forBuitder a,nd Buyer

2 ro I Nolion-Wide Prlalference for R.O.Ws is indicated by available building reports. Both builder and buyer select them for fine construction. . longlasting beauty exclusive removable feature. They cost no more than ordinary windows.

The eight-to-the-bar was sounded promptly at 6:29 p.m. and the guests really enjoyed a good dinner followed by the exciting entertainment which they won't talk about but they don't miss year after year. Herschell Larrick, Jr., and Bob Heckel were in charge of this year's affair.

R.O.Ws Lift Out Conplaely... from inside the house . . . for cleaning, painting or glass replacement. Because of this exclusive feature, more than 7,000,000 are now in use. Homes with R.O.Ws sell faster in today's selective market.

MAY CONSTRUCTION FIGURES ZOOM; NEW

May's dollar volume of Dodge Reports of co'ntract awards measured by for future construction in the 37 states east of the Rockies was of the total t3/o above the contract total for May 1954, and was the third highest of any monthly total recorded in the history of F. W. Dodge Corporation. The total was $2,185,065,000.

The five-month total of $9,727,562,000 set a new high record and was 29o/o above the corresponding figure for last year which reached the previous high mark.

For the second successive month the Dodge residential classification topped the billion mark; at $1,011,310,000, residential building contracts were 23/o above the total for May 1954. The month's residential total was the second highest in Dodge history, exceeded only in April of this year.

The weight of these figures on the national economy can be

Do-lr-Yourself Ploy House

Masonite Corporation, the world's biggest producer of hardboards, has developed a plan for the portable play house which may be made to fit any family's needs. Basically, it's 8 feet long, 6 feet wide and 7l feet high, with the wall height at just 4 feet.

Light lumber covered with Masonite 3/16"

Tempered Presdwood forms the Z-wide by 4'-Iong panels in the basic plan. They simply are bolted together for the ends and sides and fastened with lag screws at the corners. The roof, formed of similar panels, is held in position by means of angle irons.

A free copy of the Masonite play house plan may be obtained by writing the Home Service Bureau, Suite 2037, 111 West Washington St., Chicago 2, Il1.

Dick Johnson Hondling Pqlco

Dick Johnson, long identified with The Pacific Lumber Company, established himself as a sales representative handling several products, including Palco Wool, in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys, effective June 1. Johnson u'ill service all Palco Wool distributors in the aforementioned areas and will make his headquarters at his home in Oakdale, California-Route 3, Box 1687, telephone Oakdale 2002. The announcement for The Pacific Lumber Company was made by Edric E. Brown, manager of TPL's By-Products Division.

Philippine Mohogqny Associqfion Meets July tO-t4 in [o Jollo

The 23rd annual meeting of the Philippine Mahogany Association, Inc., will be held at the La Valencia hotel, La Jolla, California, July 1G14. A large attendance is expected at the meeting, where most of the problems confronting the distribution of Philippine Mahogany in the United States will be discussed, announces Walter G. Scrim, president of the association, Los Angeles.

FIVE-MONTHS' TOTAT sET

the fact that residential dollars total almost half of construction as carried in the Dodge Reports.

Bowyer Joins Hqrbor Lumber

Al H. Bowyer, formerly sales manager of Service Lumber & Supply Company and recently retired, has joined the wholesale lumber department of Harbor Lumber Company, announces the firm's president, Ike Zafrani. Bowyer, who had been with Loop Lumber & Mill Co. for 24 years before joining Service, will operate out of the Harbor Lumber Company offices at Powell and Embarcadero in San Francisco, and will be servicing lumberyards throughout the Greater Bay Area.