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ALL PURPOSE BUILDING PAPER (one half the cost of 15 lb. asphalt saturated felt)

It's a lot easier to sell the premium windows that make all others seem over-priced

There are so many guality and performance features packed into all RIMCO wood window units that buyers are always pleasantly surprised to find they're competitively priced compared with other premium windows. Like the RIMCO Casement Bow wood window units used in this home. They give a custom dimensional look. Without making costly structural alterations. And they come ready to install complete with precision machined window seat and head board. Windows swing open more than 90' for washing from the inside. Plus rotary-gear operator and sliding hinges with nylon bearings and heavy prime coating on all exterior surfaces. lt's no wonder the whole RIMCO wood window unit line sells easierTilt double-hung, Horizontal Slider, Tilt I single-hung, Casement, Vent, View and Vuevent. They'll head the best-seller list in your market.

lustrated installation drawing are all included in the kit.

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Keeps Forever

Their six-pack of batteries (Size D 6/11L) retails at 50% of what reg- ular domestic batteries are selling for claims Acme Battery Corp. The baL teries are packed in a patented, "Refrigerator-Freezer Storage Bag."

Acme advises that once the electrochemical action is stopped, or frozen, a battery could be kept for years until needed. Upon thawing, the battery would be as fresh as the day it was made.

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Ponels Go Coloniol

Valley Forg'e paneling, introduced in three birch color tones by GeorgiaPacific Corp., has been expanded to include five veneer species of oak, pecan, elm, walnut and birch.

Prefinished panels with "coloniallooking" g'rooves highlight a wide selection of color, figure and grain dlrtrlbutorr

Hvfcor lolding doors

Roxite fibcrgfoss moronr/ Arob pesticides

Cox hordvore PolyBeams one end ancl a left hand thread at the other, so the stud wall can be easily adjusted to plumb, as well as brace.

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Heovy-Duty Specs

Safety glasses being marketed by General Scientic Equipment Co. are fifty times stronger than required by federal specs (including 287.1 spec.). The 310 super safety specs give extra protection with 12 base plano lens, 70 mm depth and 60 mm width. Made of GE-Lexan, lens and frame molded together, they are lesistant to hi,gh temperature or sub-zero *'eather.

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characteristics available in populal lvood tones.

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Ancient Inspirotion

Inspired by ancient Incan architecture, Pease Co. developed "Aztec," a decorative molding design available on single and double insulated metal doors.

The plastic molding was cleated to complement practically any architectural surrounding from contemporary to the popular southwestern style of design. Aztec is factory primed and can be painted to blend with any color scheme.

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Woll Broces

Kant-sag adjustable wall braces attach directly to the sub-floor and top plates, have a right hand thread at

Exclusively for California . .

NAWLA Meeting: Phose Two

In our rush to meet last month's deadline and get cover' age of North American Wholesale Lumber Association's convention for you into our May issue (see p. 25) we had to stick to the hard news, as it's called in the trade" and eliminate the lighter news notes that developed.

Since then, Pete Neibling, NAWLA's busy western mgr., has sent us a random collection of the latter" which we think you'll find interesting.

. Pete Speek of Fremont Forest Products, IVhittier, Calif., and his bride of three days, Phyllis, combined the convention with a Caribbean honeymoon that included an ll day cruise on a 26U motor sailer, Pete also won second in the Round Rohin Tennis' to more and more California dealers and distributors. For year around supplies of dimension lumber and precision-trimmed studs, depend on D&R. o Mrs. Tom (Brent) Malarkey, Pacific Lumber Co', also won a tennis prize. o Rdph Lamon, Lamon Lumber Co', San Francisco, won Ist low net in the men's shotgun golf tournament' This is the second time in three years that Ralph has won this trophy. o Bob Wells, American Forest Products, Cerritos. Calif., won the Canadian Centennial golf trophy for lst low gross. shooting a 74. His win was the third in the last four years. ("I think we'll scratch him next year," notes Pete.) o Clifi Smoot, Masonite western div., won a closest to the pin prize in the golf tournament, and Bill Hanen of Al Peirce Co., Newport Beach, Calif., had the longest drive on hole #11 with a drive oi.272 vards. (A cannon?) o Bill Johnson of Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., who was at the Boca meeting, premanently retired the old Hobbs Wall trophy for high gross and is donating a new Hobbs Wall trophy for that golfer who makes the biggest score. o Besides the above people mentioned, other delegates to the eonvention from the West were: Jim Duart, Ameri' can Forest Products; Al Bell; Seth Potter; John Weston; Sterling Wolfe; R. H. Boniksen from Georgia Pacific, Samoa; Perry Adcox; Bob Hoover from Pacific Lumber, San Francisco; Byron Miller from Arcata Redwood; Bob Gaylord, Burbank" and many others.

Now, ovcr 5,m0,000 feet of dinension lumber and studs monthly manulactured especially for Soutiern California constructi0n needs.

Art Neth would appreciate an opportunity to tell you how you and your customers will benefit from using dependable D & R dimension and studs. You ian reach him by calling 872-1280 or 783-0544.

Insulqtion Guide

The NAHB Besearch Foundation, Inc., has published a manual on thermal insulation. Insulation Monual Hornee, Apartmente is sponsored by manufacturers and the National Mineral Wool Insulation Association, Inc.

lift Truck Attochment

A brochure,.illustrating and describing 36 of the more than 2000 designs of lift truck attachments being manufactured by Little Giant Products has been publisheo.

lnsuronce Checklist

An insurance coverage checklist for wholesaler - distributors, listing 124 different kinds of possible property and liability risk exposures, has been released by the National Assn. of Wholesaler-Distributors.

Wood Treoting

Dow Chemical U.S.A.'s clean process for wood preservation is described in a bulletin titled Cleun Panta Treatment ol Wood Via Methglene Chloride WTG. The process was developed by Dow for treating wood with penta- chlorophenol using a specially inhibited wood-treating grade of. methylene chloride as the penta carrier.

Contilever Cotolog

An Interlake/LodiFab catalog on cantilever storage systems provides application information ranging from thin bar stock storage to heavy aircraft parts storage and some 25 variables in between.

Cleon Power

A bulletin, descriptive of CQ-3, a new chemical compound for the commercial deaning of copper, brass, silver, gold and pewter, is ofrered by Vin-Rock, Inc.

Hot Air

A brochure on recovering of hot and eool air, published by Heat Recovery Corp. covers heating, ventilating and air conditioning as well as process energy.

Stuck On lr

A brochure on Resiweld (R) epoxy adhesives has been published by H.B. Fuller Co, The booklet discusses varied applications for Resiweld ad. hesives, selection of the proper formulations, surface preparation and application equipment.

Exponded line

Two new windows are included in Andersen Corp's. 19?2 catalog in addition to its regular line of lowmaintenance windows and gliding patio doors.

Free Reader Service

For furlher informolion on oll New Producls ond New Literolure, write fhe Merchont Mogazine, 573 So. Loke Ave., Posodeno, Colif. 9l l0l. Pleose mention issue dote ond poge number so we con process your requesi foster! Thqnks.

Forests U.S,A.

A report on the state of the nation's forests and the uses to which they are being put is now available from American Forest Institute. Single copies are.free.

Lorgest In Their History

Goldblatt Tool Co. has published their new catalog. The catalog contains over 1,400 items. Featured is a line of scaffolding, with the patented Auto-Lock system.

Podtlons rf,anted 25, a word, mlnlmum 22 words (p2 words: S5.50). All others 351 a word, mln. 20 words (20 words : $7.0O). Phone number counts as one word. Boxed ads $1 extra. Fancy headllne or borders $2 extra. Box numbered ads add $1.

Help Wanted

LUMBER YARD superintendent wanted by high-volume yard. Must be experienced in material handling and inventory control, order makeup, invoicing and truck dispatching. Must be management oriented and have fuperlor habits in safety and good housekeeping. Salary and benefits. Send resume to: Lumber Co., Box 11406, Phoenix, Ariz. 85OU.

WANTDD INSIDE SAf.DS counter clerk, do-lt-yourself building materials. Salary open. San Francisco Bay Area. Wrlte box 46, c/o The Merchant Magazine.

MANAGER AND SALESMAN needed for retall lumber yard in South San Francisco. Minimum ten years experience. Steady job. Phone (415) ?61-1515.

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