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Wouldn't Need Very Good Ears

A youngster who was somewhat hard of hearing hacl been turned down by the army recruiting office on that account. So he went to the navy recruiting office and applied, although he thought it a most forlorn hope since he had been told that the navy was much more critical of physical defects than the army. Much to his surprise they ac-

Fire In Bakersfield Yard

Fire, lvhich started in the tool shed from an undetermined cause, damaged the yard of the King Lumber Company, Bakersfield, April 8, to the extent of $50,000, according to an estimate made after the fire. The blaze was confined to a small area by prompt action of the fire department, ancl the company's offices, store, planing mill and a large stock of rough lumber were undamaged.

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dlst & Alcsredc cepted him. He said to the examining ofEcer:

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"I'm surprised that you took me. You see, the army turned me down because of my defective hearing."

The Gob doctor smiled grimly.

"Son," he said, "the kind of guns WE shootyou'll HEAR !''

NATIONAL-AMERICAN ANNUAL MEETING

JUNE 2-3

The National-American Wholesale Lumber Association announces that arrangements have been completed to hold the 50th annual meeting at the William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, Pa., June 2 and 3, 1942. The convention will be preceded by the annual meeting crf the board of directors, Iune 1.