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We're independent! And not even Morilyn Monroe in o bikini could lure us from our position. Being independeni .. not owned by some monufocturer... ollows us to give o freedom of choice in buying the finest ovoiloble moleriols for eoch iob. Of course, we're not deserting oll ihe top suppliers, good mill sources ond friends we've developed in the post 38 yeors, but we're nol socrificing our convictions obout competitive bronds either. Your needs, plus our independence, gives you the besl of o voriely of top lines.

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Relaxation of Government Regulations will make some Quick Sales... Our Production and Inventories are nofmal assuring you of Rapid SerYice

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All products sbipped are precision rnade, carefully graded by experts for custoncers satisfaction, Mills

August Housing Stcrrts-9s'OOO

The prelimir.rary estimate of 95,000 ner.v nonfarm du'elling units started in Arrgust l>rir-rgs the seasonalll'- adjusted annual rate to 1,010,000 rrnits, the first time this figure has passed the million n.rark this year. An uprl'ard ret'ision in the XIay figure of 1,000 units brings the estintate (ri starts for the- first eigl-rt months of this year to 700,500 units, 89,100 units less than the first eight months of 195(r, said the National Retail Lumlter lJeatlers Association.

The 95,000 nonfarm houses and aparturents st:rrted irr August rvere aimost equal to the 9(t,000 begun in -|uly arrtl 9/o-below the August 195tr total, the U. S. I)ePartrner.rt of I-abor's Bureau of l-abor Statistics annrtunced. The -[ulr'-trl-

When Ed Horstman Retired

af.ter 27 years' service as a salesman with the Owens-Parks Lumber Co. of Los Angeles, a banquet vras given in his hon9l at the Industry Club in L. A' where Ed was presented with many gifts from Owens-Parks and his fellow employes.

Ed W. Horstman started his career with the Hammond Lumber ComPanY prior to 1920, in the early "teens." He is well known to many and respected as an able lumberman by a host of contractors and lumber folks, reports William Stuart, Jr. of L. H.

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-'\ugust slackerring l'as in public housing projects. Private housing starts r()se contraseasonally from 90,200 in Jul1' ttt 92.600 units in August 1957, and the seasonalll. adjusted annnal rate passe<l tl.re million mark for the first time this vear.

- Increasecl private-housing activity in August \\'as confirred to tl-re metropolitarr areas, rvhere ne\\' aPartment projects are buoying housing starts. Also, housing started under the FHA mortgage insurunce Pr()granl shou-ed a July-to- August increase rvhicl.r u,as primarily irr rental housing oroi ects.

' The total of 700,500 public and private ttnits started during tlre first eight months of 1957 l'as 11/r l>elttl'the compaiable 1956 figure and the lon'est for the period since 1949.

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