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HANSON TWX: Resedq 7340 way to somewhere between 1.2 and 1.25 million starts. In short, a good, if not a great, year."

Housing and Home Finance Administrator Norman P. Mason sounds the same note of optimism. He said the Census Bureau housing estimates of March "indicate that the upturn in home-building has begun." Predicting "a good housing year," he added: "Savings bank deposits and savings and loan funds are growing. Our field reports indicate that insurance companies, savings banks and savings and loan institutions are returning actively to the mortgage market. At the same time, there has been a slight easing in discounts on FHA-insured loans and new corporate borrowings are running significantly below a year ago."

Retqilers Visit Ooklond Wqrehouse

(Continued from Page 29) cl-randise ordered. Deliveries into the large out-of-town area are handled by two tractor-trailer units and a ten-ton flatbed truck.

The Harbor Plywood Division line of Big H products are displayed to their best advantage in the new sales warehouse. Leading the field are large, complete stocks of High Density, Super, Special and Royal Harborite; Super-Harbord Marine Plywood; and Harborwave, the sculptured plywood. Other products distributed under the Big H brand are Harbor prefinished hardwood paneling; Harbor moldings; Harbor hardboard; and Harbor hardwood plywood.

The newly created Hardwood lumber division, managed by Ed Zittlerian, carries complete stocks of domestic and imported lumber, including many items carrying the Big H brand. Featured products of other firms include Celotex Corporation's tiles and softboards, \Meyerhaeuser's particle board, and Nicolai Company's flush and sash doors.

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The grand opening of Harbor Plywood Division's newest sales warehouse in Oakland was a great success, bringing many favorable comments from the dealers attending. The future of the warehouse, with service to Northern California lumber dealers as its motivating force, might be summed up by Manager llanning's words:

"We will maintain Harbor's sales policy first and foremost. This, coupled with adequate stocks, good service and the cooperation of our lumber dealer friends, should make the Oakland operation one of the strongest links in the Harbor Plywood Division chain."

The sales policy referred to by Hanning is found in "The