The California Lumber Merchant - September 1944

These "BIG GUNS" are loaded with logs!

This battery of high-pressure steam "gunso' is in action day and night explod,ing wood .. literally blowing it apart into its basic ligno-cellulose fiber,to make a versatile material for all types of building. For this basic fiber is recombined to make the famous Masonite* Presdwoods.

lor timely, procticol ideos to help you do o profitoble

business in Mosonile Presdwoods ond Mosonite insulofing moteriols, wrife Mosonite Corp., Dept. L-9, I I I W. Woshington Sfreel, Chicogo 2, lllinois.

MASOT{ITE PRESIIWOODS

THE LIGNO.CELLULOSE HARDEOARDS

The Presdrvoods are dense, thin hardboards, made from wood but far stronger . . . uniform, grainless, smooth-and-hard-surfaced, resistant to dampness, heat and insects. Their handsome surface texture suggests paneling, counters, flooring, wainscoting - many interior and exterior usesand they take many applied finishes as well.

Presdlvoods can saye time in building, for they come in large sheets and are lvorked with ordinary carpenters'tools. They will not split, crack or rvarp rvhen properly usedand present the warmth and design possibili ties of wood along with durability usually associated with metals. Their post-rvar use in pll types of building is assured.

POST}YAB PLANNING

Our

Gamerston & Green Lumber Co.-,-- -.

Hall, James L.---

I. E. MARITN

THE CALIFOR}-IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

Direction No. 8 (.) To Order L-335

I)irection No. 8(a) to Order L-335, elTcctive Septerrrbcr 4, 1914, contains temporarv pror,isions rclating to the de1ive11' of certain lumber on ttncertiiied :rnd ttnrate<l orclers.

(a) What This Direction Does

This clirection permits lumber distriltutors to deliver tt,r "a11 other consumers" accumttlatecl stocks of slorl' moving items u'hich are not adaptable to $'ar uses i{ the delivery of such lumber does not interfere u,ith the filling of certified orders. It also perrnits sau.mills arrd clistributors in certair-r areas to dispose o{ thcir excess stocks of Douglas fir', larch. ancl Red cedar to fartners in those areas s'hen they are not required to fil1 ccrtified orders.

(b) Sale of Inventory By Distributors

Any lumber distril>utor as clehnecl in paragraph (lt) oi I)irection B to C)rder L-335 is :ruthorized to deliver to "all other cousumers" as clefined in paragraph (-) ttf Orcler L-335 on uncertified and unratecl orclers up to an amount of lrrmber not exceeding one-third tif his lumlter inventorv as of September l, 194'1. Deliverv oi this lumber may be ma(lc anv time betu'eer-r Septenrber 1 and Decemlrcr 31, 1941. I{orvever, no lumber in the gracles of No. 2, No. 3 or No.l common in Iclaho White pine, l'onderosa pine or Srrgar pine may be rlelivererl under the above provision. This direction makes no provision for repiacement o{ lttrnber in inventory which is sold ttnder this paragraph.

Port Orford Cedar

(Also known as White Cedar or Lcwson Cypress)

Lumber Ties CrossingrPlcrnksDecking

Tunnel TimbersVenetian Blind Stock

Also Suppliers oI

SPLIT NEDWOOD, DOUGLAS FIR, RED CEDAR, ITNTREATED AND CREOSOTED PRODUCTS

ALASKA CEDAR (clso known og Yellow Cedor or Alcskc Cypress)

(c) Delivery of Douglas Fir, Larch and Red Cedar to Farmers

.\nr- l)ouglas fir, larch, or lled cedar producecl east of tl-re Cascacle tnoturtain range in the States of Washington and Oregon arrcl in the States of California, Iclaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevacla, Lltah, Colorado, Arizona, Nerv Mexico, aucl South Dakota may l>e sold b1' sarvmills and lumber distributors on uncertitretl arrd unratecl orclers of farmers locatecl ir.r the States of Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Neu' Mexico, Nev:rcla, IJtah, Colorado, Iclaho, Ifontalra, Wyonring, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, fou'a, and X' innesrlta. For the purposes of this direction a "farmer" tleans a person who elrgages ir.r farming :ts a business, b1' raising crops, livestock, bees, or poultrv. It rloes not include a person rvho has just a "r-ictort- garrlen" or a person who raises food or otl.rer agricultural products entirely for his own use.

(d) Deliveries May Not Interfere With Filling of Certified Orders

No cleliverl' nlay be madc uncler the provisions of this directic.rn if the deliverl' n'il1 interfere u'ith the hlling of a certified or<ler.

Wins State GolI Crown

E,rnie Piepcr, Ir., San Jose, u'ou the 1944 California amateur golf charnpion at Pebble P,each. September 10. He n.:rs formerl,r' u'ith Cheirn Lumber Co., San Jose.

FACTORY LUMBER.YARD STOCKS

Ponderosa Pine Sugar Pine

Douglas Fir White Fir

YOU WOULDN'T STAND BY & tET YOUR OWN SON DI E - IF HE NEEDED BLOOD

No one is so busy or so cold blooded thct he would turn his bqck on q wounded boy. Yet, thcrt is excctly whct so mcny lumbermen cre doing when they hcve good red blood they could give. Let's not wcrit to think it over-But qrrcnge to give cr pint, todcy. Then send your ncme in, to be entered on OIJR Blood Donor Roll.

MORE PINTS ARE NEEDED EVERY MONTH A Red Blooded AmericanStart GIYING it to the RED (R0SS T0DAY !

If YOU ARE

wHotEsALE LUMBER DISTRIBUToRS, lNC.

)lonufocturer! of Souglat 9i, {u^bn, \THOLESALE LUMBER PILING PLYITOOD

Truck, Car or Cargo Shippert

Telephone Twinoaks 2515

Ninth Avcnue Pier, Oakland 6, Calil.

Lumber Merchants of Northern Calilornia Edgar Pack Has 55-Year Record Will Hold Fall Meeting October 20

The annual fall rneeting of the Lumller \{erchar.rts Association of Northern California u'i1l be held on Friday, October 20, at the Palace l-Iotel, San Francisco'

The meeting, helcl for the prime ptlrPosc of iacilitating the retail lumber dealers' part in the t':rr effort, s'il1 be high' lighted by three r.r'ell knou'n speakers'

John K. Chapel u,il1 a<lclrcss the groull on the liuropean theater of the rvar, arrcl LlLrrl Smith r','ill spcak on the Pacific tl.reater. Both of these mcn have travclctl extensivell' through these areas antl are rvel1 qualihcrl llv personal otrservation to speak on their srrlrjects.

In addition Dr. George S. Rcnson, presidcnt of Harding College, will address the mecting on matters pertaining to our own country, and the thrce talks l'ill givc those present a "round the u'orld oictttre" of cttrrent events.

Chcrrles Gillett loins AFPI Stcrlf

Charies A. Gillett, former Statc I'-rlrester of Arliausas ancl lately Industrial Iiorcster of the Seaboard Air Line Raihvay, joined the Pulllic Rciations Staff of An.rerican Forest Products Inclttstries. lr.rc., Scptcmber 1. lIe rvill direct efforts seeking greater public ttncierstanding of tire forest fire problen.r, thc organizatirtrt of trcs' state "Grcen" conrmittees similar to those in Washington, Oregon, ancl I'{innesota, and act as liaison officer 'bctu'eetl Anrerican Forest l)rorlucts Industries and state forestrr- depaltmcnts.

Edgar \A,'. Pack has a host o{ iriencls among lumbermen on the Pacific Coast, particularly in Washington and California. Ife has been taking it easy for a u'hile for health reasons at his small citrus ranch at 201 South Grand Avenue, La \/erre, Calif. Here he is ahvays glad to have {riends drop in u,l"ren they are in that neighborhood.

Mr. Pack spent 20 years in the Northrvest, cluring 14 of u'hich he lr':rs lumlter buyer for Hammond l,umller Co. r,r,'ith headqu.rrtcrs in Seattle. He l'as in busincss for himself in Seattle {or a feu' \'ears, and in 1942 became pttrchasing officer for the U. S. Army Iitrgineers in the State of Washington and hclcl that position until i11 health forced l-rim to quit. He hopes soon to be active again.

Incidentally 1.re startecl his lumlter career in I'[anitoba, Canacla, 55 years ago and at tl-re age oi 16. Before going north in 7922he n'as it-t charge of Hammond Lumber Compan\"s branch yards for -some time at the Los Angeles office.

Chcrnge of Name

Announcement rvas made recentlr' b1' N. O. Cruver, generai manager, that the Wheeler Osgood Co., Tacoma, has absorbed the Wheeler Osgood Sales Corp., as of June 30, 1914. The sales company had been an operating sub::idiarr- since 1933.

I[r. Cruver saicl there u'ill lre no change in Personnel or company policr', and that all ltrrsiness u'il1 ir-r Iuture be transacted in thc name of \\thecler Osgood Co.

A $T[P I1{ THE HIC # $,:

t'We have used Schumite Laminated plank on some of our recenr projects and have found it to be quality merchandise in every respecr, really a step in the right direcrion.

"Used as roof phnk it has certain definite advantages. For one rl-ring, it is 6re-resisrant, and ir has also becn our experience that it I'ras sone insr-riating properties. What is quite imporranr, its use as roof

plank will prevent a lot of the cracks in roofing material which are bound to develop when lumber is used, for there is no shrinkage or curling as there is with lumber, *'hich cracks bulge up and throw off the gravel coar and expose the roof to possible leaks.

The use of Schun-rire Laminatetl Plank by the contracting industry is bound ro increase every day."

Soys Robert McCorthY*

FPHA Housing Project

*ROBERT NfcCARTHY Managing Partner Robert McCarrhy Company, General Conrractors, San Francisco, Calif,

Their gallant deeds shine bright as flags, sky blown, And bring to us who knew them, quick, proud tears and wonder, too. They have so swiftly grown Who yesterday drove cars like shining spears, Along the highways, laughing, shouting, free. Today they are not boys, but men who fight To hold our battle lines on land and sea, Thru din of shell-torn day and bomb-filled night; We thought them heedless. Did we then forget Their fathers fought that they might have a space Of carefree play? They but repay their debt. They, too, would pass to youth the right to race Thru clover fields, explore a winding stream, Or climb a star-capped hill to pray or dream.

("The Boys of Yesterday," by Mary V. Farnum.)

As this is written, .n.: ';;s of Yesterday" that the lovely verse above so poetically praises, are writing new records on human history for heroism and unbeatable valour in battle. They have swept France, driven like the wind across Belgium, roared into Holland, and are driving the Boche backward on the very soil of Germany. My memory is faulty. I am trying to recall when was the last time an invading army struck into Germany. It was long ago. Who knows? By the time these words reach our readers, they may have won complete and final victory over the Hun. The time is short.

A friend mailed *" ""JnJ rJ""ry little verse about the soldier boys that will find an echo in every American heart, that goes like this: Guard him, oh God, no love of mine, Can shelter him from ill. Encircle with Thy grace divine, And guide him by Thy will. Protect him, guard him every hour ! f leave him in Thy care, Thine is the will, Thine is the Power, Mine-is just the prayer.

And so, while the European War swings at breakneck speed toward its climax, here at home the words and prayers of thanks and rejoicing are mingled with discussion of the postwar period "When the boys come home." It is proper that this should be. For those boys must come back to something worth while after risking their lives in the cause of war. And so there must be wise and intelligent planning and ACTING in that direction.

The papers are filled with stuff about demobilization, most of it contradictory. I expect the bulk of it is written by the Washington space writers, and is without any ofEcial foundation. One day we are told that one million men will be demobilized as soon as Germany falls. Another writer says it is two million; still another says three' I am sure their guesses are as good as yours or mine, and no better. This morning a big headline quotes some unnamed authority who says there will be no immediate demobilization. Of course there will be some very shortly after fighting ceases. That is, in the army. The Navy will no doubt continue building strength until the fall of Japan. But the army boys fighting in the European war zone will be coming home in clusters. Pray let it be soon'

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They will want jobs. They shall have them. There will be jobs and to spare for them as fast as they are demobilized if practical and able men are given the jobs of reconversion and job handling. If we get some more of the Henry Wallace and Harry Hopkins type of thinking there will be Hades to pay and no hot pitch. But I don't think we will. Many newspapers say Harry is going to be the power behind the War Production Board from now on, but I don't think our people will stand for any more stupid amateur bungling. Certain it is for the moment that the big business men who made WPB the greatest success in history, are gone, and none like them have taken their places. But with such great and good things happening abroad, we are safe in believing in great and good things here at home.

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The lumber and building men, anxious to play a leading part in the postwar employment picture, are on their toes for news of the relaxation of lumber and building restrictions. As far as "reconversion" from war to peace is concerned, the lumber industry is particularly fortunate. It never changed its plants or equipment-never had toand therefore no reconversion of equipment, machinery, and mechanics is necessary for lumber. The same industry from woods to consumer is ready to take up the burden.

We were told offrcialrr* j.rl, Jn" ott ", day by the War Production Board that many industries will be allowed to change at least 40 per cent from war to peace production as soon as Germany falls, but listed several that they said would NOT be given such immediate permission, and one of them is lumber. Of course, no man knows, either ofEcials or civilians, just what the lumber needs of the

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KlMSUl,* f lomsuuAuo@N

Bosirolly Differenloo oBusirolly Better lnsulotion

flmSUf bhnket comes compressed, packaged as at left. For installation, KIMSUL blanket is expanded 5!z times packaged length. This is an exclusive KIMSUL feature that saves on freight, handling and storage charges. \trfhen blanket is expanded to point where stitching is taut, KTMSUL is being installed at proper density. Note rows of strong stitching which run lengthwise through each KTMSUL blanket After installation, stitching prevents KrMstIL from sagging or "packing down'l within walls. Once KIMSUL Insulation is properly installed, it "stays put". KTMSUL blanket assures the home owner of lasting comfort protection, plus years of greater fuel economy.

KIMSUt R,ESISTS MOISTURE

KIMSUL blanket doats oa water indefioitely-a positive indication of the blanket's resistance to moisture in6ltration through capillary action. Each KIMSUL 6ber is coated with asphalt, one of the best-knowo moistutestopPers.

CROSS.SECTION OF KIMSUL BTANKET

KrMsuL blanket is made of numeroui separate and selfsupporting continuous sheets which are bound together and reinforced with rows of strong stitching. Dark areas showo indicate dead air spaces which make KIMSUL bighly efrective heat-stopper.

'KIMSUL (Trade Mark) meaos Kimberly-Clark Insulatioo,

UICTl| R Eigh Early Strength

PORTI.ETO GEMENT

Guqrqnteed to meet or exceed requirements oI Americcn Society lor Testing Mcrtericls Specificcrtions for High Ecrly Strength Portlcrnd Cement, as well cs Federcrl Speciliccrtions tor Cement, portlcnd, High-Ecrly-Strength, No. E-SS-C-20Icr.

HIGH DART.Y STREI{GTH

(28 dcy concrete strengths in 24 hours.)

SUI.PHATD RISISTAI{T

(Result oI compound composition crnd usuclly lound only in specicrl cements designed lor this purpose.)

llfi I{IMUM DXPA IfSI0lf and G0I{TRACTI0II

(Extremely severe cruio-clave legt results consistently indiccte prcc_ ticclly no expcnsion or contrqction, thus elimincting one oI mosl dillicult problems in use oI c high ecrly strength cemenl.)

PACIGI' Iil MOISTURE. PROOT GREIII PAPIN SAGI(

(Users' crssurcnce oI lresh stock unilormity cnd proper results for concrete.)

Monulqctured by

S TANTO N SERVICE STRIPES

.,. have been ealned by devoting all our resoulces to the worlc of winning the war. Now that Victory seems lr€irel ovelseas we plan once mole to help win the Peace at home by serving you.

205 Tiffany Bldg. Center for Fir and Pinc

l'lV 6]a4o/Iife Sh'ul

BV laeJ, Sisun They'd Flv Aw.y

During the past year some very famous pigeon stories have caught the fancy of the American public' and some of them have been endlessly told' Here is one that has merit:

An old and dignified guest of one of the most popular Washington hotels approached the desk clerk and complainedlhat something would have to-be done about his ioo-. There was a perfectly terrible odor in the room' he said, that was getting worse all the time' The clerk was

New Commercial Stqndard For Pine Stock Doors

Acccptance try lr majoritr- of matlttiacturers, clistribtrtors atrri 11sers oi lr Reconrnrcnded cornmercial Standard has lteerr receir-ecl hv the I)ivision of 'l'r:icle Standarcls of the U. S. I)epartnrcnt oI Commerce'

J. W. N[ccliel' t.rf the Dir-ision of Tratle Statlcl:ttcls annorlnces estaltlishmcr.rt o{ con.ilrrercial Starrdard cs120-44, covering Stanclard Stock l2onclcrosa I'inc I)oors. The nerr, standard is effective for neu' production Irorn Septernber 15.1944.

horrified.

"An odor in one of our best corner rooms !" he exclaimed' "How can that be? Are You sure?"

The old gentleman said he was sure; he was double sure, as a matter of fact.

The clerk said: "You mean that you've opened all the windows and the odor still remains?"

"What?" cried the old gentleman, in high temper' "Open the windows AND LET ALL MY PIGEONS OUT!"

WPB Reports Lumber Stocks

Lumber stocks at sawmills and concentration yards totaled .1,118,01J3,000 boarrl feet at the end of tl-re second quarter, 1944, the lou,est figure since Decemllet, 1941, the War Production lloard reported August 24.

The second-quarter figure shou's a seven per cent decline fronr tlte 4,426,017,000 board feet recorcled at the end of the first cluarter.

These stock figures include all lumber on hand at mills and concentration yards, both unsold and sold and au'aiting shipment. They also include railroad cross ties except those in yarcls dealing exclusivelv in ties.

Nerv knowledge, born of seientific research? has developed new and improved lumber products along rvith new uses and applications, to meet the grim needs of u-ar.

Such knowledge will not be forgotten ryith Victory. fnstead, it will live and expand to be the guiding light for a nerv era of peacetime building and even today is writing a bright

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new page in lumber's postwar book. Thus Fordyce and Crossett produce for lvar today; plan and prepare for the better tomorrows to come. Their own research Iaboratories are now tuned to the nation's wartime needs. By the same token they are acquiring a wealth of new knorvledge which will be faith. fully reflected in the postwar Fordyce and Crossett products to come.

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Awded the Crossett Lumber Company Jor high ochi@runt in thz pro. dwion oJ lumbator w.

CAMPBEITL' CONRO ITUMBER CO.

Manufacturers and Wholesalers of West Coast Woods Piling and Poles, Fir and Cedar

Pittock Block, Portland 5, Oregon

Gosslin

Direction 6 To Ord", L-ggs Permits Sales o[ Lower Gt.de Lumber

TheWarProcluctiorrBoarclantrounceclSeptemllerlthat

No. .1 or lou,er gracles o{ Douglas fir, Sottthern Yellow pine' Western hemlock, Western red cedar, Sitka spruce and No.3 or lolver gracles oi all species of harclNoocl rllay be sold. to clistriltutors ancl consrrnters o11 uncertilie<1 orclers provided that their s:ile u-ill nrit irlterierc u.ith thc liliing of certified orders.

This action rvas taketr br- Direction No' 6 to the lumber ancl lumber products Orcler, L-335, becausc it u'as found that these lower grades of the aforementioned ltlmber r"'ere accrrmulating in the hanrls of lurrrllcr suppliers' Since lumber users have been lirnited in the amount of lumber they may purchase, theT har-e been using their attthorizations to obtain only the better grades of lumber, leaving the lou'er grades to accumttlate in lrtt.nller miils' WPB ofhcials explained.

Provisions o{ Direction (i permit sau'mi1ls to place such lumber in transit to fil1 uncertified orclers until September 30, 19'+'1, while lumber clistrillutors lnav continue to delir.er such lumber to their ctlstomers on uncertilied and un-

Will Represent Plywood Mill

Roy I-. McGinn has been appointed {actorv sales representative in California for I'uget Souncl Plyrvoocl, Inc', Tacoma, Wasl-ringtor-r, effective September 1'

\fr. lIcGinn, lvho has been general malr:Iger of this concern for thc past threc vears' is making his headtlrtartcrs in Los Angeles, and s'iil announcc his ofhcc :rddress l:tter'

rated ortlers, beyond September 30, provided the lumber that they sell r,vas placecl in transit by their suppliers prior to October I,1944. The amount of lumber so received by the distributor for uncertified and unrated sale is in addition to the 5000 to 8000 board feet permitted by Direction 8'

Receipts of any of this lumber on uncertified and unrated orclers by a Class 1 consumer neecl not be charged against the amount o{ lumber that he has been authorized to receive in the third or fourth quarter, on WPR Form 3640, Lttmber Division officials explained. Class I consumers are those persons who have received autl'rorization from WPB to purchase more than 50,000 board feet of lumber per quarter.

Direction 5 also provides that culls and rejects may bc sold on uncertified and unrated orders. Horvever, no lumber may be treated as cull or reject if the supplier cl-rarges more tharr 75 per cent of the price allorved him by the Offrce of Price Administratirtn for the lot'est standard grade of the same species.

Los Angeles August Building Permits

Building permits in Los Angeles in August totaled 2486, v:rlued at $3,208,796, bringing this year's eight months' constructiou valuation to $39,107,078. Last year the eight montirs' valuation was $12,05'1,852.

In August 397 permits for single family ltomes, amounting to $1,339,080, were issued.

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TS YOUR A]ISWER TO TATERIAI. SHORTAGES!

Feeiture lt fo Get Profireible Business Righf ilow !

lT'S AVAIIABLE NOW! No need to Pass up profitable business because of material shortages' Celo-Siding replaces hard-to-get traditional materials. Often does a better job. It enables you to cash in on the rich farm market and other immediate and profitable building opportunities.

An ldeql Materiol because it combines siding, sheathing and insulation in one quickly applied board. The board is composed of Celotex cane fibre coated on both sides and all edges with an asphalt compound. An extra coating is applied to the weather surface and crushed mineral granules are pressed in to provide a durable, atuactive exterior finish. Celo-Siding is applied direct to studding. It's ideal for small shops, farm buildings and general low-cost construction.

Specificctions-ys" thickness-4' x 8' with square edges all around. For even greater strength and insulation value, use V8" Celo-Siding. Comes irr 2' x 8' with T*G ioints on long edges, 4'x 8' and 4' x 1O' with square edges. Available in bufitone or green colors. Write for full information on Celo-Siding, the multiple-function building material that does three jobs. Address, The Celotex Corporation, Dept CLM'9, Chicago 3, Illinois.

Here lt ls! The Multiple-Funclion Building Moteriol Thqt DOES 3 .lOsS

A Soldier's Prdyer

(The following was written by Sergeant Hugh Brodie, of the Royal Australian Air Force, since killed in action.)

Almighty and All-present Power, Short is the prayer I make to Thee; I do not ask in battle hour, For any shield to cover me.

The vast, unalterable way From which the stars do not depart, May not be turned about to stay, The bullet flying to my heart.

I ask no help to strike my foe, I seek no petty victory here, The enemy I hate, I know, To Thee is also dear. But this I pray-be at my side, When death is drawing through the sky; Almighty One who also died, Teach me the way that I should die.

A British Brcg

A bunch of British soldiers were sitting around lying to each other with straight faces. One of them said:

"One of my ancestors won a battle against the Normans by skillful use of his artillery."

"Don't be silly," said another. "They didn't even know gunpower in those days."

"My ancestor knew that as well as we do," said the story teller. "So he aimed the artillery at the Normans, and they, seeing the guns, took it for granted that gunpower had finally been discovered. So they hopped it!"

The Soldier Was Wise

A farmer who was selling a number of horses to the army, tried to ring in a wind-broken horse on the army buyer. After showing the afflicted horse, he said to the buyer:

"FIe has a beautiful coat, hasn't he?"

"He has that," replied the soldier. "But with those pants he'll never get in the army."

Dqre To

Do things di'fferently.

Experiment and expend for improvements.

Change the existing order: policies, methods, merchandise, personnel. '

Offer excellent products at very reasonable prices. Carry forward practical plans when others are retrenching.

Market new things and in new and aggressive ways.

Chcnged His Memory

An old darkey in Kentucky told wonderful stqries of the great men he had known in his youth. One day, shortly after a colored revival meeting, a visitor said to Uncle Abraham: "Is it true you knew Abe Lincoln?" Uncle Abraham looked confused. "Suh," he said, "I used to membah seein' Mistuh Linkum, but since I jined the chu'ch I don' seems to membah him no mo'."

How He Recovered

Two oldsters were talking about a mutual friend. One said:

"Where is old John? I haven't seen him for a long time."

The other replied: "Oh, John's getting along swell since his operation."

The other said: "What operation? I didn't know he'd had one."

"Oh yes," said his friend. "They removed the brass rail he'd been pressing his foot against so rnany years, and you'd be surprised how he improved."

Service Ribbons

Suggested awards for the brave girls on the home front: Purple Heart-to the girl who meets at the canteen a real Prince Charming, tall, dark and handsome, and Oh, so attractive, only to'hear him say: "And this picture is my wife and kid."

Campaign Ribbons-U.S.O. Theatre of Operations-to the girl who bravely approaches the solitary service man sitting on the divan, only to hear him say: "Listen, Sister, if I wanted to dance, I'd be dancing."

Victory Ribbon, World War Two-to the girl who gets stuck with the quiet corporal, discovers he is a perfectly swell guy, and hears him say (and mean it), "And I had to be drafted to meet you."-She Magazine.

Good Shot

A hillbilly, seeing a motorcycle and rider for the first time along the road near his house, grabbed his rifle and took a flying shot at the thing.

His wife yelled: "Did you git the varmint, Zeke?"

Zeke said: "No, I didn't kill it. I can still hear it growlin' down in the holler, but I sure made it turn that man loose."

WAM

A Washington jeweler brought out a lady's pin initialed "\A/AM" which in his book meant "Without a Maid." He got such a rush of business on them that he inquired why, and a youthful maiden who was purchasing answered:

"Why, Mister, that means "Without a Man."

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MANUFACTURERS, PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

BASIC BUITDING MA,TERIALS

BIJUE DIAMOND PRODUCTS Quality

PIASTER, crll types, ACOUSTICOAT

GYPST'M TII.E, CLAY PRODUCTS

POBTIIIM CEMENI, cll other types

TRUCK-MIXED CONCRETE

REINFORCING STEET crnd MESH

ROCK d SAIID, crll SPECIFICATIONS

COLORED STUCCOS, BRUSHCOAT

tIME PUTTY, LIME, all types

TATHING MATERIALS, all tlpes

PLASTER, WOOD, METAT IATH

PTASTER BOARD, T d G SHEATHING

CHANNET IRON, STEET STUDS

STUCCO MESH, TIE WIRE

ROOFING, PAPER, NAILS, cll types

INSUTATION cnd WATERPROOFING SPECIALTIES

Seruice

GUARD YOUR TI RES

Thqt is what this truck skinner is doing when he removes rocks from the treqds oI his ducl tires. Vigilcnce cnd ccrre prolong the lile of precious rubber. II the ltuns roll to Berlin and Tokyo logs must roll on milecrgre won lrom old tires.

..PAUL BUNYAN'S" PNODUCTS

SoIt Ponderosc and Sugcr pine

LT'MBER MOT'IDING PTYWOOD

VEMTIAN BIJND STATS

Rognan Photo

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Initiate 22 Kittens

In cooperation with about 25 organized grouPs in the nine Jurisdictions of Hoo-Hoo in the active observance of Hoo-Hoo Day, the Order's 53rd Annual, the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club held a dinner'and Concatenation at the University Club, Los Angeles, on Friday evening, September 8. Twenty-two Kittens were initiated into the mysteries of Hoo-Hoo, and four Old Cats were reinstated. There 'was a total attendance of more than 80, representative of all branches of the industry.

Vicegerent Snark Dee Essley presided at the dinner. Following musical entertainment and community singing Bob Osgood introduced the speaker, H. D. Stolee, an e*ecutive of Douglas Aircraft, who gave a travelogue of some of his experiences on a secret mission,to the Near East .and 18 months' sojourn there. Dee Essley outlined the history and purposes of Hoo-lfoo, and Hawk lIuey, Vicegerent Snark for Arizona, spoke briefly.

The Kittens were:

Lester W. Leonard, Leonard Cabinet Co., Los Angeles.

Harry S. Welton, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles.

Harry M. Libby, John W. Koehl. & Son, Inc., Los Angeles.

James W. Mcleod, Precision Kiln Drying Co., Los An' geles.

George B. Beckman, Precision Kiln Drying Co., Long Beach.

John F. Brodie, Southwest Sash & Door Co., Los Angeles.

Lloyd P. Miller, .Southwest Sash & Door Co., Los An geles.

Charles K. Ames, Pine Box & Lumber Co., Los.Angeles.

Harold Hamilton, John W. Koehl & Son, Inc., Los Angeles.

John j. Waldron, E. K. Wood Lumber Co, Los Angeles.

Incendicry Fire Destroys

Santq Bosq Ycrid

. An incendiary fire desiroyed the yard of the Henry I.aws Co., Santa Rosa, September 3. Much building material was burned in addition to the lumber. One railroad car of lumber was destroyed and another partially. It is believed that the fire was set by a firebug.

Max R. Barnette. E. K- Wood Lumber Co., Los-At geles.

Arlo D. Squires, Wholesale Lumber, Los Angeles' -,

Jack B. Phelps, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles. .]

Michael Norkofi, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeleq. .1

Robert R. Miles, Alameda Lumber & Wrecking Co., Angeles. :,:

I. S.,Brown, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles. ','#

Merle B. Jordan, Jordan Sash & Door Co., Los Angelesn{

Theo J. Heller, Anglo California Lumbei Co., Los An:i]i geles. ,:j

Sid Simmons, Bohnhoff Lumber Co., Los Angeles. '; .i

George Burnett, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles. i':

Art Harff, Nickey Bros., Los Angeles. ';'rj

Wilbur West, Western Pacific Railroad Co., Los All, geles. I :i

The reinstatements were:

George Lounsberry, Lounsberry & Harris, Los Angeleg:j

A. C. Pascoe, A. C. Pascoe Co., Los Angeles. '!

Harry L. Call, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angelef.l";

Carl D. Shufelt, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles

The Nine was made up as follows: Snark, Dee Essley Senior Hoo-Hoo, Bob Osgood; Junior Hoo-Hoo, Hun Wark, Bojum, Roy Stariton; Scrivenoter, W. f. Blacldi$ Jabberwock, Ed Bauer; Custocatian, A. M. Batliner; Af$ canoper, Gene De Armond; Gurdon, Harvey Koll. .tl::

The new officers of the Club, elected by the are the following: President, Roy Stantotr; Vice Presid Bob Osgood; Sdcretary-treasurer, Earl Galbraith; CorA mittee, Roy Pitcher, Lloyd Cole, George Clough, Billj Ream, Huntly Wark and Ed Bauer. , ,i'

The committee wishes to thank the San Diego Hoo-IIod Club for the generous loan of their Hoo-Hoo trunk, whicii was used at this and all other recent Los Angeles Cor catenations.

Lt. Rcrlph Lqmon in Francb : Lieuteirant Ralph Lamon, son of Fred Lamon of Bonnington Co., San Francisco, and formerly with company as salesman, has been in France since the m of August. For the information of his friends his add is: Lt. Ralph W. Lamon, OIU5023, Hqs. Base S€ctid No.2; C.Z. APO No. 35O, c/o Postmaster, New York, N.

You're selling ffiis kind ol quulity when lou Nomote Wolnanized lumber*

Protection against decay and termite attack requires this kind of teamwork-a proved preservative plus deep penetration into the wood. Wolman Salts* preservative takes care of the first requirement, and American Lumber & Treating Company's vacuumpressure method of treatment the second.

Wolmanized Lumber established a reputation

Ior its lastinS ability long before the war. The widespread use of this wood for Army and Navy construction around the world is furthering this reputation. Be prepared to cash in after the war on the demand thus being built up lor this treated wood. Send lor data on Wolmanized Lumber. American Lumber & Treatingr Company, 1648 McCormick Building, Chicago 4, Illinois.

IIBERATION

What cr sweet sounding word this is to the people ol the occupied countries now being lreed by the might oI the Allied forces!

And whcrt good news it will be for the people in the lumber business when Victory in Europe removes to some extent the necessity for restrictions in the supply of lumber.

*Reg-istered lrade-marLs

BA(K PAN Et COMPANY

\THOLESALE PLY\TOODs

310-314 East 32nd Street

LOS ANGELEs

ADams 4225

TANTER, WEBSTER & J(III]I8(I]I, IJIG.

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White FirDouglcrs FirIncense Cedcr

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HOGAil LUMBER GO.

WHOI^ESAI^E AND IOBBING

TUMBER MILTWORK

SRSII and D00RS

Since 1888

OFFICE. MIIT, YARD AND DOCET; 2nd d Alice Sts., Ocrklcrnd Glencourt 6861

Vagabond Editorials

(Corrtinued frorn Page 10)

the care and servicing of the cars, the motor car industry is the greatest of all employers, and with the reservoir now to be filled that industry will take a number of men never heard of before. >k * *

And, as I said, the building industry will be in there pitching strikes every throw . If we can just keep the leaf rakers, the deficit financiers, the fu,nny-money boys, the champions of the dole, the borrow-lend-and-spend screwballs out of the picture this time, we will have no afterwar depression, and we will have honorable jobs for every American boy who lays down his gun and returns with a thank God in his heart to his home and his country. The Communist-fronts want it otherwise. Regimentation, shorter hours, higher dollar wages, and something-fornothing is their prayer. But the real Americans are going to take control and do the job American fashion.

The economic security ", *r, "",,on after the war ends can be preserved in no other possible fashion than by creating WORK that creates WEALTH. If we should go back to the boondoggling days and try to create employment only as employment and without thought of what that employment shall produce, then we will merely pile mountain upon mou,ntain of our already sky-reaching debt. We must, on the contrary, aim to produce the largest possible volume of peace-time goods, in the shortest possible time, and at the lowest possible cost. This applies to everything, to agriculture as well as industry and commerce. We must go back to the production of all necessities and luxuries of life, and to distributing them at minimum cost to a maximum nu,mber of people. But if we go back to made-work, to the philosophy of scarcity, to shorter hours and longer payrolls without regard to production-then we are indeed in trouble, and the American way of life will be in a bad way, sho nuff. We have got to readjust ourselves to the understanding of what REAL wages and REAL wealth means, and forget the philosophy that has prevailed during the last decade which says that a dollar is in itself wealth, rather than just a medium of exchange, worthless for any other purpose.

Canqdian Western Red Cedqr

-\rrangements l'rave been rriade .,r'ith the Canadian Timber Controller .n herebv certillcatior.rs (q) { 1), (q) (2), (q)(3), ancl (q)(a) ttncler WPR Order L-335 may be accepted br- Canadian exporters Ior the shipment of Carraclian \\'estern rccl cedar lunrber to U. S. importcrs. U. S. clistributors mav irlso place nncertified and unrate<l orders u'ith Cana<lian cxPorters for deliverv of \vestern red cedar.

The Canadian Tinrber Corrtroller is directing Canadian mills to accept anrl sl.rip U. S. orclers for Canaclian u-estern red ce<iar lumber anrl to gir-c preference to thenr as follows:

1. Certified ancl rated oredrs.

2. Certificcl but rrr"rr:rtecl ortlers.

3. Unccrtihecl and rrnrated orders.

Wholesale to Lumber Yards

Sash - Windows

Gasements - Doots, etc.

Our usuql lree delivery to Lumber Ycrds crnywhere in Southern Ccrlilornicr

Pnrnnal -/t{ewt

Colonel L. G. Burns of the Army Transport Corps, at Portland, spent the last u'eek of Augttst in Los Lieut. stationed Angeles.

F. A. "Pete" Toste, Toste left September l0 to call on region.

f,umber Co., Los Angeles, sawmills in tl-re Redr'vood

\\I. B. Wickersharn, manager of I'o1re & Talbot, Inc., Lttnrber at the San Francisco office.

R. G. ROBBITIS I.UMBER GO.

Distributors of

Pacific Coast Forest Products

LOS ANGELES Douglas Fir PoRTLAND 7lr w.ootrnn;fha. Hemlock lzl4",sptlding ffrl@ Ross C. Iashley Cedcs Rich G. Robbins

KITPATRICK & (OMPANY

Deelers in Forest Products

Douglcrs Fir-Redwood

Cedar-SPruce

Genertrl Office Crocker Bldg., ScrI Frcrncisco 4, Cqlil. Souihera Calilornicr Office cnd Ycnd [!r!(t $linn Ave., Wilmingrton, Cclil., P.

Bor 5{8

L. t. GARR & CO.

&lifornia Sugor ond Pondeross Pine

Scles Agents For SACRAMENTO BOX & LUMBER CO.

Mills At Woodlcaf, Calif.

of thc Los Angeles ofifrce Division, spent last 'iveek

A. B. (Bert) McKee, general manager, San Pedro Lumber Co.. l-os Angeles, was in San Francisco on business at the end of August.

Carl Horuibrook, sales nauager, ancl Iirccl Schallock, rrresident, I'-u'arrna Box Co., Klamath Falls, Ore., were in Los ,A.ngeles on business in the last 'iveek of August.

D. Normen Cords, Wendling-Nathan Co., 5 from calling on the and Southern Oregon.

manager of the Pine department, San Francisco, returned September Pine mills in Northern California

George F. Gerlinger, president of the National Lumber I\fanufacturers Association, and of the Willamette Valley Lumber Co., Dallas, C)re., u'as a recent visitor to San Francisco.

Frank Parkinson, sliipping clerk in thc wholesale departmer.rt, San Pedro Lumber Co., Los Angeles, recently vacationed in the Bishop district. Jim Chase, Cy Wardle and Walter Beardsley, also of the Los Angeles staff, spent the holiday t'eek-end at Lake \\-ohlford. San Diego County.

Bill Davis of Pope & Talbot, Iuc., Lumber Divisiou, Los Angeles, was back from spending two rveeks' vacation in Northcrn California, September 5. He n-rade his headquarters irr Stockton ancl visited friends in the San Francisco Bay clistrict.

\\'-a)'ne Nlullin of Mul1in I-utrrber Co., Los Angeles, a three u'eeks' l>usiness trip to Chicago. ls on

Chas. Gartin of Oregon Lumber Sales, Eugene, Ore., spent a fer,r' days last rveek in Los Angeles, where he cortferrerl rvith Art Tu,ohy, representative for his firm in Southern California.

Clint Laughlin, E. J. business trip to Oregon and Willamette Valley

Stanton & Son, where he called mills.

recently made a on Klamath Falls

Theodore (Ted) Back, sales manager, 13ack Panel Co., Los Angeles, spent an enjoyable vacation at l-Iuntington Lake, Fresno County.

Cmr H. Kunl

RaiI Shippers

OUALITY FIR YARD STOCK

Northem Cqlilonic Represealclive o. L. nussltM

ll2 Mqrhet St., Son Frcncisco, Telephone YlJlon ld60

Southem c ItI -oio n" pres EDtq ti'e

Robert S. Osgood

70{ South Spriag Street, t"t_eg:t"t Telephone VAndile 8&lil

Arizonc Represeulctive t. €. DECXEn

P, O. Box 1865, Pboenix, Telephoae 3ll2l

Digest of New \(/ar Agency Regulations

Direction 15 to L-335

This releases flitches frorn the restrictions oi L-335' Any person may cleliver flitchcs to a venecr tnatlufacturer and any velleer manufacturcr 1r1ay rcceive flitches for the purpose of prorlucing vcltccr u'ithout regarcl to the provisions of Orcler L-335.

Direction 16 to L-335

Directior-r 16 to L-335 allorvs an1' farrner on his orr'tr {artn to have them san'ed into ccivc up to 5,000 board feet sarved from calenclar r-ear without giving the sau'mil1 rating.

Surplus Hardwoods For Furniture

INSECT SCREEN CLOTH

u'ho cuts trees lumber and resuch trees in a a certificate or

Harcln'ood lttr.nber amounting to 70 million board feet r,vas au.ardecl to the furnitttre inciustry by the WPB, in aclclition to the 236 million board feet alreacly allotted for the third quarter. The extra lttmller collles from stocks of types n'hich har-e not been in clemand arrd in l'hich surpluses have accumulated.

Hecrvy Duty Tire Allocctions

Heavy-cluty tire allocations bv the \\-PR {or the fourth quarter are far bclorv ltasic t-reeds, ODT Director Johnson declareci. He saicl curtailment of essential truck and bus service had reached a "disturbing rate" and rvould become cumtllative. Mr. Johnson predicted the severe shortage of he:rr'1. tircs rvcluld spread to smaller-size. truck tires in the fina1 thre e mouths ol 1944.

Amendment l0 to MPR No. 26

This an.rer.rdment, effective September 8, 19'+4, ctlrrects the price oi 1x12 inch casing ancl base, aud makes several minor change-. to clarifv and correct other llrovisions of the regulatiou on Douglas fir ancl other West Coast lumber. The price of 1x12 inch flat or n.rixed grain base is correctecl to read $+9.00 per \{ board fcet, ir.rste:rcl of $45.00'

Hawk Huey Visits Ccrlilornia

Han.k Htter., fhoenix, ArizcttrlL, n-holesale lumberman, rvith Mrs. Huel'. spcnt the past s-ccli at Ycrrice, California-

As Vicegerent Snark for Arizotra hc had lleen making plans for- a llor>-T'[oo Conclttertation at Yotlllg, Arizona, on September 9, to tic in n'ith thc r\1l-Out -\nnrral o{ the Orcler, btrt reports that this has been unavoidablr' postponecl.

How Schools Spur Forestry

The e xircrie trce of Wisconsin in the tler-elopment of school iorests I'na\- prove of value to otlier forest states, accor<ling to a paurphlet callecl "Wisconsin's School Forcsts" non' being distributed to industral, schriol, ancl state le:iclers br- the Atnerican Forest Proclucts Indttstrics, Inc' -\r pa.t oi a state-spor.rsored plau, coopcr:lting n'ith private inclustrt', Wisconsin nou' has 212 schotll forests, embracitrg more than 1t1,000 acres.

U. S. Plywood Corp. \(/orld" Largest E. A, Hushes

Plywood Organization

\{arking the twenty-fifth anr-riversarv of tl're business, t1.re annnal report to stockholcicrs of L-nite<l States ['1yu'oocl Corporation for the fiscal vear ended -\pril 30, 19'1'1, records a consolidatecl net u'orth cxcceding $8.500,000. Sales for the year reached tl-re record sutn of $20,563,000, atr increase of $1,493,{)o0 or-cr the prcvi,)us ycar, attcl trct protits also reachecl a ne\\. ltigh at $913,7'11 l>efore rerleg,rtiati,tr compared u,ith $757,406 after ret.rcgotiation for the vcar irefore.

La'ivrence L)ttinger, president and {ouutler of the company, 'ivhich claims the hor-ror of bcing the largcst plywood organization in the u'orld, rec:rlls that its initial capital was $500 u,hen tl'rc prcclecessor conccrn, Unitecl Stlrtcs I)11-u'ood Co., Inc., rl,AS formed in 1919. Its name n'as chat.rged to the present title in 1937.

Originaily limitecl to jobbing of plr-u'ood and g1ue, U. S. Plywood's operations nou. embracc cight manufacturing plants, large timber holclings an<1 trvctrtr--hve distributing and saies units.

"While the management of our errterprise has been largelv augmented," N{r. Ottinger states, "it is still under tl.re active clirection of the founder and his carly associates."

Ncrmed Associcrte Price Executive

Appointrnent of John B. Lincleman, oI (irccnslroro, North Carolina, as associate pricc cxcctttive of the T,rtrnlrcr l3ranch rvas announced rccently by John S. Clcmort, clirector of the Inclustrial \'faterials and Manufacturing I)ivisions of the Office of Price Administration.

Arizonq Ycrrd Remodels Ollices

The Halstea<l Lumber Companl', remodeled its ollices. The oflicc ancl double its {orurer size giving anrpls hardrvare, lightirrg fixtures, painting terials.

Glendalc, Ariz., has display room is norv room for display of ecluiprnent arrcl ma-

}'-r'an -\rthur Iltrghes of thc A. Hughes Lumber & Mill Co., Huntingtorr I'ark, passccl au'at- in tl.re Glcndzrle Sanitarium, Glenclale, on September 3.

Mr. Hughes u'as boru 83 r'ears ago in Cardiff, Wales, and hacl been in the lttmber business in Huntington Park for 2'2 r'cars.

]le is survivccl lr1' five sons, Erucst, E. J., Arthur Jr., Stanle-r', :ind Kenneth 1lughes; tl'o daughters, \'Irs. llussell Garlorv ar-rd Mrs. George Nevin, and three grandchildren.

Funeral services u'ere held on Septemlter 6. Interment u'as in Ingleu'oocl Ceuretcrv.

Gets Maritime Commission Contract

Frank J. Connolly, presitlcrrt of Western Ilardu,ood Lumber Co., I-os Angeles. returnecl Septembcr 8 from three u'eeks' trip to Washir.rgton. I). C., and Neu, \"ork on Maritinre Conrnrissiou business. \\'hilc he u'as in the East he secttred :r nc\\- contract for joincrv u'ork on the Victory ship prograrn for \\'estern Walkcr, Inc.

"It is ir.rteresting to notc," NIr. Connolly says, "that the N{aritime Conrmission l'ras spccifierl u'ood for funriture on these ships insteacl cif stecl. -\[ost of tl.re furniture on these ships has up to no\\' been steel. The bulkheads bet\\'een the rooms rvill be rnetal atrcl lrreproof, but the furr.riture u'ill be of l.oocl, mostly Oak."

X[r. Connoll1' lef t on Septen.rber 11 to attend a meeting of the OPA National Advisorv Committee for MPR 467, to be held in Chicago, Scptember 12 and 13. lle expected to bc back in Los Anr:eles September 14.

Convclescing At Home

J. \\tm. (8i11) Back o{ the Back Panel Company, rvhole-sale p1)'l,ood distributors, Los Angeles, returned to his horne at the end of last l.eek from a hosoital after undergoing al crnergency operation.

T. M. GOBB GO. WHOLES.[tE . .-]SASH DOORS MOULDINGS PLYWOODS

builr in sizes qnd models ro fir your needs

'

Let our engineers recommend sizes crnd modeis which will most ef{iciently solve your motericrls hondling problems.

Pfastics-Plywood Conf erence

I'lastics an rl pll-u'ood, nruch-rliscusserl as miracle proclucts because of their individual accomplishnrcnts to date ancl thcir projcctcrl postn':rr llses, are ltcing united to form matcrials o[ nen' capabilities.

industry the cellulose is retained in its natural fornr; in forming cellulose plastics we scparate the rnaterial from other components of r,r.ood ancl thelr react thc fil;rcs cl-remically. Both plyrvood and cellulose plastics obtain their strength characteristics from the same sorlrce."

Phenolic Plastics

Final speaker on the plastics section of thc confcrencc u.as H. B. De\Vaide of Bakelite Corp., Bloomlield, N. J., giving a revieu' of "lthenolic Plastics Irossibilitics."

N. S. Perkins, technical director of Douglas Fir Plyr,vood Association, summecl up the conference spirit rvhen, as opening speaker, hc pointed out, "This joint conferer.rce betu'een the liuge plastics industry and our compact llorthu'cst pyhlood inclustrv is a public acknorvledgement of rnutual interests ancl problems."

W. E. Dil{ord

And this joining to capitalize on the ir.rhercnt 1>rop- ertics and advantages oI both, served as the pivotal theme for the plastics-plyu'oorl conference held at Scattlc, recently. Co-spr>nsors r,I tlre lll-]trrsirress rnceting u'ere the Society of thc I'lastics Inclustry, the n:rtirin:ll org:Lnizatirirr of plastics rnolrlers and manu{acturers, :rncl I)orrglus Fir I'lyrvood Association, the trade organization of Orcgorr ancl Washington plyu'ood makers.

It rvas the first conference of thc t1.pe ever stagcd and served as an exposition of progress and problems .il'itlriu the indiviclual industries u'ith particular emphasis orr utilization of the tr,vo products to complement each othcr. Attendance totalecl 392 or doubled the number expected.

Top rar.rking plastics authorities of the nation wcre among the nren clelir.crir-rg addresses. Several leaders clf the fir plyu'oocl industrl-, accounting for tr,vo-thirds of the nation's panel productior.r, \\'ere on the program; others rvere in atten(lallcc.

The trvo-da1' confercrrce includerl not only a dozen tallcs on subjects related to the trvo industries but also demonstrations of high-freqrlency rnachirres for setting adhesivcs, round-table discussior.rs ancl r.isits to plastics, plyu'ood and u'ar plants at Seattle.

New Bonding Method

As feature speaker of the conference, Dr. W. Gallay of Otta'wa, Canada, until recently rlircctor of the National Research Council of Canada and norv a consrrltant on adhesior-r and bonding techniques, presented a stirnulating address on "A New Hot Gluing Technique." Dcveloped by him and alreacly used commercially, the system utilizes lorv-r.oltage electrical ctlrrent and simple ecluiprncnt for a heat sollrce in setting adhesives.

Moulding Developments

Opening the conference session devoted expressly to plastics, T. S. Carsu'cll of llonsanto Chemical Co., St. I-ouis, describcd "I-arge Moulding Techniques" and relating three ner,v techr.ri<1ucs u'hich have come to the forefront 'n'itl-rin tl.re past fct' )-ears. They are : resin-pulp moulding, lou' pressrlre rnoulcling and post-forming of laminates.

In telling of the rclatior.r betrvcen plyu.ood anci cellulose plastics, J. K. Speicher of the Cellulosc l)rotlucts Department of Hercules Pou'cler Co., Wilmington, Dela., pointed out ltoth products are based on ccllulose. "In tl.re Dlvtvood

FIe pointed out that plastics have three places in plywood. "P'lastics can f{o into the veneer (thin sheets of rvood that are joined to make plyrvood), betu'een the \-elreer (as adhesives) or or.r top of it. Plastics can even go on the edges of thc pancls."

Ife cleared up the ciuestiorr of rvhat is "plastic-p1yu'ood" n'hen he described panels surfaced or covered rvith a plastic coating. The plastic-covered panels are new, but plastics in the form of phenol formalclehvcle adhesives har.e been used for ten years as the glue bonding together the plies in Exterior (rvaterproof) type fir plyrvood.

Plastic-Finished Plywood

In telling of plastic treatments and finishes for fir plyrvood, J. D. Long, chief of research for the plywood inclustry, told the assembly, "Plastic overlays are currently the plastics :r.pplication of greatest interest to our industry." The plastic surface rnay be attained by self-bonding overlays of resins or l>1' gluing on a pre-cured surface sheet.

As chief inspector for the fir plywood industry, John Ritchie advised the assembly, "I can tell you a little about the manufacture of exterior (.lvaterproof) plywood as a sort of previerv for tlrosc of you in the field of plasticsl,vho have in mind certain combinations of the trvo products. Nfanv of our problems r.r'ill become your problems rvhen that time comes. Quality control and precise manufacturing practices, of course, is my theme song. For plyu'ood men have a .r,vay of expecting a good deal of their product."

Plywood-Prefabrication-Plastics

\\r. E. Difford, managir.rg <lirector of I)orrglas Fir Plyrvood Association, injected a new thought r,r'hen he told a luncheon meeting, "I think all rve need to round out this conference are prefabrication-representatives-Henry I(aiscr or Boeine' perhaps-for I believe that out of this r,r'ar har-e come three amazing things. They are: prefabrication, u'hich rvill alTect our lives considerablr', plastics and plvu'oclcl. Call thenr tl.re "tl.rree Ps of the future."

"Prefaltrication :rs a svstem of construction has become a reality; it brings nraximum utilization of material. And in this lield plys'ood has led because plyrvood bonded to light framing nrernbcrs produces walls of exceptional strength. Plastics may even provicle a perlnanent finish for these prefabricated plyrvood hontes."

FIR-REDtVOOID

Representing in Southern California : The Peciftc Lurn'ber Compe ny-Wendling-Nathe n Co

5995 w

ilshire Blvd., Los Anseles

Estimcted Lumber Production In First Half OI 1944

Estimatec'l lumlrcr protlttctiorr irt Jrrrrt. 19'1J, u-as 3,0+7,692.ffiA board fcet, :i decrcase of tn'tt l)cr cent from tl.rat oi June, 19,13, the War l'rodnctiotr Roard rcported August 26' June, 19rlrt, productior-r l.as '1.,1 pcr cent greater than that of the prer-ious t'nonth, slightlr' ntore than the norn.ral scasonal incrcasc. 'fl-ris increasc reflects lol'er' \'[a)' pro<ltrction rather than highcr -June procluction and does not indicate an itnproved lumber sittration, \\rPR officials siricl.

Procluction for tlie first six months of 19t1't totaleci 16,354,317,000 boarcl feet, or 1.3 per cent less than prodltction for the first half of 1943.

Rcy Vcn Ide In Itcly

Licut. Ra1. Van lde. bornhar<licr in the f .ith '\ir liorcc. stationecl in ltal):, in a rccettt lcttcr to.'\tlr1r'I)onovau, f-os Angcles represer-rt;rtive c.rf Ifobbs Wall Lrttllller Co., said he hacl conrpletecl fir,e lromlring trtissiotrs in 10 clavs; that 1're u'as u'e11 antl lrtokirrr: Ioru'lrrtl to cctt.ttitlQ'llacll to California.

Before entcrng thc scrvicc hc rvas u-ith \\r. B. Jones Lur-n'ber Co., Los -\rrgclcs, irttrl tl'zts for some tirne rr'ith Hobbs \\ial1 I-rrn'rbcr Co.

Trcrnsferred To Hcmilton Field Paul I'cnlrcrthr', -]r., sott oi Nlr. and I'Irs. Paul Penberthl' of the I'cnbclthv l-tttnber Co.. Los Angeles, u'ho completecl 25 bomlring n-tissic,t.ts out of England ovcr Europe before retrrrning to the United States a ferv months ago, has been transferrerl to ITarrilton Fie1d, Calif.

News ltems

Art Penlrerthl., Tacoma T,rttttltcr S:tlcs Co., T-os t\tlgclcs, has been on a business trip to thc I'acillc Nortl'rwcst {or the past several n'eeks.

Frecl B. Smales, managcr of thc C.lrlifornia l)ir-i-cion. S. P1r'l'ood Corporatiorr, [,os -\ngc1cs, nraclc an air trip San Fratrcisco at thc errcl of llrsl u'cck otl llttsiness.

CI,AS SIFI ED ADVERTI SING

MILL DETAILER AND BILLER WANTED

Large millwork concern in Central California furnishing millwork for all types of Government contracts, schools and public buildings, wants a first class mill detailer and biller. This man should be capable of taking measurements at the jobs, billing the quantities from the plans into the plant, and making the necessary mill details and shop drawings.

This is a permanent position at a salary ranging from $3000.00 to $5000.00 a year, according to the man's ability. References are required both as to character and ability.

Address Box C-1046, California Lumber Merchant, 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Calil.

FOR SALE

Small yard 10 miles from Los Angeles on main highway. Ground improvements and machinery $9820.00. Small stock at inventory. Sales for 1943 about $30,000.00.

If you want to sell your yard, either closed for duration or open for business let us know.

Twohy Lumber Co., Lumber Yard Brokers

801 Petroleum Bldg., Los Angeles 15, Califl Phone PRospect 8746

WANTS MANAGEMENT OF YARD

Wanted management of country yard. Will purchase interest.

Address Box 1047. California Lumber Meerchant 508 Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Calif'

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Francis li. \'Iandis is ttott, n'ith W. B. Jones Lumber Co., Los Angcles, as salesntati. IIe formerly rvorked for this compar.rr-. atrtl u'as for stit'uc time 'n'ith Paramirlo I-umber Co., Sarr ]irancisco. lior the past tu'o and a half 1'ears he has 'bccn cngagccl itr l'ar l'ork.

(icorge (i. T'hillips, Tacotna Lttmller SlLles, Los Angcles, rccr:ntl-r'cornltlcti:d a 30-clal trip orr n'hich hc c:r11cd on sau,rr.rills ilr Nr.rrtbcrn Califorrlia, Orc'gon lLrrrl \\rltshirrgtolr.

Terrible Twenty GolI Tourncment

The 219tlt Terrible Tu'etrtr- Golf Torrrnalrent l'as held at (laktnont Corttrtrl' Clrrlt, Glenclale' ou Thursrlar-. August 10. Franli P,erger rvas host to 25 memllers and eight guests, ancl a bulTct sulrpcr rvas served in the evenirlg.

1:rlrlie T{lassen's net 7I won lirst prize, a sllort shirt. l{or- Stantor-r, s-ith A -ccore of 76, rvon secontl prize, a half rLrzcn golf balls.

'fhe ClLrb l'ill begin its 19th vear u'ith tl.re t-rext tournarllL-nt olr Septerlber 14 at \rirginia Cottrrtrv Clull, Long Ileach. This t'ill be hanclled llr. "l',olr" Falconer.