HAMMOND LUMBER COMPANY OcAL r F o RTIX*"n'e D w o o D

Mills at Samoa and Eureka, California

sAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGETES

Christmcs Pcrrty qt Sacrcmento

The annual Christmas party of the Sacramento HooHoo Club was held December 8.

Gordon Rrawith, Landsberg Lumber Co., president of the club, presided. There was a ance of members.

Edwin Johnson. California Manufacturing mento, was program chairman.

The next meeting of the club rvill be held day, January 19.

San Berncrrdino Hoo-Hoo Club Meets

Sacramento, good attendCo., Sacra-

The San Bernardino Hoo-Hoo Club held a nreeting at the Arrowhead Country Club, San Bernardino, Tuesday evening, December 14. George Gibson, Gibson Lumlter Co., rvas elected president for the coming year. Other officers elected were : Lloyd Braithrvaithe, W. N[. Dary, Inc. vice president, and Tommy Chapin, Fred -{. Chapin Lumber Co., secretary-treasurer.

HOW LT'MBER TOOKS

(Continued from Page 2) o' wednes- The western cember Il, 87 feet, shipments feet. Orders on 596,000 feet.

841,976,N0 board feet. Export 302,471,0O0 board feet. I-ocal 883,784,000 board feet.

The Industry's unfilled order file stood at 129,486,000 board feet at the elrd o{ November. Gross stocks at 932.381,000 board feet.

Charlie Adams, Chas. C. Adams Lumber Co., veteran and stahvart Hoo-Hoo, read the records of several meetings of the San Bernardino Club held about trver-rty years ago that were greatly enjoyed by the group.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Meeting lcn. 14

The Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club will hold a meeting at the Nikabob Restaurant, 875 South Ave., Los Angeles, Friday noon, January 14. Bill Ream and his ccmmittee are arranging for a gram luncheon \\restern President fine pro-

OPine Association fcr the rveek encled I)emills reporting, gave orders as 39,767,000 40,907,000 feet, and production 50.555,000 hand at the end of the rveek totaled 115.-

The Southern I'ine Association for the u,eek ended December 11,87 units (103 mills) reporting. gave orders as 14,362,W0 feet, shipments 15, 239,000 feet, ancl production 17,537,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the u-eek totaled 49.682.000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the n'eek ended December 4, 168 r-nills reporting, gave orders as 74]80,ON feet, shipments 72,503,000 feet, ancl production 87.621.000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the l'eek totaled 354.986,000 feet.

For the week ended December 11, 168 mills reporting, gave orders as 87,053,000 feet, shipments 71,007,000 feet, and productipn 90,595,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the er.rd of tl.re rveek totaled 368.296.000 feet.

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New Year

A fower unblown; a book unread; A tree with fruit unharvested; A path untrod; a house whose rooms Lack yet the heart's divine perfumes; A landscape whose wide border lies In silent shade neath silent skies; A wondrous fountain yet unsealed; A casket with its gifts concealed; This is the New Year for you waits, Beyond tomorrow's mystic gates.'

-Horatio Nelson Powers.

Did Nocrh Drown His Grcrndpc?

You think the above is a silly question? Well, let's do a little figuring, and see.

The Fifth Chapter of Genesis says: "Methuselah lived a hundred and eighty-seven years and begat Lamech.

"And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and he died. And Lamech lived a hundred and eighty-two years, and begat a son. And he called his name Noah."

Thus we see that Noah was Methuselah's grandson. In the seventh chapter, eleventh verse, we learn:

"In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the rnonth the same day were all the fountains of the deep broken up and the windows of lleaven were opened."

Take your pencil and write down 60O. That was Noah's age when the flood came. Under this put 182, which was Lamech's age rvhen Noah was born. To this add 187, which was Methuselah's age when Lamech was born. Add these up and you get 969, the number of years from the time Methuselah was born, until the food.

And 969, remember, was the age at which Methuselah died. So, according to the figures furnished by the Scriptures and quoted above, Methuselah died the year of the flood. Which leaves the very definite possibility that Noah, when he entered the Ark,left his old Grandpappy out in the flood to drown. Of course, the old boy could have died before the seventeenth day of the second month of that year, but unless he did, we can only conclude that his grandson, Noah, sure done him a dirty trick.

Thct Unqnimous Letter

(The following, an original GCL story, and first printed in these columns in 1923, is reprinted by request.)

A scared looking darkey rushed into the sheriff's office with a scrawled, unsigned letter, in his hand, and said: "Jedge, I jes' gotta have piteckshun. I gots a unani- mous lettah heah and dis niggah says he gwine t'kill me, an' I gots t'have piteckshun."

The Sheriff looked the letter over. It simply read: "If you don' let Mah wife alone I'm gwine t'take Mah razor an'cut you' black haid plumb off."

"You don't need any protection," the Sheriff told him. "All you've got to do is let his wife alone and he rvon't hurt you."

"But, Jedge," insisted the darkey, "you don' seem t'undastand. Dishire's a UNANIMOUS lettah ! How do I know whose wife t' let alone?"

In Reverse

While the elderly filling station man checked the tires, the tourist who had stopped in the small town for gas watched a young man putting a roof on a small new building close by. The tourist said to the gas station man:

"That young chap doesn't seem to know much about carpenter work."

"Nope" said the station man. "He's a young lawyer that's jest settin' up in practice here. Used to be when one moved to town, he'd hang out his shingle. Now, with help and buitding so scarce, the first thing they do is shingle the hang-out."-Wall Street Journal.

Ain't It Fine Todcy?

Sure, this world isfull of troublesI ain't said it ain't.

Lord, I've had enough and double Reason for complaint;

Rain and storm have come to fret me Skies are often gray;

Thorns and brambles have beset me

On the road-but sayAin't it fine today?

What's the use of always weePin'? Making trouble last?

What's the use of alwaYs keePin' Thinkin' of the past?

Each must have his tribulationWater with his wine;

Life, it ain't no celebration, Trouble-I've had mineBut today is fine !

-James Whitcomb RileY.

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B. M. D. Now Distributins Fir-Tex Products

According to u'ord received from Chas. M. Hinds, manager of Building Material Distributors, Inc., the company is norv distributing the popular lines of Fir-Tex insulating sheathing, building board, insulating tile and hardboard products from their warehouses in Stockton and San Jose.

"The addition of Fir-Tex to our line of quality goods," says Mr. Hinds, "is another progressive step retailers in our area will be happy to hear about. We expect the distribution of Fir-Tex to go a long u'av tou'ards making this a profitable new year for them.':

Opens Wholescle Lumber Office

Clyde H. Thompson has opened an office in Suite 8O3, Petroleum Bldg., Los Angeles. where he will carry on a 'wholesale lumber business in Fir. Reds'ood, Pine, N{illwork and Plyrvood.

Clyde is r,r'ell known to the Southern California lumber trade. He rvas in the retail lumber business the past tlventy years, and was manager of the Sunkist Lumber Co. at Monrovia before it was sold to its present owners. Prior to opening his orvn office, he rvas a lumber buyer for the Empire Mill'rvork Corp. of Nerv York.

NAHB Annucrl Convention

The National Ass;ociation of llome its annual convention and exposition at Chicago, February 20-24, 1949.

Two Vetercn Foresters Retire

Builders rvill hold the Stevens Hotel,

San Francisco, Dec. l5-Regional Forester Perry A. Thompson announced today that trvo IJ. S. Forest Service veterans rvidely known in California-Robert L. Deering, assistant regional forester il-r charge of operation, and Earl V. Lackey, regional fiscal agent-rvill retire Dec. 31.

Mr. Deering's successor tvill be Donald E. Clark, nolv assistant regional forester in charge of personnel management. Mr. Lackey will hand the reins over to William F. Murray, at present regional fiscal agent at Ogden, Utah.

Pcrbco Pcint Scrles Conlerence

San Francisco, Dec. 17, 1948---'the Paint Sales Division of Pabco held a sales conference at The Paraffine Companies' fnc. home office in San Francisco, December 17' tcr outline sales and merchandising plans for 1949.

The meeting, under the supervision of J. E. Holbrook, vice-president-sales; L. F. Perrine, manager of the Paint Division; H. W. Allen, assistant division manager; and J .A. Warren, paint sales sttpervisor 'rvas attended by all Pabco paint salesmen in Northern Califomia. Southern Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.

A. K. Wilson Lumber Co. Hold Christmqs Party

A. K. Wilson Lumber Co., Dominguez Junction, Compton, Calif., held a Christmas party December 18 for employees at Vivian Laird's Restaurant, Long Beach.

At the Thanksgiving holiday this company gave 250 turkeys and 50 hams to emPloYees.