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64 building inspectors, code officials and engineers were on hand for the ing components for homes and commercial buildings. Lebanite. and Shields Fabricators in Gardena are the first two firms in this area to offer PFS tested and inspected components.

Shortly after the demonstration, Los Angeles officials accepted PFS specifications for this kind of unit and other official agencies in the area are similar action.

County building studying

W. D. Page, executive vice-president of PFS, told the building officials present that glued plywood components can cuf construction costs by saving materials and on-site labor time. Box beams and plywood sandwich panels have

SAN RAFAEI, CAllF. . P. O. Box 569 Glenwood 4-2310, TWX SR 64

EUREI(A, CAtlF. o (Generol Oftice) 630 J. Sr. Hlllside 3-7(X)1, TWX EK 84 been used witl-r more and more frequency in custom construction in this area. Page explained, however, that fabrication specialists equipped to produce engineered components to exact specifications under controlled conditions are necessary to further expansion of this type of building.

We can help you on all of your requirements, particularly those difreult specifications such as School jobs, Supermarkets, etc., which call fot specified long lengths and wide widths of Constr & Btr so send us all of your inquiries for Prompt, Gompetitive Quotations.

Both Lebanite and Shields are fully equipped to manufacture high-quality components like this on both a custom and big volume basis. One construction firm has already placedln initial order for plywood ridge beams in a 1,200- unit home development provicled official acceptance is forthcoming.

._Nafiona/ Foresl Products Week . October l6-22-

Mento Moves lmport Offices

Oakland importer Mervin R. Mento and his secretary, Gwen Glass, forsook tl.reir downtown offices on October i, in favor of nerver and larger offices in "suburbia," Los Altos in this case. The firm's new phone number is \drHitecliff 8-0418 and the new mailing address is P.O. Box 434, Los Altos, California.

Mento, who was originally in the pattern-making business in Oakland, is one of the original importers of mouldings and semi-manufactured products from Japan. Prior to establishing his own import business in July 1959, he had been an officer and partner in Pacific Hardwood Sales Co. of Oakland since 1947.

-Nationa/ Forest Products Week , . October | 6-22-

Relioble [umber Joins SCR.IA

Reliable Lumber, fnc., Rosemead, has applied for Active membership in the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. Officers of the retail yard located at 8614 E. Valley tslvd., are listed as Anna H. Higman, president; Jerome M. Higman, vice-president, and J. R. Hechler, secretary.

-National Forest Products Week October l6-22-

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