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Craig Buying Service has moved into larger quarters at 6308 Woodman Ave., Van Nuys, Calif.

This unique marketing company, targeting the lumber and home-improvement field, has in the 18 months since it was organized, been able to assemble a sizeable sales force with heavy volume items of both promotional and basic types.

"CBS", as the service is known, markets and merchandises all the products it brings to the marketplace. They provide colorful signs plus point-of-sale talkers and ad mats for all items they carry.

The company is owned by Norm Craig and Len Pritikin, two lvell-known merchandisers in southern California retail lumber and hardware. Norm operates the merchandise end while Len handles the promotional details with what amounts to all the facilities of an advertising agency. Together they quickly bring in exciting new items and adjust older lines.

US Industries Buys 3 in Montqnq

U. S. Industries, Inc., has completed acquisition of three NIontana-based lumber manufacturing companies.

They are Rocky Mountain Lumber Company, Inc., and Rocky Nlountain Timber Co., lnc., both of Columbia f-alls, Montana, and Northern Timber Co., lnc,, of Deer Lodge and Philipsburg, Nlontana. They sell lumber products under the trade name "Summit".

The firms are in no way connected with the Summit Lumber Company run by Leo and Mark Seidner in Los Angeles. Calif.

The transaction involved a $3 million U.S.I. palrnent of common stock and additional payments for five years, depending on future earninss.

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