NEWS BR[EFS

Pied,mont Lurnber and' Mill's new re' tail yard in Camp Stoneman is nearing completion their main yard is in Walnut Creek, Calif.; their other yards are in Oakland and Benicia . . Lalteport Lumber & Supply finally got the supervisors to OK their new yard in Lakeview Terraces, Calif.

The Handyman chain opened their 13th retail outlet last month in Concord, Calif.; their l4th, in Dublin, Calif., is to open this May. work is well along on Lumber City's filth yard, in Ventura, Calif., set to open in early summer

Mt Scott Retail Yard, Sutherlin, Ore., has added a 70x20 storage shed as well as blacktopping the yard Santa Cruz Lumber's new 14,000 sq. ft. retail operation in Calid.'s historic Monterey area has had a good, reception since its January opening.

American Forcst Producrs set sales and iarnings record.s in 1969 , Kaiser Cernent & Cypsum, set a sales record with increased earnings ,. Potlatch Forestso sales were tp a leeble 6/6, net earnings droppeil 9% ...

A new method ol growing harilwoods in containers may produce hardier, faster growing trees, according to Univ. of Michigan scientists automaled controls that promise to double the capacity of conventional kilns by slashing drying time are und,er cxperimentation at the U.S. Forest Products lab in Wisc.

Sen. Murk Hatfi.eld, (R-Ore.) has requested the Interior Dept. to study Oregon's Cascade region to find a suitable zational park area Siena CIub hns sueil to stop building of a planned U. S. Plywood pulp plant near tuneau, Alaska , .

National Enuironment Corp. has agreed to buy Kuzman Forest Prod,ucts for an undisclosed amount of stock; Kuzman will become a subsidiary of Natec's Ram. Supply, a bldg. mtls. wholesaler U.S. Forest Products lab has acquired the celebrated YaIe Uniu. wood aollection: 55.000 specimens representing more than 14,000 species of trees.

Banh ol America's chief economist sees a limiled housing comeback in Calif., by mid-summer Johns Manville sees tight rloney restricting construction nationwide at least thru 70's first half , Owens-Corning sees an upturn in housing starts in the last half of '7O as does The President's Council of Economic Advisers.

Bbch Lumber's southwest div. has moved to a new location in Albuquerqwe, N. M., on Girard N.E....Parr Lumber, Lake Oswego, Ore., is still trying to get the county supervisors to OK a new yard at Wanlters Corners -

Federal Trad.e Cornmrssrbn is holdine hearings to set up standards {or the deionatiue wall paneling industry; emphasis is on identification of wood and its im'itators concrete was the chnice of more than hal{ of the semi-finalist in HUD's Operation Breakthrough proposals for housing prototypes; wood u)as second choice at 25/o ...

Georgia-Pacific's distribution div. has realigned and reorganized the home office staff in Portland . C&T Enterprises, Orange, Calif." recently acqu,ir'ed. Marbre Marble Co. and G-E Wood Products, Covina, Calif.

WWPA's semiq,nnuaL meeting this fall will be in Scottsdale, Ariz.i Portland has always been the traditional spot; in '71 the meeting will be in Denver, in'72, in Seattle . , Moore Oregon and l/arian Associ.ates have gifted the Univ. of Calif. forest products lab with a $66,000 lumber dryer

Western hornes completed in 1968 were IO/o above the national average in total sq. footage with a median 1955 sq. lt . lumber production in Dec. was up 5.1/o lrom Noa., but down 3.1/o' lrom the previous Dec. , . Minwax has a new mfg. plant in Sparks, Nev

A giant blaze at Aztec Brick & Stone, Monrovia, Calif., Feb. 2I, was fueled by a hall a.cre of stacked lumber Textone Inc. and Pacilic Timber Co., both of Los Angeles, have cancelled their merger talks

Boise Cascade's Union Lumber region has cl.osed their San Francisco office, all western action will now stem from Portland, most of the sales stafi has transferred up there ... B. W. Randall Lumber Co., specialist irt c:ontractor sales, has moved to larger quarters on East Firestone in Downey, Calif ...

The Arthur A. Pozzi Co. spur i n Orange, Calif., is called Marlboro, so natch, the)r all call it Marlboro Country . Kaiser Cem,ent & Cyp.is spending $l million to expand their cement distribution facilities at Anchorage and Fairbanks.

Morgan Cuaranty Trust in N.Y. says half of all households in the U.S. will earn more than #10,000 per year by the end of '70; they also foresee a totally syntheti.c home being developed in this decade as well as the second home becoming commonplace. the Medlord Corp., Medford, Ore., has proposed a 2-lor-I stock split; stockholders will vote on it at their April meetins

The National Home Improvement Council was created for the sole purpose of expanding the remodeling market. As the representative of all segments of the industry-builders, dealers, contractors, manufacturers and associations-it encourages home owners to enjoy better living through home improvement.

N.H.LC. meets with FHA, congressional committees and industry leaders on your behalf to recommend programs to stimulate home improvement.

It holds management clinics for local businessmen to help them create successful home improvement promotions.

. It publishes remodeling training manuals, reports industry trends with a newsletter and has distributed thousands of training courses to remodelers by mail.

. Through a comprehensive public relations program, it reaches national magazines and countless newspapers with feature stories on the advantages of remodeling.

It distributes booklets by individual industries directed at increasing the total home improvement market.

In cooperation with you, N.H.I.C. can set up a program to stimulate home improvement in your area. N.H.I.C. will provide full details on such promotions as a home improvement school, special newspaper sections, a Home Improvement Time and many other promotions. By displaying the National Home Improvement Council sticker on your door, you reap the benefit from a nationwide program which directs home owners to N.H.LC. members as reliable home improvers.

Fill out the coupon below for further information about the N.H.I.C. and your free copy of "The Challenge of the Great Society to the Home Improvement Industry,"

The actitities ol N.H.I.C.are suppoiled by the Jollowing organizdlions, antong othe6:

Abitibi Corpomtlon

Alcoa Building Producls. Inc.

Aluminum Siding Association

American Gas Association, Inc.

Am€rican Plywood Association

Andersen CorDoraiion

AYco Security Corp. & Affillates

Betier Homes & Gardens

Bird & Son. Inc.

Philip Car€y Corporation

Cerlain-teed Products Corporaaion

Edison Electric Inslitute

Eleclric Heating Association, lnc,

Evans Producls Company

The Flintkote Company

Formica Corporation

GAF Corporation

Gas Appliance Manulacturers Associa(ion

It helps you make more sales and profits by giving you an opportunity to work with other leading firms on the industry level. You can use the Council as an advisory service to keep abreast of developments. participate in education, publicity, promotions and public service programs. In short, it is the quickest way to develop more sales and profits in the multi-billion home improvement market.

Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Globe Induslries

Home Improvement Nlarkeling

Consullants, Inc.

House Beautiful Masazine

IDS Cr€dlt Corporatlon

Johns-Manville Sales Corporation

Kalser Aluminum & Chemical Sal€s. lnc.

Ilasonite Corporallon

\liddle Atlanllc Lumbermens Associalion

Natlotral Gypsum Company

Natlonal Lumber & Buildlng Malerial

Dealers Associalion

Owens-Cornlng Flberglas CoB)orallon

Sears, Roebuck & Company

Slandard Screw Company 'l he 'fappan Company f 'nlled States Glpsum ComDany t'. S. Plywood-Champion Papers Inc.

Westin ghouse Electrlc Corporaaion

Weyerhaeuser Company

Whirlpool Corporation ln 1969 approximately $13,000,000,000 was spent for home modernization. Sources indicate a 969 billion backlog ol modernization exists in the United States, with an additional $16 billion developing each year.

Gentlemen: Please send me additional information on how I can capture my share of the upcoming $14 billion home improvement market.

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