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John Samuels is now in Eastern sales for Palco, operating out of their San Francisco office. Will Riegel has transferred from SF to Chicago, and is now selling in the Mid-West.

Dick Peyran is gen. mgr. for Publishers Forest Products' newly acquired Cladwood line, Corvallis, Or.

Claude Taylor is now v.p., sales & marketing, for E.L. Bruce Co.;James E. Magness is v.p., sales; George Pitzer is v.p. of the Robbins Flooring subsidiary and W.L. Lewis, Jr. is the new director of marketing. James W. Caldwell has been named hardwood sales mgr.

John Eells is the new marketing mgr. for Sunshine Products. Inc., Gardena, Ca., not Benny International Corp., as we incorrectly had it in this column last mo. John is just back from an East Coast trip. BennY Hsu, Benny International is back from Portland.

Dr. John L. Walker, director, resources service, Simpson Timber Co., Seattle, spoke at the recent Redwood Region Conservation Council. Eureka, Ca.

Walt Farrow is now with the lumber dept. of Far West Forests, Sacramento, Ca.

Charles Willett is now with Standard Forest Products, Eugene, Or.

Bill Dixon has transferred to the Anchorage, Ak., branch of Palmer G. Lewis Co.

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Coy Brown, Warren Bradeen and Bob Hylton have opened a new custom drying and temanufacturing operation in Portland, Premium Kiln Specialties.

Robert P. Sponheim isa new employee in the hardware dept. Plains Lumber Co., Garden Grove, Ca.

William H. Hunt has resigned as chairman of the board of LouisianaPacific, Portland. A top man in the industry for decades, Hunt had previously been a top officier in Georgia-Pacific, before the L-P spin-off

Dick Malone is now sales mgr. of Dwyer Overseas Timber Products, Portland.

Art Johnson is a new staffer at Sterling Lumber Co., Montebello, Ca., according to Bob Smith.

William A. Whelan is now the exec. v.p., manufacturing, for Roseburg Lumber Co., Roseburg, Or.

Lewis Shormann, a principal of Eagle Rock Lumber, Los Angeles, recently showed 50 Japanese businessmen thru his store. He remarked he had no idea how he happened to be chosen by the foreign visitors.

Dick Freeman, So-Cal Commercial, L.A., and current president of the National Building Material Distributors Assn., has been kept busy lately preparing for their annual convention, April 21-23, Boca Raton, Fl.

Robert W. Hill is now selling for Diamond International from their Coeur d'Alene, Id., operation.

Howard A. "Lefty" Page is now with Dutton Pacific International, Portland, as v.p., import-export sales. He had been with Georgia-Pacific Int ernational.

Pete Ganahl, Ganahl Lumber Co., Anaheim, Ca., has been hustling their new Corona store into operation. A late March opening is now scheduled.

Michael E. Bassett has been promoted to gen. rngr. of Heatilator Fireplace. George White is now selling for Gold Rey Forest Products, Beaverton, Or.

Fred Oringdulph,'Jr., American Lumber Co., Portland, is currently serving on the long-range planning committee for the Nt'I. Sash & Door Jobbers Assn.; Lee Richardson, Richardson Lumber Co., Denver, is on the statistics and market research committee.

Jack E. McKenzie, 34, has been appointed gen. sales mgr., millwork div., by Gerald E. Bruce, president, DG Shelter Products. Sacramento div.

Thomas L. Faught is the new log mfgr. and merchandising mgr. for Pope & Talbot, Oakridge, Or., according to George J. Ritchie, v.p., domestic operations.

Frank E. Barnett, chairman and chief exec. of the Union Pacific, has been honored as Raiiroad Man of the Yearby Modern Railroads Magazine.

MARCH, 1975

"Pete" Niebling, NAWLA's Western mgr. in Portland, married Maxine Gorans Feb 28, followed by a honeymoon to the California redwood country and Carmel. Jack Mulrooney, NAWLA exec. v,p., who flew out from N.Y. to be best man, kept kidding Maxine that Pete was her "service pin" for the 20 years' service with NAWLA she completed in Jan.

Bill Morrow, mgr. of the APA Quality Testing Lab, Eugene, Or., and Jim Pointer, quality supervision regional mgr,, Medford, Or., have retired after 33 years and 24 years, respectively, with APA.

Jerry Marks, co-founder of the Linbrook Home Center, Anaheim, Ca., will be a speaker at the April l0-l I ad workshop, Chicago, sponsored by the Home Center Institute.

Warner Henry, Jr. has been elected president of the W. W. Henry Co., Huntington Park, Ca.

Paul Ward, Neisen-Ward Forest Products, Inc., is back at his Morgan HiIl, Ca., office after a Santa Barbara sales swing.

Dave Delay, a 2l-year veteran with American Wholesale Hardware Co., Long Beach, Ca., has been appointed to outside sales.

Fred Hitchens has been re-elected pres., West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau, at their 7th annual meeting, Doug Rand was re-elected v.p.; Dan Graham, sec.-treas.

John H. Gerstenmaier, pres. and chief operating officer, Goodyear, is a new director at Champion International.

Richard Brown, Rellim Redwood Co., Crescent City, Ca., is the new pres. of the Redwood Region Conservation Council; Wayne Miller is v.p.; James B. Keegan, treasurer; Good, exec. v.p.

Walt Schafle, director of purchasing for Pope & Talbot, Portland, since 1968, is retiring June 1. He is being replaced by Samuel G. Craven.

John Compton, Compton Lumber Co., and Dan Day, Blackstock Lumber, were chairman and co-chairman. respectively, of the successful 1975 Seattle Home Show, held Mar. l-9. Compton is pres. of the Associated Lumber Dealers of Greater Seattle.

Bud L. Tomczuk has been named Western rep sales engineer for Publishers Forest Products'new Cladwood Sidings line, according to "Smokey" Pittman, marketing mgr.

Bob Abbott, Boise Cascade, Compton, Ca. and Hap Ayers, B{, San Diego, are back from a No. Ca.. and Or. buying trip.

Frank Davis, exec. v.p., Arizona Lumber & Builders Supply Assn. and Al Schechter, current assn. president, have completed a round-the-state tour of the membership.

Dan Bohrer and Britt Newton are now with Portland's Dwyer Overseas Timber Products.

Robert B. Cochrane is mgr. of Louisi ana-Pacific's new wholesale bldg. mtls. distribution center, Anchorage, Ak., which is operating as the wholesale office of Kenai Lumber, a wholly owned subsidiary, according to Earl H. Smith, Kenai v.p.

George D. King is now v.p.-gen. mgr. of Heatilator Fireplaces, accordilg to R.W. Cranshaw, pres. of Vega Industries, the parent firm.

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Paint Brush Merchandlser

Ideal Brushes' "Good Ol' Days Brush Fair," is a four-tier paint brush merchandiser featuring bold graphics and eye-catching design to create impulse sales. Each tier or "Profit Maker" may be used as a self-contained counter display.

A wide variety of fast moving, high profit, promotional brushes made of lo07o plure bristle, 100% nylon, and 100% polyester come in a selection of nine different priced assortments. The dealer has a choice of designing his own display by mixing or matching any four of the individually priced "Profit Makers" of his choice.

The display uses less than 2 sq. ft. of floor space and is 5' in height.

The display was exhibited at the Western States Hardware-HousewaresPaint & Garden Supply Show in San Franciso last month.

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Power Attic Ventilator

A new antomatic power.attic roof ventilator for larger homes, the Model 230, has been introduced by KooLOItlatic Corp. It veutiLates attic areas up to 2,600 sq. ft. with a certified performance rating of 1800 CFM @ .OS" s.p. Available for either curb or flangemountilg, it's also applicable to commercial buildilgs ald institutions On larger attic areas, model 230 is designed for use with other KOM ventilators as hdividual applications reqnire.

Equipped with thermostatic coutroi, it automatically keeps attic temperatures under control, thereby reducing zummer living area heat gain and excessive air conditioning operation Ioads. In addition to cotrservhg ellergy

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by reducing air conditionilg operation costs, it is fumished with a capacitor start motor for efficient low cost operation.

An optional featrtre is a humatr hair element adjustable humidistat which automatically controls attic moisture during winter months.

Excessive attic moisture is responsible for ilcreased heatilg costs drte to darnp ilsulation and other related attic moisture problems, such as peeliug pailt, stai:red walls ard ceilings and buckled or stailed roofs.

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Panel Combination Door

Bel-Air Door Co. offers its own panel combination door.

Rugged, durable, with handsome styling, it is an outstanding and distinctive combination door.

First to have tempered glass to meet all applicable federal, state and local commercial safety and security requirements, it is for light and controlled ventilation in kitchens, service porches, garages, storage rooms, or patio entrance. The streamlined unit can be placed easily in any door.

Simple to install quickly, manufacturers prefer this unit because of the savings in labor.

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New Door Opener

A Genie sectioualized rail, radiocontroiled automatic garage door opener system that the do-it-yourseifer can install has been artnounced by Alliance Mfg. Co.

The new Genie "model GS-200SR" comes packaged i:r a single, portable carton 36" long and weighilg 48 lbs., ready for immediate installation, with all parts ilcluding ur AC30 radio.

The new unit also inciudes-a planelary gear system which elimilates belts and pulleys, malii:rg it virtually wearproof; an exclusive quick release handle that discorurects ilstantly and reelrgages easily; built-in light that stays on throughout operation; and an instarlt reverse safety control system and program relay that stops the door and reverses it to full open if the door contacts an obstruction while closing.

A dual safety adjustment allows the force applied to the door to be adjusted separately for both up a:rd d own travel, ilcreasing sensitivity and providing greater safety if the door contacts an obstruction.

The carriage design permits quick, easy disconnection frorn the chair in case of power failure, yet allows the carriage to move freely on the rail while the door arm remains connected to both door and carriage.

Available as ar1 accessory is Alliance's new "Cryptar" radio codi:rg/ decoding unit which ilcreases to 1440 fron 744 the number of available code frequencies. Random unwanted sigrals which might canse erratic or unauthorized operation of the garage door are screened out by a special interference filter circuit that makes the "Cryptar" system 200 times more precise than any other system on the market.

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Textured Hardboard Siding

A primed textured hardboard siding has been added to its Shadowcasl hardboard product line by Celotex.

It is available in lap siding and three panel siding styles: grooved, reverse board-and-batten and ungrooved. Lap siding is available in 8" and 12" widths by 16' long. Panel sidings are 4'wide and 8' or 9' in length.

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Prepacked Laminate

The oonvenience of a prepackaged product, for both the retailer a:rd the consnmer, is a real marketi:rg brealithrough, accordilg to the Conolite Div., Libbey{wens-Ford Co.

This idea was not considered practical with more rigid lamilates. It wasn't until the development of a rtew, highly flexible material, called Conoflex (TM), permittilg easy use of a poiyester laminate for a variety of applications, that packaging precut lengths became feasible.

The flexible laminate serves the s:une uses as the rigid one with comparable durability in surfacing tabletops, cabilets, vanities and so forth. With the added advantage of being trimable with a scissors, the new laminate is easily used for edging, and any ieftovermaterial from doilg a tabletop, for example, can be put to use decorating a sheif, a wastebasket, pencil holder or a hundred other items around the home. It also becomes al ideal arts and crafts material.

A choice of several patterll assortments are offered in the selfdisplay carton.

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MARCH, 1975

Fllls Chuck-holet

Consolidated Paint & Varnish Corp.'s Pave-O is a convenient, low cost way to fill chuck-holes in any weather without tying up traffic.

Pave-O is an instant road patch material that shovels easily even in subzero weather and is ready to use right out of the can. It sets up quickly and adheres to any surface, wet or dry. No heat or special equipment is needed.

It is a specially formulated asphalt and aggregate compound that meets rigid specifications for repairing any blacktop surface. It forms a hard but resilient and durable patch that can be driven on immediately without delayed traffic or detours. Recommended for parking lots, driveways, used car lots, gas stations, city streets, county roads, loading areas and airports. Priced in 55 gallon drums at $3.66 per gallon.

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Alr-Gas Leak Detector

Formula LK-24X airgas leak detector is a completely new product which will not burn, explode, or ignite gas and can be used on all materials and finishes. It is not toxic, messy, or sticky.

It can be easily removed from a surface so the leak can be repaired but it will not harm the surface if it is not removed and can be left to evaporate if desired. It will not harm clothins or hands if it is spilled on them and d-oes not have any unpleasant odors so it can be used in a closed area.

The price is $1.95 for an 8 oz. bottle. It is sold with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.

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Olymplc'e New Overcoat

Olympic Stain has introduced Olympic Overcoat, an exterior acrylic latex coating specifically formulated for re-coating previously painted surfaces and for use on hardboard.

Overcoat is being sold with a "better than house paint" guarantee for both application and appearance characteristics, as well as long term durability, according to the company.

Except for raw wood, Overcoat can be used on most building materials such as painted or primed wood, stucco, concrete, asbestos, brick, and other masonry materials, aluminum, plus primed galvanized metal.

Performance characteristics include fast, dust and bug free drying, excellent color retention, one coat coverage and water clean-up.

It features an exclusive low viscosity-hieh pigmentation formula developed bv company chemists that pro- vides excellent application characteristics.

Available in colors matchine most Olympic Stain solid colors, it ian be used in conjunction with Olympic Stain without diminishing the overall color effect.

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Be A Weatherman

A new pocket-s2ed weather forecaster predicts weather l2 to 36 hours il advance is available frorn Weather Things Ltd., N.Y.

Called the Pocket Weather Trends, it is a fun gadget; a slide-chart folder on durable laminated card stock. It uses a combination of full color cl<;ud pictures and wild direction and a set of regional ilserts to make it work for any part of the country.

A professional meteorologist for 30 years who designed Pocket Weather Treuds says it combines the scientific input of a cornputer, the ar.rdience involvemerrt of a pttzzle, and the sirnpli- city of a child's toy. More than a toy, however, the concept is scientificallybased and the forecasts were verified by exhaustive climatological research.

Pocket Weather Trends is available at $2.95 (2/$5) postpaid from Weather Things Ltd., Dept. WELU, 565 Fifth Ave., N.Y., N.Y. 100 17. Discounts are available to large qualtity premium users.

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New China Bidet

Briggs New Carmen Bidet has been designed to be a style companion to the company line.

Crafted in vitreous china, the New Carmen Bidet may be ordered with or without fittings. Standard fitting is a three-valve, chrome plated set with a transfer valve to direct tempered water to a fountain spray head in the center of the bowl. If desired, a vacuum breaker may be specified with the fitting.

Available in seven Briggs decorator colors and white.

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Rough Hewn Cedar Eflect

A new prefinished paneling that features the look, feel and characteristics of rough hewn cedar-everything but the splinters-has been introduced by Masonite Corp.

Named Plainsman, the highly textured, deeply embossed hardboard paneling brings the look of the old West to modern-day residential and commercial settings at a fraction of the cost of natural wood.

The distinctive graining, knots and imperfections of weathered cedar are reproduced with remarkable fidelity in the moderately priced (about $ 10.95 to $11.95 at retail) rustic paneling.

Available in three colors. it is designed for do-it-yourselfer, builder and designer-anyone who wants the charm and warmth of rustic wood in fullroom or feature-wall applications.

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PORCELAIN-on-steel bathtubs account for almost 50% ot the bath tubs sold in the U.S.: available from several manufacturers in a broad range ol decorator colors and styles to suit any taste, to meel any space requirement. Steel bathtubs are completely incombustible unlike some new types introduced in recent years and the porcelain enamel coaling resists stains, abrasions and cracking. Lightweight and easy to install steel bathtubs offer advantages to both the builder and the consumer.

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Masons'Line Packaging

The new King Cotton Vista-Pak packages 100% nylon Mason's line in a shrink-film "6-Pack" type of tray put-up which not only protects the merchandise but acts as a see-through merchandiser. It also makes the line easy to stock, ship and handle. In addition to the overall shrink pack, each tube is individually wrapped in film. The tray itself lists several dozen suggested uses making it a good selfservice unit.

There are hundreds of uses for this versatile nylon line including mason's line, chalk line, macrame cord, plumb line, drapery cord, mirror cord, fishing line, layout line and a lot of craft and hobby projects. This is an item tlat can develop real volume for hardware and building supply dealers; 1/4 lb. and 1/2 lb. tubes-one dozen in new Vista-Pak. I lb. tubes-half dozen. Colors are natural or yellow.

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Custom Color Mixing

A new approach to the profitable merchandising of custom color mixing of "Lucite" paints, designated Design- er l, has been developed for the hardware and home decorating retailer by Du Pont.

The new system, which contains 1,030 colors, materially aids consumer color selection through use of three different color display techniquesnewly designed stripe cards in a special rack, a counter album, and a handy fan-deck of color chips.

The new stripe cards display 10 colors-five clear, clean shades and five muted, softer versions of the same colors. Look-alike shades have been eliminated and a new indexing system assigns both a name and a number to each color so that it may be located on particular stripe cards, in album leaf cards, and on formula pages.

The counter album features a collection of I 5 offwhites and another page showing a special selection of 30 colors, both designed to speed consumer selection. The color chip section of the album is divided into three decks. Each leaf in each deck shows l0 colors corresponding to the stripe cards.

The fan deck, designed as a "loaner," contains all 103 stripe cards. The formula book is organized in the same manner as the stripe cards and counter album with l0 colors per page, allowing for quick cross reference. Special sections will show formulas of all discontinued "Lucite" wall paint, interior enamel and house paint colors from 1969 through 1974, as well as formulas of current factory-packed colors of "Lucite".

Promotional aids, such as seasonal color cards, advertising kits, and fast replenishment of takehome strip cards, are part of the new approach.

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Mini Metal Detector

New metal detector uses supersensitive circuitry to locate small hidden metal objects-pipes, conduits, metal bars, nails, etc. imbedded in concrete or behind walls. A glowing light indicates presence of metal. Compact, weighing only 3Yz oz., the mini detector measures 5lz" x l3/q" x 718", uses standard 9 volt battery and comes with carrying case. List price is $9.95.

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Tool Merchandiser

Goldblatt Tool Co. has four unique tool display merchandisers designed to sell drywall, brick, cement and multitrade tool assortments.

The merchandisers were scientifically prepared to give maximum exposure and perfect spacing with stock numbers and tool descriptions clearly printed on the display board. This also allows quick tool set-up and stock re-order.

They offer the 2-sided display board and sign free with the purchase of one or two tool assortments and two free boards and signs with pur- chase of three or more tool assortments. The firm also pays freight charges and includes a supply of free product catalogs.

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Film's Not From Hollywood

The newest item yet for care-free gardening, black polyethylene Handyman mulch film acts as a sun screen for weed-free gardening and landscaping while retaining ground moisture and allowing customers to plant early.

Entry Door Locksets

Harloc Products Corp. has announced the first of a series of new designs in high security entry door handle locksets and double security sets.

It is called Monaco, for the beautiful Mediterranean accent on entry doors, and is available in series 1000 entry door handle lockset and series I 100 entry door double security lockset.

Both series feature rugged steel and brass working parts with decorative exterior trim in solid cast brass or bronze. They feature Harloc's rugged cylinder deadbolts. Monaco is ideal for replacement as well as new doors.

Like all Pacemaker locksets, Mona- co fits doors previously bored for key-in-knob locks so that it is only necessary to bore for the deadbolt and comes in a choice of decorator finishes.

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A "Salty" Paneling

A new design called "Beach Wood" smacks of the nautical life, looks and feels like actual driftwood. The deep-embossed, authentically recreated paneling is one of the three new Grained Hardboard designs just released by Abitibi Corp.

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Water Control Fitting

fuel used to heat the water: and conserves waste treatment facilities by reducing sewerage flow, Because there are no moving parts, no mechanical wear takes place, contributing to virtually unlimited service life.

Celcon acetal copolymer was selected as the material of manufacture because of its long-established, fieldproven advantages in rugged plumbing applications.

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New "Leather" Laminate

Cordoba Tipped Leather, the newest in the Nevamar collection of exclusive special finish laminates, has a surface embossing which is registered to the printed grain. It gives the new laminate a look and feel truer to leather than has been possible before. Rich leather colors-medium rust brown marbled with golden brown graining-heighten the realistic effect.

The 3' x 50' rolls are individually packaged in descriptive see-through plastic sleeves and come ready for merchandising in an eye-catching P.O.P. display unit. Suggested retail price of Handyman mulch film is $1.99 per roll.

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A new line of water flow controls by Noland Co. includes a one-piece device to control the flow of water in shower bath heads. It is molded of Celcon acetal copolymer.

The shower flow control is a simple, but highly engineered, threechambered plastic cylinder. It is easily and quickly installed at either the upstream or downstream opening of the shower arm with ordinary tools. By directing and restricting the flow of water in a controlled configuration, the control conserves water: conserves

The new laminate is expected to find wide use for furniture, doors, cabinets, fixtures and casegoods in both residential and contract applications. If offen the practical advantages of high-pressure plastic laminates; plus, the grain in the pattern subtly hides scrathes. It meets or exceeds all N.E.M.A. standards. It is available in general purpose H-5 grade, and in popular sheet sizes 48" wide.

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You Can Tread On Me

The comfort, security and rigidity of a flight of stairs is claimed to be built into White Metal's new Safelight wide tread aluminum extension ladder. It extends to 40' with extraordinary foot balance; yet it's a Type I industrial design with a duty rating of 250 lbs.; 3" wide tubular type rungs or treads are extremely rigid and are attached to the siderail flanges with three jumbo sized rivets on each end. Other safety features include wide flange, 3lz" l-beam side rails, together with heavy diagonal bracing, large heavy duty swivel safety feet, ultra-strong automatic hook locks and double %" rollers at the end of each top section siderail.

Base width of the ladder is 19" and safety feet include holes for ground spikes. It meets or exceeds OSHA and ANSI standards.

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Ready For a Grilling?

The Structo rectangnlar kettle grill (model 789 1) is arl any-seasoll compalion for total conveuience itr charcoal cooking.

We.lern Lumber and Bulldlng Materialr MERCHANT along with its shatterproof characteristics and resistance to shock. Chip- pinC in handling or installation is virtually eliminated.

Equipped with two cookirg grid positions, flat to algle, for reduced flare-up, and a heavy gauge steel fire grate, the gri1l moves easily on sturdy steel legs and solid 'easy-roll wheels. Top and bottom draft controls and the easily-removed drip pan make for a pleasurable grilling experience from marshmallows to steaks.

With its rugged, cast aluminum construction, the grill, in black, is equipped with cool hardwood handles.

The double-lever, smooth-action, hinged-top acts as a windbreatri when raised. Outside set-up dirnensions are: H. 40", W. 26Y2",D. 28", Wt. 36.7 lbs.

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Low Cost Door Gloser

A low cost door closer that can be installed on entry or interior doors in a few seconds without drilling holes has been introduced by Scovill's Ajax Hardware unit.

The new Dor-Closer device, small and unobtrusive, is applied by removing the pin from the upper door hinge, dropping a supplied spacing pin into the hinge barrel and replacing the hinge pin through a hole in the unit.

The product is of heavy duty construction and is said to work on virtually all doors, closing them firmly, without slamming. It is adjustable for light or heavy doors.

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ABS Gloset Tank

A new ABS plastic water closet tank for Briggs' two-piece combinations is a tough lightweight alternative to conventional vitreous china tanks. While it is styled like a china tank, it offers many practical benefits china can't.

Features include the tank's light weight (8 lbs.); its resistance to stains, mars and mineral deposit buildups;

The new tank is injection molded so the color runs all the way through the material. This helps hide any blemish should the surface be accidentally marred or scratched. The luster of the finish can be retained indefinitely with simple care.

Tank colors have been selected to match the more popular colors of china bowls. Initially, the ABS plastic closet tank is being offered in three colors: gold, green and white.

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Swag Hook Set

A new swag hook set is ready made for hanging light fixtures with connecting turnbuckles; also for use on drape ties, bird cages and plant holders.

The assembly includes 2 swag hooks; 2 3116" Toggle Bolts and 2 3/16" hanger bolts.

The hooks are cast metal in sculptured ornamental design; available in antique-white, antiquebrass, black and polished-brass. A blister package includes complete installation instructions.

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VIP'r (1) Laurn Champ, director iurisdiction Vll; Snark Dave Marteney. (2) Dick Fledderman, Brent Crosby; Snark Dave Marteney, Bert Lebeck. (3) Glen Forney, Lloyd Webb. (4) Jim Jones, director jurisdiction Vl; Laurn Champ, director jurisdiction Vll; Roy Dunbar. (5) Gene Cottrell, Brent Crosby, Bill Harrison. (8) Paul Olsen, Leonard Putnam, Rameses 65; Ron Delisle. (7) Glen McDonald, Pete Lane, Tom McDonald. (8) Don Lincoln, Leonard Newman. (9) Harvey Witherspoon, Chet Atkins, Steve Frank. (10) Harry Bleile,

Herb Brown. (ll) Wendell Pacquette, Elmer Lewis. (12) Lynn Offord, Dean Derryberry. (13) Paul cott, Ed O'Keltey, Pete Lane. (14) Lee Oster, Marv Keil, Tom Ross. (15) Earl "Brandy" Brandeberry,

Club scores 8 out of 8

Shasta-Cascade Hoo Hoo Club #l l3 President Bill Harrison welcomed 110 members, 23 kittens and I re-instatement to its 23rd Annual Concat at the Riverview Golf and Country Club in Redding, Ca.

The evening was highlighted by the presence of Snark Dave Marteney; Jim Jones of Jurisdiction VI: Laurn Champ of Jurisdiction VII: konard Putnam.

Rameses 65 I Bert LeBeck, Past State Deputy Snarkt and newly-appointed State Deputy Snark Roy Dunbar. President Brent Crosby of the Sacramento Club as well as officers and members of clubs from Portland to Los Angeles and points in between were in attendance.

Dave Marteney's attendance makes it eight out of the last eight Snarks who have attended this annual event. He was presented with the traditional chrome plated axe, while Len Putnam was presented with a scroungy, dirty, beautifully inscribed axe. Len was also presented with a chain saw-a hack saw with a piece of chain instead of a blade. The life membership was won by

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