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New TRACT Developmenls . . .

Garden Grove, Calif.-Teitz Construction Co. received approval of 21-acre tract map on north side of Cerritos avenue, 33 feet east of Nutwood street.

Fullerton, Calif.-Councilmen approved two annexations to the city : a 14.35-acre parcel between Gilbert avenue and Brookhurst Road to become a housing tract, and a 6-acre

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Strikes Gut Trqcts 5Oo/o

Southern California's m u I ti - m i I I i o n - do I 1a r tracthousing program has been ct SAVo in the first three weeks of the building trades strike, Federal Housing Administration Director Norman M. Lvon revealed JtJy 22 on the basis of the number of compliance inspections made on housing underwritten by FHA mortgaging. The Los Angeles-office FHA inspectors made 4042 such inspections in June (about 1000 a u'eek) but, since the strike started July 1, had made only 1542 (about 500 a r'veek) up to the pinpoint date last month. No inspections can lte made while plumbing, sheet metal and plastering work on tract housing remains uncompleted.

parcel north of the Houston Freern'ay and east of Ravmond avenue.

Costa Mesa, Calif.-Orange County Planning Commission authorized a zone change for 30 acres on both sides of 22nd street between Santa Ana and Tustin avenLles from surburban residential to single family-dwelling classification.

Olive, Calif.-Orange county planners approved a 144-acre rract on the Cowan Heights Ranch near Lemon Heights for subdivision into 122 lots.

Bellflower, Calif.-A 300-home subdivision is planned on a tract east of Woodruff avenue and including land in the city of Lakewood, the Long Beach "shoestring strip" and Bellflower.

Costa Mesa, Calif.-Summerland Land Co. was issued permits for 36 residences west of Harbor boulevard and south of Gisler avenue at $394,959 valuation.

Goleta, Calif.-Sale of the Hendry property in of Hollister avenue was the first step in a nelv 70 homesites here being developed by Warren oll t f't1' l^o ), )l To Coll EDWARDS a.ed, Vt Prroqal Selhre/rf e 2uaht, EDWARDS TUMBER ond mFG. co. 25 Golifornio Streol SUtler l{642 Ssn Frnncisco ll, Colif. Twx sF 1069 RYqn l-6382 SYcqmore 6-2525 the 5200 block subdivision of & Associates,

Santa Barbara developers.

Anaheim, Calif.-City Planning Commission approved a tentative map for a tract located east of Euclid and north of Katella avenues where 18 dwellings are planned on 73x120 lots. Buena Park, Calif.-Shaw Construction Co. has taken out 40 dwelling permits in a tract across Holder avenue from the Mira Linda school, south of Crescent avenue ; valuation was $491,042.

Costa Mesa, Calif.-Planning commissioners approved two tract maps for subdivisions with 24 and 22 lots. One tract map

August I, 1957 divicles property south of Wilson street and \r'est of Harbor boulevard; tl.re other for property north of C)range avenue between Virginia Place and Cecil Place.

San Clemente, Calif .-250 lots near municipal golf course \vere rezoned from multiple housing to single-familv dn'ellirg.

Georgic-Pcrcific Options Bellinghom Foctory for Worker-owned Co-op

Georgia-Pacilic Corporation has given an optiott for thc sale of its Bellingham plyrvood factory, including lt contract for a substantial log supply, to Bellingham Plyu'oocl Corporati<in, nerr'ly formecl <trgamzation planned as a u'orkeron'ned group to ac<1uire and operate the Bellinghanr lrllLrtt.

The Bellingham factory no\v operated bv Gecirgia-f acific emplcrys over 270 u'orkers and has, over the past vcars of operation, been one of the highly successful plyrvoocl ()l)crations in the Pacific Northn'est. Georgia-l'acific Corporaliorr, under contract, u'ill supplv a substantial part of tire log needs for the first four years of operation and then on :t continuing basis that rvill be agreeable to both parties.

It is anticipated thzrt Arthur Olson. u'ho has beer-r irr charge of the operation for Georgia-Pacific, l'i11 continrre rrs managcr for Bellingham Plyu'ood Corporation.

R. B. Robbins, president of North-l{obbins Plyu,ood, lnc., Seattle, has been grantecl a permit by the state of \\rashirrgton to act as agent in the sale of stock. Mr. I{obbins' plvn-oocl sales companv, along n'ith Georgia-Pacific Corooratiotr. n'ill handle the plvrvood sales of the nerv comDany.

Dubs to Vie ot Mecrdow Club August 16

The first Dubs tournament of the club's nen, fiscal year rviil be playecl August lfi at the Nfeadorv Club in Iiairf:Lx. Ilrnie Bacon, Fairhurst Plvrvood Sales Co.. San l{:Lfael, n'ill host the tournament.

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Washington, D. C.-Community Facilities Administration

Commissioner John C. Hazeltine approved planning advances for new school facilities in three California communities: Redondo Beach-addition to existing high school, $47,787 on $949,592 estimated cost, expected to start construction this year; Woodland-$3z,312 planning advance on estimated $1,997,391 addition to Woodland High School, Yolo county, to start construction next year; Los Gatos$10,000 advance on new elementary school, Santa Clara county, to cost $575,000 and start construction this year.

Calexico became the first citv in Southern California to reach actual execution of an rirban renewal project with federal loan of $383,334 and capital grant of $317,409 approved by Urban Renewal Commissioner Richard L. Steiner for the border city's 2O-acre project to demolish 64 of. 68 substandard structures and rehouse 48 families.

Ripon, San Joaquin county, Calif.$9,440 advance approved for estimated $325,000 addition to high school; refer: Mrs. E,stelle Rasmussen, Clerk, Ripon, Calif.

San Jose, Calif.-$10,756 advance approved for estimated $193,814 addition to Carlton Avenue School, to start construction early in 1958; refer: Berkeley Mathews, Acting Supt., Los Gatos, Calif.

San Francisco, Calif.-$950,000 loan approved by CFA to vista, calif.-$10,182 advance approved to vista unified School District, San Diego county, for estimated $574,356 elementary school; refer: William P. Schlechte, district supt., Vista, Calif.

University of San Francisco for construction of faculty residence; refer: President John F. K. Connolly.

San Jose, Calif.-$16,970 advance approved to Campbell Union School District, Santa Clara county, for estimated $422,866 new elementary school to start ionstruction this year'or next; refer: C. E. Bradley, business manager, Campbell Union School District, Campbell, Calif.

Redwood City, Calif.-$42,500 advance approved for estimated $906,800 addition to existing sewage treatment and disposal system to start construction by October 1958; refer: E. A. Rolison, city manager.

San Jose, Calif.-$13,075 advance approved to Union School District, Santa Clara county, for estimated $399,145 elementary school to start constiuction this year; refer: Berkeley Mathews, Acting Supt., Los Gatos, C'atif.

San Leandro, Calif.-FHAdministrator Albert M. Cole approved workable program for city's elimination of slums and blight.

San Jose, Calif.-$24,675 advance approved by CFA to Cambrian Elementary School District. Santa Clara countv. for estimated $596,470 new school and $213,482 addition io existing school, both to start construction by December 1957 ; refer: Delos M. Bagby, District Supt., Campbell, Calif.

El Cajon, Calif.$9708 advance approved to Santee School District, San Diego county, for estimated $187,747 elementary school to start construction in first half of 1958; refer: Charles E. Skidmore, District Supt., Santee, Calif.

Gilroy, Calif.-$13,776 advance approved for estimated $300,500 new elementary school to start construction in 1958; refer: H. B. Long, District Supt., Gilroy, Calif.

Stockton, Calif.-$8,500 advance approved by CFA for construction of estimated $630.000 new fire station to start in 1959; refer: Mayor Fred L. Bitterman.

Spokane, Wash.-CFA Commissioner Hazeltine, Washington, D.C., approved loan of $600,000 to Whitworth College to construct dormitory housing 153 men students; refer: J. Paul Snyder, business manager.

Henderson, Nevada-CFA approved a $550,000 loan to the city to finance construction of sewer facilities ; refer: Mayor James B. French.