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Joseph R. Gerber, Gerber & Crossley, fnc..portland, Ore.

John G. Ziel, Ziel & Co. San Francisco

Daniel R. Forbes

Washington, D. C.

W. H. O'Neill, W. H. O'Neill Lumber Co...San Francisco

J. Ravmond Peck, Insular Lumber Co. ......philadelphia

C. U. Martin, Port Lamon Lumber Co. ....San Francisco

G. P. Purchase, Philippine Mahogany Manufacturers' Import Association, Inc., .....Los Angeles

Alexander Scrim ....:. ..Los Angeles

The group picture was taken in front of the Broadmoor lfotel, overlooking Broadmoor Lake, with Cheyenne Mountain, elevation 930O feet in the background-about half way up the mountain can be observed the Will Rogers Memorial, erected by Spencer Penrose, owner of the Broadmoor Hotel.

"The Best Selling Home of the Month"

Washington, D. C., July Z}.-Lumber as the premier home building material is deriving much benefit from a "feature" of McCall's magazine, devoted to the .,Best Sell_ ing Home of the Month;" and Freehold, a new tabloid real estate magazine, published by the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The July number of Freehold tells about the No. t home of the group of best sellers. This house, a shingled frame structure, was awarded first place because McCall's magazine received 1,000 requests ior a description of the house.

It is a completely modern edifice both in construction and plan and has six rooms, ,,2/z baths,, and attached ga_ rage. "The exterior and particularly the facade, faithfully reproduce the charm and simplicity in 100 year old houses in villages along the Massachusetts coast.,,

Although mass production of the small house continues to receive a great deal of editorial attention and discussion, the available statistics do not indicate any pronounced trend in that modern direction as yet, and some of the re_ cent articles on the subject seem to raise the question as to whether the quantity production house really ofiers the economies which were put forth in initial justification of it.

It begins to be apparent that in any event the shift from individual to quantity production is going to be such a gradually achieved and demonstrated affair that current building expansion will not be slowed up in the hope that a little delay may result in giving the home builder an op_ portunity to profit by something revolutionary in home con_ struction.

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Connected With Insurance Business

Lester Sterett, formerly secretary of the Millwork Insti_ tute of california, is now connected with the insurance business. He is with the phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Hartford, Conn., representing them in Southern Califor_ nia with headquarters in Los Angeles.

Prescott Paper Uset Jack Dionne-s Article in Editorial

Chris Totten of Phoenix, secretary of the Atizona Retail Lumber & Builders Supply Association, Inc., writes that he was particularly interested in Jack Dionne's article, "It Isn't Your Town-It's You," which appeared in the July 15 issue. He called it to the attention of W. P. Stuart, editor of the Prescott Evening Courier, a daily newspaper published at Prescott, Arizona, with the result it was printed in its editorial page, a copy of which Mr. Totten sent us.

In his introductory paragraphs the editor said:

"'When Jack Dionne, publisher of The California Lumber Merchant, which is published semi-monthly in Los Angeles, wrote an editorial entitled'It Isn't Your Town-It's You !' for the July 15 issue, he said something that is bound to have a tonic effect upon every man who will take it to heart. Further, it applies not only to 'town' as usually thought of, that is, a place of comparatively small population, but to mighty cities as .ivell as little villages.

"Coming from a man of the caliber of Jack Dionne, who also publishes at Houston another lumber journal called The Gulf Coast Lumberman and who is a man of broad experience who has had the opportunity of studying men occupying places all up and down the scale, what he has to say on the score may be regarded as well n'orth consideration."

Appointed Yard Manager

Hubert H. Hawkins has been appointed manager of the Pacific Beach Lumber Co. at Pacific Beach, branch yard of the Western Lumber Company of San Diego. Mr. Hawkins has been with the company for several years and has been connected with their yard at La Jolla, La Jolla Lumber Co., and the main yard in San Diego.

Back From Eastern Trip

J. Walter Vaughan, sales manager of the Oregon-Arnerican Lumber Company, Vernonia, Ore., was a business visitor in San Fran,cisco July 27 on his way home from a five weeks' trip to the Middle West and East.

Oldest Frame Building in Virginia

Harry C. Clampitt, manager of the Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Co. yard at San Fernando, has sent in the July issue of The Sovereign Visitor, official publication of the Woodmen of the World, which carries an interesting article on the oldest frame building in Virginia, the residence of P. K. Jeter, who is a member o{ the Woodmen's order' The article which gives a description of the house follows :

"The oldest frame building, as far as can be ascertained in the state of Virginia, is the residence of R. K' Jeter, which is located on highway 122, between Bedford and Big Island. It is built of heart pine lumber throughout, mortised ancl primed together. The lumber used'in its construction was sawed and dressed by hand. The nails were shop-made-also by hand.

"Some of the inside doors have shop-made H. & L' hinges' sometimes referred to as the 'Holy Lord' hinges. They were used in houses constructed by the pioneers to keep the 'witches' away. The right wing of this house is more than 200 years old, the left wing is over 100 years old. A large open hall joins the two sections.

"This ancient dwelling contains nine rooms, including two rooms in a brick basement. Two old millstones at the porch, placed there when the structure was built, constitute the steps. l wenty-four old English dwarf boxwood bushes-12 on either side-line the walk from the gate to the porch. The Jeter family obtained the land on which this house is located by a grant signed by the queen o{ England.

"A splendid view of the national parks of Otter, located lO miles away, can be obtained from the house. Mr. Jeter. the owner, extends a welcome to all to visit this landmark."

\(/illiam O. Mashek

William O. Mashek, 52, manager of United Lumber Yards, Inc., Modesto, died in Sanford Hospital, San Francisco, July 8, after being ill since June 1.

Mr.. Mashek canie to Modesto from Salt Lake City in Lgn. He had been with United Lumber Yards since that time and had been manag'er for the past 10 years.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Metta Mashek; four children, Evelyn, Dolores and Jerold of Modesto, and Eugene of Merced; and three brothers, Frank F. of Norfolk, Neb.; E. J. of Chapman, Neb.; and Antone of Stratford' N.