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Lawd !" had had its turn many times, as she responded to the preaching. No one could have shown their approval of the sermon louder than Aunt Emmy.

And then suddenly, so suddenly that it almost made Aunt Emmy catch her breath, the preacher turned his guns in an entirely different and unexpected direction. He began to condemn snuff-dippers. Aunt Emmy's voice became suddenly silent. There ryas no more applause or response from her. She listened for a couple of minutes until it became entirely certain that it WAS snuff-dippers he was lambasting from the pulpit, and then she turned to Uncle Mose, who sat beside her, and ejaculated so loud she could be heard all over the church:

"Dah Now! Lissen at him! IIe's done stopped preachin' an' gone to meddlin'."

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Explain Rubber Situation

Washington, February 14.-The following statement was issued today by Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, and Jesse Jones, secretary of Commerce:

"It is extremely important that every citizen understand our situation in rubber.

"We cannot win the war unless our military forces have an ample supply of rubber. If rubber is lacking our planes can't fly, our tanks can't move, our field guns can't operate, our warships can't function.

"ft is perfectly true that we have in the Unitecl States today a large stockpile of crude rubber. It is also true that more rubber is coming in.In addition, we have started a program to make synthetic rubberwhich eventually will give us a substantial supply.

"Fighting with the Japs is norv occurring in the area our rubber comes from. In fact, the llalayan peninsula from which a large part of our rubber supply is normally obtained is wholly in Japanese possession today. We have to drive them out before we can get any more rubber from that area.

"The rubber we have today, plus the rubber that is on its way in and the rubber we shall eventually make in our new factories, is all the new- rubber we can count on at this time. There is about enough to enable us to complete our great armament program-but there is not going to be any to str)are. We dare not waste any.

"So we have made our choice. We go rvithout any new rubber tires for civilian use this year so that we need not go without rubber for our tanks, planes, guns and warships next year. Unless we restrict all civilian use of rubber to the bare essentials, we shall not have enough for our military machine during the next two years.

"We are rationing rubber now. We are doing so because it is an absolute military necessity. Every American must understand that the fact that we do have large supplies of rubber in this country does not in the least mean that we civilians rnay have all lve want. It simply rneans that because some foresight was exercised our nrilitary needs during the next couple of years can be metprovided that civilian use is held to the absolute minirnum.

"We should not be rationing rubber today if our national safety did not depend on it. Everyone of us who is used to riding on rubber rvithout giving the supply a thought should look at his tires and say, 'that's all there is. There isn't any mels'-and proceed accordingly until, adequate supplies are once more assured.

"Your government is aware of the seriousness' of this rubber supply problem and is working on all fronts to alleviate this situation as much as possible.

"We need rubber to 'Keep 'Em Rolling, for the United, States and every one of our allies."

S. O. Hall, Secretary-Manager of NDM{ Resigns

The National Door Manufacturers Association, Chicagpl announces the resignation of Stanley O. Hall, secretarymanager for the past five-and-one-half years.

During this period of time, National Door Manufacturers Association activities have been expanded and its field of service to woodwork manufacturers, to the Government, to trade and allied groups, and to the public has been, greatly increased. Through the Association office in Wash. ington, D.C., much progress has been made in facilitatiug the Industry's service to the Government.

In the annual meeting held in Chicago, February 11 andl 12, the members unanimously endorsed the continuation oI these useful operations by N.D.M.A., with the belief that they are more important today than ever, because of the fndustry's all-out aid in the war effort. The following <iirectors were elected to carry on the vvork for the coming year i

Fred C. Andersen, A. F. Baal, E. J. Curtis, U. M. Davies* A. C. Hansen, W. J. Johnson, Earl Kenyon, J. A. Loetscher.

Mr. Hall will become associated with Protection. Products Manufacturing Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan, e1lective May 15. His successor will be appointed in the nean future. His many friends throughout the industry and among jobbers and dealers wish him good luck in his nerv opportunity.

Netw Plywood Plant To Open March 1

The new plywood plant of Puget Sound Plywoods, Inc., on East F Street, Tacoma, is expected to start operation about March 1.

Roy L. McGinn, who was with Leybold-Smith shingle Co., Tacoma, for the past 17 years, is general manag.er..

Fieder Brothers to Represent Carl H. Kuhl Critical Materials Banned for Highwayg LumberCompany in SouthernCalifornia

Carl H. Kuhl Lumber Company, Portland, Oregon, wholesale lumber firm has announced the aPPointment of Frieder Brothers of Los Angeles as its Southern California representative.

Robert S. (Bob) Osgood, manager of the Lumber Division for Frieder Brothers at Los Angeles, has been associated with the lumber business in Southern Califomia for a long period. He took over his present position on JanuarY l, 194I, and prior to that had been sales manager for Cadwallader-Gibson Co., Inc', at Los Angeles for eight years, sales manager of the Wash' ington Veneer Company for two years with headquarters in Olympia, Wash., and manager of the Wheeler Osgood Company of California at Los Angeles for nine years.

In addition to selling Northwest fo'rest products, Frieder Brothers are also engaged in a general wholesale lumber business, handling hardwoods and softwoods of all kinds'

Carl H. Kuhl Lumber Company, rail shippers of Douglas Fir, has been shipping lumber into the Cal'ifornia and Arizona territory for many years. O. L. Russum of San Francisco is their Northern California representative, and T. G. Decker of Phoenix represents the firm in Arizona'

Changes In Personnel

The {ollowing personnel changes have recently taken place in yards of Homer T. Hayward Lumber Company: J. A. Greenelsh, manager of the Salinas yard, has returned to Pacific Grove to be manager of that yard. Glenn Tucker, {ormer manager at Hollister, is now manager of the Salinas yard, and Jim Webb, formerly assistant manager of Salinas yard is now in charge at Hollister.

Southern California Visitor

I{oward Turrentine, Tarr McComb & Ware Commercial Co., Kingman, Arizona, has been visiting in Southern California. He spent a few days in San Diego with his brother, Judge L. N. Turrentine, and his son, George, who is in the Navy. He also called on some of his lumbermen friends in Los Angeles.

San Francisco, Feb. L7.-Critical materials must not be used for highways or highway repairs when less scarce materials can be substituted, it was explained today by Andrew L. Kerr, manager of Priorities Field Service here.

Mr. Kerr declared an interpretation of Preference Rating Order P-100 points out that highway departments which apply preference ratings under the terms of the order are subject to the general provision that scarce materials must be eliminated by change of design or substituted for whenever practicable.

Highway departments in sotne states have been applying preference ratings under the Repair and lVlaintenance order to obtain such items as metal culverts, metal road signs, metal rope or cable, metal guard rails, etc., when terra cotta, cement or wood could be used. The interpretation explains that application of preference ratings in such cases constitutes a violation of the terms of the order, and that preference ratings may not be applied under any circumstances to deliveries of rubber or burlap for highway maintenance, repair or operation.

New Data Sheet on Packaging and Display

San Francisco, California, January 30, Lg42-"Packaging and Display," a new, illustrated Data Sheet issued by the California Redwood Association, lists the outstanding qualities of Redwood which make it a natural as a substitute for packaging and display materials now falling under wartime restrictions. No stranger in the container field, Redwood's popularity ranges from standard cigar boxes to elaborate novelty packages.

The sheet features the favorable manufacturing characteristics of the wood, namely, workability, light weight and strength, gluing and variety of finishes; it highlights ,the romantic background which gives the Redwood package a high-interest value to buyers. Counter and back-bar displays are pictured.

Copies of the circular may be obtained, without obligation, by writing to the California Redwood Association, 405 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California.

$60,000 LOSS IN STOCKTON FIRE

Fire destroyed part of the plant and equipment of Electric Planing Mill, Stockton, February 13. The loss was estimated to be close to $60,000. Eight firemen were injured in the lvork of getting the flames under control.

The plant has been working on a nurnber of orders for rnilitary and naval projects.

Equipment damaged included two trucks, a lumber carrier and two resaws.

When The War Will End

Absolute knowledge have I none

But my aunt's washerwoman's sister's son

Heard a policeman on his beat

Say to a laborer on the street

That he had a letter just last week

(Written in Latin, or was it Greek?)

From a Chinese coolie in Timbuctoo

Who said the nigge,rs in Cuba knew

Of a colored man in a Texas town

Who got it straight from a circus clown

That a man in Alaska heard ths nswt

From a gang of South American Jews

About somebody in Borneo

Who heard ofa man who claimed to know

Ofa swell society female rake

Whose mother-in-law will undertake

To prove that her seventh husband's niece

Has stated ina printed piece

That she has a son who has a friend

Who knows when the war is going to end.

CargoLumberDeliveries to California

Shipments of lumber by water from the Pacific Northwest to California ports totaled only 12,446,0ffi feet in January as compared with 93,697,7n feet in Janaary, 1941. Only four boats were in operation in January.

Deliveries to Los Angeles totaled 12,108,000 feet and to Hueneme, Calif., 338,000 feet.

Incendiary Fire At Sacramento

Fire oI incendiary origin caused damage estimated at $75,000 in the main yard of Capital Lumber Company, Sacramento, February 17. The first was apparently started in three different places.

A suspected firebug, James Conklin, who was arres,ted February 18 in Sacramento, admitted that he started this fire and three others the previous night. He was caught when attempting to start a fifth fire.

Bruce Clarlc

Bruce Clark, 47, vice-president of Elliott Bay Mill Co., "Seattle, and leading figu,re in the Douglas Fir plywood industry, died at his home in Seattle, February 7.

He b,egan manufacturing veneers in the eastern and southern states as a young man, and came 'West in 1919 to build plywood plants at Weed, Taco.ma and Everett. He became associated with Ellio'tt Bay Mill Co. in 1929 as vice-president and general sales manager.

Surviving are his widow, a son and daughter, and his mother.

Viva G. Thomas

Viva G. Thomas passed away at her home in Glendale, Sunday, February 22, following a short illness. She had been with Lounsberry & Harris at Los Angeles for many yeafs.

She is survived by three brothers, Kirk, Burdette and l'aul Wirick, all of whom are associated u'ith Lounsberry & Harris; and five sisters, Edna York, Martha Harris, Gladys Flint, Marie Ybarra and Bernice Tunnison. Funeral services we're held Wednesday afternoon. Februarv 25.

Back From Eastern Trip

Don F. White, assistant manager of White Brothers, San Francisco, and W. T. (Bill) Meyer, one of the company's executives, returned February 24 f.rom an extended business trip to the eastern and southern states, going as far east as Washington, D. C.

They called on a large number of hardwood mills in the South and covered a total of 11,000 miles in 33 days. , All the mills they visited were busy on orders mainly for war or defense purposes.

Fire Destroys Lumber Yard

Fire destroyed the Keller Lumber Company's plant and offices at Bakersfield early Sunday morning, February 8. The yard was owned by George Keller, who also operated a sheet metal works adjoining the lumber yard. The sheet me,tal plant, an electric shop and three trucks were also destroyed. The loss was estimated at $50,000.