MY FAVORITE ), That \(/as Her Private Business

The "cullud" lady was registering to vote and the clerk of registration was .asking her the customary questions. She gave her name, age, address, etc., and then the clerk asked:

"And what party do you affiliate with?"

"Suh?" exclaimed the astonished Dinah.

"I say, what party do you affiliate with?" repeated the clerk.

A fine attendance greeted President Jerry Bonnington, new president of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club No. 39 at the regular dinner meeting of the club held at Hotel Coit, Oakland, Monday evening, October 15.

"Mistuh, do Ah has to ansa dat question if Ah wants t'vote?"

"That is the law," declared the clerk.

"Den you jus' scratch Mah name ofra dem lists.If Ah gots t'tell dat party's name, Ah doan vote. Dass all. Why he ain't even got his deevoce yet."

East B.y Hoo Hoo Club Plumbing Inspectors Hear About Redwood Septic Tank

Clem Frasbr made a plea for a larger membership, suggesting that they should aim at a membership of 10O.

Jas. B. Over'cast spoke in favor of initiative constitutional amendment Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6, relating to the curbing of crime in California, and asked members to vote "Yes" on these on November 6.

Music was provided during dinner by the Patricia Maddern Trio.

Entertainment chairman C. L Gilbert introduced the speaker of the evening, H. R. Smith, vice president of the Bank of America, and head of the bank's department of business research. Mr. Smith delivered an interesting talk on the "Business Outlook."

Past President C. I. Gilbert had the honor of being the first victim of "The Mystic Odor of Fungi", the Ritualistic Requiem for past presidents of Club No. 39. The initiation ceremony was put on by Larue 'Woodson, Bert Bryan and Carl Moore.

PLYWOOD MEN VISIT S. F.

Huber Wise, secretary-treasurer, and Jack Rehm, assistent sales manager, of the Harbor Plywood Corporation, Hoquiam, Wash., recently spent a few days in San Francisco on business, rnaking their headquarters at the office of C. W. Buckner, California representative.

Gus Hoover Visits Scotia

A. L. "Gus" Hoover, Southern California representative of The Pacific Lumber Company and Wendling-Nathan Company, recently visited San Francisco, and spent a few days at the Pacific Lumber Company's sawmill at Scotia.

Max E. Cook, agricultural engineer, The Pacific Lumber Company, San Francisco, following his attendance at the California Retail Lumbermen's Association convention at Fresno, October 11 and 12, went to Stockton October 13 on invitation of the California State Plumbing Inspectors' Association, to take part in the program at their annual .convention with a presentation of the Palco Redwood Se'ction Septic Tank to this group of city plumbing inspectors and sanitary engineers.

Great interest was shown by the group in Mr. Cook's talk, and in his suggestion that there should be closer relations between the plumbing industry and the retail lumber industry to the benefit of both.

Flies To San Francisco

Ted Dichter, president of the Prouty Lumber & Box Co., 'Warrenton, Ore., recently traveled by plane from Portland to San Francisco, and also visited Los Angeles, returning home from there.

Take Boat And Auto Tour

M. H. "Bill" Helm, dock superintendent at the Chas. R. McCormick Lumber Company's terminal at Wilmington, recently sailed to Seattle on the H. F. McCormick. Mr. Ifelm, accompanied by Mrs. Helm, took his car along and visited the company's mills at St. Helens, Ore., Port Ludlow and Port Gamble, Wash.; the Seattle and Portland offices, and made the return trip by road.

Earl White In New Business

Earl White, formerly of the East Bay Mill & Lumber Co., Oakland, has taken over a service station at East 12th Street and 24th Avenue, Oakland, where he will be glad to serve any of his old friends in the lumber business, who may find it convenient to give him a call,

Back From Southern Trip

F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Co., Fresno, accompanied by Mrs. Prescott and a party of five friends, returned to Fresno, October 15 from a six weeks' trip which they report as having been most enjoyable.

They sailed on the Grace Line steamer Santa Rosa through the Panama Canal to Cuba, and returned from there on another steamer to Vera Cruz, Mexico. They then traveled to Mexico City by train, and after spending some time there came back by easy stages to Fresno.

G. E. WITTWE,R OPENS RETAIL YARD

G. E. Wittwer has opened a retail lumber yard at 6800 West Blvd., Los Angeles. The yard will be known as the West Blvd. Lumber Co. Mr. Wittwer has been conuected rvith the retail lumber business in the Los Angeles district for a long period.

F. H. RANSOM VISITS S. F.

Frank H. Ransom, president, Eastern & Western Lumber Co., Portland, was in San Francisco, October 22 on his way home from attending Lumber Code meetings in Chicago and Washington.

Back From East

Fred S. Palmer, manag'er of the Pine department of the Santa Fe Lumber Company, San Francisco, returned October 22 from a two weeks' business trip to Chicago, New York and other Eastern cities.

On Northwest Trip

Guy E. Smith, general sales manager of the Chas. R' McCormick Lumber Co., San Frpncisco, left October 20 to visit the company's offices in Portland and Seattle, and mills at St. Helens, Ore., Port Gamble, Wash., and Port Ludlow, Wash.

At Yosemite

M. A. "Matt" Harris, Van Arsdale-Harris San Fran.cisco, accompanied by Mrs. Harris, 25 on a vacation trip to Yosemite National they will stay at Hotel Ahwahnee.

Lumber Co., left October Park, where eeGoods

R. CHAMBERLIN VISITS L. A.

W. R. Chamberlin, president of W. R. Chamberlin & Co', San Francisco, returned October 27 lrom a business trip to Los Angeles.

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