MEET THE HUGE DEMAND

For the f.rst time since before tbe utar, Velduood Pllutood is aoailable in large supply in a uide aariety of fne cabinet barduoods!

And you'll find eager acceptance for \Teldwood among your customers both owners and builders.

\D7hy? Because even in the face of serious shortages we've carried on a vigorous national advertising campaign to sell Sfeldwood to home-minded Americans. As a direct result of this advertising, almosthalfa-million prospective users have written for more complete information.

\7e've told them all the entire Sfeldwood story. They know, for instance, that S7eldwood has striking decora- rJf eldwood* Hatdwood Plywood

Douglas Fir Weldwood

Mengel Flush.Doors

Douglas Fir Doors

Overhead Garage Doors

Molded Plywood

Armorply* (metal-faced plywood)

Tekw ood* (paper-faced plywood )

Flexmetl+ I0eldwood Glue* and other adhesives

\[eldtex* (striated plywood)

Decorative Micuta

Flexwood* Flexslass* Firzi"re *Ree. U.S. Pat. Off tive beauty plus high structural strength. They know, too, that \Teldwood can be installed quicklY, easily and economically. either for remodeling or new construction.

And your customers know this: \Teldwood's first moderate cost is the last. It's guaranteed against splitting, cracking or warping for the life of the building in which it's installed. Take advantage of this knowledge. and the acceptance that comes with it. Feature \Teldwood. You'll find a ready market. It's a modern material cf proued qualiry and dernand.

You can get detailed information on the wide variety of sizes and veneers now available from your nearest USP office or representative.

WELDWOOD Plywood

Velduood Pfiuood and Mengel Flush Doors are products of UNITED STATES PTYWOOD CORPORATION THE MENGEI COMPANY New York 18, N.Y. Louisville 1, KY' Los Angeles 21 oakland 7 Fresno , seattle 99

Vaterproof Veldutood for exterior ase is bonded uith phenol fornaldeb\de sytbetic ruin. Othir tjpes 0f uater-resistant Velduood for interior applications a.re nanilfact;rretl ,rt;tii*tnidtd nrea resin! and other approud bonding agentt'

\(/ilfred T. Cooper .{. *.:.***

Although still in his late fifties Wilfred T. Cooper, wholesale lumberman of Pasadena, California, has had 42 years experience in the wholesaling of lumber. A native of San Francisco, he is of English and French descent. His greatgrandfather and grandfather came from France in the late 1840's around the Horn, and his father came from England ln the /U's.

He went to school in San Francisco, and in 1905 went to work for the J. R. Hanify Company in thq office and soon became a salesman. This firm was engaged in the cargo business, bringing fir from the Pacific Northwest in wooden sailing vessels and lumber schooners. These boats had a capacity ranging from 300,000 to 1,500,000 board feet of lumber.

He was transferred to Los Angeles by the J. R. Hanify Company in 1908, and has been there ever since. In those days, Wilfred says, the salesmen worked off the street cars, and did a lot of leg work. And when he first hit Los Angeles there were only three fir salesmen as competitors. These rvere R. W. Brown of Sudden & Christenson; Walter Wise, West & Slade Lumber Co., and "Baldy" Smith, who represented Tom Pollard of San Francisco. A few years after his arrival in Los Angeles he bought an automobile to speed up his service to his customers. Previously when a cargo came in he used to use taxicabs to get around quickly.

He formed the Wilfred T. Cooper Lumber Co. in 1972 and since that time has operated on his own. He now works closely with his brother, H. B. Cooper, nationally known wholesaler of Portland, Oregon.

Mr. Cooper was married in l9t7 to Miss Mary Spalding of Los Angeles. They live in Glendale.

Wilfred used to play tournament tennis, and although he never won any championships he has the record of beating some men rvho did. He took up the French language as a hobby many years ago and speaks it fluently. He still likes the lumber business, and thinks it has been a most interesting experience to see Los Angeles g,row from 200,000 to 1,800,000.

TECO lssues New Lumber Sales Promotion Booklet

Peace-time building with wood is featured in a new 40 page pictorial booklet released today by the Timber Engineering Company.

"Modern Building With Wood" presents to the architect, engineer, contractor and builder a wide range of light and heavy frame wood structures employing the Teco connector system of construction, Lamella'construction, and glued laminated construction.

Four out of every five American homes are built of wood and the booklet illustrates a number of well designed, small prefabricated homes. One series of photos shows the step by step procedure in building the simple Teco trussed rafter which saves up to 400 board feet of lumber in a one story two bedroom home.

Architects will also find of value beautiful church interiors and exteriors, amusement places using artistically designed glued and Lamella exposed trusses, outdoor movie theatre screens, various types of hangars, grandstands, stores, gymnasiums, and warehouses.

For the engineer there are towers of various types, illustrations of timber testing, laminated beams for railway construction, overpasses, and engine houses.

Laminated marine products came from the war. Illustrated in the new booklet are glued, laminated ship keels that have four times the strength in bending and eight times the resistance to deflection that conventional bolted wood keels have. The glues used are stronger than the wood and will not deteriorate in water.

Also illustrated are various research jobs carried on for individual companies and trade associations in the laboratories of the Timber Engineering Company.

Copy of the booklet will be supplied free upon request.

Vernon E. "Johnny" Johnson, Rogue Lumber Sales, Medford, Oregon, was a Los Angeles visitor May 26 on his way to Dallas. Texas.

No Trcrnsportqtion

"Sorry, madam, I can't deliver this me3t," explained the polite butcher. "You see, you've just bought my horse."

Dictioncuy Delusions

Boom: A period when people buy things need at prices they can't afford.

Business: An ancient activity once run by who owned it.

No Indeed!

He asked for burning kisses, She said in accents cruel, "f may be a hot mama, But I ain't nobody's fuel."

Sounds Good

I rise to admire

The dash and the fire, The sparkle of thinkers

The men who The world of To be selfish and urge Sing praises

Ccndid Conversqtion

Two of the little town's most disreputable characters met in the early morning and became embroiled in an uproarious fracas, which awakened half the village and landed the two contenders in the calaboose. Chief witness against them when they came to trial was lJncle Wash, an old tneY oon t N.gro handy-man.

rL- --^-r^ "Now, IJncle," said the prosecutor, "tell the court what tne people conversation occurred between the two prisoners."

"Ah doan just rightfully remember," replied the old man, "'cept dat each one was callin' de other whut dey wuz."

Royclty Knows

When, during a visit to Paris in 1855, n Victoria went to the Opera in company with the Eugenia of France a French spectator, who hap not to'be an admirer of the latter. remarked to an glishman seated beside him, "Did you notice the tween your Queen andl our Empress box?" entered their

"The Empress, as she sa possessrve.

For the I adore That spring f the mind intellectual; ives. I'm sure,

Are So right d, of course, ineffectual.

On The Bus

All honor to those brave Persons

Who greatly,'without fuss

Dare the wrath of the airless legion, And raise the window on a bus.

Hish Priftd Milk

A theatrical producer alsoloperates a farm-at great cost. A friend dropped in to sfe him.

"How about a drink?"'he srfggested.

"Fine with me," said the frfnd' "What'll it be?" he askeil "milk or champagne? They cost me the same."

"Why, no," was the reply. t was it?" looked around to see if there was a chair ready her. But your Queen-a born queen-sat down witho looking. She knew a chair must be there."

Advertising Genius

A room-seeking young resident of St. Catherines, Ont., speedily solved his problem with the following advertisement: "Having trouble buying soap flakes, lard or bacon? Young man working in large grocery establishment, requires room, breakfast and dinner six days a week, private home."

-Christian Science Monitor.

Boardins House r*:;:"9#fl1 n"""0 on that logger's door and wake him as I told you to do?"

Maid (fresh from the country) : "Yes'm. But he didn'twake up, so I finally had to go in and shake him."

B. H. Keeper: "Good heavens ! Don't you know better than to go into a logger's room.?"

Maid: "Yes'm. I do now."