Thanks, Ron.  It all helps in the puzzle.

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From: Ron May <[log in to unmask]> 

> 
> In a message dated 8/25/2006 11:43:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
> [log in to unmask] writes: 
> 
> Thanks, Ron. Do you have a source? 
> 
> 
> 
> Not the kind of source you are seeking. I had access to U.S. Army 
> Quartermaster Corps records from U.S. Army Fort Rosecrans. Those included status 
> reports on the condition and repair of buildings on the base. Among those 
> records 
> were memos from the carpenter's shop and complaints about the "white" wood 
> being included among the older higher grade wood. They really complained in 
> 1945 
> about the "finish cut" wood that had smaller dimensions. I no longer have 
> those records, as they went to Navy Region Southwest during the closure of local 
> environmental offices in 1999. 
> 
> Ron May 
> Legacy 106, Inc.