FACIORY PRE.FIT

Dodge-vice president and economist, Dr. George Cline Smith, declared that housing, which accounted for almost half the total of March contracts, has been the major source of strength in the construction industry so far in 1959.

"Single family houses sparked the increase in N{arch, rising 49/o above a year ago. Apartment units, which shor'l'ed strength throughout 1958, also registered a sl-rarp gain in Nfarch," stated Dr. Smith.

"The number of du'elling units covered by the residential contracts totaled 122,327, 44/o above Nfarch 1958," he added. Dollar volume of residential contracts in the United States in March amounted to $1,540,722,000, up 44o/o over the like 1958 month.

Rygel Lumber Soles Office Opened in long Beqch

Clint llygel, for the past l0 years witl'r E. L. Reitz Co., has establishe<l his own wholesale lumber concern aud opened offices ir-r the Ocean Center Building, Long Beach, Califomia. He rvill engage ir.r tl-re rvholesale distribution of all Pacific Coast lumber proclucts via clirect sl-ripment, rail, cargo or truck & trailer.

Clint attencled the Ur-riversity of California and majored irr la'w'. Follor'l'ing \\rorld War II service as a gunnery officer in the U.S. Navy, he joinecl his father in Dunsmuir, Cali{ornia. as sales manafaer for the family sawmill operation. He gairrecl his lumber experience from the harvest rigl.rt through to mauufacture, shipping ancl sales distribution.

Since Clint l.ras been associatecl rvith Bud Reitz in Southern California he has become well accuainted with the many nee<ls of the dealers in tlre Southlirrd area. "We are representing some fine mills in Northern California and Oregon which ship cluality materials and we feel confident tl.rere is a firm place in tl.re wl-rolesale picture for an experienced staff, such as ours," Clint said. HEmlock 7-2963 is the telephone number of this new wholesale organization.

PCA Creofes Three New Positions

Pacific Cement and Aggregates, Inc. announces that three newly created positions under the supervision of Ray Coyle, general sales manager, have been filled with the appointments of Alfred M. Sperry as sales manager, building materials and ready-mixed concrete; Donald B. Piper,

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