TO LEAVE
Jack Johnson came down from
Portland recently and moved his
family to that city to make theh
home. Mrs. Johnson had been
staying at the home of her parents
Mr. and -Mrs. Joe Zumpfe for
some time.
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LUMBER MARKET
SLOW
C. "Ed" Dempsey suffered wha^
utM PSEY SUFFERS
SLIGHT ATTACK
was termed a "slight" heart at- ' The sluggish lumber market
tack while on a trip near Madras, continues, but a downward trend
Ore. He was hospitalized for in prices seem s to be tem por
several days at Redmond, Ore arily at least, slowed with pos
but is expected to return home sible signs of leveling off, ac
this week sometime. The ex cording to Random Lengths, Eu
tent of his illness was not known gene weekly lumber market letVr
exactly.
Further price drops are likely
Dempsey, the local Dedge-Ply- however, unless the demand pace
mouth dealer, was on a long quickens sufficiently to absorb
weekend fishing trip with his production. A few scatterenm ill
wife, Helen when the illness
closures have been noted during
struck.
recent weeks, and owners report
they will not open until prices im
prove.
STEFANI TO GET OPERATION
SOON
Green fir mills report a low
and
limited flow of business with
THUR-FRI-SAT Aug. 8-9-10 .
Lloyds Barber shop will be
orders highly selective and p ric
I
closed for two weeks while Lloyd
C ary Cooper in
» is undergoing surgery at the Me ing highly competitive. E v e n
"SPRINGFIELD RIFLE" , Auley Hospital in Coos Bay. Ben studs, which held to firm priaes
recently, showed a weakening
also
Jones will be staying at the
Dana Andrews, Donna Reed , Stefani residence while Lloyd is trend as the marketable volume
increased last week.
in
,
away.
" THREE HOURS TO KILL"
At the moment, there is no seg
ment of the green lumber market
which holds to a strong market
C ALL
position. Only Utility grade dim-
epsinn in the narrow er widths
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continues to move with some sem
C O R NX R R A IU tO A D and W H A R F STRMXTB
blance of regularity.
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Mills offering mixed cars of
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green and kiln-dried lumber re
port sporadic buying and a gen
‘O vernight or Long D istance ■ C A L L CF
eral lack of buyer interest. Buy
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e rs are willing to pay mill prices
only for what they want, mostly
to fill inventory gaps.
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an extension phone • • •
Although sales of Pine have
slightly exceeded production for
the past several weeks, there is
a wide range of p rices. Shop
grades are the slowest movers,
but there is a substantial volumi
in selects and top grade commons
VERNON HANSC AM'S GIVEN
I
HOUSEWARMING
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hanscam
and family were completely s u r
prised Thursday evening when
about thirty m embers of the E ast
ern Stars gave them a house
warming party at their new home
above Harbor.
Gifts for their home of an up
holstered occasional chair and
floor lamp were presented them
by the group, who after an evening
of visiting served delicious re
freshm ents.
This is the second housewarm
ing the Hanscam's have had, the
first one being given by the em
ployees of Hanscams Center, and
at which time they were presented
a large m irro r for over, their
fireplace.
B IR T H D A Y
PARTY
A birthday party was held on
Rainbow Rock Beach July 31 for
Jerilyn Longacre. About 20 at
tended the party. Baseball and
party games were played on the
beach. Cake and ice cream wer«
served as refreshm ents at house
while Jerilyn opened the many
lovely g ifts.
MASONIt WORK
PROGRESSES
Before Saturday's rain started
nuch of the new Masonic Build
ing was roofed. More than a do;
en members , thanks to the help
of Blaine Gribble and his boys
got the main hall and the kitchen
"hot-mopped" on three layers of
tarpaper and had just begun on th«
front portion when rains stopped
all work.
During the week, work was s ta rt
ed on the seating platforms in the
main room and Charlie Bickner
came up with a unique design for
some. While awaiting electrical
and plumbing work necessary be
fore much more can be done in
side, the outer walls could be
weatherproofed. There is an u r
gent need of matt*rials.
As the work progresses much
more enthusiasm on the part of
the membership both men and wo
men has been noted and it appears
the building might be ready for
use this fall if interest increases.
One exception to the general
trend of the m arket is Western
Red Cedar which appear- to be
holding its own, and the Cedar
siding market is considered re a
sonably strong.
Plywood prices dropped to a
new $68 base for quarter-inchAD
stock last week.
Demand for sanded stock has
shown no improvement, and she
athing prices have taken anothei
drop.
V IS IT S
Mary Kaye Pearson returned
home recently from a six week
vacation in International Falls,
M i n n e s o t a , and Fort Francis
Ontario, Canada. While there
she visited relatives. She was
accompanied home by her grand
parents, Mr. and M rs. H. E.
Pearson, who spent two wee kt
visiting their son, Ronald P e a r
son and family.
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