FHA 'Exhibits at San Diego Exposition Attract Large Crowds'

The California Internatiotral Exposition, San Diego, includes Model Town and Modernization Magic, two features of the Federal Housing Administration's exhibit.

The Model City contains fifty-six houses in miniature with appropriate settings of lawn. shrubbery and trees, and has been pronounced the most beautiful exhibit of its kind ever held. In front of each house is a container with folders showing photographs, floor plan, description of the house, and detailed 'cost and carrying charge under FHA loan for periods of ten, fifteen, twenty years. There have been over five thousahd requests for these sets of pamphlets from different visitors at the Fair.

English, American farm house types, ranch houses and bungalows.

Builders and real estate men have been using Modg! Town for the purpose of acquainting their clients with the different styles of homes .and their,--arrangements, and a number of sales have been made as a result. It acts as a scientifi,c laboratory for the prospective home owner where one can obtain all details regarding the home of his choice from the pamphlets available. Approximately five hundred thousand visitors, or three out of every four who have attended the Exposition, have visited Model Town.

Twenty men are in attendance at all times, day and night, to give information to those interested. Daily reports are kept of all interviews, requests for,m4i!ing, and attendance. A representative of a large Chicago department store recently flew to San Diego for the purpose of visiting the Tiny City. He spent several hours there and returned to Chicago again by air.

Amongst this group of homes are featured American, Colonial, California Monterey, Spanish, Mediterranean,

Several sets of pamphlets describing the fifty-six homes in Model Town will soon be in the hands of all Housing Committees in California, and those interested in building a new home may obtain one or more of these pamphlets at the Housing Headquarters by request.

Modernization Magic is a platform operated mechanic-' ally, which shows the effect oJ old buildings before and after modernization.

The exhibit at San Diego yas constructed under the direction of Austin Black, Deputy. Regional Director of FHA. Stuart Ripley is manager of the exhibit.

Business For Sale

Orvner getting old and wants to retire. Two paying small yards for sale. Address Box C-566, California Lumber Merchant.

Experienced Lumberman Wants Position

Lumberman with successful softwood and hardwood sales record, also experienced as executive and in all lumber office details, wants position. Will go anywhere. Will appreciate an interview. Address Box C-564, care California Lumber Merchant.

J. HAROLD PETERS,ON, JR., STUDIES rN GERMANY

J. Harold Peterson, Jr., son of J. Harold Peterson of the Peterson Lumber & Finance Co., San Diego, spent the summer in Germany studying voice and German, also forestry under Dr. C. A. Scheneck, who was formerly director of the Biltmore Forest School at Biltmore, North Carolina. Mr. Peterson is a student at the University'of California, Los Angeles, where he is studying voice.

J. Harold Peterson, Sr., and H. B. Oakleaf, sales manager of the Peterson Lumber & Finance Co., are both former students of Dr. S'cheneck and are graduates of the Biltmore Forest School.

Makes Good Recovery

Tom Hogan, III, son of Thomas P. Hogan, Jr., who broke his leg about six weeks ago while working during his vacation in the yar.d of the Hogan Lumber Company, Oakland, is now able to be around again. Tom returns to the University of California as a sophomore next term.

Hoviiard Abbott Back On Job

Howard J. A'bbott, of the sales department, Union Lumber Company, San Francisco, is now back at his desk after an enforced absence of ab,out a year due to illness. He is looking and feeling fine.

VISITS S. F. LUMBER FRIENDS

Steve Elkins, Mill Valley Lumber Company, Mill Valley, recently visited a number of his friends in the lumber business in San Fran,cisco when returning from his vacation.

Wanted

Management of Retail Yard wanted by experienced lumberman. Age 38, married. Fourteen years experience, eleven as manager. Unde4stand bookkeeping and office details. With same firm seven years. Best of references. Address Box C-561. California Lumber Merchant.

Retail Lumber Yards For Sale

We can offer some atttactive buys in retail lumber yards in Southern California. Twohy Lumber Co., Lumber Yard Brokers, 549 Petroleum Securities Bldg., Los Angeles. Telephone PRospect 87,f6.

LARUE WOODSON .Vr.FrTS', FArR

Larue Woodson, San Francisco, in charge of sales for Wheeler Osgood Sales Company in California, Arizona and Nevada. was a recent visitor to the California Pacific Internationla Exposition at San Diego. Accompanied by his family he went south by boat and drove back to San Francisco. Larue was impressed with the FHA Model City exhibit of 56 miniature houses, and says it is doing good'work for the industry. The man in charge assured him that he knows of many houses that will be built as a result of the models being seen tty visitors. He was particularly impressed with the ,completeness of the information as to cost, monthly payments, etc., given in the free literature that is being distributed.

Has Successful Fishing Trip

E. L. "Bert" Cooper of the'Union Lumber Company, Los Angeles, spent several days at Santa Catalina Island around the middle of August where he tried his luck at deep sea fishing. Bert is an expert angler and likes to go after the big game fish. He brought in several marlin swordfish all 200-pounders, and also made fine catches of yellowtail, white sea bass, albacore and tuna.

Sales Executive Visits California

J. A. McEvoy, assistant sales manager of the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills, Seattle, has returned to the Northwest following a business trip to California where he.called at their Los Angeles office. J. H. Prentice, Los Angeles, California sales manager, accompanied Mr. McEvoy to San Francisco where they were visitors at the offices of James L. Hall, the company's Northern California representative.