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Light construction in the West for the month of July is now showing the effects of a buyer's market generaily,-for the first time since 1958. According to the monthly statistical survey issued by Western Building magazine, total building permits from 459 reporting areas in the 13 Western states show 61,007 permits issued for $432,415,3I7, as compared to 68,666 permits lor $498,261,954 a year ago.

The 14/o drop is pretty evenly divided between permits for homes and other types of building, with other than residentia.l showing more strength in July than home constructl0n.

California home building is ofr 20/o, more than the Western average but, other than residential construction, has maintained a good level, off oily 8/o from a year ago. Exact figures are: California total, JuJy 1960, $284,383,349, contrasted to $328,270,1 11 a year ago.

The 12 Western states other than California are off l07o from a year ago in total building, with new home building showing the greatest strength. New homes in these states-, which include all states from the Rockies west as well as Alaska and Hawaii, total $74,422,030 in permit value, as compared to $77,830,347 a year ago.

In comparing activities in the various states, Arizona, Nevada and Wyoming are ahead of July a year ago in both number of permits issued and in dollar amount. These are the same three states that led a month ago, with the exception of Alaska, which this month shows the homebuilding figure the same as a year ago, but total building figures doyn. Nevada total is nearly double one year ago-, up from $3.4 to $6.5 million ; Arizona is up gl million, from $24.3 to $24.8 million; New Mexico is up $% million from $63 to $7.4 million. and Wyoming increases are from $600,000 to $1.6 million in homes, and up from 91.4 to over $2 million in total building.

-National Forest Producfs Week October l6-22-

Oregon-Pocific Joins SCRTA

The Los Angeles of;frce of Oregon-Pacific Forest Products Corp., Portland, Ore., has applied for Associate membership in the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn., subject to acceptance by the directors. The L. A. office at 7668 Telegraph Road is manned by Ralph Car<lwell and Petter Svenkerud. The Portland-based officers of the firm are .Tack J. Saltzman, president; Harold H. Saltzman, executive vice-pres.; M. I. Douglas, vice-president, and Justin Reinhardt. secretarv.

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\ilESTERN SOEIWOOD PLYWOOD STANDARD NEPRINTED

A Reprint of the Commercial Standard for 'Western Softwood Plywood, CS122-56, is now available, according to the Commodity Standards Division, Ofrce of Technical Services, Business and Defense Senrices Administration, U. S. Department of Commerce. fn addition to the original material covered in CS122-56, the Reprint contains Amendments which became efrective October 15, 1959 and November 1, 1959. Also included are new grademarks and certiflcates of the Douglas F ir Plywood Association (DFPA), the Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory (PTL) and the Timber Eng:ineering Company (TECO), which are qualified inspection and testing ag:encies of the industry. Copies may be purchased from Superlntendent of Documonts, U. S. Government Prtntlng Ofrce, \lVashlngton 25, D.C., price 15 cents.

-Nationaj Forest Prodvcts Week October 16-22-

More than 1,60O foresters serve as inspectors for the voluntary Tree Farm prog,r:un, which is helping small landowners to grow timber as a crop.

l29r5OO Housing Storts in June

Work was started on 129,500 housing units in June 1960, according to preliminary estimates of the Bureau of the Census, in comparison with the 153,30O units started in June 1959. Privately owned housing starts totaled 125,2W units, representing a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,334,000, virtually unchanged from the estimated annual rate of 1,336,000 in May, but still l5/o below the June 1959 seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,577,0010.

Nonfarm housing starts in June amounted to l27,8OO units, almost the same as in May but still 16/o below June 1959. Privately owned nonfarm starts numbered 123,500 units.

-Nafional Forest Products Week . , October I6-22-

E. A. Thompson Co. Joins SCRTA

The E. A. Thompson Co., Inc., Los Angeles, has applied for Associate membership in the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. Officers of the company are Edward A. Thompson, president and treasurer; Joseph G. Englehart, vice-president, and Margaret Sheehan, secretary.

75 Block Bqrt Hoo-Hoo Frolic of the Annusl tloores Swim-Bor-B-Q

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club 181 staged its 3rd annual Swim-Barbeque at Bill Moores' Ukiah home on Friday, JulY 29, with more than 75 lumbermen on hand for the fun.

First order of the day for most was a dip in Moores' beautiful Olympicsized pool as the mid-afternoon heat subsided, then a cool brew and a chat with friends.

Chef Swen Gummer and his boys then moved into action with the barbecue equipment, and their efforts produced the best barbecued steak dinner yet (our compliments to the Chef, waiter !).

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EVERYBODY .WINS WITI{ lDll

Ed Gillespie of F. M. Crawford Lumber Company, and Black Bart prexy Harold Hess coordinated the successful outing and should be commended for their fine work in organizing the affair.

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At the top of the credits list, Hollow Tree Lumber Co. president, Bill Moores, should take a deserved bow for again hosting the party at his beautiful Ukiah homestead.

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WGLA's "Douglos Fir Use Book" Wins Highest Honor Among Publicotions

The Douglas Fir IJse Book, a 300-page cloth-back technical book produced by the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, has won the highest national honors for the best technical publication in the building products field for 1959.

The certificate of exceptional merit was presented to

T. K. May, technical director of West Coast Lumbermen's Association, at the recent annual awards luncheon in San Francisco. This competition is sponsored jointly by the American Institute of Architects and the Producers'

In awarding the highest honors to the lumber association, the national awards jury said of the book, "An unusually comprehensive and well-arranged clothbound manual with complete characteristics and design data for all uses of Douglas fir. A descriptive table of contents facilitates convenient reference."

The criteria for judging by the jury of awards included consideration of technical value to architect, completeness and clarity, and organization o{ material for convenience of reference

"We were in pretty fast company," stated T. K. May, "which makes this honor all the more appreciated by the lumber industry. The Douglas Fir Use Book won out in competition with dozens of publications from the major producers of every kind of building material."

-Nafional Foresl Producis Week , , October 16-22-

Mike Nugent Joins Coronq Lumber

Mike Nugent has resigned from the Hayward Lumber Co. as manager of the firm's Corona, Calif., yard and, Sept. l, joined the Corona Lumber Co. He had been with Hayward 16 years until his resignation, July 1, which was followed by a Sfi-week trip with his family to the Pacific Northwest and Canada.

At the Corona yard, Nugent Wall and Roy Brenkman. The staff was because of increased Ware, who went to school and in athletics there.

joins Terry Ware, Ross addition of Nugent to the activity at the yard, said was teamed with Nugent

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