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A. L. A. LUMBER CO. OPEN BRANCH AT SAN MARCOS

The A. L. A. Lumber Co. of Escondido have opened a new branch at San Marcos. The new office was installed around the first of the year.

Henry Tmlinger Spends Holidays In Oakland

Henry Uhlinger, Wm. M. Robbins Lumber Co., Los Angeles, was a Bay District visitor over the holidays where he spent several days visiting with his folks who live in Oakland. He also called on many of his lumbermen friends in the Bay District. Mr. Uhlinger was formerly connected with the lumber business in San Francisco.

TOM A McCANN HOO HOO CLUB MEETING

The Tom A. McCann Hoo Hoo Club held their monthly meeting at McCloud, Wednesday, December 7. The business session was devoted to a discussion of community affairs.' The Playground Committee reported that further improvements in the six acre playground provided the community by the Hoo Hoo Club and the McCloud River Lumber Co. would be delayed until spring. B. W. Lakin announced that the directors of the McCloud River Lumber Co. have approved the plans of the school bodrd for a new grade school.

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D. DUNNING VISITS LOS ANGELES

Dunning, The Little River Redwood Co., San Francisco, sales rrianager a,pd general manager of the company's San Francisco office, was a Los Angeles visitor around the first of the year Where he spent several days attending to company business matters,. He also attended the East-West football game between Pittsburgh and Stanford at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, on lanuary 2. He was accompanied by Mrs. Dunning on the trip.

Thir nw will cut quiclly rnd ccononically on cithcr hard or roft wood. Whcthcr rippia3, cutting-ofr or mitcring, it will rtend fart hrnd fccd without rubbing or ovcrheatiag. Thc rucccufut pctormrncc of Sinoadr Sawr, Knivcr and Filcr ir duc to thc fact that thcy are beckcd by Simondr menufacturin3' c:pcrioncc of ncerly r ccntury.

Whcn ordcriag rpecift Sinondr Plencr Srw for rnoothcr cutting. Do not accept r'rubrtitutc.

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B. WICKERSHAM RECOMMENDED F'OR HOO HOO STATE COUNSELOR OF CALIFORNIA W. B. BYRNE TO BE SNARK OF LOS ANGELES DISTRICT

Fred Roth, San Francisco, Bojum on the Hoo Hoo Su?reme Nine, has recommended the appointment of W. B. -Wickersham, Los Angeles, as state counselor for California. Mr. Roth's recommendation will please the Hoo Hoo members of the state. During the past year, Mr. Wickersham has acted as Vicegerent Snark of the Los Angeles District. He has also acted as President of the Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club. He is an active worker for Hoo Hoo :and has always been closely associated with Hoo Hoo af{airs in the state. Mr. Wickersham is connected with the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Co.

Mr. Roth has also recommended the appointment of B. -W. Byrne as Vicegerent Snark of the Los Angeles District.

Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference Move To New Offices

J. E. Mackie, secretary of the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference. is now located in their new offices in the Hartwell Building, Long Beach. They were formerly located in the Babb Building. Mr. Mackie states that the 1927 Pacific Coast Uniform Building Code will be ready for distribution on January 15.

California Officials Approve Hemlock For Ladder Stock

Loflgview, Wash., Dec. 15.-Official approval for the use of West Coast hemlock in ladder stock, in accordance with government ratings, has been given by the California department of industrial relations, according to word just reCeived by the West Coast Lumber Bureau. This rating of the Pacific Northwest wood was granted after representatives of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association and the Bureau, working together, called on the department's chief safety engineer at the request of several lad. der manufacturers and provided him with facts concerning the strength of the wood. This information covered mechanical tests made at the Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, 'Wis., ratings of ladder materials by the United States department of labor, and actual experience.

Mr. Byrne has always been closely identified with Hoo Hoo activities in Southern California and during the coming year the Los Angeles Hoo Hoo can look forward to many enjoyable Hoo Hoo affairs. During the past year, he was president of Los Angeles Hoo Hoo Club No. 2. He is secretary of the Western Hardwood Lumber Co. of Los Angeles.