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Call now. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: Albuquerque, NM (505) 873-0511; Cloverdale, CA (707)894-3362; Fremont, CA (415) 657-6363; Rocklin, CA (916) 6244525; Orange, CA(7L4) 998-6500; Phoenix, AA $02) 246-1578; Samoa, Ca (707) 443-7 5ll.

Grossman's has remodeled and reopened a Stockton, Ca., unit as a warehouse-type opera- tion Noyes Lumber Co., Napa, Ca., has purchased Yosemite Builders Supply, Merced, Ca., from Howard Mc- Culloch Southern Lumber Co., San Jose, Ca., is expanding andredecorating...

Anderson Lumber Co. has expanded and reopened a BurtonWalker store which they acquired last spring in Layton, Ut. . . . Central Volley Builders Supply, St. Helena, Ca., will build a new 25,000 sq. ft. store in Napa, Ca...

The HomeClub will open two 100,000 sq. ft. membership fee building supply stores with warehouse formats in late Nov.. in a former Woolco unit in Fountain Valley, Ca., and a new structure in Norwalk, Ca. . .

Builders Supply of Palm Sprinss (Ca.) and City Lumber Co. (same ownership) have merged as Builders Home Center with one Palm Springs location and a new home center in nearby Desert Hot Springs, that had a grand openingOct.5...

Ilationai Lumber & Supply Inc. Santa Ana, Ca., with 12 stores in Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties, has a stock offering of $15 million to $19.5 million to finance four more stores and expand its office, warehouse and distribution center .

The O'Malley Cos. Phoenix, Az., has acquired the four Handy Andy home centers in Tucson and one in Sierra Vista; only the Sierra Vista store will carry the O'Malley name; they also have acquired a 46,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Tucson (closed by

Georgia-Pacific about a year ago) on I I acres for a new contractor'syard...

Georgia-Pacific Corp. is negotiating for the polyvinyl chloride compounding and resin business af Ethyl Corp. Sunrise Co. is in full operation at its newest div., SunCrete RoofIrie, Thousand Palms, Ca.

Wqlter Dorwin Teague Assocates, Inc., Seattle, Wa., is anew design consultant for Simpson Timber Co.'s door business Manville Corp. has been granted a seventh bankruptcy court extension for filing a formal reorganization plan. .

Mar Vista Lumber Co., Mar Vista (Los Angeles), Ca., is open for business as usual despite a firewhich did $1.5 million in damage on Sept. 9, virtually destroying all buildings and much of the inventory. .

Franciscan Ceramics Inc.. Glendale, Ca., a Ca. manufacturer since 1875 and a div. of Wedgwood Ltd., since '79, will close its tile div. late this month . . Portalign Tool Corp., San Diego, Ca., has acquired manufacturing and marketing rights for the Beltplane sanding tool ...

Louisiano Pacific Corp. has called off negotiation for the acquisition of Diamond International's Western wood products mfg. facilities Von Daal Inc,, Renton, Wa., which has opened a branch office and stocking warehouse in Anchorage, Ak., plans to expand its Bruce's Building Materials retail outlets in Lynnwood, Renton and Kirkland, Wa., with three additionalunits...

Eric Hexberg has formed Eric Hexberg Industrial with Tom Flint, Chris Hexberg, Phil Mc-

The Merchant Magazine

Cafferty and Alice Rogers in Compton, Ca. Northwest Conifer Co., Newport, Wa., has a new sales office in Hope, Id. McNamaro & Peepe Corp. is closing its Crescent City, Ca., mill and moving operations to the Blue Lake, (Arcata) Ca., mill ...

Western Forest Products has moved from Meridian, Id., to 1899 Commerce Ave., Boise, Id. ,LV'eaver Forest Products. Medford, Or., has opened a new wholesale distribution yard in Fresno, Ca., Chuck Wills, exPacific Forest Products, is mgr. .

Southern Poci.fic Co., San Francisco, Ca., and Santa Fe Industries, Chicago, Il., are considering a merger; with 26,2ffi miles of track and revenues of $4.5 billion, it would be the second longest R.R. in the U.S. wrth the largest total revenue . .

All lumber and related articles except millwork shipped from the Mountain-Pacific territory to destinations east of the Rockies now carry a 5Vo rail carload rate increase.

Housing starts hit their highest Ievel in 4% years in Aug. (atest figs.), a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,935,000, up 8.490 from the mo. previous and 74.30/o ahead of a year earlier the unexpected strength left the "experts"puzzled...

Single family starts rose l0.7Vo, multis 5.3V0, while permits slipped 790, which still suggests starts will remain around the 1.8 levelin Sept. . builder surveys indicate housing will slow for the rest of '83, not unexpected as winter nears

Contracts for new construction rebounded to $18.6 billion in Aug. (latest figs.) while the Dodge Index of total construction contract value rose 790 to 146; all time high was 151, hit in June ..W.T.Grimm&Co. reports merger and acquisition octivity in the bldg. products and materials business dropped 490 in'82...

Your Sights QUALIT

October

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club-Oct. 14, dinner meeting, SS Princess Louise, Berth 94, San Pedro, Ca.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club-Oct. 14, golf and dinner, Los Coyotes Country Club, Buena Park, Ca.

American Wood Council-Oct. 15, annual meeting, The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, B.C.

National Forest Products Association-Oct. 16-19, annual meeting, The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, B.C.

Second Annual Inland Empire Dry Kiln Workshop-Oct. 17-20, Moscow, Id.

North American Wholesale Lumber AssociationOct. 19, regional meeting, 6:30 p.m., Los Angeles Athletic Club, Los Angeles, Ca.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association-Oct. 20, regional meeting,9 a.m.,Oakmont Inn, Santa Rosa, Ca.

Forrst History SocietyOct. 20-21, 37th annual meeting, Western Forestry Center, Portland, Or.

Western Home Center & Building Materials ShowOct. 2l-23, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Ca.

Northwest Hardwood AssociationOct. 26-29, annual meeting, Westgate Hotel, San Diego, Ca.

National Paint and Coating Association-Oct. 30-Nov. 2, annual meeting, Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, Ca.

November

Western Building Material AssociationNov. 5.E,80th annual convention/building products showcase, Red Lion InnLloyd Center & Portland Coliseum, Portland, Or.

National Building Material Distributors Association-Nov.

6-9, fall meeting, Loew's Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Tx.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association-Nov. E, regional meeting, Valley River Inn, Eugene, Or.; Nov. 9, regional meeting,4 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Jantzen Beach, Or.; Nov. 10, regional meeting, 4 p.m., Red Lion Inn, Bellevue, Wa.

California Wholesale Hardware Co.-Nov. 12-13, market, company headquarters, City of Industry, Ca.

Pacific Logging CongressNov. 13-16,74th annual meeting, Westin Hotel, Seattle, Wa.

Lumber Jills-Nov. 14, meeting, 5:30 p.m. Western Forestry Center, 4033 S.W. Canyon Rd., Portland, Or.

Phoenix, Az., Hoo-Hoo Club-Nov. 15, Scottsdale Country Club, Scottsdale, Az.

Lumber Association of Southern California-Nov. 16-20. management conference, The Spa Hotel, Palm Springs, Ca.

National Sash & Door Jobbers Association-Nov. 16-21, 20th annual convention, Hyatt Regency Maui, Maui, Hi.

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