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ThoseBetween Times

He was small, and coal black, and just about eight years old, and he was evidently on his way to school for there were unmistakable books under his arm, and he was heading in the proper direction.

The white gentleman standing on the corner saw his dusky face and expression, and there was something in his wide eyes that said he was not entirely happy. So he said:

"Boy, wfuat's your name?"

"I{'it's Sar;rmy, Cap'n."

PHILIPPINE. MAHOGANY AND PHILIPPINE HARDWOOD IMPORTS

Import of Philippine Mahogany and Philippine Hardwoods into the United Stateg, consigned to the various ports, for the months of June and July were as follows : June, 1,981,00O board feet; July, 3,857,000 board feet.

Total imports for the year to date, seven months amounted to 20,911,000 board feet,3 per cent of which was logs For the same period last year, January to July inclusive, imports amounted to 71,729,0ffi board feet, indicating an increase of 9,182,000 board feet, or 77 per cent for this year thus far.

EMIL SWANSON GETS TWO-POINT BUCK

Emil F. Swanson, Eagle Rock Lumber Co., Eagle Rock, was among the many lumbermen who ushered in the deer hunting season, and reports he is still tired out from lugging in a two-point buck from the vicinity of Mt. Gleason. Before the season closes, Emil says, he will no doubt go out and look for the other one.

"And where are you going now?"

"Gwine t' school."

"Fine. And Sammy, do you like to go to school?"

He was curious to see whether the dusky youngster would tell the truth in reply to so hard a question. But there wasn't the least hesitation.

"Yassuh, Cap'n," he said. "Ah likes t' go t' school. Yassuh ! An' Ah likes t' come home FUM school. Yassuh ! But h'it's dat time IN BETWEEN whut Ah nachally hates !"

W. P. McINTYRE & SON IN SHINGLE BUSINESS FOR 38 YEARS

In the news item in August 15th issue telling about the growth of the business of W. P. Mclntyre & Son, Fortuna, manufacturers of Redwood shingles, shakes and split products, it was erroneously stated that the Mclntyre family has been making shingles since 1928. This should have read "since 1898."

Change Of Office

Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co. will move their L,os Angeles office on September 1 to 90i Fidelity Bldg., 548 South Spring Street. Their telephone number remains the same, VAndike 8792.

Will Erect Pine Mill

The Mount Whitney Lumber Co. was recently incorporated by Walter S. Johnson, San Francisco, C. A. Webster, Stockton, and W. E. Arblaster, Los Angeles, and they will erect a sawmill on the Dyer-Rucker timber tract east of Porterville, Calif. They will cut Sugar and Ponderosa Pine, and the lumber will be marketed in Los Angeles.

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Will Handle Fir Sales in So. California

Carl Davies is now Douglas fir representative for Dant & Russell, Inc., in Southern California. His office is at 935 Petrolettm Securities Bldg.; the telephone number is PRos' pect 1159. He has been associated with the lumber business in Los Angeles and Southern California for a long period. I

Mr. Davies recently retttrned from a visit to the company's Portland office, and rvhile in the Northr,vest he visited the mills in the Portland, Puget Sound, Grays Har' bor. and Columbia River districts.

Bob Grant With Lannom Bros.

R. S. (Bob) Grant is now with Lannom Bros. Manufacturing Co. of Oakland as outside representative. Bob has been associated with the millwork industry in the San Francisco Bay District for a long period, and was formerly with the National Mill & Lumber Co. in San Francisco.

Sails For Hawaii

Mr. Gampher, of the Monger-Gampher Lumber Co., Elkhart, Ind., wholesale lumber dealers and representatives of Harnmond Lumber Co. in that territory, recently sailed from San Francisco for Honolulu on the Lurline. He will pay a visit to the Hammond operations at Samoa, Calif., on his return from the Islands.