IHEY'RE BOINNAT'!& PROSPEC|S

The practical bcauty ol Marlilc plar' tic-linirhcd wall and cciling panch appcab to .vcry pto.prct in cvery marlcl. Spat' lling Martire m..tt tho hourcwilc'r nocd tor colorlul, cary-to'clean inlcriorr . dco' orative appcal and care ol mainlenance male Mrrlite lhc togical choicc lor hotcb'

And the cort o! thc malcrialr rc' quired tor a conplele Marlilc inrtallation har incrcarcd lerc than l57o linco l9{0, meaning oconotny lor your curlomerr and low-colt inventory for You.

In the prolitable Marlite rnarlels, in €vsry typa oI buildings, prorpeclr lmow Marlite they know that Mulite'r realed rurlace rerigk dirt, grime and moicture lhat Marlite'r luslrout b€auly ir realed IN.

What'r more, Marsh helPr You male thore prolitable "added item" :ales of Marrh Mouldings, Marrh Adheriver, Marlh Bathroom Accegqorier and Marlilc Poligh. Eetter get set today with the conplele Marrh line, including the powerlul rales promolion aidr available to all Marsh dealerg. Wrile now lor cornplele intormalion.

Million Housing Units Stcrted in 1949

lr\rashington, Jan. l6-Housing construction set an all-time record in 1949 with work started on 1,019,000 dwelling units. Of those 983,700 rvere privately financed.

The Bureau of l,abor Statistics said today the total is alout 9/o abt>ve the previotts record of 937,000 units started in 1925. The 1948 figure was 931.300.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the average construction of one-family houses in the July-September period rvas $7625 or $400 below the figure for the same period in 1948.

Government Aids Importcrnt In 1949 Housing

About one-third of the year's homebuilding 11,35 financed under commitments to insure by the Federal Housing Administration, including most of the large-scale rental projects, Administrator Raymond M. Foley of the Housing and l{ome Finance Agency reports, and about 30 percent of the mortgages recorded under $20,OO0 r,r,ere made by savings and loan associations, aided through financial reserves and investment insurance through the Federal Home Loan Bank System and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance CorPoration.

"l call the signals for the team. It is my responsibility to operate our plant on an even production basis in the interest of manage. ment and customers alike" t.J.WElDNER, Generol Superintendenl for fhe post ten yeors.

HARDWOOD AND SO'TWOOD 1UTNBTR TOR TVERY PURPOSE...

We sre rhe wholesole distriburor of the foilowing f pntrwau Armstrong Cork products in Soulhern colilornio-

HARDWOOD PANETS ARtSTRoltc tltsutATtltG w001 (o fibre gloss product)

Horra Help Forertry in the Douglar Fir Country

m:rchines. It is all part of thc sprcnrlirrg tide of forcstry, rvhich is norv rolling tltrough tltc industrl' ollcratiorrs of the l)ouglas fir rcgirtn.

Sonrething is bcing done altottt thc forcstry proltlcttr er'eryrvltcre in the regiorr. Nlorc than somcthing is beirrg <krne alrout it in thc fanrrlus Gral's Hartror district.

ln thrcc yclrs of thc l()20s (ir:rys I-[itrlror ('ottntv, Waslrington. lcrl nll U. S. cottntics in luntller ltrotluction. I'ritctically all of th;tt ltrorluctiott rvas frrtnr ol<l-grorvth l)ottgl:ts fir. Much of it rvas sarvc<l into llig tinrbcrs {or cxltort atrtl frlr heavy constructiotr an<l railroittl tnarkets.

l.ast ycitr the <listrict crrjol'ctl a rate of cnrlllryrrtcttt irl the tirrrbcr in<lustrics thitt rv:ts practically thc s:ttttc :ts the avcragc for thc thrcc grc:tt ycrtrs of thq l()20s.

Anrl--it rvas nt:tintitinc<l otr l thirtl rtf thc itmottttt oI lrrxrr<l fcct cttt in (irltvs ll:trlror forcsts in thosc thrcc lloonr )'eiIrs, llrrt non'lrtli11'5 fiorscs ltrc itlso at u'orl< irt thc \\'est C<last forcsts, gctting ottt thc logs, ;tlottg rvith ltcrv tvpcs of light

The big trecs of thc \\'cst ('txtst still stittr<l itt <1tt:tntities that rrnrourrt to htttr<lre<ls ,rf lrilliortr' of lroarrl fcct otl nrillions of acrcs, arrrl gi:ttrt pou'cr trr:tcttittcs :rrc rctlttirc<l lrr krg thcm.

Larry King a Proud Grandfather

I\Tr. an<l NTrs. Iiolrcrt Ii. King arc thc parcnts of tu'in girls, M:trilvrr 'fr:tvis :tn<l N:ttrcy Jclrtr, lrortr at St. Vincelrt's Ilospital irr I.os Arrgelcs ort I)cccnrlrcr 23. ]lob is thc son of "l,arry" King, u'cll kttorvtr ll:rkcrsllcl<1 rctail lttmlrcrman of thc liing-l\farshall Lr,rrnbcr Co,. lrtc., so Larry is u'caring a big sntilc thcsc tlays :ts ltc is tton' a grandfathcr.

lbl-l, u'ho u'as gra<luatc<l from the la*'schtlol at the University of Sottttrcrtr Claliforrrilt irt l,os Arrgeles, has bccn admittc<l to thc bar an<l has bccrr addccl tcl thc larv firm of l\Iack & I',ianco in llakcrslield. While in larv school at USC he \\,us ir melllber of thc 1'hi Delta I'hi larv fraternitl'. He took his unclergr:rduate u'ork at \\testnrinster Collcge in Fultor.r, Nlissouri, and irl his sctrior vcAr \\'as presicler.rt of thc lr,eta Theta lji fratemity.

During the rvar years. he servcd three and a half ycars in the U. S. Navy and u,as supply officcr on the Carrier U. S. S. Nlanila Bay. I'Ie is a metnbcr of thc Nlasonic Order. aucl llakersliclcl I'ost of the Amcric:rn l-egion.

Bob is also sccretitrr'-treasurer of the I{irrg-N'Iarshall Lumber Co.. Jnc.

Iim Estes With Diamond W Supply Compcrny

James O. Estes, a salesman rvell knot'n to thc trarle, has joined the sales force of Diatn,rrrcl \\'. Suppll' Co., 2335 East 48th Street, I-os Angeles. I'ercv Nferithcn' is manager. FIis annottncement of thc opcl.ring alllleltrctl irr I)ecember 1 issuc of The Califorrria Lrrmber Nlcrchant.

Ingrcrlients of thc (iritvs Ilarlror rccillc of frlrcstry progrcss inclu<tc Wcst C'oast \\'oorls c()ltstlnlcr arlvcrtisirtg c:tulpaign, u'ith nrcrchartrlising cooper:ttiotr of thc rctail ltrnrllcr rle:tlcrs. 'fhis rcsultcrl irr vastl-r' itr,:rc:tsc<l n:ttittn-u'i<lc ttsc of ccononrv luutlrcr grittlcs. Loggirtg ltrr<l sitrvnrill lcftovcrs n'crc rc<luccrl. :ttt<l tlre lcftovL'rs thltt rcnr:tinc<l llcc:tmc t'ilw nratcrirtl for ttcu' rr'oo<l-usittg irrtlustrics.

It is this s<,rt of nrcrchantlising :tntl utilizatiotr, rvith othcr factors, that lr:ts uttt horscs to rt'orl< ltg:tin itr tlrc Ciravs ] larlror forcsts.

Board of Supervisors Night at Monthly' Meeting of Lumbermen's Post Feb. 8

Thc nronthly nrcctirrg of Lutnllcrntctt's l)ost S'103 tvill lrc helrl (r :-1.5 \\,rcdnesdav cve ning, Fclrrultry 13, lt thc I\Ia1'{air Flrtel, 1256 \\'cst 7th Strcct, l,os ,'\rrgclcs. All men connccte<l u'ith the lunrlrcr inrlustrv or thc lruil<ling materirrl inclustry are u'elct)nTc t() atterrd.

I),oard of Supervisors night. Meutbcrs of thc l-os Angclcs Countl' lloard of Sullcrvisors incltttling \\t. ,\. Smith, Itavmond V. Darby, Johrr Ansorr F'ord, u'ill lle llrcsctrt trr <liscuss the gron'th, dcvelopment ancl problcnrs of Los Arrgclcs county.

ltay 1{i11, of the Rar. Ilill I-umber Company, u'ill have scvcral clf his t()l) mcn at thc nrceting as spccilrl guests of honor.

Will Launch Advertising Ccmpcign

The Geo. E. I\tiller Lumber Company of I'ortlarrd, Ore., is launching a comprehensivc arlvcrtising carlpaigrr which u'ill inclucle direct mail arr<l ath'ertisir.rg in vrtriotts trade magazines, accorcling to ltobcrt G. NIillcr, gcncr:rl mauager of thc flrm. Alport Associates, Inc., of l'ortland, rvill hanclle the program.

The firm n,as establishecl in 1932 l>y Geo. Il. N{iller, father of Robert G. and James E. N{iller, present generzrl manager and lumber buver, respectively. Until 1940 the firm operated as a lumber u'holesaler but the pttrchasc o{ thc Cascadia l-umber Ciompany at S'n'ect Home, Ore., addcd manufacturing to its expan<ling u'holcsaling service.

Appointed Lumber Publicity Director

Washington, D. C., January 9-Today R. A. Colgarr, .fr., cxecutivc r.ice president, National Lumber l\{anufacturers Association, Washington, D. C., announced the apltointment of Douglas S. Steinlrcrg as director of publicity for thc Associat iorr.

i\{r. Stcinbcrg' \\'as formerlv director of public relatiorrs for the National Institute of Cleaning and l)1,cing, Silr'er Spring, Mcl.

I{e is a clircctor of the Washington National Capital Forgc of the American l,ublic Relations Association and is also currently ser\ring as program chairman for the group. In adclitiou, \{r. Steinberg is a rnember of the public relations comr.nittee of the American Tracle Association llxecutives ar.rd the \\rashington, l). C. Unitecl Service Organization (USO) Club.

Joins Los Angeles Sqles Stcrll

Robcrt A. Dier has joined the sales staff of the l.os An.geles office of ltucliger-I-ang Co., nranufacturers of Roll-Au.a1' and Tensior.r-tite u'in clorv scrccns.

Mr. Dier u'as formcrlv rvith \rimcar Salcs Clcl. in Los Arrgeles, ancl prior to that operatcd his ou-n ltusincss in that city under the nar-ne of ^\.ll.C. Builcling Products.