SUDDEN & GHRISTENSON Lurnber and Shipping

7th Floor, Alaska Commercial Bldg., f 10 Sansome Steet, San Francisco

Branch Offices

630 Board of Trade Bldg.

The header is formed or two pieces of 2-xGinch Douglas FHA Home Building

In Southern

Reacher New Hbh ln 1941

The close of l94l marked a year of gratifying progress for the Southern California District FHA office; the volume of business transacted during the year reaching an amount of 26%% in excess of the previous yearly high in number, and 24/o in dollar value, according to Wilson G. Bingham, Southern California District Director, Federal Housing Administration.

California fir set on edge with the groove for rollers routed out I smooth. The header is supported by three jambs-inside, exposed and intermediary (split). Intermediary and inside jambs are connected by horizontal spreaders and a bottom brace extends across the bottom. Plaster stops are included under the header and at the sides of the jambs. Only part of the assembly that is exposed when the installation is complete is a tiny strip of the exposed or front' jamb. All parts are of durable Douglas fir except the hardwood scuff strip which is tacked to the bottom of the door.

In explaining the new marketing undertaking, Mr. Difford said the new sliding door assemblies already are flowing to the trade. Literature, leaflets, instruction sheets and other sales helps for dealers and distributors are being printed and sent out.

Ap,plications for the insurance of home mortgages received by the local FHA office during the year numbered 35,472 representing home mortgages valued at $148,221,695. The year, 1940, recorded the previous high in number volume, with 28,037 cases, while 1938 carried the previous dollar high, at $119,310,441, the report of Mr. Bingham shows. I\{ore than 80/o of. the total number volume during 1941 involved the construction of new homes.

tVill Hear Talk on Dutch East Indies

F. H. Beckman of Beckman-Hollister, Inc., San Francisco, world traveler and lecturer, will be the speaker at the dinner meeting of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, to be held at Hotel l-eamington, Oakland, on Monday evening, January 19. He will talk on the Dutch East Indies and the Caribbean countries and will illustrate his talk with motion pictures.

As an additional attraction an $18.75 Defense Bond will be given away.