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Compliment To Lumber Industry's

Poet Lcurecrte

The dedication of a Redwood tree to the lumber industry's poet laureate, A. Merriam Conner, took place in the amphitheater at Woodminster Park (Joaquin Miller Heights), Oakland, on Sunday afternoon, September 26.

Professor Woodbridge Metcalf, Associate Forester, IJniversity of California, was the speaker, representing HooHoo Club No. 39, Oakland, and the lumber industry'

Lumber FinnsGet Delivery oI Lilt Trucks

Ross Lift Trucks were recently delivered to the following firms in California: Christenson Lumber Co., San Francisco; Western Hardwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Penberthy Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Barr Lumber Co., Santa Ana; American Hardwood Co., Los Angeles (2) ; Loop Lumber Co., San Francisco; Stockton Box Co., Stockton; Stockton Box Co., Toyon; Associated Lumber & Box Co., Dorris; Associated Lumber & Box Co., Toyon; E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles.

Douglcrs Fir Doors

Maximum prices of Douglas fir doors are increased 8.9 per cent at the producer level by the OPA. Jobber and retailer sales are removed from the GMPR coverage and put under the revised regulation. Jobbers and retailers are allowed to pass on higher prices to consumers (Amendment 2 to Revised Price Schedule 44), effective October ?

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Screen Doors and Frcorres, Storm Doors and SGtr

To end duplicate coverage, screen doors and wooden frame screens are removed by OPA from list of commodities subject to Maximum Price Regulation 142. They now are subject to revised Maximum Price Regulation D3 or Maximum Price Regulation 381. Present retail ceilings for these products remain unchanged (Amendment 5 to Maximum Price Regulation 142, effect\ve September D.

Also to end duplicate coverage storm doors and storm sash are removed from coverage of Maximum Price'Regulation 210. They now are subject to revised Maximum Price Regulation D3 hich covers wholesale and retail prices as well as producers' ceilings. Likewise retail ceilings remain unchanged (Amendment 13 to Maximum Price Regulation 210), effective September D.

Housing Authority

Ratings and symbols assigned by Regulation 5A, maintenance, repair and operating supplies regulation, for governmental agencies and institutions, may be used by local authorities as a result of a WPB revocation (Revocation of Direction 1 to CMP Regulation 5A), issued September 30.

Mcrde Fly:ng Instructor

LeRoy Stanton, Jr., recently passed all tests and has been made a flying instructor at Sequoia Field, California. Prior to going into the Army Air Corps, he was assistant general manager of E. J. Stanton & Son at Los Angeles.

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New Book on Plywood;

"Plywoods-Their Development, Manufacture and Application" by Andrew Dick Wood and Thomas Gray Linn, is a new book published by the Cheniical Publishing Co., Inc., 234 King Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

The preface is by Lawrence Ottinger, president of the United States Plywood Corporation. The entire process ot manufacturing, from the tree in the forest to the various types of finished commercial plywoods is given, and many interesting applications of the use of plywoods in furniture, housing, ship-building, airplane construction, and other fields are gone into in great detail. The book is profusely illustrated with original photographs showing the many varieties of plywood and their most useful applications.

The extensive glossary is by H. M. Wigg of the United States Plywood Corporation, and familiarizes the reader with the technical terms used in the plywood industry. Architects, builders, construction engineers in all fields, executives, students and others who have or expect to have contact with this increasingly useful material, will find this a practical book. It sells for $4.00 per copy.

Fire Destroys Lumber Plcnt

Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the plant of thr: North Hollywood Lumber Co., North Hollywood, on October 3. The loss was estimated as $50.000.

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This issue carried a personal write-up of M. A. Harris of San Francisco, president and general manager of the Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co.

The sash and door dedlers of Southern California had big get-together party at Big Bear.

A picture showed the unique advertising coupe used by the sales department of the Barr Lumber Company of Santa Ana.A miniature two-story colonial house, exact in all details, was built on the body of the machine. The company's name appeared on all sides of the car.

Sterling Lumber Company at Morgan Hill purchased a tract of land adjoining their yard on which they built an additional shed and mill building.

Clint Laughlin was chairman at the Los Angeles HooHoo Club meeting on October 4. August Vollmer, Los Angeles police chief, was the speaker.

"Miss Brey-Building teresting article by Jack

Merchant Extraordinary," an inDionne. was in this number.

The Diamond Match Company purchased the Oroville Lumber Company yard at Oroville.

Alcrskc Timber

Nearly 7 million board feet of Alaska timber has so far been delivered to mills in the Puget Sound area under the Alaska spruce log project to help meet war demands for airplane lumber, the Agriculture Dgpartment reports. The Forest Service, in charge cif the project, expects that deliveries will soon reach a rate of about 5 million feet a month.

Los Angeles Building Permits

Building permits issued in Los Angeles during September totaled 1,987, showing increases over the August total of. 1,799, and the 1,904 issued in September, 1942.

The $3,024,991 valuation for September's permits,, however, is under that of August, which totaled $3,192,914, and September a year ago, which totaled $4,063,190.

Port Orford Cedar

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