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TOAoko.ale DeohaAqtuc

TO CALIFORNIA RETAIL YARDS

Moin Office'

Phone YUkon 6-5721

505-6-7 Morris Plon Bldg. 717 Morkel St., Son Froncisco 3 clle the oroduct in ser.eral \vavs: l. Tliey can st.t'k the fi:Lrnes irr ouantitv for sale to builders t'ho n'il1 pre-cut- their orvn components. This means they sell full-size panels of fir plyn'ood u'ith the frames, facing material, anrl hrtrdnare.

2. Thev can sell the {rarnes in combination ivith the pre-c11t cor.r.rllonents prepared in their on.n f iircls.

3. They can bid on cabinet l-r-rrk on a subcontr:tct basis in tracts or individual homes against Any nrass productior.r cabinet Irrodrrcer.

4.'fher- can seek ()ut kitchen remodeling-l;usiness u'ith installecl cabinet. u,ork, assuming installation ivith mlnlmtlm crews.

5. They can sell irll ctxnponents anrl hzrrdn'are to the hon.re l.randyman. ()n the basis of one or m()re package units. With the pre-cut components, the system takes special jtiirrery skill out of anv installation. This should increase hai.rclvn.ran sales for kitchens.

Arrother significant featttre of the

Arcrvare system is the fact that lighter irlyu'oorl can be used. Althr.lttgh 3/(' lir plvu't.,o<l is usually the trtinimum thickness for cr.rnt'entior.ral fltrsh-type cabinets, si<lc panels of Arcn-are units arc <rnly %" ht plyu'ootl. 'lhe ltottom ancl tolr purrels are )\", antl the Lrack 1';'anel is t/".

I)cscriptive literatrrre u'hich is ar.ailablc givcs assembly instmctions and shou-s hon' to sau' the kerfs into the tlrt'lrrrrrels so lhe c(,nrlx)nents inlerIocli u-ith each otl'rcr ancl u'ith the alrrnrirrum frames.

New Firm

;\rchitectural Har<ln-are \\'as irrcorporatecl in the fall of 1957 by David NI. Johnson ancl Steu'art Ii. Nlurph)', u'ho serve as president ancl r.ice-lrresiderrt, respectirrelr', oi the ne\\. c()ml)anv. Prtlth men hlrr-e a n'ide backqrounrl in harcln'are design, sales pronrotion, aclministration and nranagement. Johnson \vas fortnerly vice-presiiler-rt ir-t charge of srtlcs for \\'ashington Steel I)roducts in Tacoma, Washirrgton, and o Douglqs Fir o Ponderoso ond Sugor Pine

Redwood

Plywood

Shingles ond lqth

\llr11rhv u'as nrerchan<lising and design director for the same firm. Thc t\\'() nren collaborate<l rvith J. R. Collins, ir T:rcoma calrinctur:rker. to develolr thc .\rcu-arc c()ncel)t.

Data Available

(.omplete infonnlrtiou on --\rctvare nlr,v be obtained lry rl,riting --\rchitectural Hardu'are L'orlroration, 21 32 l'acific -\r'enr.re, T;tcoma 2, \\'ashir.rgtorr.

Low-cost Fire Protection

Zonalarn, a slteciallr' clesignerl hre ;rlarm systeur to tneet the neerls of llr.rsinesses. stores, factories atrtl settti-cotunrercial builtlings, is atttrottttcecl lty The I'-du'arcls Cotnpatr\', Inc., Noru'alk, Corrnecticut. '['he sr,stem is calle<l the first lou,-cost, conrpletelv atttott-t:ttic fire r,l'arning ancl locatirrg unit offerirtg features o{ lrlore expelrsive systenrs. Zonalarnt in' stantlv wartrs o{ fire ancl shon's its location. contitrttes Drotectiotr irt tl're event of norrual l)o\\'er fiilure, utilizes pttsh-btttton testing, atrcl uses low-voltage lviring.

New Stqndqrd on Plqstic Pqnels

L'sers of glass fiber rcinforced pi:istic panels for glazing. skr.lights. partitions, canopies and otl.rer structural aplllications, nou' have a rluality guicle to the selection of these translucent corrugatecl strttctural plastics panels in a ne'tv g()\'ernnlent standard cleveloped jointlv by The Society of the l'lastic Industry's Fiberglass lteinforcecl Panel Clouncil, re1>resenting panel r.n:rnuiacturers ancl suppliers of the basic r.n:rterials, ancl the U. S. Departlnent of Commerce. The star.rdard covers tn.o types o{ corrugated reinforced plastics lranels-General I'urpose Type I and Fire Retarclant T1'pe I T.

Standard 'I1'pc I panels l'hich :Ire, as descrilre<l, for gencral purpose use. have a burning rate of less than 1.5 inches per mir.rute; F-ire I{et:Irclant Tr'pe lI panels ha.r.'e lt standard est;iblishecl rzrte oi burninB rrf less than 0 2 inch per minute. (Tell them you sazu it in Thc Calif ornia Luntbcr )[crclrunt)

Western Pine Tree Fqrms Show Big 1957 Goin

Portland-A net increase of 158 units during 1957 brought the Western Pine tree farm roll to 1,279, totaling 6,4X),546 acres. Certified acreage represented 27/o of all privately owned commercial forest land in 12 western states.

Idaho and Washington led the 1957 increase with a net gain of 62 tree farms each, while California led in acres added. 189.014. In total number of certified Western Pine tree far,ms, Idaho continues to lead, with 655; Washnigton being second r,vith 245, California third with 198, and Oregon fourth with 107. 'California has the most acres in tree farm status, l,%9,265, with Oregon second and Idaho third, 1,618,756 and 999,844 acres, respectively.

In Oregon's pine region, 52/' of all privately orvned forest land is now in tree farm status, Forester E. L. Kolbe