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A group of doctors werc sitting around a confcrence table, and discussing subjects of recent interest, such as thc ethical question of how to trcat hopeless and helpless sufferers. Thc rubject of eo-called "mercy killings" was given some attention.

Then someone raised the subject of what to do about babies that arc born mentally dcficicnt, or hopeless idiots. Should a battle be made to save such babies, or should they

l. T. Williamg Headg Mohogany Group

L'l'. Williams, Ichabocl T. Williams & Sons, New York City, rvas electcd presidcnt at the annttal meeting of the Mahogany Association, Inc., in Chicago on January 26. [[e succcecls Frank Fricker, Weis-F'ricker Mahogany Compan,"-, Pensacola, F-lorida.

IJarry A. Freiberg, Jr., Freiberg Mahogany Company, Cincinnati, was elected vice presiclent, and Robert P. Thompson, Thompson Mahogany Cornl>any, I'hiladelphia, rvas named treasurer. Ger-rrge N. I-amb was re-elected secretary-manager for the l6th year. The Association offices are in Chicago.

l\{cmbers of the association present at the meeting indicatctl their belief that by the end of February the veneer supply sitrration will have eased somewhat but supply may not be normal before late spring. At present, veneer inverrtrrries are only about 5O/o of those of last July. Inventories at that time, however, rvere considered above normal for the industry.

Low inventories of Mahogany veneer are the result of urrseasonable rains the last half of 1949 on the West Coast of Africa and rnore recently the result of a strike on the Gold Coast, that is hoped rvill be of short duration.

be allowed to pass away? There werc adherentg to both sides of the diecussion. One doctor Bpoke up strongly for saving mcntally dcficient babies, no matter how hopeless their cases might seem. He thought they should be given a chance to live.

"What the hcll?" hc argued. "They could always do something t If the worst came to the worst they could play Canasta."

Mahogany lumber both of Central American and Afric:rn origin, but especially African, is also in short supply. With a continuation of the present strong demand it does not appear th:rt there will be matcrial inrprovement for some nronths t(r come.

Mcmbers of the association expressed concern over the tunreasonably high ocean freight rates that are being chargc<l American importers. These rates are higher than those charged for a similar ocean distance to European ports.

Lumbermen Visit Mexico

Ed Fountain, Mrs. Fountain, and their sons, Lloyd and Edlvard, Jr., recently macle a vacation trip to Mexico by automobile. They visited Guaymas, Obregon, and AIamos. They' u'ere gone two rveeks.

Ed found the duck hunting so good he made a flying trip back u'ith Hugh Aseltine, California sales manager for Ralph L. Smith Lumber Co., Anderson, Calif. At Obregon, where the big rice fields are, they found large flocks of ducks and geese' While there IJob and Dick Alley of Alley Lumber Company, Inc., Dorvney, Calif', flew clown in their private plane to meet them. All had good success in hunting tlucks ancl geese'

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