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Fourrh qnd Fifth Lumber Genercrtion Beckstroms Remodel Arccrdio Ycrrd for More Do-lt-Yourself

l.ooking toward an even greater increase in retail lumberyard sales to the booming do-it-yourself market, L. A. Beckstrom, owner of the Arcadia Lumber Company, Arcadia, Calif., has started remodeling his store's display area to increase shopping space by an additional 1,000 feet.

When the work is completed, the San Gabriel Valley dealer rvill have two well-appointed stores adjacent to each other where the "Weekend Contractor-Carpenter" can shop and browse for everything needed in new construction and remodeling.

L. A. Beckstrom and his two sons, Andy and Eric, represent the fourth and fifth generations of the family active in the lumber industry. Forty-five years ago, Beckstrom started out in the logging camps in Wisconsin as a "whistle punk" zrnd learned the basic production of lumber from the ground Llp. Early in 1920, he came west to Arizona, where he engaged in the retail and wholesale business. He came to Southern California early in 1937.

Mr. Beckstrom's ancestors were active in the lumber production and woodworking fields in Sweden more than 100 years ago, and so he follows naturally in their footsteps.

When the present Beckstrom family arrived on the west coast, they settled in Arcadia, where the Arcadia Lumber Company was established early in 1938 at 214 North Santa Anita Ave. It still stands at the same location, having started from a very small operation.

Under Mr. Beckstrom's management, the yard showed a steady growth. The modern plant today covers over three acres, with all-steel finish sheds ancl mobile equipment for every use in the conduct of a fast-moving business serving one of the fastest-growing areas in Southern California.

In addition to lumber and allied building materials, the Arcadia Lumber Company stocks a complete line of woodworkworking tools, both hand and power, to aid the builder in home construction or hobby work. A complete line of paints and appliances are available and are offered by this progressive firm on a stop and shop, pickup basis.

L. A. "Andy" Beckstrom, Jr., is assistant general manager

Latest Strike News

As the July 1 issue of THtr CArT-IFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT goes to press, here is the latest strike news available.

85 per cent of the mills in the Douglas Fir area are down. There has been no break in the solid front the major mills are presenting. There will be no more negotiations until July 6th, so a strike of several weeks' duration is anticipated. Fir prices are booming.

Only a few Western Pine mills are down, and they are closed by sympathy r.r'ith the Fir mills. There is no threat of a general Pine strike at this time.

65 per cent of the Douglas Fir plywood plants are reported down,,and others ready to close.

In California, the Redwood region reports scattered conditions, some big mills operating, though no settlement with unions has been reached. In this region most of the negotiations are between the mills and local unions.

Many changes will take place in the next week or ten days, but mostly with scattered locations and conditions.