ntq Borboro Xlill-Lumber Co. suys Conover Yord in Goleto

' Santa Barbara, Calif.-The Santa Barbara Mill & Lumber Co. purchased the Conover Lumber Co. in Goleta, May 17, ,and will operate it as a subsidiary firm. The purchase was announced by E. G. Ludwick, vice-president and general manager of the Santa Barbara yard. He said that Ray Shewmake, formerly of the Santa Barbara Mill & Lumber Co., would assume the management of the branch yard in 11. Goleta.

fn announcing the purchase to the local newspapers and , declaring the company policy, Dealer Ludwick said, "\Me i:' intend t-o see to it that our new subsidiary, the Conover . Lumber Co., provides its customers with the same fine " building mateiials and service that is found at the Santa

Barbara Mill & Lumber Co. Our expansion into Goleta seems to be a timely move in view of the ever-increasing activity in the Goleta Valley."

He cited the many new subdivisions and other building constantly springing up in the nearby Goleta area, including two large, new schools.

The name Conover Lumber Co. will be retained for the Goleta lineyard. The Santa Barbara Mill & Lumber Co. was organized here in 1953. Kenneth Simpson is the president.

Yard Under Three Ownerships

The Santa Barbara Mill & Lumber Co. was founded in 1946 by Herb Weyler, former mayor of Santa Barbara. In 1954 it was purchased by Southern Milling Co. and later resold to Kenneth Simpson, the present owner. Mr. Weyler had remained with the company as manager until his death in 1955.

Today the company, tripled in size since 1946, has 35 employes headed by Ed G. Ludwick, manager, and Greg Gartrell, assistant manager. The expanded facilities include the lumber yard, a complete cabinet shop, warehouses and an attractive salesroom carrying an extensive inventory of building material and hardware. An increasing amount of the materials used in Santa Barbara construction flows through the organization.

Yard Furnishes Materials for New Lodge

Encina Lodge, a development of Encinal Corporation, is nearing completion. The 42-tnit apartment, at 2220 Bath Street, is being built from the plans of Charles R. Thornback, designer, by Joe. A. Dudder, general contractor. Each apartment has an individualism based on its size, room arrangement and decorative scheme. Walls having a clean-lined panel effect, resulted from Designer Thornback's use of Blue Diamond gypsum panel board-%' thick by 16" wide. The panel board was applied in a vertical lamination over horizontal Blue Diamond gypsum