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By Jock Dionne

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Couldn't Do lt in a Moment

"\Mhat's all that noise I hear in the quarters?" asked the Colonel of his house man, Sleepy Joe.

"Dass a bunch o'nigguhs whut jes got dere bonus money, an's dey's shootin' craps."

"f don't likethat," said the Colonel. "Go down there and break up that game."

"Yassuh," said Sleepy Joe, and disappeared in the direc-

George Gorman Buys New Plane

George W. Gorman, general manager, Trans-Pacific Lumber Co., Port Orford, Ore., has bought a new plane which he will use to speed up travel between his office in San Francisco and the sawmill at Port Orford, and also on business trips throughout California.

The plane is a 3-place Fairchild monoplane with a top speed of 135 miles an hour.

Mr. Gorman flew from San Francisco to Del Monte to attend the convention of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association, October 22 and 23. He was accompanied on the trip by Merle D. Bishop, Builders Emporium, El Cerrito.

He left on a trip to Port Orford. October 27.

Moore Mill Operating Steadily

The sawmill of Moore Mill & Lumber Company started operation withina few days of the fire which recently destroyed the cityof Bandon.

Carl R. Moore, manager of the company's San Francisco office, reports that there is a very'active building program in Bandon. Many of those who lost their homes are rebuilding at once, and the W. P. A. housing program is providing temporary housing for many whose homes were burned.

tion of the colored quarters. He didn't come back for two hours, and when he showed up the Colonel jumped him.

"'Where in tarnation have you been, boy? I have been waiting on you?" he wanted to know.

"\Mell, Suh," said the colored one. "Youall tole me to break up dat crap game, an' Ah only had fo' bits to staht wid, so hit tuk me quite a while."

Tom Dant On Eastern Trip

Tom Dant, Dant & Russell, Inc., is on a tour of his firm's sales connections in the Southwestern and Eastern States. Before going East he spent three days with Seth L. Butler calling on the trade in San Francisco Bay district and Coast Counties, and three days with Ralph P. Duncan, representative in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. He also visited the company's Los Angeles office,

Lodi Yard Sold

The Diamond Match Company has purchased the yard of the Lodi Lumber Company, Lodi, and took possession on October 19.

P. O. Young, transferred from the company's Red Bluff yard will manage the Lodi yard.

Back From Oregon Trip

Floyd W. Elliott, manager of the San Francisco office of Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., recently made a business trip to Coos Bay and Reedsport, Ore. He was accompanied by Chas. T. Gartin, salesman for the company.

Buys Retail Yard

The La Jolla Lumber Co. has purchased the Coast Lumber Co. at La Jolla, Calif.