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PORTI.AIID CTMII{T COMPAIIY dt our Victorville, Cclilornia, "Wet Process" MilI.

More than one hundred prominent Hoo-Hoo from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois were guests at a testimonial dinner given at the Pfister Hotel, Milu'aukee, on November 18, in honor of D. S. Montgomery, Rameses 39, at which time he was presented a beautiful wrist watch in aporeciation of his faithful service in behalf of Hoo-Hoo International.

Speakers on the program included well-known national figures, from Minneapolis : T. T. Jones, president; W. M. "Doc" Wattson, treasurer; {rom Chicago: A.A. Hood, Rameses 32; O. C. Lance, Hoo-Hoo Immortal; E. W. Kettlety Supreme Custocatian, R. E. Saberson, St. Paul, recently elected Snark of the lJniverse, made the presentation.

Ben F. Springer, secretary of Hoo-Hoo International was in charge of the arrangements, and George Mill, president of the Milwaukee Club presided. E. W. Kettlety headed the delegation of ten prominent Hoo-Hoo u,ho came from Chicago to participate in the ceremonies.

Don Montgomery not only enjoys the distinction of having served as Snark of the Universe for the longest period, but of having built up the Order substantially during the five war years in which he officiated. He was paid high tribute by the speakers who attributed the present thriving conditions of the Order to his wise counsel and enthusiastic promotion.

Scv-A-Space Sliding Door Frcrmes

"The space wasted by each standard-size swinging door in the average IJ.S. one-story home costs $40'00," states Howard Coor-Pender of MacDougall Door & Plyrvood Co., Los Angeles, rvholesale distributors of Sav-A-Space Sliding Door Frames.

"Besides the eight square feet of floor area rvasted, at least 21 square.feet of wall area can serve no useful purpose except to allow the door to swing open.

"Sav-A-Space units have no noi'sy metal track, no clanking wheels. Any |s/s" thick stock door may be used with this unit, but a stock Douglas fir door will give the most satisfaction."

This company has a good supply of all stock sizes on hand, available for immediate delivery.

A White Christmas

(Continued from Page 22) responsibilities in an economy of free enterprise. Efforts to furnish lumber urgently needed by the consumer for homebuilding, remodeling, and other essential purposes will continue unabated. It is the earnest desire of Western Pine manufacturers to serve consumers with a well manufactured product, suitable in every rvay for their needs and at fair prices. The industry is opposed to shipments of green lumber except as they might be made in conformity with this principle. Its endeavors to work closely with retail lumber dealers in taking care of consumer needs under all conditions of supply and demand will be carried on. Contrary to much that has been proclaimed by advocates of government control, existing stands of timber in the Western Pine region are not being devastated by private management. These fertile hills and valleys are not being laid barren and we are not rdnning out of timber for future use. All indications are that production of Western Pines and associated species can be continued at the present level of 5l ltillion per year forever, while plentiful reserves of timber are maintained. Through expansion of the already well-established tree farm program and large scale adherence to the forest practice rules devised by industry for its own use it can be anticipated with optimism that within the foreseeable future timber grou'th in our region will considerably exceed 5l billion feet annually.

Attendance Limited crt Club No. 39 Christmcs Pcrty December 20

D. H. Le llreton, chairman of the ticket committee for the annual Christmas Party of Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, states that on account of the space available attendance u'ill be limited to 150 for this party, u'hich r'vill be held at the Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, on Friday evening, December 20. There rvill be a private bar for members, and entertainment rvill be handled by Lane Productions.

Pcrcific Logging Congress Februcry 10-12

The 37th annual meeting of the Pacific Logging Congress rvill be held in Portland, Ore., February lO-11-12 with heaclquarters at tl-re Multnomah Hotel. Everett Griggs, St. Paul & Tacoma I-umber Co., Tacoma, is president of the Pacific Logging Congress. A. Whisnant is secretary.

American Legion Housing Committee Reports On \(yatt Housing Program

The American Legion Housing Committee, appointed some time ago to study the Wyatt housing program has made its report to the Legion national executive committee. Included in the committee's recommendations are the following:

1. All priorities on home construction be abolished.

2. All price ceilings on construction of homes for sale be abolished.

3. Rent controls on existing homes be maintained until 4 million veterans homes have been completed.

4. All present permanent war housing, non-farm housing and other Government projects be offered for sale with preference to veterans or their widows.

5. The administration of all rent controls be transferred from the OPA to the FHA.

6: FHA be empowered by Congress to guarantee l@/o - loans on homes to veterans for forty years at four per cent, and the amount not to exceed $6,500.

7. The FPHA be returned to the jurisdiction of the Federal Works Agency.

8. Hoarding of building materials by Federal agencies be curbed through enforced filing of a biannual statement by each Government entity of all such materials in hand.

The War Assets Administration should throw its entire store of surplus building materials on the open market to be sold immediately at public auction. The Department of Justice shoulcl have responsibility of enforcing limitations on non.residential building instead of the CPA.

Inventories Increcsed at Mills cnd Concentrqtion Ycrds

Inventories of lurnber at sawn-rills and concentration yards at the end of September totaled 4,@2,339,000 board feet, an increase ol 7.2 per cent over August, the Civilian Production Administration baid November 26.

The total rvas slightly more than one billion board feet over the inventories of March 31, the low point in 1946 inventories, and an increase ol 999,705,O00 board feet above the total in all yards on January 1.