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wife are on a 6-months' automobile tour of England . . . A. C. Penberthy of Tacoma Lumber Sales, Los Angeles, returned from a 2-week trip to his Northwest mill connections . President Wm. R. Thorsen re- ports the resumption of operations at West Side Lumber Company's Tuolumne mill, which had been closed several years Chas. E. Rathbone, secretary of the San tr'ernando Vallev Lumbermen's Club. re-

Stqte Retqil Soles Show Up Big

Transactions subject to California sales and use taxes rose to an unprecedented first-quarter volume, disclosed George R. Reilly, First District member of the State Board of Equalization. Preliminary figures show that these transactions exceed $5.3 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 1960, which is 8/o higher than the comparable figure for the first three months in 1959.

If the rate of growth in retail trade occurring during the first quarter is sustained throughout the year, Reilly predicted that 1960 taxable sales will aggregate $25 billion. Application of the 3/o state rate and the additional l/o local turned from a Humboldt county vacation . Bud Cavenah took over the retail yardg formerly operated by J. W. Copeland Yards at Eugene, Kenton, Hubbard, Hood River arrd Woodburn. Ore. tax will produce $1 billion of revenue for California government.

Duroble Plywood Reopening Arcoto

Durable Plywood Company reopened its Arcata mill on May 31, after several weeks down due to boiler damage, according to Salesmanager Rolf Stolesen. Stolesen hopes to see full production of approximately 4,000,000 sq. ft. per month within a couple of weeks. He noted that production will run heavy to 2-4-l (Tee & Gee) combined subfloorunderlayment, which is becoming increasingly popular with builders throughout the nation.