SIMMONS HARDWOODS

FOR EVERY PURPOSE!

FOR MORE THAN A DECADE WE HAVE BEEN OFFERING THE TRADE QUATITY PRODUCTS AND FAST, EFFICIENT SERVICE.

ALt SPECIES OF FINE CABINET WOODS OTD.GROWTH DOUGTAS FIR FROM MED. FORD, MENTS SPECIAt REQUIRE. _ WIDTHS, IENGTHS, COLORS.

Housing Stqrts in Augusl 1962

During August 1962, the number of privately owned housing units started (nonfarm and farm) was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,521,000 units, up 5 percent over the revised July rate of 1,448,000 units, and 15 percent greater than the August 196l rate of 1,326,000 units, according to preliminary estimates of the Bureau of Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Construction was begun on 147,100 privately and publicly owned housing units in August 1962, compared with 137,600 units in July and 130,200 in August 196I. The 145,000 privately owned housing units begun in August 1962 were up 8 percent over the revised total of 134,200 in July and were 15 percent higher than the August 1961 total of 127,000 units.

Nonfarm housing starts totaled 143,900 units in August 1962, up 6 percent over the revised July total of 135,700 and 13 percent greater than the August 196l total oI 127,400 units. Private nonfarm starts of 142,300 units in August 1962 were up 8 and 15 percent over July 1962 and August 196l respectively. After adjustment for seasonal variation, private nonfarm starts in August 1962 were at an annual rate of I,492,000 and 15 percent greater than the August 1961 rate of 1,30I,000 units.

After adjustment for seasonal variation, private housing starts in August 1962 were up 5 percent over July in the Northeast, up 20 percent in the North Central region, up 7 percent in the South, and down 7 percent in the West.

Building permits covering 109,881 new privately owned housing units, representing a seasonally adjusted annual rate of I,119,000 units, were issued in August 1962 by the 10,000 places with local building permit systems. In July 1962 these places issued permits for 105,064 new privately owned housing units, representing a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,160,000 units.

Cufting Costs in Mointenqnce Stores

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Large maintenance inventories and hidden waste in storekeeping add substantially to the ever-tightening profit squeeze.

Recognizing the problems and having the answers, the Industrial Education Institute has developed a One-Day Seminar on Cutting Costs in Maintenance Stores. The seminar is designed for storekeepers, purchasing agents, maintenance managers, systems and methods men, plant and engineering managers.

Places and dates of the seminars are as follows:

Houston, Hotel Sheraton-Lincolno November B.

Dallas, Hotel Sheraton-Dallas, November 9.

Los Angeles, Hotel Sheraton-West, November 13.

San Francisco, Hotel Sheraton-Palace, November 14.

The Institute states, "Men who attend this seminar will learn -in just one day-how to determine, scientifically, what the reorder point and reorder quantity should be on each item for optimum economy; how to group and describe items; and how to apply a numerical code that is meaningful, flexible and permanent.

Registration cost is $50.00 (less I0/o discount for three or more men). For registration or further information, write Industrial Education Institute, Cahners Bldg., 221 Columbus Avenue, Boston 16, Mass.

West Cosst Tree Forms

The future of W'estern Oregon and W'estern Washington's permanent timber supply has been improved with certification of 123,005 acres of private forests as West Coast Tree Farms, accordto Werner Mayr, President, Industrial Forestry Association.

Certified by the IFA Board meeting in Portland were GeorgiaPacific Corporation's Coquille Tree Farm in Coos County; International Paper Company's McKenzie Tree Farm in Lane County,