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Cqloverqs Gement Co. Merger Into Flinfkore Compony Agreed Upon

I. J. Harvey, Jr., chairman of the board and chief executive officer of The Flintkote Company, New York City, and W. W. Mein, Sr., chairman of the board of Calaveras Cement Co., San Francisco, announced July 29 that an agreement has been reached by the two companies on the merger of the west coast manufacturer of Portland cement into The Flintkote Company.

IVIr. Harvey said ihal the proposed merger "is a further step in Flint(ote's planned p-gt"- of expJnsion and diversification and will further implement our market for an important building product-cement." Calaveras Cement Company owns and operates a plant at San Andlea;, Calif.,- with a rated annual pioduction capacity of 4,300,000 barrels.

Mr. Harvey slated, "All employes and executive Perso_nnel of Calaveras Cement Company will be retained and Mr. Mein will beccme a director of The Flintkote Company'"

For the first half of 1959, Calaveras Cement Company had sales of $6,91 1,601 resulting in net income of $1,161,598.

Ducks, Unlimired, to Bonquet

Southern Californians will attend a special Ducks Unlimited banquet to be held in the Huhtington-Sheraton hotel, Pasadena, September 15, reports Albert B. McKee, Jr. of the Forest Lumber Company, chairman, Southern California Ducks Unlimited Steering Committee. All sportsmen and their ladies are welcome to the gala Tuesday evening social event of the club year, says Lumber Dealer McKee.

The Hon. Ernest C. Manning, premier of the province of Alberta, Canada, called a true friend of conservation, will be the honored guest. The 6:30 social hour will be followed by a squab dinner and first screening of the new Ducks Unlimited movie in color.

Mqsonite Plqns NewWqll'Sysfem

(Continued from Page 18) ponent in the NAHB Maryland research house. These 2-inch-wide partition walls, 4'x8' and 2'x8', incorporated metal splines for insertion of various accessories used for functionalizing the walls. The splines and accessories gave the owner flexibility in wall decoration and 50/o more storage space for the same-square-foot closet space built conventionally.

In 1958, Masonite installed both interior and exterior modular wall components in the NAHB research house at Knoxville. Early in 1959, the company began national distribution ofits Panelok system, which may be used in either remodeling or new construction. It consists of 2'x8' hardboard panels, plain or woodgrained, vertical splines and accessorles.

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