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Bennelt 2-Woy Ponel Saws Instolled

Recent sales and installations of the popular Bennett Z-Way Panel Saw reported by Wayne C. Ervine, DealerSales-& Service, Atascadero, Calif., include the Cross Lumber Co., Merced; General Electric Co., Vernon ; Artcraft fndustries, Turlock; Arthur's Lumber, Torrance; Haley Wholesale Co., Santa Barbara; Edward Distributors, Rosemead (a second unit) ; Pioneer Plastics, Pico Rivera; Amco Co.p., .Pasadena; Elmendorf Research, Palo Alto; Palisades Lumber Co., Pacific Palisades; University of California, Los Angeles; Sunset Builders Supply, Los Angelel, an.d Signal Lumber Co., Long Beach, which made the third unit this yard has purchased.

VA ro Follow FHA Requirement

The Veterans Administration is expected to follow the new FHA requirement that all board and framing lumber be grademarked effective April l,19ffi, reports the LMANC, San Francisco.

L. A. 1959 Building Sets Record

A record $648 million was the preliminary figure compiled by the Building and Safety Department for construciion in'Los Angelesln 1959. This compares with the city's 1958 volume of $560,758,656, which was the first time building in Los Angeles had reached the half-billion mark.

The year's volume in Los Angeles county, while failing to set i record, reached $348 million, an increase of more than 87o over the $321,289,785 recorded in 1958, according

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city was $40,307,361 th6 county area,'thJ $24,181,935, less than 1958. a a o a

Monogement Seminqr Offered

A Management Seminar for owners or managers of small businesses will be offered by the University of California Extension in the Southern area this spring. Guest lecturers will lead the discussions in advertising, personnel relations, planning for the future, marketing policies, the chief executive's job, production manag'ement, taxation, cost control and securing capital.

Section l-for Manufacturing companies, will meet Tuesdays, 7-9:30 p.m., beginning February 16, Section 2-for Merchandising and Service organizations, will meet Wednesdays, 7-9:30 p.m., beginning February 17. Eight meetings are scheduled for each section and the cost ii M5. All lectures are held at 813 South Hill St. in Los Angelcs.

Three advanced seminars are also being held on Advertising-Promotion in the small business, Management's Control of Costs in a small business, and Finance for the small business. Further information may be obtained bv contacting the University Extension, MAdison 3-6123.

Citrus Beh Requires Grqde-Stomping

The Citrus Belt Chapter of the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference, effective Jan. 1, 1960, started requirin[ all sheathing boards and dimension lumber to be grade-stamped.

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We hoverort for"rtt resources, modern mills, dry kilns ond locilities, plus men who know Lumber.

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Hq_rbor tly*99d Plons Ooklond Opening

Harbor Plywood Corporation will soon open a large nei, warehouse outlet in Oakland, probably around the first o{ February, according to Division Chief Mal Hill. The new o_pcration ^will be located at 1000 19th Avenue (phone KEllog 3-8-8qt) and will. be managed by Romie Haining, formerly of Phoenix, Arizona,