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Northern California Retailers Meet ln San Francisco

Directors and members of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California, and a number of wholesalers and manufacturers' representatives attended a meeting in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on January 4. I. E. Horton, treasurer of the association, Presided.

Executive Vice President Bernard B. Barber read a full report of the meetings that were held in Washington, D. C., from December 12 to 17. This was followed by a round table discussion on the various matters in which the majority of those present took part.

A number of resolutions were unanimously adopted' These included the following:

A recommendation to the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association that they withdraw the sum of $2.00 per yard from' their reserve fund to hire additional personnel, and that they assess the regional associations a like amount to cover this expenditure'

Approval of the resolution adopted in Washington December 12 recommending "that the Softwood Distribution Yard Industry Advisory Committee meet immediately with the officials of the Office of Price Administration and strongly protest the present critical lumber and building materials situation, its relation to the national construction and home building program, the lack of enforcement at manufacturers' levels, the unrealistic price relationships in present manufacturers' ceiling schedules and the principle of absorption as being applied to the retail lumber dealer."

A recommendation to the National Association that they send a full report of the industry meetings held in Washington in December to all members.

Approval of the action of the NRLDA in preparing copy for dealers' advertisements in local papers explaining to the public the reasons why building materials are in short supply.

An expression of appreciation to Congressman Albert Elliott of Tulare for his efforts in helping to,solve some of the problems of the retail lumber industry.

A decision to order 5,000 copies of Home Magazine for distribution to the members.

Decision to increase the dues of the Association by 50 per cent.

First Deliveries oI Philippine Mcrhogqny Expected Next Summer

First deliveries of Philippine mahogany since the war u'ill be made in the summer of 1946 in the form of logs, providing shipping space is available, according to J. Raymond Peck, president of the Insular Lumber Co., who recently inspected the rvar damage to his company's properties in the Islands.

Special attention is being given rehabilitation of lumbering and sawmills, for they represent the second largest industry in the Philippines in number of people employed, proving a means of living for 420,000 individuals. U. S. imports of Philippine mahogany ran as high as 40,000,000 board feet a year.

Back Wilh U. S. Plywood Corp.

Major Charles J. Schmitt, 'ivho was on active duty for five years, has returned to civilian life and is back with the San Francisco branch of the United States Plywood Corp., with which l-re was associated when he entered the service.

While in the Army he was assigned to the Headquarters of the 14th Corps. He spent 35 months in the South Pacific, mainly in the Solomon Islands and the Philippines, and saw plenty of action during that time. He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service.

Ocklcnd Hoo-Hoo Club Will Meet lcrn. 28

The next dinner meeting of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 will be held on Monday evening, January 28, at Hotel Claremont, Berkeley.

Tom Hogan III is in charge of the program for the meeting.