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A four page brochure covering series "S" sectional steel garage doors is from Raynor Mfg. Co. The doors are 2" thick and feature heavy-gauge stiles and members. External joints are riveted and internal joints welded.

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Advertising Advice

Retailers facing decisions on how and where to advertise to get the most return from their dollar investment should consult Selecting Adaertising MeiLia: A Guide for Small Business, small business management series No. 34 from the Small Business Administration. The publication points out advantages and disadvantages of each medium and suggests criteria to judge the usefulness of each media.

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Wood Decking

Elevated wood decks made with western woods can quickly change a flat, dull backyard into a place of beauty. Interesting deck building ideas are contained in a free, color brochure from the Wood Products Industry Fund.

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Xmos Tree Retoilers list

Christmas tree growers have available to them a retail outlet directory. The directory was developed to encourage growing of plantation trees and intensive management of forest-grown trees in California. More than 1,100 sales outlets of a non-permanent nature and choose-andcut tree firms are listed.

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Steel Buildings

' A new school, shopping center, office building. , are some of the buildings illustrated in Stuiliee in Design witlt Armco Joists from Armco Steel Corp. Color photos illustrate the individuality which can be at- tained with steel joist construction for both low profile and multi-story structures.

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Progrommed Leorning

More than 100 programmed instruction training courses applicable to the lumber and paper industry, including 25 on safety, are available at a small cost from the industrial training service of Du Pont's petroleum chemicals div. Courses include everything from reading schematics to bookkeeping.

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Shuffle the Deck

Homeowners tired of cutting the grass can quickly turn a portion or all of such area into a full time patio using 3' sq. western wood sections. Quick- ly assembled with precut lumber, sections are easy to put in place atop a level sand and gravel sur{ace. This idea and other deck suggestions are available in a free booklet frorn the

Wood Products Industry Fund.

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Spot Fire Hqzords

Recom,mended, Sgstem for the Identification of the Fire Hazards of Materials (NFPA #704M) has been published by the National Fire Protection Assn. The system explained in the 28 page pamphlet is intended as a guide to safeguard lives in an industrial plant or storage location where fire hazards of materials may not be readily appaTenl.

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Clory Accounting Syslem

A six p., color brochure on an automated aceounting system for the building materials field is from Clary Datacomp Systems, Inc. The system, Lumberjac-l, was developed with the cooperationof dealer and wholesaler associations. It automates dealer's building material documentation and accounting, Prepackaged, industry-tested plugin programs do the work.

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Wholesqler Directory

The 1969-70 National-American Wholesale Lumber Assn.'s annual Distribution Directorg is available. The 68 p. directory Iists 319 wholesale wood products firms and 56 associate member firms. The book lists wholesale companies whose com- bined annual sales volume is well in excess of $2 billion.

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Ceiling Sqles Stimulotor

Two special product brochures for mailing from Conwed Corp. stimulate susp en ded ceiling sales. One brochure features walnut grained grid, the other emphasizes the installation of Conwed grid lock lighting fixtures. Both are available in quantity.

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Hordboqrd Uses

The Wond,erful World of Hardboard, ls a 28 page brochure packed with color illustra-