Only One More Shopping Day Until Christmas SECTION TWO NLMfl PRESIDENT NOTES LUMBER OUTLOOK FOR ‘54 Falling Tree Causes Outage Waste Reduces Poultry Profit Inasmuch as poultry f?ed is one of the major cost items in the production of poultry products, it is imperative that the producer prevent all possible waste if the operation is to be efficient and profitable. Two of the most common feed losses com? from that consumed and spoiled by rats and from that spilled by over-filling feed carts, pails, and fe.d troughs, says Don Coin Walrod, county extension agent. It is estimated that 25 per cent of the feed may be wasted if ieed troughs are consistently filled too full. Birds bill it out in the litter and the producer seldom notices the loss. (Note. The article following en titled “Lumber Looks Ahead to ‘54’’ was written by James R. Bemis, president of the National Lumber Manufacturers associa tion. it outlines developments in lumber that can be expected in the coming year. NLMA repre sents producers of more than half the nation’s lumber or about 20 billion board feet a year.) Whether you plan to build a new house, panel a basement rec reation room, or simply put up Vegetables have been raised a few shelves, 1954 will be a year without soil, in chemically treat of better buys in lumber. LUMBER TO MEET NEED ed water. The do-it-yourself enthusiast, particularly, will get more at- William Tell was a legendary t.ntion from the lumber industry person. in the year ahead. For the ever- increasing number of home I handymen, the lumber industry will offer new ideas and services especially tailored to their needs. Lumber manufacturers are set. ting out to capture a great.r share of the home remodeling and home renovation market in order to offset an anticipated drop in new resid. ntial building from about 1.1 million starts in 1953 to slightly less than a million predicted for 1954. While home building prospects are down slightly, the sale of home handyman work patterns is booming and do-it-yourself ac tivity is on the upgrade across the country. TO MEET DEMAND Recent surveys indicate that in 1952 Americans spent more than three and one-half billion dollars for do-it-yourself supplies and tools. That’s an average of about $77 per household—$60 of which is reported to have been spent for lumber and other building materials. The lumber manutac- Three rats will consume as much feed as two laying hens, says Walrod. If fed that is stored in sacks is put on racks about 12 inches off the floor and about two feet away from the wall, cats and dogs such as rat terriers can be of help in con trolling the rats. Permanent poison stations that can bs kept supplied at all times with the new warfarin type baits are proving to be of great help. J : i • ■ j ‘ I J Unit Members Party At Fugate Home George A. Remnant Vesta M. King Mildred Tupper ROCK CREEK — The Keasey extension unit meet at the home of Lola Fugate for its Christmas ! party. While the rain fell and I lights failed, a number of hilari- | ous games were played. Those attending were Betty Brady, Rena Brady, Edith McFarland, Marie Christensen, Hilda Kea sey, Iola Dibbin, May Krieger, Vivian Counts, Necia D Witt, Ella Martan and Blanche DeWitt. I Donna Nightwine surprised her folks by her unexpected return from Kansas. No place like home for the Christmas holi days. Patti Bass Joyce Jones Bill Shafer Vernonia Branch 5 ^The Commercial Bank of Oregon*? * X©^ t/XS, X©. X©. X©, X©. X©. X©, X». * turers of the country realize what this market means in terms of present and potential sales and intend to see that its needs are satisfied with the best material and service they can provide. One step in this direction has been the pre-packaging of lum- ber. This means that the manu- factur.r cuts the boards to the various sizes most popular for do-it-yourself work and passes along to the consumer the sav- ings that result from better utili- zation of raw materials. More of this type selling can be exp.cted in the year ahead. MORE FOR THE DOLLAR Most of the nation's leading home builders concede that they will have to off.r prospective home buyers more value for their dollar during 1954. Greater use of wood to lend individuality and i distinction to new homes appears | to figure prominently in their ' thinking. Overall, the lumber market should remain relatively stable i during 1954. In total new con 1 struction activity—which absorbs about two-thirds of the lumber produced in this country—the outlook is for a dollar volume only about two per cent below 1953’s record figure of nearly 35 billion dollars. As significant as the overall construction picture are the op portunities which the lumber in dustry has to expand its markets in specialized fields of building and in repair-maintenance-altera tion activities. WOOD MORE POPULAR I Engineered timber construction, I which takes full advantage of th? functional nature of wood, has become increasingly popular since World War II for schools, ware houses, supermarkets, churches 1 and other one-story structures ' wh.re the accent is on economy, ! safety and utility. The school and ' commercial building booms pre- i dieted for 1954 offer lumbermen | a chance to step up the pace of j engineered timber construction. I Also important to the industry’s | future is a new ten-year million- dollar research program which the National Lumber Manufacturers Association is preparing to launch in an effort to d velop new and improved wood products. Meanwhile, the American lum ber industry has many problems to face in 1954. There are, for instance, high production costs which do not appear likely to decline, the challenge of other popular building materials, and competition from foreign lumber ROCK CREEK — The loggei manufacturers. I was detained in camp overnight INDUSTRY IN GOOD SHAPE recently while the track was re Basically, though, the industry paired where a large, rotti n tree is in good health. Lumber pro had fallen. Lights were off foi duction for 1953 is figur.d at over two hours also while the about 38.4 billion feet—a shade electric line was fixed. Plenty above the estimated output of | of water outside but rather hard 38.2 billion board feet in 1952. i on those depending on electric Lumber consumption, which in pumps. The mail could go no cludes exports and imports as farther than the Counts’ place well as changes in distributors' Snow has shut down the work stocks, is calculated at about 40.7 where Herb Counts has been billion board feet for 1953, com pared with an estimated 40.4 bil busy these past weeks. Now Ir is home again and hunting his lion board feet in 1952. In the light of what we know strayed cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Petty today and the best available evi dence as to future trends, it john, Mr. and Mrs. Verle D? seems reasonable to expect that Vaney and Bud Pettyjohn called lumber production and consump at th- Ben Westerberg home a The day was tion next year will closely ap short time ago. so nice that a trip through the proximate this year’s figures. There is a possibility that lum woods was made and Christmas ber production next year may be trees for the various families oh off five to ten p.r cent from 1953. tained. Mrs. George Martan had the But it will be difficult to make a positive estimate until general misfortun - to fall and sprain hei business conditons for the coming right wrist. year and uncertainties in th? lum ber picture are clarified by de velopments in the next few months. More certain than any forecast of the 1954 market is this fact— there will be plenty of lumber available to meet both civilian NEHALEM VALLEY < and defense requirements in the MOTOR FREIGHT ‘i year ahead and for all the fore I seeable future. aiHIHIHIHXHIHIHIHIHIHIHIK H X Essie Nance Beauty Shop 602 Miller’s Store X H KHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHZHS I & ri I J for the Holiday Season, and to wish you a Season of joy and con- PETE DOROTHY tentment. M erry C hristmas | And we are not without appre ciation when thinking of the splen did patronage that has lieen ours. INEZ Thank you for whatever part you § may have had in the progress of this firm. 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