ON SOME PEACEFUL KNOLL You and Sch umile will huild lim's Ccstle!

Hundreds of thousands of feet of Schumite Gypsum lVatl Board is monthly bcing installed on both the inside and thc outside of Army baracks. (Th" Navy, Maritime and F.P.H.A. are users, too.)

Consequently, very little Schumite Gypsum Tfall Board is available for normal trade and warchouse stocks.

However, when the enemy is routed completely and forever, you'll find Schumite Vall Board and other Schumite Products in full production for peacetime pursuits. building Jim's castle for one.

Reorganization of lfPB Lumber and Lumber Distdbution Yard Sales of Products Division Announced Hardwood Lumber

Reorganization of the WPB Lumber and Lumber Proclucts Division was announced by J. Philip Boyd, director of the division, "Recognizing the importance of lumber and lumber products in the war program, the War Production Board has authorized the reoganization with inceased staff to obtain maximum production and best distribution for war and essential civilian needs," Mr. Boyd explained.

The reorganization, effective immediately, emphasizes three over-all phases of the Division's work: program, operations and marketing control, which have been set up as branches. The branches will report to the director and to the deputy director, Mathias W. Niewenhous, the latter formerly with the Niewenhous Company, Inc. (construction), New York City.

The Program Branch will gather, analyze, and report on data relative to the supply and demand for lumber and lumber products and the productive capacity of the industry. Chief of the Program Branch is Henry Clepper, on leave of absence as executive secretary of the Society of American Foresters and managing editor of the Journal of Forestry.

The Operations Branch will deal with problems affecting production of lumber and lumber products, including development of new sources of supply or nelv productive facilities, the review of applications and assignment of preference ratings for the allotment of material necessary in production, initiation and administration of limitation and conservation orders concerning production, the review of applications for production machinery and equipment, development and improvement of production methods and facilities, and the rendering of assistance to the industry on transportation, manpower, and price problems affecting production. Acting chief of the Operations Branch is Harold E. Holman, who since Tuly, 1942, has been chief of the Division's Production Section.

The Marketing Control Branch will direct the allocation and distribution of lumber and lumber products. Its functions will include cooperation with the Canadian Timber Control Office, control of imports and exports of lumber, and the initiation of limitation and conservation orders affecting distribution. J. N. \Minton, chief of the Marketing

Distribution yard sales of hardwood lumber now may be made with an agreement between seller and buyer that if the Office of Price Administration adjusts upward its maximum prices after delivery, the prices in the sale may be increased accordingly.

The adjustment procedure was provided by OPA in Order No. 1 under Section No. 1499.19a of the General Maximum Price Regulation, and becomes effective July 17, 1943.

OPA pointed out that maximum prices for distribution yard sales of hardwood lumber are established by the General Maximum Price Regulation as the highest prices individual sellers charged during the month of. March, 1942.

In many instances, OPA added, the March, 1942, prices were based on inventory costs of preceding' years, which do not provide an adequate margin of return for the yard on the basis of present replacement costs.

Carl Moore Heads Cape Arago Mill

Carl R. Moore has succeeded his brother, Ralph T. Moore, as president of Cape Arago Lumber Co. at Empire, Oregon, and is now giving most of his time to this operation. Ralph continues as a director, but will devote more time to his work as head of the Moore Mill & Lumber Co. and of the McKinley Lumber Co.

Fred T. Moore, Jr., and J. S. Moore are also directors of the Cape Arago Lumber ,Co., which has about the same daily capacity as the Bandon plant and ships both by water and rail.

Elected Post Commander

Benj. Ostlind of California Panel & Veneer Co., Los Angeles, was elected Commander of Lumbermen's Post No. 403, American Legion, at the monthly meeting of the Post, July 14.

Control Branch, has been with WPB since March, 1942, and for the past year has been chief of the Resources Section, Lumber and Lumber Products Division.

The status of the office of the Western Log and Lumber Administrator and of the administrator of Order L-218, both at Portland, Oregon, remain unchanged.

Famous Flyer Has Had Interesting Career

Major Edmund Fryer Overend, son of Paul E. Overend of the California Redwood Association, San Francisco, now an instructor in the Marine Air Force, has had a most interesting and adventurous career since he was called to active duty with the Marine Corps shortly after his graduation from San Diego State college in 1939. He took his basic training at the San Diego Air Base before being transferred to Quantico, Va., where he qualified for a commission. Late in 1940 he resigned his commission to go into training as a Navy aviation cadet at the Pensacola, Florida, Naval Air Base. He won his wings in January, 1941, and immediately asked for duty in the Marine Air Force.

When General Chennault called for 100 volunteers in the summer of. l94l for his American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) Lt. Overend answered the call along with four other Marine pilots.

Major Overend has been arvarded the Distinguished Flying Cross of Great Britain; the Chinese Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry in the air; the Hahn Shewi Award for downing five or more enemy planes, and the coveted Chinese Order of the Flying Cloud, better known as the "White Cloud Banner," personally presented by Madame Chiang Kai-shek.

For his part in the battles of Rangoon, Maguay and Loi Wing, Kumming, in Burma, the Leatherneck flyer wears three stars in his Asiatic campaign ribbon.

Parelius Lumber Co. Starts Business in Portland Aug.9

Martin W. Parelius, who has been in charge of the Portland office of MacDonald & Harrington, Ltd., for the past six years, resigned his position effective July 15 and announces that he will open his own wholesale lumber business August 9, under the name of Parelius Lumber Company, with offices at 479 Pittock Block, Portland, Oregon.

"For the past 23 years I have been buying for California firms and feel that this experience qualifies me well to service properly the retail yards in that state," Mr. Parelius says, in his announcement.

Prior to his connnection with MacDonald & Harrington, Ltd., he was with Chapman Lumber Co., Portland, for three years, specializing in railroad material. For 14 years before that was with J. R. Hanify Co., and was manager of their Portland office for 13 years of that time.

Mr. Parelius has been making personal calls on California retail lumber yards during the last two weeks in July.

Elected Director

Leonard C. Hammond, president of, the Hammond Lumber Company, San Francisco, was recently elected to the board of directors of American Trust Company, San Francisco.