S BRIEF

t!t$ fo ac' :,in'l,Ca', Id, tvtt. arrd0r.'6ar$l'r ood plants in Ca. a Or. 'two Ca. and Or. millwork plants from Diamond International CorP., if the 'rfbds and their stockholders aPprove; no purchase price has been 'disclosed . . Monville has been granted a second 30 day extension 1bf its formal reorganization plan filing date. .

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Crown Zellerbach CorP. Plans to build a $30 million, I l2 million bo*rd feet capacity sawmjll near the rtouthrr of therCdu1plia River on the Oi; ''coa$i,,t,,,,..' . West Coast Orient Co., Portland, Or., has opened a sawmill in Tacoma, Wa., to specialize in export items for Japan . the Northwestern Pacifii RR. has reopened its line from !llfilli*:...a0.'.ndidkalrr:,:rCa; .

Maple Bros, Inc., Brea, Ca., has sold its prefinished div. to DG Sheker Praducts, San Francisco, Ca., for an undisclosed amount and has bought out Bob MaPle who, with Dick Davis and Greg Smith, joint ventured with DG to farm Maple Shelter,,Inc., which *ill distribute prefinished mouldings to the mobile home trade . . . at Maple Bros., Earl Maple remains as principal stockholder and pres. Rob Maple remains gen. mgr., Tom Maple continues as controller

McLaughlin Forest Products, Glendale, Ca., is a new wholesale firm. i1ampton Lumber Sales, Portland, Or., has been named exclusive rsahs':dg€nt.:fu{l''pant and Russe11rs, 9g6 66';'o1., sawmitl. .Hewptt& Wllion Forest Products Gioup, San Francisco, Ca., has acquired Silmarco Inc., San Rafael, Ca. .

, Darnan Timber Products, a ,,new wholesale firm, Cloverdale, ,Ca., has been formed by Dave ,Danron . . DMK-Pacific, Fre' mont, Ca., and Waldron Forest

Products,, Sacramento, Ca; ;',,4f6,,'',, both celebrating their sth 'snni-' 'l versaries in business . . . Indian' Arm Forest Producls, Vancouver, 8.C., has opened a branch in Portland, Or. . .

',',',t,',',,:8tiiw,tMwntainPine,Inc.,has reopened the former Edward Hines sawmill in Hines, Or. . ,P$&bi.::,'.::&:;;:,::,, I: ew|g Co , Inc. , ', B ;,l]$tia,;,;, will relocate in early 1.84 '''t6'''''e'.'.'$ite..near the Smokey PoiniintErsection .

Niesen-Ward Forest Products, Fort Bragg, Ca., hasdivided, with Niesen Forest Products remaining in Fort Bragg and Ward Forest Products in Morgan Hill, Ca. . . . Curt Heneghan is starting a new firm, Pacific Forest Prod' ucts, a name used bY Jim Heneghan for 36 years before he retired and closed the firm , . i''

Sawtooth Forest Products, Nlountain Home, Id., has Pur:chasedrthe lVe*dell Mill & Lum-

Claik.:,:L*mber Co., Santa Rosa, Car:''.Plglq'fo move to a new 7'5 acie,$iis,,'within the next two years afterlr S0ryears at its present locanon..

Dixieline Lumber, San Diego, Ca., plans to build a $3.5 million store (18,000 sq. ft.) and Yard (perimeter buildings, mini mill, j-sided resaw, etc.) on 4 &cr€$,,irt,,,',, ',,,' Oceanside, Ca.; to expand',,rbyr,,,,,,:r,:.rr'r::r,r, 5090 their Escondido, Ca., store, and to acquire a site in Santee, Ca., for a retail store, Fossiblyir' utilizing the new warehouse con. '' cept. .

Dee Lumber Co., Redding, Ca., has been purchased by Jack Powell and Ed Bochman for an undisiloseA,amount . .. NoYes L;: bil.Cb., Lafayette, Ca., has psilQbe.iid,r Yosemite Builders ,$upbly:.:Cb',, Merced, Ca. .

84 Lumber has closed stores in Denver, Engfemood and Colorado Spiings, Co., and Salt Lake City, Ut . The two Hugh M. Woods stores being built in Las Vegas, Nv., will be called Prime hdnte improvement outlets . . &rossrfian's new store in Ventura, Ca., is utilizing a warehouse conie$ . Puyless CashwaYs has opened a new distribution center for its Az. stores in Chandler.

Neiman-Reed has moved to new 37,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Van Nuys, Ca., expanding the sarden and seasonal shop of Van F,luys Lumber City into part of the former Hq. . . Anderson Lumber Co., Sdt Lake City, Ut." has bought Burton Walker Lumber Co.'s building material center in Layton, Ut., for $1.5 million

Terry Building Center com' bined a grand re-opening and one year anniversary celebration for its totally remodeled Simi Valley, Ca., store . Soledad Hardware ,and Lumber Co. is moving its .OtefAfiOn onto Englun Labor ,rCbrnp property Jim Odle is remodeling the Diamond International yard which he has Purchased at Brush, Co., renaming it Brush Lumber Yard. .

Housing starts in lvlaY (latesr fies.) shot uD to a seasonally adiu-st6d annuil rate of 1,791,000, highest since Sept., '79 single family starts rose 14.4s/o, multis 28.5t/o . . bldg. permits for future construction :soai€d', ?1 9o above May, '82, to a pace of 1,622,0W..

An industry favored bill to allovr normol2x4 wall construction under a proposed new energY law

,awaits OK in the Ca. Senate

';":'t,,':',I4lestefn Hardwood Associa.,iian'is the new name adopted by 'the Northwest Hardwood Associ ation . . . California Redwood

A,ssociation andthe Redwood In' sDection Service have moved fiom San Francisco to 591 Redwood Highwaf rn Mill Vallev, C1

The wood-framed office of Guarantee Savings and Loan was one of the few buildings to survive the recent Coalinga,Ca. earthquake.