This zs o?rr" 64th Uear of Reliable Seraice

Construclion Controcls Up in Moy

Contracts for future construction in the Ur-rited States rose sharply in May, reported F. W. Doclge Corporation, construction news and marketing specialists. The total of $3,399,528,000 u.as 14% above the comparable month last year.

One signi{ic:rnt feature of the May figures is that the dollar volume of contracts for one-and tno-family houses was at the same level as NIay 1956. This marks the first month of 1957 that the dollar volume of ccintracts for this tvoe of building did not fall belolv the comparable 1,g21-.r.liei level. The nurnber of housing units represented by the May contracts was 101,741, down 5/o from the same month last year.

Contracts for residential buildings in May (including rnultifarnily units as well as one-and two-family houses) amounterl to $1,297,258,000. This was only I/o below the comparable rlonth last year, with the major part of the decline accountecl for by large residential buildings.

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Corlow Compony Opens Volley Worehouse As Third in Big, Plonned Exponsion Progrom

L.arlon' ('omp:rn-r-, pior-rccr door and plvrvood tlistriLrrttor. h:ts orenctl its third St.,ttthern ('aliiorni:L u'archr.ruse. 'I-he facility at 1-13.1tt 1),cssemcr Strcet, \-an \nr-s. lill be nrirnagccl br'('lrrl Davis (above), r'etcran Clarlou- emlrloyee, ancl is locatecl in the vcrr. heiLrt of thc Szin Ferr.rando \i:i11er'. irrst thrce lrloclis frorrr the \'-an Nrrl's citv hall.

--\ccor<lirrg to Jack (.ltrl91., :rtl1-rinistrati'c c-rcctttir c ,f tl're Carlon' Conrpanv, the neu' r'alle-r' ltranch n-archorrsc n'ill carr,v a conrplcte stock oi Carlou'loclicd-rilr flush <loors, Norclco products inclrr,ling fir panel, louvcr:rncl screen tloor: llollvu-oori. Tr.. llel-Air conrlrin:rtiorr <krors ancl (ieorgia-l'acifii (l,,nresiic und inr1,,,rtetl softl.ootl antl harcll'o,r<1 plvu,oods. These nltterials uill alrvavs lrc ar-ail- alrlc for fust dclii'erv to linv rroirrt irr the \-entura. Sutlta li;rrl,nrrr, t tjai tLrr,l Sr'r I'.ril,il(l,r :rrciri.

-f:Lck ('lLrlou' recentl-t. retrrrnccl fronr a srving throrrgh tlrc mi<lrlle-u'est and eirst, tr,hcre he conclrrcterl a surlcr- of joblrers har-rclling Carlou' prorlucts in I'h,,crrix, 1)crir-cr, Salt l-akc Citv. Chicago ancl lloston. ()ne of thc mairr purlroses of the trilt n.as a'lso t() represcllt and act as counscl f<>r the S<.ruthern California I)t>or Institute irr \\'ashington, l).('.. lrt :r llr,\'ernmerrt hclLring;rifet'tirrg nr:rrrrr[;rcturt'rs arr,l tlistrilrutors oi rloors in thc u'est.

Ir-r addition to the r"reu' r,alle1. u':rrehorrse l>ranch. Carlou' ('on-rp:rn\- oper:rtes its <loor-rn:Lrrrrfacturing Pllrrrt on Iiast 59th Strcct, Los -\ngclcs. unrlcr the <lircctiorr of [-ecr

Cann, superintendent. The Los Angeles city warehouse facility at 6807 South McKinley Street is under the management of Bob Carlow, junior member of the firm, who also controls production and shipment of flush doors throughout the United States, Hawaii and Canada.

"This is just another progressive step in our overall expansion program," said Jack Carlow. "We intend to open other warehouses in the west, and by 1960 our complete chain shall .lrave been established."

In addition to the manufacture of doors for nationrvide distribution, Carlow Company also acts as sales agents for various plywood mills, door plants, birch plywood mills and moulding companies in the Southern California trade afea.

El Monte lumberyord Adds New Hordwore Center qt Open House

_ El Monte, Calif.-The Angels Lumber Company, 12260 E. Garvey Ave.-, opened its new hardware center "Baigain Mart" at a showmanly open house the weekend of June 2I-22. The recently erected building occupies an area of 5000-sq. ft. and houses one of the most complete hardware, paint and home supplies lines in the San Gabriel Valley, according to Owners Sidney and Nlilton Kline.

In addition to hundreds of dollars in merchandise prizes at the grand opening, the lumberyard served free hotdogs, snow cones and free entertainment, including personal appearances of the TV star, "Chief Apache," his squaw and their performing Indian pony for the kids.

Stanton, Calif.-Orange County Planning Commission approved map for a sutrdivision on a 20-acre parcel at Cerritos avenue and Nutwood street f.or 82 lots of single-family dwellings.