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qO WHEN President Nixon moved the u Western White House to t]le little southern California beach town of San Clemente it was a sure thing that the local lumber dealer was bound to come into a windfall of business. Right?

Wrong.

According to James Chilton, proprietor and sole employee of Chilton Lumber Co., there has been new business, but about all he has gotten out of it is the sale of some mouldings. Trouble is, the biggies in nearby Los Angeleg using the freeway system, have literally run off with the business.

Though he has president's move, to profit from sees nothing the but yet he good for his town in the coming of Mr. Nixon. Although he hasn't met the president, he commented, "People who meet

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Distributors from wide area cash in on presidential remodeling of the western White House . local dealer consoles himself with considerable appreciation in his yard, . he predicts dim future for small retailers who ignore service.

him on the beach have a good impression of the man."

He feels Nixon could help the small businessrnan by "stopping big mergers because they eliminate competition." He also believes the President "has the little man in mind."

Nixon's move already has helped land values in San Clemente. "Houses that were on the market for a year were sold in months," said Chilton.

Regarding the peace groups with plans to demonstrate when Nixon is at the west. ern White House, Chilton noted, "I think they're on the wrong path. They only make an embarrassing situation. Besides Nixon never sees them.t'

Nixon's summer home is the old Henrv Hamilton Cotton mansion at Cotton's Point. Cotton, who died in 1952, was a prominent democrat and friend of Frank. lin Delano Roosevelt, who visited the house. The mansion borders on C"-p Pendleton, a U. S. Marine base and train. ing camp.

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While mild in his attitude towards Nixon, he flares up when discussing, for ex. ample, plywood wholesalers' bidding hab. its.

"They stink," he said. otSorne, not all, have an utter disregard for the retailer. They've delivered materials to places I've quoted," he said, t'and when I asked them about it they said 'we canot do anything about that, itts a commercial account' or