Better Paint Campaign Recommends Durable Paints Jor Exterior Uses

Don Critchfield, Manager of the Forest Products Better Paint Campaign with headquarters in Washington, D. C., and New 'York, City, has just completed a tour of the Northwest wherb he addressed several lumber manufacturers' meetings, and o-n Tuesday, August 28, he appeared before a meeting of tlid- Redwood manufacturers at the tions of the country, he says, showed that only 15 of the L20 rated as good, and these contained from 90 to 100 per cent (by weight) white lead pigment content, also that the tests brought out that the durability of exterior white and light paints goes down as the percentage of the'white lead in the formula is reduced. paint peetine-how peet uhen Palace Hotel, San Francisco, where he gave a stereopticon slide and chart report of his recent study on how paint failures are destroying lumber markets.

"Lumbermen should know the formula of the paint they are selling, know that it is a proven durable paint, so that the upkeep cost of the lumber to the consumer is the mini rr1lrr," Mr. Critchfield states. Continuing he says: "Do not handle paint for exterior use on wood that has excessive amounts of calcium carbonate, silica, barytes, magnesium silicate, lithopone, mineral spirits or substitute oils for linseed. And absolutely no water should be in exterior paints, if durability is to be expected.

In discussing the Better Paint Campaign, Mr. Critchfield quotes the following suggestion made by Spencer D. Baldwin, president of the National Retail Lumbermen's Association:

"fn order to help stop failures I think the lumber rlanufacturers should apply a label to bundles of siding giving recommended painting instructions-warning against painting wet siding and advising consumer of some standard to use as a guide when buying paint for each species of wood.

"As the United States government avoids paint troubles by using white lead as standard specification, the labels should use the white lead standards also. White lead is the one paint product that is uniform everywhere, and can be specified without nanie of any brand or trade name.

"The responsibility of properly painting siding is up to , the lumber manufacturers, just as the responsibility of haviing shingles applied with galvanized zinc-coated or copper nails has been on the shingle manufacturer.

"The government formula as determined by the U. S. Bureau of Standards demands not less than 6O per cent and permits up to 100 per cent white lead for specifications governing white and light-colored paints used for exteriors of most postoffices and federal buildings. On account of its increasing the durability, white lead is the only pigment

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"We can stop the loss of our siding markets if we stop , paint failures by the lumber mills specifying some standard painting method similar to government specifications."

: A questionnaire on paint specifications sent to large buy,ers of exterior paints brought out the following information, Mr. Critchfield states. Replies from 41 state highway departments showed that they required an average of 68 per cent white lead pigment content (by weight) ; some states required 100 per ,cent. Replies from 68 railroads showed an average of. 67 per cent white lead must be in :paint.

I Investigations carried on by the North Dakota Agricul.tural College in a five-year study testing l2O brands of 'commer,cial white and tinted paints collected from all sec- that is not limited as to maximum amount that may be used.

"'When low-grade paint is used the paint film cracks, peels and washes off. Even good paint applied over a lowgrade paint soon begins peeling off, as the low-grade paint takes the good paint with it as it continues to peel. Nothing but a complete burning off clear down to the wood will make a surface that can be properly painted."

To help save lumber markets and stop paint failures on wood, the Western Pine Association, Red Cedar manufacturers of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, and the members of the Redwood Association are considering the movement of putting proper painting instructions with bundled lumber.

Joins C. D. Johnson L. A. Sales Force

A. J. Hetherington has joined the Los Angeles sales staff of the C. D. Johnson Lumber Co. and will assist Russell Gheen, Los Angeles manager, calling on the trade. IVIr. Hetherington is well known to the Southern California retail trade, and was formerly with the Kerckhoff-Cluzner Mill & Lumber Co. and Cohsolidated Lumber Co.

On Northwest Trip

Gus Luellwitz, Globe Lumber Co., Los Angeles, left on the Grace Liner, "Santa Elena", September 4, on a trip to San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver. B. C.

F. P. SAPPINGTON WILL VISIT ST. LOUIS

F. P. Sappington, El Monte retailer, has left for a visit to his old home, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Sappington is accompanying him on the trip.

C. T. MORTON BACK FROM ARIZONA TRIP

C. T. Morton, Los Angeles, structural engineer for the California Redwood Association recently returned from a week's trip to Arizona on Association business.

The Typical Tropical Tramp

I found the man down at Bottari's Slumped over a beaker of rum, His face in the smoke filtered lamp light, Seemed almost repellantly glum; But the eyes of the lonely old vagrant Were truly not those of a s.camp, So I offered a smile and a "howdy," To a typical tropical tramp.

Then something awoke in his bosomAn ember from years that were dead, Glowed there for a moment before me, Responsive to words I had said; So I drew a chair up to the table, And under the flickering lamp, I sat for an hour conversing With a typical tropical tramp.

Enthralled by the tales he related Of ways that were foreign to mine, I trailed him for over a fortnight And plied him with queries and wine; His form and his features were brandedDeep s'carred by adversity's stamp; But treasures of wisdom I garnered From my typi,cal tropical tramp.

So it wasn't his outward appearan,ce That mattered to me 1t the end; We stood hand in hand on the gang plank And said "adios" friend to friend; And sometime when palm trees are rustling, And west winds with salt spray are damp, You'll find me again at Botarri's With my typical tropical tramp.

A. Merriam Conner.

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Howard Curran in Charge o[ Pine Sales-W. C. Carter Yard Manager

Howard Curran, who has been manager of the E. K. Wood Lumber Co. yard at Long Beach, has been transferred to the company's L,os Angeles offi.ce where he will have'charge of Sugar and White Pine sales. He succeeds Harry Wood who has returned to. his ranch in Oregon.

William C. Carter, who was assistant to Mr. Curran at the Long Beach yard, has been appointed yard manager.

Attends Lumber Meeting At Denver

Kenneth Smith, Los Angeles, secretary-manager of the Lumber & Allied Products Institute, attended the retail lumber meeting at Denver, on August 24 and 25. Following the meeting, he left on a motor trip to the Yellowstone National Park. Mrs. Smith accompanied him on the trip.

Pirates

By Dorothy Foster Brown

Old rnen, bold men, weather-worn and wise; Hard men, scarred men, with devils in their eyes; Mad men, bad men, cursing at the skiesUnderneath the Jolly Roger.

Some are broken soldiers that the wars set free; Some are thieves or murderers of high or low degree;

Some are tarnished gentlemen, drifting out to sea, Underneath the Jolly Roger.

Mean men, keen men, cynical and sly; Rough men, tough men, quick to laugh or lie; Sea men, free men, crusing till they die, Underneath the Jolly Roger.

Some are slashed to pieces in the close-packed fight;

Some are dirked while sleeping, in the hot black night;

Some are left to swing aloft in all men's sight, Underneath the Jolly Roger.

The Call For A Man

Wanted: A man who can find things to be done without the help of a rnanager and three assistants.

A man who gets to work on time in the morning and does not imperil the lives of others in his haste to be the first to quit work at night.

A man who does not sulk because of an hour's overtime in emergency.

A man who listens carefully when spoken to and only asks enough questions to insure the accurate carrying out of instructions.

A man who moves quickly and makes as little noise as possible while doing it.

A man who looks you straight in the eye and tells the truth every time.

A man who does not pitty himself for having to work.

A man who is cheerful, courteous to everyone, and determined to make good.

A man, who when he does not know says "I don't know," and when he is asked to do anything says "I'll try."

-The Prairie Flower.

No Use

Doctor: "Your husband isn't looking as well as he did last weeli Is he staying away from liguor and tobacco, and living on that-simple diet I made out for him?"

Wife: "No sir, he isn't. He says he doesn't intend to pester himself to death just for the sake of living a few years longer."

Zigging A Bit Perhaps

"I suppose" said the wife, "that you want me to believe you came straight home from the office?"

"Sure", said the husband, "straight as the crow fies."

"I see", said the wife, "stopping frequently for a little corn, I suppose."

A Pest

A pessirnist is a gloomy, hopeless sort of individual who piles up, in his imagination, all of his past troubles; throws on that heap of adversity and distress all of his present perplexities, and then, through a mental trick of the melancholy mind, he manages to add to all of his anticipated vexations, and there you have a load no man can carry. The pessimist is particularly happy when he can persuade others to join him in his pitiable, wretched mental attitude.

And Buy A Gun

A Cockney couple visited a picture gallery and stood for some time gazing at a picture entitled "Hawking in the olden days."

"\l[/ell", said the ptzzled'Enry, himself a hawkster on the streets of London, "they didn't arf do-my word'orseback an all !"

"Rather," agreed 'Arriet, "but wot are they 'awking?"

"Blowed if I know," responded 'Enry, "unless they're tryin' to sell their blinkin' parrots."

Some Liar Himself

Abraham Lincoln was not a safe man to lie to. A farmer friend once told him a tremendous story about his hay crop, which Lincoln seemed to accept as truth. Then he declared that he, himself, had made a grand hay crop that season.

"How much did you cut?" asked the farmer.

t''\llf'ell", said Lincoln, "\f,te stacked it out doors till there was no more room, and piled the rest in the barn."