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Outlines Plans for Economy Housing Program Raught Retires As Manager

Every possible facitity wilt be available in the Los Angeles office of the Federal Housing Administration to carry out the "Economy Housing Program" announced in Washington by Raymond M. Foley, Housing and Home Finance Administrator, and Franklin D. Richards, Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration, District Director John E. McGovern announced..

"The first step in the program," Mr. McGovern said, "wil[ be the organization of an advisory committee in each of the key cities where meetings are to be held. Composition of these advisory committees in every case and particularly in Los Angeles will be as representative as possible of all groups having a direct interest in the production of housing. These groups will include city officials, members of local Chambers of Commerce, builders, materials suppliers, realtors, architects, financing institutions, labor representatives, and local representatives oI federal governmental agencies."

"The first of such meetings will be held February 15 in Los Angeles and'followup meetings will be held in other cities as soon as possible aTter the key meeting has been concluded.

"Each industry meeting will have the fullest possible direct participation of representatives of local industry, Government, labor, and finance," Mr. McGovern said. "For exarnple, local home builders, realtors, and materials suppliers will be requested to discuss at the meeting, their olvn plans for producing good housing in the lower price

Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 6-Retirement of A. L. Raught, Jr., after 42 years of service with Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and affiliate companies was announced today by C. H. Ingram, general manager of Weyerhaeuser at Tacoma. Raught has been assistant manager of the firm at Tacoma since April, 1939.

Raught, whose varied experience includes both logging and lumber manufacturing activities, has been intimately associated with the development of industrial forestry in the Douglas fir region. He started his career in 1906, with the Ciark County Timber Company in southwestern Washington, a Weyerhaeuser afifiliate.

After r,r'orking up to operating head of that company, Raught in 1925 was appointed gen'eral manager of Weyerhaeuser's branch plant operation at Longview, Washington, then in the planning stage. He spent two years as "boss logger" in u'hat is now the St. Helens Tree Farm, la;*ing ottt the first railroads and actual logging operation areas.

When construction of the mills started, in 1927, Raught assumed active charge of that project and saw it to completion in l9D. He continued in charge of both logging and milling at the Longview operation until December, 1938' and rental brackets. to discuss ways and cost housing can be utility authorities."

Municipal officials will be requested means by which production of lowerfacilitated through code, planning, and

D. \f. Gossard Electcd President of Central California Hoo-Hoo Club

West Coast Lumbermen's Association

Portland, OregonD. W. Gossard, rvell know'n sales manager of the White River Lumber Company, Enumclaw, Washington, rvas elected President of the \Vest Coast Lumbermen's Association at the annual stockholders meeting held here January 27 and 28.

Gossard's election clinraxed a trvo-day discussion of industrY proposals to continue its intensive merchandising Program aimed at maintaining lumber's traditional place as the nation's prime building material.

H. V. Simpson, executive vice oresident and Harris E. Smith, secretarv, were continued as administrative officers of the Association. Other officers elected were: Judd Greenman, Oregon-American Lumber Company, vice president for Oregon; G. E. Karlen, Eatonville Lumber Company, vice president for Washington and Frank A' Graham, Hills Creek Lumber Company, treasurer' W' B' Greeley was re-elected vice president'

Among proposals adopted.by the mill men 'rvere pians to step up national promotion of utility grades of lumber; a consllmer educational campaign to encourage the proper use of lumber; a cooperative program with retail lurnbermen to help them in lumber sales efforts. Lumbermen also 'clecidecl to continue their public relations campaign on conservation, to let the general public know hor'v far industry has progressed in management of industrial forests'

Arthur Hood, editor of American Lumberman, spoke to the West Coast lumber group on "Dangers and Opportunities Ahead for the Lumber Industry." Speaker at the 'anntral bancluet r'vas Dr. Harley Lts'tz, tax consultant {or the National Association of Manufacturers, who discussed -taxes and the federal'budget.

The Association stockholders elected the follorving directors to serve during 1949:

District Directors: B. G. Barker, Fortson Mill Co', Fortson, Washington; Arthur M. Brooks, Pope & Talbot, Inc'' Port Gamble, Washington; Harry Westbrook, Chambers Creek Lbr. Co., Tacoma, Washington; Ed Schafer, Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., Aberdeen, Washington; Lester J. Harding, Columbia-Hudson Lumber Co', Bradwood' Oregon; W. A. Culkin, Stebco Incorporated, Vancouver' \l/ashittgton;' Graham Griswold, Carlton Manufacturing Co., Car-iton, Oregon; Dale Fischer, Fischer Lumber Company, Marcola, Oregon; George Flanagan, Elk Lumber -Co*purry, Medford, Oregon; S' E' Samuelson, Coast Pacific Lumber Co., Coos BaY, Oregon'

Directors at Large: D. W' Gossard, White River Lumber Co., Enumclaw, Washington; Edmund Hayes' Weyerhaeuser Sales Co., Portland, Oregon; Charles W' Ingham' Fischer Lumber Co., Marcola,.Oregon; Earl H' Houston'

Elects New Officers

Tom Jones, of San Joaquin Lumber Co., Stockton, was elected presidenl of Central California Hoo-Hoo Club No. 62, at the regular monthly dinner meeting of the club held at Jack's Place, Modesto, on Thursday evening, February a'

Bob Fuller, of Valley Lumber Co. of Lodi, Calif., wzts elected vice president, and M. B. "Slim" Nelson, of Hales & Symons, Sonora, Calif., 'ivas re-elected secretary-treasurer.

Directors elected were: Ian Mensinger, American Lumber Co., Modesto, and Louis R. Giottinini, Valley Lumber &'supply Co., Modesto.

R. E. (Bob) Dunn, Valley Builders Supply Co., Moclesto, president of the club since it was reorganized, presided.

An interesting motion picture shorving the process of the manufacture of cement was exhibited by the Permanente Cement Co.

Visitors from the San Francisco Bay district who attended were I-. J. (Larry) Owen, Paul Overend, and Jim Knox.

Night Lumber Training Course Sponsored By Lumb er Merchants Attn. of No. Calif.

A night Lumber Training Course, primarily designed to train men norv employed by retail lumber yards, is being .sponsored by Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California. The course'rvill start February 15. Classes will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the third lveek in each month and will continue on througl'r June. The classes are free.

In speaking of the course at the Association offices,2l4 Front Street, San Francisco, Jack F. Pomeroy, executive vice president, said the classes will be held from 7 to 1O p.m. at the Nlarina Junior High School, Chestnut and Fillmore Streets, San Francisco. Subjects covered will be-:

Lumber properties-grading, sizes, uses, etc., covering Pine, Fir and Redwood. Tl-rere will be a course in plywood, and an excellent cotlrse in estimating, and construction. There will also be a section of the course devoted to salesmanship and merchandising.

Mr. Pomeroy added that it is their intention to initiate these cottrses in other Northern California cities'

The Long-Bell Lumber Co., Longview, Washington; Clarence Nfiller, I. P. Miller Lumber Company, Monroe, Oregolr.

Honorary Director: J. D. Tennant, The Long-Bell Lumber Company, Longvie'iv, \Mashington.

Directors representing Special Industry Groups: E' G' Whipple, E. G. Whipple Mill, Drain, Oregon; Robert R' Waltz, Seattle-Snohomish Mill Co', Snohomish, Washington; Robert Baker, Sunset l-ogging Co., Portland, Oregon; F. R. Maw, E. K. Bishop Lumber Co', Aberdeen, iVashington; Ward Mayer, Timber Structures, Inc', Portland, Oregon; W. E. Doan, Forest Products Treating Company, Portland, Oregon.