A N D ER GEORGE CTOUGH tU MB

Next week in Woshington history will be mode ond ior the first time in t\,Venty yecrrs o new odministrotion tokes over to help leod us out ol the "woods"

A greot number ol business surveys hove been mode in on eIiort to second guess the situcrtion crnd ihe consensus ol opinion seems to be thot ony price declines will be very moderote.

The reosoning behind this trend ol thought is corried out by the lact thot toxes, woges, tronsportotion ond the costs ol corrying on business will remoin, for mony months, substontiolly the some.

Competition, crnd the low of supply ond demond, will govern our {uture in the lumber industry. The shortoges ol mcrteriqls seems to be over ond there is on crbundqnce o{ good lumber ot the time this column is written.

We ore going to double, crnd then redouble our eflort, ro secure QUALITY Lumber ot the PROPER PRICE. . . We will help our customers stretch their purchosing dollor-so they con poss on to the consumer the price decreoses we will be cdcle to obtoin. So, purchose NOW-ond keep your inventory ot the proper level.

White City cmd Southern Oregon Sugcrpine Compcmy Sold

Negotiations have been completed for sale of the assets by the stockholders of the \Vhite City and Southern Oregon Sugar Pine Company to Bregman Associates.

Transaction involved all timber and timberland in Josephine, Jackson and Douglas County, Oregon, Cisco County, California; sawmills at Tiller, Oregon, and Central Point, Oregon, and remanufacturing plant at White City, Oregon.

The consideration is reported to be a cash transaction in excess of three million dollars. The new ow'ners are \\r. H. Daugh_ ertlii Cottage Grove, Oregon; S. \\r. Daugherty, Cottage Grove, Oregon and E. Bregman, Los Angeles. The new owners took possession January l, 1953. Mr. Bregman, whose ternporar-y h ead quarters are l\fedford Hotel. N[edford, Oregon rvill be in charge of the operation. Mr. Bregman is well knou'n in the lumber industry, being president of the Cal-West Lumber Corporation in South San Gabriel, California, and Alcan Lumber Mill, Inc., Canyonville. Oregon.

Presented Wrist Watch

Judge S. Durham retired December 31 from the service of Hammond Lumber Company, Los Angeles. At that time his many friends throughout the company's Southern Division presented him a Hamilton r,vrist'lvatch.

Memphis Lunberaen's Club to Awqrd Scholcrships lor the lohn 1,V. McOure School

Action taken by the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis at its meeting on November 20 rvill have a strong influence on the future trend of the educational activities of the John W. McClure School of the National Hardwood Lumber Association at Memphis, in the opinion of President Philip D. Houston and other leaders of the l\femphis Club. A report was submitted by the Finance Committee and the Executive Committee of the Club iecommending the establishment of two $100.00 scholarships, one for each of the two 1953 classes of the Scitool. These recommendations rvere confirmed by unanimous vote of the membership of the Club. These scholarships u'ill be arvarded through competition by eligible young men of Memphis and the l\Iid-South area who are deslrous of training for a hardrvood career through the training course provided by the Association.

-The next five months'course rvill begin on February 16, and the second 1953 course is scheduled to start on September 8. These courses are conducted b1' Assistant Chief Inspector L. C. Nicely of the Association and have proved to be most effective in vocational training. The graduates of the School are in strong demand for employment by hardrvood lumber firms in the United States and Canada and many have located in foreign fields.

The rvinners of these scholarships rvill be known as }femphis Lumbermen's Club students, sponsored by the Club. This is an innovetion rvhich, it is hoped. rrill be adopted by other local and regional hardrvood groups throughout the United State; and Canadian hardrvood fields. The capacit)' of the School is limited to 50 students and, if this plan is generallv tdopte.l, it rvil! have the effect of bringing together ambiti,tus and capable young men representative of every segment of the industrv, thereby cementing friendships, broadening 3cquaintances and establishing greater rrnderstanding and uniformitv in the grading and trading practices of this important industr-v. No previous experience in hardu'oods is required for admission but students are carefulll' selected for character. general abilit;* and a serious desire to rvork and advar,ce themselves in the hardwood lumber trade. Character references and at least a high school educational background are essential. This new program of scholarships in the School will not interfere rvith the regular proced':re of individtral application for admission and registration u.hich has been follorved in the past but it is expected that this nelv plan rvill tend to keep the personnei of the student bodv under closer obsen'ation of the industrv as a rvholc and rvill make the classes more representative in character.

Local and regional hardrvood groups interested in adopting this plan ma1' applv to the Chicago office of the Association for complete information. Individuals desiring to enter the contest for the }femphis scholarships should rvrite to the Lumbermen's Club cf Nlemphis, Commerce Title Bldg., trIemphis 3. Tenn. Other individuals rvho rvish to make independcnt application for admission may rvrite to the Chicago office. 59 E. \ran Burerr St., Chicago 5. Registration for the next class to begin February 16, 1953 rvas opened Ncivember I and several applications have been entered. -National Hardrvood Nervs.