Centml Catifornia Lumbermen's Club Holds Annual Meeting

Chas. G. Bird, of the Stockton Lumber Co. was elected president, A. R. Martin, of Hales & Symons, Sonora, was elected vice-president, W. O. Mashek, United Lumber Yards, Modesto, was elected treasurer, and T. L. Gardner was elected secretary of the Central California Lumbermen's Club, at the ,club's annual meeting held at Hotel Stockton, Stockton, December 13, 1930.

As the meeting was also the annual Ladies' Day, the novel idea was carried out of turning the program of the meeting over to the wives and daughters of the members.

Mrs. James Gartin presided, and the pr,ogram was stagecl as occurring on December 13, 194O, the women having previous to this time taken over the lurnber business after it had become badly demoralized in the hands of the men.

Music rvas furnished by Van L. Shaljian's orchestra, ancl community singing was led by Alex Emerson. assisted by Mrs. J. V. Baird, accompanist.

The business session was held after luncheon, following whi,ch Miss Francis Falconbury read the mintttes of tl-re Central California Lumberrvomen's Association held November 12, 1940. These were as follows:

The meeting was held in the Clul; rooms of the United Lumber Company's Building Material Departr.nent store. The members partook of a very dainty luncheon pror.iclecl by the Gentlemen's Improvement Club, u'hich \vas presided over by Warren S. Tillson.

After luncheon the ladies and their guests retired to the lounge for a srnoke. While there they were entertained b1watching the annual football classic over the radio betu'een Modesto and the College ofPacific. Pacific was defeatecl because they could not advance over "Slippery" Ground. This flashy fulllr.ack is everything from the "Glound" up.

After the game the members convened in business session with President Mary Gartin presiding. 'fhe rninutes of the previous meeting rvere read and approved. Roll u'as called and every member was found to be present.

The first matter o{ business was a report of the Tradc Relations Committee. The Con.rn.rittee found harmonv ou all sides and the manufacturers and rvholesalers cooperating1ffi7' with the dealers. President Gartin emphasized that any dealer buying from an unfair rnatrufacturer or rvholesaler will be fined $5.@ per l0OO feet.

The historian gave some interesting siclelights concertring various lum'beru'omen and their husbands. She reported that: l-Velma Keu'in has just hired a bo1' to help out u'ith the house work so George can attend his Tuesday and Thursday Bridge Club.

2:Interest was manifest at the arlnouncenlent that Charles Tillson, husband of Avis Tillson, lvas awarded first prize for the best housekeeper in San Joaquin County.

3-The historian further stated that the Coos-Bay Lumber Company rvill be cutting on Eden Ridge after the first of the year.

4-Satisfaction was expressed in the statement that Tonr Kewin has, at last, learned to relax. He is seen every 3fternoon playing peewee golf.

5-It was the historian's belief that the reason Ann Ground has permitted George to work in the 1'ard is to regain the boyish figure that he lost by too much leisure.

6-As Bill Mashek is such a smooth talker, May has allowed him to continue on as salesman. He knorvs more about insulation than the man who made it.

7-There was interest in the announ.cement that The Oyster Shell-O. V. Wilson's restaurant, is nou' specializ- ing in delicious fish salads.

8-The historian commented on the fact that the moral tone of business is higher everywhere. An example of this is a_ siSn over the Good Lumber Company rvhich reads, ..NO SWEARING

PERMITTED IN THIS PLANT.''

9-Mary Gartin is trying to find some soft wood forJim, her husbancl, to rvhittle on so he he will not wear out so manv knives.

10-The report r.vas encled with the announcement that since the four-day week Charlie tsird and Charlie in Atlantic City parading the latest fashions.

schedule has been instituted. Tillson are seen everv rveek-end dorvn the boarcl .lr'alk exhibiting

It rvas rnoved, seconded and carried that the next meeting be held in Stockton, December 13, and the husbands be invited. L. Falconbury was appointed Chairrnan of the Committee. There being no further business the meeting rvas adjourned.

The following attended the meeting:

Members-E. J. I\fattox, Merced Lumber Co., Turlock: Warren S. Tillson, Modesto Lumber Co., Modesto; Fr,ank W. Trower, Trower T,umber Co., San Francisco; D. H. Schroebel, San Joaquin Lumber Co., Stockton; Al. Fisher, Jr., Fisher Brothers Luinbei & Mill Co., Stockton; J. S. Webb, Modesto Lumber Co., Turlock; R. B. Gartin, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Salida; J. U. Gartirr, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto; W. O. Mashek, United Lumber Yards, Modesto; Geo. A. Good, Good Lunrber Co., Tracy; F. T. Fisher, Fisher Brothers Lumber & Mill Co., Stockton; Arthur Field, Moorehead Lumber Co., Escalon; H. T. Clark, United Lumber Yards, O,akdale; Geo. E. Ground, Ground Lumber Co., Modesto; A. R. Martin, Hales & Symons, Sonora; I. J. Symons, Hales & Syurons, Sonora; O. V. Wilson, Central Lumber Co., Stockton; Chas. C. Moorehead. Moorehead Lumber Co., Escalon; O. D. Ruse, Ruse-Blair Lumber Co., Stockton; W. M. Casey, Redwood Mfg. Co., Pittsburc; C. P. Christiansen, Linden Lumber Co., Linden; J. F. Johnson, Modesto Lunrber Co., Ceres; R. L. Ustick, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto; O. H. Atwood, Modesto Lumber Co., Modesto; Jerry Stutz,. Coos Ba1' autnb.. Co., Stockton; L. H. Elliott, Valley Lunrber Co.. Lodi; C. R. Tillson, Modesto Lumber Co., Modesto; J. H. Yancey, Yancey Lunrber Co., Newn-ran; W. T. Ralston, Yancey Lunrber Co., Patterson; G. W. Merwin, Neu'man Lun.rber Co., Newnran; W. E. Bruce, Star Lumber Co., Stockton; W. H. Falconbury, San Joaquin Lumber Co., Stockton; Chas. G. Bird, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton. Guests-Alex. F. Emerson, Stockton Abstract & Title Company, Stockton; Mrs. Vernon Baird, Stockton; Margaret Robinson, Stanis. laus Lumber Company, Modesto; Ruth Mattox, Merced Lumber Co., Turlock; Mrs. Jerry Stutz, Coos Bay Lumber Co., Stockton; Mrs. O. V. Wilson, Central Lumber Cor-rrpany, Stockton; \frs. Geo.

A. Good, Good Lumber Co., Tracy; Mr's. C, U. Utterback, Modesto; Mrs. W, E. Bruce, Star Lumber Co., Stockton; Mrs. T. L. Gardner, Stockton; Mrs. H. T. Clark, United Lumber Yards, Inc., Oakdale; Mrs. L. H. Elliott, Valley Lumber Co., Lodi; Frances Falconbury, San Joaquin Lumber Co., Stockton; Mrs. J. U. Gartin, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto; Mrs. Geo. E. Ground, Ground Lumber Co., Modesto; Mrs. W,arren S. Tillson, Modesto Lumber Co,, Modesto; Mrs. C. C. Moorehead, Moorehead Lumber Co., Escalon; Mrs. A. J. Field, Moorehead Lumber Co., Escalon; Mrs. F. T. Fisher, Fisher Brothers Lumber & Mill Co., Stockton; Mrs. A. M. Fisher, Fisher Brother,s L,umber & Mill Co., Stockton; Mrs. C. D. LeMaster, Sacramento; Barbara LeMaster, Sacramento; Mrs. J. H. Yancey, Yancey Lumber Co., Newman; Mrs. W. T. Ralston, Yancey Lumber Co., Patterson; Mrs. H. M. fsenhower, Holmes-Eureka, Sacramento; Mrs. J. S. Webb, Modesto Lumber Co., Turlock; Mrs. G. W. Merwin, Newman Lumber Co., Newman; Mrs. W. H. Falconbury, San Joaquin Lumber Co., Stockton; Mrs. D. H. Schroebel, San Joaquin Lumber Co., Stockton; Mrs. E. W. Doe, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton; H. M. Isenhower, Holmes-Eureka, Sacramento; Chas. T. Gartin, California Cedar Products Co., Stockton; M. G. Payne, United Lumber Yards, Inc., Modesto; L. J. Robinson, Stanislaus Lumber Co., Modesto; W. G. Merwin, Newman Lumber Co., Newman E. W. Doe, Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton; D. C. Essley, State I-umbermen's Association, Los Angeles; Chas. D. LeMaster, Western Building Review, Sacramento; Thos. L. Gardner, Wilhoit Bldg., Stockton; Clark Utterback, Wilhoit Bldg., Stockton.

Chips From The Forests

The recent in,crease from $675,000 to $1,430,000, annually, in Federal funds authorized for,construction of major roads in the national forests of California will be a considerable factor in relief for the unemployed, according to the U. S. Forest Service.

Bears in the national forests of California and Oregon that like to claw and knock down the green and white enamel signs posted by the U. S. Forest Servi'ce for the information of the public, are due to get the shock of their lives. A forest ranger has invented a contrivance .consisting of a battery of dry 'cells, coil box and wires that may be attached to signs, which is warranted to jolt Old Bruin with 12,000 volts of high powered juice every time he monkeys with Uncle Sam's property.

Have you had your six lead pencils this year? That was the per capita consumption of lead pencils in the United States in1929, which totaled 843,000,000 wooden pencils, or more than twice as many as were produced two decades ago. Formerly, says the U. S. Forest Service, wooden pencils were made principally from eastern red cedar, but in re,cent years a part of the pencil stock has ,come from incense ,cedar cut in the national forests of California.

acres, in U. S. Forest Service.