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earlier, in May, and they were l8/o higher than June last year. The June figure was pushed upward by large increases in public utility, public works and residential contracts.

According to Dodge Vice-President and Economist Dr. George Cline Smith, the most encouraging feature was perhaps the big increase in housing activity across the nation.

Contracts for residential buildings in June lvere valued at $1,364,231,000, a gain of 20/o over a year ago. Contracts for large residential buildings showed the largest percentage increase-49/o. However, one- and two-family houses, the bulk of the residential category, also rose sharply, 17/o ahead of last year. The number of dwelling units represented by the June contracts totalled 107,014, up 24/o Irom Iune 1957.

Agency to Aid Dealers

Farson, Huff & Northlich, Inc., Cincinnati, has been appointed advertising and public relations counsel for the Lumber Dealers Research Council, according to Clarence A. Thompson of Champaign, Illinois, president of the council. The LDRC, which includes in its membership more than 1300 dealers throughout the United States, Canada, and Alaska, was founded in 1948 to sponsor continuous research in the field of housing.

The council promotes the Lu-Re-Co system of manufacturing house components, such as roof trusses and wall panels, by lumber dealers. More than 20,000 homes were built in this manner ]n 1957.

Farson, Huff & Northlich, Inc. has begun work on a consumer promotional brochure for use by Lu-Re-Co dealers. Also in the works are a technical manual, plus a set of booklets to be known as the Lu-Re-Co Library. The latter, for use by dealers, will discuss such subjects as salesmanship, use of the model home, etc. A stepped-up publicity program, aimed at both builders and consumers, already has been started.

Forestry Scholqrships Aworded

Berkeley-Two outstanding seniors in the University of California School of Forestry have been awarded scholarships for the 1958-59 school year. Dean Henry J. Vaux announces. Winner of the John Treadwell Bixby scholarship is William Norman Dennison, Stirling City (near Chico). \,\'inner of the White Brothers Hardwood Industries scholarship is Donald A. Potter, Los Angeles.

Wood Conversion Compony Publishes Two New How-To-Do-lt Books

As an aid to the "do-it-yourself" man who prefers to install insulation and ceiling tile in his house, Wood Conversion Company has published two brand new booklets.

The Nu-Wood how'-to-do-it book contains 48 pages of pl.rotos, diagrams and explanatory material on tlie entire subject of ceiling tile application, explains the three methods of applying Nu-Wood tile and tells the reader how to pick the best one for his particular room situation. Every step of the way is clearly described to insure top notch results.

The 24-page Balsam-Wool how-to-do-it covers every phase of proper insulation application in a graphic, easy-tounderstand style, and deals with the reasonl for insulaiion, the areas in a house to insulate and proper application of insulation so as to receive the maximum benefrts it is engineered to provide.

S.F. Hoo-Hoo Club Firing Up For Annuql Roundup-Sept. 26

San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Club 9's various Rounduo committees are hard at work on one of the club's big annual projects-the Club 9 Roundup, to be chairmanned this yeat !y Jact< Dollar and staged at The Village, 915 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, on Friday, September 26. In choosing the famous Village for the site of the chrb's 1958 Rounduf, it was the unanimous feeling of all concerned that its overall facilities were far superi& to anything the club had ever had in previous vears.

In adclition to a big evening of fun, food, drink and a terrific show headlined by Phvllis Inez and Dick Reinhart's band, the usual Roundup goif tournament will be played at the San Francisco Golf Club, with Tim Hall. ir. ind Harry Hood at the reins in this departmirrt

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