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Show TRI-STATE LUMBER COMPANY HAS LARGE TURNOUT AT OPEN HOUSE visited the gala opening of any's new Milford sales of-It of-It was the. largest opening-in opening-in a Milford business house, impliments for the company ing improvement to the busi-nt busi-nt factors, Kesler and Davis, ' the structure. More than 450 persons the Tri-State Lumber Comp fice last Saturday afternoon, day crowd ever to assemble and all were liberal with ec in bringing such an outstand ness district, and for the co; for the quality and beauty of Planned before, the war, construction con-struction was held up during the days of critical material shortages, short-ages, and actual work finally began be-gan last fall. Kesler & Davis, Beaver County contractors, were in charge of the construction, and local labor was used thruout. Included in the many gifts to open-house visitors were 250 corsages for the ladies, and the supply was exhausted by mid-afternoon. Many other door prizes and gifts were presented to the visitors. A large, beautiful mirror mir-ror by Fuller was given to Mrs. Earl D. Thompson, four rolls of roofing went to Charles R. At-kin, At-kin, and a door lock set was given giv-en to S. E. Turner. In the contest to guess the number of nails in a jar, Leo Mc-Vay Mc-Vay won seven gallons of paint with his guess of 1.113 nails. J Kimbel Coon, second prize win-i win-i ner, was awarded an automatic mixer, and Ross McBeth won a hand saw as third prize. The jar contained 1,114 nails, by actual ac-tual count, and no person knew the number until the nails were counted after the close of the contest. ' 5l ! t,44 0 'liji Main building of the new Tri-State Lumber Company offices, of-fices, which opened for busi ness last Saturday. Approximately Approxi-mately 500 persons visited the open-house, and engaged in the drawings for door prizes. . The building is constructed of plate glass and brick veneer. |