\(/hv Not a ?aint Your Home" V.cation?

BY JACK DIONNE

For generctions this hcs been cr poorly pcfurted countrl'.

Our home cmd lcrm types ol construction run prirrcrrily io wood, crnd wood needs pcint lor severcl prtrcticcl cnd intelligent recsong.

Where lhe crvercge construction is ol slone, briclc or mortcc, pcint is not necrly cs necesscry lor exterior uae.

But in the United Stcrtee we build lcrgely ol wood, cnd our homes need pcrint inside cmd out, while tributcrry buildings need it qt least on the outeide.

No one will even whisper the opinion thcrt we hcrve used gufficient pcint in the pcrst, so glcrringly would the buildingrs oI this entire lcnd give the direct lie to the suggestion So todcy we lind q lcnrd with countless nrillions oI buildings cryrng cloud lor pcrint protection, pcint becutilicqtion

New building* except for essential war purposes, dre now taboo; mecning, you ccm't build'em. So, to the mcm or won(m who ccrn crdd two crnd two crnd get lour, there comes recrdily to rnind the very sensible thought thct we should tcke the very best of cqre of the buildings we hqve, which house ncrnkind qrd his possessions, crnd mcry have to contiuue to do so lor some time to come.

In the pcst-cmd pcrticulcnly lor the pcrst hrelve yecrrs-the pcint progr.-'r hcs beea uacvoidcrbly delcyed by severcrl mcrtters of severe obskuctioD" the most imporlcrnt of which wcrs lcck ol chipe. It costs rnoney to pcrint. Not excessive moneyi not unrecsonnble money; but noney, nevertheless. And besides, when tolks got hold ol some ccsh they usuclly hcd <r lot of other plcrces to stick it that seemed more inuredicrlely iurportcmt ihan the need lor pcrinting. So pcint wcdted.

Todqy everything is chcmged. There crre fewer things c mcm ccn buy with his money thcm ever belore in history-recent history, I mecn. And the cvercrge mcn hcrs more chitrx in his pocket thcm he has hcd in many a dcry. By compcrrison, therelore, money is exceedingly plentiluL beccuse there is lots of money cnd not so many plcrces to put ii.

Which brings us lumberingly to the conclueion thct mcrny of our recrders mcry hcve cnticipcrted lor the pcst severcrl minutes, ncrmely, that this would be c heck oI c aood tirne to get this country enccsed in cr nice mcrntle of new paint. More thqn thct, this would be cr wonderful time to pronote cr nctioncl ccrmpcigm to *pcrint your own home." It would be-c swell time to suggest to countless millions ol lrople who previously hcve gone plcces ecrch yecr lor their vccction, thct they tcke their vcccrtions in their own ycrds Wm{ A BUCTET OF PAINT AND A BNUSH.

So lcrr as c tremendous number ol our citizens trre concerned this suggestion would cone too lcrte-theyte clrecdy doing it. Fcrct. The other dcy one of my neighbors who lives in c very expensive home told me thcrt he cmd his wile were both pcrinting. He said they were pcrinting in cnrd out oI ihe house, pcinting pieces ol lurniture, etc. He scid they love it. Pcrinting is lun Pcrinting is contcgiou* One iob leads to crnother. Hoqe pcdnting hcs mcny plecscrnt things to offer. Exercise oI new muscles. Fresh cir. And tclk cbout getting your summer tcml Brother, gel up on cr lcdder for cr lew hours ecrch dcy cnrd slcrp cr pcrint brush on the side ol your house, crnd you'll get cr sun tcrn thct will mcke the secshore tum green with envy,

The couple that tckeg cr pcint ct home vccation will finish their fun with cash lelt in their pockets such crs vcrcctious seldorr leqve them, crnd sgmething more substanticl thcrn iust aome memories to reccrll their summer

"outing."

Poi"t, you remember, is the "bcdge of solvency" for q building. There crre millions of insolvent buildings cll over this country-necsured, you understcrnd, by thct stcndcrd-owned by solvent people. So in this no-new-building erc what cr grcurd ihought it is to remind thenr thct a bucket of pcint crnd cr brush cmd some dcrl'e oI plecscnt work, will bring their home gurroundirrgs up to their own level of solvency.

TIIEREFORE: I suggest thcrt ecch retail lumber merchcrnt consider thoughtlully cmd irnrnediately the prosecution ol cr modest ccnrpcrigm to induce your townspeople to slrnd q pcint vcrcction Pcintiug ol present buildings is genuine HOME DEFET'ISE work Tell 'em so. Let's get the biggest crnd best hone tclent pcrint c-rpcign in history going. Those with big iobs will nnturcrlly hire pcinters, il pcinters ccn be found. But home tqlent pcinting in these dcrys ol skilled lcbor shortcge could be ncde c most cdvcntcrgeous ncrtiorurl pcstime. Pcinting is fuD" Pcinting pcry* Ptrinting is hcbitlorming. It COULD be done.

\Testern Pine Semi-Annual Meeting Four California Countieg Affected by

The semi-anirual meeting of the board of directors of the Western Pine Association was held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, August 20.

The various standing committees met on the previous day.

President J. M. Brown, Long Lake Lumber Co., Spokane, 'Wash., presided, and in his opening remarks expressed his conviction that every member of the Association is doing everything possible in support of the war efiort.

In appreciation of the work being done by the Association, Mr. Brown said that Winston Churchill's famous remark in reference to the R.A.F., "Never did so many owe so much to so few," could be applied to what the members owe to Secretary-Manager S. V. Fullaway, Jr., and his staff.

Mr. Brorvn read a letter from the Industrial Salvage Section of the WPB stressing the need for the collection of scrap.

The secretary-manager gave a brief report of the Associa.tion's activities, and Assistant Secretary-Manager W. E. Griffee reported on the statistical position of the industry.

The reports of the standing committees were made as follows: Executive and Economics, J. M. Brown; Promotioii, A. J. Glassow; Research, W. P. Marsh; Grading, W. G. Kahman; Forest Conservation, R. A. Colgan, Traffic, A. J. Voye; Statistical, H. F. Root.

It was decided to reduce the amount spent on promotion by about $23,000 in the next year, and to spend an additional $20,000 on research.

Mr. Marsh's report on the expanded activities of the research department of the Association included a program in which he was assisted by C. L. Isted, J. M. White, Dr. Anderson, chemist, and Al Hermann, in charge of research.

The meeting was concluded with a report on the Association's work in Washington by P. M. Crapo.

Supply Hardwoods for Army Trucks

Other Northern California hardwood firms. in addition to those mentioned in last issue, who supplied materials to Northern California body builders for the big Army truck building program are Jones Hardwood Co. San Francisco and Strable Hardwood Co., Oakland. Jones Hardwood Co. also shipped a large quantity of hardwood for the same purpose to the Pacific Northwest.

Lumber Order

San Francisco, August 6.-California counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino and Sonoma have been eliminated from the geographical area covered by maximum price regulation 26, Douglas fir and other West Coast lumber, the regional OPA announced today.

This move, contained in amendment 3 to the regulation, was found desirable as the conditions of production in these counties are different than in the sections where Douglas fir is the major item of production. The Douglas fir lumber produced in these counties is less than one per cent of the total production of the species. In addition, Douglas fir lumber is manufactured along with or less incidental to redwood lumber in the area.

These counties were not included in the original regulation on Douglas fir, revised price schedule 26, but were included when it was reissued as maximum price regulation 26. As a result of the withdrawal of these counties from the price schedule, which is effective August 11, 1942, Douglas fir lumber produced in these areas is again subject to GMPR.

Golden \(/edding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Curran will celebrate their golden anniversary at their home in Santa Ana, California, Sunday, afternoon, September 6, 1942. Mr. Curran, prominent California lumberman, operates retail lumber yards at Santa Ana, Huntington Beach and Orange.

Opens Victory Garden Department

T. G. Getz, store supervisoi of the Whiting-Mead Co., San Diego, announces that the company has opened a victory garden department. Practically everything for the garden, including fixtures, furniture, seeds, tools, plans and materials for trellises and arbors, etc., are now available in the four Whiting-Mead stores in San Diego County.

In Army Air Corps

Charles L. Cheeseman, Jr. is ndw an aviation cadet at the Santa Ana Air Base, Santa Ana. He is the son of Caarles H. Cheeseman of the Rockport Redwood Company, Wilmington.

Buy A Bond

By Strickland Gillilan

If you cannot launch a bullet at the fiends across the seaBuy a bond!

It will reach its little target straighter than a homing beeBuy a bond!

If you've bought a lot beforeDon't believe you've done your choreBuy a half a dozen moreBuy a bond!

'Tisn't often helping others helps yourself, so all at onceBuy a bond!

Help your country, help your bank book, every slacker is a dunce-

Buy a bond!

If you're country's saved, all right ! There's your money, good and tight, If it isn't, well, goodnight t Buy a bond!

If the bond should prove a fiwer, all the money that you savF

Buy a bond!

Isn't worth a single penny, what is money to a slave? Buy a bond!

It will keep the fiendish hordes

Back, as well as two-edged swords !

If your pocketbook affordsBuy a bond!

If you are a common tightwad, loving no one but yourselfBuy a bond!

It's the surest and the sanest way to save your measly pelfBuy a bond !

If you are a decent critter, 'Gainst the foes of freedom bitter, God Almighty hates a quitterBuy a bond !

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SHE PLAYED

Safe

Cop: "Lady, don't you lrnow you're parked in a safety zone?"

Lady: "Sure, silly ! That's why I drove in. f never take a chance if I can help it."

"Some of these guys," regl6rked Buck Private Cassidy," has got the idea that the of a good soldier is to die for his country. Nuts to ! The duty of a good soldier is to make the enemy die for THEIRS."

THE OLD SOLDIER'S BIBLE

According to a war story published as far back as 1778 in England, Richard Lane, a private in the "Black Watch" of' the British Army, was brought before the Lord Provost, in Glasgow, Scotland, charged with playing cards in church, and during the progress of divine services. Asked what his defense was, since he had been seen by many people in the church playing with the cards, he replied that he had no prayer book or Bible with him, so he used his deck of playing cards, that he was fortunate enough to have in his pocket, instead. Of course they demanded to know what he meant by so outrageous a statement, and he said:

"When I see the ace, it reminds me of the one God. The deuce recalls the Father and Son. The trey represents the three persons of the Trinity. The four-spot reminds me of the four evangelists; the five-spot, of the five wise virgins; the six of the six days of creation; and the seven-spot, the seventh day, the Sabbath; the eight-spot recalls the righteous who gathered with Noah in the ark; the nine-spot, the ungrateful lepers; the ten, the ten commandments; the king suggests the King of Fleaven; the queen reminds me of the Queen of Sheba, the friend of Solomon; and the knave (here he hesitated), well, the knave reminds me of the lcrave of a constable who arrested me on this charge."

Here the Lord Provost interrupted to remark that the constable seemed to have been a fool, even though not a knave, and the old soldier concluded:

"There are 365 figures in this pack of cards, which recalls the days of tire year;52 cards, one for each week; 12 face cards, one for each month; four suits, one for each season; and 13 tricks, representing the number of weeks in each quarter. Thus, you see, my dect of cards is not only my bible, but my prayer book and calendar as well."

General Limitation Order L-179 Pordand Cement

The fulfillment of requirements for the defense of the United States has made imminent a shortage in the supply of Portland cement for defense, for private account and for export, and General Limitation Order L-179 is deemed necessary and appropriate to protect the public interest and to promote the national war effort. The order was issued August 3, and became effective August 23,1942.

On and after twenty days subsequent to the date of issuance of this order, no person shall manufacture any Portland cement except Portland cement which conforms with one or more of the following specifications as such specifications exist on the date of issuance of this order:

(i) Federal specifications: Emergency Alternate Federal Specification for cement, Portland-E-SS-C-19 lb, dated June 5, 1942;

(ii) Federal Specifications: Emergency Alternate Federal Specification {or cement, Portland-E-SS-C-201A, dated June 5,1942;

(iii) Federal specifications: Emergency Alternate Federal Specification for cement, Portland-E-SS-C-206a, dated June 5, 1942;

(iv) American Society for Testing Materials specifications: Emergency Alternate Specification for Portland cement A.S.T.M. Designation EA-C-150 Type 1, dated June 6,1942;

(v) American Society for Testing Materials specifications: Emergency Alternate Specification for Portland cement A.S.T.M. Designation EA-C-150 Type 111, dated lune 6,19421'

(vi) American Society for Testing Materials specifica- tions: Emergency Alternate Specification for Portland cement A.S.T.M. Designation EA-C-150 Type 11, dated June 6,1942;

No manufacturer of Portland cement shall allocate any silo, bin or other storage space for the exclusive use of the Army, the Navy, the United States Coast Guard, the United States Maritime Commission, or any other person. The order also. requires that Portland cement be tested according to certain specifications.

Specific exemptions from the restrictions of the order are eleven projects being supervised by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the United States War Department. The provisions also do not apply to cement commonly known as ,.oil well cement."

Enlist In Navy

Elwin "Bud" Bucholz of the office staff, and Joe Pepetone, yard foreman of Gamerston & Green Lumber Co., Oakland, enlisted in the Navy last week.

WESTER]I

Pondcrosa and S_ugar Pine Mouldings lnterior Tdm Custom Mi[ing cmd Speciclty Detcrils Mcrnulcctured with lcrtest type Electric Vonnegut Moulder.

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