PATRICK LUMBER co.

Termincrl Sales Bldg., Portlcrnd 5, Oregon feletype No. PD 54

Douglcs FirSpruceHemlockCedqr

Ponderosa and Sugcr PineDouglcs Fir Piling

32 Years Continuously Serving Retail Yards and Railroads

Probable Western Pine Consumption For Third Quarter of 1947

Portland, Oregon, June ?7.-An analysis of second quarter 1947 manufacture of Idaho White I'ine, Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine and associated rvoods and probable third quarter 1947 consumption rvas released today by S. V. Fullaway, Jr., secretary-manager, Western Pine Association. The statement in full is as follows:

"The record level'of lumber production in the Western Pine region rvas continued through the second quarter with a cut of 1894 million feet. \\reather was generally good and many seasonal mills got into operation a few rveeks earlier tl-ran usual. A small group of Inland Empire mills vi'ere struck by the IWA-CIO on June 18 and most of them are still down, but otherwise there has been no labor trouble during the quarter. Total regional production for the first half of the year is estimated at 2989 million feet, an alltime high for that period.

Estimated second quarter shipments of 1703 million feet, although 6 per cent above shipments for the same 1946 period, fell somewhat short of the March 3l forecast of l8O0 million feet. Undoubtedly seconcl quarter shipments r'vere retarded by the necessity, under changing market conditions, of better seasoning, particularly b1- the smaller mills and in the case of Douglas fir and white fir lumber. This development, which corrects a pi-actice resulting from the need for quick deliveries during ancl immediately after the rvar, is to the best interest of the industry and of its customers.

Seasoning of lumber by the srnaller mills requires a greater volume of stocks, though the ir,crease during the second quarter u'as but little more than a normal seasonal increase. Stocks of 1032 million feet on June 30 are up 197 million feet from a year ago but still are only about half the preu'ar volume.

The u'idely advertised coming recession so far has failed tcr materialize and the general level of business continues close to its postwar peak. Prices of many building materials are still relatively high in spite of repeated attempts by the government to talk them dou'n. Construction costs are coming down, holvever, because supplies of most materials are becoming readily available, black and gray market prices need no longer be paid and contractors are able to pick more efficient rvorkmen and get materials to keep them busy. Predictions are that f.or 1947 building completions will exceed those in 1946, rvhich will require a tremendous volume of lumber.

Based upon all available information, it nor,v seems probable that during the third quarter of 1947, shipments (consumption) of lumber by the Western Pine industry rvill approximate 1750 million feet or about 4 per cent under the same quarter of 19.16. This estimate takes into consideration the fact that many companies r,vill give their employees vacations early in July and it assumes that the strike in the Inland E,mpire rvill be cleared up soon without spreading to additional oDerations."

Ycnkee Vclor, Derby Winner, Dies

Yankee Valor, winner of the recent Hollywood Derby, died suddenly on Jul-v 24 at Hollywood Park. Death came to the California-bred son oi Heelfly-Valoria at 3 a.m., just 24 hours after he was striken by his fatal illness. Gastric typany, the most fatal form of colic, was given as cause of death after a post-mortem.

Winner of $109,475 during his racing career of a little more than a year, Yankee Valor was considered probably the greatest California-bred 3-year-old since racing was restored in California. He rvas insured for approximately $60,000.

Yankee Valor rvas owned and bred by Col. L. G' Burns, Los Angeles lumberman, and was buried on his Elobee Farm in Canoga Park.

Wcrnted: Successful Method For Debarking Redwood Logs

One of the outstanding "rt'ants" of the lumber industry of California is a successful method of removing the bark from Redu.ood logs. A11 methods employed up to the present are tedious, slorv, and expensive, due to the great thickness, weight, and stringy character of the bark. Here is a chance for some man rvho u,ants to "clean up" in a practical manner, to do so, and at the same time confer great benefits on the Redwood industry. Barking methods employed in Northrvest plyu'ood plants fail 'ivith Redn'ood because the bark fails to crumble as it does with Fir, but comes off in long, heavy striPs.

Remcrnulacturing Unit at Rockport

The Rockport Redwood Company has recently installed a remanufacturing plant at Rockport, California, equipped to saw small logs, and prepare the lumber for market'

BeLeved The Largest Plywood Panel NRLDA Annual Meetins October 28-?1

Ever Produced

Believed the largest plywood panel ever produced, a 72x10-foot sheet of Douglas fir plywood has just been manufactured by Washington Veneer Co. of Olympia, Wash.

The elongated panel has a surface area oI 720 square feet, enough to completely enclose a house 20 feet long, 16 feet wide and rvith rvalls l0 feet high. The oversize sheet is almost an inch thick-13/16-inch to be exact. It contains 618.75 cubic feet of Douglas fir rvood and rveighs 1,656 pounds.

Although this n.rassive plyr,vood panei rvas produced expressly for a Fourth of July parade in the capital city of Washington state, the technique employed to produce the big sheet frorn standard size panels is the same as has been successfully follou'ed for several years to make highlyuseful large plyrvood panels.

Crux of the manufacture of oversize panels is the "scarfing" or beveling of ends of standard size units, usually 4 x 8 feet, and bonding several segments together in a continuous sheet. Already the oversize material is u'idely used for hulls, decks and cabins of boats, for railroad cars and trucks, for outdoor signs and other special applications.

Most extra size plyw6od manufactured thus far is in panels up to 30 feet long and 4 or 5 feet rvide. Horvever, panels as wide as the one displayed at Olympia and any

Washington, D. C., June 27.-Solution to maladjustments arising out of the post-war reconversion period. will be sought at the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association's annual meeting scheduled October 28, 29, 30, and 31 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, Secretary H. R. Northup announced today.

Members of the National's board will conduct the affairs of the Association and plan next year's program during the board of directors meeting October 28, 29, and 30.

On October 31, a general meeting will be held for members of the board and dealers who may wish to attend the annual meeting. At this meeting organized industry accomplishments and industry objectives and programs for 1948 will be reported. At least one speaker of national repute will participate in this general program.

Reservations have been made at the Waldorf-Astoria for members of the board of directors, executive committee and committee chairmen.

Arrangements have been made with the New York Convention Bureau to provide rooms at adjacent hotels for dealers desiring to attend the annual meeting. A11 reservations, however, must be made through the National office. Further details regarding available space and manner of registration at the various hotels rvill be furnished later.

An executive committee meeting rvill be held on Mondav. October 27.

Buy Chowchillcr Lumber Co.

The United Lumber Yards, James B. Stricker, president, with headquarters at Modesto have purchased the Chorvchilla Lumber Co. at Cl-rowchilla from A.H. Vieth, the owner, and took possession July first. The United Lumber Yards are or,vned by the Winton Lumber Co. at Minneapolis and have seven other yards in the Central Californiaafea.

Arthur E. Twohy of the Twohy Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Sawmill and Lumber Yard Brokers, handled the transaction.

desired length can be turned out. It must be remembered, nonetheless, that large freight cars are just over 50 feet long, such length determining the practical maximun.r length of the panels rvhen shipping considerations are involved.

Blueprints Available for Distribution

Sets of blueprints detailing three forms of wall framing are available for distribution, and may be obtained without charge by writing the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, 1410 S. W. I\forrison Street, Portland 5, Oregon.

The blueprints illustrate stud walls without bracing but with diagonal sheathing; stud walls with let-in bracing and horizontal sheathing; and stud walls with cut-in bracing and horizontal sheathing.

Given on the blueprints are the relative stifiness and strength factors of the three types of construction as ,compared to a basic stud wall with horizontal sheathing and no bracing. Methods of construction shown are from 1.6 to 7 times stiffer and 1.4 to 8 times stronger than the basic wall in resistance to lateral loads such as wind and earthquakes.

The blueprints are convenient counter size, 7rf by 9% inches, and have been designed to meet the needs of builders, contractors and dealers. They may be obtained in quantitl' lots by dealers wishing to make their own distri'bution.

Form Wholesale Lumber Compcny

William H. O'Neill, William H. O'Neill, Jr., Gilmore O'Neill and Richard S. O'Neill, formerly with O'Neill Lumber Co., announce the formation of O'Neill Brothers, wholesale forest products, with offices at 465 California Street, San Francisco, Calif The telephone nttmber is YUkon 6-3969.

The O'Neill Lumber Co. has concentrated its business to retailing at its yard in San Carlos.

From Robert J. Wright

"We have read your Anniversary Number from cover to cover and have enjoyed it im,mensely. It is a fine issue and our hearty congratulations go to you and your staff for the wonderful job you have done in serving the industry these past twenty-five years. You have our wishes for long and continusd 5s6gsss."Robert J. Wright, Executive Vice President, Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California, Fresno, Calif.