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The Curse o[ Oil

The pastor of the "I Will Arise" Baptist Church, colored, rose to preach on his announced fsxf-"fs there a Hell?" This is how he went at it.

"Bredern, de Lawd done made de yearth round lak a ball.

"He made two axles fo' de world to go round on, an' He put one axle at de Nawth Pole, and de othah axle at de Souf Pole.

"An' de Lawd done put a heap o' oil an' grease in de centah of de yearth so as t'keep dem axles well oiled an' greased all de time. He put ernuff oil an' grease on 'em to las'ontil Kingdom Come. Yessah, dey wuz plenty of dat oil an' grease, as measu'ed out by the Ole Mastah's hand.

"An' den whut happens? I axes you, Bredern an' Sis-

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WHOLESALERS OF OOUGLAS FIR REDWOOD

PONDEROSA AND SUGAR PINE

CEDAR PRODUCTS

Sutter 5363

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SAN FRANCISCO

110 Market Stcct

PORTLAND LOS ANGELES

Plttock Block 5915 Vil$ire Blvd.

POLES & PILING

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ANO CREOSOTED

LUMBER tern, whut has done happened to dat oil an'grease? I tells you whut happens ! A whole lotta sinnahs whut doan keer nuthin' 'bout de plan o' Salvation comes erlong an' stahts diggin' oil wells, an' stealin' de Lawd's oil an' grease whut He put on de axles of de yearth to keep 'em greased, an' keep em'fu.rn runnin' dry an'hot.

"An' whut next? I tells you 'bout dat, too. One o' dese days dem sinnahs is gwine ter git de las' o'dat oil an' grease whut de Lawd done put round de axles of de yearth, and den dat oil an'grease is gonna be all gone, and den dem axles is gwine ter git mighty, mighty hot widout no lubrication. An'when dat time comes-an' h'it ain't gwine ter be long-dat will be Hell, Bredern sn' $isfsin-dat will be Hell !"

People chore home coastructiou raq- i€rialr that hqve ncdc good with neighbon. Tlci'a why eyc-Iilling rtucco iobr that retaia lheir rncrt cppoccrce plcy such @ iDportant pcrt ia wilailg new businesr lor plc:teriag corlrcctor8. It isn't hqrd to build stucco tho b.st wcy-wectbcrprool ald durqble. Oac ol tbe beri corlrqctora puts it lbir ntcfr: Mcke ccrlaia thot the slruciuro is rigid crd well"lrcmed, and the bqre O,f. Psol.ctivo gtructurcl de- tcils propcrly dcsiEned ., . reblorcenoDt conpletely enbedded ia the morlqr , Uge oaly atucco mcde with POBTLAND CEMENT or WATERPBOOFED PO8TLAND CEMENT lor cll costrnixed, qpplied od cured according to cpproved methods.

PoRItlltD GEfilEl{I ASS0GIArloil Dept, I 3b-2{, 8tO W. Filth St. - Log Aagcles, Cclil, A tratlonal organlzrtlon to lmprwo and cxtcrd thc us3 of con0rcto,.. througfi slcntlio ro$arch &nd 0n0lnoerlne icld wofk.

News Flasheg

Dean Johnson, president of C. D. Johnson Lumber Corporation, Toledo, Ore., recently visited San Francisco, where he conferred with Arthur Griswold, manager of the San Francisco office.

R. M. Cross, Nevada Lumber Company, Reno, Nevada, was a recent Los Angeles visitor.

H. C. Baskett is now associated with his brother, Val Baskett, in the Baskett Lumber Company, Whittrer. He was formerly with the Burroughs Adding Machirre Co. as representative in cities in many foreign countrres.

Ken Smith, California Redwood cisco, spent several days in Los business.

Association, San FranAngeles on Association

Frank Alley, Alley west. Bros., Santa Monica, is in the North- of Defiance Lumbcr Coma week in Los Angeles on

Ross Blanchard, Blanchard Lumber Co., North Hollywood, is a member of the Draft Board at Van Nuvs.

D. H. Doud, sales manager pany, Tacoma, recently spent business.

Alfred L. Hart of Hart Mill Co., a recent Los Angeles visitor.

Raymond,'Wash., was the lumber department of Francisco. was in Los An-

W. H. Wood of Hart-Wood Lumber Co.. San Francisco, was in Los Angeles recently on a week's business trip.

F. J. Dunbar, manager of Robert Dollar Company, San geles on business last week.

A. N. Beals, sales manager of Kesterson Lumber Corp., Klamath Falls, Ore., spent a week in Los Angeles and left March 12 lor Phoenix on his way to Denver. He rvas accompanied on the trip by his wife.

H. E,. Tenzler, president of Northwest Door Co., Tacoma, is on a business and pleasure trip to Southern California, which included a stay at Palm Springs.

Charles Walter, manag'er of the Company, suffered a broken right leg to brake a toboggan rvhile engaged in San Bernardino.

Fallbrook Lumber when he attempted rvinter sports near

Owen Fanning, Hynes, has been appointed manager of the Norwalk Lumber Company, Norwalk. He was formerly with the Clearwater Lumber Company.

Dud Else of Sudden turned March 3 from & Christenson, San Francisco, rea business trip to the Northwest.

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