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Frcrnk B. Walker Retires

Frank B. Walker retired from the service of Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles, on D.ecember 31. He has been employe_d as sash and door salesman out of the companyrs Los Angeles office since April 7,1941. Walker was one of the original employees of National Lumber Co., predecessors of Hammond Lumber Company.

Holds Open House

E. G. Reel Lumber Service, Los Angeles, celebrated its 20th anniversary in business with an open house from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. December 23. E. G. Reel, owner, and his staff were on hand to greet the many lumbermen and friends that called during the afternoon. Refreshments were served.

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It is interesting to note that the Government, while clinging to policies th.it retarded defense housing, allowed starts on 49,000 public housing units during the same period.

The miiitary housing program. which as recently as the summer of 1951 was criticized by Senate investigators, also hit its stride in 1952. Adequate living quarters are being provided at a rapid rate for service families at army, navy and air force installations around the country. Much of the credit for that achievement must be given to the efforts of NAHB's Past-Prcsident Thomas P. Coogan in his capacity as director of military housing for the Department of Defense and to thc NAHB Committee headed bv R. G. Hughes.

As concerns the future, NAHB's First Vice President Emanual M. Spiegel, speaking recently before the Building Contractors Association of Califcrrnia said. "The new Administration will come into power determined that therc will be no economic letdown. Every sign indicates President-elect Eisenhower and his aides will try every means at their disposal to maintain a high level of prosperity. In my personal opinion the home building industry can look forr,r'ard to a policy of high volun:e which will keep housing production at a high level and will maintain full employment in the construction trades."

Los Ang eles 1952 Building Ercccdr 1951 bv J76,517,455

Building permits issued during the month of December by the City of Los Angeles numbered 4,735 and were valued at $35,142,506, while in the same month in l95l building permits numbered 3,108 with a valuation of 918,589349.

Nerv construction started in I-os Angeles in lgS}amounted to $351,637,113 as against $275,119658 in 1951. The 1952 volume is the third highest on record, exceeded by the high mark of $4O7,178,693 in 1950 and of 9373O5O,82 in 1948.

"The increased availability of construction materials, combined with the continuing demand for industry building and residential housing, may be expected to keep.construction at a high level this year," G. E. Morris, city superintendent of building, said.

During 1952 there rvere 17,461 housing units completed. The permits for the year totaled 61,314 as compared to 51,973 in 1951.

Iqps Would Enter Aldskc tunber lrdusEll

It is reported that a group ef Japanese industrialists have been trying to find a way to get into the timber and lumber business in Alaska. They wanted to buy timber to be logged and shipped to Japan, but the law says that logs produced in Alaska mrlst be manufactured there. Then they suggested building a sarvmill in Alaska and bringing in Jap crervs to do the manufacturing, but here they ran into the immigration laws. It seems that they could buy timber without trouble, but that's about all. They are still invdstigating the possibilities.

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