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A True Westerner

With Western stories so popular now on Television, there come to mind Western stories that were popular long ago.

-One in particular that used to get a sure-fire laugh was about Old Pete Mason, who was a driver on a freight wagon

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train. Most of the men slept under their wagons at night, but not Pete. When the rest of them went under their wagons to bed, Pete would take his blanket and saddle and walk out under the open sky and lie down.

A newcomer on the wagon train witnessed this and said

"Why don't you sleep under your wagon like the other drivers do?"

And Pete replied: "Too confinin'."

$l5O,OOO Fire Domoges Associqted Molding Co.

Fire swept through a filled dry kiln at the Associated Molding Co. in Montebello, Calif., Jan.28, causing an estimated $150,000 damage. Some 100 firemen succeeded ir-r keeping the flames from spreacling to other stacked lumber. Fire authorities said the blaze may have been caused by a welder working on the roof of the 40x100-foot kih"r.

Vern Waller, superintendent of the Sf-acre yard at 7100 Telegraph Road, narrowly escaped being trapped in the building. He said he entered the building after someone shouted "Fire," to see what was burning. Someone else opened a door, causing a draft, and he was suddenly surrouncled by flames. He clarted through them to safety.

DFPA Membership Now | 30

Two more western plywood mills have joined the Doug- las Fir Plywood Association, bringing the number oi DFPA subscribers to 130.

The Van-Evan comDanv of production in late spring and poration, Grants Pass, Ore., April 1. Vancouver Plywood

Missoula, Mont., will start Rogue River Plywood Corwill be in operation about Co. will handle sales for Rogue River.

Frost Snyder is president of the Van-Evan mill. E. S. Evans, Don Plummer, Emery N{oore, Will Kilworth and C. J. Short make up the board of directors. Elmer H. Jacobson is president of Rogue River, B. L. Jacobson vicepresident and Louis F. Schultz secretary.

(Tell them Aou sau it in The California Lumber Merchant)

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