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'"i (Continued from Page 8) moving in accordance lcith law. Copernicus put this earth in its place; taught us its relative size and importance, and how it moves and revolves. He made the world SMALL; but he made God BIG. What a playi, what a drama Shakespeare could have written about his near-contemporary, that man of science! But he never mentioned him, or his work, or what he had done to set right the understanding of man about the universe. Strange fellow, this ShakesPeare!

Subsidies. There are special instances and conditions under which a subsidy is permissible in good government. But taken by and large, a subsidy is simply a cowardly and unintelligent efrort to evade an issue. The new 400-million ; dollar housing subsidy is a good example. Issues should be met-never evaded. Subsidies should always be temporary, and always vitally necessary. For the government to pay part of the cost of a pound of butter or a load of lumber bought by the consumer at a time when that consumer is better able to pay the full value than he ever was before or ever will be again, is plain silly, indefensible in logic and in equity. Subsidies usually are only political ax-grinders. ***

Nearly a hundred years ago the most famous economist in French history, Bastiat, thundered against a proposed payment of government subsidies to farmers, saying that it was "taking millions from the pockets of laborers who have great need for it and to whom it belongs, and pouring i-t into the pockets of other laborers who need it just as much BUT TO WHOM IT DOES NOT BELONG."

One of my close friends, a veteran lumberman who has the ability to express himself very impressively, wrote a letter the other day on the subject of the Status Quo, (which means, as the colored preacher once said, "de hell ob a fix we's in"), from which I take the following very pungent paragraph: "There is growing in this country a bureaucracy that has me puzzled. It walks like a bear, it thinks like a bear, and it acts like a bear-it tries to hug you to death-a:rd until the American people rise in their wrath and fight this thing like it is a bear, we are going to have bear dung all over the premises. It is a mess that must be cleaned up, and the stench will be in our nostrils for a long time to come. I am convinced, as Thomas Jef- ferson was in his day, that with their inherent honesty, their love of liberty, and their native shrewdness,.the plain, thinking American people are greater than any "ism" bureau, or set of men and women who are opposed to the sound, fundamental principles this country was founded on, and on which principles this cduntry grew to great-ness. This nation has been eating too much rich food and has pimples on its face. A diet of corn bread and mustard greens will work wonders."

As this is being aro.u,-*riroi, ,rnon millions of people raise their voices in a high tide of condemnation of John L. Lewis. In the halls of Congress critical oratory reaches new heights, denouncing him. How perfectly and absolutely ridiculous ! John L. Lewis is, no doubt, drunk with power. But who gave him that power? Simple enough. The late President of the United States, the supine Congress that did his bidding, and his hand-picked Supreme Court-these three gave him that power; deliberately arid premeditatedly. And on frequent occasions since trhat power was given him, those same three powers joined forces to prevent any bit or morsel of that authority being taken' from him. Then why blame Lewis? Why not put the blame where it belongs? And why not right the wrongs that were done in trading him that destructive power he now wields so fearsomely? The same units that gave him the power, have the authority to strip him of it. So, instead of rending the skies with their criticisms, why doesn't the President and the Congress quickly create the legislation to right this great wrong? And, until they do something, why don't they quit talking like frightened children?

And remember this-t; ;J American ends with "r can."

New

Ycrd in Merced

-]. R. (Bob) Raymer has started a new lumber and building material yard, the Yosemite Builders Supply Co., at 16th and R Streets, Merced, Calif.

Mr. Raymer resigned his position with Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco, to enter business for himself. He was with this company for the past three years, and prior to that time was assistant sales manager of the Yosemite Sugar Pine Lumber Co., Merced Falls, Calif.

Adopts New Modular Sizes Of Windows and Sash

Nicolai Door Sales Co., San Francisco, wholesale distributors of sash, doors, and plywood, announce the adoption of the new modular sizes of windows and sash. They, have just completed a new price list covering these sizes.

In discussing the change, Larue Woodson, manager of this ,concern, says the new modular standard is a definite contribution to post war building.

"These windows and sash will be made in sizes at 4-inch intervals as to width, and intervals of 4-inch in height," he says.

"All windows will be prefit to exact width and height, and will be made ft-inch narrower and, l/l6inch shorter than the opening sizes shown. Provision is made for l/2' inch parting bead as opposed to the ft-inch parting bead now being used.

"Until June 15 we will be off the market on windows and sash. both the old California sizes and the modular sizes, but after that date will have the modular sizes to offer.

"In addition to wood windows and sash, products already available in modular sizes include brick, structural tile, glazed tile, concrete block, glass block, metal windows, and metal framing. We understand that many other products will soon be available in modular sizes."

The new modular standard is fully explained in an attractive 3?-page booklet, compiled by the National Door Manufacturers Association. Dealers who wish to have a copy of this manual may get one by writing to Nicolai Door Sales Co., 3045 19th Street, San Francisco 10.

Wholescrle Lumber Finn Liquidatingr

The wholesale lumber firm of Shevlin-Cords Lumber Co., Inc., 68 Post Street, San Francisco 4, will be liquidated, effective June 1, 1946.

D. Normen Cords will continue in the wholesale Jumber business as an individual, operating under the name of the Cords Lumber Company, using the same offices at 68 Post Street, and having the same phone number, DOuglas 2469.

The Cords Lumber Company will a-ct as wholesale distributors of all West Coast forest products.

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St. Pcrul d Tccoma Lumber Co. Tqcomq, Wash.

Dicloncrn Lumber Compcny Tccomcr, Wqsh.

Kcrlen-Dmrirs Compcrny Tccomcr, Wash.

Vcrncouver Plywood d Veneer Co. Vcncouver, Wqsh.

Tcrcomcr llcrbor Lurnber d Timber Co. Tccomcr, Wcsh.

Clecr Fir Scles Co. Eugrene, Ore.