E. J. Stanton & Son Expansion Marked by Modern Facilities -- Progressive Administration

Pioneer hardrvood distributing concern since 1894, E. J. Stanton & Son, Inc. has recently enlarged its ever-growing operation with the occupancy of new general offrces and distribtrtirrg rvarehouse, 4770 District Boulevard, Vernon, Califomia, for Stanline, Inc., divisiorr of the parent firm.

E. J. Stanton & Son, Inc., wholesale distributors of imported and clomestic hardrn'oocl, California Por.rclerosa & Sugar Pirre, Fir, Itedrn'ood, Spruce Clears and practically every type of fine finish lumber, organized the Stanline division in 1961 to handle those iterns solely of a specialitv nature.

The firm's urajor product line includes : Armstrong Cork Co., Building Products, Ou'ens-Corning Fiberglas Acoustical Proclucts, Celotex Acoustical Products, Piolite Plastics Luminons Panel, Flangeklamp Xletal Suspension Systems, Olympic Lighting Systems, Lok Electrical & Ceiling Systems, Stanu'all Solid Flardvrood Panelirrg, Stanline Solicl Hardrvoocl Nfouldings, I)ecorative & Insulatiorr Corkboard importecl f rom Portugal, Duraflake Particle lJoard and others.

Stanline Inc., 'ivhicl-r employs more than 75 skilled craftsmen, is heacled by Roy Stanton, Jr., executive vice president and general manager, E. J. Stanton & Sor.r, Inc. Stanton, an ex-\\,'W II Air Force pilot, joined the company in 1936. He is a Stanford University alumnus.

Other top E. J. Stanton & Son, Inc. executives occupying the nerv quarters are : LeRoy H. Stanton, Sr., president ;

Frecl Loscil, executive vice president, Stanline, Inc., Cl-rarles \\Iilson, manager of lumber yard sales and operations; Norvel V. Jones, offrce manager and secretary treasurer; l-loycl rr.\Iebb, softr,vood division and Ferd Flaas, dimension ancl- moulding department.

The general offices and executive quarters located on the neu' site in the l-reart of the Central l,Ianufacturing District, are a testimor-rial to the beauty of rvoocl in inside decor.

_-Thg E.J. Stanton & Son company operates a 10 acre distribution yard at Dominquez junition located on Alameda Boulevard, three blocks from the Long Beach Freeway to permit fast delivery and pick-up to all southland cities and communities. At-this loiation-the remanufacturing plant handles all milling-both custom and customer.

Strategically located, the storage area is also adjacent to an eight car. spur track for fast handling of incoming and outgoing shiprnents via rail and is within minutes Jf tt e harbor area for fast efficient operating of cargo from the Orient, including Japan and the Philippines.

The new, modem tr. J. Stanton & Son facilities and advanced operations are characteristic of this progressive company and _their far-reaching policies. After 6Z years in the business they're still growing and grorn,ing fasi !

Singles Slip-Mulris Increqse

Apartments made up half of the housing construction in the Bay Area last year which is an indication of the revolution taking place within the industry, a housing finance expert said recently.

Ralph A. Pifari, vice-president and head of the appraisal department of Bank of America, told a meeting of the Bay Area real estate research committee of the San Francisco Bay Area Council, Inc., that apartment construction in the U. S. in 1955 was onlv 8 Der cent o{ tl-re total.

By 7961, he said, the pircentage had risen to 26 nationally, with the Bay Area up to 50 per cent and Los Angeles up to 60.

Pifari said urban renewal plans, co-operative housing and special housing for elderly people were responsible for the cnang'e.

He pointed out that there are 30,000 unsold tract homes in the U. S., with as many as 4,000 in the San Jose and Sacramento areas. Poor location, shoddy construction, poor design, and slipshod financing were blamed for the statewide vacancy rate of 8 or 9 per cent.