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October

Redwood Empire Hoo-Hoo Club 65-October 13, Concat, place to be announced.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club 2-October 14-15, big family weekend, Roy Rogers'Apple VaIIey Inn, Apple Valley' Calif.

Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 3g-October 16, Forest Products Nite, Peluso's Restaurant.

Shasta Cascade Hoo-Hoo Club 133 and Redding Trade ClubOctober 17, joint forest products nite, Redding Elks Club, Redding.

Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club l09-October 18, The Sherwood Room, 1314 Alhambra Blvd.

Black Bart Hoo Hoo Club l8l-October 18, monthly meeting, place to be announced.

San Fernando Yalley Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club 6-October 20, annual "company night," Pike's Verdugo, Glendale.

Dubs, Ltd.-October 20, monthly tourney, Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, BilI Bonnell sponsor.

San Francisco [Ioo-Hoo Club-October 27, monthly luncheon, Red Knight.

American Forestry Assn.-October 29-November 1, annual meeting, Dunes Hotel and Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada.

November

Albuquerque Lumber Merchandisers Assn.-November 1, steering committee, Village Inn Pancake House, Albuquerque, N. M.

Washington State Forestry Conference-November 3, annual meeting, Seattle, Washington.

Pacific Logging Congress & Equipment Show-November 8-11' Coliseum, Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Washington.

American Hardboard Assn.-November 13-15, annual meeting, Ojai Valley Inn and Country Club, Ojai, Califoria.

Lumber Assn. of Southern CaliforniaNovember 16-18, annual management confetence, EI Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs, Calif'

ORMER PRESIDENT Francis Madero, of Mexico, was a small man. and somewhat sensitive about it. Once, when he was about to be photographed with his cabinet, the Se-retary of State, Abraham Gonzales, was required to stand by him.

Madero lifted his eyes to the face of the tall Gonzales and, observing his great height, remarked: "I feel that my size will not show to advantage unless we are seated."

'oYour Excellency," said Gonzales, "if you could only stand on your wisdom, you would dwarf us all."

BY JACK DIONNE

r882-1966

What remarkable difference a misplaced comma makes. In a religious controversy a man wrote to a newspaper as follows. "We do not care to enter into any religious controversy. Our works speak for themselves. We are healing the sick, and sinning in wonderful ways." Of course, the comma should have been after ttsinning." But it wasn't.

Woman

Accepted Atomic Weight: 120

'oWell said," replied Madero with a smile, "provided you did not stand on your courtesy at the same time."-Adrian

Anderson'

Remember the philosopi", oi rnoulr' times who kept a sign over his desk that read: ooSomebody said that it couldn't be done, so I didn't even try."

"Is there any legend about that mountain?" asked the tourist of a native.

'oYup,t' was the reply. "Two lovers once went uP t-hat mountain' and never came back again.oo o'What happened to them?" asked the tourist.

"Went down the other side," said the native'

Physical Properties: Boils at nothing and freezes at any minute. Melts when treated properly. Very bitter if not well used.

Occurrence: Found wherever man exists.

Chemical Property: Possesses great affinity for gold, silver, platinum and precious stones. Violent reactions if left alone. Turns green when placed beside a better-looking specimen.

Uses: Highly ornamental, useful as a tonic in acceleration of low spirits and as an equalizer in distribution of wealth. Probably the most efiective income-reduction agent known.

Ca.ution: Highly explosive in inexperienced hands!

(Courtesy of the Kaiser Builder. By R. E. Whitson, Jr., Kyanite Mining Corp., Cullen, Va., and Engiueering and Mining Journal.)

Higb quality mouldings, stocked in quantity

Maple Bros., Inc. carries a complete stock of all standard Ponderosa Pine Moulding patterns all soft-textured and smooth-finished in unilorm quality. Special patterns will be milled to your specifications. Your order receives prompt attention and on-schedule delivery at Maple Bros., Inc.

Di Giorgio Buys Feother River

Acquistion of the Feather River Lumber Co., Reno, Nevada, by the Di Giorgio Corp. has been announced by Robert Di Giorgio, president of the Di Giorgio Corp. River Di Giorgio Corporation purchased 100 percent of Feather ver Lumber for cash. according to Di Gioroio. Ownershin rook r cash, to Di Giorgio. Ownership took effect October 2.

Feather River Lumber Co. operates three mills in Plumas and Sierra Counties, California, producing kiln-dried white fir and other softwood products for the construction and buildins industry. Net annual sales are g7 million. R. F. Nikkel Lumbei Co. of Sacramento, Calif., is the national marketing representative for Feather River.

Di Giorgio Corporation, which is in production and sales of Iumber via its present division, Klamath Lumber Co. of Klamath Falls, Oregon, will operate Feather River Lumber Co. as an autonomous subsidiary. J. Kenneth Metzker will continue as president; no organizational changes are contemplated, Robert Di Giorgio stated.

Di Giorgio Corp. is a San Francisco-headquartered food processing, -marketing and distributing complex operating nationwide and internationally.

Georgiq-Pqcific Buys L&C

_ Georgia-Pacific Corp. and L & C, Limited, Honolulu, Hawaii, have announced that Georgia-Pacific has agreed to acquire L & C. L '& C formerly, Lewers & Cooke, Limited, has operated for many years in tfie Hawaiian Islands. They were one of the islands' leading distributors of building mateiials until that division was sold in 1965.

Assets being acquired by G-P consist primarily of approximately 14.6 acres of land in Honolulu plus cash a.rd markltable securities.

Holbrook Lumber Co. Sold

The Holbrook Lumber Co. in Scappoose, Ore., has been sold to Bert Kinzig, lormer owner and operator of building supply businesses in the Pasco-Kennewick-Richland area.

Kinzig bought the firm from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clam,rner of St. Helens. Mrs. Clammer and her late husband, Burnell Holbrook, acquired the business nearly 20 years ago.

Kinzig was the owner of three lumber yards in the Tri-Cities area until selling them to the Boise Cascade Corp. three years ago. He managed the properties for BC until recently.

Deoler Wins Howoii Trip

l,lsin,,rt' I)iottt't'r l,trrnlrt'r (1o.. I-lsilrt,r't'(.alif.. u'4. lht u irrrtt'r ol att all-t'r1rt'llsr'puirl trip lo Ilanaii irt rt rlt t'rtl rll'au irrg lrt'irl l,r Inlarrrl l.rrnrl,t'r' (.o.- a liiirlt.. (llli[.. ,,nlrt,l.'salt'r'. 'I'h,' rl I'it u i n u is lrrtrl of it "Httnaiiarr llrilitlar'" pt'onrotiort l,t'ittg,',,1t' rlrrr,tctl l,r' tht' filnr.

I'lrr lrrtkr tit'kt't rlas rllaittt lt'r,ltt ltttrtdrerls rLlrcrsiltrl l,r' tlt'llt'rs nho Ptrt'r'lrast'tl Irrrikling supl.rlit's ft'onr Irtlanrl. Orrt' tir:kt't rvas dr'pr sillrl [r,t' ,'ach $l(X) ptrlrrlrtrsr'.

F,lsinorc l)iotreer l'ill hold Iltcit olrt drarving to dt:tcrr.nine rlho u ill takc the trip. Principals participating in thc drar'ing are Glen Smith. lumber malager: Jirn Ba,*iger" ]rarcl'rrare managel'l trIildret'l Basi- gt'r. r'otrntt'r,.alt's arrd Frida Holtc,rt. l,ook kccpcr. ll'his is tlte scconcl frt'c trip el'ardt'd lrl

Weslern Lumber & Building Moteriols MERCHANT lnllntl thus [ur irr thc prornotion. 'Ihe first \\'irs \\()n l,r' "ltctl" llland oI W. :\1. Darv (lo. oI San ]]crnartlirrr,. Cali[.

'l'lrt' trin is slatcd [or Fe]rrrrarr'. antl lrrllrr,l lril: l{X) rtscrrrtli,,tt. r ilr I rril,',1 Jctlirrcr u ith htttt'l at'r'otnnrotlatir.rtts at tltr: lliltorr llarvaiian Villree {,rr lurnlr,rr cleal,.r. \rlr,, rlrrrrlifr [ol llr. lri|.

Whisler Hordwood to New Yord ln addition to ltartlrvootl atltl s,rftrtootl Irrml,t'r. \\rhislt-'r ollt'rs mt,lrlings. l)i( trrrt' Iritrnt's" shtttter slot k arrtl other speciallit's' .Jrr,st atltlt'd is a dinrt'rrsi()n sqtl:ll'(' tlivisiorr in aldt'r" maple. walrtttt antl asli'

'['hrec longtimr, ]tar<llloorlntetr hrve re[orrnctl \\ihislcr Htrr<lrvor,tls attcl trtorcd tltr: rrt,r,'lt -irrrltrrporatr:tl var<l t.o a nerr lot'ation.

E. L. "Ed" Whisler, 11-|1s elrcraterl the c,ld t'artl in llbrrantre (.alif.. for s('\ eI) r ears" is vice president of lhe ne\\' col'pora' tion and ranrod at the fir'nt"-. tl'o rnills irl Ertgere. Ore.. rvhich produce 50.0(10 b'f. I)eI' (la\.

(.hut k -\'lt heon. a 25'\'eirl lrtnilrer vr'terirrl. fot'm('rlv u'!th l,os-(lal [,rtltrl,er" is presitlcnt and sells molcling. speciallies anrl produr.'tion thnrugh the L.A' plant.

Handling lrtmbcr sales is Jcrrv Hrink. secLetarr'-lteastrrt'r t,f tlte c'orporatit,tt. Jt'rn' scrrt'rl at Whisler ft,r sir vetrrs atrtl has lllrt in -rtints rvith Wer-erhaettst't ilntl llauglr liort'st Pt otlttcts.

Dubbers Silvorodo Evenl

'fhirtv f)ubbers altt'rtrletl tll' rt'r't'nt Sillaratlo i,r,r.t"r'and llill J,rltttsorr of llolrl's \\'"all Lumbt-'r Co. walkt'tl oll rl ith tht' lorv nct trophy. Also prt'scnt rvas plst prt'rr' Ev Lervis rvho lvas prt'st'ntt'tl a lrlight retl goli bag in apprer:iatittrt for hi-t sullt'ring through tht: past year as head rnan o[ I)trbs. Ltd.. rrorthern California's oldest lun.rbcrrrl('n's golfing organization.

Althc,ugh the master card is somelhat smeared with tears. the lilst lli:rht l'inners appear to rcad Chct Dcnnis" (lene Destruel and I)ave Graber. Secontl fliglrt u inncrs were Rol Sjolund, Ray Tt'akle and IJob Kilgolc with llill Johnson, llarrv Anthonv" Jack Crane and Eli l)estrut'l in i3rd

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