NAHB Elects Hughes Presidenl- Mqnilow Firsr Vice President

The NAHB Convention, attended b1- a record cron'd of 20,000 persons from every section of the United States, also elected Nathan Manilorv of Chicago as first vice president for the 1954 term.

Hughes, a native of the Texas Panl-randle, makes his home and business headcluarters in Pampa, Texas, and builds several hundred low cost houses annually in the Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle area. As one of the largest project builders in the Southwest, he has manl' times u'on national recognition for his pioneering in neu' construction techinques and in the introduction of air conditioning for lorv cost homes.

He is president of the Hughes Development Co., Inc., in Pampa, and directs numerous other corporations and partnerships in addition to three West Texas radio stations.

NAHB's 1954 President has been a leading figure in the national association for many years. As NAHB's first vice president in 1953, he rvas a driving force behind the housing legislative programs which the hon.re building industry successfully advocated to Congress and I'resident E,isenholver selected him to serve on the special advisorv committee whicli drafted recommendations for the ^\dministration's new national housing program.

A graduate of West Texas State College. Hughes began

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Pcrrtictrlcrh cdvcurtcgeods'in pourfuig trcffic intersediona, repcrirs in opercting lcctories cErd btores, machinery loundcrtions, tunnel linings, AIID his business career as an insurance man in White Deer, Texas. but moved soon afterward to l)ampa to enter the home building field. In 1937, he rvas cited by the National Junior Chamber o{ Commerce as the outstancling yotlng citizen of his community.

Prior to his election to the NAHB presidency, he had held a number o{ national offices .ivith the Association, including se,cretary, treasurer, chairman of the legislative and defense housing committees, and chairman of the regional vice presidents' council.

Manilow, rvho was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1898, moved 'rvith his family to Chicago in 1909 and later entered the building and development business. He developed and built the Jeffrey Manor community on Chicago's South Side, the larges single developrnent u'ithin the city's corporate limits, as well as the nationally-knorvn Park Forest project, r,vhich now houses nearly 20,000 persons south of Chicago in America's first completely planned private enterprise community. He also has built thousands of homes in other Illinois and Indiana areas surrounding Chicago.

Manilou. served as treasurer of NAHB from 1949 to 1952, \\'as a member of the Association's executive committee for an unprecedented eight years, and is Chairman of the Building Committee in charge of constructing NAHB's new National Housing Center in Washington. In addition, he rvas president of the Chicago Metropolitan Home Builders Association for two years and its treasurer for four years.

Other NAHII officials elected r','ere :

Second vice president, Paul Burkhard, Glendale, Calif.; treasurer, V. O. Stringfellou., Seattle, Wash. ; secretary, Franklin L. Burns, Denver, Colo.

Regional Vice Presidents: Arthur Oman, Boston, Mass.; Al Bartlett, Syracuse, N. Y.; Edgar Hegal, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Frank Calcara, Washington, D. C.; Lex Marsh, Charlotte, N. C.;.John l3eatty, Miami, Fla.;A. W. King, Detroit, Ntich. ; John \\rorthman, Ft. \\rayne, Ind. ; Elton Schultz, Nfihvaukee, \\'is. ; Stanley Cou'herd, Kansas City, N{o. ; Russell Shou'alter, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Lou Bettilyon, Salt Lake City ,Utah; Ralph Craner, Denver, Colo.; Delbert Belfoy, Tacoma. \\rash.; Mark Thoreson, Van Nuys, Calif.; John Good'ivin, Mempl.ris, Tenn.; John Matthe.rl's, Little Rock, Ark. ; Ralph Stagg, Phoenix, Ariz.; Andy Oddstad, San Francisco, Calif.; trmil Keen, Huntington, Long Island, N. Y.

Fluor Gorporotion Generous To Employees

The Fluor Corporation, Ltd., of Los Angeles, is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of u'ooden cooling towers, doing business throughout the civilized r.vorld. It is also the r.orld's largest user of Redrvood tank stock. It employs .1,600 people in its Los Angeles plant.

Fluor is likeu'ise famous ior its profit-sharing deal n.ith its army of employees. J. R. Flrror, executive vice president. announces that the corltoration has just contributed $690,000 to the firm's benefit trust fund for. employees, to be divided proportionately an.rong the total number of employees eligible to participate. Each participant rvas credited nith 7.41 per cent of his eligible salary.

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Erik Flamer, u.holesaler of Long Beach, California, points rvith pardonable pride to a wonderful new hotel locatecl at Ensenada. Mexico, for which he furnished all the Iumber. A picture l-rerervith shows the pla'ce to be as beautiful as he says. It is the new Hotel Bahia, built and operated by Carlos Tavarez of Ensenada' The lumber lvas sold to the hotel by the Amer-Mex Building Materials Com1rany, Ensenada, rvhich is also owned by Mr. Tavatez.

The lumber order consisted of several carloads of No. 1 and Better kiln dried Fir, shipped by the Herbert A. Templeton Lumber Company, of Portland, Oregon, and a carload of all heart Redwood bevel siding, shipped by the Cal-Pacific Redwood Company, Arcata, California. Erik Flamer bought and delivered the lumber to Ensenada.

Nomed Monoger of Middleton & Beirne lumbeer Co. ql Burlingome

Bob Middleton has announced that effective Januaty 25 Thornas "Tom" Rollinson became manager of their Bay Area sales office at 1204 Burlingame Ave., Burlingame, Clalifornia. The phone number there is Dlamond 3-3697 and the TWX is San I\{ateo 33.

Tom Rollinson is rvell knorvn to the Bay Area trade, formerly operating his orvn rvholesale business in Menlo I'ark. California, under the name of Thomas Lumber Sales. f'rior to that, he rvas sales manager of Gartin Lumber Company. San Mateo, coming to that position from Christenson Lumber Company in San Francisco. Before going with Christenson, Tom u,as in the export business, located in the Bav Area.

Erik Flqmer Sells

Hotel Bohio Lumber

The Hotel Bahia is a luxurious and glamorous 73 suite afiair covering an entire block on the famous beach at Ensenada, reported to be one of the most lush and bestappointed hotels in that area. There is a heated swimming pool for use the year around, a t$'o story glass windbreak to protect the guests in the pool, as well as the outdoor dining room 'n here a Marimba band supplies the music {or dancing. Every accommodation in the hotel is a fullyappointed suite, rvith living room, bedroom, and private patio. And the hotel specializes in American food and cooking. Frank W. Green was the architect.

Mr. Flamer recommends the nen' hotel as an ideal place to srvim, fish, ride, hunt, hike or just rest and bask in the sun.

Long-Bell Trqnsfers Juliqn Whire

Julian \\/hite, rvho has been connected with the LongBell Lumber Company, at Weed California, all his business life, has been transferred from the Weed Division o{ that companv to the Vaughn Division, where he is nor,l' assistant to general manager H. G. KeKelsey.

N{r. \\'hite has been assistant general manager at Weed. He is a graduate of the University of California, and also of a special course in Stanford University.

Tom Fox Concludes € of C Term

Thomas J. Fox, prominent retail lumberman has just conclucled a very successful year as president of the Santa Nlonica, California, Chamber of Conlmerce' He was elected treasurer for the year to come.

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School Doys

Still sits the schoolhouse by the road, A ragged beggar sunning, Around it still the sumachs grow, And blackberry vines are running.

Within, the master's desk is seen Deep scarred by raps official, The warping floor, the battered seats, The jacknife's carved initial.

The charcoal frescoes on its wall, Its doors worn sill, betraying The feet that, creeping slow to school, Went storming out to playing.

Long years ago a winter sun, Shone over it at setting, Lit up its western window panes, And low eves icy fretting.

It touched the tangled golden curls, And brown eyes full of grieving, Of one who still her steps delayed, When all the school was leaving.

For near her stood the littleboy Her childish favor singled, His cap pulled low upon a face Where pride and shame were mingled.

Pushing with restless feet the snow To right and left, he lingered, As restlessly her tiny hands The blue-checked apron fingered.

He saw her lift her eyes; he felt The soft hands light caressing, And heard the tremble of her vvoice, As if some fault confessing.

"I'm sorry that I spelt the word; I hate to go above you, Because," the brown eyes lower fell, "Becaus€, you see, I love you !"

Still memory to a gray-haired man That sweet child face is showing, Dear Girl ! the grasses on her grave Have forty years been growing.

He lives to learn, in life's hard school, How few who pass above him, Lament their triumph and his loss, Like her-because they love him.

-John Greenleaf Whittier

For lndeed

An Easterner was visiting a West Texas friend, who was showing him the country, and lying to him as any loyal Texan will, whenever it seemed necessary. It was hot summer and they were crossing a particularly unlovely stretch of mesquite-covered wasteland, when one of these longlegged road-runner birds broke cover and ran along the road. The visitor stared at the strange looking thing in amazement, and asked what on earth it was.

"Thata," said the West Texan, impressively, "is a Bird of Paradise."

The Easterner looked around. A vista of rock, and bushes, and dust, and shimmering heat met his eye. Then he stared solemnly at his guide.

"My friend," he said, "I've never seen NO-body, that was farther from home."

No Help Wonted

He was a green hand on a chicken farm, and when the farmer saw him one day killing a chicken snake with a club, he said to the colored boy:

"Mose, don't ever kill a chicken snake. That kind of snake kills the rats and other animals that eat up our small chickens, so it really helps us raise chickens. You understand? A chicken snake helps a chicken farmer."

The darky said: "Cap'n, if you say doan kill 'em, I won't kill 'em. But I'll tell you one thing Cap'n. Fur as I'm concerned, I doan nevah want no snake to he'p me do nuthin'."

Jusl Curious

The distinguished lady was attending the graduating exercises, sitting by the Dean. As a young man stepped up to get his diploma, the Dean said.

"There is a very unusual young man. He actually got up and left a college dinner the other night because he objected to the character of a story that was being told."

The distinguished lady showed deep interest.

"Ah! A noble youth," she said. "Tell me-what \VAS the story?"

An Eloquent Diory

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