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Lightening the Load

During the war a big plane was flying across the Mediterranean. On board were a number of women and children refugees, and four men, an American, a Frenchman, an Englishman, and a Greek. One of the plane's two motors died and soon they were losing altitude and in grave danger. First they threw out all luggage and everything else that was loose, and still the plane rvas slowly dropping toward the water.

So the pilot made atalk to the passengers, told them the peril of the plane, and suggested that if some man

White Brothers Mcke Improvements

Construction began recer.rtly at White Brothcrs' Oakland yard on a ne\\, shed to replace the one that rvas destroye<l br, fire u fe.n, n'eeks ago. The re-clesignecl structure rvill be larger than the old one, ancl u'ill be entirely rnodeln would volunteer to jump overboard, it might save the others. Immediately the American rose to his feet, said"God Bless Amslisa"-and jumped out. But the ship kept losing altitude, and again the pilot asked for some volunteer to ju-p. This time the Frenchman rose, saluted briskly, shouted-"Vive la France"-and jumped over. Yet it was still not enough, and the pilot reported they were still dropping slowly.This time the Englishman rose to his feet, shouted-"There'll always be an England !" Then he threw the Greek out.

Whie Brothers also started constructicln recer.rtly on a second shed and a shippir,g oflrce at the San Francisco yard, 2150 Oakclale Avenue.

"Logging"-A New Book

A nerv book by Nelson C. Brou'u entitle<l "I-ogging" rvill be published by John Wiley & Sons, Neu' York, on January 3, according to an annottncetnetlt lly the publishers. Mr. Brorvn is Professor of Forestry Utilization at thc Nerv York State College of Forestry, Syracuse University. The 418-page volttme is fully illustratetl zind is priced at $s.00.

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Forest Service Drops Plan for Woodfeaf Sustained yield Unit

San Francisco, Dec. 2l-Chief Lyle F. Watts of the U. S. Forest Service, Washington, D. C., notified Regional Forester Perry A. Thompson today that the Forest Service has dropped its plan to establish a cooperative sustained yield unit at Woodleaf, Calif.

The plan, announced last Feb. 7, would have allowed the Forest Service to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Soper-Wheeler Company of Strawberry Valley, Calif., for'coordinated management of the company,s land and specified land in the Plumas National Forest, on a basis of sustained yield. Such agreements are authorized by the Sustained Yield Unit Act passed by Congress in 1944.

The Forest Service announced and held a.public hearing on the plan last March 8 at Quincy, Calif.

The complete record of the hearing, along with statements submitted by proponents and opponents up to July 31, rvas forrvarded to Chief Watts for final decision.

Chief \\/atts' notice to the Regional Forester follows in full:

"Subsequent to the public hearing at euincy, California, of March 8, 1948, on the proposed Woodleaf Cooperative Sustained Yield Unit, thorough consideration has been given to the advisability of establishment of this Unit and approval of a cooperative sustained yield agreement with the Soper-Wheeler Company. Because of intense local interest in the proposals, the time for submission of statements to be included in the record of the hearing was ex_ tended from the 30 days first announced to June 30 ancl .then to July 31, 1948. The complete hearing record, with statements submitted on or before July 31, as submitted by the hearing officer, has now been read and considered.

"In view of a number of important questions which were brought out at the hearing and in statements submittecl subsequently, I have concluded to drop consideration of establishment of the Woodleaf Cooperative Sustained yield Unit. Should consideration of the Woodleaf Cooperative Sustained Yield Unit be reopened, another public hearing will be held."

Appointed Director oI Scles Promotion

Associated Wood Products Co., of California and Ore_ gon, announced from the head office in Berkeley the af_ filiation of Perry E. (Ed) West as director of sales promotion for this rvell-kno'rvn firm of structural timber contfactors.

Mr. West is rvell knort'n ir-r the architectural, structural engineering, and contracting fields. He was California division engineer for Timber Structures, Inc., when that concern first entered the roof truss field in California.

The association of Ed. West with Associated Wood Products Co. follorvs closely the opening of Associated's Portland, Oregon branch under the management of Jack D. Godfrey.

Plvwooil I$ Back . a

When the rvar came on Douglas Fir plyr,vood tl'ent arvaY for a long vacation from its old lumber and building channels. It quickly became the scarcest ar-rd most sought after of all rvooden building materials. The rvar effort found it vital for such a countless number of important uses, that the Governmeui simply grabbed the plyr'r'ood suppl1' and kept it. The building industrv hacl to get along lvithout ri.

When the rvar ended plyu'ood began easing back into the domestic building game; and immediately much of it fell into the hands of the Grey Marketeers. For a couple of years and more, plyrvood became a lady of very, very doubtful reputation, so far as its marketing rvas concerned. It became very largely a barter and trade commodity.

But the industry had grorvn enormously because of the rvar eft'ort, and the rush to get more and more plywood mills going continued apace after the war, and as production increased the return of this grand building material

Appoints Advertising Agency

Henry \V. Collins, executive vice president of 'fhe Celotex Corporation, Chicago, has announced the appointment of MacFarland, Aveyard & Company, Chicago, as the Celotex advertising agencY.

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to normal chanr-rels naturally follou'ed. There \\'as no rooll1 for the Grey Nfarket then. So, it disappeared. It is safe to sny that there is no Grev l\farket in T)ouglas Fir plyr,lrood norv.

And the trade norv finds itself copiously supplied u'itlt plyu,ood. All the legitimate channels of supply are out after business. The plyrvood jobbers and distributors have plenty of stock in their rvarehouses, and the building industry can no\\r get plywood in any quantity desired for the first time in many, malry years.

It isa very healthy and satisfactory situation to most all concerned. There has been a slight softening in the price, due to tl-re steadily increasing production. One good effect of tl-ris has been the elimination of some of the more undesirable elements in tireindustry. Douglas Fir pl1'u'ood production for the first ten months of 1948 rvas 1,630,687,000 feet as coml)arecl rvith 1.4O4,6O1.000 feet for the same months in 1947.

Opens New Store

The Butt Lumber Company. formerly at El Monte' has opened a beautiful nel'boulet'ard store at 1115 \\rest Foothill Blvd.,Azusa. The company has a catchl' slogan' "\\'hen You're Building-llro'wse At Butt's."