READY. . . For the Green, Light

Forests, mills, men . . . cr bcrckground oI experience in' the lumber business covering c period of 175 yecrs . since 1853 in the West. This is the Pope 6 Tclbot org(mizction thct is recdy lor the green light to supply the'home lront'with long needed lumber.

Forests oI the finest timber in the lcrnd. Modernized mills tor elficiency cnd speed. Men with long yecns ol 'knowhow'. A service-qbility thcrt is a trcrdition when it comes to delivering lumber that is properly milled, expertly hcndled, cnd conscientiously grcrded to high sicndards.

Yes, the Pope & Tqlbot orgcrnizcrlion is recdy. Ecrch depcrtnent is gecrred crnd mqrured to serve you in cr dependcble, mosl sctislcctory mqnner . . . Looking lorwcrd to the dcy when we ccrn qdd our meqsure to the continued prosperity ol our Nction-

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And so it is now as in the days when Patrick llenry rose to such sublime oratorical heights. We here in this land also cry "PeacFPeace." And while victory seems drawing rapidly nearer in the Pacific, in Europe where we recently celebrated Victory Day, there are agonizing storm clouds'

"IJncle Joe" is making the well advertised Atlantic Charter-that piece of prime publicity with no signatureslike unto a tin can that has been exposed to the mercy of a double-barreled shotgun at close range. Europe and Asia are troubled. And we, who hoped to see that theatre calm down after its years of frightfulness, are troubled in mind'

Internationalism seemed like a swell idea at long range, and a world where all men are free and can choose their own form of governrnent and their own rulers loomed large in prospect as something definitely attainable. And now look ! They snarl at each other's throats through Europe and Asia. There is more hell in the making, and we, who so sublimely decided that we must be our brother's keeper, are all tangled up in things we *cannot even understand.

We have a right to be troubled. Are we going to have to pull out after all our blood and tears and sacrifice, and leave those discontented lands to their fate, or must we post an American boy in uniform at every door over there to keep those soandsos in hand? Looks like a tough choice.

How anyone capable of eating with both hands and wearing a hat on his head, could fail to foresee just what is taking place in Europe and Asia now, passes my understanding. We'd better get a peace organization created and in operation with teeth as long and dangerous as those of a saber-toothed tiger and in a great hurry if we are to hope for peace in those lands. You fight for them, save them from a fate worse than hell, feed them, arm them and put them on their feet, and what do they do? Go looking for trouble the minute they find the oppressor's heel loosened from their throats.

The cynical Carlyle, when he remarked that thousands of people cross London Bridge every day-"mostly feqls"was talking for all times and most peoples. Surely he was describing Europe and Asia as we see them today. When the Bard of Avon wrote the words-"What fools these mortals [9"-trg was marking up a bullseye. He didn't say which or where. He made it a general indictment to which the world hastens to plead guilty most of the time by its overt acts.

Here in this country today the people cry "Lumber! Lumber !" But there is no 'lumber. We have a tricky situation right now. The other day the government issued an order relaxing the building restrictions imposed by Order L-41. That order raises "new construction" permitted without farm certificate or priority rating from $200 per home to $1,000 per dwelling unit; from $l,O0O to $5,000 on commercial stores, shops, etc., and from $5,000 to $25,0@ on industrial buildings. It permits the expenditure of $1,000 on each dwelling unit rather than on each structure,' which means that $2,000 can be spent on a duplex, etc., up to a $5,000 limit. Also, $1,000 can be spent on a farm house. The farmer still retains the right to spend $1,000 a year on his farm buildings. Repair, maintenence, remodeling, and new construction must all come under the $1,000 per dwelling unit. New churches, schools, and hospitals are granted new construction permits up to $10,fiX).

So much for the terms of the order. This news was broadcast throughout the land by the newspapers, and created dramatic interest. The average layman read it and naturally supposed that this was a permit to build at once anything he might want or need within the limitations of the order. And, of course, it was nothing of the kind. It was simply a permit to do the amount of building stated PROVIDING THE MATERIALS COULD BE FOUND. The order was really just a building materials hunting license'

It so happened that the news release of this order came at a time when lumber was scarcer and harder to get than it has been at any time since the war started; since any time in history. Mr. John Public came a-running to get him some lumber. The lumber yards throughout this land were fooded with requests for lumber, based on the published news. And the lumber dealer in general very quickly found himself on a very hot spot. He couldn't make people understand that there was included in that new order nothing whatever to help the prospective builder find something to build with. All this, pray understand, applies only to lumber. But lumber is a scarcer article to get today than ever, and there is no immediate relief in sight.

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