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H. E. Ketclum Lranlrcr Gr., Muskogee, Ok.. has merged its retail and contractor sales divisions as K-lVtxl Lrntber utd Honw Intprovenwt Certter &rke lLutber Co.. Lorton Va.. plans to expand to 10.000 sq. fi. . . Dr.17zs. Laredo. Tx.. is remodeling and expanding . .

&tildercuna has oPened a unit in Sumrnerville. S.C. lzur3' has opened new stores in North High Pbint, N.C., and Carollton. Ga.. and reopened a retrofitted store in Macon, Ga. Mourttcastle I'unber Co., Providence Forge. Va.. has been reopened by neu' owner S/te1don lunber Co. Int.. Toano. Va. . .

MtCq"s Building SuPPlt Centers has opened its 66th Texas locittion' in Alice Builders Scluare has opened a X),000 sq. tl. warehouse retail unit in Fort Myers. Fl. . the Bradenton, Fl.. city council rejected plans for Scorn,3- as an anchor store in a shopping center under development

Hanah lunber Co., Harrah, Ok.. is now ou'ned by Ken Mcher and W. M. Cunningham Mr. HOW Warelnuse has oPened a store in Lake Worth. Fl. . . . Scorn'i has expanded its Fl. operation uith hardware stores in Belle Glade and Winter Park and a hotne center in Okeechobee.

Home Qtanrers Warelnrce Plans to open a unit in Thllahassee. Fl.. this spnng . .

A -eroup tbnned bY David Mahoney. former chairman of Mtrttrt Shrut: Michael Rosenthal, former director at Donaldson, hrfun ad Jenrette, and Harold Geneen. formerl/T chairman. is bidding an unconfirmed 5700 million for the trVR. Grace retall -*roup in contention with Bernard Kossar. senior marketing v.p. at Grace. uho has tendered a Ieverased buvout offer for the home center ctlvlston

Roper Brothers Isanber. Petersbure. Va. plans a new contractor vorl tb, Hanover Countv . Yad -King, Wreltor.rs(' expecls io open 17 stores this .vear Prny'r'ss Crulrrrur'-s is projecting neu' stores in Fort Smith. Ar.. Norman. Ok.. Wichita Falls. Garland and Austin. Tx.. plus Lexington and Florence. KY

Georgitt-Pacific is expanding and remodeling its pl,vivood Plant at Crossett. Ar. Kresfirwrk lrtlrurnies has broken ground for a 53.700 sq. ft. expansic-rn tacilitv at lru'isville. Tx., Hq. Cutstttl MouLlitrys Inc.. Altanta, Ca.. has acquired the assets of the G.r.nt'rr Dit'. ttJ'USG Industries' Milwaukee. Wi.. tbr an undisclosed sut]l

All Wwls/Sclwpder. Houston.Tx.. has ooened a wholesale distribution warehouse in Orlando. F1.. Doug Goode. mgr.. and Jerr,v DiN{uro. field sales rep covering the state . Nar South lrc'., Conway. S.C.. has consolidated operations rvith Nhr' ktth Forest hufurties. Red Hill Chilt Corp. and Ccunden Forest Prcxlurts and is no\&' operating as Ahr' &rrrrh htc....

Morris Sales Co. has been formed in Tupelo. Ms.. by Jim Morris . Ttlleson bunber Co., Perry. Ga.. has rernodeled its southern pine sau'mill in Preston. Ga.. recentlv purchased from the Container Cor7t. oJ'Atneiut . Bear. Steans & Co. now has distribution facilities in Thmpa and Port Everglades, Fl.. Wilmington. N.C.. and Norfolk. Va.

FerPusort Isunber .k/es is new in Birmingham. Al.. Ralph Ferguson. owner . Soulteastent ltutlxr Co.' Memphis, Tn., has closed with the retirement of Charles Yar*ood. Charles Allgood and Bert Johnson.

Mineml Research & Det'elopnwnt Corp.. Charlotte. N.C.. has changed its name to Chenical Specialties. Inc' (CSI) and moved into larger quafters.

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Kwilt Lranber Co. is now full;" oPerational with its reman. Plant in \lobile. Al.: the facility is the tbnner lle'verhtrcruser.owned plant which operirted at Tirrers hunber Co. . . Ker.sgl P/rrrrxx/ Wnlesnle, fu., Pauls Vattel. Ok.. has rnerged withCedta' Creek Dutber. Inc., Oklahoma CitY. Ok.. relcrating operations to the Cedar Creek site. David Bond, Clark Wiens. Dan FlannerY and Darrell Trousdale are owners of the combinedfirrn...

Carcv Lonber Co., Oklahoma Ciry. Ok.. is closing its Norman. Ok.. yard . . Hughes bonlrcr Co.' Tirlsa. Ok.. has mored corporate offices to 9810 E. -12nd St.. Suite 102 . . . A recent fhe caused 5100.000 damage to Half-Mile-banlrcr Co.. Delral'Beach.Fl....

Berger & Co.. Sacramento. Ca.. has opened an office in El Paso. Tx.. "Tack" Balier. mgr.. kquoia Supply has moved its Birmingham, Al.. So. regional office to Atlanta. Ca.. rvith Hal Holden. regional mgr.. also mal'iing the move: the Birmingham warehouse remains open lVickcs Cos. plans to sell four of its retail divisions keePing onlY the lumber and home furnishing segments: a net cash gain ofabout 5200 million is expected from the sale . -

N{av 13 has been set for confirmation by the bankruptcy court of an amended reorganization Plan for Et'ans Praluct* Miami. Fl. . .

Srrinfibllov' Sutrtpll' Co.. Gainesville. Fl.. is rebuilding after a fire which destroyed its offices and more than half of its warehouse and inventory . . Slwltered Proprties /rrc. has opened building material distribution oifices and warehouses in Bradenton,Fl....