Our &efi Wiil"nr {or the }r+/n* Iy'"o, TWIN HARBORS TUMBER COMPANY

EUREKA, CALIFORNIA

Tom Lqnnin, Bob Fleming

503 Professionol Bldg. Hfllside 3-1674 tOS ANGELES I5

C. P. Henry & Co.

714 W. Olympic Blvd.

Rlchmond 9-6524

MENITO PARK

Jirn Rossmqn, Bob Mqcfie l6l8 El Cqmino Reql

DAvenport 4-2525

PORTTAND 4, OREGON

Jim Clqrk

525 Boqrd of Trode Bldg. CApirol 8-4142

MAIN OFFICE ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON

The contest, designed to stimulate, recognize and reward home improvement, rvill run through 1956 and will be announced to consumers in the January issue of Better Homes & Gardens. It will embrace any improvements from lot-line to lot-line that make for a more attractive exterior as rvell as anv new enclosed space attached to a house.

J-M Soles, Eornings Highest in History

Sales, total earnings and earnings per share of common stock for the third quarter of 1955 were the highest for any quarter in the history of Johns-Manville Corp. Consolidated earnings for the quarter were $7,178,801, compared with $4,683,520 for the corresponding period last year. Sales were $76,171,907, compared with $67,884,164. Income taxes for the third quarter were $5,590,000, compared with $3,530,000 for the same period last year. For the year to date, sales were $207,892,376 and earnings were $16,441,242, compared with sales of $184,612,937 and earnings of 912,711,589 for the first nine months last vear.

We of WeslernMill &Moulding Compony Look Forword to Another Yeor of Hoppy Relolions

Southern Cqliforniq Gonstruction Hirs $2 Billion in Ten Months

It is believed that Southern California construction reached a 2-billion dollar volume in 1955's first ten months. In that period, 66 southland cities issued $1,080,906,401 in building permits, while $554,848,86t9 was issued by the unincorporated areas of nine SoCal counties, according to the Research department of the Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles.

In addition to the city and county area new-building total of $1,635,755,270, there was engineering construction of $244,000,000 and considerable construction in non-reporting sites.

The 1955 building total seems definitely on its way to establishing a new yearly record and also one of the most sensational national records.

FRED C. HOLMES LUMBER Ctl.

Wholesole lumber

Douglos Fir - Redwood - Whire Fir Concenlrcrtion Yqrd nt Fort Brogg

Fred Holmes

Gorl Force Box 987, Fort Brogg, Colif. Phone 7681