"Th" Ranche r" --Redwood Home

San Francisco, Calif., May 18-More than 30,000 persons filed through the full-sized, completely furnished, two-bedroorn California ranch home displayed by Claude T. Lindsay, Inc., San Francisco builder, at the recent San Francisco National Flome Show, held in the Civic auditorium. Colorfully shielded rvith resawn Redwood rustic siding and Redwood shingles on Redwood sheathing, "The Rancher" was designed by Paul Hammerberg, Berkeley architect, to create the feeling of spaciousness and luxury within its 913 square feet of floor space.

This newly designed Lindsay Home, shown in the above photograph, is to be given away, complete 'ivith lot, furnishings, and erection costs on June 12. It is being disposed of by American Women's Voluntary Services in the interests of the AWVS craft sales program now underway in veterans' hospitals.

Lindsay "Lifetime" Homes are partially built by precision building methods in the company plant at' Decoto and delivered by trucks to building sites in approximately 28 sections and various bundles of lumber. From 1500 to 3000 board feet of durable California Redwood lumber are used in each structure. E,rection time is between 30 and

Mill Will Begin Operction Ecrly Next Yecr

Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. plans to begin operation of its Springfield, Ore., mill early next year, John Titcomb, manager, reports. The mill rvill have a capacity of 300,000 board feet per day. A container-board plant, utilizing rvaste products, lvill go into operation shortly after the sawmill. The two operations will employ about 600 men.

New Retcil Lumber Ycrd

Thomas W. Mills has opened a retail lumber yard at 1740 West 166th Street, Gardena, Calif., which he will operate as the T. W. Mills Company. Mr. Mills rvas formerly with the Alliance Lumber Company of Los Angeles.

45 days. Homes are erectecl by the cbmpany or approved local builders. Currently they are available at San Francisco, Redrvood City, San Carlos, Gilroy and Morgan Hill, Newark, Tracy, Modesto, Fresno, and Decoto.

Buyers have choice of several trvo- and three-bedroom plans. Exterior walls may be either Redwood rustic or sttlcco. Le Roi B. Gardner, sales manager for the 2S-year old firm, states that Redvvood siding is the choice of buyers of 90 per cent of the Lindsay Homes built.

Bqrr Lumber Compcrny Remodels

Leonard Steere, manager of the Barr Lumber Company at Pico, Calif., announces that approximately 550 square feet of floor space has been added by the remodeling they have been doing. This space rvill provide additional display and ofhce area, and will help the company to serve their customers more completely. Steere has been with the Barr Lumber Company for t\,l'enty years.

Will Manulacture Mouldings

Irving Lumber & Milling Co., 5324 East Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles 22, has installed two new Mattison moulders, in preparation for engaging in the manufacture of quality Ponderosa pine mouldings. The owners of the company are Wm, Irving Humiston and Leroy M. Smith.