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All inquiries resardins NE\7 PRODUCTS, New Literature 6r booklIts anI other items mentieasd io this section should be addressed to THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHA,NT, Room 508, 108 lfest 6th St., Los Angeles 14. Your inquiries will be promptly f9r' warded'by us to the manufacnrrer or dislribuior, who will then'answer yorr inquiries direct.

Mogic-Fold Doors for Shoslder Trode

Complete instructions for assembling k.d. Magic-Fold doors in a move to sell the do-it-yourself market are being issued by Closures, fnc., 533 East Forest Ave', Detroit 1. The suggested retail price for each k.d. unit is $17.95. The chief "tool" needed is a pencil with an eraser, used for tucking the pladtic door cover into metal channels. Slats inserted in the fabric pockets to give body to the door are smooth, splinter-free Masonite Presdwood. Instructions for assembling the door are given in step-by-step photographs. The company reports that "a woman can put it together in 20 minutes, hang it in 15." In fully assembled form, the 76"x88" door sells at a suggested retail price of $19.95.

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New Lnwn Sprinkler System For Do-lt-Yourself Morket

Anesite Company, Chicago plastic pipe manufacturers, has just introduced the new Mist-o-Matic underground lawn sprinkler system kit designed for the "Do-It-Yourself" market. The kit is packed'in a display box and provides 80 feet of flexible plastic pipe and all accessories required to cover 1000 square feet of lawn area, it is stated. It includes such features as "pop-up" sprinkler heads and an automatic drain valve. Complete planning and installation instructions are furnished, it is pointed out, so that anyone can install the Mist-o-Matic in iust a ferv hours without special tools-

fUloore Bulletin on Setzer Sorter

Moore Dry Kiln Company's new bulletin No. 5501 illustrating and describing the Moore Setzer Sorter which it manufactures at North Portland is now being distributed. This is a new piece of equipment which Moore is now manufacturing. lt is in operation at several plants in Californiaincluding the Ivory Pine Mills, Glenco Forest Products and Setzer Forest Products. Moore is mailing this circular out to the lumber mills on the Pacific Coast and will send it to anyone interested in this type equipment.

The new Setzer-Sorter is simple and is said to radically reduce the cost of sorting lumber in the mill. One unit can sort and stack as much as 100,000 board feet of lumber per day with only three to six men, including the grader.

A new,. versatile, fast-stop gauge called the Comet "Quick" Stop Gauge has been announced by Consolidated Machinery.& Supply Co., Ltd., Los Angeles. This is said to be an ideal device for cabinet shops, furniture factories, etc., wherever pieces of various lengths are to be cut or measured. The "Quick" Stop Gauge can be adjusted quickly and with hairline accuracy, without the operator moving from his position at the saw. This is an obvious time saver. Just a quick, simple, fingertip adjustment and stop is set at desired length, then lock the lever, that is all there is to it. It is easily installed on any radial type sarv, swing sarv, boring machine, etc'

Amerock Feotures New OPerating Demonslrotor for Wlndow Hqrdwore

Because practically everybody has the desire to "try it" before buying, Amerock's latest special includes a free demonstrator for the popular Wintite Sash Lock and Sash Lift with the purchase of only three dozen items of window hardware. Prospective buyers can actually operate the lock and convince themselves how securely it locks the window and how tightly it seals the sash.

Compactly designed, the demonstrator measures only 5" wide by d'high and fits neatly on counter, wall, or post. The sample sash lock mounted on the demonstrator is finished in bright chromium-the sash lift in bright brass. Dealers may order the new No. 7002 Wintite Demonstrator Deal from Amerock distributors or get full information from the manufacturer.

Self-Liquidoting Disploy flterchondises Structoglos to Do-lt-Yourself lUlorket

The Structoglas division of International Molded plastics, Inc., announces the availability of a merchandising display that stimulates sales of a new ,.packaged,, door canopy kit and amortizes its own cost at the same time. This display has been developed tb introduce the decorative and functional advantag.es, ease of handling and versatility of Structoglas corrugated plastic building panels to the do-it-yourself market.

The nen' door canopy presented on the display is designed and priced for quick turn-over. Its sales appeal is based on its durable, attractive, light transmitting characteristics; lorv cost and the fact that it can be installed in 30 minutes or less with only a screwdriver and hammer. This canopy is a "leader" item that will develop tie-in sales of Structoglas for matching awnings as well as sales of standard Structoglas (Fiberglas - reinforced) building panels for a variety of indoor and outdoor applications.

Six different colored Structoglas panels and six sets of packaged aluminum brackets are furnished with each display.' These units permit the retailer to sell six complete canopy kits at a substantial profit. Installation instructions and sales promotion literature are enclosed in each carto,.r.

Two types of literature also are supplied with the display. A small folder that is supplied without charge illustrates the use of Structoglas as awnings. A detailed booklet showing practical and widely diversified applications for Structoglas building panels is furnished at nominal cost. Entitled "2O Plans," this booklet features lists of materials and installation data for each project illustrated. It is intended to retail for 35c and thereby provide another source of profit from the display.

The new self-liquidating display is part of an intensive and integrated sales promotion program for Structoglas rhaterials. It has been designed to capitalize on the growing demand for new top-quality materials for both home improvement and new construction applications.

Complete details will be supplied upon receipt of publication inquiry or letterhead request.

Lire-Woll Ploster Announced

New York, N. Y.-E. J. O'Leary, sales vice president of The Ruberoid Co., announced a new product, Lite-Wall Plaster, a ready-mixed perlite and gypsum plaster, the first new gypsum product to be announced since Ruberoid entered the gypsum business in August 1954.

Made of perlite aggregate and gypsum blended in proper proportion at the factory, the new plaster requires only clean water to be added on the job. It is designed to be used over metal or gypsum lath or masonry and the same material is used for both the scratch and the brown coat. Lite-Wall, says O'Leary, is fu/o lighter than ordinary sand plasters, is more fireproof, more crack resistant and is more uniform in rvorking qualities than plasters which are mixed on the job.

Stondord for Insuloring Glcss Windows

Printed copies of Commercial Standard CS 193-53 covering standard stock Ponderosa pine insulating glass windows and sash are now available. The standard provides minimum requirements for Ponderosa pine check rail windows in l%" thickness to accommodate %" insulating glass; also, requirements for stationaiy sash in 2/a" thickness to accommodate 1" insulating glass. It covers construction, grades and tolerances for these requirements. Standard layouts are given both for the check rail window and stationary sash including the type of wood stop for glazing the sash. A charge of 10c per copy is asked-write National Woodwork Manufacturers Association. 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 4, Illinois.

Moll Insuring lts Choin Sows

For the first time in history, chain saws will be insured against losses for one full year as a part of the original purchase plan. The Mall Tool Compeny, in conjunction with its thousands of dealers, inaugurated a program on February 1 which insures the purchaser of a new Mall Chain Saw against lbss from a variety of causes.

Pe,,tlonah,

Mr. and Mrs. George Hammond of Geo. Hammond & Sons, Northridge, Califf., sailed from New York City April 1 for an extended tour of South America. The pleasure trip will take them by ship to many ports on the west coast, from where the dealer and his wife will fly to the Latin continent's east coast. The trip was arranged and given to the senior Hammonds by their two sons, Charles and Carroll Flammond, who are associated with their father in the retail yard.

Paul D. Hardy of Orderville, IJtah, has moved to Fredonia, Ariz., where he is employed by the fiiUaU Lumber Co.

"Dave" Davis, sales manager of Simpson Redwood Company, has been on a two-week business trip in the east. He called on accounts in Florida, Washington, D. C., and Chicago and planned to take in the N-AWLA convention at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. He will return to San Francisco about May 6.

Dave Stutzman, veteran E. J. Stanton & Son lumber salesman, became the proud grandpa of Carol Sue Reeve as he rounded out 35 years' continuous service with the pioneer hardwood firm recently.

Lynn Boyd of Pampa, Texas, '\^'as a recent visitor in San Francisco and northern California. He is a past Snark of the Universe and operates Boyd Lumber Co.

Mr. and Mrs. A. T. "Bill" Taylor of Poulson, Montana, visited recently in Blythe; Calif., where he managed the yard of the Hayward Lumber & Investment Co. for several years. Taylor recently retired after 30 years rvith Hayward and bought a small Montana ranch but is reported considering moving back to Blythe.

Jim Chapman oI Ziel & Co., San Francisco, has returned from calls on accounts in the midwest.

flerman West of Lumber Carrier Service, Wilmington, Calif., spent his vacation with his parents in Spokane, Wash., and points north.

Walter Bailey and Jack Stahle of West Coast Forest Products Co., San Mateo, have been to northern California to ,complete negotiations for the use of a mill and other Redr,r'ood facilities, which will be announced shortly.