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Portlancl, Orcgon, Jull' 13-At tl.re errrl of Jurre, Douglas lir suu.rrrills harl pilcd up their sreatcst six months of lumber cutting since 19?9 :rs thev turnerl out .[,973,982,000 boar<] fce1, H. \''. Sinipson, cxccutir,c vice liresirlent of \Vcst Coasl l-ttnrbcrurrn's Associrrtion, ;urnorlncctl totlrry.

I)uriug 1hc first h:rlf of 19.50, lurnber shipnrcnts of 5,31.1,38.5,000 lro;Lrrl fcet sct al;rll-tinre rccor<l for this leeion, Sirulisotr sair1. ;\ f lcight c:rr short:rgc in ( )rc{on, stzLrting three nronths :rgo ancl bcconring critical cluring June, hampered mills, cutling rktn'n shiltn'rents.

Iir,er,i' fir mill u-est of the Cascarles in ()regon, Washington ancl Californi:1. r-rot closecl by floocl n,iiters or strilies, was reported operating at capacitr- to supply lnrnber for the greatesl housing boom in the nation's history.

The u'eekly a\:erage of \\'est Coast lumber procluction in June u,as 206,077,000 b.f ., or 125.6c/c of the 1945-19,19 average. Orders averagecl 212,197,000 b.f ; shipments 2I9,472,000 b.f ; u'eek1v a\-erages ior XIay u'ere: prodrrction 221,91J0,000 (135.3+ of the 19+5-19.19 average) ; orclers 207.128,000 b.i.: shipnrents 231.312,000 b.f.

Tll.entr'-six u-ecks of I950 cunrulative proiluction 4,973,982,000 b.l'.; lu-cnt-r'-six u'ecl<s of i9.19, -+,8'+'+,266,000 b.f.; t'"ventvsix u-cclis of 19-18. +,8-+0,2.;0,000.

(lr<lcrs ior tu'trttt'-six rt'ccl<s of l9.i0 lircal<<ltt',r,u:ts follou's. Rall 3,722,968,000 b.f .; tlrrcli 2.1ti,5+.3,000 b.f.; tionrestic crLrgo I,262,110,000 b. f ; exl)ort 92.931,000 b.f ; lrical 33'{,21 7,0t)0 tr. f b.f

The inclustr-1"s unfilled orcler file stood at 857,860,000 :rt tlrc crr<1 of June ; gross stocl<s at 594,367,000 b.f.

Lrrnilrer shilrments of 421 rnills reltorting to the National Lunrlrcr 'l'lr<lc P)aromcter \\'erc 23.() per cent above prorluctiorr for thc \\'eek ending Jrrly t3, 1950. tn the sarrre n'eek rrcrv rrr<lcrs of these nrills rverc 27.1 ltcr ccnt alloi,'e prorlttction. Unfilled ortlers of the reporting mills amottnted to.58 per cent oi stocks. lior reportilrg softu'oo<1 nrills, rrnfillc<l orciers u'ere equivaler.rt to 26 clays' production at

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President TrumanPuts Credit Curbs on Building

Washington, July 19-The administration put into effect today its new restrictions on housing loans-the government's first brake on the economy since the.outbreak of the Korean war.

President Truman said the new rules are designed to reduce inflationary pressures and to curb the unprecedented home construction boom. He said some of the materials now going into houses may be needed in the battle for Korea.

. The immediate efiect of his order will be to require those who intend to build a home with government aid to make a larger down payment. It u'as estimated about half of all would-be home builders would fall.into this category.

Government officials said the new rules would not apply to anyone who already has signed a contract for a government mortgage.

Mr. Truman announced his order yesterday in letters to Raymond R. Foley, administrator of the housing and home finance agency; Veterans Administrator Carl R. Gray Jr.; Harley Hise, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corp., and other government officials.

Mr. Foley ordered most of the new rules into effect immediately. They would: l-Reduce all future FHA-insured mortgages from ,80 to 75 per cent of the house's appraised value. This would increase a buyer's down payment from 20 to 25 per cent.

2-Lower the ceiling on FHA mortgages from $16,000 to $14,000.

3-Limit the start of public housing construction in the next six months to 30,000 units. It was estimated that this would require the Public Housing administration to cut back its operations by from 20 to 25 per cent.

4-Ignore any increase in building costs since July in .appraising the value of a house.

S-Require a 1O per cent down payment on modernization loans. This regulation is effective Aug. i. PreViously, no down payment was required.

Mr. Truman ordered Mr. Gray to require a 5 per cent down payment on mortgages insured by the Veterans administration "wherever permissible under existing law."

In his letter to Mr. Foley, the president made it clear

Fee Charged at Six Forest Campgroundg

A small fee will be charged at six of the most heavily used campgrounds in national forests in California this year, as the U.S. Forest Service continues its fee experi. ment from 1949 in an effort to spread its limited funds for maintenance of 1100 forest campgrounds in this State.

Picnickers will pay 25 cents a day and campers will pay 50 cents a day, for a party of six adults or less, at the following campgrounds: that the Korean crisis alone was responsible for his decision. He said that continuing the record-breaking construction rate would be "very desirable were it not for recent international developments."

Eldorado County campground at Lake Tahoe, Eldorado National Forest.

Big Bend campground at Big Bend ranger station, Tahoe National Forest.

Hampshire Rocks campground on U.S. 40 near Big Bend ranger station.

Pinecrest campground at Strawberry Lake, Stanislaus National Forest.

Blue Jay campground near Lake Arrowhead, San Ber, nardino National Forest.

Crest Road campground, near Arrowhead ranger station, San Bernardino National Forest.

M. M. Barnum, assistant regional forester in charge of recreation and land matters, said the Forest Service is issuing permits to concessionaires who will collect the fees and in return will operate and maintain five of the campgrounds at no cost to the Forest Service. The Forest Service will operate Big Bend campground on a fee basis, in order to get comparative data.

"These campgrounds re.ceive the heaviest use, and their upkeep is a heavy drain on our limited allotment for campground maintenance," said Mr. Barnum. "They will be posted conspicuously, to distinguish them from free forest campgrounds. This experiment is being continued in all regions of the Forest Service."

He told Mr. Foley the government plans for building 810,000 housing units in six years "should be thoroughly reexamined."