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Housing Proiect for Elderly Proposed for Tempe, Arizono

Julian .H. Zimmerman, Federal Housing_Administration commissioner, announced last month that the nation's first profit-motivated housing project for elderly citizens might be located in Arizona. The Phoenix insuring offrce of the

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FHA reports that sponsors of Park Side Manor, a proposed 99-unit housing project for the elderly to be located in Tempe, Ariz., submitted application on March 4 f.or an insured mortgage of $680,000 on the estimated $250,000 project. The architect is Roy E. Flesh.

Build 'n Sqve Lumber Supermod Opened in lqkewood, Moy l3

Build 'n Save, a complete home-improvemeut center called the first of its kind in Southern California by The Long Beach Press-Telegram, held a grand opening, Friday, May 13, at its 3rl-acre location on the southwest corner of Carson street and Paramount boulevard in the Lakewood section. Robert E. Marks, general manager and executive vice-president, said the store will offer 30,000 feet of home-improvement displays under one roof along with a complete drive-in lumberyard.

Completely locally owned, the firm was capitalized through local stockholders. The offrcers are Harold W. Hodges, president, one of the former owners of Iowa Pork Shops; Mr. Marks, who was general manager of a Long Beach lumber firm for many years; Howard Whittaker, secretarv : Richard H. Hawkes. vice-president. and Tess Grundyj i..".rr....

Set for a supermarket type of operation for lumber, building miterials and home-improvement services, Build 'n Save officials told the newspaper it had made many carload purchases before the opening and would be geared to volume sales which will permit continual carload pnrchases to obtain the lowest possible prices.

Most of the big display area will offer self-service shopping but there will be building counseling available for special "package" sales for remodeling, room additions and other major projects, Bob Marks said.

"We will help the homeowner repair, remodel and improve his present home, or we will build their dream home for them. We will merchandise lumber, plywood, fences, paint, floor tile, hardware, gadgets and tools, and we will advise on designs and make arrangements for loans. We will sell the materials or the complete package for one room or an entire house," declared the general manager.

The new store had advertised in The California Lumber Merchant, prior to its opening last month, for salespeople clerks in rvholesale lots, and it also joined the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. The operation will be

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