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. Shingle Escalator Used at Lakewood Park

G. F. (Jerry) Bonnington San Francis'co, and his wife vacation at a Feather River of Lamon-Bonnington Co., left July 15 for two weeks' Canyon resort.

, Frank Click, manager of the Los Angeles yard, Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, was a recent visitor to the Northwest where he spent several days calling on the mills.

Norm Cords, Cords Lumber Co., San Francisco, left July 1 to spend vacation with his family at Clear Lake Highlands, Calif.

W. W. Woodbridge, secretary-manager of the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, Seattle, Wash., writes: "In 1950 I have had the privilege of traveling more than 15,000 miles, and the most interesting spot I have visited has been Lakewood Park, Calif., where the vast corporation of Lakewood Park, comprising 3,500 acres, is under construction. To me the most interesting thing I saw during my two days visit in this unbelievably large project was the shingle escalator."

This time and money saving shingle loading device was developed and used by Bob Griffin, contractor, of Belleflower, Calif. The accompanying photograph shows one of three escalators used by Mr. Griffin to deliver shingle bundles directly onto an endless belt which carries them in a steady stream to the ridge of the roof, where they are unloaded ready for immediate application. The belt is reversible permitting any surplus bundles to be returned to the ground level.

Mr. Griffin is currently engaged in numerous shingling projects in Southern California, the most spectacular of which is the 18,000 housing project at Lakewood Park, the largest housing project in the world, where more than 320,000 squares of red cedar shingles are being applied. When completed this Lakewood community will house nearly 70,000 people, with one of the stores in its business center representing an expenditure of $5,000,000. There will be 133 miles of paved streetsa metropolitan city springing up almost overnight.

Earle D. Bender, well known Bay area lumber salesman is now with Paul McCusker, wholesale dealer, San Francisco.

Charles A. Peirce, A. K. Wilson Lumber Co., Compton, and Mrs. Peir'ce, had an enjoyable vacation in Northern California. Enroute they visited San Francisco.

Don Philips, Sr., Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co., Los Angeles, spent the last ten days of July calling on'the mills in Northern California.

A. W. Larson, manager of the Patten-Blinn Lumber Co. at Reseda, and Mrs. Larson, vacationed in Oregon. Enroute they visited relatives near Sacramento.

E. P. Ivory, Ivory Pine Co., Dinuba, a recent meeting of the Dinuba Rotary was the speaker at Club.

L. W. MacDonald, L.W. MacDonald Co., Los Angeles, -' is vacationing in the East. He u'ill take the S. S. Richelieu at Montreal, Canada, for a week's cruise down the St. Lawrence River 'to the Sequenay River thence to Lake St. John. He will visit relatives in Maine, and also make stops at Boston, New York, Detroit and'Chicago, returning some time in August.