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Advice to o Singer

Famous musicians are often called upon by friends to listen to and pass upon the singing abilities of a6piring newcomers in the music field.

A great tenor was asked by a close friend to give a certain young amateur a hearing; he understood the boy was good, and that he had developed his great voice by singing in the bath.

l.C.C. Increqses Freighf R.ote

The Interstate Commerce Commission grantecl a 6/c increase \,Iarch 2 in all basic freight rates with certain exceptions, including a maximum of 6 cents per 100 pouncls for lurlber anrl articles listed in tariffs taking lumber rates, anrl 7 cents for 100 pounds for building lr,oodwork and millwork. The rrew rates u,ent into effect \Iarch 7. The railroads had filed tariffs prr_rvicling for an increase of 7/, across-the-board. The Cornmission found such tariffs \.\'ere not just anrl reasonable, but founcl that because of increased operating costs some increases were just ancl reasonable as set out in the order.

So the great man agreed for friendship's sake to listen to the young man, and gave him a thoughtful audition.

Afterward the friend through whose influence the audition was arranged, called to get the verdict. Said the caustic tenor:

"Your young friend should bathe more."

Februory Building $58p3e ,621

Februarl' construction in I-os Angeles city and countv totaled $58,33'1,{121. The city's figure of $31,354,36O compares with $30,855,226 valuation in February 195.5. The county's2937 pennits added up to $26,980,261 , a substarrtial ir.rcrease over any other February.

The city's 195(r building to date this year is already more tharr $6 million o\rer the like 1955 period-$7l ,151,104 against $65.119,387. The city's 4460 pernrits included 1851 housing units. In the county, tract housing accounterl for 59/, oI the neu' du-elling units.

SENERAL OFFICE

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