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Rounds Lumber Compony Moves to New Ofiices Ar Rockport Redwood Cloverdole Plont

The San Francisco sales ofifrces of Rounds Lumber Company were moved to the headquarters of Rockport Redwood Company, Cloverdale, on April l, according to compatry officials. Effective April 1, the new address for Rounds Lumber Company will be P.O. Box 97, Cloverdale, California, phone TWinbrook 4-3362, or teletype CLVD.CAL 37.

Cqrl Gqvolto Honored Wirh Certicote of Appreciotion

Harvey Koll, Supreme Nine member of Hoo-Hoo for iurisdiction six, presented Carl Gavotto, past member of ih. Supr.*e Nine during the Lynn Boyd administration, with a certification of appreciation at the March 10th meeting of the San Diego club. _Carl has devoted mln-y years ti the promotion of Hoo-Hoo in San liego and- is prominent in civic, social and lumber affairs of the border iity. For the past 35 years he has be.en identified with lumber industry at all levels in the southland ci!I.

On March 28th at 11 :30 a.m. he will board an Air France Jet at Los Angeles International Airport for Rome,.Italy, where he will join Mrs. Gavotto who is in Europe visiting their son, Rob-ert, who is studying to be a priest. Late in April the Gavotto couple will return to their home in San Diego via the polar route.

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"This move brings our production and sales offices together under one roof in the office building at our Cloverdale plant," general salesmanager Jim Knox states.

"And we believe the consolidation will enable us to improve our. service to you at this time..when service is of ever increasing importance to all of us," he noted.

Johns-Manville Discloses New Construction System for Lower Cost Housing

fOUXS-ffIANVILLE Corporation has taken the wraps J otr a new system of construction aimed at producing lower cost, quality housing.

Clinton B. Burnett, President and Chief Executive Officer, told stockholders at their annual meeting in Chicago on March 16 that the new products and methods of assembly for residential construction in the new system had been under scientific development at the company's Research and Engineering Center, Manville, N.J., for several years.

The newly developed system permits simultaneous erection of exterior and interior wall surfaces ready for final finishing, complete with vapor barrier and insulation, through use of prefabricated, modular panels. These new panels utilize an entirely new board product specially developed for these applications and a new adhesive joint compound.

The new products and new method of residential construction have been named The Flex-Ponent Svstem bv Johns-Manville. The new factory-assembled pinels ar-e unique in that they can be used to construct houses of almost any architectural design. Standard panel sizes are 4x8 feet but various other sizes will also be available.

The new Flex-Ponent System will be introduced shortly through regular Johns-Manville distribution channels in a limited area around St. Louis. Mo.. Mr. Burnett announced. He said the distribution area will be expanded as rapidly as public acceptance dictates.

Mr. Burnett told stockholders that Johns-Manville intends to make detailed information on The Flex-Ponent Svstem. accumulated through long scientific research and eiection of several "proof" l-rouses under company supervision, available to J-M jobber, dealer and fabiicator cirstomers. The company hopes that its development of this type of low cost, quality housing will perform a service not only for.Johns-Manville customers but for the whole economy, and ,put much-needed good housing within reach of moderate and low-income groups.

The industry has long been seeking more modernized erection methods and products that could utilize the advanced technologies. Johns-Manville officials believe The Flex-Ponent System represents a major technological "breakthrough" and could have far-reaching effects in lowering costs for quality homes.

"We recognize that to serve the rapidly evolving house market, a building materials manufacturer canno[ afford to concentrate scientific research exclusively on develop- ment of materials," Mr. Burnett said. "ft is also part of ou-r responsibility to find ways of improving quality and efficiency of their application, and reducing -appliiation costs. We believe the nelv Flex-Ponent Svstem could represent an important advance in construction of residential housing."

Johns-Manville has projects for further growth and cost reduction in the planning stage that could require capital