For Better Living Inc.: The San Juan...

For Better Living Inc.: The San Juan Capistrano-based diversified company reported that net income for the third quarter was $348,000, contrasted with a net loss of $1 million for the comparable period last year. In 1988, the company took a $2.8-million writedown of an investment in Apache common stock and a $500,000 writedown from an investment in oil and gas properties. Sales declined 8%, to $22.5 million from $24.5 million. Net income for the nine-month period rose to $596,000 from a net loss of $73,000 for the same 1988 period. Sales increased slightly, to $64.5 million from $64.3 million.