A N D ER GEORGE CTOUGH tUMB

Whcn you plocc your firrt order wlth us we wlll provc to you our servlcc l: dependoblc, our producls of high quollry ondmost lmportonl lo every deqler-our prices orc rlght.

During l95o-qnd oll of the yecrs lo follow-we ore golng to develop your confidence by rendering olert personql qttention to eqch ond every one of Your orders. Wirh our mill connecllons we ore oble lo qssure you the very best in dependoble grodes onU we know our orgonl. zotion is "geored" lo give thqt extro Seryice.

We will do our best to secure those "hard-io-gef- items" when it is the toughesl, ond will follow through lo see thqt our commilments receive the necessory qttention ot the mill level.

Ccll us todoy for stroight or mixed cors-DOUGLAS FIR PTANK ond TIMBERS, BOARDS ond DIMENSION, SHINGLES, REDWOOD, PONDEROSA PINE-in foct onything you require from q distributor is our busi. ness.

Home Builders Will Meet In Chiccrgo

Frank W. Cortright, executive vicc presidcnt of the National Association of Home Builders, announces that their sixth Annual Corrvention and l,)xposition will bc hcld in C'hicago, February 19-23.

The program is planned to acquaint builders with nerv protlucts, new building techniques, ncw equipment applications and progrcssive bnsiness methods, antl a large attendancc is anticipated.

McNcrry Man Stops Runcwcy Trcin

Wesley W. Clark was recently presented with a check for $50O by thc Apache Railway Co., a subsidiary of Southwest Lumber Mills. Inc.. McNary, Arizona, in appreciation of his courage in stopping a runaway logging train. The brakcs of the heavily loaded train failed on a grade, and the engineer and fireman jumped fronr the locomotive, suffering serious injuries in doing so. Clark stayed in the cab working desperately on the brakes, and brought the train to a halt, a deed that took a lot of grit.

Now Avcrilcrble

The new Hardu'ood Plywood Commercial Standard CS35-49, effective with new hardwood plyrvood production from December I, 1949, is now available in printed form. Complimentarv copies may be obtained from the Southern Plywood Manufacturers Association, 728 West Peachtree St., N.W., Atlanta, Georgia.

Cagtro Valley Firm Specializing In Milling rnd Drying in Trrnrit

Attcntion is drawn to the advertisement of Castro Valley Kilns on another page of this issue. This concern is locatcd at 6002 Castro Valley Boulevard, Castro Valley, Calif. Telephone numl)er is LUcerne 1-8651. I'. H. (Pat) Stebbins is owner, and (ieorge l{ocking is general manager.

The kiln, a conrpletely new installation, is a Lovsted direct and reversible air flow kiln, operated with natural gas heat. It has a capacity of (10,000 feet.

Castro Valley Kilns handles milling and drying in transit over both Southern I'acific and Western I'acific lines. Truck deliveries are taken as well as cars.

Iiquipnrent of the mill includes a 24-inch matcher, 10inch sticker, a 3Ginch one side planer, a 6xl2 ripsaw, and 'gang ripsaw. A moul<ling machine is being added.

Mr. Stebbins has had long experience in the saWmill business. He was manager of the Paine sawmill at ltlacerville llefore starting in trusiness for himself. He has operated thc Stebbins Mill & Lumber Co. in Castro Valley for the past three years. Mr. Hocking is a lumberman with 2.5 years' experience.

New Yard

Shellville I\till & name of a new yard Sonoma.

Lumber Co., Shellville, Calif. is the at that point. Postal address is P. O.