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Chambers of Commerce of Los Angeles and Long Beach. He was also vice-president of the Kilstofte-Hill Foundation, a project most dear to his heart which he guided with Frbde B. Kilstofte, operating head of the Rossman concern. Mr. Hill leaves his wife, Elizabeth; one married and two

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minor daughters, two sisters and his mother, who also resides in Long Beach, where funeral services were held September 29.

John E. RICHARDSON

Iohn E. Richardson. one of Southern California's outstinding young lumber dealers, died suddenly at 5:00 p.m., September 26, at the age of 43 while unloading lumber at the railroad spur of his retail yard in Whittier. A heart attack was recorded as the cause of death but there had been no previous attacks and no indications of ill health. This personable young dealer founded, owned and ran his own company, the Richardson Mill & Lumber Co., in PicoRivera and La Habra. Active in civic affairs as one of the guiding principles of his business life, Mr. Richardson had served two terms as president of the Pico Chamber of Commerce, and president of the combined Chamber when Pico merged with Rivera

Mr. Richardson was born in Dayton, Ohio, January 9, 1915. It was in 1940 that he obtained with $500 cash the 3-acre site at 9613 E. Whittier Blvd. and started a cabinet shop that became the flourishing retail lumberyard of today that he owned and actively managed with great credit to himself and his associates. The opening of a Serve-Yourself store in 1955 and the dealer's subsequent enterprising activities were often reported in these pages. The business lre started at the age of 25 with a piece of property, a shed, a saw table and a load of lumber, had grown to a staff of 45 when he reached the age of 40 three years ago.

Mr. Richardson leaves his wife Mildred of the home at 15255 Carretera Drive, East Whittier; two sons, 16 and 12; a daughter, 9; his parents and a sister. Burial was in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier.

H. A. TItDEgtEY

H. A. "Herb" Tildesley, 47, well-known East Bay lumberman and head of the Eastshore Lumber &Mill Company, died of a sudden heart attack, September 24, while in Ukiah, Calif., on business for the firm. He began his lumber career 28 years ago at the same Oakland plant that he was later to control. After assuming the operation, Mr. Tildesley continued to build the organization to the point that, at the time of his death, it was one of the Bay area's largest remanufacturing facilities. He leaves his wife Tamy of the home in Alameda, a daughter Claudia, and a brother, Bill, of Orinda.

Unired Wholesqle Lumber Compony Exponds Operotions fo New Locstion

The yard facilities, general offices and warehouses of United Wholesale Lumber Company l-rave been n-roved to 3411 East 26th St., Los Angeles 23, according to Nlaynard Halladay, president of the firm. The new two-acre plant is the one previously occupied by Standard Lumber Co., Inc. United has acquired the Standard yard inventory and rvill service the LCL accounts formerly l-randled by Staudard, it rvas said.

"Our new location is about a mile and a half from n'here we established our business ancl we believe we will be in a better position to render a faster, more efficient service to our retail dealer customers," saicl Halladay. "Our personnel will remain the same and our plans call for expanding our sales and operations staff, along with our customer service," he continued.

In addition to the complete inventory United has offered dealers the past several years, along with special selection, the wholesale distributing' concern will also stock the products presently offered by Standard Lumber Company, Inc.,

L. A. Qity, Gounty Building Continued High in August

Building construction in both Los Angeles city and county continued at high levels in August. City permits of $43,969,513 brought tlre eight-months volume to $427,605,752conrpared to $364,851,299 in the same 1957 span, a 20/o increase accorcling to G. E. Morris, general manager of the Builcling and Safety Department. He said the largest activity was in the central part of the city rvith emphasis on multi-story commercial buildings and apartment houses. West Los Angeles showed a marked increase in the year's fi rst two-thirrls.

County areas totaled $36,537,551 in August, the higl-rest August mark in the past three years, pointed ont Corrr.rty Engineer John A. Lambie. Tl-ris brought the year's total county construction to $162,337,047, whiclr is under the 1957 volume.

PUC Revokes Log Rote Rule

San Francisco.The California Public Utilities Commission on Sept. 29 revoked its January decision which set minimum rates for hauling logs in Del Norte and Humboldt counties by truck, and postponed indefinitely any action on establishing rates for such hauling. It said there is a question whether the law now gives the PUC authority to fix minimum rates and this point needs thorough study.

West Side Lumbermen Meet

The West Side Lumbermen's Group of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. u'ill meet October 22 at Smith's Steak House, 826 E. Manchester Blvd., Inglewoocl, at 6:30 p.m. William J. Beuchel of the Inglewood Lumber Co., is prograllr chairman for the dinner meeting.

Fluor to Build R.efinery

Fluor Corp., Ltd., announces it has received a $2 million contract to engineer and build the first phase of a 15,000-barrel-perday refinery for the Pacific Supply Cooperative at Vattcouver, Wash.

which will include Pickering Lumber Corporatiop and West Side Lumber Company, Halladay declared.

The expansion program also calls for construction of an additional warehouse and larger yard area, alortg with specialty items for special requirements, The new location is within minutes of the Santa Arra, Long Beach, Hollywood and Harbor Freeways for fast delivery and pick-up.

Associoted Redwood Mills Nqmes fohn Driscoll fo NoGql Posf

Bill Brauning, head of Associated Redwood X'Iills, Arcata, has named the well known former Simpsonman, John it. Driscoll, Jr., to head Associated Redwood's Northern California sales office in San Mateo. The mailing address 'rvill be P. O. Box 1205. San Mateo: the phone. Dlamond 3 6523.

Postornok Opens Alpine Lumber Co.

X,Iilt Pastornak, formerly rvith E. J. Stanton & Son, has opened rvholesale lumber offrces at 5251 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, ancl will call his venture the Alpine Lumber Co.

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