Celebrate Golden Anniv ersary of An gef es Nationaf Forest

Los Angeles county's 690,000-acre "backyard"-Angeles National Forest-is celebrating its golden anniversary this year.

The Angeles was the first national forest established in California, which now has 18 such forests. Its mountainous terrain lies to the north and immediately behind Los Angeles and more than a score of other cities.

Because of the leading role played by the late Abbot Kinney in the development of forestry in this state, his birthday on November 16 provided the occasion for observing the creation of the Angeles. I.'amous for his promotion of canal-lined Venice at the beach. Mr. Kinnev was a member of California's first board of forestry in 1885 and the author of books on forestry and eucalyptus trees. The old "Kimeloa" ranch near Sierra Madre received that name from him when he bought it in 1880.

Inasmuch as the setting aside of the Angeles marked the beginning of U. S. Forest Service operations in California, the anniversary celebration was statewide in character.

Originally it was intended to conduct the anniversary program in the Forest; but due to wartime conditions and the imperative need for tire conservaiion, the celebration was staged November 16 at Victory House, Pershing Square, Los Angeles.

Ceremonies included the unveiling of a large incense cedar plaque cut from a 450-year-old Angeles forest tree by William V. Mendenhall, supervisor of Angeles National Forest, and DeWitt Nelson, supervisor of San Bernardino National Forest. This plaque, supported by logs, will stand in the park until the end of the war, when it will be removed to a permanent site in the forest.

S. B. Show, Regional Forester, California Region, U. S. Forest Service, Roger Jessup, chairman, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and Sheriff Biscailuz were speakers.

As a living emblem of the event, a California Bay tree was planted in Pershing Square.

At the time it was created by proclamation, signed December 20, 1892, by President Benjamin Harrison, the Angeles was known as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. ft extended from the western end of San Fernando valley to Banning Pass in the east, and from Antelope valley, on the north, to San Gabriel valley on the south. Altogether, it embraced something like 1,500,000 acres, a vast area which later was divided into the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests. In consequence of their common origin, these two forests participated jointly in the golden anniversary program.

On March 4, 1907, the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve had its name changed to the San Gabriel Forest Reserve, and in a proclarnation signed June 26,1908, by president Theodore Roosevelt, it was changed again, this time to Angeles National Forest. The division by which the San Bernardino National Forest was created occurred September 30. 1925.

The original San Gabriel Timberland Reserve was the first watershed protection forest established in America, indicating how vital the safeguarding of its brush and timber cover was deemed to the rich agricultural region which lay below it.

. Its staff of rangers, under Col. B. F. Allen, was the first i_n -Am_919a to be placed in uniforms. This took place in J-uly,__18!8, the uniforms being of the style then worn by the U. S. cavalry-jackets ant pants of'khaki, and lighdcolored sombreros. The jackets bore brass buttons embossed with eagles and the letters "S. G. T. R.',

The first ranger station built in America with funds expressly allocated for that purpose .wras erected of alder logs and incense cedar shakes on the West Fork of the San Gabriel river, and completed in September, 1900. One hundred dollars had been appropriated for the construction,. but the job was done for $70. The building still stands. Two of the men who helped donstruct the slation are still alive. They are Louis Newcomb, who was chief ranger at the time, and Philip Bogue, then a ranger.

Within the boundaries of Angeles National Forest is Placerita Canyon near Newhall, where gold was first discovered in California-six years before the sensational and celebrated find in Sutter's mill race in the northern part of the state. The Placerita discovery was made by Francisco Lopez on March 9, 1842, one hundred years ago. Subsequently, gold worth thousands of dollars was taken from the site.

The Angeles is foremost among America's 160 national forests from the standpoint of recreational use. Last year it was visited by nearly 3,000,000 persons.

The Forest stands out conspicuously as the dominating factor in the economic life on the rich coastal plain below it. It is well known that widespread impairment of the forest cover by fire inevitably would lead to paralysis of farming and industrial activities throughout ihe area it supplies with water for irrigation and dlomestic purposes.

East Bay Retailers Hear Discussion of \(/ar Housing Construction Standards

A meeting sponsored by Wood Products Co', Oakland service organization, and attended by a large gathering of East Bay retail lumber dealers, was held at Hotel Leamington, Oakland, November 16.

The main purpose of the meeting $'as to hear an explanation of the policies and functions of the Procuring Agency of the Construction Division of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army. Roy Paulus, chief of the South Pacific Lumber Ofiice, San Francisco, was the principal speaker.

In addition to Mr. Paulus, brief talks were made and answers to questions were given by the following:

G. Kneiss, Priorities district manager of WPB; J. Whiteside, Regional Housing Specialist, WPB; Joe Snell, Assistant Priorities district manager, WPB; D. C. McGinnis, Director of FHA; Douglas Manuel, executive assistant, FHA; George Sharpe, District Housing Specialist, FHA; John Tolan, Jr., contract specialist, WPB ; Robert S. Grant, managing director of War Housing Center; John A. Sowers, manager, Priorities Field Office, WPB; W. PCollins, manager, Production Service Division, WPB; Maurice Harband, price attorney, Northern California office, OPA; Joseph Alexander, regional price representative, Building Material Section, OPA; W. E. Hague, secretary, Northern California chapter, Associated General Contractors of America; J. E. Mackie, National Lumber Manufacturers Association; Chas' Russell, chief underwriter, FHA, and Fred Whittlesey, architect, WPB.

The meeting developed into a round table discussion of War Housing Construction Standards. About 1@ were present.

It May Come To This

Yes, we haint got no lumber-we haint got no lumber today.

We have pencils and vases and dark brown shoe laces, And two bales of new-mown hay.

We have one crate of quite-ripe tomatoes and two pecks of sprouted potatoes.

Yes, we haint go no lumber but you might come in and visit with us once in a while anyhow.

-The Lionizer, Orange, Calif.

Whv. Not Adv ertise?

The busses are jammed full, And so are the trains, And I've got a problem, That's wracking my brains; I\Iy fuel is rationed, My tires are fra;red, Now how in the world Will I call on my trade ?

Ah I I know the answer ! This thought is a gem ! I'll talk to my trade Through the old CLM.

EAST BAY HOO-HOO HPAR TALK BY LARRY SMITH

The largest gathering that attended a regular meeting of East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club this year turned out to hear a talk by Larry Smith, chief correspondent in Japan of International News Service on "Our Enemy, The Jap."

The speaker was introduced by H. Sewall Morton. President George Clayberg presided.

Trucks

WPB released 928 trucks. trailers and miscellaneous vehicles under its truck rationing program during the rveek ending November 14.

Kitchen Utensil Makers

Kitchen utensil makers were ordered by the WPB to stop putting iron and steel in numerous types and drastically reduce the use of these metals in many others.

AMENDMENT NO. 33 TO MPR

Amendment No. 33 to the General Maximum Price Regulation provides that no applications for adjustment will be granted after November 30 in the case of a dealer who has a lower ceiling than his competitor, and no applications for adjustment will be granted after November l5 to a manufacturer or wholesaler in similar circumstances.

Appointed General Sales Manager

Appointment of Walter J. Wood as general sales manager of E. L. Bruce Co., Memphis, Tennessee, has been announced by R. G. Bruce, president of the company. Mr. Wood has been serving for several years as sales manager of their Flooring Division.

Mr. Wood, who is widely k n o w n throughout the building induStry, brings to his new position a background of thirty years in the lumber lrusiness. From l9l2 to 1924 he was employed in the retail lumber business in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1924 he started with E. L. Bruce Co., working as a salesman out of Kansas City. In 1924 he went to Chicago to open a branch office and remained there as district sales manager for five years. He then spent one year in the company's Washington, D. C., office and five years in their New York office before coming to Memphis to take over the position of sales manager of the flooring division which he held at the time of his promotion.

The office of general sales manager is a newly created position with E. L. Bruce Co., control of sales in the past having been vested in the various department sales managers. In his new capacity Mr. Wood will be in complete charge of coordinating the efforts of the various departments and the sales organization in the field.

Call On Trade

G. R. Tully, Hallinan Mackin Co., Ltd., San Francisco, spent several days in Los Angeles during the middle of November, and with Elmer Williams, the company's Los Angeles manag'er, they called on the trade.

Logging and Lumbering Featured by 'Vox Pop" Broadcagt

One of radio's top-flight network programs, "Vox Pop," was given over to a dramatic presentation of logging and lumbering in the great Pacific Northwest during the regular CBS Monday night broadcast of November 23.

The forest industries broke into big-time radio over 75 stations from Eugene, Oregon, which had been chosen as a typical center of forest operations. High climbers, buckers, fallers, and mill workers were interviewed by the duet of Vox Pop masters of ceremonies. In their own language, they told about their jobs and how their work is contributing to the winning of the war. The program explained, too, how the people of the Willamette Valtey mean to keep their forest industries continuously at work and their forest lands permanently productive by intelligent harvesting.

Vox Pop, sponsored by Bromo Seltzer, has become one of the most popular features on the air. The latest Crossley survey credits it with a listening audience of over 17,000,000 persons, coast-to-coast.

Government Approves Plant And Dry Kilns

Cadwallader-Gibson Company have been engaged for some time in remanufacturing and drying aircraft Spruce and Noble Fir at their Long Beach plant. The Government surveyed and approved the facilities of this plant, which is equipped with modern dry kilns.

The company is now importing hardwood lumber from Mexico, Central and South America.

TIRE INFPECTION DATE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 15, 1943

Amendment No. I to General Order ODT No. 21, affecting Section fil-97 of that order has been issued by the Office of Defense Transportation. This section has to do with the inspection of tires on commercial motor vehicles. The amendment changes the date in that section from November 15, 1942, to January 15, 1943, but makes no other changes. Within sixty days prior to such date, or within 5,000 miles last operated by such vehicle, all mounted tires must have received official inspection to permit further operation of the vehicle.

The Mad Pis and Hir Pah

The mad pig, the moose and the monkey, Met deep in the jungle one day; Said the pig, "there is loot for the taking, So this is the game we much play: We'll conquer the proud beasts about usThe lion, the dragon and bear, We'll rob them of food and of shelter And the spoils we will honorably share.,,

Now the moose had returned from a rampage With a trophy attached to his belt, So he thrust out his underslung jaw bone And pointed with pride to the pelt. "Oh that," said the pig, "is as nothing To what we can do as a gang. Let's pool our invincible weaponsThe tusks, the big horns and the fang.',

Then they plotted foul deeds in the jungle, And soon both the monkey and moose Had promised to take all their orders From the mad pig who walks like a goose. The monk said, "f'll finish the dragon,,, The moose strove to further his gains, While the pig slew the weak and defenseless Or bound them with heart-breaking chains.

Then the lion arose in his island, The pig paused in bafiled dismay; The moose lost his horns in the desert And bawled, "help, the devil's to pay !,, The dragon still hissed in defiance, The mad pig squealed, "do som.ething, do !,' The monkey blinked up at the eagle And yammered, "Oh, so, f'll get you !,'

Then all of the beasts went berserkThe pig ran amuck with the bear, The lion lashed out in grim fury, The moose bellowed, "gimme my share !,, The monkey still pestered the dragon, But he ran out of bounds one sad day, He swung out too far by his prehensile tail And the eagle screamed into the fray.

Now we, when the melee is ended, Shall find with no trace of surprise, That the monkey's unchanged, the pig is still pig, But the moose is an ass in disguise.

A. Merriam Conner.

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