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\(/ar Department Gets Bids on 20,000,000 Sponsor Sacramento Trade Club Meeting

Feet ol Lumber at San Francisco

Bids were received and contracts awarded by the War Department for 20,00O,000 feet of lumber at a purchasing conference held at the United States Customs House. San Francisco, January 22 and.23.

The conference was under the supervision of James F. Mahoney of the Quartermaster General's office, Washington, D. C.

The lumber is to be used in the construction of housing facilities at various U. S. Army posts in Washington, California, and New Mexico, and was all for quick shipment.

Representatives of between 85 and g) lumber companies took part in the two-day meeting.

Specifications for the material and the amount to be purchased for each project were read to the bidders and those who wished to bid filled in their figures on the forms provided. These r,r'ere collected and the award was made to the lowest bidder.

HELLO MARK!

There is much rejoicing in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed La Franchi, Oakland, over the arrival of a baby boy, Mark, on Janaary 2.

Mr. La Franchi is with Hill & Morton, Inc., wholesale lumber dealers, Oakland.

Sacramento lumber and building material dealers sponsored the Sacramento Trade Club's first meeting of the new year, Wednesday evening, January 8. Emil Martin at the electric organ furnished dinner music, and the dinner was followed by a vaudeville show. Otto Klitgaard is the head trader.

Companies sponsoring the meeting were: American Fuel & Materials Co., Burnett & Sons, California Builders Sup- ply Co., Carr Lumber Company, Clare Lumber Company, Davis Lumber Company, The Diamond Match Company, Dolan Building Material Co., Friend & Terry Lumber Company, W. P. Fuller & Co., Knox Lumber Company, Lumbermen's Supply Company, Neel Lumber Company, Robert Powell Company, Sacramento Brick Company, Sierra Mill& Lumber Co., "Shorty" Simms, Teichert & Son, and Western Asbestos Company.

SOUTHERN CALIF'ORNIA HOME SHOW wrLL BE HELD JUNE 6-rs

Paul Burkhard, president of the Building Contractors Association of California, has announced the dates for the l94l annual Southern California Home Show to be from June 6 to 15 at the Pan-Pacific Auditorium under the sponsorship of the association.

F. D. McDonald, Jr., will be managing director; W. G. McDonald, business representative, and Guthrie Cole. sales managef.