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Durisol To Build In Southern Ccrlilornic

A plant to produce Durisol, a new building material, will be established in Southern California, according to John D. Dale, president of Durisol, Inc., New York.

Mr. Dale, who arrived in Los Angeles recently, to make final plans for factory, stated that the decision to open a plant u'as made because of the heavy volume of orders for the product coming from California.

The new plant is expected to be in operation in about four months, and rvill produce 1,000 square feet of Durisol a day at first, expanding gradually to 10,000 square feet.

Durisol, Inc. is the North American licensee of the Swiss inventors. There are plants producing the material in France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Czechoslavakia, ancl Switzerland. and additional plants are planned for the Belgian Congo, India, and Argentine.

Increcses lts Line oI Products

To meet the dernand for asbestos-cement building materials, The Paraffine Companies, Inc., has recently expanded its line of asbestos-cement products, manufactured at its Redwood City, Calif., plant.

At a recent conference, L. K. Bishop, manager of pabco's Building Material Division, emphasized: ,.The neecl for asbestos-cement siding and roofing is fast increasing for both nerv construction and the modernization of existing buildings. An increasing number of home-on,ners are using asbestos-cement siding for improvements uncler the FHA Title I Insurance Program."

Mcncgement Changes Announced

To better meet the requirements of continued expansions and increased production and sales volume of three Henry J. Kaiser operated companies, Carl R. Olson, vice presiclent of Permanente Cement Company, Standard Gypsum Company of California, and Henry J. Kaiser Company, has announced the following operational management changes, effective January 7, 1949.

Wallace A. Marsh, formerly assistant to Olson in general managership of Permanente Cement, will become general manager of the company and its subsidiaries.

Claude E. Harper, assistant general manager of Standarcl Gypsum, becomes general manager in charge of all activities of that company.

R. S. Barneyback, another Kaiser veteran, and most recently assistant general manager of the Henry J. Kaiser Company, has been advanced to general managership of that company's Sand and Gravel Division.

Headquarters of each of the companies remains in the Kaiser Building, Oakland, California, with no other changes in directors or officers of the companies; Henry J. Kaiser, president; E. E. Trefethen, Jr., executive vice president; and Carl R. Olson, vice president, continue to be responsible for general policies of the companies.

Less than 20/o ol the Douglas fir dinary agricultural uses or grazing. topography of much of the region, remain the dominant vegetation.

region is suited to orBecanse of the rough forests are certain to

Hoo-Hoo News

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Dinner And Goll Tournqment Mcrrch 18

The Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club will hold a dinner ani golf tournament at the Riviera Country Club, Santa Monica, Friday, Ilfarch 18.

The golfers will tee ofi at 12:09 p.m. Golf prizes include the Roy Stanton, George E. Ream, and The Cali{ornia Lumber Merchant trophies, and prizes will also be awarded to the winners in the special events.

Dinner will be served in the Club House at 7.09 p.m. There will be a fine entertainment program, also drawings for door prizes.

President Bill Ream and the golf committee are irr charge of the arrangements. Get your reservations in early.

Nineteen Kittens Initicted At Reno Concat

The recent Hoo-Hoo Cr-incat helcl in Reuo. Nevad;r. n,as a very enjoyable affair. The Concat u'as staged by N{itcir Landis of the Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club and ltis degrce teanl. There were 19 Kittens. A special btts rvas chartererl by 24 members of Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club. Follorving the Concat the visitors 'ivere guests of the l{eno Hoo-Hoc Club for dinner at the Mapes Hotel. Tl-re attenclance nuntbered 60.

Scrcrqmento Hoo-Hoo Club

The regular monthly dinner meeting of the Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club was held at Wilson's Cafe, February 16.

The speaker of the eveninglvas Russell Bjorn of Stocliton, a sales and public relations counselor. He was introduced by Jack F. Pomeroy, executive vice president of tlc Lrrmber Merchants Association of Northern Calif ornia, spol-lsors o{ the entertainment.

Gordon Brawith, Lansberg Lumber Co., Sacramento, president of the club, presided. The attendance utttnber u'as 65.

1949 Reveille To Be Held Mcry 13

Everett Lewis, Gamerston & Green Lumber Co., Oakland, r''i,ho is general chairman of committees for the 1949 Reveille, sponsored by Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, Oakland, announces that this year's Reveille will be held at the Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, on Friday, May 13, 1949.

The golf tournament will be held at the Mira Vist:r Country Club on the same date.

Fresno [Ioo-Hoo Club

President Bob Reid presided at the dinner meeting of Fresno Hoo-Hoo Club, held at Belmont Iun, Fresno, Fel-rrtrary 11. There was an attendance of 66.

Ian Mensinger of American Lumber Company, Modesto, introduced the speaker, Clyde Oden of Modesto, who is a memory expert. Mr. Oden gave an entertaining demoustration of his ability along that line.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Dinner Dcrnce

The Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo dinner dance held in the beautiful Illossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Ilotel or-r Friday evening, February 18, 'ivas an enjoyable affair and everybocly attending reported a grand time' Over 200 sat don,n to tlinner, and dancing continued until 2:00 a.m. Tl.rere rvere drarvings for five door prizes for the ladies.

Phil Arclen and his recording orchestra furnished the music, ancl "Kenney and Chuck" entertained u'ith songs' President .Bill Ream and his committee should be complimentcd for staging such a successful party'

The 51 billion feet of small young timber in West Coast forests are credited lvith the grou'th of 3'7 billion feet an' nually. The present cut of this class of tin-rber for logs and pulpwood is only a little over 500 million feet annually'

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