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Thompson & Holmes Stort 'Deqlers-Only' Policy ot Dqvis Hqrdwood Compony

!-ollorving the purchase July 1 of Davis Hardrvood Con-rpany by Thompson & Holmes, Ltd., T&H management has developed a "dealers-only" policy of marketing Davis Hardt'ood's complete lir.re of imported and domesiic hardrvoods and plyu'oods.

"Our policy of selling to the retail dealer only comes from our conviction that he, and he alone, strould be the logical middleman between the distributor and the ultimate consumer," remarked Duncan Pell, newly ap- pointed general manager ofthe Davis Hardwood division.

In line u.ith the neu' policy, l)avis Hardn'ood ComDanv recerrtly joined the Lumlrer Merchuuts .\ssrr. ,,i N,rrt'hern California as an associate member anrl adderl three men to the sales force for the purpose of ltetter serving the Northern California trade.

Tu.o of the neu' salesmen, ltoy llrrrgk ancl lld Altreau, are former Thompscin & Holmes men, u'hile the third, \Vayne Foote, comes to the net, organizati<.>n from Wl-rite l-]rothers, San l.-rancisct,. Burgk uili service retail <lealers in San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa counties. l'hile Abreau u'ill cor.er the San Francisco peninsula. and Foote the ltedn'clod Empire region. Clarence Edrvards, u'h,, has been n'ith l)avis Flard.ivood since 1932, n'ill continue as vard srrperinten<lent and coordinator.

The business n'ill continue to oDerate as Davis Hardu'oorl Company-I)ivision of Thompson & Hol mes, Ltd., and rvill continue t() rel)resent Insular l-umlter Companl', P.L, manu- facturers of qrrality I'hilippine n.rahoganv lumber and mouldings.

Pacific ltire Products Co.

Joshua Tree, Calif .-A 10-acre tract on Tu,entynine Palms Highway a mile east of Sunset road has been changed from multiple residential to general commercial on petition of Sam Russo to build a drive-in theatre.