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The Department of Commerce has made public a letter by Secretary of Commerce Frederick I{' Mueller, replying to one from Senator Joseph S' Clark, of Pennsylvania, on the subject of areas with chronic unemployment. Text of the Secretary's letter follows:

"Dear Senator Clark:

"In response to your letter of October 6th, referring to areas with chronic unemploSrment:

"But for you, Senator Clark, and your party's leaders in Congress, the surplus labor areas of your own state and elsewhere right now would be receiving millions of dollars to develop new industries.

"The President in a special message to the Congress on August 8th pointed out that the Administration's area assistance bill would channel more help directly into stricken areas than any previous measure proposed' 'l'ailure to act,' said he, 'will deny this help for months to come. Human distress demands action now.'

"But you and your party's leaders refused to act although you have a two-to-one majority in the Congress. You not only blocked this help but you have blocked Administration area assistance bills for five years in a row.

"Sincerely yours,

/s,/"F rederick H. Mueller, Secretary of Commerce."

Word & Horrington Find Trouble As Residents Rop Site for lumberyqrd

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Laguna Beach, Calif.-Although the idea appeals to the local Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Realtors, and developers of the City Master Plan, the proposed location of a lumberyard at the entrance to Canyon Acres does not appeal to the residents there.

Lee E. Allison, owner of approximately one acre of vacant land at the southeast corner of Laguna Canyon Road and Canyon Acres Drive had requested a variance from the City Planning Commission, October 3, to construct a retail lumberyard on the R-l property. But scores of residents of the area packed the Council chambers to heatedly protest the project. They claimed establishment of the lumberyard would diminish property values, increase traffic congestion, disturb the peace and quiet of the neighborhood, and cut off their view as well as create a fire hazard.

Property Owner Allison, and Floyd Case, associated with Ward & Harrington Lumber Co., which seeks to build on the property, expressed their own views in answer to the protests. Case pointed out that the lumber compalry wiU be forced to vacate its present Laguna Beach site on Broadway adjacent to the Festival glounds, January 1, 1961, because the city has purchased the property and will not renew leases for its use after the first of the year.

City planners took the matter under submission and scheduled a subsequent hearing on the proposed lumberyard establishment'