Vagabond Editorials

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Which recital of the famous Sam Jones moves me to tell the old one about the colored woman who left the South and got herself a job in a big.Northern qity. Like most colored folks she was of a religious nature, and the first Sunday she was up North she dressed in her Sunday best and walked into the nearest church and sat down during the services. It proved to be a high-church congregation, and when the colored woman began answering "Amen," then "Bless de Lawd" to the remarks of the preacher in the pulpit, a solemn-faced usher touched her on the shoulder and said: "You will please stop talking." Surprised, she answered: "Ah caint hep it Mistuh-Ahm gettin' religion." And he coldly replied: "Then you'll have to go outside; this is no place to get religion." ***

However, this started out to be an editorial rather than a religious discussion, so back we go to timely topics. The most timely topic of course is, are you ready for four years of continuous strikes and labor trouble? If not, what are you waiting on? Get readyt They are already well started, and since there is only one power that could stop them and

Timber Structures Exhibit Can be Seen at Wilmington

Open house was held at 210 South Avalon Boulevard, Wilmington, Calif., just across the street from the Catalina terminal, during the week of April 19, by Western Timber Structures, for the exhibition of the "Westims" bolted timber derrick, the "Westims" laminated walking beam and the "Westims" prefabricated pipe rack.

Announcement is made by A. C. Horner, San Francisco, general manager of the company, that all oil company representatives and retailers who could not attend during the week of April 19 may see the exhibit by calling there at any time and asking for S. E. Joseph, plant superintendent.

The exhibit is on the ground leased by the American Lumber & Treating Co. from the Southern Pacific Company.

Western Timber Structures, Inc., is owned by 25 lumber manufacturers located in Washington and Oregon, organized for the purpose of designing, prefabricating and selling timber structures as such. Headquarters of the company is at 85 Second Street, San Francisco, and branch offices are located at 326 West Third Street, Los Angeles, and Terminal Sales Building, Portland, Ore.

Higgins Adds

Ralph Mannion, former joined the sales stafi of J. l'rancisco.

from Page 6) that power seems decidedly on the other side of the fence, there is nothing else to expect. Business and industrYr €njoyrtg otherwise prosp€rous conditions, quakes openly in its shoes.

And what would otherwise seem like the return of prosperity and good times, is entirely overhung with doubt and fear. And Mr. John Public is, as atrways, the innocent bystander, does most of the sufrering, and eventually pays the bills. Were Patrick Henry here he might again cry "Peace, peace, but there is no peace." For there is none in sight. ***

A famous lumberman told a big lumber convention just the other day that in spite of the enormous volume of busi' ness now being enjoyed by the industry, he predicted that we have problems ahead of us for the next four years that make the troubles of the past four years look mild by comparison. He predicted regulatory codes that will bind every employer hand and foot, and against which he will have no protection, and from which he will realize little if any benefits.

Southern California Lumbermen s Golf Tournament May 14

Southern California lumbermen will play golf at the Baldwin Hills Golf Course, 580O West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, Friday afternoon, May 14, L937. In the evening a buffet supper will be served in the Club House after which the prizes will be presented to the winners in the various ,events. There will also be an entertainment program. Lumbermen visiting in Southern California are invited to attend. The tournament is being sponsored by Lumbermen's Post No. 403 of the American Legion. A big turnout is expected.

Among the prizes to be awarded are the American Legion Cup, Wholesalers'Cup, Redwood Cup, and Hardwood Cup. Ed Biggs, E. K. Wood Lurnber Co., Los Angeles, is chairman of the committee arranging for the tournament.

Eastern Business Good

J. W. IlIcl-eod, vice-president of Cadwallader-Gibson Company, Los Angeles, recently returned from a fiveweeks'business trip to New York, Boston and other Eastern points. He found business excellent.

(.TIM'' PRESTON CALIFORNIA VISITOR

To Sales Force

Stanford basketball star, has E. Higgins Ltimber Co., San

H. W. "Tim" Preston, sales manager of Silver Falls Timber Co., Silverton, Ore., recently returned to Silverton from a business trip to California and Arizona. He was accompanied by Mrs. Preston.

Ralph Myers Will Devote Full Time to President Signs Housing Loan Bill Shipowners' Association

Ralph W. Myers, president of the Shipowners' Association of the Pacific Coast, San Francisco, was appointed general manager of the Association, April 15, and resigned ' from his position with Hobbs Wall & Co., San Francisco, with whom he had been for many years, to devote his entire time to the affairs of the Association.

Mr. Myers succeeded last fall as president, Frank J. O'Connor of the Donovan Lumber Co,, San Francisco, who had been president of the Association continuously for 16 years.

Returns From Desert Trip

Dick Loveday, Los Angeles retailer, spent several days at Gilman Hot Springs during the month of April.

President Roosevelt signed legislation on April 23 giving the Federal Housing Administration authority to insure loans for reconstrttction of property damaged by natural catastrophies from 1935 to 1939.

Home owners can get a five-year character loan from an approved lending agency, which in turn will be gtlaranteed against loss by the Government. The money is to be used for repairing, modernization, restoration and replacement of any home damaged by earthquakes, flood, fire or tornado.

VISITS S. F" AND L. A.

Pete Ericson, sales manager for M & M Plywood Company, Kenton Station, Portland, was recently in San Francisco and Los Angeles on business for his company.