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The Short Answer

When a woman feature writer was hound.ing Ambrose Bierce for an interview on the rearing of the young, asked him if any of the ancients had bequeathed us profitable counsel on the subject, he replied: ..Study }ferod, Madam, study Herod."

Nevada City

Summer breezes rustle gently, Through her grorres of Fir and Pine Golden memories link her present, With the days of Forty-Nine.

Like a queen she sits serenely, By her rippling mountain rills, Beautiful Nevada City, City of the Seven Hills.

The man who follows a crowd will never by a crowd.

Consolation

The Retort Discourteous

He'd been watching a listless fisherman for a long time, and finally said to him:

"Brother, yourtime must not be worth much. you haven't had a bite in three hours."

The other replied: "Well, Sir, my time's too valuable to waste three hours of it just watching a fellow fish that ain't catching nothing."

Dirty

"I shall never marry," remarked young Swellhead, ,,until I find some girl who is my exact opposite."

"Ahr" remarked Daisy, the cigar girl, ..you're looking for some smart girl."

For Another Man

"Sugar Pie," said the dark swain, ..did that kiss Ah jus gave you make you long fo, another?"

"Sho did, Boy, h'it sho did ! But he's outa town." be followed

The Ungenerous Golfer

By Edgar Guest

First Storekeeper: "I hear burglars broke into your store last night and stole the entire stock.',

Second Storekeeper: "Right. But it could have been worse. I had just marked everything down fifty per cent.,,

The Art Of Raillery

Raillery is the finest art .of conversation; but it is our usual custom to counterfeit and adulterate everything that is too dear to us, and so we have done with this, and turned it all into what is generally called repartee, or being smart; just as whsr an expensive fashion comes up; those who are unable to reach it, content themselves with some paltry imitation. ft now passes for raillery to run a man down in discourse, to put him out of countenance, and make him ridiculous; sometimes to expose the defects of his person or understanding; on all which occasions he is obliged not to be angry, to avoid the imputation of not being able to take a jest. It is admirable to observe one who is dexterous in this art, singling out a weak adversary, getting the laugh ou his side, and then carrying all before him. The French, from whom we bo,rrow the wmd, had a quite different idea of the thing, and so had we in the politer age of our Fathers-Jonathan Swift.

FIe's a very generous person, and no proof of that I lack, Should I ask it he would gladly give the shirt upon his bach

He would give me fancy neckwear, give or lend me books to read, f am certain he would give me anything I chanced. to need. He is gracious, friendly, kindly, and a thoughtful fellow, but There's one thing he won't give me-that's a simple twofoot putt.

I have seen him on occasions bravely share another's woe, From those eyes so warm and tender I've seen tears of pity fow,

And I marvel and I wonder as my ball is resting there, That from orbs so soft and gentle there can come so cold a stare.

Hard and merciless he eyes me as his mouth stays tightty shut;

Though I look to him for kindness, he won't give a twofoot putt.

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. You cannot build a reputation on things you are going to do.-J.J. Hill.

Ten Years Ago Today

From Febru ary 1, 1929 lssue

Patten & Davies Lumber Co., Los Angeles, purchased the yards of the Bay Lumber Company and Olson Lumber Company in the Bay District.

F. M. Gardner, D. T. Caspary, and Max Gardner purchased the Alley Bros Lumber C,ompany at Bell. They will operate the yard under the name of Atlantic Lumber Company.

F. Dean Prescott, Valley Lumber Company, Fresno, was re-elected president of the San Joaquin Valley Lumbermen's Club at the annual meeting on January 19. George C. Burnett, Burnett Lumber Company, Tulare, and Charles Schafier, Citizen's Lumber Company, Kingsburg, were elected vice-presidents. J. C. Ferger, Swastika Lumber Company, was elected treasurer, and Frank F. Minard, C. S. Pierce Lumber Company, Fresno, was re-elected treasurer.

The new office building of the Martinez Lumber Company, Martinez, Calif., held open house on December 77. About 800 attended the orpening.

J.P. and J. S. Cronin, purchased the Alley Bros lywood and Van Nuys.

North Hollywood Lumber Co., Lumber Co. vards at North Hol-

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R. T. Bourns

R. T. Bourns, 66, well known lumberman, passed away in Crescent City, Calif., on January 22.

He started his career in the lumber business with the Union Lumber Company at Fort Bragg, Calif., and later was associated with the Goodyear Lumber Company, Elk, Calif. For many years he was in charge of the operations of the California & Oregon Lumber Company at Brookings, Ore., and the Stout Lumber Company, North Bend, Ore. Lately Mr. Bourns was in charge of California & Oregon Lumber Company's timber at Brookings.

He is survived by his widow and two sons, Richard T., Jr., of North Bend, Ore., and Philip, who is with Hobbs, Wall & Company, Los Angeles.

Funeral services were held at Berkeley on January 25.

Launches New Boat

J. R. Klots, Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., Los Angeles, recently launched his new Auxiliary Cutter, AKUA, and it is docked at Watchhorn Basin, San Pedro. AKUA is the Hawaiian name for very speedy fish. The boat is D-feet long, and has a beam ol 9l feet.

This is the fourth boat that he has built, the other three are still in service.

Calling All Dealers

Jack Ivey, Seattle, field representative for the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, is spending a few weeks in Southern California, where he is calling on the lumber trade.

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Resnprest \Taterproof Plywood is Used in Sea-Going Vessel

Indicative of the trend towards waterproof plywood con_ struction in the boat building field is the use of 6,O0O feet of Resnprest in the Stranger out of Seattle. This 135 ft. sea-going vessel, designed by L. E. Geary for Captain Fred L. Lewis and built by the Lake Union Dry Dock and Machine Works is reputedly the largest and best equipped privately owned boat built in the United States since 1931.

Entire superstructure of the vessel is of the phenol formaldehyde resin bonded plywo,od protected with white marine paint and with aluminum coats for the fittings. In addition, all interior 'paneling is of the same material.

Now under construction at the Dafoe Boat Works, Bay City, Michigan are two tugs and a 10O foot pleasure cruiser employing approximately 18,00O feet o,f Res:nprest, principally for bulkheads and superstructure.

'Ihe expansion of this material in the small craft field is progressing rapidly. C. R. Dillabaugh, Pacific Coast designer and builder of small racing and sail boats, specifies Resnprest whenever possible.

According to government tests on Resnprest, a r/4 inchthick panel 12 inches square, rveighing approximately lZ ounces will support over 400 pounds. Other tests show it is impossible to split this material even with an ax and that nails, scrervs and rivets may be applied r,r,ith safety. practical boat builders report that this r,vaterproof plywood may be used 40 per cent thinner than lumber for the longitudinal rhe stronser. "t::-5:1J.f,;n3"11uJ.".er. recenrry members of boats. When used for hulls, clecks or cabin roof, a stronger and lighter craft results. The big panels bend readily, thicknesses up to a quarter of an inch bending over a 2O-inch radius lvithout steaming and without loss of structural strength.

Wood experts point outthat .rvoocl expancls across the grain and not with it. The right angle cross ply construction of watenproof plywood, they explain, red.uces the expansion and contraction due to moisture and heat to a minimurn and makes possible seaworthy, tighter fitting joir-rts the year around.

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\(/estern Retailers' Annual Fe6. 23'25

The 36th annual convention of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association will be held at the Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Ore., February 23, 24 and 25, 1939.

Among the nationally known speakers who rvill address the convention are Hawley W. Wilbur, president, Merchandising I,nstitute, National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, and head of the Wilbur Lumber Company, West Allis, Wis.; Kenneth Smith, secretary, Lumber and Allied Products Institute, Los Angeles; Ralph W. Carney, vicepresident and general sales manag'er, Coleman Lamp & Stove Co., Wichita, Kansas; and Vincent Tutching, public relations director, National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, Washington, D. C.

H. D. Morgan, Aldrich-Cooper Lumber Co., Portland, is general convention chairman. Mr. Morgan will be assisted by the following committees:

Hospitality-Charles C. Arveson, U. S. Epperson lJnderwriting Company, chairman; M. K. Davis, Masonite Corporation; Ted Miller, Qualser Home Service; B. W. Jones, U. S. Underwriting ComPanY.

Registration and Prizes-Herbert A. Templeton, H. A. Templeton Lumber Co., chairman.

Entertainment-Kurt Koehler, Eastern & Western Lumber Co., chairman; John Honey, Snider Sales Company; C. B. Van lfouten, W. P. Fuller & Co.

Exhibits-Morris Jones, Jones Lumber Co., chairman; Ed Dwyer, Southeast Portland Lumber Co'; Robert Bellis, Weyerhaeuser Sales ComPanY.

Publicity-Ben Buisman, Pacific Retail Lumberman. chairman; J. P. Austin, American Lumberman.

Ladies' Activities-Mrs. Theo Miller, chairman.

A. O. Sheldon, Tri-State Lumber Co., Salt Lake City, is president of the Association, and W. C. Bell, Seattle. is managing director.

Headquarters In Capital City

Carl Watts, salesman for O'Neill Lumber Company, San F'rancisco is t'tolv making his headquarters in Sacramento.

Back From Northwest

J. E. (Eddie) Peggs, San Francisco, sales representative for N'orthern California of Anderson & Middleton Lumber Company, visited the millin Aberdeen, Wash., around the middle of January.

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