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Humboldt Lumber CorP. to Hold Open House Mcrch 17

John Eells and Lou Holland of l{n<ldis California, Inc', Los Angeles, are in Arcata, Calif. to attend the open house being held by Humbolclt I-uinber Corp' on March 17 to celebrate completion of the remodeling and refurbishing of their plant and offices. All lumberlllen ilre invited to attend and inspect the linished job'

Tropiccrl d Western Mcrke Plcnt and Office ImProvements

Tropical & Western Lumller Co., Los Angelcs, made an important addition to their office spercc recently' The new offices include a general office, an accottnting room' and a mailing room.

The general office is finished in Amadon, an import fronl Brazil. The other offices are finished in Spanish cedar' This company has installed in its vard an 80-ft' Moline Roll Top sorting chain' This permits pulling lumber ofi .at any point of the entire length of the table' The nerv feature speeds up the operation considerably'

W. C. Kurth, Independent Lumber Company, Grand Junction, Colo., and Clyde Biggs, a bttsiness associate of Mr' Kurth, were recent Los Angeles visitors. After conferring with Doug Grove of the California I-urnber Co' at Monte,bello, thev sojourned at Palm Springs.

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U. S. Plywood Corp.[Digtributeg Mexican Hardboard

United States Plywood Corp., I-os Angeles. itllll()ullces an exclusivc arrangement for thc <listribution in California :rnd thc Sottthu'est of Fibr:tcel hltdlroar<I, manttfactttred iu Mexico City by liilrrlrccl S. ;\. 'flrc lroitr<l is trtade from hardwood filrer, rvhich givcs it the <1tr:rlities of har<lrrcss lrn<l density.

Adds New Colors to Interior Finish Line

Two conrpletely new colors have been added to the Celotex linc of interior finish materials-a deep toned blue-green ancl Sierra rose.

Selection of these colors was nrade after a nation-wide con' sumer survey was rnade by Howard Ketcham, Inc., New York color engineering firm. Of the many colors tested, the two chosen were by far the rnost popular in all parts of the country' Celotex blue-green and Sierra rose colors are available in plank and tile, both of which have the Celotex "E" joint for concealed nailing.

L. J. Kouba, secretary-treastlrer lrnd manager of Fir I.umber Company, Alhambra, and a member of the U. S. Army Reserve, has lteen called back in the service and is now at Fort l.eavenworth, Kansas. He rvas a Colonel in World \\'ar II. During his abserrce Jim I\[adison is filling in at Fit I-umber Companr'.