Thanks, Ron. It all helps in the puzzle.
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From: Ron May <[log in to unmask]>
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> In a message dated 8/25/2006 11:43:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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> Thanks, Ron. Do you have a source?
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> 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.