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Dinglepoofer
Two men were talking business over the phone. They were strangers to on,e another, and one of them said: "By the way, what is your name?" And the other one said: "Dinglepoofer."
And the first one said: "Louder, I can't understand you." So he shouted: ..DINGLEPOOFER.''
The first one was discouraged. He said: "It's no use. I It sounds just can't understand your name. like Dinglepoofer."
Poole Heods Hcrrdwcrre Group
I'hoctrix, -\riz.-Arnolrl ll. Poolc, Phoenix gencral managcr of \\-cstcn.r Hardn'are Co., l'as elected president of the inrlepenclent rctail harcls'a.re :rncl lun.rlrer clealers of -\rizona at thc grorrp's 2-dav cr.,nvcntion :Lnd shc-,u' in I'hoenix last month. Other olficers :rre \Viiltcr J. Spring, Spring Har<lu'are & Supplr-. Tncson, vicrc-presiclent; Charles 1'. Brice. I'euria (-\riz.) Ii[arclu-are and Tractor Co., se cretar]', and ]{or1r're.r' Crou', Cros. Lumlrcr Co.. Phocnix, treasrlrer. I)irectors include \\-. (. Banl<s. Srrlrerior; (ilcm Christcnsen, Phoenix ; -\rthur Sine. Glcnclale ; Cah.in Prrrctt, \\'inslon-; Rae FIinton, Tucson, ar.rcl \\'eldcn C. N'Ialloy, StalTor<1.
Curron Ships Lorge Beoms
Thc largest sinr:le pieces of 1)ouglas fir ever shiplretl irom C urran Lumlre r Co., Santa Ana, and possiblv thc biggest cver to trlvel through Orange countr'. \\'ere s()lne 60-foot l2xl2s tnLnsfcrrecl from a king-size freight c:rr to truck u'ith clo1ly trailer in the Cnrran 1-ard last month. Sent from Orcgorr, thev s-ere trlursferrecl to a ship at Long Beach ior a South -\rrrerican port. Bucl Curran, the local lumber <lcaler, gucssed the tinrbers l'oul<1 lte use<1 in shipbuilcling or other S. A. constrrrction. 'Ihe lrcams l'cre too larger to enter thc harltor :trea lrr- rail. s() \\'cre st'itclied at the C-rrrran varrl.
New SCRTA Associole Members
Neu' ,\ssociate nrcmbers joining the Sorrthern California Itetail l,nmber '\ssn. in Fcbrnary r\rcre the Wcst Coast Screen Cor.r-rp:tny, I-os .\ngeles. of u.hich Francis G. "Pop" Hanson is lrresider-rt ancl Florencc L. Nlillcr sccretarv-treasurer, ltnrl the Sicrra l-nmbcr & P1vu'ood Co., Van Nu1's. u-hosc officers are : \\.altcr St('urnrer. l,rcsirlent ; I l;rrr_r- Brenrrrrer. r'ir'epresirlent; R. F. Nikkel, treasllrer. lrrrtl E. E. I)ursteler, secrctarv-gencrzLl manager.