Lornll lg Lumber Company Has A New Look

F- Corning Lumber Company, established Manager Bock was previously in the Bob Close, the owner of Corning Lumbero in the town of Corning near the turn of the hardware and implement business in North headquarters at Suttero California, where f century, celebrated a complete facelifting Dakota and joined Corning Lumber 8 years he and his father run another tlrriving of the yard with an open house on Satur- ago. He has been manager of the yard for yard, the long established Frank Close day, October l. Although our cameraman 4 years, succeeding Roy Close, retired. Lumber Company. arrived several weeks before the grand opening, the store interior *u, and spic and span as the photos illustrate.

Besides the new 2,500 sq. ft. store, the new building also has an additional 1,700 sS.ft. of back stock area. Owner Bob Close avoided conventional frame construction and employed Cuckler Steel Spans with gratifying results. The Cuckler Spans were left exposed and provide a clear span of the posed provideprovide the store. All center islands are moveable and r rl - interchangeable so the whole store can be varied to any current merchandising mood.

Milton Miller is the firm's floor man and '.: desk clerk. Olline Dobbins handles the : books, Everett Bock manages the operation, . and Charlie Colledge is the assistant man- ager. Charlie, incidentally, is entitled to f,i.rr,,pull rank now and then as oldest employee having joined Corning Lumber some 20 , years ago.