vlcTl| R fligh Early Strength

Portiand Cement

Guarcnteed to meet or exceed requirements ol Americcrn Society lor Testing Mcrtericls Specilicc' tions lor High Early Strength Portlcnd Cement, qs well cs Federal Specilicctions lor Cement, Portlcrnd, High-Ecrly-Strength, No. E-SS-C-20Icr.

HIGH EARI,Y STRDTIGTII

(28 dcy concrele strengths in 2d hours.) '

SUI.PHATD RESISTAIIT

(Result ol compound composition crnd usucrlly lound only in specicrl cements designed lor this purpose.)

M|[{IMUM EXPAI| SI(III and C0tf TRACTI0I|

(Extremely severe cruto-clave tesl results consistently indiccrte prcrcticcrlly no expcnsion or contrqction, thus elimincrting one oI most diflicult problems in use ol c high ecrly strength cement.)

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MOISTURE. PROOT GRIDII

(Users' qssurqnce ol lresh stoclc unilormity crnd proper results lor concrete.)

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-Adeline Merriam Conner

Appointed Member of Ocklcnd City Plcnning Commission

The appointment of D. N. "Nat" Edwards, civic and busir.ress leader, to the Oakland City Planning Commission was unanimously approved by the City Council January 14, rvhen the nomination was placed before the council by I\'[ayor Joseph E. Smith.

He u'ill serve the unexpired term ending May 5, 1952, succeeding Luther H. "Abe" Lincoln of Lincoln Lumber Comparry, Oakland, lvl-ro resigned to take l.ris seat in the State Assembly.

Nlr. Echvards is geueral manager of Wood Products Co., Oakland, and secretary-treasurer of the California Lumbermen's Accident Prevention Association, with offices at 1706 Broadn'av, Oakland 12.

Opens New Yard

Frank P. Evola has announced the opening of a supply yard of the Firwood Lumber Company at 7765 E. Compton Blvd. in Paramount. The concern also operates yards on Alameda Blvd. in Los Angeles and Hawthorne -Blvd' in Lawndale.

Mr. Evola and his associates, Cliftord J' Ropp and George llor'vard, Jr., have been in the lumber business 25 years, and formed the Firwood Company five years ago.

APm Brcrnches and Scrles Wcrrehouses Cover rhe Country

W"r.hoose stocks of APM plywood are located in ma.ior Population and building areas from coast to coast. These regional depoa are also headquarters for exPerienced plywood men whose services are always available, and who are as close as your telephone.

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Plywood Mills, Inc.

GENERA! OFF]CE-EUGENE, OREGON

MILLS: Eugene, Oregon, ond Willominc, Oregon

BRANCH WAREHOUSES: Eugene ond Willomino, Oregon; 925 Tolond St., Son Froncisco 24, Colif.; 4814 Bengol St., Dollos 9, Tex.; 4268 Utoh St., St Louis 16, Mo.

SALES WAREHOUSES: Bessonette & Eckstrom, 2719 S. Compton, Los Angeles ll, Colif.; Pocific Mutcol Door Co.,625 Tocomo Bldg. (Home Off icc), Tocomo, Y'ln.; 14O7 Fleet St., Bottimore 3l , Md.; 2l4l Throop St., Chicogo 8, lll.; 516 South Ave., Gorwood, N. J.; Adoms ond Shownee Sts., Konsos City; 2235 Territoriot Rood., St poul 4, Minn.

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