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New BUILDING Developments...

Hanforcl, Calif.-The Cciunty I'lanning Commission appror-ed a ne\\: subclivision one-half nrile south of tou'n. The 99-1ot tract at 11th and Hume avenrles u'as okayed follon'ing rec<-rn sideration.

A permit for a $2,600,000 apartment building, probably the first to exceed the old 13-stor1' height iimitation, r,vas issued b1' the L. A. I3uilding and Safety Dept. for a l3-story structure at 10375 \\'ilshire l31vd. The 112-unit, luxury co-o1r rvill have overhanging balconies, 2-story patios and individual fireplaces and barl>ecrres.

Ground has been broken for a new building to house the Eureka, Calif., Chamber of Commerce and Humboldt County Board of Trade. The $50,000 structure will have partitions that can be opened for assemblies and will be built with a brick-and-redwood exterior and feature wood products from Humboldt county lumber mills, which'form 7Oo/s of. the area's economy.

North \\'hittier, Calif.-Subdivider Dar-r Butcl'rer hled application {or a 50-acre, 9Z-l.rome site at the extension of Greenleaf aventle near the "\\r" in Puente Hills.

Costa Mesa, Calif.-Bjorklancl & Smith, Los Angeles, submitted plans to the City I'lanning Commission for a proposed 1S@-home tract here at $4 million valuation on a site boundecl by Gisler and Aclams streets, the Santa Ana river and Harbrtr ltoulevard if the property is annexed. The subdivision u.oulcl be a complete commrrnity.

Areas bordering I-ake Tahoe ancl Folsom Lake u'ere designated priority planning areas in I'l:rcer county; tl.re tr,vo districts are cor.rsiclered the fastest-grou'ing sections of the corlnty.

Santa Ana, Calif.-l'ermits for thrce 38-unit apartment buildinss rr'ere issuccl to Hillcrest Ilerrtals for constrrrction fi 1128,1430 and 1132 I':,. Fruit St., to cost $150,000 each.

Los -\lamitos, Calif.--I'lans u.ere aPproved for a 1234home tract northrvest of the intersection at Los Alan.ritos and Garclcn Grove boulcvrLrrls. It rvil1 coler 398 :rcres and inclucle three scl"rools and a shopping center.

N[idrr-a1. Citv.-Approlcd u'as a 33-acre tracl fctr 137 homes on the south sicle o[ Sugar a\renue and l,est of Nen.lar-rd strect.

Santa 1losa.-The Califorrri:r Allocatiolrs Roarcl approved building loans for these nen. Sonomer Countv schools : Neu' Nlontgomery l{igh, Santa l{osa, $96.t,555; i'etalurna High, $1,912,631; Rincon Valle1- clistrict, $280.50O; \\rright district, $221,781 ; l'ctaluma L,lementary, $203,211.

Santa Srrsana.-The Simi \-alley Land & Development Corp. has bought 20 acres of the \Vright Ranch to build 79 11()mes.

La Puente.-[-()t1is Lesser Iirrtcrprises. Belcrly' ITills, plar-rs 278 homes on a S8-acre tract in r-rnincorporatcrl territory south of La I)ucnte and n.est of Hlrcienda boulevards.

Mojave, Calif.-\\r. H. Spooner plar.rs to construct nirre apartment units here at $3.t,300.

Placentia.-City councilrnen appror.ed a 59-home tr:rct on lJ acres ir.r the generitl area of Nlarlison and I'lacentia aven1les.

Cioleta.-Kellogg Park, ne\\r 11S-home tract is in final corrstruction stages u'ith lrll but 20 homes solcl last uronth, mostly to employes of rrearlrv schools and the engineerirrg firm.

Stanton.-Appror.ed \\'ere 13.5 acres for 60 multipledil'e11ing lots 800 feet east of Stanton avenrle on the north side of Oranget'ood avenne.

San Francisco.-E,du'arcl Crou'1ey, Los Angeles 1-rotelman. heads a group planning to build Japanese Seaside Hotel and Club at the foot of the Golden Gate bridge across the Bay. Initial units to approximate $1.500,00O are expected to start construction in October. The resort r,r'ill include a 1SO-room luxury hotel, pool. restaurant and banquet rooms, beach and docking.

Diqmond Mstch to Vote on Merger

A special meeting of stockholders of The Diamond Match Company will be held Octobet D to vote on a company plan to icquire the assets and properties of The Gardner iloard and Carton Company of Middletown, Ohio, and to change the name of the company to Diamond Gardner Corporation. Gardner Board and Carton is a privately owned company, 'ivith controlling interest held ty the Gardner family, and acquisition of the 57-year-old Gardner company, a producer of paperboard and folding paperboard cartons, would provide Diamond with a line of totally different packaging products.

While Diamond has been a leading producer of matches since its incorporation in 1881, the company has achieved considerable diversification of products over a period of years. In addition to its activities in the fields of matches, lumber and building materials and woodenr'l'are products, Diamond is also engaged in the manufacture and sale of several specialized pioducts in the packaging field. Sales.of Diamond Match in 1956 totaled $133,716,000, and net income amounted to $9,034,000. For the first half of 1957, the company reported sales of $63,802,000 and earnings of $3,410,000.

Sqcrqmenlots Blue Ox Leogue Heqrs Don Andrews of N-AWLA

The Blue Ox League, Sacramento wholesale lumbermen's club, held its regular monthly meeting at Antonina, September 25. The luncheon meeting was sparked by an interesting talk by Don Andrews of the National-American Wholesale Lurhber Association, Portland office.