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Representatives of two manufacturers, one accompanied by a photographer, met unexpectedly recently at the NAHB's Research House in Kensington, Md., and soon discovered that thev had the same mission: story and photographs of one of the }fouse's newly developed clothes-closets. The only drawback was an absence of clothes to give the closet a realistic touch. But duty beckoned-the gentlemen closed the doors, stripped to their shorts, hung the outer garments neatly in the closet and began snapping photos.

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Port Hueneme. Calif.-The Oxnard Harbor District met in special session, August 3O, and voted to cancel the yearlong lease with the Port Lumber Co. and Paul Brinkman, who took over the operation from North Star Lumber Co. earlier this year. The Commission voted not to renew the lease for office and storage space on Dock I here despite the plea of Brinkman, whs said he'had taken over the Port Lumber Co. when it appeared to be foundering, arranged for lumber shipments, and had tried to build up business. He said he had lost $14,000 in the venture but that the future was beginning to look good.

At an earlier session here, held August 26, the chips few when Commissioner Earney Thompson of the Oxnard Harbor District, who also operates the Thompson Lumber Co. at Oxnard, clashed with Brinkman over business ethics.

"I have never had my ethics questioned before." declared Brinkman, who said he took the charge as direct slander and told the commissioners he did not believe there was any ground for canceling the lease.

Dealer Thompson told his fellorv commissioners that the district was "being criticized all over the county for the operation that is going on here," and that operations on a public dock should not be set up to compete with private business. He also charged that Port Lumber Co. used subterfuge to conceal retail transactions.

"As long as I get paid, what's the difference ?" the Oxnard Press Courier reported Brinkman as replying.

In the later hearing, August 30, Brinkman defended himself against the allegations made earlier that Port Lumber Co. made retail sales of lumber from the port in violation of the lease agreement. Brinkman said the company had sold lumber to tracts but that he did not consider this retailing. He added that he had commitments to deliver lumber over the next seven months.

In discussing the district's legal position on the lease, the commissioners had earlier discussed Port Lumber Company's failure to apply for renewal of the lease 30 days before expiration as required. They agreed that if the application was denied, this should be the legal grounds. But the lease also stated that the lessee should restrict his operations to wholesaling.

The final meeting was then called at 3 p.m., August 30, and Brinkman delivered his plea for renewal of the lease, citing the reasons stated above. Commissioner Ralph McKeehan made a motion that the lease be canceled and Port Lumt'er Co. notified of the action. After the motion was seconded, Brinkman asked to comment on the action and made his final plea and said he believed that verbal indications made earlier of intentions to renew the lease had been sufficient. Dock Manager Warren T. Lawrence said he did not recall any verbal declarations by Brinkman or his representatives of such intention.

Commissioner Thompson called for a.vote on the motion but himself abstained from the voting in respect to his posi- tion as a competitive retail lumber dealer. In the ensuing

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