THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

Cooperate With Rubber Conseryation Program

fn a recent bulletin to members, Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California has this to say regarding the conservation of rubber: "To cooperate with the rubber conservation program it is suggested that dealers, in their local communities, should make provision for more strict regulations governing their deliveries. Perhaps i program could be worked out to provide that deliveries of small quantities could be made at certain times during the day, much as department stores have done in the past. Perhaps a minimum charge would also help to eliminate thoughtless ordering, and doing away with Saturday deliveries may work in some localities. Cooperation on such a program would meet with public approval and rvould be a desirable economy."

California Pine mills are reminding their customers that it will be necessary to hold lumber orders to be shipped by truck to an absolute minimum of 40,000 lbs., because of the weight restrictions placed upon truckers by the State and Federal Governments to conserve tires and equipment.

There is no ban on the sale of retreaded, recapped and used tires at the present time. OPA has established a price ceiling for retreaded and recapped tires and retreadable tire carcasses which became effective on January 19, and a ceiling will be placed on used tires in the near future.

California retread firms are doing a "hotcake" business and it is no longer a Z4-hour job to have your machine fixed up with retreads. One Los Angeles dealer stated a few days ago that they had 6000 tires waiting to be retreaded and their daily capacity is only 150. Another large Los Angeles retread merchant, who had just returned from Washington conferences said: "It is my belief that there will be plenty of rubber to go around if people will just be patient."

Seattle, Washington, Jan. t5, I942.-The weekly average of West Coast lumber production in December (5 weeks) was 134,290,000 board feet, or 84.3 per cent of estimated capacity. Orders averaged 177,58/J,m board feet; shipments, tD,748,000. Weekly averages for November were: production, 154,549,W board feet (78.5 per cent of the 1926-1929 average) ; orders, 136,213,W; shipments, 141,542,M.

53 weeks of. 1941, cumulative production, 8,721,112N0 board f.eet; 52 weeks 1940,-7,0%,855,000; 52 weeks, 1939, -4,426,95r.

Orders for 53 weeks of. l94I break down as follows: rail, 5,279,265,0@ board feetl domestic cargo, 2,197,741,CfJl0; export, 237,764,000 ; local, 1,200,598,000

The industry's unfilled order file stood at 827,161,000

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CHANGE OF AI'I'NESS

The California Lumber Merchant has rnoved its Lros Angeles offices from Rooms 318-19-20 to Rooms 5O8-9-lO Central Building.

Same telephone nurnber VAndike 4565.

Same Street Address IOB West Sixth Street.

Oh beautiful emblem of Liberty tree, Oh star-spangled Flag of the Land of the Free; I love thee, Old Glory, with love that's as true And pure as the stars in the heavenly blue. There's no flag like my flag, there's no fag like thineOh patriots, countrymen, comrades of mine'Tis kissed by God's breezes, by angels caressed, Beloved by the North, by the South, East and West; And each brilliant star shooting forth when unfurled, Sends flashes of hope to oppressed of the world.

-By Capt. Jack Crawford, the Poet Scout. :8'F*

The gag is going the rounds that Berlin will soon have the biggest population of any city on earth-when the Russians get there.

The Scotchman, so the story goes, had just listened to a rendition of the very beautiful war song, "There'll Always Be An England," and was heard to remark: "Why, to be sure there'll always be an England. No true Scot can doot it. For what is England, anyway, but the Southern tip o' Scotland? And of course everyone knows there'll always be a Scotland."

Music is playing a splendid part in building up war morale in this country. There are some wonderful songs, and many wonderful singers. With no notion of low-rating anyone's favorite singer of war songs, I wish'to cast my vote for Frank Parker singing "Th'ere'll Always Be An Enghnd," and also singing "God Bless America." He sorta sets your heart on fire with either one. And if you're looking for a phonograph record with a beautiful song tinged with the promise of victory in the voice of the singer, listen to a Victor Record by Sammy Kay's orchestra, "The White Cliffs of Dover." It's really something.***

Music plays a much greater part than does either the printed or spoken word when it comes to thrilling human beings on the subject of war. Yet it must be a&nitted that the address that Prime Minister Churchill delivered to the American Congress was a soul-stirring thing. I heard it on the radio, then heard parts of it several times on the screen. But a friend of mine who is a good judge of oratory and of human emotion who sat in the gallery and listened to that speech tells me that the effect of it could not be overestimated. With a voice far from musical, but with magnificent diction, that little British patriot sends forth thoughts of glory clothed in words of fire that make his hearers thrill as never before in their lives at the spoken word. The very vigor of his words and phrases are historical.

There are critics today who express the belief that Churchill's place in the field of oratory may be an even higher one, when history is written, than his place as statesman or patriot; and no reflection on his statesmanship or patriotism- He is simply one of the super orators of the world's history. Some say he ranks with Demosthenes, and Cicero, and Patrick Henry. Anyway, it's a tremendous thing to hear him; something never to be forgotten. ***

He fairly filled the hearts of his hearers to bursting when he made that dramatic statement about America having drawn the sword and thrown away the scabbard. It brought his hearers to their feet. They were quoted words, of course, the words that the great English historian Macaulay wrote about a mighty English warrior of other days, John Hampden. Macaulay wrote these vital words about John Hampden: "\i[/hen he drew the sword, he threw away the scabbard; he knew that the essense of war is violence, and that moderation in war is imbecility."

That phrase is worth ,""Ut", over and over again in these days of world war. "The essence of war is violence, and moderation in war is imbecility." Truly that statement must likewise be the first paragraph on the first page of Nazi and Jap, for the essence of their form of warfare is truly violence, and moderation is unknown to them. Of course they go even farther than that. As a well known football writer said the day after Pearl Harbor: "The Japs threw away the rule book, and ran with the ball before the game started." And so now America and England both have thrown away the scabbard, and in their preparations to achieve victory have announced that they also lrrow the essence of war, and the imbecility of moderation.

Early in the progress i; irr,"ri""r, Civit War, someone remarked to Abraham Lincoln during a war confer- ence: "\il'e trust, Sir, that God is on our side." And slowly and thoughtfully, Lincoln replied: "It is inore important, Sir, to know if we are on God's side." t<**

The American nation ," *"Ur* and hearing much these days about the late "Billy" Mitchell. A well known writer, commenting on the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse a few weeks ago, said: "Battleships are now worth about fifty bucks apiece." It was for saying about that same thing a few years back that "Billy" Mitchell, of the air arm of the United States Army, was court-martialed. Now the nation is officially and otherwise apologizing to 'the shade of "Billy" Mitchell, and admitting that he was probably the most definite and dramatic prophet in all our history. What happened to the Prince of Wales and the Repulse is just about what "Billy" Mitchell insisted could and should happen when sea and air power met. But, as the Bible said about another prophet, "they laughed Him to scorn."

I am sure that from somewhere afar off the shade of "Billy" Mitchell is watching the fulfillment of his prophecies with some sort of satisfaction. I can't help feeling that he is in touch with the situation. And that from now on the nation he served and loved and was punished for telling the truth to, will be more partial to prophets, in spite of the Biblical warning that prophets "shall not be without honor save in their own country." No doubt the lesson that he tried to teach his generation will be finally well Iearned.

East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club

There was an attendance of 65 to hear Frank H. Beckmann, world traveler, give a talk on "Vagabonding in the Caribbean," at the dinner meeting of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club, held at Hotel Leamington, January 19' Chester H. Treichel, Oakland architect, spoke briefly on the work of the Civilian Defense Committee.

The door prize, an $18.75 Defense Bond, was won by Caspar Hexberg.

President Lewis A. Godard presided. John Helm was program chairman for the meeting.

The next meeting will be held at Hotel Leamington on Monday evening, February 16. This being the 17th anniversary of the founding of the Club there will be a special 'celebration.

More Debnse Housing

San Francisco, Jan. 19.-The Federal Works Agehcy today was authorized by Charles F. Palmer, coordinator of defense housing, to proceed at once with construction of 150 demountable houses at Camp Roberts, Calif., and 110 at Higley, Arizona, according to advices received from Washington, D. C.

Paul Bunyan Yesterday and Today

Pqul won his I-e with cn cxe crnd cn ox. The lumber industry ol todcry is more compliccted but Pcul Bunycm still stcnds crs the syrnbol of cchievenent.

Bed Biver's logging includes seleclive cutting, conser'ecrtion curd lorest protection Red River's productiou requires cccurcrte cnd unilomr milling, Hln-secsoning cmd grr<rdiag to Associcrtion stcrndards.

Catifornia Pines

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II'IUBEB MOI'IDINGS PTYWOOD INCIENSE CEDAR

Venetiqn Blind Slcte cad Pencil Stocl

For Sou,thern California, stochs includ,ing Sash and Doors are cami,eil in th,e Los Angeles Wholesale Warehouse. Truck Deliueries.

MIIJ. FACTOBIES, GEN. OFFICE, WESTWOOD, CAL

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