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Nqtionol Housing Center Shows Whot Tomorrow's Well-stocked Yord Moy Sell

A completely refurbished New Products Exhibit went on view at the National Housing Center, July 11, and will remain on display through the month of September. Innovations in the American standard of home construction and equipment have been selected by the New Products Review committee of the National Housing Center.

Letters were sent to more than 20 manufacturers accepting, as eligible for exhibit, a pre-cut decorative wood molding for room doors and built-in cabinets, nylon injectionmolded grilles, a new under-cabinet light that gives-the appearance of a recessed light and mebsures only 7 f 8" w6ictr can be quickly installed by a homeowner, a new divided light strutwall-a new concept in window styling, a shower head adiustable within lrl feet on a vertical track, and a new automatic air purifier.

Also, a new paneled louver-fold door, a built in ventilating system, a two-sleeper folding bed that can be wallmounied,, polystyrene ornamental grill work, a wall vent heater, a wall-fabric protected with vinyl film, plastic sliding rvindow unit, an all new radial arm saw, precision mixing valves, a dimmer switch using an_ electronic circuit, a nJw aluminurir basement jalousie, and a low-cost, fir-ply'rvood panel incorporating a rough texture of resawn lumber.

The National Housing Center is located at 1625 L Street, N.W., in Washington, D.C. Admission is free and the Center is open 10 i.m. to 6 p.m. daily, and 1 :00 to 6:00 on Sur.rdays.

Honnq Nomed Kordite Ad Monqger

The appointment of Thomas A. Hanna as advertising manager for The Kordite Company is announced by William Dodenhoff, vice-president in charge of sales.

nob€rt Schoffekl of Mullin Lumber Co., i Los Ang:eles, wa.sr vacationing in Canada the last of June.

Gordon Canady will be missing around Penberthy Lumber Co., Los Angeles, for a few weeks due to a broken foot.

Ilarold Goodman of the W. E. Cooper Lumber Co. yard in Los Angeles, recently cut four fingers but is progressing rapidly.

Congratulations to F resno RetailerNorm Cords and his bride of 25 years who celebrated their Silver anniversary on June 14.

illm Llnderman reports that he has just about. decided to name his new yarul, now being commissioned, the "Lenero," which is the Spanish word for "timber merchant.',

Floyil Clothler has returared to the C. S. Pierce Lumber Co., F resno, fully mended and feeling ffne, a^fter recent surgery.

X.en Conway, Georgia-Pacific salesman,

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played some golf recently with Ernte Mead and Carl Govotto in San Diego but reports the Border boys weren't of the sporting breed and he couldn't separate them from their money.

The LMA's Jack Pomeroy flew to Chicag:o for tlre late-June business session on NRLDA Exposition planning. He reports the ?th annual show in San F'rancisco, his own bailiwick this year, promises to be a record-beater in all departments. General Chairman Tom Fox, the Santa Monica dealer erstwhile, reports that nearly all exhibit space is contracted for even at this early date, and more tllan 10,000 dealers and their families are expected at the giant rlack Campbell, who cut his teeth on redwood, they say, has joined the sales stafr of l)on Jowett at Independent Building Materials Co., Torrance. trhedorlck II. Kranz, general manager of the Golden State Lumber Co., Santa Monica, has been selected by the Air Force to attend the 1960 Defense Strategy Seminar, July 10-23, at the National War College, F'ort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. The Seminar is to develop among: a select group of officers of the Reserve and National Guard components of the armed forces an understanrding of present dangers to the U.S., and study measures which the allied camps might adopt to meet threat of war. The offieers selected for the Seminar would bridge the military and civilian partnership in national defense, and are all men active.in public affairs who, through their position, might alert the public to international tehsions. Dealer Kranz is. a major in the California Air National Guard serving' as manag'ement a^nalyst for the 146th Air Transport Wing (H) at Van Nuys. He is also vice-president, board chairman of the fndustrial division, of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, and on the general advisory board of the City College and active in other Santa Monica civic affairs.

Building Products Exposition.

Ila,rry llood, western sales chief .for The Paciflc Lumber Co.. visited the new 50th state on TPL business last.month.

The Ralph Russells left Consolidated Lumber duties behind in Wilmington for three June weeks while they vacationed in the Hawaiian Islands.

Loule Cherlconi, formerly with the old Parkell Lumber & Supply firm in Walnut Creek, has joined Diamond National there, according to Manager Walt Foster.