THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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Code Official States Oil Decision Redwood Prices Affected Litde Does Not Affect Lumber Code

Following the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States on January 7, 1935, holding invalid the oil production control provisions of the National Industrial Recovery A,ct, David T. Mason, Executive Officer of the Lumber Code Authority, on January 8, addressed a telegram to the Divisions, Subdivisions and members of the National Control Committee of the Lumber Code advising that the de,cision in no way affects the Lumber Code. A copy of Mr. Mason's telegram follows:

"Yesterday's oil decision of Supreme Court in no way affects our or any other Code including petroleum. Administration of Code including Article VIII should be continued without change. Supreme Court simply found that Section 9 (c) NIRz\ which has no relation to Codes of Fair Competition unlawfully delegates legislative power in that it fails to designate circumstances and conditions under which President may issue order curbing interstate shipments of oil produced in excess of state quotas. Richberg commenting said, 'Court pointed out that authority to approve Codes Fair Competition is based upon certain expressed conditions which require findings by President and that action under Section 9 (c) is not made to depend upon formulation of Code under Section III.' In other r,vords our Code and other Codes are based upon findings of fact required by Act whereas. Court found oil provision unconstitutional in that it failed to require such findings. Majority and minority opinions together with pertinent statements high Washington officials being forrvarded air mail tonight. Please notify persons and press."

Housing Chief to Visit L. A.

James A. Moffett, Federal Housing Administrator, rvill be in Los Angeles on January 31, it has been announced by the Los Angeles Better Housing Program committee. He will address a conferen,ce luncheon meeting at the Biltmore Hotel.

Back From Northwest

Eddie Peggs, sales manager, 'W. R. Chamberlin San Francisco, has returned from a l0-day business

-Pgrtland, Tacoma and Seattle.

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. ilce )uspensions

Harry W. Cole, Code Executive of the Redwood Division, returned to San Francis,co December 23 lrom attending the annual meeting of the directors of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association held in Chicago, December 6 to 8, and the hearing of the Lumber Code Authority held in Washington, December l0to13. Following these meetings Mr. Cole visited New York on business.

In reply to a question by The California Lumber Merchant Mr. Cole stated that the action of the National Industrial Recovery Board in suspending minimum prices December 22 has had very little efiect in the Redwood industry, as code prices repres€nted the market. In some cases, he said, Redwood items are selling for even more than the code setup, while the fact that there were no price violations suggested that the market was generally recognized to be at code levels.

McCormick Rail Dcpt. Manager Enters Wholesalc Business

_ Yq! D. Campbell, manager of the rail department, Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co., Portland, recently resigned to go into the wholesale business for himself in- Port6nd. _ Jas.. E. "Jimpy" Atkinson, district sales manager, San Francisco, left January L2 for Portland to take chaige temporarily of the rail department.

Frank L. Bortells

Frank L. Bortells, newly appointed postmaster at Monrovia, died suddenly Tuesday night, December ZS, f.rom an attack of acute indigestion. He had been postmaster since December 1.

Mr. Bortells went to Monrovia thirty-five years ago where he was manager of the L. W. Blinn Lumber Co. yard. He later came to Los Angeles and was ,connected with the Consolidated Lumber Co. About fifteen years ago, he started a lumber yard of his own at Monrovia, which he later sold to the Patten & Davies Lumber Co., now PattenBlinn Lumber Co. Until his appointment as postmaster, he was with the Whiting-Mead Co. of Los Angeles.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kate Bortells of Mourovia, and a son, Philip Bortells of Chicago.