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A four-alarm fire raced through two buildings of an Cakland paint and plywood manufacturing plant June 9, causing $250,000 darnage. This fire started in a veneer dryer at the Albrite Mfg. Co. and wrecked all of the plant's paint manufacturing facilities and 8O/o of its plywood processing equiprnent.

Emmett J. Norris, credit manager and assistant treasllrer of Calaveras Cement Company, was presented a gold watch in honor of 25 years' service with the company. Presentation was made by Calaveras President William Wallace Nlein, Jr.

The Atlantic Lumber Company, Bell, Calif., building materials dealer, has been presented an honor roll award by JohnsManville Corp., one of its national awards to select firms for their proven integrity and contribution to better housing in their home communities. The award was presented by John Stadtt, field representative f'or J-M, and accepted by W' E. Hall, asbestos siding salesman for the yard. The Atlantic Lumber Company has been in business in Bell since 1929' Building activity in Oceanside, Calif., at the end of Niav jumped more than 22/o above the same period last year.

Simpson Redwood Company was the successful bidcler in one of the largest sales of national forest timber in recertt years in the Eureka area, Forest Supervisor W. W. Spinnel' of Six Rivers National Forest disclosed June 16. The Sitrpson bid totaled $1,150,850, including $953,000 for Fir timber and the balance for Redwood in the tract. The price was for stumpage and deposits. Stumpage includes 9,700,000,000 boarcl feet of Redwood and 23,800,000,000 board feet of Douglas fir.