BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT'S
OF SOUTHV.’ESTERN OREGON
Plywood Use Goes
able to w ithstand perm anent ex
poaure.
The bask* advantage of ply-
To answer the question: how wood fo r construction in gene-
farm ers, both large and s m a ll,je ra l apply d ire c tly to farm build
can construct more usable hog mgs That
the la rg e h./e o il
To Farms of Nation
th<. panels
p ,.r:fS
, a co n st: . J ic f tio
l | , n n
q ,. ^ed
fh t. In h e re n t s tre n g th
m bu».
m ore
than a
a dozen
dozen years
years of
of ex
ex- <reat|y
i
to
n v id i ity •. o
m
ore than
to th.
the rig
of f th<
th.
silos,
c h u icke
u
n t r u n brooders,
u . u u w .. , barns
has been fo rm u la te d by
Do You Know The Try Plywood For
W eight of Plywood Those 'B uilt-Ins'
w
*
A man w ith a skil-saw . , sa
square,
a plan and a lit t le am b itio n, is
able to realize a ll the b u ilt-in s he
ay need o r w a nt about his own
I io y you
know how
how m
much
,M)
° u know
uch a " m ‘-J
— A Weight Table
BROOKINGS, ORE.
panel
" f f p
od w
fo re
: ''" 1 o
P lyw
lyw o ood
w e
e ig
ig h
h s s b
te e -fo
i. J . h°m e
« *» ,< *« * " to y o u r fa v o rite
B t id a fr a m e w o rk o f a n y d i-
,um ber d« « l* r to pick up some o f ™ ns,on lu m b e r desired, w ith the
perim ental tests at colleges and structure, Jhc absence of cracks th«- m a te ria l (provided he has it ) 'l,x,rs fram ed to sizes desired,
* o r to P, and •'fronts, in clu d in g
state in stitu tio n s throughout th«• mpan, tig h te r construction F ’.n- to lin« yo u r garage, b u ild a boat,
nation.
«fly, the fact that plywood is real or make some fu r n itu r e o r a door*. '«-inch plyw ood w o rks out
new home?
best. T his same m a te ria l m ay be
The fir plywood industry, by wood appeals to a ll types ol farm-
Here is the answer.
used fo r the adju sta ble shelving
and through its trade association era because many of th.-m do
Q u a rte r-in ch
plywood,
th a t’s ' *ns*,('d the b u ilt-in s.
Douglas H r Plyw ood Association th e ir own budding between k«-a-
h lo u r bins, o r some receptacle
at Tacoma, ln lta te d a co-operatve sons and they are all fa m ilia r ’ ^ e Ibie kn. ss u su a lly used fo r
sealing the a ttic , m a k in g a play- fo r sugar, salt, etc., m ay be con­
program w ith state colleges and w ith wood
universities to determ ine through
I n addition, certain plywood room in th i‘ basement, and a stru
s ,,u cte
< ,' d in a lik e m anner, using
MZ'tllnl
irili rn/’lln n and
nn/1 iiaa
..f farm k buildings
...U
u - ... specific
. . prop I thousand
hoi I kH nft other nil
rlwitnu li,/,;.,k.
purposes,
weighs P ywood fo r the bin because of
actual /v
construction
use of
have
its strength. T he cost is so low
plywood structures, —
best constrnc I erties of prim
e importance
•••««
in ip /i » a u ir. For
r mi , 790 p o u n d i per each 1000 sq u a re
one considers the results.
tion practlies to
sold by when
tta in tigh ter, example, chicken ranchers have ^eet Most - plywood is - ------
----------------
hie buildings found tha t frequent m oving of fou r-b y-eight panels o r in sheets
- square
..............
A b o u t 200 projects, ranging ’ he brooder h is< s decreases dis ........ ^2
feet. Accordingly lM,unds b»r ‘‘ach fo u r-b y-e ig h t foot
a
b __ _i__
• c h ■ th
. . ic
. . k w ill I tiunnl
this
size _
pnnel, i • ‘4 / -in
panP*
from farm house rem odeling to ease among aucr. ssive broods
Here is a tab le of w eights of
silos and pre-fabrics ted hog Itous- ( Plywood buildings a r e light. w ,‘*kbs 25 pounds.
es have peen in itia te d and are easy to move, bur w ill not tie dam-
The same size panel of t h r o ­ d iffe re n t thicknesses of Douglas
being scrutinized fo r performance nged due to w ra cking The tight inc^ thickness weighs 36 pounds, f ir plyw oo d: ( a ll w eights are | s t
in fo rm atio n.
smooth w alls and floors, free fro m and *4-inch plyw ood weighs 48 1000 square fe e t):
*4 -inch
790
"
-------------------- ----------
These research projects have cracks, are easy to clean.
5'16 -in ch
950 lbs.
Plywood o f the e xte rio r o r out- to a fford pleasant, new in te rio rs
been o f durable im portance in
% -inch
lbs.
readying Or plywood fo r wide­ door type, has proved excellent „ f lasting beauty
7
16-inch
lbs.
spread use on the fa rm as a baaa fo r the lin in g o l n u lk houses. The
A lis t of plana both fo r new
Mi-inch
1525 lbs.
b u ild in g m a te ria l. F irs t, bu ild in g smooth w a lls can be easily p a in t- farm ttru.-W res and fo r rem odel­
9 / 16-inch ..............
m ay be obTamed
1675 lbs.
of tha s tru c tu re affords farm ers ed to gam surfaces th a t are both ing o*
% -inch
1825
the o p p o rtu n ity of seeing the test M r tta r y and glistening In appear- from the if t u g la s p j r P |yw(MXJ
ll/1 6 - in c h ....
9000 lbs.
units in actual use and makes ance F u rth e r, the pu ncture-proof Association, Tacom a B u ild in g Ta
\ -inch
.......
2225 lbs.
possible accum ulation of p e rfo rm ­
13/16-inch
2375 lbs.
ance data. Second discussions and
Th«. lin in g
u
’ aining them m ay be procured
% -inch
lbs.
description of the plywood farm
i L
W ' h ,0 0 n ‘
Or,-Bon f " rm<,' s '™ ">
1-inch
buildings in the a g ric u ltu ra l co l­ s fiu itio n o f barns is sim plified state College.
1 *4-inch
lege b u lle tin s are fr u it f u l because w ith plywood. F urthe rm o re, the --------------- —____________________
lbs
o f the established reader confi­ building, when properly construct­
dence in such publications
ed, w ill i»e perm anent, and the
Use o f plywood, fo date, fo r c a ttle or stock cannot damage
fa rm b u ild in g has by no means the panels that are pound fo r
been lim ite d to construction of jmund strong er than steel.
e x p e rim e n ta l structure s Ind ivid
N ot * • to be
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' overlooked a are
r e a abil
nn­
ual farm ers, no m a tte r w h e th e r .tie . of plywood in the rem odeling
10 acres, adjacent to Chetco River Bridge, overlook-
they have a tin y ranch to supple-1 o f fa rm or ranch houses The m a t-
mg
river and (Kean. Fronts on Highway 101 with
tne nt th e ir re g u la r Income from tc rla l is standurd fo r m aking of
1500
feet river frontage. Ideal site for sub-division,
an o th e r source, o r extensive land cabinets, closets, and b u ilt-in con­
holdings, have discovered the ad­ veniences. Plyw ood over an old,
rtsort or industrial. FFr/Ze or see
vantages o f building w ith p ly ­ worn floor makes a smooth, flrn i
wood. F o r a ll outdoor uses, of base for linoleum arid i) H. p a n . l s
F. A. H A R T , I iarbor, Oregon
course, the farm ers use the out- cover old, cracked w a lls easily, J
RIVER FRONTAGE FOR SALEH
W ill Have Finest Tourist M otor Lodge!
wn in the picture is the initial group of hive 1 double rental
units (2 bedrooms and bath) of the
THE NEW BEAVER STATE LODGE
planned for the immediate future is an added group of eight single
units (in x im and bath) which will be reserved for commercial men
A ll of the Heater States Cabins will be of the De Lux type; embody-
ing t u most advanced construction features and interior appoint­
ments All cabins will, of course, have private garages.
When finally completed the Beaver State Lodge will consist of
32 rental units (24 tourist and 8 commercial, and a central ad­
ministration building.
August DePhillips, owner and present manager, was motivated
entirely by the present and future development of this area;
lu ni e Ins planned intention of making the Heaver State Lodge
one of the finest, if not the finest, tourist accommodations in
the entire length of the Coast Highway.
Southwestern Oregon
■
Takes Another
Step Toward
Industrial
Importance!
A
l tew of dust collectors and
pipe at Hrookjngs Plywood
Corporation Plant.
B rookings P lywood C orporation has given
tremendous impetus toward the industrial
A
growth of this area. We of American Sheet
Metal Works are happy to have contributed
to this development with the installation in
this plywood plant of our complete blower
systems, which take the dust from the sanding,
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Old-Time Values Are Same!
1<> any R1.i3n.1n. I k ii here, ,.r somewhere
around the world, old time values remain the
s?nic honesty, courtesy, friendliness, fellow
ship - i t matters not winch.
Club 6 6 2 3 Meets Tuesdays!
Chartered May 14, 1947, Brookings Rotary
club meets Tuesday noons at Chetco Inn, for
an hour of fellowship and understanding. It
« a joy to the club to have visitors, to have any
guests members may bring Visiting Rotarians
are always greeted royally.
Community W elfare Comes First
Welfare of this community, of the youth, of
die schools, and anything which means much
to the welfare of the citizens. One cannot I k
happy and another sad, and prosper.
trimming and patching departments and con­
vey it to the boiler room.
S ot 1 hwestfrn O reixtn has
possibilities
great industrial
destined, we believe, f o r rapid
realization 111 the near future.
Service Above Self Alw ays!
Founded on service above self, one will al-
"avs find Rotarians ethical, willing to extend
Pietnselves to make the lives of others fuller,
ncher. and more joyous. If Rotary could enter
Russia, threat of war would vanish like fog
in the sun. Rotary blends personalities.
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AM ERICAN
ft SHEET METAL W O R K S , Inc.
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