Flowers, Two Bars, Double Buffet and Good Hospitality Highlight Open House

Il Lelebratlon

More than 200 {riends, customers and supPliers attended the open house held by the executives of Perry International Corporation at their nelv manufacturing and distributing Plant in Inslewood. Cali{ornia. Picturecl here are candid camera shots of the happy event featuring members of the Perry family and others. The exPanson program has int'reased Plant fat,ilities, personnel and promotion a<rtivity by more than I}(Y/o. "We expect to more than double our production and sales during 1964," said HarrY Perry. president oI lhe door and plywood concern.

Tennessee Cedar has long been a favorite of poets and presidents and kings. Also hopeful young ladies. A remarkable wood: almost impervious to decay, moth resistant, will not shrink or warp in drying; yet it's easy to work, takes a high polish. Tennessee Cedar is unmatched for chests, wardrobes and closet linings. Handled with special affection at J. E. Higgins Lumber Company, 99 Bayshore Boulevard, San Francisco, California.Let'sget aequainted. Call us at VAlencia 4-8744.

THE RIGHT LUMBER FOR EVE

Hig.qins

This big 30,000 sq. ft. San Francisco warehouse was originally the site of White Brothers, and later Davis Hardwood Company, MacBeath purchased Davis Hardwood during December 1961. At top center McBeath salesmanager, Ralph Mannion, Bill and "Mac" MacBeath gaze appreciatively at the beautiful surfacing job produced by their new 0liver-Strat-o-Plane. Machine is the only one on the West Coast; will face and surface lumber on both sides at a rate of 80 feet per minute. Besides the new Oliver, MacBeath also added a new straight line gang rip to the mill. (left of Oliver) Other capital improvements (lower left) made by MacBeath to the SO-year old Davis Hardwood Co. include this new sawdust collector. lnterior of part of the San Francisco warehouse shows extremely good housekeeping throughout. Storage racks were engineered by Joe Cortese, vice-president and manager of the S. F. operation. Leo Del Carlo, in lower right picture, a veteran of over 35 years with Davis Hardwoods, and now MacBeath, looks over a new shipment of teak lumber with Bill MacBeath. Leo is now in charge of the MacBeath milling division.