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Digest of New OPA Regulations

Ceiling price increases of 4.5/o f.or Douglas fir doors and 3.9/o f.or pine stock millwork were announced by the OPA. Both actions rvere taken, OPA said, to aid production for the emergency housing program.

The increase in the Douglas fir doors ceiling is part of the program to increase production of doors by N/o over the present 4,000,000 annual rate, the price agency stated. Maximum prices for these doors were originally set at the prices prevailing in April and May, 1941. An increa-se of. 8.9/o was permitted in September, 1943, and a second increase ot 28.25/o in April, 1946.

According to OPA, the National Housing Agency asked the increased price in pine stock millwork to insure a flow of sash doors, frames, screens and other millwork specialties.

Individual adjustment of ceiling prices has been auth-orized for pressure treated forest produ,cts and for the service of such treatment. (Amendment 4 to Supplementary Order 128, effective Oct. 9.)

Resellers' percentage mark-ups on hardwood flooring have been revised so as to make a recent reduction of 10 percentage points apply only to oak, pecan and gum flooring and beech flooring produced in certain areas, woods covered in MPR 458. (Amendment 24 to second MPR 215, efiective Oct.9.)

Ceiling prices of. S/4-inch atd 6/4-inch northern hemlock boards have been decreased approximately $2.40 a thousand, prices of l-inch and 2-inch stock increased from $3 to $4 a thousand, and ceilings on western white spruce planks and timbers increased by $5 a thousand. (Amendment 9 to second revised MPF. 222, effective Oct 2.)

The ceiling price of plaster lath made from Douglas fir and other West Coast lumber, has been reduced by a $1 a thousand pieces, or l2/o. (Amendment 2 to second revised MPR 26, effective Oct. 2.)

Ceiling prices of eight categories of trade sale paint were raised from 2/o to 6/o over current levels. (Amendmenr97 to Order A-1 under section 1499.1598 of MPR 188, effective Oct. 3, 1946.)

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Pcter J. Van Oor(ing Handling Buifding Materials

Peter J. Van Oosting, who started in the wholesale lumber business for himself four years ago. has branched out into the building materials field. In addition to lumber, he is now handling the Swartwout Ventilouver, the new Wilson Easy Lift Aluminum Garage Door, and a Mail Box Chime and House Number which is manufactured in Los Angeles.

He is well known is Southern California lumber circles, and has been associated with the lumber business for the past twenty-six years. He was with E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, for twenty years and was sales manager when he resigned his position with that concern.

His office and warehouse is at 6527 San Fernando Road, Glendale 1, Calif.

Ioins Los Angeles Scles Force

John P. Weston has joined the sales force of .the West Oregon Lumber Co. and is working out of their Los Angeles office. During the war, he was in the U. S. Air Force for three and one half years, and before going in the service was at the company's sawmill at Portland, Ore., for three years. Following his release from the army, he spent a few months at their Eugene, Ore., office.

Annual Meeting October 29

The annual meeting of the LumbCr Merchants Association of Northern California will be held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, on Tuesday, October D. An excellent program of speakers and entertainment is being arranged.

Los Angeles Building Permits

Building permits during September totaled 4370 with a valuation estimated at $17,086,901, G. E. Morris, city building superintendent reportes for Los Angeles. The total, which includes construction of single family dwellings, apartments and multiple dwellings f.or 1575 families, is below the August tstal-499r6 permits valued at $n,00,2,493 to care for 3715 families.

Permits for the year to date totaled, 41,785 valued at $187,626,ffi9, compared to 19,304 valued at $35,473,1O6 for the same period of 1945.