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IUTOST stories about the remodeling rvr of a lumber and buildine materials yard are cloaked in facG that tell us the changes were made strictly Ior business reasons ; increase the traffic, productivity and all that.

Not so rvith Loveday Lumber Co. With admirable frankness, owner George Loveday lays it right on the line, "I spent 44 plus hours a week here, why do I and the others have to spend our lives in a hot, dusty pig pen. When you re-build, how much extra does it really cost-I07o-15% -to have a really nice place instead of just a box?"

The result of this thinking is a combination showroom and office layout that must surely be one of the best looking in the country.

Built almost entirely out of wood, the long rectangular building is higher at the back than the front. It has a roof line of three inverted Vs of decreasing height from the back to the rounded front wall. Interestingly, that rounded Iront wall re{lects not esthetics, but future demands from the state highway people who eventually will take part of the front of

C0NFERRING in open, raised office (1) that overlooks showroom is owner George Loveday and Sue Murphee, ad mgr. and Girl Friday.

(2) Lanlinated beams, rough-sawn ceiling top attractive, new hardware and tool display. (3) Enclosed area behind those swinging doors is for drivers, contains 2 facing shelves for bills of lading, etc. (4) Wood counters complement wall paneling, office floor is tile, showroom rs In carDeI.