Build With Lumber and Sleep o IN Peace

Wooden Homes Withstood the Shoch

Evidence shows that wooden structures arefar superior to anyotherbuitding material

Our new PLAN BOOK has many Spanish designs of wooden construction. It:will be the pleasure of our Service Department to assist you at any time in any of your building problems.

A phone call to us will bring a reliable contractor or repair man to see you.

A Liquorish Dream

By E. M. Shalcr, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angclcs

I &eamcd that I dwelled in an orange peel house

On an isle free from laws and from clocks, Where surf from a turbulbnt sea of egg-nog

Rolled high against sugar lump rocks.

My couch was of froth from sparkling g1ln fizz, With foam from bock beer it was puffed, And the pillow where rested my weary old head, With red cocktail cherries was stufred.

I arose from my couch in the bright morning light Thinking of good things to come

And started my day with cafe au lait

Spiked with a stiff shot of rum.

I took my bath in a tub of sauterne

Of a fragrance divine and most rare, I polished my shoes with ten year old booze fn a cocktail shaker shaped like a canoe

And with sherry I shampooed my hair.

Down a river of Mumm's Extra Dry

I drifted at ease to a spot where the breeze

Wafted essence of bourbon and rye.

With Bass Ale for bait I cast out my lines

And causht seventeen fish in a bwrch

While wiih ice cold mint juleps I quenched my thirst

And ate brandied peaches for lunch.

At dusk I returned to my warm cozy house

Well pleased with my full day of sport, I freshened myself with a creme de menthe shower And then dined on fresh eggs poached in port.

I finished my day with Scotch highballs galore Then I uttered a blood curdling scream As I awoke broken hearted irith tears in my eyes, For alas, it was only a dream!

Use Of Stucco Increasing

A check of the building permits issued in Los Angeles since the firstof the year reveals that 79 per cent of the residendes are of stucco construction, says J. W. Ford. Jr., president of the Bishopric Manufacturing Company of California. Compared to the records of five years ago, when less than 50 per cent were stucco houses, this is the best possible evidence of the popularity of this type of house, he points out.

"The stucco house is the ideal house for California," declares Mr. Ford. "It is a little difficult for people who have recentlv come from cold climates to appreciate this, because their first impression of a stucco house is that it is flimsy. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The stucco. house is not so heavy as the thick-walled houses of eastern cities; but it is not flimsy, or at least it need not be.

"For all practical purposes, the stucco house is better in California than the massive structures of the colder regions. The first impression of the easterner is that a stucco house would be colder. This would not necesarily be true, even if California had a cold climate. A stucco wall that is properly built of good materials is a better insulator against both heat and cold than the frame construction so cornmon all over the Middle West and East. For warmth in the winter and coolness in the summer depend not so much on how thick and massive a wall is, as it depends on how 'tight' and efficient the air space between thi walls is. A well-built stucco rvall has few, if any, cracks through which air can circulate. If there is a proper backing beirind the plaster and stucco, neither air nor moisture cin enter the space between the walls. And if moisture and circulatins air are kept out, your house will be warm all winter and cool all summer.

"As for the durability of a stucco house, that again depend_s- on the quality of the stucco materials that'go into it. If a good backing is used-one which will giip the plaster or stucco securely and hold it firmly against the framework of the building-a stucco house will last for generations, longer in fact than the rapidly changing zohing laws of this growing city permit it to stand.

"As a matter of fact, present indications are that rvithin a short time Los Angeles will have a building law which rvill eliminate the shoddy materials which in a few cases l.rave resulted in dissatisfaction rvith stucco construction."

Courses Open

The U. S. Forest Products Laboratory, located at Madison, \Aris., announces the follorving dates for the fall group of instructional slrott courses in lvood utilization:

Gltring of rvoocl--September 14 to 19.

Boxing and crating-September 21 to 26.

Kiln drying of lumber-September 2l to October 2.

Personal attention on the part of the laboratory instructors to the specific problems of the men in attendance is a feature of the courses, and for this reason it is necessary to limit the registration to 20 lor each class. Applications rvill be accepted in the order of receipt. Only one course can be taken at a time, but the schedule as arranged makes it possible to take the glue and the box courses, or the glue and the kiln drying courses in succession.

Applications or requests for information concerninq the corlrses should be addressed to the director of the laboratory.

ROY IBACH WITH MILL VALLEY LUMBER CO.

Roy Ibach-_formerly connected with the sales depart- ment of the Union Lumber Co. in their San Francisco office, is now associated with the Mill Valley Lumber Co. Roy just recently returned from a four months' trip to I{awaii. He is a member of the Officers' Naval Res6rve. and during the recent naval maneuvers in the Hawaiian rvaters he was assigned to the U.S.S. Tennessee.