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HOUSING STARIS ROSE SEASONATTY IN MAR,CH I955 TO I I7,OOO

Nonfarm housing starts rose seasonally in l\farch to 117,000, completing the most active first quarter on record, the U. S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced. This is only 300 under the peak of March 1950'

The 116,1C0 privately orvned units started in March represented an annual rate of 1,407,W0 private drvellings, after allowance for seasonal factors. Tl-re total estimated starts fo'r 1955's first three nronths are 16,100 ahead of 1950.

Housing activity for March and for the first rluarter of 1955 u'as about a fourth higher than in the corresponding early periods of 195.1, rvhen the current housing boom rvas not yet uncler rvay. Compared rvith March in the peak year 1950, the total number of housing starts last Marclr rvas about the same, but activity in the first cluarter as a rvhole was 6c/o higher this year.

Final reports norv available shorv that 1.220.400 new permanent noniarm drvelling units rvere put under con- struction in 1954, compared with the Bureau's preliminary estimate of 1,215,500, issued in January 1955. Last year was the second best housing year, with total volume 11f6 above 1953 but l3/o or 775,6m starts less tlian the 1950 record of 1,396,000 housing starts.

Single-family housebuilding continued to increase in importance. It accounted for nearly 9 in 10 of all the nerv urrits started in 1954, the highest ratio since 1916. The l5)" rise in l-family housebuilding betrveen 1953 and 1954 was accornpanied by a l1/o decline in rental-type units (in 2or-more-family structures).

Among the four broad regions of the country, the South accounted for the largest proportion (three-tenths) of all the new units begun during 1954. Taking into account the differences in population density among these regions, the rate of lTousebuilding per capita in the \Mest u'as more thal 2f times tl.rat for the Northeast.

Lqsf Cqll for Pqlm Springs Bosh; Hoo-Hoo Dote Moved Up to Moy 7

Riverside County Hoo-Hoo Club 117 has moved its second annual ladies' night and golf tournament ahead one rveek to May 7. The members and guests will convene at Deep-Well Inn in Palm Springs Saturday for a full day of fun and frolic that promises to surpass last year's u'ellremembered party. It starts lvith golf tee-off on the famons Thunderbird course anytime prior to 1 :59 p.m., and dinner is slated for 7:59. The schedule must be followed to allorv plenty of time for the many other activities, say the board of directors.

Ooklond "Reveille" Dqfe Just Around the Corner'

The Black Cats of Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39 are busily adding the last tninute touches and making final preparations to insure the complete success of the big l\{ay 6th "Reveille" to be l-reld at the Claremont hotel in Berkeley. This year's "Reveille," which promises to be the biggest yet (is that possible?), rvill get underu'ay rvith a golf tournament at the Sequoia Country Club. The prize catch of the tournament rvill be the Perpetual Trophy, norv held by Kerrnit Noble, last 1'ear's tournatnent rvinner. Norm I\{iller of Western Door & Sash Co. is in charge of the torlrnament and has advised that there'nill also be a putting tournatrrent . for the "gentlemen golfers," of course.

A last-minute check rvith Ralph Hill, Hill Lumber & Hardu'ood Co., chairman of the entertainment committec, disclosed that no "sneak prevues" rvere allorved. "Just be there, you rvon't be disappointed," rvas the rvord frorn Hil1.

Bill McCubbin, president of the Oakland club, and Bob Hogan, general chairman of the event, again suggest getting your tickets early and avoicling the usual lineup at the door. Tickets may still be obtainecl by contacting any one of the following IJav area lumlrermen: Bill NfcCubbin, Joe Pepetone, Ev Lervis, Bob Meyer, Herb Farrell, Jerry Mashek, Hollis Jones, Ralph Hill or John Pearson.

There rvill be a fashion shorv for the ladies from 3:29 to 4:59, featuring nerv spring and summer styles. The cocktail hour rvill be 5:59 to 6:59 p.m. The party r.vill again be entertained by Joanne Royer and Her Synchronized Srvimrning. This prize-u'inning swimmer has won even more honors since her exciting exl-ribition for the Hoo-Hoo last year. There will be numerous door prizes, and Jack McGrath, chairman of the golfing, assures all that rvinners AND losers rvill be rvell taken care of rvith prizes for rrearly everybody. Tl.re tournament and door prizes rvill be arvarded after dinner, rvith dancing follorving.

Steak rvill be the main course at dinner; prime meat and excellent service are promised for $5.50 per person. A 5-piece orchestra will furnish smooth music. Attire rvill be informal, rvith afternoon dresses and summer cottons for the ladies; sport outfits or business suits for the gents. Overnight reservations at Deep-Well *'ill be $5 per person if desired.

Weyerhqeuser Vetoes Pulp Mill To Sqve Willopo Boy Oysfers

Raymond, Wash.-Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. has decided not to build a $1 million pulp mill here becattse of the potential danger to the Willapa Bay oyster industry. Horvard Nlorgan, vice-president of the company's pulp division, said costs to develop a rvater flow to neutralize toxic effect of pulp rvaste on oysters u,as prohibitive. L. V. Raymond, founder of this torvn, had offered Weyerhaeuser a free industrial site for a mill in March.