H. R. Northup Appointed Secreta ry oj National Retail Lumbcr

Dealers Association

Washington , July 26.---The appointment of Harold R. Northup as secretary of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, to take effect August 1, was announced today by the Executive Committee of the Association through Roger Finkbine, its president. Mr. Northup succeeds the late Frank Carnahan.

Declaring the NRLDA "verv fortunate in securing his services," Mr. Finkbine said the Executive Committee was confident Mr. Northup would prove a worthy successor to Mr. Carnahan.

The new secretary, a lifelong resident of Washington, D. C., has been affiliated with the National Lumber Manufacturers Association for the past thirteen years. Since 1936 he has been assistant secretary of the NLMA and secretary of the American Forest Products Industries, fnc., a subsidiary of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

With the launching of the nationwide National Small Ifomes Demonstration program by the lumber industry in

Reel Builds New Storage Shed

E. G. Reel, Reel Lumber Service, Los Angeles, announces the completion of a new storage shed, 4O by 145 feet, which was constructed especially to store parcel lots of pine and hardwoods for the dealer and manufacturing trade. The new shed was erected on land purchased early this year and directly adjoins the present warehouse and office. The company now occupies 145 feet on Hooper Ave. and l7O feet on 63rd Street.

1936, Mr. Northup assumed active command of the campaign as secretary. In this capacity he coordinated all activities of the cooperating associations, whose objective was the construction of small homes. His success in this field may be judged by the continuing of the .,one year,, program throughout the last four and the incorporation of the National Small Homes Demonstration in 1939.

More recently Mr. Northup had been acting as secretary of the National Homes Foundation, a program of industry and government cooperation tending toward the stimulus of housing in the rural and farm areas.

When the National Housing Act was passed Mr. Northup acted as Lumber Industry Advisor to the Federal Housing Administration. In this capacity, he organized. a program of education instructing lumber dealers, brokers, and bankers in the numerous points of Title I and Title II.

The new secretary came to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association in 1927 as assistant to the trade extension manager and in 1935 left the Association to work with a Wall Street brokerage house pioneering in the investment market for FHA insured mortgages. Returning to the NLMA in 1936, he spent several months in charge of the NLMA San Francisco office when he was called back to Washington to become assistant secretary.

Mr. Northup served in the World War as 2nd Lieutenant in the 1lfth Field Artillery of the 29th Division.

A. E. McINTOSH VISITS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

A. E. Mclntosh, president of the West Oregon Lumber Company, Portland, Oregon, was a recent business visitor in Southern California, calling on the trade with their representative, Charlie Diteu'ig. I!fr. Mclntosh reports that they have added a Swedish Gang to their sawmill equipment, and that it is working very satisfactorily. The Swede gang was housed in a new unit at one end of the sawmill plant.