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Lumber shipments of 465 mills reporting to the Nationel Lumber Trade Barometer exceeded production by 4.8 per cent for the week ended October 30, 1943. fn the same week new orders of these mills were 9.9 per cent greater than production. Unfilled order files in the reporting mills amounted to 99 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are equivalent to 39 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 36 days' prqduction.

For the year to date, shipments of reporting identical mills exceeded production by 7.9 per cent; orders by 9.1 per cent.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 1935-39, production of reporting mills was 13.8 per cent greater; shipments were 21.6 per cent greater; and orders were 39.3 per cent greater.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended October 23, 96 mills reporting, gave orders as 66,710,000 feet, shipments 69,759,M feet, and production 75,985,00O feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 372,326,ffi0 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended October 30, 89 units (157 mills) reporting, gave orders as 21,ffi7,W feet, shipments 21,797,00O feet, and production 19,381,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 13$2CI,000 feet.

The California Redwood Association reported production of twelve operations for the month of September, 1943, as 37,733,W feet, shipments 35,915,@0 feet, and orders received 34,167,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 121,865,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended October 23 reported orders as 108,185,000 feet, shipments \22,7LIf/J-l: feet, and production 116,550,000 feet. For the week ended October 3O orders were reported as 121,533,000 feet, ship.ments 114,144,000 feet and production 110,217,000 feet.

Hcl Von Breton in Business lor Himeell

Hal Von Breton, rranager of the Aircraft and Import Department for E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, resigned his position effective October 31, after many years' service with the company. He will engage in business for himself and has opened an office in the Bank of America Building, 650 South Spring Street, Los Angeles.

Sunrives Tcnrker Crqsh

Harry O'Brien, son of J. J. (Obie) O'Brien, employee of Gamerston & Green Lumber Co., Oakland, one of two survivors of his Naval gun crew in the recent crash of two oil tankers off the Florida coast, is now home on survivor's leave.

Jaclc Dionne Will Spealc at Los Angeler Surplus Ai,craft Plywood Available Hoo-Hoo Meeting Nov. 23 Without Priority

Jack Dionne, publisher of The California Lumber Merchant, will be the speaker at the m,eeting of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club to be held at the University Club, 614 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, Tuesday noon, November 23. A. B. McKee, Jr., San Pedro Lunaber Co-, Los Angeles, will be honorary chairman. Luncheon will be served at 12:09 p. m.

Vicegerent Snark Dee Essley reports that plans are well under way for a golf tournament and Christmas party to be held at the Riviera Countrv Club on December 17.

Chcrnges in Personnel

Lloyd Cole, manager of the Redwood Division for the Hammond Lumber Company at Los Angeles, has been appointed manager of the company's branch yards in Southern California.

Carl Reeder, formerly Redwood salesman with the company at Los Angeles is now in charge of the Redwood Division in Southern California.

Housing

Top priorities are being extended for purchase of critical materials required for war housing projects needed for aircraft workers now scheduled in Dallas, Fort Worth, Los Angeles and San Diego, WPB and NHA announce.

Lessened demand frona the aviation industry, by reason of the Army's cancellation of its huge plywood cargo plane program, has proven a boon to various industries who now find surplus stocks of aircraft plywood available to them without priorities, C. S. Creigh, sales manager of the United States Plywood Corporation, announced November 5.

"These surpluses of aircraft plywood," said Mr. Creigh, "represent for the most part over-runs and cutbacks on war orders. Because of this situation, these supplies are now available without restrictions to vocational and other schools or to manufacturers.

"fndeed, these priority-free plywoods, we find, have already attracted active buying from toy manufacturers, furniture and novelty manufacturers and for general mill-work.

"This is one of those infrequent instances which occur in the industry under war conditions when the plywood warehouses have available for general sale regular items usually restricted to war use. Occasionally, the warehouses have also had for general sale some hardwood plywood such as unselected gum."

Building Mcrtericls cnd Consumers Goods

Several minor changes to simplify pricing methods are made by the OPA (Maximum Price Regulation 188, Amendment 25\, effective Nov. 3.