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What's left over will make particle- r' board, wood pulp, ground cover.

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Headquartors: San Franclsco

In ths W6st: Cerritos, Fresno, National City, Newark, Phoenlx, Rlalto, Stockton and Van Nuys

Woge-Price Controls: Phsse Two

A S we enter Phase Two of President Nixon's A/ r economic program, much of the earlier fuzziness and lack of detail is being dissipated and additional clarification is expected as the hastily erected government machinery to con' trol the economy begins functioning.

The clearest point at this stage is that the economy has made a major change of direction. What is not so easily divined is the dura' tion of this dramatic turn. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith, long an advocate of wage and price controls, foresees with satisfaction that ooeconomic life will never be the same again."

This view is in disagreement with the administration which contends that the controls are strictly a short term measure. "We are not going to make controls a permanent feature of American life. When controls are no longer needed, we will get rid of them," Richard Nixon stressed in a recent speech.

Many people are not sure we won't be saddled with these controls or similar ones for a long time. Boston banker Richard Hill of First National Bank shrewdly notes, "There'll be quite a temptation for succeeding administra- tions to use this weapon, It's not in the nature of the beast to let them go." fiRACLE ROAD Lumber Co., a v complete building materials center in Tucson, Ariz., recently underwent a total remodeling and faceJifting. The exterior now combines rough sawn board and batten with a wooden shake roof to give the center a true Southwestern architectural flavor.

The Administration has said it hopes to end the program within one year. They say they recognize that ifit is to work at all, they will know within two years, the implication being that ifit is not effective. controls would be re' moved and the program ceased.

Preliminary economic statistics available now seem to show that so far the president's wage/' price freeze is a success. What the ensuing fig' ures will show as we progress into Phase Two is strictly a guess at this point in time. Generally, that part oI the public reflected in the opinion polls favors the steps taken so far and the majority think that the system of controls is working reasonably well.

Trying to control any economy anywhere at any time is ticklish and difficult business at best. Community support is important and the president seems to have it fairly solidly throughout the business community in the West. As the program progresses, inevitably, a degree of dissatisfaction is bound to occur. Its ultimate level depends in the end, as will so many things, on how long the controls are continued and their degree of efiectiveness in coping with the situation.

The interior decor carries out the Old West theme, efiectively blending the old with the new. For example, the Early American fixtures and coach signs combine with the latest merchandising displays and ultra-modern offices,

The store area now measures 9,000 sq. ft., with displays of hardware, electrical and plumbing supplies, power tools and a complete paint line with custom blending equipment. Display space is provided for hundreds of sundry items, as well as custom home improvement products, such as vanities, handcarved entry doors, decorator hardware, shelving, paneling and lighting fixtures.

The yard area totals eight acres of buildine materials. Shed area is

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