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Three New Forest Supervisors Named

San Francisco., Calif., May 1S.-Regional Forester S. B. Show today announced the selection of new Supervisors for three of the 17 National Forests in California, effective May 19.

Roswell Leavitt, a member of the Reginal Office staff in the Division of Recreation and Lands for the past two years, becomes Supervisor of the Trinity National Forest with headquarters at Weaverville, succeeding Andrew G. Brenneis, who was transferred to Los Padres National Forest at Santa Barbara on March 1.

Paul Stathem, Supervisor of the Mendocino National Forest at Willows, will be the next Supervisor of the Sequoia National Forest at Porterville, succeeding J. E. Elliott, who retired recently.

James Kaiser, now Staff Assistant in charge of Resource Management on the Lassen National Forest at Susanville, will succeed Stathem as Supervisor of the Mendocino Forest.

Priorities Approved lor 400,000 Dwelling Units

Washington, D. C., May lS-Applications for priorities involving 400,000 new dwelling units were approved by the Federal Housing Administration, acting for the Civilian Production Administration, between January 15 and April 26, 1946. The total consists of applications to construct 350,000 new homes, of which 55/o will be for sale at less than $7,500 or for rent below $60 a month. An additional 50,000 new dwelling units are covered by prioritie-s applications to remodel existing structures for the creation of additional units. The FHA also approved more than 9,000 applications for other repair and alteration jobs between April 12 and April 26; many of these applications covered authorization to construct without priorities assistance, under the Veterans' Emergency Housing Program.

Gets Shiplocrd of Mexiccn Hcrdwoods

' Mahogany Importing Company, Los Angeles, received their first shipload since the war of Mexican hardwoods at Long Beach Harbor on the steamer Ryder Hanify, which arrived May 7.

The shipment consisted of 500,000 feet of hardwoods, and 50 tons of Lignum Vitae logs.

The Vital Questlon

Keep your ear to the ground, Mr. Voter, In city, in country, in town, Keep a note book and pencil both handy And jot all the evidence down. And then as you think, look, and listen, Keep asking this question each day, "About vital things that concern me, Just what do the candidates say?"

Now what are the things that you long for? ' And what are the things you would do ? And what are the needs of your comradesThe loyal, the brave, and the true ? If you would accomplish your purpose, Then ask as you work and you pray, "About vital things that concern us, Just what do the candidates say?"

They know how you fought in the trenches, Your courage and valor they know, You tackled the job they assigned you And this was your slogan, "Let's go." They know all your troubles and sorrows, So this is your problem today:

"About vital things that concern us, Just what to the candidates say?"

"Your party ?" I'm earnestly asking, "'What matters your party or mine, When knorving our need, party leaders Strut by without making a sign?"

The big vital things that concern gs Loom large to our vision today"About vital things that concern us, Just what does your candidate say?"

Adeline M. Conner

Revised Method for Pricing Certqin Stock Millwork

A revised method for pricing certain stock millwork sold by jobbers is announced. (Amendment 12 to 525, effective May 27.)

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Wood Preserversf Association

Holds 42nd Annual Meeting

With over 400 representatives of the lumber, woodprocessing, and wood-using industries in attendance, the 42nd annual meeting of the American Wood-Preservers' Association, held at the Netherlands Plaza hotel, Cincinnati, April 23-25, was highlighted by reports of a serious creosote shortage, increased distribution of pressure-treated lumber by retail dealers, and new developments in wood construction and technology. It u'as the first full-scale convention o{ the Association in four years.

The wood-preserving industry faces a shortage of at least 20 million gallons of creosote in 1946 unless England allows exports to be made to this country, J. F. Linthicum' president, American Lumber and Treating Co', Chicago, announced.

An adequate supply is absolutely essential to the national economy for maintaining railroad, utility, and communications systems, he stated, as "there is no comparable substitute for creosote in the preservation of ties, electrical transmission poles, and marine piling."

Releasing the text of a letter he had addressed to John D. Small, head of the Civilian Production Administration, Mr. Linthicum pointed out that coincidental with passage of the Lend-Lease bill England curtailed creosote shipments to this country and that no imports have been received since early 1942. U. S. creosote production has been supplemented by foreign sources for many years with normal imports from 1931 through 1940 averaging 39,6,68,062 gallons annually or 27.7 percent of total consumption, the greatest part coming from England.

"With the termination o{ hostilities, it was anticipated that England would resume the exportation of creosote but to date export licenses have been unobtainable," he declared. "We believe that England is fully aware of the important part that creosote plays in our domestic economy and of their own strategic position so the problem then becomes one for our State Department to solve," he stated, in urging the government to correct the situation at the earliest possible date.

"How far the present long-term decline in the per capita

Being cmong the first memberg to arrive ct Cincinngti lor the 42ud annucl meeting of the Anericca Wood-Preserv6rs' Associstion" Clinton T. Hcllgted (lelt), San Francisco office ol tbe f,merican Lumber cnd Trecting Co., crnd Robert A. Johnson, qssistqnt superintendent oI the compcny'r use of lumber will go can depend largely on the woodpreserving industry," E. J. Gavin, editor, American Builder magazine, Chicago, told the Association in an address on the use of treated wood in home construction. "As far as I know you have the only really dramatic story to tell as a merchandising theme for lumber."

"It is interesting to note that while the volume of treated construction lumber for the light-load building industry increased by 1233 percent in approximately N years (from approximately 33 million board feet in 1919 to 440 million board feet in 1939), the per capita use of lumber declined considerably," he said.

Wood preservers are in a fortunate position for distribution of pressure-treated lumber, Mr. Gavin pointed out, be' cause "for your product you have 25,000 of the best distributors in any industry in this country and I refer to the retail lumber and building material dealers."

Lumber dealers have the highest sales volume per employee of any class of retailers in this country, except gasoline filling stations, he explained, and they have the lowest business mortality rate, staying in business longer than any other kind of retailer. "If you give these 25,W retail lumber dealers something salable and back it up with an intelligent aggressive merchandising program, you will get it sold," Mr. Gavin told members of the Association.

The wood preserving industry, like others, has certain peaks and valleys in the market and these valleys could very well be taken up with the production of standard pressure-treated lumber items to be made available to the retail lumber dealer when and as he wants them. This would build a backlog of business from home and farm consumers through the retail lumber dealer, he declared.

Modified woods like impreg, compreg, staypack, staywood, as well as those given a urea-resin treatment (dimethylolurea) are specialty materials for use where their particular properties are needed rather than improved forms of general utihty lumber, Alfred J. Stamm, chief, division of derived products, U. S. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis., declared in a technical report.

"The degree of hardening (obtained with urea-resins) is far short of what is commonly believed. Compressive strength and abrasion resistance are increased to about the same degree as with phenolic resins," he said. "Other strength properties, when improved, are increased less than the specific gravity. Decay, termite, and marine borer resistance appear somewhat inferior to that obtained with phenolic resins."

Research work by government and commercial laboratories indicates that wood can be glued-up either before or after treatment with preServative and fire-retardant chemicals, a technical committee on laminated members reported. The compatibility of vaiious resin glues with preservative and fire-retardant chemicals has been determined in practically all cases and application of this type of construction to commercial buildings, boats, hangars, and many kinds of equipment was noted by the committee.

The German wood-preserving industry was far behind the United States during the war, according toF. W. Gottschalk. technical director of the American Lumber and Treating Co., and a member of the U. S. Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee that investigated German industrial developments after V-E day.

The 35 German plants produce railroad cross-ties almost exclusively; these total about four million annually, or less than 10 percent of the U. S. production. Cylinders for treating are small by comparison with those used in this country, he said. The diversified use of treated wood for farm, home and industry is unknown in Germany.

, Portland, Ore., was selected for the site of the 1947 convention and R. H. Rawson, consulting timber engineer, Portland, 'was named president of the Association, succeeding J. H. Bremicker, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia. A. J. Loom, general superintendent of timber preservation and tie-treating plants, Northern Pacific Railway, Brainerd, Minn., was named first vice-president and G. B. McGough, superintendent, Bond Brothers, I ouisville, second vice-president. H. L. Dawson, Washington, D. C., was re-elected secretary-treasurer,

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