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a product of Durable Plvwood Co.-Arcata and Durable Fir Lumber and Plywood Co.-Calpella

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Wreckers moved in May 14 to demolish the old 32-room Brant mansion and local landmark at 3131 S. Figueroa St. in l-os Angeles. Occupied by the O. F. Brant family for 37 1'ears from 1899, when Figueroa was an unpaved road that turne4 into a river in rainy weather, the home was a center for ttre young social life in L. A. at the turn of the century. lhe mansion was built in 1893 by Aaron N. Ozrnun, a pioneer Los Angeles lumberman who spared no exp(1nse in its construction. Its reputed cost of $80,000 would be equai to $250,000 at today's building prices. Much of the cost went into magnificent hardwood paneling; a large living room on the main floor is paneled in cherry, the central stairway and hall in fine-grained oak. Some of the panelingcarved Greek 'columns flanking the downstairs fireplaceswas bought by a movie studio; the rest went to the wrecker.

The Pacific Lumber Company's merger of its First National Bank of Scotia into the Crocker-Anglo National Bank was approved May 9. T.PL's bank was established in 1910 in the company town on the Redwood highway and has tot;rl deposits of more than $7,500,000 and assets of $8 million; TPL owns 505 of the bar-rk's 60O outstanding shares. The bank is headed by A. S. Murphy, also president of the lumber company.

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)pecializing in TRUCK & TRAILER* delivery as well as Carload lots.

*All Truck and. Trailer shipments protected. by POLYETHYLENE cooering in ad,dition to tarpaalin.

Real estate loans totaling $63,813,923 were disbursed in the Los Angeles metropolitan area during 1955 by the Prudential Insurance Co. of America to finance residential and commercial projects, compared with $49,456,596 in 1954. The residential projects rvere $54,016,304 of the total. Throughout California, the year's loans totaled $148;995,016. The 11 western states and Hawaii total for the year was $212,273,071, of rvhich $172,362,493 rvas resident;al financing.

American Forest Products Corp. reports a net profit of $2,632,924 on sales of $71,D7,114 for 1955. Lumber production continues to show substantial increase and the Foresthill operation of Stockton Box Co. u'ill add to lumber production for future years, stockholders were told.

President W. N. Stevenson of American Sisalkraft Corp. announces appointment of Ray H. Anderson as vicepresident in charge of sales, coordinating sales, merchandising and advertising.

William Hayes Allen, son of Ben S. Allen, California Redwood Association, has been named to serve as law clerk to Chief Justice Warrcn following his June graduation from Stanford.

Bypassing of Willits, Calif., by a Highrvay 101 freeway will become a reality within six years, a state highway engineer told Willits city councilmen.

Arnie Gabrielson, formerly of the Simpson industrial staff, Seattle, l-ras been transferred to Arcata, Calif., as public relations director for Simpson Redwood Co.

Board Chairman l\felvin H. Baker of National Gypsum Co. announced the retirenrent April 30 of President I-ervis R. Sanderson, succeeded by Executive Vice-Pres. Frerl A Manske.

A talk on by-products of the Ivory Pine Company was given by Don Bolle at the Pixley Lions Club recently.