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A parrot was one of the fixtureg at a certain burlesque theatre.

One Saturday night the theatre caught fire and burned to the ground. With only the loss of a few feathers the parrot got safcly away, and, sceing an open window at the top of a church not far off, few in, found a good resting place, and went to sleep.

He was wakened in the morning by the sound of the church organ. From his perch he could see only the front

Monsanto Promotions

l.ldrvard Schuler, gerreral nlarl:tgcr of l\{or.rsanto Chcrnical Conrpany's Western l)ivision chemicals an<l plastics sales, announces the promotion of Cl. F. Trombley from branch nlanag'er at Seattle to general branch manager of the San Francisco office, r,vherc he r,vill be in charge of chemicals and plastics sales. A. W. Flerrrpelnrann formerly scnior salesman in the San Francisco office succeeds Mr. Tronrllley.

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part of the church. He listened a minute to the music of the orgaq and then remarked-

"They've got a new band."

Then he saw a girls choir 6ling into thc choir loft, and he remarked-

"They've got Some new girls."

Looking down he could only see the front row of pews, well filled by now with the deacons. The parrot looked them over, and remarked-

"But it's the same old gang t"

New Shingle Blends

Tlte ltaraffine Conrpanies, Inc. have just announced the ad<lition of four new color l>lends to their asphalt thickt:rb shingle line. The four new colors-Olympic Green, Crater Blne, Comstock Gray and Desert Red-were develope<l ar.rd selected at the I'abco Research Laboratories at Iirncryville, California. These nerv asphalt shingle blends arc surfaced with multi-colored mineral granules fused into "colors-within-colors."

OUR SHIP TO SHORE TELEPHONE SPEEDS YOUR -PACKAGED TUMBER ORDERS

*PACKAGED IN ORDERED LENGTHS AT THE TIITL

PHONING YOUR TUMBER ORDERS TO CHAAABERTIN IS IIKE TAIK. ING WITH THE CAPTAIN OF THE sHIP.

Direct lelephonic communicolions between our office ond ship enobles us lo immediotely trqnsmit looding or dischorging inslructions lo vessel.

For add.itional information, Pbone, Wire or Write

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Representing

Arcolq Lumber Services, Arcoto, Colif.

Arcqto Lumber Services, Crescenl Ciry, Colif.

Cunninghom & Quigley, Fortuno, Colif.

Denbor Lumber Co., Smith River, Colif.

Evons Lumbcr Co., Rockport, Colif.

' F & ,Yl lumber Co., Crescenl Ciry, Colif.

Hqrnden Bros. lumber Co., Arcolo, Cqlif.

Hodgson tflill & Lumber Co., Fields londing, Colif.

Holmes Dougloss lurnber Co., Arcoto, Colif.

Elmer Skoog, f,lcConn, Colif.

G. [. Speier Co., Arcoto, Colif. (Three Mills]

South Boy Lumber Co., Fields londing, Colif.

We csn furnish borh Redwood qnd Douglos Fir, surfcrced crnd rough, for prompt roil shipment from these mills.

AnmsrRoNc's kghi,etrou

a perforated, fibrous acoustical rileis available now to retail lumber dealers in Southern California through E. J. STANTON & SON, Inc., pioneer wholesale distributor of lumber products. The need for sound condirioning is recognized today by thousands of stores, resraurants) offices, and other places where noise causes inefficiency and discomfort. And, as more and more CUSHIONTONE is sold, this demand grows larger day by day. Each new job promores the idea of acoustical treatment. CUSHIONTONE is an ideal product for sale by lumber dealers because it is economical and easy to install. No special tools or skills are requireci on most ;'obs. Tiles are nailed to wood furing or cemented to any sound, level surface with Acoustic Cement. Made of stron& Iightweighr fiberboard, CUSHIONTONE is factory painted white both on surface and bevels. Each square foot is perforated with 484 cleanly drilled holes that absorb up to 757o of the sound that strikes the ceiling. Cushiontone ceilings are easy to maintain and can be repainted withour loss of acousrical efficiency.

\7e can tell you how to stock and sell Cushiontone and we will explain in detail the possibilities of this new market in Southern California. Call us TODAY-CEntury 2-92IL.

Foratcru Foratcll Sawmill Shutdown

San l;rancisco, Jan. Z7-C.hiet l,yle F. Watts of the U.S. Forest Service today approved the proprlsed "sustained yield unit" in the llig Valley area of Motloc and Lassen counties, accor<ling toa telegranr rcccive<l lly Regional laorcstcr I'crry A. 'l'hontllson.

Mr. Thrlml)son protx)scd last August thc establislrnrent of the ttig Valley lre<leral Sustaine<l Yicltl Unit, on 82,000 acres in thc Modoc National liorcst. Thc tinrller is to bc manage<l for sustained yield, alkrwing a cut of eight milliorr boar<l-fcet ller year frtr the first ten years.

The action rvas needed, he sai<|, becattse all llrivatelyowned timber in the Big Valley area rvill be cut ottt withirr a ferv ye:trs an<l aftcr that the lunrltering irrdustry therc rvill bc alrnost cntirely <lepen<lent ttpon timber fronr thc Nationitl liorcst.

Iiour s:rn'nrills prcsently operate in llig Vitllcy. ()f thc 2,000 pcople in four t()\\'tls (A<lin, llicber, Ntrbiclrcr trrrl l,<xrkout), about (rO percerrt nritkc ;r livirrg from lumllcring.

A llulrlit: hearing :rt Altttras last ()ctobcr sh<nve<l sentinrcrrt hcavily in favor, ln thc 1xtst, lunrllcp conrpatrics coultl lrttv tirulrcr frotlr l:rn<l nou' in this Unit ln<l haul it t() rcnl()tc sarvrttills if thcy u'ishc<I. 'fhc Forest Servicc rvill corrtitruc selling thc tinrber on competitive llid<lirrgs, lrttt nou' rvill re<1uire that it bc manuf;tctured into ltttnller in the Ilig Valley arelr.

Itegional liorester Thotultstln sairl, "This will cushi<ln thc shock of lcsscrring cnrploytnent :rn<l corrcsllrtntling rlrolt in po1>trlation as ltrivate timl>er sullplies diminish."

Tcco Gluc Courrcr Continua Popular

Washington-The popularity of the instrttction course in plant testing of rvtxrd adltesives tatrght by the technicians of the'fimber Engineering Contpany laboratory was :rgain shorvn in the thirtl course just contplctccl.

With crrrphasis on actual shop tcsting in thc special test al)l):rrattts tvhich can llc nra(lc irt the maintcnance sh<lp of the rvoo<lrvorking lllant, the c()tlrsc include<l cxplanatirlns of testing prrrcc<lures, thc ilrrllortancc of careful controls, a consi<leration of rn'rlo<l strttcturc, and the ever popttlar session ot't "trottble sltottting." I )iscussirlrr of a<lhesive mixirrg, fitctors affecting gltrc joint strcngth, :tn<l methods of tabulating resrrlts have all a<l<lctl to tlte valtte of the c()urse. Stu<lies of accclcr:tte<l aging 1\'crc exl):lnded to en:rblc firnrs to have a better tturlerstan<ling of lttllv to ollt:rin tcntativc inforttt:ttion rln the cxl)cctc(l life of neu' glues. l'crsotts irttcrestctl in :rttcrr<lirrg othcr c()tlrscs should u,ritc to ('. ,\. ltishcll, I)irector of ltcscarch, 'finllrer I'lngirrecring ('()n1l)any, t3l9 I')ightccnth Strcet, N. W.' Washington (r. D. C'.

On World Tour

Mr. an<l I\{rs. J. l'). }liggins, Jr. left S:tn Iirancisco }-ebrrrary 4, lly l'an-American Airrvitys ()ll itll cxtcn<lcd rvorld lrusincss an<l plc:tsure tottr. First stoll *'as llonoltrlu, and frorn tltcrc they u'ent to the I'hilipllines. Thcy u'ill visit Japan, China, In<lia, :trr<l I')ttropc. Mr. Iliggins is prcsident of J. I'). Iliggins Ltrrttber Clo., S:rn Francisco.

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