Stroble Treots Deolers Right of (W-i-d-e) Open House for New Oqklond Wqrehouse

Lumber dealers from as far arvay as Oregon attendecl a big open house produced by Strable Lumber Coml>any on Saturday, August 10. The celebration rvas staged :is air ofificial dedication of Strable's brand-new $450.010 rvarehouse at 255 Second Street in Oakland. In an all-out effort to shor'v his appreciation to the hundreds of Strable customers present, General Manager James B. Overcast hosted the entire group to cocktails and a magnificent buffet luncheon served right in the main section of the huge rvarehouse. In addition, several manufacturers set up display booths and previen ed some of their nerv lines. Many other Strable suppliers also donatecl materials to be given arvay as door prizes during the afternoon drarvings.

Overcast, in revien'ing the gror,r'th of the firm ancl dedicating the giant rvarehonse (one of the largest u'est of the Mississippi) declared:

"We are grateful to our many friends and customers who have helped make this improvement in our facilities possible. Our new facilities are more than ample to meet present-day standards of proper inside storage and will allow greatly increased efficiency in lumber handling and loading of our customers' trucks."

Prize n'inners in the open-house drarvinf;S 1\'ere as fo1lows:

1. Five cartons I)ecotone-donated by l)ior-reer-Flint- ft61s-$,o1 by Nleryln llidu'ell, I3enning{ielcl Cal>inet Shop, Modesto.

2. Tu'o bundles Nfasonite l'egl>oarcl (Nlasonite Corp.)won by lrving Adams, Noah Adams I-umber Co., Ozrl<land.

3. 744-trt. "S" brancl Philippine mahogany n'all paneling (Strable)-rvon by Xliss Dorothy Fenley, IJenson NIfg. & Sales Co., San Frlrncisco.

4. Inlaid mahogany bou'l (Strable)-.r'.,o by Xlrs. Carl Bersch. Bav Citv Cabinet Co.

5. Surprise pickage (Strable)-n'on by Nels Nelsen, Hayu'ard Mill & Lumber Co.

6. Case Duratite squeeze bottle glue (\\'elrb I'roducts Co.)-n'on by Vienop Cabinet Shop, Napa.

7. Tn,o bundles Xlasonite Pegboard (Masonite)-rvon by NIiss Cornelia Kinsley, Allied Woc.r<l Products Co., Oakland.

8. Inlaicl mahogar.ry bon'l (Strable)-.r-,rt'r by Mrs. Lerv Blix. Orincla.

9. Tennis table top & base (Strable)-u'on by Hal Saunclers, president, Oakland llotary Club.

10. Case Duratite glue (\\rebb l'ro<1ucts)-u'on by Arncild Van \\rinden. Oakland.

11. Case l)eft Finish (Desmond Bros.)-'rvon by fraul Benningfi eld, N{odesto.

12. 144-Ft. "S" brancl Philippine mahogany u'al1 parrel- ing (Strable)-rvon by G. Spirz, Judson-I'acific-N{urphy Co., E,meryville.

Insulqting Siding Now Mode in South

I'-du'ard C. James, Jr., vice-presiclent, and Don Porter, plant manager of the insulatir.rg siding division of Consolidated General Proclucts, Inc., annollnce they are r.r-raking the initial carload shipment of the first insulating siding manufactured in the South. Almost one year ago, a single plant of more than 250,000 square feet located in Houston, Tcxas, was cornpletely moclernized and ecluippecl with ad.,'anced n-rachinerl' and all the latest technical innovations to prociuce insulating siding.