UICTt| B Eigh Early Sttength

PORTI.AND GEMENT

Gucrrcrnteed to meet or exceed requirements ol Americcnr Society lor Testing Mctericrls Speciliccrtions for High Ecrrly Strength Portlcrnd CemenL as well crs Federcl Specilicctions lor Cement, Porilcnrd, High-Ecrrly-Strength, No. SS-C-201.

HIGH EANI.T STREIIGTH

(28 day concrete strengths in 24 hours.)

SUI.PHATD RDSISTAIIT

(Result ol compound composition cnd usuclly lound only in specicl cementg designed lor this purpose.)

MIilIIIUM DXPAIISI0il and GOI|TRACTIOII

(Extremely severe cruto-clave tesl results consistently indiccrte prcrcticcrlly no expcnsion or contrcction, thus elimincting one oI most difficult problems in use oI cr high ecrrly strength cemenl.)

PACITED III }IONTURE. PROOT GNEDII

PAPIR SACK STAMPEI' WNH DATD OT PACKII{G AT MII,L o

(Users' qasurqnce oI lresh stoclg unilonnity cnd proper results lor concrete.)

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OTHER CURIIS.EQUIPPED

PR,OJECTS

Ilere are other large housing projects now uoder construction or recently completed in which Curtis Silentite windows and Curtis stock architecnrral woodwork have contributed to speedy completion aad satisfactory operation: tl Amorillo, Texos

O Boltlmore, lld.

O Whccllng, W. Vc.

O Tulro, Oklo.

O Wllliomrporl, Pc.

O Boite, ldqho

O Yokimo, Wosh.

O Wichlfq, Kcnror

O Detroit, ftlich.

O Aflanlo, Go'

O Confield, Ohio

O Sclt Loko Clry, lJroh

O Cuyahogc Fcllr, Ohlo

O Spokone, Worh' a Arllngton, Va.

O Golumbia, S. Cqr.

O lndionopollr, lnd.

H""" i, pictured only one of the many Curtis installations in defense housing proiects throughout the country. Note the fine letter from the builder. If you, too, are interested in building small houses of architectural distinction -soundly coostructed, low in cost and economical to operate-we invite you to get full details on how Curtis stock woodwork and Silentite "Insulated" Vindows can contribute to better, faster building. Just mail the couPon.

(Continued from Page 6) them. It shows the interior of a large business office, with marly men and women at their desks. The mail man is just entering the door, so the boss calls upon all to rise, and they stand with bowed heads while the boss prays: "Oh Lord, please give us the intelligence to understand the new rules and regulations that we will receive today."

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Breathes there a man with soul so deadThat never to himself hath said" When in the world is this blankety-blank war going to end?t' ,r. * {.

The lumber dealer slept and dreamed, And when he woke from slumber, He prayed "Lord,let me sleep againI dreamed I had some lumber."

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Some hustler once said that "conditions never get so bad that a go-getter can't make things go." And a lot of retail lumber dealers who are struggling manfully and intelligently to stay in business, will be inclined to answer -"Qs where?" For things are getting tough, folks, they're sure getting tough. At a time when most students of the building situation thought the peak of government building would be past, and at least a partial return toward civilian building started, word comes from many reputable sources that the government need of lumber will continue for at least six more months. Doesn't, seem possible, but is probably true.

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I used to think that there never was and never could be a demand for lumber that the mills of this country could not swamp. But when you look at things in normal times and measure them with normal rules and measuring sticks, you overlook a lot of things that come up in time of stress and emergency. I still think the mills could more than take care of any possible lumber demand if they could get all the men and tires and logs and equipment they could use; together with a guarantee of good logging weather in those regions where bad weather kills logging. But, of course, things aren't that way.

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The hardwood sawmills of the South, and of the country generally, are now as completely swamped by Government orders as are the Pine, Fir, and other softwood mills. While there is no "freeze" on hardwood lumber, in its great need the Government turned to hardwoods when the softwood mills found themselves unable to furnish dl the stock when it was wanted, and began substituting hardwoods for use in the general building program.

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Today in the South the Government is buying construction boards in any species of hardwood, and many mills are cutting their smaller logs up into construction boards en- tirely. With their larger logs they aim to make the lower grades fit Government construction needs. Also dimension. The Government now uses both Oak and Gum for dimension in place of softwoods. Same way with Southern Cypress. They grab it as fast as it falls from the saw. And there are many special Government needs outside of building construction, now being suppied by the hardwoOd mills, where only softwoods formerly were used.

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A few months back it would have been possible for th€ lumber dealer to pick up a whole lot of hardwood lumber that he could use as a substitute for softwood in\local building operations. But the Government moved into the hardwood field verf, very fast, and today ttrere is little difference between the situation of the Southern Pine mills and the Southern hardwood mills in the matter of lumber supply. They practically have none on hand, and they ship what they make just as fast as possible.

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It does stand to reason that sooner or later the Government will finish the construction of the huge udits for the shelter of men and property that are now being built in such number throughout the land, and after that, while there will still be a terrific Government need for lumber, it wil be for a different class and character of lumber, leaving the common building material stock, which is now in such unprecedented demand, somewhat out of the high tide. No doubt that time will come. No one knows just when. Army training camps are something like colleges. They don't build new college buildings every year to handle the new crop of scholars. And it will be the same' way with soldiers. ft is reasonable to suptrDse that the camps, barracks, fields, and training quarters that will suffice for the training of four million men, would likewise train twenty million if necessary. The new men come, get their training, and go, and the next group comes. ***

Continually someone asks: "\i[fhat on earth are we going to do with all the second-hand lumber in all these camps and barracks and storehouses, etc., when the $rar ends?" Hells Bellz, friends ! Let's not tackle that problem yet. 'We've got problems enough right now to keep us all busyand worried. *'t*

Saw a cartoon the other day, that I liked. It showed a colored soldier who had removed the bayonet from his rife, and substituted an open ruzor. He wanted a weapon he was familiar with. -Remember the story of the World War colored soldier who fought a German hand to hand? The Germans missed with his bayonet and the darkey swung his razor. "Never touched me," the German said. "No?" said the dusky one. "Just wait till you shake you' haid.'