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8544 Sunser Blvd. los Angeles 45, Calil. Oleonder 5-7151

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PONDER,OSA PINE WHITE

FIR, Town & Gotrntry Vlllcae Palo Alto, Cstiforniq

DAvenport 6-9669

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| 958 Wood Kitchen Gqbinet Soles Top 1957 Business By 16.40/o

Sales of factory-built wood kitchen cabinets in 1959 are expected to soar an average of 22.5/o over those for the record year of 1958, a group of leading cabinet manufacturers have reported in an industry survey. In reaching a new high in 1958, the producers topped their 1957 business by an average of. 16.4/o, said Fred F. Montiegel, manager of the National Institute of Wood Kitchen Cabinets, which conducted the study.

The popularity of wood was mentioned most frequently among factors contributing to the volume increases of 1958. More than three-fourths of the firms listed it. Various trade sources report that wood cabinets are preferred by about nine out of 10 home owners.

Other factors mentioned prominently include the popularity of built-ins, new sales techniques, greater penetration of the new home market and the remodeling market, and new distribution policies.

Almost one-fourth of the companies predict greater use of darker wood finishes, while a like number expect sharper interest in natural wood finish in which the grain pattern is accented.

'Lqnd Plonning Mcrnuol' Revised

Washington-The National Association of Home Builders has published a second revised edition of its Land Planning Manual. NAHB President Nels G. Severin said, "Everyone concerned with land planning-developers, municipal officials involved with the regulation of builder operations, land planners and technical schools-will find the Land Planning Manual an invaluable handbook.

"As an active builder who is also a land developer, I can testify to the practical value of the Land Planning Manual, which I find to be up-to-date, comprehensive and authoritative," Severin, a Southern California home builder, commented. The Manual is available at $5 a copy through the National Association of Home Builders. 1625 L St.. N.W.. Washington 6, D.C.

Hqrbor Assigns Bob Shelver

Peninsulo Plywood Terrifory

Mal Hill, manager of Harbor Plywood's San Francisco warehouse, assigned Harbor's Peninsula territory to the former inside man, Bob Shelver, on January 1. Shelver, a native of Denver and a U.S. Navy veteran, received his lumber training with Hallack & Howard Lumber Co. in Denver. He joined Harbor at San Francisco six years ago and was office manager at the time of his new appointment. Shelver replaces Bill Meinhiet, who has been transferred to Harbor's East Bav territorv.