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west January 27, where they attended meeting of the parent firm in Cleveland Association of Home Builders convention ary 22 through 26.

the annual sales and the National in Chicago, Janu-

Ooklond Hoo-Hoo Now Plonning Golq Annuol Biilhdoy Porry

Joe Pepetone, president of Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39, and Ralph Hill, chairman of this year's annual birthday party, report that plans are well under way for what is expected to be the biggest and "mostest" birthday party dinner dance in Club 39's history.

Hill advises that he has reserved the Horizon room in the Claremont hotel in Berkeley for the entire evening of February 21 (remember, the next day is a holiday) to insure complete privacy for Club 39 members, their wives and guests.

The big ladies' night get-together, rvhich includes cijcktails, dinner dancing and a world of fun, is held each year in honor of the Oakland Hoo-Hoo past presidents and has proven to be one of the highlights of the club's year-long activities.

Pqbco Acquires Fibreboord I OOo/o

Stockholders of Pabco Products, Inc., San Francisco. voted for a plan by which Pabco will acquire complete ownership of Fibreboard Products, Inc., through the purchbse of Fibreboard stock ndw owned by Crown Zellerbach Cbiporation. Fibreboard will purchase Crown's entire holdings of Fibreboard stock for a price of $37,800,000.

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Pqlm Springs Hils Building Record

l'a1r'n Sprir-rgs, Calif .Itrrilrling hit ;rrr all-tirnc high here in 1955 n'itir total permit valuatior-r at $9,803,852, compared to the previous $6 millionplus figrrre set in 1946. 'l'he 1955 figure nearly donl tion u'as startecl orr 506 dr,r.e1lings, plus 22 new business buildings. The Southcrn California resort also hacl its biggest boom in su'imming pools in 1955. rvith 173 lrermits issued for a value of $695,000 during the year. The number of pools here totaled 999 as of January 7.