolor when, beginning April 5, the 3O-minute film "Trees and lIomes" will be shown in 238 theaters in 75 cities and towns in California.

The film is being presented to the people of California through the joint cooperative effort of Fox West Coast Theaters and Weyerhaeuser Forest Products. The proceeds of the showings of the film will be turned oner to the Varietv Clubs of America to be used in the charitable work of the motion picture industry.

"Trees and Homes," filmed for Weyerhaeuser by James Fitzpatrick, famous travelogist, is not only gorgeously scenic, it is educational. It tells the industry's story from the lumbermen's practical viewpoint. "Trees and Homes" takes the audience from the forest, through logging ancl milling, down to the final use of the product as flowing out from the retail lumber dealer's yard to the construction of homes. It is a film every lumber dealer can urge his customers to see under the present auspices for showing because of the charitable nature of the proceeds and because, in an entertaining way, the story is told in an over-all way about the product the dealer is selling-lumber.

Celotex Distributes Blackout Fofder

An educational folder describing permanent blackout methods proved in the London blitzkrieg is now being distributed to its dealers by The Celotex Corporation of Chicago, Ill. The folder is designed to help dealers and contractors render intelligent service to their customers in areas where blackout precautions are considered advisable, according to Marvin Greenwood, general sales manager of the company. The purpose in issuing this literature is to make ariailable the knowledge acquired by the engineers of their London plant during the great air raids.

Mr. Greenwood recommends that all lumber dealers confer with local civilian defense authorities to ascertain what local requirements are. In this way they can cooperate most effectively. The folder describes methods for handling four typical blackout problems-windows, skylights, doors and truck loading platforms. Celotex lists seven of its products which meet OCD specifications for blackout materials.

The Safety Soundboard

The Safety Soundboard is a folder published in the interests of the employes of The Shevlin-Hixon Company. The format, layout, and illustrations throughout the publication are copyrighted by C. K. .Weil. This interesting folder is published monthly and carries valuable information on how to avoid accidents.