"Knothole Plus Faith Equals Radio Widow"

Hoat Rod Hendrichson Becam.e Radio Announcer at Station KTAB. From T.he San Francisco Bulletin.

This is a lesson to small boys what to expect when they grow up. It shows how Flat slings to mean heel of the stage of life, and how a speech may sometinies. change' a career. It tells how a lumberman went wrong and took up radio and how his rvife became a radio widow.

When Rod Hendrickson was 10 years old he saw a knothole. The sight thrilled him.

"With that knothole and a little faith. I could be a lumberman," he said.

Ten years later he bought a knothole and became a lumberman, just as he had planned. By that time he knew all about the business. He knew why eucalyptus was called cedar'and how many feet there were in a running inch. He could tell solinters from sawdust. and the smell of shingles on a hol day was wine to his soul.

One day he joined a church, a Baptist church where they needed a treasurer. When the church learned that Hendrickson was in the l'umber business they gave him a job. It was felt they need go no further. And so the church prospered.

One day the church bought a broadcasting station, KTAB. The need for an announcer arose. The trustees considered the matter in official session.

"What we need," said the pastor, "is a man with a heavy voice, good lungs, n6 sgn5sisnqs-"

Hendrickson noticed that all the trustees were looking at him.

"Oh, all right," he said, "I accept."

That is how Rod Hendrickson became "R. H." on the air, spending his time talking into a little tin tomato for radio fans. That is why his u'ife became a radio widow, sitting alone at home with only the comfort of her husband's' voice blasting from a loud speaker. That is how the lumber business lost a sterling factor. Auto-suggestion, pure -and simple !

Now, when the redwoods, the pin.es, the firs-all the trees up and down the'state-hear KTAB on the air the potential shingles, planks, boards, two-by-fours and trusses shake and shiver and chortle and chuckle with glee. While "R. lL" 'ils broadcasting, he is not bothering tfr'em and one and all they are strong for radio.

Introducing ladies and gentlemen, "R. H.," the man rvho deserted splinters for watts !

ATTENTION, GOLFERS !

You will regret the balance of your life, if you miss the big Los Angeles Tournament, on September 18th, at the Wilshire Club. All lumbermen golfers (good or bad), are cordially invited to register,and play, the fee for golf and dinner is $5.00, there will be lots of prizes and a bunch of fun. Communicate with F. M. Connelly, 5720 So. Main St., Los Angeles.

Lumber Shipments Into San Francisco

A total of. 349,774,@0 ft. of lumber from Oregon and Washington was received at San Francisco during the first half of 1925 and 66,858,000 ft. from California sources. A total of 7l,4C[,W ft. was received by rail.

Many lumber mills are squandering in the yard the profits made in the mill.

It's harder to check on the costs of your air-drying or storage yard than on the mill operations which are more directly under your thumb.

Investigation would probably show that there is waste in one or a half dozen different directions -waste that the Hilke Lumber Piler, the.modern yarding method, would eliminate. For the "Hilke" uvcr in rcven wayr !

If you're interested in putting your wholc plant on an eflficiency basis, write us for catalog and particulars on this machine that pilee up profitr er wcll ar lumbcr,

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(Continued from Page 28) top of this raft, facing another that was right alongside, rvhere the speakers were waiting. See illustration.

Fred first introduced Mr. Frank Lynch, president of the Ilenson Lumber Company, who made a few remarks of n'elcome, and offered the entire crowd a free ride down the coast, from the Columbia River, on the next raft that they sent down.

The French Ace, Capt. Nungesser was introduced by his manager, and spoke briefly. The Captain is in this country mal<ins stunt flights and addresses in the interests of commercial aviation.

Jack Dionne was introcluced as the honor guest and princ'pal speaker. He paid Fred Hamilton a high tribute, stating that in all of his experience in speaking to gatherings of men. he never had appeared in as unusual and beautiful a setting. He told a number of "Canuck" stories and a few others, with Fred as the butt, all being rvell received.

Fred Colding Back From Fine Trip

Full of tales of sixteen-inch rainborv trout and unsurpassed scenery, Fred Golding, of the Fred E. Golding Lurnber Company, [-os Angeles, is home from a wonderful t*'o u.eeks' motor trip through the nortl-rern part of the state.

Accompanied by I\Irs. Golding, their two boys, and Mr. and N{rs. Walter Callahan and their children, the party visited some very interesting country in the Mt. Whitney district, camping at several points fishing in some of the numerous lakes, and returning home through Yosemite National Park, via Merced and the San Joaquin Valley. Fred's trusty Studebaker failed not once, not even a puncture.

Excellent ltalian Architecture

Thia houre won an honor award for exceptional architectural merit, from the Southern California Chepter, American Inrtitute of Architectc. It war reported tte owrrer dircharged the architectl, a1 in the firrt place rhe did not like the houre.

Here tte decignerr have got completely away from the preoent mania, the ao-cdled Sp.o- i!h. OnIy an unbroken wall and an antiqued heavy door are. prerented to the druty rtreet.

With the foothi[s ar a beckground thir attractive houre with itr simple linec and roof certainly meritr its Honor Award.

The lumber on ttir job war furnbhcd by E K. Wood Lrrmber Company of "Goodr of tihe -" Woodrt'farne.