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NOFMA Boosting Advertising

- _Walter J. Wood, president of the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers' Association, announces appointments to thE Advertising committee and five other standing committees as the association swings into an intensified program to win for oak a greater share of the residential flooring market in 1959. more "hard sell," said longer than last year, on the superiority of

The 1959 advertising will feature Wood. Ad copy will run somewhat with strong competitive statements oak flooring.

New Yubq-Sutter Heqlth Building

Marvsville. Calif.-Yuba and Sutter counties have been notified of final federal approval of funds for a new bicounty health center to replace the outdated structure on C street here in Yuba county. The $212,W structure will be built in Yuba City, Sutter county, at the north end of that city's Alta park. The government is contributing $70,916 toward the building.

Sqnta Qruz Shop Cenfer Plqnned

Santa Cruz, Calif.fsn5llugtion of a shopping center at Bay and High streets may begin in the Spring as a multimillion-dollar development in the exclusive Westlake area. Grocers E. H. Renzel, Jr., San Jose, and Ormond Rector, Menlo Park, own the corporation behind the plan and their architects have been in consultation with the city planning department.

Book on Aporfment Buildings

A finely illustrated survey of outstanding multiple dwellings is made in "Apartments ar.rd Dormitories," a new book by the editors of Architectural Record, just published by F. W. Dodge Corporation, New York. The 53 projects chosen for study were erected between 1950 and 1958, a period of great activity in residential construction generally marked by higher standards than those of previous years.

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Gotes Ferguson

W. Gates Ferguson, known throughout the building materials industry for his innumerable appearances at lumber dealer conventions during his 12 years as director of advertising for The Celotex Corp., died February 7 following an automobile accident near Miami, Florida, January 30, in which Mrs. Ferguson was killed instantly and NIr. Ferguson was critically injured. They had lived in Florida the past two years since his retirement in 1957. Widely known in the industry for his inspiring convention talks and modern merchandising and sales ideas, Mr. Ferguson had made several appearances on the west coast and in California at the annual conventions of both the LMA and SCRLA ancl rn'as very highly regarded.

Williom J. GTASSON

William Jennings Glasson, 72, owner and manager of the well-known Glasson Mill & Lumber Co. in San Diego, Calif., passed away in a hospital there February 24. Despite gradu- ally failing health and increasing high blood pressure the past few years, the popular "old-timer" was active in his business up to the day before he died, and recent visitors to his office had found him making out the annual tax returns.

Mr. Glasson was born in Cornwall, Errgland, November 22, 1886. His first work was for a lumber company in Engla-nd for two years, after which he moved to Los Angeles in 1906 and, in 1907, to San Diego. There he went w-ith the Weldon Planing Mill and a short time later was made the manager. In 1919 he became a partner in the business and the name was changed to the Weldon-Glasson Planing Mill. In 1922 Mr. Glasson purchased the remaining interesls and changed the name to the W. J. Glasson Planing Mill, as which it continued until 1934 when lumber was added to the business and the name changed to the present Glasson Mill & Lumber Co. In his 52 years in the industry here, "Billy" Glasson furnished the miliwork on many fine residen... "ttd public buildings throughout Southern- California and ad- joining states, including Sun Valley, Idaho. lTe owned a number of apartment houses and was active in local civic and club activities.

Mr. Glasson leaves his wife Mary E. of the home at 2609 28th St., San Diego; two sotrs. William Edward and Thomas T., who r.iere in the business with him; three daughters, Drusilla Donnelley, Ethel Grant and Treva Hummell ; nine grandchildren, and a brother Edward in Florida. Crematidn followed private funeral services, February 28.

Horold H. BAKER

Harold If oover Baker, lumberman, died in Santa well-known Cloverdale. Calif.. Rosa, January 26, following a brief illness. He r.l,'as a longtime resident of the zrrea aud was at one time salesmanager of the Cloverdale Redwood Co. l{e later joinecl the Rockport Redwood Co. at Cloverdale and more recerrtly served as salesmanager of North Bend l-rrmber Co., of Bricelancl and Sarr Jose. He leaves l-ris wife \'Iae of Cloverclale, where funeral services u'ere held January 29, u,ith inurnment at Chapel of the Chimes in Santa Rosa.

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