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concern of all groups which are their communities," he urged.

interested in the welfare of

Such organizations as chambers of commerce, civic, business, professional organizations and other community groups should use their voices and efforts to establish modern local code cbnditions which will mean healthy and progressive cities, he emphasized.

One of the most pressing needs in the code field today is for enabling legislation on the state level which would allow municipalities to use "adoption by reference," he pointed out.

"Adoption by reference" means that a community can avoid the often prohibitive expense of publishing in full in newspapers a proposed new code and then holding long, sometimes costly hearings in connection with it, as is usually required.

Instead, "adoption by .reference" laws allow the city to adopt an existing model building code without an involved, expensive effort. Changes and amendments in these codes are made under the same local laws governing the enactment of ordinances. Today, about 25/o of the states have "adoption by reference" legislation which has made possible up-to-date codes for many communities which formerly had inadequate codes or none at all, he said.

Whitlock spoke at a meeting at the National Housing Center here sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, the Associated General Contractors of America, the National Association of Home Builders and the National Society of Professional Engineers.

|$3,OOO Haul by Cloverdqle Burglors

Cloverdale, Calif.-Expert safe burglars broke into the office of the Dickinssn Taumber Co., here, April 6, and got away with more than $3,000 in cash. Sheriff's officers immediately s_tarted checking lists of known suspects recently paroled to Sonoma county from state prison.

The burglarly was discovered by Albert I. Lawlis, the yard's night watchman, when he reported for duty at midnight. The thieves had apparently done the job with one strong sledgehammer blow and a punch, knocking off the combination dial and tumbler of the safe. They then hid the debris and closed the safe door to make it looi normal.

The loot included two 9100 bills which employees had been saving to stage a party at the yard at 27420 Redwood Highway South.

R.etqil SAIeS GOin GrOund in April

Advance sample estimates by the U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, show sales of retail lumber and affiliated merchants reached $1.331 billion in April. This compares favorably with March sales of $1.028 billion and April 1959 sales of $1.365 billion.

Total sales of all retail stores in April were $19.2 billion. about 3/a above March and 5/o above April 1959.