Lumber Code Authority Liquidating lts Affairs

Washington, June 26.---The lumber' industry is not participating in any voluntary agreement or code under the revised NRA and the Lumber Code Authority is now definitely winding up its affairs' Major David T. Mason' the executive officer of the Authority, left Tuesday for Portland, Oregon, where he will actively resume his position as manager of the Western Pine Association. The remainder of the executive stafi in Washington also have left, with the exception of Carl Bahr, executive se'cretary and treasurer, who will have charge of the liquidating of the corporation, which will probably require several weeks. Mr. Bahr, after attending to the winding up of the Authority, will return to the stafi of the National Lumber Manu-facturers Association, where he will be charged with interests of the Association relating to the field of governmental contact and cooperation in such fields as heretofore have been related to the codes. Mr. Bahr will have charge of :a department devoted to cooperation with the various units of the lumber manufacturing industry, other industries, and the State and National governments in studying and assisting in the solution of problems of creation and maintenance of suitable machinery and practice of industrial self-government.

At its meeting in Chicago last week the lixecutive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association formally expressed a de'sire to maintain "the constructive provisions on wages' hours, conservation and fair trade practices". The Committee urged inemberS of the lumbbf industry to continue to maintain wage standards as foigh as those specified in the Lumber Code, including obeervation of a work week of not more than 48 hours.

It was also decided that the,National Association would take over the forest conservatiqn work inaugurated during the past two years under the Forest Conservation Code.

Capt. John B. Woods, who wis ihiei of the Department of Forestry of the,'tumber Code Authority, wlll be employed by the National, Lumber Manufacturers Association in a similar capacity, and all of the asqociations in the field qf thb lumber and timber productg industries are expected voluhtarily to continue their conservation activities.

The Executive Committee urged the regional associations and other former administrative agencies oi the Lumber Code Authority to ,continue to collect and compile statistics on wages, hours, working ,conditions and other data "so that the industry may continue to be currently informed of its business and employment conditions."

Preceding the meeting of the Executive Committee there was a gathering of the managers of the regional associations of lumber manufa,cturers whose federation constitutes the National Association. Many matters relating to the strengthening and firm support of the National-particularly in view of the dissolution of the Code Authority-were discussed and vigorous action was taken in many instancbs' In both meetings the subjects discussed included the legislative and governmental situation in general, final recommendations to the industry from the Lumber Code Author= ity b)t Major Mason, conservation and forestry action, new. members of the National federation, relations of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association to American Forest Produ,cts Industries, correlating of regional and national association activities, strengthenihg of the financial structure of the National, lumber trade promotion plans, definition of distribution functions of wholesalers and retailers of lumber, the Timber Conservation Board's quarterly survey reports, lumber freight rates, and other transportation matters.

All of the regional associations were represented and the meetings were described by members of the Executive Committee as making most satisfactory progress'

Burbank Dedicates New Library Building

The City of Burbank dedicated its new $38,000 library bulding on Tuesday evening, July 2, 1935, with a public reception and program. W. A. Blanchard, presi'dent of the Burbank library board, presented the building to the city whi,ch was accepted by Mayor Tillson. Mr. Blanchard is president of the Blanchard Lumber Co. at Burbank.

SPENDS VACATION IN SO. CALIFORNIA

Harry G. Hood, of Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co., San Francisco, returned June 24 from a vacation trip to Los Angeles and San Diego.