Modern Minimum-Cost Home Designs Architectural Gems

"Among the hundreds of inquiries which we receive from prospective home builders," says Orrie W. Hamilton, chairman of Southern California Homes Foundation, "the great majority are on plans for minimum-cost homes.

"These people do not want the type of home that was at one time the only 'minimum' home available-square' box-like and without style or charm. Although economy is their chief requirement, modern families want economy in their homes together with eye-appeal.

"The building materials industry has realized that many more families would become home owners if they could find designs for building with the least possible outlay of cash and also for creating pride of ownership' For this large group of potential home builders, a wide selection of small homes that combine style and low cost are now available as a result of the sustained efforts of the industry during the Past several Years.

"From this group we have selected the 'Bluewing' design, shown in the illustration, as one of the rnost attractive minimum homes available.

"With an exterior of either siding or shingles, and a bright roof and blinds, it will be a contribution to the neighborhood. The front terrace adds a touch of distinction to the simple, symmetrical front. The front offset provides exterior beauty and interior space'

"The floor plan exemplifies economical use of space' There is neither waste nor crowding' For the size of the house, there is an amazing amount of closet and storage space. In the 'Bluewing'the building industry has brought one of the outstanding advantages of the modern apartment into the field of the small home.

"With its artful combination of style and econo'my, the 'Bluewing' will be the realization of many a renter's hopes for 'a little home of his own.'"

Local retail lumber dealers will provide conditional estimates on the "Bluewing" home pattern and will adapt it to individual needs. Write Southern California Homes for two valuable

Foundation, 1348 "E" Street, San Diego, "answer books" on home ownership.

BUILDING PLANING MILL NEAR MEDFORD, ORE.

F. R. and H. J. Alley o{ the Alley Brothers Lumber Company, Santa Monica, have under construction near M.diori, Ore., a pianing mill and loading dock capable of planing 100,000 feet of Fir lumber daily' The new mill is tei.rg lnstalled on a spur track of the Southern Pacific Railroad two miles south of Medford, and will handle the output of the Lewis sawmill at Prospect, Ore', which they have also purchased.

Commercial Standards for Douglas Fir Doors

Having recently established industry-wide construction specifications for factory fitted entrance closures, Douglas fir door mills of the Pacific Northwest now are manufacturing both inside and outside doors in accordance with Commercial Standards.

This industry comprises the only group of door builders to set forth minimum standards for its products to f'acilitate marketing. For three years these manufacturers have followed a Commercial Standard (CS73-38) set for old growth Douglas fir standard stock doors.

The quality specifications for fir entrance doors, recorded by the Department of Commerce as CS91-41 covers the prefit doors first introduced two years ag'o for easy installation at home entrances. These doors, ofiered in 27 difrerent designs to harmonize with all types of house architecture, are trade-marked "Tru-Fit." They are manufactured in regular sizes of 3 ft. by 6 ft., 8 in., and 3 by 7 ft.; thickness is 1%. in.

The nerv standard specifies that material used shall be of IN% oId growth Douglas fir heartwood, kiln-dried and with the surfaces smoothly sanded. These specifications, agreed upon by manufacturers and approved by lumber dealers and specifiers, also cover inspection and packaging of the doors which are scuff-stripped for shipment.

When Douglas fir door mills introduced the "Tru-Fit" line they pointed to the basic feature, in addition to durability, as that of being ready for immediate hanging at the job without the sawing and planing necessary to fit other doors. The line now comprises an important part of the production in the mass-output door mills located near the stands of Douglas Fir.

The standard has been printed in bulletin form by the United States printing office. Copies can be secured by writing Fir Door Institute, Tacoma Building, Tacoma, Wash., or to the Division of Trade Standards. National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D. C.

Congratulations

Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Von Breton are the happy parents of a baby daughter, Sally Ann, who was born on April 11 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. Mr. Von Breton is in charge of the Philippine Mahogany department for E. J. Stanton & Son of Los Angeles.

Frederic S. Palmer

Frederic Spencer Palmer, manager of the Pine department of Santa Fe Lumber Company, San Francisco, passed away in San Francisco on April 12, following an illness of several weeks.

Born in Brockport in western New York State, Mr. palmer received his early training in lumber yards in Tonawanda, N.Y. He came West in 1900, his first job being with the retail firm of Phoenix Lumber Co., San Francisco. He started in the commission lumber business in San Francisco in 1908 and, in 192O, engaged in the wholesale business as exclusive distributor of the products of Madera Sugar Pine Company, of Madera, Calif., and Sugar Pine Company of Pinedale, Calif.

In 1926 he went to Mexico to establish a lumber manufactuting plant for the Compania Maderera de Durango at El Salto, in the State of Durango.

About 10 years ago he returned to this country and became associated with the Santa Fe Lumber Company, San Francisco, as head of their Pine department.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgette Palmer.

Buys Yard At Riverdale

H. C. Kofoid Lumber Company, Caruthers, has bought the R. O. Deacon Lumber Co. yard at Riverdale. Julius Sigfried, who has been associated with the Deacon firm for many years, will manage the yard.

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i A Real Pleasure

It is a real pleasure to enclose check for $2.00 covering a year's subscription to The California Lumber Merchant.

Having started my business career in Los Angeles, July 1, 1922, the same day that your fine publication was born, I feel that I have been brought up with The California Lumber Merchant.

I have thoroughly enjoyed every issue during these past nineteen years and wouldn't know how to do business without it.

R. S. Osgood, Frieder Brothers

Los Angeles, California.

Ten Years Ago Today

From May 1,1931 lssue

This issue carried a two-Page story, with illustrations, on the Union Lumber Company's "Big Prosperity Special," a half-mile-long train of fifty cars laden with Redwood lumber. Each of the cars of lumber represented orders by dealers in the various communities of Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa and Marin Counties-orders made necessary because of the big revival of building in these counties' At each stopping place, where cars were dropped off, elaborate ceremonies were conducted under the supervision of the chamber of commerce and service clubs.

Paramount Hollywood studios used over 2,000,00O feet of lumber in its set-building enterprises in 1930. This was divided into approximately 600,000 feet of Redwood,800,000 feet of ,Douglas fir, and 600,000 feet of Ponderosa and Sugar Pine.

Weyerhaeuser Sales Company announced the opening a district sales office in San Francisco.

Announcement was made of the marriage of Sherman A. Bishop, Union Lumber Company, San Francisco, and Miss Kathleen Lee Rutledge, of Louisiana, at San Francisco.

Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 passed a resolution endorsing the Parson Simpkin Sequoia Memorial in the Calaveras Grove of Big Tr€es in Calaveras County, Calif.

Booth-Kelly Lumber quarters from Portland Company moved its sales headto Eugene, Oregon.

When You Sell

Booth-Kelly Douglaa Fir, the Association grade and trade mark certify to your customers the quality of the stock you handle. Buildere quit guessing about what they're buying, and buy where they know what they're getting.

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General Saler Oftce Eugene, Ore. Millr: Wendling, Ore., Springfield, Ore.

Estimated Consumption of Western Pine Lumber for Second Quarter oJ 1941

Portland, Oregon, March ?F-In a statement issued here today by the Western Pine Association, an estimate is given of the probable consumption of lumber from the Western Pine region for the second quarter of 194L. The following is the statement in full:

It is now apparent that shipments from the Western pine region for the first quarter of 1941 will total about 1123 million feet, an increase of Z7fi/o over the same period last year and the largest volume which the region has moved during the first three months of any year in its history.

General business activity continues to expand. Seasonally, construction is exceedingly active, with residential build_ ing showing consistent gains over similar periods last year. All indications point to an active lumber demand through- , out the year. The Lumber Survey Sub-committee, U. S. Department of Commerce, states in its February report that the consumption of lumber for building, millwork, iailroads and fabricating industries is heavy with prospects for a continuation of the strong demand, that the outlook f,or retail yard sales is good, and that defense purchases, although probably past the peak, can be expected to continue as a strong factor in demand.

Based on such general predictions and all other available information relative to the use of our products, it is now estimated that during the second quarter of 1941 the consumption (shipments) of 'Western pine Lumber will approximate 1541 million feet. This would indicate a vol_ ume of shipments 281 million feet in excess of the 1263 million feet shipped during the same period a year ago.

Promoted to Sales Department

Jim Kirby has been promoted from the shipping depart_ ment to the order desk in the sales department of Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., San Francisco.

Jim, who has been in charge of the shipping department for the past several years, has many friends among the dealers in the San Francisco Bay district who will be glad to hear of his advancement.

The Road to Peace

If you can compromise with those about you

Who think their ways and theirs alone are best, If you can yield a point or even lose one

And make your loss the subject of a jest, If you can give and take upon life's highway

Where great adventures wait, new scenes unfold, If you can take the plans another ofiers

And help to sift the useless dross from goldIf you can lend your wise co-operation

To worthy undertakings small and great, If you can give your eager, loyal service

To the upbuilding of the home and state, If you can work together with your brothers Shoulder to shoulder, scorning strife and greed, Taking no mean advantage, thinking only Of the assuagement of a human need-

If you can make a timely contribution

Of tempered thought and well considered speech, If you can hold a torch and light the pathway To gleaming heights another strives to reach, !f yot can share your lilting gift of laughter, Or sing a song amid the gloom of night, If you can, through the shadows still envision The coming day when right shall conquer might_

If you can keep your character unblemished. Your conscience clear, your courage fine and bold, I^f y9u can keep your mind alert and eager And garner wisdom as the years unfold, If you can see the stars when skies are darkest, The budding flowers through swirling mists of rain, If you can scorn those obstacles called failures And are not slackened in your race by gain_

If you can turn from scenes of worldly pleasure To join the little children at their play, Then you have found the gentle pa1t. of virtue And peace will follow-whn"rtr;nTr?:il:::,

Redwood For Puerto Rico Structures

United States Engineers, San Juan, puerto Rico, are using 250,000 feet of California Redwood for construction purposes.

Southwest Lumber Mills Uscs Teco Roof Design in Erection o[ Company Store

Washington, April l7--The Southrvest Lumber Mills, Inc., of McNary, Arizona, became the most recent lumber company to use the industry's own system of construction in the erection of one of its buildings, incorporating 50-ft. timber connector roof trusses in the design of its new general store which has just been completed.

The structure measures 100 x lN and includes a drug store, dry goods department, and a section for groceries, meats and vegetables designed to accommodate between 300 and 400 persons. The drug store and dry goods department are each 25'in width and run along opposite sides of the grocery and provisions department which is 5O across, and 100 in dePth.

Belgian type trussed rafters spanning 50 between supports are used in the roof construction. They are framed with 2" x E' Ponderosa pine lumber and have been designed to carry a snow fall of more than four feet. Split ring and shear plate timber connectors are used at the splice joints and the height between floor and bottom chord is 20 feet.

Satisfaction with the Teco system of construction, which was new to the fabricating crew, was expressed by the Superintendent of the assembly workmen who stated that the roof was so strong "you could drive an automobile over it."