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By ROSS KINCAID executive vice president

Western Exposition '71 : new and dif' {erent! The dates are Feb. 3'6, 1971, Portland Hilton, Portland, Oregon. Renovation to.be made at the Hilton will provide ample exhibit space and allow all events and prcgrams to be held in one convenient lo' cation.

Five men totaling 216 years 'of service have retired from The H. O. Seiffert Co., a WBMA member in Everett. Three of them are brothersRoy, Harold and John Sie' vers--who were elected company officials in 1934. The other twoRalph Gellerson and George Joycehave been in the op' eration almost as long. At a reception May 8 in their honor, Roy said they would con' tinue to be available for advice and coun' sel. He added. however. that the firm is in good hands with the new slate of young officers. They are Ray Sievers, president;

John Sievers, vp.; Jim Michel, sec'treasurer. With our congratulations to the five retiring men we also express the wish that they "njoy muny years of retirement. And to the new officers, we expect great tlings from them and wish them much success in the future.

Help for the distressed home building industry appears to be on its way. In ad' dition to Congressional action the commercial banks, life insurance companies and pension funds are pledging several billion dollars in extra housing credit for residential mortgages this year.

A pamphlet titled "Questions & Answers on FHA Home Property Apprais' als" is available without charge. For your copy send a postcard request to Commu' niiy Relations Div., Office of Public A{' faiis, HUD, Washington, D.C. 20410. The pamphlet includes 15 sets of answers to qn".iiottt that have been most frequently asked bv buvers and sellers.

The Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970 was passed by the Senate recently and seems to be receiving favorable atten' tion in the House. It contains a number of proposals offered last June to key Congres' sional leaders by a Task Force of lumber dealers and wholesalers. The emergency legislation, which could become law this summer, may add as much as $10 billion to the mortgage market this year, or in' crease residential home building by 20 per' cent above current levels.

Son Diego Design Awqnds

The fouith annual architectural design contest, sponsored by the San Diego Lumbermen's Association and the San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club, was climaxed by a recent awards banquet.

The contest is open to all architectural drafting students in the local community colleges. Judging is done by local AIA architects.

Ed Boies, association president and branch manager of American Forest Products, presented a $300 check to Christopher Richards, first place winner.

Second place award of $I50 went to Eugene Paluso. o'Bud" Baker, secretarytreasurer of Hoo-Hoo Club 3, presented the award on behalf of club snark Bill Harvey. Baker is vp. of Baker Hardwood Lumber Co.