E. K. Wood Social Club Holds Activity Shown in Railroad Dinner Dance Buying

The E. K. Wood Lumber Companv Social Club, whose membership includes all the Southern California operations of the comparly. held a dinner dance at the Rio Hondo Countrl' Club on Friday evening, Febrrrary 6. The annual ele,ction of officers was held and Carl D. Shufelt rvas elected president for the ensuing year. I\{rs. Grace Ridenbaugh was elected secretary-'treasurer succeeding Miss Nina Graves. The party was largely attencled, 83 being present. Perc-v Merithew, the retiring president. had charge of the arrang'ements for the party.

Evidence of greater activity in railroad buying is revealed in a report from Tacoma, Wash., that one of the large Northwest Railroads has commenced construction of 1,000 refrigerator cars in its shops at that point.

Material orders for this big industrial program called for 5,000,000 feet of lumber, 2,000,000 feet of Balsam-Wool flexible insulation, steel, paint, hardware, and other materials. The cars are for use in fruit and vegetable fast freight service from the Pacific Northrvest to markets in the Mississippi Valley and the East.