Oftilucrry

Preston R, BURRIS

Preston Ray Burris, S4-year-old l.reacl of the Burris Lunrber Company, I\.{ill VaJley, Calif., cliecl January 7 alter only a few hours' illrress. The veteran lurr.rber clealer ancl lliil Valley pioneer rn'as born in Tolano, Illinois, the son of a Eaptist minister. At 77 he was teacirir.rg scl-rool in Trinidad, Calif., and while a resident of Fernclale l.re married Blanche Damon in 1897 and they became the parents of a claughter, Muriel, and trvo sons, Lloyd ancl Damon, both of \iili- Valley and all of whom survive him, as well as nine grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. After a resideirce in Turlock, Mr. Burris took his family to Mill Valley in l92l and opened his lumber business there. Following lhe cleath of his wife, he married l\{rs. Mary Hudtloff in 1948; she also survives him. He was a charter member of the Lions Club. In 1954 he received his SO-year pin as a Mason. Furreral services were conduc.ted lanuarv tt Uv Mill Valley Chapter 356 of the Free and Acceptid Masons. Irrterment was in Mount Tamalpais cemetery at San Rafael.

Lbon FIYNN

The Southem California lumber industry was shocked to learn of tlre death at the age of 42 of..Leon Flynn on February 10 from a heart attack. The prominent retail lumberman and civic leader was with the Rossman Mill & Lumber Co. of Wilmington and served in the Long Beach headquarters yard as purchasing agent for lumber for the Rossman yatds. Mr. Flynn was a WWII veteran and receivecl the Purple Heart and other citations. lle was a member of Elks Lodge 966, Wilming'ton Post of the American Legion and the Wilmington Elks. He leaves his wife \4arjorie and daughter Patricia, 19, of the home at 303 Wycliff Ave., San Pedro, and his father, Leslie Flynn. Funeral services were conducted February l3 in the Presbyterian churcl.r at Wilmington, with burial in Green Hills Memorial Park.

Sqn Mqteo Subdivision Permits fop Boy Areq Residentiol Units

San Francisco.-Residential building permits issued in San Mateo cotlnty saved the week ending February 20 lor the Bay area. The Westlake subdivision on the Daly City line was largely responsible for the county figure, reportecl the Daily Pacific Builder. Other county-by-Cou1'rty figures for residerrtial units showecl :

.Alameda County-I4 permits, comparecl r,r'itl-r 121 the pre- viotts week, ancl 263 in the corresponcling January week ; Contra Costa-23, to 86, to 23; Nlaiin-g,-to 20, to-42; San Ir-rancisco-65, to ll5, to 105; Sar-r lVlateo-3z8, to 3:1, to 63, arrcl Santa Clara-4|. to 309. to 32.