GEORGE OOUGH W$ LUMBER

This week we hqve crnother long holidoy period-we celebrote our Independence Dcry-ond I, lor one, orn going to spend it very quietly crnd lozily, boskingt in the good old Cqlilorniq sunshine.

Speoking of Colilornio Sunshine

I noticed the Hawcriicrn Islcrnds were onnexed by Uncle Som

Iifty four yecrs crgo July the 7th When we tock over thcrt beoutilul spot we crnnexed plenty of sunshine olright, but think o{ oll the pineopples ond sugcn cqne we got right olong with it. I know you ore wondering whot "sunshine," "pineopples" ond "sugor ccrne" hcrve to do with ihe cost ol lumber, crnd I recdily ogree-nothing-but in the cqse of Howqii roising the linesi pineopple, Colifornio (crnd the west coost) grow the linest lumber. Thot is exoctly where my soles pitch comes in-"when you need thcl GOOD LUMBER cctll DUnkirk 2-2214, we'li ship the kind thct will sell itself."

Chcnge ol Nqme

Ralston Lumber Cor.r-rpany, Firebaugh, Calif., became the Fischer Lumber Company in May when Vincent Fischer, manager of the company since 1947, became a full partnel with his father, George A. Fischer of Fresno. The Ralston Lumber Companv was started in 1946.

Visits Mill in Compcrny Plcrne

Eric Hexberg, manager of the wholesale distribtrtion yard of Tarter, \\'ebster & Johr.rson, Inc., Los Angeles, returned June 16 from visiting the home office in San Francisco, anrl the Delleker plant at l)elleker, Calif. He made thc side trip to the plant with C. C. "Sti" Stibich in the company's plane, a Cessna 195.

Appointed Mcncger

Jirn Murphy ruas recently appointed ntanager of the Southern I'acific X{illing Company's h-rmber yard at Lompoc, Calif. He succeeded Lloyd I-each, u'ho resigned to enter the building business. Mr. N{urph-u has been u''ith the compan) for more than three and a half 1'sn1..

Larcy Griffith, sales representative of R. W. Dalton & Co., Los Angeles, in Phoenix, Arizona, visiied Los Angeles recently on business.

Charles Thompson is a new salesman with Al Derry Lumber Co., Los Angeles. He was formerl-1' with Back Panel Companl', Los Angeles.

Foam Polish

Bruce foam polish for furniture, '" u'oodrn'ork, painted or metal sur: faces is the nervest addition to the ' line of E. L. Bruce Co's housei nota products.

. The silicone-base polish makes a gallon of foam when released .' fron.r thegl oz. Prcssure-type dispenser. Foam polish cleans as it ,: polishes. Directions are simple:

, Foam on ! WiPe off ! ;' ttle contents cannot sPill and the container u'ill not make rings. Each disPenser contains enough to polish the average dining room table 100 times. It is available at grocery, l-rar<lu'are an<l clepa?Tment stores and lumber dealers.

Free dealer helps available from E. L' Bruce Co' inclrrde : riewspaper mats, electros, glossy prints, statement en' closures, clisplay pieces and catalog sheets'

Scrn Diego Defense Housing Quotc

Washington, D.C., June 17.--A supplemental quota of 500 housing units has been programmed for the San Diego (Calif') critical defense housing area, the Housing ancl Home Finance Agency announced today. At the same time it announced a clownwarcl revision of the housing programmed for the Fort -[r.nox (Kentucky) critical defense housing area.

This brings to 83,521 the number of housing units programrned for private construction in 169 areas under the I)efense Housing Act, of which 59,496 are rental ancl 24'025 alre sales units.

San Diego, Calif. (Supplemental)

With the supplernental quota for San Diego, 10.000 defense housing units have now been programn-red for that area' Irreviously 500 units were programmed for the Carnp Pendleton sub-area and 9,000 units for the San Diego area proper.

The housing authorized in the current supplerr.rental quota is intended for military persontlel and in-migrant defense norkers of Camp Pendleton, the Naval Arnmunitiotr Supply L)epot at Fallbrook, and the Bill Jacks Scientific Instrument Co. The housing must be located to best serve the needs clf those personnel and employees.

The prograrn r,vill be admir-ristered by the Sarr Diego office1 of tl-re Fe<leral Housilrg Arlministration, locatecl in Room 200,' San Diego Federal Savings and Loan Building, 601 A Streetf ilhat office will announce when it u'ill begin to receive applil cations to build housing under the supplemental prograrn. -

Feel your burned match before you clrop it. Keep California Creen and Colderr. -