President Hoover Greets Winners in "You Can Make It" Contest

President Hoover (Wednesday, April 8, at L2:3O P. M.) extended his personal greeting to "You Can Make It" contest winners of three states who called at the White House.

The three youths whose excellency in handicraft work resulted in their rvinning free trips to the national capital include George Easter, Jacksonville, Florida; Thorleif Knudtzen, Oak Park, Illinois, and Wilfred Schurink, Mobile, Alabama.

The "You Can Make It" contests were sponsored by newspapers, playground associations and other organizations cooperating rvith the National Committee on Wood Utilization of the Department of Commerce in its campaign to bring about an intelligent utilization of both ner,v and discarded lumber.

Interest in the Florida contest was so great that an air transport company issued a complimentary ticket to Mr. Easter to assure him of the trip to Washington to participate in three da1's of entertainment as a guest of the Wood Utilization Committee. Besides the visit to the White House, the youthful handicraft experts were entertained at a special luncheon given in their honor. They were also taken on sightseeing tours in and near Washington and r'vere guests of several local theatres.

To win the contests in their respective districts, the lads displayed unusual ability in lvood craftsmanship. At Oak Park, young Thorleif constructed a "Karrosse," ot a miniature carriage, entirelv hand carved and containing only one piece of metal, a small pin fastening the front wheels to the carriage.

A neatly designed jardiniere and a pedestal of many colored woods were the prize rvinning entries of lZ-year-old Wilfred Schurink of Mobile. The jardiniere, and its stand, arising approximately three feet from its floor base, is outstanding in that it is constructed of miscellaneous bits of wood and beautifully finished in a dozen different colors. The article rvas constructed out of whittled pieces of discarded crates.

In the Jacksonville competition, young Easter exhibited marked ability in the construction of a speed boat which he made from a second-hand packing box. The boat, 16 feet long, only necessitated an expenditure of $1.30. It is driven by an outboard motor and is capable of making a speed of 20 miles an hour.

Many of the contestants obtained ideas and plans for their entries from the series of "You Can Make It" booklets published by the Committee. These booklets entitled "You Can Make It," Volume I, and "You Can Make It For Camp and Cottage" contain plans for constructing hundreds of useful articles for both the home and cottage.

Several hundred boys and girls participated in each of the contests, the results of rvhich clearly indicate that the "You Can Make It" program of the National Committee on Wood Utilization is receiving enthusiastic support in various sections of the country.

A. J. NOLAN CALLS ON ARTZONA TRADE

A. L. Nolan, The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, was a recent Arizona visitor where he spent a week calling on the lumber trade, together with F. W. Pool, of Phoenix, Arizona, representative of the E. K. Wood Lumber Co. The E. K. Wood Lumber Co. are the Arizona representatives of The Pacific Lumber Company. While in Los Angeles, Mr. Nolan conferred with A. L. Hoover, Southern California representative of The Pacific Lumber Company.

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