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The preliminary estimate of 90,00O new nonfarm dwelling Lits started in September brings the estimate of starts for units in starf,eo SeptemDer Drlngs the first nine months of this year to 7%,m units. This is

90,100 units less than the first nine months of 1956, reports the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association.

The 90,000 nonfarm houses and apartments started in September compared with 95,000 in August and 94,000 in September a year ago, the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics announced. The decline from August was 4lmost all in private housing and appeared to be countrywide. Nevertheless, the 88,000 private dwelling units begun in September represented a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 9m,000 units and rounded out the third quarter with the highest quarterly average rate so far in 1957. The quarterly rate rose to 984,000 in the second quarter from 943,00O in the January-March period and continued ugrya1d to more than 990,000 in the three months ending with September.

Starts in public housing projects totaled 2,000 units in September, almost as many as in August. No new projects were reported in September under the armed services (Capehart) program, which had boosted public totals in the March-July period

The total of 793,,100 private and public units started in the first nine months of 1957 was the lowest for the period since 1949. However, the lag of 1957 housing starts behind 1956 has narrowed steadily from about 160/6 early in 1957 to loo/o by the end of the third quarter.

Regional figures now available for the first half of t95Z show that homebuilders in the South and West came much nearer to maintaining 1956 housing volume than those in the Northeast and North Central Regions.

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THREE TO THE BAR (I. to r.): Les Boom, Yoeger & Kirk, Sonto Roso; Pete 5horp, Colif. Redwood Sqles; Mel Grohqm, Y&K

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: Poft Hueneme Leose Goes to , Oceqn View (Ore.) Lumber Go.

Port Hueneme, Calif.-Commissioners of the Oxnard Harbor District voted October 14 to negotiate the lease of dock space here to the Ocean View (Oregon) Lumber Co. ' and it was expected the action might end arguments before the commissioners between Paul Brinkman of the Port Lumber Co., the former leaseholder, and Deatr Creath, ' representing Ocean View (See Page 4Q CLM, l0/l/57).

But Mr. Brinkman assured the commissioners October 14 that the dispute would be carried into the courts and, earlier that day, he filed suit in Santa Monica Superior ; Court asking for $7,708.73 for "work, labor and services" he claims is due his company from Ocean View, former sup-plier to Port Lumber Co. At the meeting here last month, Brinkman had a man serve subpoenas to Mr. Creath and to Dean Bettis. another member of the Ocean View firm who came here from Gold Beach, Ore., to meet the commission.

The papers were served as Creath began the introduction of Bettis to the board. Creath put his subpoena in his pocket , and continued with the formalities. Commissioners did not ask what the serving of the papers was all about but, during the deliberation on the lease, Brinkman explained that the subpoenas were part of a legal action he was bringing against'Ocean View.

-The lease has been "open" since August 30 when the commissioners canceled the lease held by Mr. Brinkman of the Port Lumber Co. Official reason then given for the cancellation was that Brinkman failed to apply for renewal of the lease a month in advance as specified. Unofficial reason behind the cancellation was the charge by Commissioner Earnev T. Thompson that Brinkman was both wholesaling and reiailing lumber from the dock. This was in violation of the lease an-d of lumber industry ethics, Thompson charged.

The cancellation brought immediate applications frorn five other lumber companies, including Ocean View, the firm that had been supplying Mr. Brinkman. There was another application, from the E. L. Reitz Co. of Long Beach, a short time later.

Regarding the new Ocean View lease, Commissioner Dealer Thompson of the Thompson Lumber Co., Oxnard, said, "I feel our harbor will now go great guns and much lumber should go over the dock. The small yards now have an opportunity such as they have never had before."

Mullin Lumber Co. Displcys Alcoq Gore-free Producfs Genter

California's first "Care-free Home Building Products Display Center" is now installed at the Mutrlin Lumber Co. of Los Angeles. It is a joint project of the retail lumberyard and the Aluminum Corp. of America. It is part of Alcoa's new national program to create better housing and improve existing dwellings, it was said. Replicas of the' display will be installed in yards throughout the country.

The Los Angeles center is to show homeowners and contractors the. latest in aluminum products, the bulk supplied by local manufacturers, including aluminum siding, roofing, hardware, shutt_ers, insulatiol, nails, gutters, downspouts, fasteners, windows, screening, storm windows, doors, etc. The display is located in the lumberyard at 1950 W. Slauson Ave., said Owner Wayne F. Mullin.

r5qntoncr' Tosk Force

State Forester Francis H. Raymond announces that "Santana" Task Fotce went into effect after October 15. "Santana," known as the "Devil Winds" historically and statistically, annually takes its toll of valuable watershed acreage. Forest fires fanned by the "Santana" during October. November and December in the Southern California