California Building Permits for October

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Vallejo ince we have riot been able to get enough lumber to stock our ycrd, we have been busy mcrking necesscry improvements ct our plcnt to insure our customers even better service when more lumber is qvcrilable.

Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39

An attendance of 65 enjoyed the regular dinner meeting of Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, held at the Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, November 18.

Al Paulson, the "Wizard Penman," entertained the crowd with his clever work. He was introduced by Program Chairman Jo H. Shepard.

President Tom Hogan presided, and created fun by his humorous method of assessing fines. He explained that these were slightly increased in line with prevailing inflation.

Everett Lewis, membership committee chairman, announced the club's paid-up membership of 129, the newest member, he said, being Herb Schaur, president of the San Francisco Lumbermen's Club.

Tom Jacobsen, club director, was chosen to make the presentation to Secretary Jas. B. Overcast of a $100 Savings Bond. in recognition of his invaluable services to the club. Jim, as is well known, served as president of Club No. 39 in 7939-4O, and he has served as secretary-treasurer since Carl Moore resigned in 1941, except while in the U. S. Army; rvhen his place rvas taken by G. W. Sechrist.

Manulcrcturing New Type oI Aluminum Overheqd Gcrcge Door

R. F. Kreisler, formerly sales manager of Fir-Tex of Southern California, Los Angeles, is now sales manager of National Airlite Door Company. Walter E. Smith is president of the ,company, which is manufacturing and marketing a new type of aluminum overhead garage door.

A feature of the Airlite double door is its adjustability to fit any opening from seven-feet high by fourteen feet to more than sixteen feet. The. single door fits any opening from seven-feet high to more than eight feet in width. Construcion of the Airlite door is under way at Hughes Aircraft Co., Culver City, and Pacific Coast offices of the company are 6331 Hollvrvood Boulevard, Hollywood.

Appointed California Regional Forester

Perry A. Thompson, veteran member of the Forest Service, IJ. S. Department of Agriculture, and chief of the Division of Fire Control since April 1942, has been named regional forester for Region 5 (California) by Lyle F. W'atts, chief of the service.

Mr. Thompson succeeds Stuart Bevier Sho.iv who last August became deputy director and chief silviculturist in the forestry products branch of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization after twenty years in charge of National Forests in California.

Building New Plcrnt

A new plant of The Mengel Company at Thibodaux, Louisiana, with a capacity of 500,00d feet of logs monthly, converted into veneer and lumber, is now under construction and will be in operation shortly after the first of the year.

In making this announcement, Irving Horine, in charge of manufacture and research of the Company's Plyl,r,ood Division'said the veneer produced at the Thibodaux plant will be shipped to Mengel's Baton Rouge plant where it will be manufactured into plywood. The lumber will be used largely in the manufacture of furniture at Mengel's Louisville plants.

Avcilqble For Lumber Positions

Several OPA Branch Employees are available for immediate employment according to W.S. Ingram, price executive, Lumber Branch, Office of Price Administration, Washington 25, D. C. These include men with experience in: Lumber production, pr@urement and sales, forestrlmanagement, accounting and statistical analysis.

Mr. Ingram says that anyone interested in employing people requiring these qualifications may write him and individual data will be supplied.

$200,000 Ocrklcrnd Fire

Fire destroyed the factory and warehouses of the Red E. Bilt.Manufacturing Company, 1947 Dennison Street, Oakland, November 12. The plant was manufacturing prefabricated sections for low-cost homes for veterans. The estimated damag€ was $200,000, and the fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. A. -J. Mazurette is manager of the company.