ATvOTHERRTTC,S BEE]V ANNNN TO OT]R YEARS OF SERVICE

Just as another ring has been added in the growth of the Redwood tree, our Company has added another stripe to its six decades of service. Like the durable Redwood products we produce, our Company has weathered many stormy periods. This has been due in large measure to the loyalty and friendship of our Redwood Lumber Dealers, whom we have always considered the life blood of our business.

During this present war period our country has first call on our output-so if we canlt always fill your needs or if at times our shipments are delayed or slowo we're still doing the best we can.

Truth, crushed to earth, will rise again; The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes with pain; And dies among his worshippers.

-Wm. Cullen Bryant. ***

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, high ranking American hero, recently returned from that Pacific voyage that caused the civilized wortd to cheer for him once again, and is going about making speeches. He is uttering strong thoughts, couched in strong words. Because of his position and standing in the nation, he can say things in public that others only mutter in private.

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In one of his recent speeches he is quoted as issuing the warning that our American soldiers are out there suffering hell on earth that freedom may live; and that when they return from war they are going to stand for no abridgement of that freedom; they will permit no planned economy, no regimentation, no pushing around. {<**

He says an American soldier returning from action in the Pacific and seeing a man in this country walking a picket line and stopping vital production, would probably pull a gun on the fellow just as he would on a Jap. And he warned that our returning soldiers will refuse to let anyone exact tribute from them for the right to work and hold honest jobs. The doughty Captain waxed eloquent on this subject, and named other things we see about us which he predicts the veterans of this war wi[l not tolerate.

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In discussing the right to work, Capt. Rickenbacker touched on a subject that worries thinking Americans more than anything except the winning of the war. Strange that people who talk enthusiastically and glibly about the well advertised "Four Freedoms," remain silent when asked what has become of the right to work in this country. Rickenbacker's remarks recognized that fact.

And yet freedom to work without dictation, molestation, or exaction from anyone, is even more important than those other "Four Freedoms"; because if a man can't work, he can't eat, and if he can't eat, what good will those other freedoms do him?

Many virile rumors are going the rounds concerning Capt. Rickenbacker, his ambitions, aims, etc. No need to write them since no one can attest their truthfulness. But it is certain that he is going about this country with all the outward manifestations of a man who has a message to deliver, and is going to deliver it regardless of whether it pleases everyone or not. And if there is one crying need in this country today it is for strong, courageous, honorable men, who are capable of thinking and of uttering their thoughts. We never needed them more. And Capt. Rickenbacker is well equipped and well qualified to srike resounding blows against evils as he sees them; to speak for that most p ecious of all God's gifts-freedom. ***

There are two gangs of shushers who are very articulate in this country nowadays, one of them unwise, the other wise. The first gang seeks to shush anyone who gets patriotically enthusiastic and rises up on his hind legs and declares and proclaims that we have the best dad-blamed army and navy on earth and that in no time at all we'll knock those Nazis and Japs into the middle of nowhere. These shushers would soft-pedal all such enthusiastic optimism. The war must be long; there must be great suffering and sadness; we must prepare ourselves for great sacrifices; our battle-cry should be blood, sweat, and tears, instead of the "Ilell, Fleaven, or Hoboken by Christmas," of the first World War. Those shushers probably mean well, but I incline to the opinion that enthusiastic optimism will do more to shorten the war, than long faces. This war is bad enough without organizing a compulsory wailing wall.

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And, of course, the fellow who says the war will be over within a certain time knows just as much about it and has just as much right to his opinion as those who predict an endless conflict. As a matter of fact the opinion of the newsboy on the corner is just as good as that of Winston Churchill on that subject, because neither of them know.

One time a missionary was trying to convert an fndian to his religious beliefs. After listening patiently to the preacher's ideas about religion, the hereafter, the Creator, etc., the Indian squatted down and, with his finger, drew a circle in the sand. Then he drew another circle just a little larger around that first circle. And he said to the missionary: "Inside that first circle, is what I know. Inside that larger circle, is what you know. But outside ihem both is what neither of us knows, and there my opinion is as good as yours." Get the idea? ***

It was the poet and philosopher, Bobby Burns, whose birthday the whole world celebrated the other day, who said: "It becomes a man of sense to think for himself, particularly in a case where all men are interested, and all men are in the dark."

The other gang of shushers are absolutely sound and correct. They are the ones who are warning the public against loose talk that might carry valuable information to the enemy. No doubt it frequently happens that entirely well-meaning people utter things that fall into the wrong hands, and hurt our war efforts. It's so easy NOT to say things that could by any stretch of the imagination be made into hurtful news. We would do well to follow the cynical advice of the great Frenchman, Voltaire, who said: "When we hear news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation." ***

Or maybe it's the denial, instead of the confirmation that you wait for. The story goes that a certain minister of information sent out a carrier pigeon with a news announcement. As this pigeon flew leisurely along a second pigeon coming from the same direction caught up with him, and shouted: "Step on it, kid, or I'll get there ahead of you. And I'm carrying the DENIAL of your story."

Not many panhandlers are seen on our streets any more, but those few fare very well with our open-handed, fullpocketed, generous people. A certain panhandler stood on a crowded corner one morningr anfl held out two hats, instead of the customary one, asking for alms. "What's the idea of two hats?" asked a passer-by. "Business is so good," said the frank bum, "that I've opened a branch office." ***

And then there is the flapper who was asked what she thought was worse than a green rookie, and she said a green rookie with bad breath. Which very unsocial subject brings to mind the statistician who was pouring forth reams of figures and facts to a listening crowd. He got to telling about the death rate of human beings, and said: "Do you realize that every time I breathe, a human being dies?" And a wag in the back row replied: "Why don't you try Listerine?"

And someone asked the returned soldier what he thought could be worse than having cooties, and he said having cooties that whistled or barked. And they tell about an American soldier at a lonesome station somewhere in the Pacific, who got so lonesome he started talking to the lizards; but when the lizards started answering him, he asked for a leave.

And soon, very soon, our good lumber friends will be stepping up to the window to start paying their 1942 income taxes. May I again express the sincere hope that when they lay down all their winnings except some small change, no ghost will rise before them and say-"Think of .all the good will I might have bought with some of that money-good will that would be worth a lot to me when this emergency ends." I sure hope that doesn't happen to any of my friends, because I hate to see them suffer.

The other day a *"r, ,iru i" ;": "When we closed our books for 1942 we found that, not counting taxes, we made a hundred per cent profit on our capital; but when we deduct taxes we haven't enough left to declare a decent dividend to our stockholders." And, recalling that my friend had bought no advertising to speak of during that year, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Amendm€nt to Priorities Regulation No. 11 New War Houring for Oakland

Details of procedures to govern PRP units during the period of industry's transition from PRP to the Controlled Materials Plan in the second quarter of this year were made public today with the issuance of an Amendment to Priorities Regulation No. 11 and a short Supplemental Regulation No. 11A.

Purpose of the transitional procedure is to assure materials to manufacturers pending their receipt of allotments under CMP, by extension into the second quarter of a basic percentage-in most cases 7A per cent-of their first quarter PRP authorizations. After March 31, but not before that date, those PRP units which have not been advised otherwise will be permitted to apply first quarter ratings to the remaining 30 per cent of their first quarter authorizations. The quantities authorized, however, will vary in some cases for particular products or industries.

Extensions of authorizations are automatic, and PRP units will not be required to submit additional PD-25A applications.

Necessity for providing for the needs of manufacturers who might not obtain allotments in time to meet second quarter requirements was foreseen when CMP was announced last November, and a transitional period was provided for. The regulation issued today outlines and provides legal basis for the methods adopted to meet such situations.

CMP officials pointed out that, although today's regulation assures all PRP units ratings for a percentage of their first quarter materials, those who do qualify under CMP will enjoy a substantial advantage in securing materials, as purchase orders bearing allotment numbers rvill have a preferred status over those bearing preference ratings only.

CORRECTION TO MPR NO. 94-WESTERN PINE

Correction to Maximum Price Regulation No.94, Western Pine and Associated Species of Lumber, Softwood Lumber, was issued by the OPA on January 16, as follows: In Appendix A, Section 1381.513, following Table 14, under the heading, Differentials and Rules Applicable to All Grades of Ponderosa Pine, the amount of "$7.50" in item 13 is corrected to read "$2.50."

and Alameda

San Francisco, Feb. S.-New war housing construction for Oakland and Alameda to accommodate families and single men has been approved today, it was announced by Eugene 'Weston, Jr., regional representative of the National Housing Agency.

Mr. Weston said that the construction will include three separate projects, the largest of which is authority for public conversion and lease of existing privately owned structures in Oakland and Alameda into 1.400 familv units.

Applications by property holders for leasing their stores, buildings and homes to the government for conversion into additional living quarters, Mr. Weston said, should be made through the War Housing Centers located at 41714th in Oakland and at the City Hall in Alameda.

In addition, he said, NHA has approved the construction of a 60O unit trailer park in Oakland and a 200 unit trailer park in Alameda, to be completed by the Federal Public Housing Authority.

Mr. Weston stated these trailer parks which will include sanitary and community facilities should, in the opinion of NHA and local public officials, relieve the present conditions caused by congested trailer camps throughout the two communities.

NHA has also approved conversion of an existing building in Oakland by FPHA into a 300 unit dormitory for temporarily housing in-migrant single men until they are able to locate permanent quarters. He said that referral of the dormitory occupants will be made by the Oakland War Housing Center when construction is completed.

WASHINGTON STAR USES OUR 'RE'EDITORIAL

The Washington Star, Washington, D. C., reprinted Jack Dionne's editorial from our January lst issue"1943 May Be a 'Re' U'""r"-giving it a good headline at the top of a column. The editorial has been reprinted and distributed bv several business concerns.

Lumber Commission to Act on Wage Increase Requests

San Francisco, Jan. D.The West Coast Lumber Commission has been authorized by the National War Labor Board to rule on applications for voluntary wage increases in the lumber industry in five western states under its jurisdiction, it was announced today.

The WLB delegated to the Commission this authority over wage rates, subject to rules and regulations of the Board. The Commission, when established on Sept. 17, 1942, was given authority over labor disputes only. Since that time, under Executive Order 9250 of. Oct. 3, 1942, the WLB was given authority over wages and salaries under $5,000 a year.

The present action of the WLB extends to the Lumber Commission wage authority granted by the WLB to other special commissions established in other industries since October 3.

The WLB also amended the original order establishing the Commission to provide that actions of the Commission shall be determined by a majority vote. The original order provided that "if the Commission is unable to reach a unanimous decision on any question, the chairman shall decide the issue."

The Commission consists of five members, the chairman, Ben H. Kizer, representing the public, and two labor and two industry representatives. The two labor members are James Landye and William Geurts, and the two industry members are E. B. McNaughton and Dean Ballard.

OPA Rulins on Plywood Distribution Plants

San Francisco, Feb. 2.-Western warehouses and yards acting as plywood distribution plants in servicing the needs of wholesale and retail lumber yards were placed under the same price ceilings today by the Office of Price Administration.

At the same time, the distinction and price differential between warehouse and yard inventory sales and warehouse and yard pick-up sales was eliminated by OPA in amendment No. 1 to revised maximum price regulation No. 13 (Douglas fir plywood), effective February 8.

Today's action also formalized the correct method for determining inbound transportation charges, increased the mark-up on sales of less than 1,000 square feet of plywood by warehouses and yards to customers other than warehouses and yards, and rounded out to 33 l/3 per cent the mark-up allowed in warehouse and yard sales (other than plywood distribution plant sales) of 1,000 square feet or more of plywood.

Back From Northwest

Carl W. \Matts, San Francisco, California representative of Oregon Lumber Sales, Eugene, Ore., has returned from two weeks' trip to the Northwest. He called on mills in the Klamath Falls area, spent some time at the firm's office in Eugene, and visited Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.