THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT
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July 15, 19,()
Home Ownership is Tap.Root o[ America's Strength, Says Foundation Chairman "The 26 million homes of America feed the nation and its Government, they are the great vital source of national growth and strength," C.W. Pinkerton, chairman of Southern California llomes Foundation, declared today. "Every family home is a root of the tree of American life," he continued. "In times of national stress we all look to the Government and its armed forces, but we must not forget that they would be nothing without our homes for their sustenance and reliance. The crown and boughs of a great tree in a storm hold the eye as the visible elements of strength, but it is the unseen roots of the tree which hold it aloft under stress. "In a world suddenly become insecure, home ownership offers the best security because it is the great common medium of united interest for the vast majority of American citizens, the one basic proposition on which they may join without any question of each other. In this unity which it fosters with neighbors, the community, the state and the nation, home ownership is today the main anchor of family safety. Ifome ownership is a pledge of patriotism in itself, a certificate of faith in the land we live in and its system of government. "In a more material aspect home ownership is the surest refuge for family savings, when compared with other fields of investment. The basic value of the home is in the shelter it affords. This is an absolute necessity of life. Other necessities face the possibilities of extreme fluctuation in costs-and rented shelter is included. But with
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ship per month, in terms of dollars, can be definitely pegged for as many as 25 years ahead." The "Greenwing" design, issued by Southern California Ilomes Foundationjhis week is a typical California center of family security,.194O model. Charm and convenience are cleverly combined in the plan. The front view may be made especially attractive with cream or tan sidewalls,
GEO. WILLIAMS BACK FROM EAST George A. Williams, sales manager for Peterman Mfg. Co., Tacoma, was a visitor in Los Angeles recently on his way back from a five weeks' business tour of the East. While there he made his headquarters at the offices of MacDougall Door & Plywood Co., Southern California representatives of his concern.
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