This is our 63rd, Uear of Reliable Seruice W. E, Cooper Wholesale Lumher Company, Inc.

and Nlanaging the Direct-N{ail Department at 8 p.m. The final class on May 11 ri'ill hear "The Californians-the Why and Horv of Redu'ood" by a speaker from the California Redrvood Assn. ; concluding the mid-year course at 8 p.m. that evening will be a social hour at rvhich Brent Logan of the Paul Masson Vineyards will tell "The Story of Califc-rrnia Wines" and hors d'oeuvres and refreshments l ill be served.

The 926.500,000 building valuation in 1955 in Riverside, Calif., topped all prior records and exceeded the old 19511 record by more than $6 million. Total permit valuation has tripled since 1950, and 1706 permits for homes rvere issued in 1955.

NewSmqll Busiaress Loqn Plnn

Washington, D.C.-Wendell B. Barnes, administrator of the Small Business Adrninistration, announced a new program of financial 355i5f4n6s-up to a lirnit of $15,000 in government funds plus a share from the borrower's bank-tailored to the needs of small shops particularly in the retail, wholesale and service trades. The new program, known as the Limited Loan Participation Plan, has been tested by the SBA on a trial basis since July 6. The plan was designed to provide financial assistance for longer periods to very small firms which need additional funds for expansion, modernizatiora, acquiring nerv fixtures, acquiring parking facilities, adding a second location or additional inventories, and other purposes. Field offices of the SBA are maintained in Los Angeles and San Francisco.