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FIIA Will Now Opercrte Under Peacetime Procedures

Formal orders to all field offlces of the Federal Housing Administration to terminate the war housing program have been issued by FHA Commissioner Raymond M. Foley.

From no'iv on all FHA home financing insurance operations will be conducted under normal peacetime procedures. FHA has available $2,000,000,000 in authorizations for insurance'of loans to buy, build, or improve homes. The authorization for mortgage insurance may be increased another $1,000,000,000 by Presidential approval.

At the time instructions to halt operations under Title Vl-the war housing program provision of the National Housing Act-were issued, substantially all of the authorization under the program, $1,800,000,00O, had been used, either in mortgages endorsed for insurance, commitrnents to insure outstanding, or mortgages in process of examination.

Since Congress enacted Title VI in March, 1941, to August 31. 1945. FHA has insured more than 325.000 one-tofour family dwellings and 470 large-scale rental projects, more than 400,000 dwelling units altogether.

Funds for this construction by private builders were advanced by private lending institutions with FHA able, under Title VI, to accept wartime risks in insuring the loans,

In his instructions to field offices, Mr. Foley said that in cases where applications for war housing insurance are in process, a new determination of the actual need for the housing must be made. In cases of outstanding commitments where construction has not started. a review of each

Hoo-Hoo Appointments

Lewis A. Godard, Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., San Francisco, has been appointed Supreme Bojum for the coming Hoo-Hoo year.

E. G. (Dave) Davis, Union Lumber Co., San Francisco, has been appointed Vicegerent Snark for the San Francisco district.

D. Normen Cords, Shevlin-Cords Lumber Co., San Francisco, has been re-appointed Vicegerent Snark of the Oakland district.

Guest Specker on Radio Progrcm

First produced in 1914, insulation board in 30 years has become an almost indispensable building material, particularly since the rvar, Henry W. Collins of Chicago, president of 'the Insulation Board Institute and vice president of The Celotex Corp., told a nation-wide radio audience recently.

Mr. Collins was guest of honor on the Union Pacific Railroad's radio program, "Your America." Looking ahead to postwar building, he discussed anticipated developments in the insulating industry.

Fcrirlax Ycrrd Sold

The yard of the Fairfax Lumber Company, Fairfax, Marin County, has been purchased by Frank W. Boileau, who was for many years with Henry Hess Company.

case was ordered as cumstances brought to the continuing need in light of cirabout by the end of the war.

Frrnnal Jternt

P. R. Kahn, Forsyth Hardwood Co., San Francisco, attended the National Hardwood Lurnber Association and National Wholesale Lumber Distributing Yard Association meetings held September 19 and N at the La Salle Hotel, Chicago. He made the trip by automobile and called on mills in the hardwood producing centers of the Middle West and South.

Crosby Sheviin, Shevlin-Cords Lumber Co., San Francisco, returned recently from calling on the Pine mills of Northern California and Southern Oregon.

Bob Cole, formerly in the wholesale sash ness in Los Angeles, left September 12, to locate permanently in Mexico City.

and door busiwith his wife,

Walter Koll, A. J. has returned from a Koll Planing Mill Ltd., trip to the Northwest. Los Angeles,

Jack Holrvay, 'ivho ts ttr ment for Whiting-Mead Co., sick list, and Joe Matlick is charge of the lumber departLos Angeles, has been on the in charge during his absence. president, Sterling Lumber Co., Oakfrom a business trip to Oregon and

Frank G. Duttle, land, has returned Washington.

Charles T. Gartin, Oregon Lumber Sales, Eugene, Oregon, was a recent business visitor to the San Francisco Bay district. He also paid a visit to his old home in Modesto, Calif.

W. G. (Bill) Hamilton, manager of the Los Angeles office of Holmes Eureka l-urnber Co., recently spent a {ew davs at the companv's head office in San Francisct.r.

W. W. (Bill) Jackson, J. H. cisco, returned in the latter part ing his vacation in Oregon.

Baxter & Co., San Franof September from spend-

He ls Yours

If he's yours, Uncle Sam, in the morning, When his young heart is joyous and gay, If he's yours ere the dawn tints have faded, He is yours for the rest of the day.

If he's yours when his thoughts and his fancies, Thrill the world with a nameless delight, He is yours, LTncle Sam, when he's groping Through the mists and the shadows of night.

If he's yours in the flower of his manhood, If he's yours in the pride of his youth, With his fine and unsullied ideals Of loyalty, honor and truth, If he's yours when from blue skies above him, The sun spills its gold on his way, He's yours, IJncle Sam, in the twilight, When the world has. grown somber and grey.

If he's yours, Uncle Sam, when you call him From the home and the friends of his vouth. To pledge his undying devotion To freedom and justice and truth, If he's yours in the maelstrom of battle, Where the banshees of death shriek and wail, He's yours lvhen the madness is overlfets yours at the end of the trail.

Then open your arms to enfold him, Let him lay his young head on your breast; He has tasted life's sweet and its bitter. Itre knows now the worst and the best; New pathways lie open before him, Keep faith with him all the long way; He was yours in the sunlight of morning And he's yours till the close of the day.

Adeline Merriam Conner.

Rain Stops Forest Fires

Northern California's first fall rain on September 2l smothered widespread forest fires. Dewitt Nelson, State forester. said the timber loss would run into several million dollars.

In Butte County, where flames destroyed 11,800 acres of timber and threatened evacuation of Stirling City, the fire was declared by county officials as completely out. Unofficial estimates placed the loss of fir and redwood timber in Mendocino Countv at 50.@O acres.

", walle Exsept a )OB"

Here is a real application for a job as a logger and the logging foreman's humorous reply. Bill Chantland, manager of Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Company's Los Angeles office has known Mint Look for many years, and says he is one of their most capable foremen, with a great sense of humor and a lot of ability as a story teller.

Chehalis, Wash., August 20, 1945. Dearsir i wille Be in psition to Exsept a JoB as a Bucker or left Handed faller in your lincoln Crick Camp on Ore About October the 20 Ore Before that time i Havent worked in any loging camp sense the 7.1O 44 july ona count of injurdy I am having my teeth Extracted now and new plate made if you can use me on that dat let me no at least a week a Head of time i will Haft stay in camp so infrmea wat i should Bring my lunch pail ore not and Ration Boks ore not ii same are still in use

Yours truly Elmer Cook rot 3 Box 396A ps if i can cone on a Earlyer date rvill let you no .ivat Date

Schqler Bros. Lincoln Creek Camp l0 \ugust 22, l9+5.

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Mr. Elmer

Cook, Chehalis, Wash.

Dear Sir:

In reply to your letter of Aug. 20th will give you the following information. All the timber around Camp 10 is cut except about 500 acres r,vhich is located on top of billygoat mt. This mt. is very rough and rugged and is covered with a heavy growth of big timber and a dense growth of underbrush. It also has a lot of high rocky cliffs and caves. Some of the Canyons are f mile deep and very steep. On account of the surrounding country being all logged off all of the bears and cougars have retreated to this tract of timber. All fallers and buckers must carry a rifle and protect themselves at all times. They must r,vork in pairs. One man works while the other man rvatches. Last winter I missed two buckers in the deep snorv but this Spring I found the poor fellows' shoes so I know the wild animals caqght them. The State of Washington does not pay insurance for men killed by tvild animals but if you want to take a chance you can bring your old smooth bore and come on over. Do not come in October because all the men go hunt_ ing deer and the camp shuts down. Most of the men working here are hill billys and ridge runners from tl-re States of West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee and are expert shots.

In regard to your teeth you had better g'et a set of stain_ less steel about two inches long and very sharp. The cougar and bear meat we live on is very tough and you must have sharp teeth to chelv it. The beds are all fillecl up but you can bring a couple of old blankets and sleep under the trees until a bunk gets empty.

I'f you want to work under these conditions you can come over at once.

Yours truly, Mint Look.