WESTERII HARIIWOOD I,UMBER c0.

Hammond Lumber Company Again Awarded C. R. Johnson Memorial Safety Plaque

The Hammond Lumber Company has won the C. R. Johnson Memorial Safety Award for the second time in three years with a Donovan Index score of 86. Their first award was for the year 1941 with a score of 130. Holmes Eureka Lumber Company won it for 1942 with 112. The Donovan Index is based on the frequency and severity of accidents and the figures show a commendable decrease in accidents during the three year period.

Otis R. Johnson, president of the Union Lumber Company, gave the beautiful Memorial Safet-y Plaque to be competed for annually by the rnajor mills of the Redrvood ltmpire, and dedicated it to the memory of his father, the late Mr. C. R. Johnson, who was keenly interested in the safety program.

The presentation of the award took place at a dinner given by the Hammond Lumber Company at the Eureka Inn, Eureka on Saturday evening, April 1.

Earl Birmingham, general manager of Hammond Lumber Corrpany's operations at Samoa, lvas toastmaster. The attendance numbered 145 and included representatives from Holmes Eureka Lumber Company, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Company, The Pacific Lumber Company, and Union Lumber Company.

The program included short talks by leaders of the Redwood industry, including Mr. Otis R. Johnson, and safety talks by plant heads and safety directors.

The plaque was presented by Fred Holmes, president of Holmes Eureka Lumber Company to Leonard C. Hammond, president of Hammond Lumber Cornpany.

An interesting highlight of the evening was provided by the presence as guests of honor of eight Marine Corps flyers, who recently returned from the Scuth Pacific area, all of whom have made brilliant records. Each of them gave talks, speaking lightly of their participation in the war, and later all mingled with the crowd.

It'is interesting to note that it was through his friend, Cap-

Completes 25 Bombing Missions

Word has been received from Lieut. Paul Penberthy, Jr., by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Penberthy, Penberthy Lumber Co., Los Angeles, that he has completed 25 bombing missions, including the first air raid made b1' the American Air Force over'Berlin. He is due for home leave.

tain R .P. Mclean, with whom he flew in World War I, that Mr. Hammond was able to arrange for the Marine flyers to be present. Captain Mclean is public relations offrcer at El Toro Field, Santa Ana. The airmen were flown to Eureka in a Lockheed Lodestar. They were taken on a picnic in the Redwoods on the Van Duzen on Sunday. It was their first sight of Redu'ood trees and all said they had a most enjol'able time.

At Lcngley Field

Lieutenant Jas. R. Mcleod, son of J. W. Mcleod of Precision Kiln Drying Co., Los Angeles, is now stationed at Langley Field, Va. He was commissioned last October after nine months training, and is a navigator on a Liberator bomber.

Interpretation I to Order L-335

Wasl-rington, April 13, lg44-Questions raised in complying with the lumber order initiating an over-all control of lumber were answered today by WPB in Interpretation I to Order L-335.

The interpretation, in the form of 32 questions and ans\\rers, includes the following general items: What is the purpose of the order? Who is recluired to report lumber requirements on WPB Form 3640 on or before April 25 ? What lumber use should be included in the report? Horv should a company operating several plants make its report? What lumber is to be included in the report ancl what lumber products are not to be included ?

One of the questions most often asked, lumber divisions officials said, is horv to determine whether an item is "Lumber" controlled by the order, or a lumber product not controlled by the order. Interpretation I points out that wood generally passes through the lumber stagc sornelvhere in the various processes by rvhich a log is converted into a finished product.

The point at which Order L-335 exercises control is after wood has reached the lumber stage and before it has been converted into a fabricated item or has been partly fabricated to the extent that it cannot be used as general purpose lumber.

Order L-335 rvas amended today by WPB to make clear that lumber used for construction lvork done for othcr' persons is not to be reported as consumed by the contrac-

Precision Kiln Drying Company's Kilnt Ce*ified By Government

As a result of tests made by the Army Air Forces and Forest Products Laboratory, four dry kilns and three kiln operators of Precision Kiln Drying Co., Los Angeles and Long Beach, have been certified for drying aircraft lumber. The kilns are automatically controlled and are all of the latest type.

The spur track at the Long Beach plant can handle fottr cars at a time.

Only nine dry kiln operators on the Pacific Coast have had their kilns certified, and kiln dried aircraft lumber will be accepted only from these sources in the future.

Precision Kiln Drying Co. also does other commercial drying at both plants.

They also do custom milling, resawing, ripping and trimming at Long Beach

The mill and kilns at Long Beach are at 1405 Water Street, and the Los Angeles kilns are at 1361 Mirasol Street.

J. W. Mcleod, George Beckman and Roy Barto are partners in this concern.

Iros Angeles Visitor

Al Hart, Hart Mill Co., Angeles on a business trip Raymond, Wash., was in Los around the middle of April.

tor doing the work. done is the one who

The person for whom the work is reports his lumber requirements.