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Sutherhnds l*mbcr l&, Do-ItYourself Center opencd a new 110,00 oq. ft. location in Corpus Christi, Tx., Brad Adams mgt. ... Builde rs Squarc will cxpand its Corpus Christi unit to 98,000 sq. ft., by fall.

M anassasktmbe r C orp.,Manassas, Va., hasreorganized to focuson hardware, do-it-yourcelf and consumer markets, selling its building supply, contractor and kitchen divs. to Hayes Lumber and Building Supply, Gainesville, Va. .

Omni Corp., Conway, Ar., acquhedJohn E. Bryant & Sotts Lumbe r C o.,Bateville, Ar., fo r its Builders Warehouse Association Inc. subsidiary; Duffie and Donnie Bryant have retired after nearly 50 years in the business.

Stonle myer & S ho e male r Lumb e r Co., added a floor covering dept. at its Sarasota, Fl., store and will begin an expansion to accommodate other specialty depts. at its Port Charlotte, Fl., location Roper Bros. Lumber Co. is moving administrative offices from Midlothian, Va., to the Petersburg, Va., yard.

Stine Inc. moved its Jennings, La., store to a larger (30,000 sq. ft.) facility for a late Feb. grand opening and is completely remodeling its Lake Charles, La., unit, doubling the size to about 30,000 sq. ft., with a mid-April grand opening planned...

Builders Square opened a 2nd Austin, Tx., stofe March 5 with a third under construction to be opened later this year. Manning Building Supplies remodeled both their door shop and lumberyard in Ocala, Fl., and are negotiating to purchase Leeds Building Products' Fort Piercen Fl.,location.

HomeClub, Inc. will open stores in the Chicago market using the name

HomeBasc,,. Hcchlngcr plans to build two storcs in Mcmphis, Tn., thrcc storcs in Louisville, Ky., five stofrcs in St. Louis, Mo., and thrroe in Cincinnati, Oh., and closed two Charlottc, N.C., ctorce and onceach in Dutham, N.C., Gtccnvillc, S.C., Ha*isenUurg, V*., $Iewington" CL, and Washington, D.C.

Lowe's will open stores in Florence, S.C, and Hot Spdngs, fu.; Danville, Ky., and Clarksville, Tn., units were rclocated; North Knoxville, Tn., retrofitted; Durham, N.C., closed and Chester, Va., convefted to a contractot yard with retail sales moved to a new Breckenridge, Va., stofe. .

Home Depot is preparing to open a store neat Leesburg, Va.; fenovating a former Ames Departnent store into a Palm Harbor, Fl., unit due to open in Sept.; relocating a Shreveport, La., unit; building a new tegional distribution center near Lawrenceville, Ga.; opening a Pompano Beach, Fl., unit and granting a reprieve to a Vinings, Ga., unit due to be closed.

Rosson Home Center, Wagoner, Ok., was completely destroyed in a $1 million fire Feb. 2; owner Famell Rosson hopes to rebuild on the same location . Leslo Sa/es stores in Groesbeck and Mexia, Tx., have been sold to Woodson Lumber, Caldwell, Tx.

Harcros Lumber & Building Supp/ies, Roanoke, Va., has changed its Woodbury's stores to Moore's. Valley l-umber Co., Tonkawa, Ok., has been sold to Dean and Ron Mendenhall. El Reno Lumber Co.,El Reno, Ok., closed with inventory being moved to Yukon Lumber Co., Yukon, Ok., also operated by SecurityTrust, OklahomaCity.

Wickes LumberCo. hasclosed 14 yards including Franklin, Winchester and Louisville, Ky., and Tupelo,

Mr., rnd convdtcd ttr Bowling Grcdr, Ky., unlt lnSo r brgirln ortlct. .. &rrt Co., Lyochhtg; Vr., put- eM Ake rc Wod Pto&tcls,, Al@a, Tn., which hd bsl cloecd fc rix monthr Hunt Plywood Co,, Rueton, Ia., planr to pnnrlnrrc Martin Ttmbcr Co. b Casto, La., tawmill to opctatc as Hunt Lilmbcr Co,, a div. of llnnt Plynod.,

Amcrican Wd Prcscrvcrs Burcau offtcrs havo movcd to #4 E. Washington St., Ncwnan, Ga. 39263...

Breco Wood Producat is a new Shcrman, Ti., fLm Ctartid bj Bob R. Edwards in the former Parker finger jointing plant. . . GeorgiaPacific is closing its Corpus Christi, Tx., distribution center, consolidating operations at the San Antonio, Tx., unit.

Epperson Lumber, Statesville, N.C., is now an authorized distributor of Boise Cascade engtneered wood ptoducts Heritage Forest Products, Orlando, Fl., opened a Miami, Fl., location staffed by Omar Linares and Mike Cash, according to C. Fred Blackmon, v.p.

Weyerhaeuser will invest $14 million to modernize its sawmill at Dierks, Ar.; $6.5 million in plywood and lumbet improvements have been made over the past two years. .

Representatives of American Wood Preservers Association, Am erican Wo od P rese rve rs Bure au, American Wood Presemer's Institute, Southern Forest Products Association, Southeastern Lumber Manafacrurers Association, Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, Timber Products and Western llood Preservers Institute are working to develop a consensus overview agency for the treating industry; SFPA treated wood advisory sub committee, Richard Dannenburg, Mellco, chairman, is moderating the discussions.

Housing startsfor Jan. (atest figs.) climbed 5.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.167 million single family starts were up O.9%; multis 67% withmost of the action in the midwest. . . building permits were up 0.6%.