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Kite-qreo lumberyord Strike Ends in lSc-Hr. Woge Hikes

Riverside, Calif.-The shutdown of 26 Riverside and San Bernardino counties retail lumberyards was settled Sept. 7 when Carpenters and Millmen Local 1959 of Riverside approved ihe new contract which had been agreed- upon eiilier, Sept. 5, by the Teamsters General Truckdrivers Local 467 of S"ii Bernardino . The 26 yards had closed their doors August 11 after picket lines were posted at two member yards. About 2@ lumberyard workers were to re-

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turn to their jobs Sept. 8 following ratification of the new 3-year contrait by thi two unions involved in the strike.

The new contracts call for a 15-cent an hour wage increase in each of the next three years, provide longer vacations, add the day after Thanksgiving as another paid holiday, and provide other benefits. James S. Rigney, business agent for the Carpenters union, said that wage provisions of the contract are not subject to "reopening for any reason" in the next three years.

Los Angeles 8-Monlhs' Building Volume Hirs All-time Peqk

Both Los Angeles city and county hit new records in volume of building per'mits issued for the first eight months of 1959. The city-'J total of $441,098,350 since January 1 compares with $427,605,752 in the same span last year, whili the county's $254,231,991 so far in '59 compares to $224,444,751 in the same 1958 span. G. E. Morris, general manager of the city's Dept. of Building & Safety, said, "We have every reason to believe that 1959 will break alJ p_r_evious building records for Los Angeles." The year of 1958 was the first in which the city passed the $S0O-million mark. A total of 44,649 permits issued in 1959's first two-thirds, compares with 40,554 to that date last year.

The city's permits for August totaled $52.3 million, compared to $42.8 million in August 1958, and $48.7 million ttris ;uty. The county's August figure dropped to $34.4 million from the $35.9 million recorded this July.

San Fernando Valley continued to lead the parade, with a 1959 total to date of 20,874 equalling V25p72,614.

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The August figures includecl 2,268 permits for housing units in the city area, and the completion of 1,272 units. Since the start of 1959. 14.733 units have been aclded to the city's housing facilities.

Protecf Your lien Righrs

Although it is not definitely known, whether it is necessary to give 15 days' notice to owners and original contractors before filing a lien if the expiration date falls between September 18 and October 3, to be on the safe side, dealers who have not filed a lien by September 17 should comply with nerv Sectiotr 1193 to tl-re Code of Civil Procedure.

This simply means that, if a claim of lien is to be filed on or after September 18, tl-re material man must give written notice, not later than 15 days prior to filing of the claim of lien, to tl-re owlter and original contractor of any unpaid claims.

Dealers should watch this very closely and, when in doubt, contact their attorney, reports the Southern California Retail Lun.rber Assn.

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