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Swinging Sale Yard Celebrates Birthday
Jim anti Bettr- Jones. orrners of F oster LumJrer Yard in \tallejo, teamed up rvith the Garehime Corporation of San Franci-sco to celebrate the first anniversarl of Foster L,umber's three-acre installation.
And there wa," a littlc, bit of something {or everyurrc. Rcsides the usual horrrly drawings. tloor prizes and "lcatlcrs", Jim and Betty elen lrrought in a live piecc jazz lrand on Saturclay a{ternoon. "-\l[an, thcy wcre trristin' all the way to the cash register." one observer notcd.
Surprisingl,v, aftcr the Septcrnber 20-21 rvcekend receipts rverc totalled. Foster Lumber recorded a 75/c gain in sales over its big grand opening celebration last vear. Volume was
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