S. S. Noyo Goes

Aground Crew o( 28 Saved

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1l.-The steam schooner Noyo owned by the National Steamship Company, and operated by the Union Lumber Company, San Francisco, went aground in a "pea soup" fog on the rugged California coast a mile south of Point Arena at l:08 a. m. yesterday.

The Noyo, in command of Captain John P. Bostrom, left San Francisco for Fort Bragg Sunday at 1:30 p. m. She is a 224-f.oot, 836-ton steel ship, and was loaded with steel rails for Fort Bragg.

The ,crew of 28 were taken safely from the stranded steamer yesterday morning. None was injured. Captain Bostrom and his officers stayed with the ship long a{ter the crew was safely landed awaiting orders from San Francisco as to its possible salvage.

Captain Bostrom was highly praised for his long service with the lJnion Lumber Company by Caspar Hexberg, manager of the National Steamship Company. He has been with the company for 35 years, and has been master of the Noyo since 1924.

An attempt will be made to pull the steamer off the reef at high tide this evening.

Early Resumption of Normal Service Assured

"Cargo deliveries by the Union Lumber Company will be delayed the minimum length of time required to replace the services of the steamer Noyo," according to a statement by the company today.

"All hands have turned to face the job ahead regardless of the ill-timed accident. The Noyo was scheduled to load at Fort Bragg Monday, June 10, and arrangements were quickly made for some of the cargo ready for that date to be shipped the following Thursday.

"It is the aim of the Union Lumber Company to lessen the effect of the accident on their shipping service in every way possible. With the arrangements already made and with the determined effort of the cargo department, "CapJ' Hexberg assures early resumption of a normal service."

The,crew of 24 men and four officers of the wrecked ship, Noyo, all from San Francisco and Oakland, follows: Ships' master, John F. Bostrom; chief engineer, D. F. McKenna; first mate, C. P. Neilson; a second mate known here only as "Breakwater Bill"; third mate, W. Mangelsdorf.

Change in Name

John W. Fisher, president, announces the name of the Wilberg-Swartz Lumber Co. at Santa Monica has been change'd to the Fisher-Swartz Lumber Co. Bert Wilberg, who was manager of the Wilberg-Swartz Lumber Co. since June, 1925, resigned on March I, 1934, and on May 6 of this year his interests in the aompany were purchased by the present stockholders.

John W. Fisher has been president and principal owner since the yard was first started in 1923 and has been in active charge since March, L934. The present stockholders are John W. Fisher, Mrs. John W. Fisher, George N. Swartz and D. S. Moore. The company recently remodeled their office in Knotty Pine and Weatherwood and it presents a very attractive appearance,

Returns From Northwest Trip

W. W. Wilkinson, Los Angeles, Southern California representative for W. R. Chamberlin & Co. and the OregonWashington Plywood Co. has returned from a three weeks' trip to the Northwest where he visited the plants of the Tacoma Veneer Co., Tacoma, Wash.; Walton Mfg. Co., Everett, Wash., and the Nicolai Door Co. at Vancouver, B. C. "Wilkie" states he wanted to call on many of his Northwest lumbermen friends but owing to the strike he couldn't get by the pickets.

Buys Petaluma Yard

The Diamond Match Company recently purchased the yard of Camm & Hedges at Petaluma.

Ted Wright Visits Northwest

Ted Wright of Los Angeles, California sales representative for the Washington Veneer Co., has returned from a visit to the company's plant at Olympia, Wash.

Winchmen, F. Anderson, A. Maroyaft and J. Jackson, sailors, W. Yauren, E. Vogelius, G. Strand, O. Olavsen, A. Lundquist, C. Jahaurau, J. Larsen, Paul Golding, K. Wanger and B. Johnson.

First assistant engineer, H. Goldman; second assistant engineer, C. Westerberg; oilers, Joseph Espinosa, C. Walker and W. Nelson; firemen, C. Joseph, V. Rivera and Lewis Cook;'cook, J. Hoffman; galleyman, Frank Granich; waiter, John Lar.

Stockholm's Municipal Housing Project Redwood Association Exhibit at Employs \(/ood Construction

Washington, May 31.-The Forest Products Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce has published a booklet by its retiring chief, Axel Oxholm, entitled "The Small-Housing Scheme of the City of Stockholm." The significance of this booklet to the housing industry is that "following the general custom of northern Europe, these suburban houses are of wood construction 'l'*'l'*and since the winters are somervhat severe this type of construction offers advantages on account of the heat insulating properties of wood."

Another feature of interest regarding this housing project is that the structural parts of the houses are standardized and the wall sections, prefabricated at the mill, arrive on the building site ready for erection. Thus the City of Stockholm seems to be somewhat ahead of the Ameri,can advocates of the manufactured house.

The project is located on a 20,000-acre tract of land within a radius of nine miles from the ,center of the City of Stockholm. Pur,chasers of the houses are not required to buy the lots on which the individual houses stand but they are leased to them on a 6o-year basis with the option of renewing the lease under certain conditions. On the other hand, if the lease is terminated the City must pay for tKe buildings and other improvements at a fair valuation. The rental averages about l.Zc per square foot a year. The customary size of a lot is about 7,50O square feet. The typical house contains a basement where are the garage and workshop, a first floor which includes a living room, kitchen and hall, and a second floor with two bed rooms.

The purchaser works on the erection of his own home and owing to the svstem of prefabrication and standardization he can do most of the work not requiring special skill. The estimated labor cost, outside skilled labor, provided by the City, is about $500 and the prospective owner contributes fifty per cent. The down-payment is $80, and installments extended over 30 years. The houses vary in cost, aocording to type, from $2550 to $3025. The total annual charges, including installments, ground rent, taxes, fire insurance, etc., are $220.50 for the largest house and $200.50 for the smallest.

The Stockholm housing plan has been brought to the attention of the several federal authorities interested in housing and rehabilitation, and simultaneously the Forest Products Laboratory of the tT. S. Forest Service has evolved a prefabricated wood house which can be manufactured and erected in quantities for approximately $2,000.

E. K. Wood Employees Have Party

The employees of the Los Angeles offrce and branch yards of the E. K. Wood Lumber Co. held a delightful party at the company's Los Angeles ofifice on Friday evening, Jane 7. Fred J. Wood of Bellingham, Wash., president of the company, and Harry F. Vincent of San Francisco, r'ice president and general manager, were the guests of the evening. Dancing was enjoyed until midnight, and during the evening refreshments w'ere served.

San Diego Fair Opened June 12

The attractive exhibit of the California Redwood Association at the California Pacifi,c International Exposition, San Diego, was opened June 12.

R. R. Leishman, the Association's Southern California representative, is in direct charge, and Miss Margaret Archibald is hostess.

The exhibit, designed by Roland Irving Stringham, well known San Francisco architect, consists of a living room, pergola porch and garden. The building also contains an office and reception room.

A cordial invitation is extended to all dealers and their friends to visit the exhibit and make it their headquarters when attending the Fair.

N. L. M. A. Board of Directors

At the annual meeting of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association the following were elected members of the board of directors;

California Redwood Association-H. W. Cole. San Francisco; A. S. Murphy, Scotia, Cal. Northern Hemlock & Hardwood Mfrs. Association-W. A. Holt, Oconto, Wis.; R. B. Goodman, Marinette, Wis. Hardwood Manufacturers Institute-Ben Johnson, Shreveport, La.; Parrish Fuller, Oakdale, La-; Lee Robinson, Mt. Vernon, Ala.; Fred Schatz, Helena, Ark. Northern Pine Mfrs. Association--S. L. Coy, Cloquet, Minn. Southern Cypress Mfrs. Association-C. R. Macpherson, Palatka, Fla. Southern Pine Association-Chas. Green, Laurel, Miss.; E. L. Kurth, Keltys, Texas; C. C. Sheppard, Clarks, La.; M. L. Fleishel, Shamrock, Fla. ; E. A. Frost, Shreveport, La.; I. W. Foreman, Elizabeth City, N. C. West Coast Lumbermen's Association-E. W. Demarest, Tacoma, Wash.; Frank Reed, Shelton, Wash.; M. C. Woodard, Portland, Ore.; Chas. Snellstrom, Eugene, Ore.; E. C. Stone, Seattle, Wash.; W. B. Greeley, Seattle, Wash. Western Pine Association-J. F. Coleman, Kinzua, Ore.; Walter Neils, Libby, Mont.; James G. McNary, McNary, Ariz.; B. W. L,akin, McCloud, Cal.; R. R. Macartney, Klamath Falls, Ore. Appalachian Hardwood Mfrs. Inc.-W. M. Ritter, Washington, D. C.; Fred Bringardner, Lexington, Ky. Maple Flooring Mfrs. Association-A. C. Wells. Menominee. Mich. Northeastern Lumber Mfrs. Asso,ciation-J. J. Farrell, Poland, N. Y. Walnut Mfrs. Association-R. E. Hollowell, Indianapolis, Ind. Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association-C. H. Barnaby, Greencastle, Ind.

At Large

J. W. Blodgett, Grand Rapids, Mich.; P. V. neapolis, Minn.; J. W. Watzek, Jr., Chicago, Nettleton, Seattle, Wash.; Geo. W. Dulany, Ill.; F. E. Weyerhaeuser, St. Paul, Minn.

Eames, MinI1l.; Walter Jr., Chi,cago,

Efected Olficer of Arkansas Assn.

R. J. Williams, owner of Planters Lumber Company, North Little Rock, Arkansas, was elected vice president of the Arkansas Association of Lumber Dealers at the 31st annual 'convention of the Association held in Little Rock, May 14 and 15.

Mr. Williams is a brother of J. W. "Jack" Williams, secretary of the California Redwood Association, San Francisco.

Things You Ought to Know About "Commodore Gus"

When Gus, the old man of the sea, was asked where he was born, he surprised us with "F1ssn6"-w. h.cl always figured Catalina.

For the past twenty years he has been holding forth in The Pacific Lumber Company's Los Angeles "fo'castle."

In spite of his love for the sea, he long ago succumbed to the real estate bug and became a "land lubber,"

Gus has a family-a real one-to which even his devotion for golf is secondary. Besides Mrs. Hoover, the real "Commodote" behind the scenes, the family consists of Bobs (now upholding the family naval tradition as a champion swimmer at Stanford), Dick and Sis, who are still sailing along on theit high school careers.

Gus has had his eye teeth cut and his wits sharpened on a razor-but don't mention it to him-it may give him a "shock"-he doesn't like electricity.

Next to keeping the saw mill oversold, Gus'chief diversion is meeting the "Scotia." He might enjoy poker more if it werentt so expensive for him, and he's a "regular fellel'except when riding a pullman. And, sh! Gus really doesn't like work-but he does a lot of it-and he's the real "warp and woof" of Palco fabric.