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Remodeling continues to thrive . . figures show that for every $ spent on new construction now, $1.10 to $1.20 is invested in residential remodeling . . No. I replacement product is windows with wooddoors No. 2 Hsrdwood lumber production in Sept. (latest figs. available) was up 390, orders l9o and shipments 890 . .

New construction of singlefamily homes rose 6.670 in September reaching the highest level in 14 months . . overoll housing starts climbed 14.4V:o boosted by federally subsidized multiples home mortgage interest rates averaged I3.38Vo nationally with two large lenders dropping to 12.75V0. .

Firestone will build a multimillion $ rubber roofing plant in Prescott, Ar. . . Ecco Inc,, a Morrow, Ga., truss mfr. with door fabricating operations in Conley, Ga., has purchased land in Ga. for expansion Schlage Lock Co. has received a Nautilus Award for its contribution to the development of St. AndrewsCommon, Greenwood, S.C., and Port Tierra, Dunedin, FI....

Slaughter Brothers, Inc., Dallas, Tx., reports a net income for the last quarter of lsa per share compared with 20 per share a year ago and 9 month figures showing 160 gain versus l4o loss for same 1981 period . Wickes Co., Inc. figures claim second quarter im- provement Scotty's Inc., Winter Haven, Fl., reported sales for 5 weeks ending Oct.2 increased l39o from a year earlier . .

James McGowan, Cotton Plant, Ar., and Edsel Adams, Adams Plywood Co., Memphis, Tn., have agreed to buy the Weyerhaeuser Co. hardwaod mills in New Freedom and Jefferson, Pa., and Hancock, Vt. . . South East Lumber Co., Pompano Beach, Fl., has bought Dontzler Lumber and Export Co., a Fl.-based subsidiary of Koppers Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa....

Union Comp Corp. has opened a sales office in Folkstown, Ga. . Powell Lumber Co., Lake Charles, La., has closed its sales office in Dallas, Tx. GeorgiaPacific is resuming full production at the Logansport, La., plywood mill; it recently closed the mill at Warm Springs, Ga., for twoweeks...

Vsncouver Plywood is reopening the former Boise Cascade plywood plant, Fisher, La., and sawmill, Florein, La., which they have purchased . Willsmette is opening its plywood mills at Taylor, La. . International Paper Co. has resumed normal work schedules at the Springhill, La., plywood' plant Great Southern Plywoodhas shut down foramonth...

Hechinger plans to open a Winston-Salem, N.C., store in Feb. '83 with other stores scheduled for Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham and Raleigh Bay City Material and Supplies Co., Bay City, Tx., has been purchased by George Natsis and Josh McCown.

Benson Lumber Co. celebrated its 66th birthday with a picnic for all l0 Ok. yards' employees and their families

Causewoy Lumber Co., Fort Lauderdale, Fl., has re-opened its Boca Raton, Fl., operation, closed Red Thumb units in Plantation and Margate and opened one in Bonita Springs . . . Hubbard's Hardware, Memphis,.Tn., recently held its grand openlng . .

Scotty's expects to relocate its Deland, Fl., store in March . . Everitt-Moore Lumber Co. has bought Keyes Lumber Co., Keyes, Ok. . . . Bowie Lutnber Co., Ltd., Thibodaux, La., is contesting the market value land assessment applied by the local assessor Leroy Baca and EIza Walston have no plans to rebuild the Limestone Building Center, 1nc., Groesbeck, Tx., which was destroyed by fire; the suspected arsonist is now beins tried in court. .

Ray L. Whiteand Sons Lumber Co., Morehead, Ky., is seeking a community development block grant of $200,000 from the state of Ky. to build a kilnoperation. Arch Creek Lumber Co. Inc., Miami, Fl., has purchased several pieces of commercial retail property in No.Miami for $431,000.

Handy Dan, San Antonio, Tx., has opened its l5th store in DeSoto (Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex) . . McCoy, San Marcos, Tx., is dickering for new sites in Amarillo, Conroe, Huntsville, Waco and Longview . .

Paty Lumbea Piney Flats, Tn., is remodeling its Johnson City, Tn., store to a d-i-y format Lowe's, Charlotte, N.C., is planning a 20,000 sq. ft. version of its RSVP store design . . The Home Depot will add two new units in Orlando, FI... Lindsley, Miami, Fl., is for sale along with other Evans Products retail stores. .

Scotty's Inc. is being sued for $l million by the parents of a Bartow, Fl., child killed when a selfservice cart of lumber toppled Kero-Sun /nc. (portable kerosene heaters) is filing suit against the NBC-TV program Consumer Reports and Betty Furness for alleged inaccurate reporting on theirproduct...

The Nationol Kerosene Heater Association has moved to First American Center, Nashville, Tn . . TheNarionalKitchenCabinet Association has moved its Hq. to 6711 Lee Hwy., Arlington, Va.