TUMBER IS HETPING WIN THE WAR

In mcny ways-in shipbuilding, wcr indushies, housing lor wcrr workers, camp bcrrqcks, on supply lines and qt the foont. While we qre cooperating 100'/. with todcry's wcr ellort, we crre clso looking lorwqrd to the luture, when the building program will demand the use ol tremendous quqntities oI lumber through usuql retail dishibution chcrnnels.

How Movies Change

"The movies certainly do change," remarked the sarcastic philosopher. "First they had the kind you see; then they brought in the kind you see and hear; and now most of them is the kind you smell."

A Real Threat

A smart merchant who had tried in vain to collect a bill from a customer who owed everyone in town, finally wrote him a note that brought in the cash. It said: "If you don't pay what you owe me in three days I'll tell all your other creditors you DID pay me."

HE'D TRIED

The sailor came to the doctor complaining of a bad sore throat. The doctor asked: "Have you tried gargling with salt water?" "Ilave I?" said the sailor. "I've been torpedoed six times."

Needed Emily

They were walking in the woods when they suddenly realized they were lost. "Wish Emily Post were here," said he, smilingly. "I think we took the wrong fork."

Eternity

The trouble with Hell is that when you get there you have to stay so long. Bob Ingersoll used to tell about a preacher who explained to his congregation how long it would be. "Dearly beloved," the preacher would say, "suppose you are standing down by the seashore. As far as you can look in every direction, everything is sand. Sand, just sand, and still more sand. Well now, suppose a little bird flies down and picks up a single tiny grain of sand and flies away. Now, in a million years another little bird flies down and picks up a grain of sand and carries it away. And in another million years still another little bird fies down and picks up a tiny grain of sand, and flies away. And in another million years another little bird fies down and picks up a grain of sand, and fies away. Well, brothers and sisters, by the time the little birds carrying away a grain of sand every million years have carried away all the sand on the seashore in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, well, dearly beloved, by that time it wouldn't even be sun-up in hell yet."

SLOW BURNING?

A storekeeper took out a whale of an insurance policy to protect his store against fire, and the day it became effective the place burned to the ground, a complete loss. The fire insurance company made all sorts of investigations, but found nothing \ rrong they could tie to, but the chagrined president could not help writing the following letter to the store owner:

"Dear Sir: You took out a fire insurance policy with us at 11 A.M. and your store did not catch fire until 4:30 p.M. of the same day. WILL VOU KINDLY EXPLAIN THE DELAY?''

An Echo

Is an echo short or tall?

Why does it answer when we call?

Does it wear a bright red feather?

fs it out in stormy weather?

If we should meet it on a hill, Would it speak, or just be still?

Is it big, or is it small?

Does it like to have us call "[I-e-l-l-o"?

I'd like to know.

-Olive Carlton-Munro.

Threat

The biggest laugh in Irving Berlin's soldier show, .,This Is the Army," is when a private who is being balled out by his superior officer, points to his undecorated sleeve and says: "Go ahead and break me. Make me a civilian.,'

Hard To Tell

The visitor in the defense plant was talking to a worker. He pointed to a young worker nearby, who had short hair, a cap, slacks, a cigarette. "It's hard to tell if that is a boy or girl," said the visitor. "It's a girl, and she's my daughter," said the one he was talking to. The visitor said: ,,My dear sir, forgive me. I did not know you were her father." And the other said: "f'm not her father-f,m her mother."

At The Ganteen

Soldier-"A gal told mF that the doctor told her that low-neck dresses really keep off pneumonia."

Sailor-"Yah? Then that blonde just passing must be trying to keep off lumbago."

Plywood Production

Estimates of a 1O per cent increase in the production of softwood plywood in June as compared with May, were made at the recent mee.ting of the Softwood-Plywood Industry Advisory Committee, held in Washington with War Production Board and other Government ofificials. Better r,r'eather conditions and a larger supply of logs were giver.r as reasons for improved production. Prospects for a continued rise in production during July are held to be good, provided the log supply is adequate.

The committee discussed in detail the allocation control established by Limitation Order L-150 as amended June 9. fndustry members stated that the order will aid production and result in a better distribution of softwood plywood for essential needs.

Increased demand for boxing and crating due chiefly to expanding military requirements were reviewed at tl-re meeting and the possibility of developing new grades of softwood plywood for these uses was considered. Grades now produced are used to some extent for boxing and crating it was pointed out. If suitable special grades can be found, there will be a better chance of meeting the steadily rising dem,and.

Officials of the Chemicals Division informed the committee that the supply of casein glue available for plywood production is decreasing due to military requirements for dry milk, and that their is also a possibility of a shortage of soyabean glue.

Clifiord Setter, Lumber and Lumber Products Division rvas the Government presiding officer.

Lumber Committee Hearings Scheduled

The Sub-Committee on Lumber Matters of the Select Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives has scheduled two hearings on the Lumber Problem for the month of July, as follows:

July 12--Seattle, Washington, Federal Court House Bldg., 10 A.M.

July 29-Memphis, Tennessee, Federal Court House Bldg., 10 A.M.

It is anticipated that each hearing may take more than one day if sufficient interest is exhibited on the part of the industry. Therefore, if necessary, the Committee proposes to schedule another hearing in Seattle on July 13 and in Memphis on July 30 to supplement the above dates.

Representative H. M. Jackson, chairman of the SuhCommittee on Lumber Matters, states, "This Committee is deeply concerned u'ith present evidences of lack of lumber production in this nation in an amount sufficient to meet the essential needs of the armed services and other buyers. It is also concerned with the fact that this condition is accompanied by a total shutdown of approximately 27 percent of the total sawmills in the country right at a time when log and lumber production is so vitally needed."

In Northwest

M. R. Gill salesman for Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., Los Angeles, is temporarily located in Eugene, Ore., as a lumber buyer for the company.