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I thought the rmartert qucdion printcd during the ycar was that of "Bugr" Baer: "Aftcr the Europcan Rccovcry Program wlll thcrc bc an Amcrlcur Rccovcry'Progrm?"

SpeaHng of Ncw Yeer cvc drutrlr, thc frmour comic Joe E. Lewir laid that word drunk h urcd cntircly too promiscuourly and unfairly. "A m8n irn't drunk," laid Lewis, "!o long ar he can lic on thc f,oor without holding on.'' r I r *

And another comediagr, talking about the so-callcd "plunging necklineg" of the tclevirion topranos, said that they show, not only their bert arias, but also their bcst areaE.

Spcaking oi inHation -: ;" rapidly riring pricee of all we buy, Jack Gilford ofrera the 3uggestion that "the good old days will roon mcan lart week."

And Samuel Goldwyn has bcen quoted as saying that in Hollywood these five thousand dollar a week movie stars areadimeadozen.

Alf Landon, once nominee for Presiderit, pulled one as full of wisdom as anything Ben Franklin ever said. It seems he is an old-fashioned poker player, and not in sympathy with these wild and modern kinds of poker where they play wild cards, jokers, and a dozen kinds of seven card stuff which remove all the fundamentals from the famous old American game. After being dragged into one of those mad eessions he was heard to remark that "the United States began to go to hell when the people lost their respect for two pair."

Annual Review of Building in 1950

Although total expenditures for new building broke all records in 1950 by rising above $27 billion, the physical volume of new privately financed construction fell somewhat short of the peak reached in 1927, Clyde A. Fulton, president of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, stated.

"However, the quantity of materials handled in retail lumber and building materials yards reached an all-time high during the year, owing to the unprecedented volume of home building and repair and modernization work," Mr. Fulton said.

"In spite of the fact that $100 billion of new construction has been completed since the end of World War II, there has been little, if any, of the overbuilding which characterized the construction boom that followed the first World War.

"The 5,500,000 nerv homes built since 1945 were just about enough to catch up with the demand, and the physical volume of industrial and commercial construction has remained below the peak level reached in the 1920's, even though the population has increased by one-third in the meantime.

"fnventories of materials in retail yards, which were

An cditorld ln thc Ddlar Ncwr goes to thc head of my clan: "sooner or latcr Rurril murt be made to bare its bnrcn brutality to tfrc wortd, including itr own people. The mcre aucrtion by thc Soviet (in thc U. N. ncctings) that chargcr agafnrt it arc unttltc, crnnot bc ecccptcd as final. NO MURDERER WOULD EVER BE CONVICTED IF HE ACTED AS IIIS OWN JURY, THE PRrVILEGE THAT THE SOVIET DEMANDS.''

And many, many timet ; ;-, papcrr and pcriodicals during thc paet year I have reen the City of Warhington refcrred to as the "city of bright lighta and dim wito."

The bitterest and ."aa"",-oiJof repartce of the part year ig credited to a mighty fine man who fought to eliminate the red menace in the movies, in which industry he had been an honored member until he took up an open fight against communigm. It was a losing fight, and he moved to New York and soon dropped dead. It is said that a friend asked him-"Why did they drive you out of Hollywood?" And he 3nsq7grsfl-"They caught me with an American fag in my hand." **

Bruce Barton, one of the few great thinkers in America today, utters these sage words:. "If we Americans think and act in the firm belief that the security and sound economy of the U. S. are the first essential of world progress we shall avoid lots of quarrels that are none of our business, and make fewer mistakes. Accuse me of being old-fashioned, if you please; but don't accuse of being coldblooded. I am thinking about warm blood-THE BLOOD OF AMERICAN BOYS.'' greatly depleted at the height of the 1950 building season, are being rebuilt steadily in anticipation of a relatively large amount of building in the new year, although stocks of most materials containing strategic metals will remain relatively low as a result of the diversion of steel, copper, and other materials to the defense production program.

"The trend toward increased efficiency and lower handling costs in the distribution of materials continued steadily during the year with greater use of mechanized and time-saving equipment, continued training of the 100,000 or more new men employed in retail yards since World War II, and development of better methods of inventory control."

Return From Honeymoon Trip to Islcnds

J. Z. Todd, Jr., of Western Door & Sash Co., Oakland, and his bride returned at the first of the year from spending their honeymoon in the Hawaiian Islands. They flew there and back. Mr. and Mrs. Todd (formerly Miss Lolly Allen) were married December 16.

Mr. Todd is a son ol J. Z. Todd, Sr., president of Western Door & Sash Co. He travels the Salinas territorv for the firm.