California Door Company of Los Angeles lg New Name

OI Pioneer Los Angeles Firm

Anrtouttcctttcrtt is nritrlc lr-r"lhc t'alifrtrnia I)oor ('otrrlxrny of l,os Angelcs of thc changc of thcir naulc lvhich lrccantc elTcctivc Jlrnuary 1, 19.50' No chitugc of olvncrship, arltttinistrittiotr, llcrsonnel or llolicy is involvc<|.

The California Door Company was fottnded in ltt52 in Slrn lirancisco, 98 years ag(). The Los Angelcs llranch rvas o1>cned Septemlter I, 1887. The warehouse u'as then locatc<l at 2ncl antl San l'c<lro Strcets.

(ilenn (). Fogleman, man:tgcr of the Califorrri:r I)oor C'ompany <lf l,os Angeles, has lleen with the firm sincc 1918, an<l took over the managernent in 1928.

Chcrnges ol Colors in Mcrrlite Line ol Plqstic Finished Wcrll and Ceiling Pcnels

Changes ancl improvements of colors in the Marlite line of plastic-finished wall and ceiling panels have just been announced by John J. Marsl-r, sales manager of Marsh Wall Products, Inc., Dover, Ohio.

Irr the Velvetex Marlite finishes (semi-gloss) : Thc cggshell horizontaline pattern is' now supplied rvith a rvhite scorc line in place of gray score. A new light 1'ellorv u'ith rvhite score has also been adcled to the horizontaline pattern. In tlte tile-patterns, two nelv sntlu'rvltite panels are n()w available-one rvith a recl score, the other with a rvhite score. In the eggshell crllor of the tile-pattern group, a rvhite score line norv replaces the former gray score line.

In the deluxe Ntarlite finishes (high gloss) : Buff has been drol>pecl from the plain-color patterns' In the horizontaline patterns, the cream color score line has been changed from gray to rvhite. In the tile-pattern group, t1'vo nerr' additions aPpear--rvl-rite rvith a white score line, ancl rvhite rvith a red score line. and the score of the cream has been changed from gray to white.

The range of N[arlite color and pattern combinations is norv greater than ever before, 51 in all. Additions and changes of the colors and score lines came as a result of slrrveys shou'ing customer preferences.

'l'lrc llrcsi<lcrrt rtf thc nc\\' c()rlx)r:ttiotr, Georgc ()' \\rilson, is l gratr<lson <tf ottc of thc fottn<lcrs, and sevcr:tl trreml>ers of thc pi-csct.tt lro:rrtl of <lircctors:rrc trrctrrlrers of thc familics n'ho u'crc thc orgatrizers of thc parellt conrpatrv in I13.52.

'l'hc con.rp:rtlr"s rvarehousc is located orl its owrl Propcrty at 4940 t)istrict Ilottlcvard, Los A,ngeles 58. The propcrty, shorvn in the accotupanying aerial vierv, tneasurcs l20x({r0 feet. The building is of reinforcc<l concrete, conrplctcly fireproof, and is 103x310 fcct.

Thc conrpany sells dealers only.

Full-color reproductions of the complete line of Marlite colors and patterns rvill appear in the nerv S'tveet's File Catalog for builders and architects, 1950 edition. A revised NIarsh General Catalog, also featuring the latest colors and patterns, rvill soon be available tlpon request from the manrtfacturer. Adclress: Marsh Wall Products, Inc.. Subsidiary of Masonite Corporation' Dover, Ohio.

De Luxe Flexboard

Ncu' Yttrk-The Flexboarcl line of Johns-Xlanville building products-utility sheet materials rnade of asllestos and cenrcnt-no\\r enters the interior decorating fielcl l'ith the 1950 introduction of I)e Luxe Flexboard. I\{ade in sheets one-cighth inch thick, four feet wide and up to eight {eet long, it features a fabric pattern ancl is available in six colors. De Luxe Flexboard can be fitted into almost any decorative scheme and is adaptable to domestic and commercial application.

One of the first showings of De Luxe Flexboard rviil be in the Johns-Manville exhibit at the National Association of llome Builders Convention in Chicago starting on February 19. Subsequently, it will be a featured material in home builder shorvs throughout the country. By that time it rvill be nationally available through building materials dealers handling Johns-Manville products.