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The man was standing at a bar, meditating over a drink. A cat came walking along the bar, sniffed the glass, and stuck its paw into the liquid. The man's reverie was completely shattered and, as the cat proceeded down the bar, he called to the bartender.

"Bartender ! That cat just put its paw in my martini !"

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"\Mell," said the bartender, "I'm s-orry, but that's not my cat. It belongs to the piano player."

At this point the man was highly indignant, and strode over to.the piano player. ."po you know," he said, ,,your cat put its paw in my martini?"

The piano player was silent for a moment, then looked Fp at. th_e-,man and said: "No, I don't know it, but if you,ll hum it, I'll try and pick it up."

D.C. LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS

SCHOOT STARTS

FEBR,UARY 6

Washington-A training course covering recent advances in wood technology and efrective lumber merchandising methods will be offered to local retail and wholesale lumber salesmen, countermen and estimators beginning F ebruary 6. Sponsored by the Washington chapter of the Hoo-Hoo Club, a lumber and wood products school will be conducted by technical and merchandising experts of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

Classes will be held each Monday, from ?:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the National Housing Center, 7625 L Street, N.W,, and the course will last eight to ten weeks. The program is desigrred to help lumbermen in the D.C. area improve their selling and merchandising techniques.

More than 50 lumbermen have enrolled for the course, which will be tuition-free. Agenda includes such subjects as lumber and wood products handling; coatings for the protection of wood surfaces from weather, wear, and fire; merchandising and selling techniques; effects of building codes and flre insurance rates on wood use. Two subjects are scheduled for each evening, and time will be reserved at the end of every meeting for discussion. Technical literature will be available, and maximum use will be made of visual aids.

Weyerhoeuser Adds Pqir in Deoler Aids

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EUREKA, CAllF. o (Generol Ofice) 630 J. Sr. Hlllside 3-7001, TWX EK 84

Southern Cqliforniq office: FRontler 5$444 (P.O. Box | 356Torronce, Cqlif.)

Tacoma, Wash.-Weyerhaeuser Company announces that its lumber and plywood division has named Robert F. Myers, Jr., assistant trade promotion manager and Richard C. Allard assistant special projects manag:er. C. K. O'Rourke, lumber and plywood advertising and trade promotion manager, said the appointments are part of an expanding merchandising program to assist retail lumber dealers and Weyerhaeuser's distributing yards.

Myers and Allard formerly were employed in Seatile. Myers did retailer marketing work and advertising for acoustical and lumber divisions. Allard handled advertising for plywood and door and fabricated components divisions. Myers was also trade pro- motion manager for the Red Cedar Shingle Bureau.