NEWS BRIEFS

More Predictions

President-elect Jimmy Carter is expected to take quick action after inauguration to revitalize housing nationally.. the building trades figure he "owes" them this after their strong support in the campaign.

Despite lack of a clearly stated policy at this time, futures trading analysts anticipate stronger prices over the long term for a wide variety of wood products because of the previously-voiced Carter intention to aid hous. ing..

, Recent strong advances in housing starts may make it problematical whether housing will need any assistance after Carter takes office. manv of the campaign promises were made before home building demonstrated its recent strength.

A likely area of Carter administration involvement in housing is expected to be homes for the poor and low-income groups. more emphasis in providing energy-efficient buildings are seen by some as getting more stress by the feds. .

Carter is not expected to begin a new wave of housing prograrns, more likely he will work wtthin existing frameworks, refine and revamp on-going prograrns. reported targets during his term: a 6% mortgage and 2 million housing starts. .

Most predictions for new housing rn '77 fall between 1.61,7 million new units started, a. wrprisingly rufirow range of glres*timates. record inflows of savings into s&ls (the source for most home mortgages) should provide the bucks to make housing go.

Multi-unit starts are expected to be up appreciably in '77, with single family starts up or down slightly, depending on whom you believe. construction contracts will be up l2%, says McGraw-Hill, a higher level than that area of the market has seen for,years. ..

Repair & remodeling, a $30 billion a year business that continues to pick up momentum,has been stimulated recently by rt iW sales of existing hames. . ,Sunset trtugazine says single fam- ily homeowners in the West spent an average of $463 on home improyement in'75, ZWo rnore than the U.S. average. .

Housing starts in Oct. slowed a &it, starts down 3.67o, permits down 4.6% from Sept.; annual rate |.79 million, with single family rates at 1,329,000 highest since the boom days of Feb. '73,. - lst l0 mos. of '76 almost equalled the entire total of last year's housrng starts. .

"Charn$ian Buitding Products is the'new name for U.S. Plywood, effective Jan. l; USP merged with Champion Papers (now Charnpion International) in '67. .CI has completed its sale qf Raberts Consolidated for $?9 million and has sold its Drexel Heritage furniture div. ta Dorntnick International for $53 million.

Beachwood Forest Products is a new wholesale firm begun by Alan Lee, based in Huntington Beach, Ca., that is specializing in hardboard, particleboard and plywood. Summit Wood Prodttcts, Inc. has opened a new wholesale distribution vard in Wilmington, Ca. .

Willamette Industries plans to buy Tigard Lumber, Tigard, Ot,, (no amount revealed). Mt. hood Building Supply, Aloha area of Greater Portland, was severely damaged in a recent 3alarm blaze.. -8. A. Nord Co., has acquired | 5 additional acres adjacent to its Everett, Wa., plant, tho it has no immediate plans for it.

Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau has moved to suburban Bellevue after 6l years in downtown Seattle. Pacific States Transport has moved its Newport Beach, Ca., office to their two acre terminal at Pico Rivera. . Home Lumber Co., Yuba City, Cd., has been sold to local contractor Paul Young.

Portland Road Lumber Yard. Salem. Or. has been thoroughly refurbished and much needed parking has been added north of the store, according to owner Cameron Kyle.. .,Palmer G. Lewis Co., Auburn Wa., now has a sales rep. covering the Middle Eastern Countries for it. .

Columbia Corp. has sold its Columbia Plywood Corp. to a group which includes key management for about $10 million, CP did $27 rnillion in '75.. Arcata Natianal, Louisiana-Pacific and:Sirnpsan Timber have successfully worked out an agreement for logging near the Redwood National Park in No. Ca. with the feds. .

National Gymsum has closed its Pomona, Ca., glazed tile plant and now sells the West from its new Roseville, Ca., facility. Congoleum Corp. say s Armstrong Cork has agreed to an out-ofcourt settlement of $35 million to settle a patent-infringement suit begun in 1966. .

Federal Timber Purchasers Assn. new officers are: pres., Walter W. Black; v.p., Bob Stermitz; sec., Gary F. Tucker; treas., James S. Whitney; exec. v.p. "Nick" Kirkmire.

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December

Dubs, Ltd., - Dec. 10, golf Country Club, Pleasanton, Ca.

Shasta Hoo-Hoo Club (place to be announced).

tournament, Castlewood

Dec. 10, Christmas Party

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club - Dec. 13, dinner meeting & Christmas party, Taix Restaurant, Los Angeles.

JANUARY

Shasta-Cascade Hoo-Hoo Club - Jan. 14, Concat, (place to be announced).

Lumber Merchants AssociationJan. 14- 15, annual management seminar, Asilomar, Ca.

National llousewares Manufacturers Assn.Jan. l7-2O, National Housewares Exposition, McCormick Place, Chicago.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo ClubJan. 28, Transportation Nite (golf & dinner), (place to be announced). Orange County Hoo-Hoo Club members invited.

FEBRUARY

National Home Improvement Council - Feb.4-6,6th annual convention, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco.

National Woodwork Manufacturers Assn.Feb. 5-9. 5Oth annual meeting, Royal Lahaina Hotel, Maui, Hawaii.