PIY'WOOD PA]IElS

f or CASE STUDY HOME

...Iine hcrdwoods with cll the bequty of their nqtive grcins and lextures.

A modern mctericl for modern cachitecturcl cpplicction. Becguse oI its immense succdss in wcn.., plywood hecds the list cs c post-wcn mcterial lor both stuclurcl cnd decorqtiVe purposes.

Plyrnood will be supplied lor Arts & by.

Baxter & Co, J. H. -- - -----------.29

Blue Diamond Corporation---,---------------,---,--.15

Bruce Co., E. L--------------- -----------11

Bradley Lumber Co. of Arkantlas ------------------, *

Burns Lumber Co.--------------

Butler, Seth L..,------------------ ---------26

Califotnia Builders Supply C.o. ---------------------- 25

California Door Co.. The -

California Panel & Veneer Co.------,--,-------------- I

Campbell-Conro Lumber Co.------------------ --------25

Carr & Co., L J.. ----,------------.24

Celotx Corporation, The

Christenson Lumber Co. ----------------, ---- ,--------- tO

Cobb Co.. T. M. -- --- --- ----------. 10

Consolidated Lumber Co. -- -- -

Cooper, W. E..----------- -,,---,------- 6

Dant & Russell, fnc.

Davidson Plywood & Veneer Co. -- ------------,--21

Douglas Fir Plywood Association.---

Equipment Service Engineering Co. -- --,--------*

Eubank & Son. L. H.

Fir Door fnstitute t

Fir-Tex of Northern California. -------------,------29

Fir-Tex of Southern California --------,,-------,29

Fleibhman Lumber Co. -----------------------------------26

Fordyce-Croseett Sales Co.----------------- il;;;;i c;;;;; il;- ----- ------------------------ Tarter' vebster & Johnson, rnc' -------------------3t

Michigan-California Lumber Co.------------.-- * rr c Dt.,-^^,r r^-^^--d^- { Moore Dry KiIn Co..------U. S. Plywood Corporation

Awarded Army-N avy "E"--Building

New Housing Programs New Plant at Portland

McCormick-Baxter Creosoting Cornpany is building a new pressure treating plant at St. Johns, Portland, on part of the site of the old Peninsula Lumber Co. The plant rs expected to be in operation within a few weeks.

This company has a creosoting plant at Stockton, Calif.' which has produced a large volume of treated material for the Army and Navy.

The plant was recently presented with the Army-Navy "E," Award for excellence in production. Presentation ot the "E" Pennant was made by Rear Admiral Henry F. Bruns, (CEC) USN, superintending civil engineer, Area VI. Howard W. Baxter, McCormick-Baxter Cerosoting Company, made the speech of acceptance on behalf of the company.

Charles R. McCormick, Jr. and Howard W. Baxter are co-partners in this concern. They maintain offices in the Board of Trade Building, Portland, and at 485 California Street, San Francisco.

Purchcrses Stock Control oI Oregon Firm

United States Plywood Corporation has purchased stock control of the Siuslarv Forest Products Co., Mapleton, Oregon, which owns about 300 million feet of standing timber, mainly fir, and has options on substantial additional tf?cts.

Siuslar,r'has a at Mapleton, and U. S. Plywood inthe supply tends to build a veneer mill there to increase available to its Seattle, Wash., plywood plant.

Modifications of the H-2 and H-3 housing programs have been ,ordered, efiective immediately, it was announced by John E. McGovern, Southern California director of the Federal Housing Administration.

New procedure divides the H-2 housing program into A, B and C classifications. All personal hardship cases are taken out of the H-3 procedure and hereafter will be pro' cessed under H-ZC, subject to the price and rent ceilings of that classification.

The volume ol H-2C housing permitted in various areas will be limited to an established quota, or program' as assigned by the national housing agency.

Enioys Lumber Merchcrnt

The copies of the Lumber Merchant that have been sent to mt have helped in no small way to keep me,in touch with the lumber industry. The magazine has also been enjoyed by others here who live on the West Coast, and whb haverhad contact with many of the firms advertised or reported on in each issue.

It's easy to see where all our fir, pine, redwood .and all other species is being utilized once you take a look at the building going bn at these bases (Philippine Islands).

Please continue to mail the Merchant to me. My new address follows.

Lt.-Comdr.

E. J. LaFranchi

19th Special USNCB-NavY 3149 c/o Fleet P.O., San Francisco