IT GETS TO BE MONOTONOUS

hcving to scy "No" so often qnd over so long c period to our decler lriends, but then when we both understand so clecrly the recson, cnd know that the lumber is being sent to where it cqn do the most good in the winning oI the wcr, we relqx.

Thank goodness it won't clwcys be like this, qnd the dcrys will return when we ccrn scy cgcrin "You bet you, we will get it to you in c hurry."

NLMA Ask, Vinson to Co'Ordinate$(/ar Agencies' Policies on Lumber

"ff some relief from conditions which l.rave been retarding production can be obtained, sufficient lumber can be produced to meet not only the war requirements, but all ioreseeable civilian needs as well," said Harry G' Uhl, manager, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, in a letter, dated June 23,laying before Judge Fred M' Vinson, Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion, the acute problems of the industry.

' Although requirements of the military have at all times been met and are being met, lumber production, Mr. Uhl pointed out, is currently on the decline and production this year will probably not reach thirty billion feet. Blame for this he attributed to shortages of manpower, equipment, and supplies and unrealistic OPA pricing policies. Relief can only come, he said, from the coordinated action of the several agencies to which the industry has repeatedly stated its position, and appealed to Judge Vinson for his personal efforts to bring this about.

The Lumber and Lumber Products Division of WPB understands the problem but, he added, that agency is responsible only for the production and distribution of lumber for war purposes, and can only recommen'd policies to other agencies such as the ffar Manpower Commission, Selective Service, OPA and the Army and Navy.

Interpretcrtion I to Direction Ic, Order L335

Washington, D. C., July ?-Controls over production of Douglas fir, white fir, and west coast hemlock, requiring mills to produce certain percentages of their monthly output in specific sizes, apply to all grades of these species, the War Production Board said today.

Direction 1a to the lumber order, L-335, requires mills located in Oregon and Washington, west of the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range, to manufacture at least 40 per cent of their monthly production of these species in one inch, one and one-quarter, and one and one-half inch boards, and at least 25 per cent in two-inch dimension.

While in trade practice some grades in the sizes designated are not called boards and dimension, WPB pointed out, under Interpretation 1 to Direction 1a, issued today, all grades of the three species are covered.

Celebratee 25th AnniversarY

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of The Celotex Corporation was celebrated June 20, 1945, at a luncheon given for Chicago employees by Bror Dahlberg, president and founder of the comPany.

Mr. Dahlberg talked briefly on the company as it used to be, its grolvth, and its future prospects. He pointed in particular to the plant expansion program in which the company is engaged in preparation for the tremendous building boom that will follow the war.

A guest of honor was 71-year-old "[Jncle Charlie" Rhodes, who is retiring as treasurer oI the company after more than two decades of service. He was presented with a gold pocket watch by his associates as a token of their friendly esteem and he responded by recalling a few outstanding incidents in his many years with the company. "IJncle Charlie" is held in exceptionally high regard by the employees of Celotex and he has also made a host of warm friends in the building industry and financial world.

President Dahlberg, who presided at the ceremonies, introduced the new treasurer, Alfred I' Schimpf. Also introduced was Vice President Carl Muench, an original founder of the company, who gave a short talk.