White Brothers Expond lnto rhe t'Do-lt-Yourself n' Field

Recognizing the growing momentum of the "Do-It-Yourself" trend, White llrothers, located at 2150 Oakdale Ave., San Francisco, and at 500 High St., Oakland, recently announced that they now manufacture "Do-It-Yourself" cofree table kits. Each kit contains a top of fine hardwood with mitered matching mouldings, mitered parts for the legs, with forming blocks, glue, nails and screws. The only tools required, are a hammer, nail set and a screw driver. The coffee tables can be easily and economically assembled at home, and when completed, make a beautiful addition to any living room. Prices are as follows: Oak, Birch or Philippine Mahogany kits, $19.95; Walnut kit, $22.95. White Brothers also offers the same kits with four cold rolled steel legs substituted for the hardwood legs. Prices of the coffee table kits with metal legs are as follows: Oak, Birch or Philippine Mahogany kits, $15.95 ; Mlalnut kit, $17.95. White Brothers intend, as time goes on, to furnish parts for other pieces of furniture and eventually to be able to offer all types of kits in a variety of fine hardwoods. The prices quoted above are retail.

In keeping with the recent "Do-It-Yourself" trend, White lJrothers now feature a compelte line of "Wybro" solid tongue ancl groove wall paneling. This material is manufactured in fu" thickness with V edges and is available in either a 5" or 7" face, or a combination of both. The back has been rabbetted, so the paneling will lay flat, and the lengths are predominantly 8' and 9' in order to present a minimum amount

Loguno Beqch Yqrds Consolidote

A merger has been affected between the Ward and Harrington I-umber Company and Public Mill and Lumber Company, both operators of retail yards in Laguna Beach, California, the combined business continuing under the Ward and Harrington name.

For the time being they will operate through both olhces.

Fred Case manager of the Ward and Harrington operations since 1945 is manager of the combined operation, and Les Steffensen, owner of Public Mill and Lumber Company, continues in charge of sales for the combine.

Announcement \ /as made that both concerns have been limited for want of space, and that their combination will permit expansion to suit the needs of the locality. Nlr. Steffensen of waste. Other lengths, however, are available for higher ceilinged rooms. This fine paneling is available in Oak, Birch, Brazilian Parana and Philippine Mahogany. has lived in Laguna Beach for twenty years, and Nlr. Case for thirty-three years. The two locations affected are 630 South Broadway. and 860 South Coast Boulevard.

Ook, Birch, Brczilion Porono ond Philippinc Alohogony.

Grqlon & Knighr

Graton & Knight Company, Worchester, I{ass., has appointed James Hawkesworth manager of its district sales office. at San Francisco.

Moore Gqs Kiln At Corvollis

The Corvallis Plywood Company, Corvallis, Oregon, has recently installed a new Moore propane gas-fired dry kiln. It dries green veneer in from 3 to 15 minutes, and lvill dry about 30 million feet monthly.