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From The Moment Seedling is Born,
Fate of A Home Is Determined
While many people may not
be aware of it, the initial re
sponsibility for the safety,
health and financial security at
home of 50 million U.S. fam
ilies rests with lumber manu
facturers. Tree Farming plays
a surprisingly important role.
What happens in the forest
and mill is reflected in virtual
ly every facet of home exist
ence. It has a great deal to do
■with the ability of a home to
•withstand a hurricane. It af
fects the comfort of the floors,
the appearance of walls and
roof, maintenance and service
costs, air conditioning and heat
ing bills. From almost the mo
ment a seedling is born, the
fate of some home is very
likely being determined.
Such phenomena are under
scored by U. S. Bureau of La
bor Statistics showing that 83
percent of the nation’s homes
have structures of lumber.
While the wood framework is
usually hidden from view in
the completed dwelling, this
should not obscure its impor
tance.
The safety of a home in vio
lent storms depends on the
strength and nail holding pow
er of the lumber that ties its
parts together. So does the per
manence of the surfacing ma
terials — the weathertightness
of the building. When floors,
■walls and roof hold their in
tegrity—when service costs
are low and repair bills seldom
incurred — the owner can be
sure his abode was tightly and
securely framed with good
quality lumber.
This is not intended to im
ply that the builder and other
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jmate ria Is are unimportant.
Quite the contrary is true. But
without quality lumber for the
“bone structure” or “heart” of
the house, the best craftsman
ship and finest finish can hard
ly be effective.
According to the Southern
Pine Association, responsibili
ties of lumber manufacturers
to U. S. home owners begin in
the forests. Since the growth
of Southern Pine sawtimber
i exceeds that of other struc
j tural species combined, let’s
i see what the producers are do
| ing to protect the home owner,
i In the fledgling stand, prime
young tree specimens are ear
marked for eventual “sawtim
ber” stature and lumber pro
duction. Periodic thinnings are
performed to give them room
to grow straight and strong
with healthy exposure to sun
shine and rain. Constant sur
veillance is maintained against
fire, insects and disease, and
branches may be “pruned” at
certain growth stages to re
strict the incidence of growth
characteristics.
Teams of professional for
esters — some with college
master’s degrees—oversee such
functions for many modern
lumber companies. And since
the Southern Pine industry
does not grow all the timber its
operations require, wide as
sistance is extended to farm
ers and other small woodlot
owners. So obviously, the Tree
Farms Movement is just as im
portant to home construction,
as to forest conservati on.
Thirty-five million —67 percent
—of the nation’s total Tree
Farm acres are located in the
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refreshments . . . and I hope
Santa will provide a few small
gifts also. At any rate it will
be a sacred occasion for the
Fidelis Matrons Class and the
Sr. Mens Class. I hope every
member of both classes can be
there. Some of the men might
(since they do work) get by at
least to say “Merry Christmas.”
God has been so wonder
ful to give us this Stroke Clin
ic .. . and He is going to make
so many of us grow in strength
and spiritually also. We are
proud of our doctors and nurses
who will join with us if they
can, and of our Hospital Ad
ministrator who is right in the
middle of it ... in fact I think
she suggested it, I know she
did to us . . . so she deserves
most of the credit . . or all of
it for us having a party . . . for
had we not accepted that invi
tation to have it, she would
have seen to it that they had
it anyway. Surely nobody will
mind what day it is on . . . the
16th . . . even tho some of us
will have to miss parties of an
other nature ... a big tea in
Atlanta where we were to be
somewhat of honor guests too
as Ex-National Officers of the
U.D.C. etc . . but this is the
greatest privilege I think we
ever had. Right here at home
12 Southern states.
Quality controls at the mill
are equally vital. The Federal
Government’s Forest Products
Laboratory—the nation’s No. 1
authority on wood properties
—advises that all lumber for
home building should be “pre
shrunk” by proper seasoning
to assure uniform sizes, per
manent joint strength and nail
holding power. The Southern
Pine industry provides this key
control through helf imposed
grading standards which make
proper seasoning mandatory
for its framing lumber. This
species, in its natural state, is
the strongest of structural
woods with highest nail hold
ing power. Tests have proven
that “pre-shrinking” —as re
quired — increases bending
strength by 75 percent; verti
cal strength by 106 percent.
The nation is building homes
at the rate of a million a year
and some economists predict
the tempo may rise to 2 mil
lion a year before many years.
So, the availability of future
lumber supplies is a matter of
utmost importance to the con
struction industry. Thanks to
good forest management, every
three feet of Southern Pine
sawtimber used in production
or else lost to fire, insects or
disease, is simultaneous re
placed by four feet of forest
growth. This means that tim
ber supply is steadily increas
ing by a 4 to 3 ratio even while
the species provides major
share of the nation’s structural
lumber.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Empty Stocking..
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Continued From Page 1
Gilbert Gober, Guy Jones Leo
Mallard, Hugh Harris, Bill!
Cook, Whit Richardson, Fred'
Ketchem. Ira Dickerson.
Monday, December 12th, D.
M. Johnson, Chmn., Don Bal
lard, Charles Harwell, Dan
Clower, Hugh Aiken, Jack Mor
gan.
Tuesday, December 13th,
Herbert Vining, Chmn., Bud
Dennison, Irving Dietz, Maurice
Griffin, Robert Hodges, James
Rogers.
Wednesday, December 14th,
Dick BelJaires, Chmn., Herbert ■
Katz, Hugh King, C. G. Hen
derson, Hugh Steele, Walter,
MeGahee.
Thursday. December 15th, |
Howard Milligan, Chmn., Mon- |
cey Pratt, James Purcell, Reg I
Robinson, Jim Knight, Johnny
Hackney. Henry Dillard, Jack!
McGiboney.
Friday, December 16th, Wil
liam Crawford, Chmn., Bill
Hoffman, Aubra Sherwood, E.
M. McCart, Tom White.
Saturday, December 17th,
Alvin Rape, Chmn., Otis Soil
lers, Emmett Nichols, Jim Mc-
Kay, E. G. Lassiter, Henry Dil
lard.
Applications. Betty MeGahee,■
Chmn., Polly Richardson.
Screening Committee, Her-
for a nice party . . . Three
others had planned things but
they will not miss us when we
are here.
How do you like this weather
we are having ... we are wish
ing for rain . . but I hope it
comes before or after the Iflth
. . . I hope that day will bring j
as much warmth and SUN- i
SHINE ... on the outside as '
it is bringing us all the week .
on the inside. Yes, siree . . We
want everybody there . . . in |
these two classes . . . the Hon
or guests, clinic patients I
know will be there. It will be
a glorious day when we can
celebrate sacredly, the anni
versary of the birth of our
Saviour. We hope every Doc
tor and Nurse in the county
can drop by for at least a mo
ment to speak to these guests
of honor ... as well as the
pastors in our county.
I’ve forgotten all about gifts
for family and friends . . . you
may not even get a Christmas
card from us . . . unless we
get a little time . . but you can ■
know we are wishing you the
most sacred Christmas you
ever had anyway.
I’m so thrilled over this that
I can’t think of anything else
to say! So help me! I do know
that this is the most wonder
ful Christmas gift we ever had.
We’ve been driving the room
mate around and around for
little rides each day . . . and
you know Covington is grow
ing so I just wonder who built
all those homes in the past
three months we have been
out of circulation! We had not
been out on Industrial Blvd.,
either . . . and our hearts |
thrilled at the new buildings :
going up out there , . . the new
grounds for the State Boy
Scout Camp ... a few more
streets in our city cubrde . .
streets in our city curbed . .
and planted with trees . . .
And back to church after
three months . . and we find
new faces . . new people who
have moved to town. Yes, siree!
Don’t you forget this is the
prettiest place in the Piedmont
section of Georgia . . . Just far
enough out of Atlanta to get
away from their smoke in the
winter . . the noise, and the i
heat of the summer . . only !
about 45 minutes out with a
brand new six lane highway '
which will be opened to the i
public about February they ।
say . . everybody’s traveling it j
most of way to Atlanta now
. . which cuts the miles off,
saves time, and the safety mea
sures are priceless!
Tain’t rained yet! Can’t dig
my garden . . therefore can’t ;
plant anything to bloom for .
Horticulture in the Garden !
Club . . I’ll just be praying :
some of those bulbs are not too I
crowded to produce a few
blossoms this year . . . but I
doubt it . . .
And it’s bird season! How '
do we know . . . well,’ I’m sor- |
ry the room mate got so sick |
. . . but we've had the most
wonderful message from the
Newspaper people of the State .
who have been so wonderful to I
us during these weeks and i
months ... we did not Thank 1
you in our column and we hope ;
to send Thank you notes some
day . . but your messages, let
ters and many other kindness
es meant much . . . 'cause you
all know how we feel about the j
4th Estate . . . Now here this I
broom is again . . this time i
will Bells on . . Christmas ones |
at that . . I'll get that broom
on the job . . . right now . , .
“SWEEPIN' UP”.
bert Vining, Chmn., Bill Cook,
C. G. Henderson, Guy Jones,
Jim Knight, Hugh Aiken, Dan
Clower, Hugh Steele, Tom
White, E. G. Lassiter, Jack Mor
gan.
Schools, Whit Richardson.
Purchasing, Howard Brooks.
Chmn., Irving Dietz, Hugh
King, E. G. Lassiter, Howard
Milligan, Reg Robinson.
Pickup Committee, Alvin
Rape, Chmn., E. M. McCart.
Packaging, Moncey Pratt.
Chmn., Charles Harwell, Whit
Richardson, Jim McKay, Reg
Robinson. Zig Callaway, Ira
Dickerson, John Thompson, Don
Ballard.
Delivery, Otis Spillers,
Chmn., Dan Clower, Guy Jones,
E. M. McCart, Jim Knight, Ro
bert Hodges.
Emergency Request, Jim Pur
cell, Chmn., D. M. Johnson,
Fred Ketchem.
Treasurer, C. G. Henderson.
JURORS
Continued From Page 1
Chesnut. Oscar Spears.
Doyle Bailey. L. Ed Stone,
L. R. Hill, R. Starks Ellington,
L. C. Gibson, G. M. Williams,
Jim McGiboney. R. O. Arnold,
E. M. Pioer Jr., Lucious L. Har
well. Albert R. Dial. W. D.
Corry, H. Glenn Chanman.
Guy V. Evans, George C.
Jolley, W. L. Almand, Ira G.
Williams, W. Russell Braden,
J. B. Thrash. C. E Trainer. E.
E. Callaway Jr., E. J. Capes.
Jack S. Christian, Eugene
F’liott, William C. Crowe!), G.
Edwin Aiken, Leon Cohen.
Rufus W Chancev. Clarence
McCart. M ss Clara Mae Hays,
A. W. Buck.
GRAND JURY. JANUARY
TERM 1961 NEWTON SUPER
IOR COURT:
Robert Stanton, Jr., G. D.
Lancaster, E. H. Ellington, A.
B. Dennis, James Ellis, R. L.
House. Jesse H. Ellington, Hol
land Tuck, I. T, Wiley, Jack
Cooper, A. S. Ellington, V. G.
Downs.
Frank H. Williams, Fred B.
Hays, M. B. Shaw, Charles
Mask. W. T. McGuire, C. T.
Young, J. E. Mann, D. B. Bo-
Cowan Lumber Co.
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4'xß'-5/8" C. D. $140.00 M Sq. Ft.
Sheetrock
3/8" 4'xß'-9' 10'12' ... $45 00 M Sq. Ft.
’/a" 4'xß'-12' $55.00 M Sq. Ft.
Pre- hung Door Units
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2' o"x6' 8"-Mahogany $14.75
2'6"x6'B" - Mahogany $14.75
2' o"x6' 8" - Louvered $18.50
Window Units White Pine
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2' 4"x4' 6" - 4 Horz. Lts. __. $13.30 ea.
2' B"x3'2" - 4 Horz. Lts $12.25 ea.
2' B"x4'6" - 4 Horz. Lts $13.90 ea.
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No. 514 House Paint, Gloss
White, Mildew Resis. $3.98 gal.
Flat Rubber Base Paint $3.05 gal. I
Floor & Deck Enamel $4.05 gal.
Barn & Roof Paint $3.00 gal.
Floor & Trim Varnish $2.80 gal. ।
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Safety Os A Home Is Matter
Os Inches And Fractions
As the saying goes, “safety i
can be a matter of inches and (
fractions.” Nowhere is this i
more evident than in the case I
of the home owner. His physical j
and financial security hinge on t
a series of short measurements, 1
some precise to the fraction of
an inch. (
The difference a few inches f
can make is revealed in vital
statistics of home building as ।
reported by the Southern Pine (
Association. j
For example: j
Recent hurricane experience ,
has proven that the weight of (
the house may not be sufficient j
to hold it firmly on its founda- j
tion in winds of extremely high ;
velocity. What’s needed are a
few inches of solid anchorage. ,
This is done by tying the wood
structure to the foundation with ,
1/2 inch bolts embedded from ;
15 to 24 inches in masonry or
six inches in concrete.
In the case of the foundation
itself, inches are important. It
should rest on concrete footings
extending from 4 to 6 inches
beyond both sides of the wall
and should be at least 8 inches
deep.
Nowhere do inches and frac
tions require more careful at
tention than for the framing
lumber which supports the
floors, the walls and the roof.
Taking into account the
strength properties of wood and
the various strains to which the
structure is subjected, wood '
technologists have estimated '
that 1 and 5/8 inch thicknesses
of good quality lumber are
appropriate for such parts.
However, the measurement
should not be less, and it’s all
hannon. Robert Yancey. C. H.
Berry, Sr.. Charlie Robertson,
Clyde B. Davis.
C. Lanier Hardman. Calvin,
Smith, W. Dewey Mann, James
Bryant Steele, M. M. Ailums,
J. B. Haymore, W. W. Haral
son. Berto H. Skinner, Joseph
J A. Hea^d, Cecil T. Allgood, C.
1 H. Berry, Jr.
important to have uniformity
of width as well as thickness in
identical members. There’s no
better example than the floor
joists — the most vital struc
tural members in the entire
house.
Floor joists are placed on
edge under the building, whose
entire weight is distributed over
their top edges. Safe support of
the house, its occupants and
contents, depends on a full
thickness for each joist. Stabil
ity and uniformity of joist
width are equally essential for
even distribution of the house
load and permanent smooth
ness of the sub-flooring and
finish floor.
Lumber for floor joists and
other framing members should
be pre-shrunk by proper sea
soning. Grading standards for
So> them Pine require full
sizes stabilized and made uni
form by the “pre-shrinking”
process.
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Oak Flooring
No. 1 Comm. (Red or
White) $170.00 M Bmft
No. 2 Comm. (Red or
White) $115.00 M Bmft
Bxl6 Alum. Eave Vents 60c ea.
Bxl6 Alum. Foundation Vents,
with Shutter sl.lO ea.
Bxl6 Alum. Foundation Vents,
with Screen Only 75 c ea
Certain-teed Roofing
215-Lb. T. B. Shingles, All
Colors and White $6.20 Sq.
15-Lb. or 30-Lb. Felt $2.00 Roli
SO-Lb. Roll Roofing, all
CoSor s $3.25 Roll
Roll Brick Siding, Buff
and Red .... $4.00 Ro||
Ornamental Columns
Flat Columns, 8-Ft. $5.00 ea.
Corner Columns, 8-Ft. $9 50 ea.
Flat Columns, 9-Ft. $6.00 ea.
Corner Columns, 9-Ft. $10.50 ea.
Picture Window
2'o"x4'o"x4'-6" - 4 Horz. Lts $51.00
Thursday, Docember 8, 1960
There are still other instan
ces where inches — or a frac
tion of an inch — are impor
tant. Structural elements sup
porting the floor, walls and
roof are most effectively
strengthened by layers of lum
ber 25/32 inch thick, known
as “sub - flooring” or “sheath
ing.” Not only does this tie the
house together, but it also helps
insulate the rooms and provides
a convenient nailing base for
finish flooring, exterior siding
and roofing materials.
With diagonal sheathing cov
ering the wall framing and
overlapping the floor and the
wall structures by a few inches
i so that it can be nailed to floor
sills and roof plates, tire three
main elements of the house are
closely integrated and fortified
against violent storms as well
as ordinary strains.
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