Retail Yard News

Ray E. Taylor has purchased the yard of the Ben Ali Planing & Lumber Co., North Sacramento, and will operate under the name of Taylor's Lumber, stocking paints, hardware, wallboards and other building items that were not previously handled there.

Mr. Taylor resigned Irom his position as manager of the Sterling Lumber Company's Roseville, Calif., yard to enter business for himself. He started at the Roseville yard as assistant manag'er in 1927, was promoted to man.ager in 1934, and ended a pleasant association with this company on January 15 of almost 19 years.

Robert ers Store Fallbrook be known

W. Baird, former operator of the Home Buildin Carlsbad, has purchased a 100-foot frontage in and plans to open a new lumber yard there to as the Fallbrook Lumber Company.

James R. Greathouse of Van seda staff of the Patten-Blinn an assistant to Manager A. W. discharged from the Navy after opened a yard at l44I W. El Robert F. Mackie, Jr., is the has purchased the Walter A. Tirrill

Nuys has joined the lteLumbei Co. and will be Larson. He was recently two years' service.

The Klicka Lumber Company yard at San Ysidro is to be reopened by its new owners, H. W. Brown and Mr. Love. The business will be known as the L-B Lumber Company. The company was owned for many years by George Klicka of San Diego.

Earle A. Sanborn, formerly with Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co. at Reedsport, Ore., is now with the Barr Lumber Company, Santa Ana, Calif. He will stay in Reedsport for the time being, but expects to be located in Santa Ana later in the vear.

Golden State Lumber Company, Santa Monica, is remodeling its office building. Frank Kranz is the owner.

Lincoln Avenue Lumber & Mill Co. J. C. Smith Lumber Co. in Pasadena. is the new owner.

The Chas. L. Day Lumber Co. has opened a yard at I7O9 E. 24th Street, Los Angeles. Mr. Day has been associated with the lumber business in Los Angeles for a long period and was formerly with Lounsberry & Harris. W. I. McGee, also with Lounsberry & Harris before going in the Army, has received his discharge from the service and will be a salesman with the new concern.

Mackie Lumber Co. has Embarcadero, Long Beach. owner.

C. E. Lumber the J. C. Smith

Gilson Lumber Co. has bought Co. in Altadena.

San Joaquin Valley Building Supply Co. is the name of a new lumber and building material yard in Arvin, Calif. N. L. Williams is manager, and H. D. Headen is president of the company.

Concord Lumber Co., Concord, Calif., has started construction of a large addition to its store building. When completed the building will have 100 feet frontage, and a general hardware stock, including plumbing supplies will be carried.

Ralph McCune has reopened his lumber yard in Brawley.

James R. Shipman, president of the Shipman Building Supply Co., Fresno, has announced plans for a building and expansion program on a site recently purchased.

The Long-Dall Lumber Co., 3250 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, has changed hands and will be operated as the Fleming Lumber Co. Mr. Fleming was formerly with the Fox-Woodsum Lumber Co. of Glendale.

A veteran of World War II, Mr. Fleming was a Major in the Air Forces. He went overseas with the first fighter group as a Squad Commander, and was shot down in a combat flight over Germany, spending two years in a German prison camp.