Lel's ALL Cooperote in Nqtionol Forest Products Week

These are the Los Angeles telephone numbers to call if you need information or assistance on your personal promotion in Southern California of NATIoNAL

FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK, October 16-22:

Los Angeles Commlttee, National Forest Products Week 3315 West sth Street Los Angeles 5, California (DUnkirk 2-8278)

General Chairman: Wayne F. Mullin Mullin Lumber Company 1950 W. Slauson Ave. u,.*.,lllfiLlt',i,l.ttt*1' ",r,. Tlif i: 3,i'111"33(DUnklrk 2-8278)

DISPLAYS: orrie W. Hamilton, Southern California Retail Lumber Assn.. 1ll W.7th St., Los Angeles 14 (MAdison 3-6108).

LUNCHEoN: Roy Stanton, Sr., E. J. Stanton & Son, Box 3816, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles 54 (Ludlow 9-558r).

FINANCE: qe_e qg9Ley, D. C. Essley & Son, 7257 E. Telegraph Road, Los Angetes 22 (RAymond 3-1147).

PUBL.IC RELATIoflS:-Jim-Forgie, Robert S.osgood C0.,3315 W.sth St., Los Anseles 5 (Dunkirk 2-8278).

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Bill Hanen-SPruce 5-3537 Francis Haley-UPton 0-4831

For your individual industry representation, you may contact:

L. A. Ctamber of Comme.ce: Daffell Henderson, lodd H. Fast-Hunuey 2-4OtO

Los Attgeles Hoo.lloo Club 2: Harold Cole-Rtchmond 9-3245

Philippinr Mahogant Assn.: George Scrim-Murray 2-2172

Hoo-Hoo Intrrnational: Harvey Koll-Axminster 4-!t442

Western l{ood.Presetving 0perators Assn.! Gleason powers-Dunkirk g-9591

Wholesale Lumbermen's Assn. of So. Calit.: Jim Newquist-MUrray l-0646

S0. Calit. Assn. 0t Wood Catinet Mfgrs.; Frank Daluisil-pLeasant-3-3711

S0. Galit. netail Lunber Assn.! orrie Hamilton-MAdison 3.6108

Natl. lunler l|lt8]s, Assn.: Ed Fountain-LUdlow 3-1381

S0. Calif. Lumber Seasoning Assn,3 Bob Inclis-RAymond 3-3221

S0. Callf, Plywood Assn.r Jbhn R. Mercier-pleasant 3-3221

Publicity: Richard Fenton & Associates-Dunkirk 7-1919

Advertising: Armstrong, Fenton & Vinson (Bob Grahaml-HEmlock 2-2592

Pacific Co?st Whsle. ilardwoort Distrs. Assn,: Roy Stanlon, Sr.-Ludlow 95581 fmported Hardwood Ptywood assn.! John ossooG4unllri 2-8278

Woodwork Instilute 0f Calitornia: Elmer Vivhn-

So. Galit. Furnitue Mfg.s. Assn.r Sylvan MackHoo-Hoo Intl. Wood promotion Council Jack BERRY, Chairman 1507 21st Street

Optimism Shown for Housing

Construction contracts in the United States took a downturn, in May, reports F. W. Dodge Corporation. The total of $3,336,723,000 for all constructi,on repiesented a decrease of 6/o from May 1959. The May decline was accounted for primarily by the housing sector of construction.

"Housing contracts have been running well below 1959 le-vels," Dodge said, "and the May figures give no indication of the pick-up which should result fiom ealier money. Conditions in the m.oney markets are not as tight as they have been, but this slight easing has not yet been reflectedio any great extent in the mortgage market or in housing coritracts. Some improvement in the housing picture ihould show up in the next few months, however."

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\4uy contracts for residential buildings, according to the Dodge figures, were down 13/o f.rom May of last year in dollar volume, and down 17/o in number of dwelling units covered.

Contact totals for the major categories in percentage changes from May, 1959, showed building, $1,452,872,000, down l3/o. Cumulative the first five months of 1960 showed residential 524,000, down 14Vo.

NAHB Officiols Meet ot Tqhoe

May, with residential totals for at $6,120,-

Washington, D.C.-Officers and leadipg builder members of the National Association of Home Builders and officials of firms in the building rnaterials field met informally at Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border. Iune 2l-23. Martin L. Bartling, Jr., of Knoxville, Tenn., piesident of NAHB, said, "We canvassed the new research and product developments, marketing, and how to improve sources of private financing to foster home ownership."

"It is hoped that the Lake Tahoe meeting will be the first in a series of similar meetings," Bartling added.