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The Trees Speak

"Soon they will be gone," said the pine tree.

"This curious race called Man.

We have r,vatched them struggle up from the beasts, Perverse since they first began.

They progressed from clubs to bayonets. Norv their vile birds blacken the skies. They poison the night, and the breath of heaven Is torn with their children's cries."

"It will be well," said the oak tree.

"Nature retrieves her mistakes. When the last man dies by his brother's hand, The dawn of a new age breaks. We shall cover the earth with the quiet green of forests.

Winter will sheathe the world with untrod snow. Velvet night will be riven only with star-pointsNo flares from their lights below."

"It will be we11," said the pine tree.

"Let them kill themselves off and go !"

Frances Angevine Gray, from The Steo Ladder.

Fire Dcrmages Lumber Yard

Fire lvhich destroyed the Menard & Tabery, Inc. plant at Los Angeles on April 1 spread to the Ost Lumber Company's yard destroying lumber and 17,000 square feet of lumber shed. The lumber shed will be rebuilt as soon as possible, and business is going on as usual.

Mcny Tcrx Refund Checks Held Up By Address Chcnge

Los Angeles, April 4,-Unable to deliver more than 30,000 income tax refund checks involving approximately six million dollars, Collector of Internal Revenue Harry C. Westover today sent out an SOS to all persons who have changed their addresses since filing their 1943 tax returns.

The post office is not permitted to forward U. S. Treasury checks to those who move from one address to another. The 30,00O checks were returned by the post office to Colle.ctor Westover.

Persons who have not received their 1943'refund checks and who have moved since filing their returns should send the following information to Collector Westover's office in order to obtain their checks: the exact name or names which appear on the 1943 tax returns, the old address, the new address, and the social security number, if any'

Terrible Twenty GolI Tourncment

Frank Berger and Ed Bauer rvere hosts to nineteen members and seven guests at the Terrible Twenty golf tournament held at the Oakmont Country Club, Glendale, on Tuesday afternoon, March 27. Dinner was served in the evening.

Sid Alling, rvith a net score of 74, won the first prize, a $10.00 merchandise order. Bob Mason and Bob Osgood, each rvith a 75 net, were tied for the second prize, a $5.00 merchandise order; the tie will be played off at the next tournament,

Up and Down the State

Otis Metz, J. W. hes returned to the Los Angeles.

lVletz Lumber Co., Wichita, Kansas, Middlewest after spending a month in

Hugh Roberts, Big Jo spent a ferv days in Los Northwest.

Walter Koll, A. J. is back from a trip

Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill Los Angeles ofifice to the

C. M. Cooper, \\I. has returned from a

Lumber Co., Wichita, Angeles rvhile enroute Kansas, to the

Koll Planing Mill., Ltd. ,Los Angeles, to Fort Bragg. & Lumber Co. has moved their ,company's plant at San Pedro.

E. Cooper Lumber Co., Los Angeles, business trip to Eureka.

A. W. (Bates) Smith, manager fice of MacDonald & Harrington, a recent visitor at the comDanv's

R. C. (Bob) Sand, geles, returned April of the Los Angeles ofLtd.. San Francisco. was head office.

Cole Door & Plyrvood Co., 1O from calling on Northrvest

W. H. Montgomery, April 13 on a ten days' and Seattle. He will be

Los Anmills.

E. L. Reitz Co., Los Angeles, left business trip to Aberdeen, Olympia back at his desk on Aoril 23.

Estimated Lumber Consumption of Western Pine for Second Quarter o( 1945

Portland, Oregon, March 31-An estimate of the probable consumption of lumber from the Western pine region for the second quarter of. 1945 is given in a statement issued by the Western Pine Association here today. The statement in full is as follows: general manager, Merced Lumber Comat home convalescing from a recent op-

Over-all demand for lumber continues to exceed supply. Government controls, the most important factor in the lumber situation today, by channeling bulk of available lumber to direct or indirect military irse, have resulted in generally ample supply for war effort.

War Production Board estimates now indicate the country's 1944 lumber production was 6/o under that for 1943 and first quarter 1945 shipments at 77/o below those for the same 1944 peiod. Comparable figures for the Western Pine region show that 1944 production was less than 1/o under that of the previous year and during the first quarter of 1945 shipments were down about 5/o and production Il/o from the performance in the same 1944 quarter. Thirs the Western Pine industry continues, in spite of growing handicaps, its excellent contribution in meeting war requirements for lumber.

L. cisco, with Walter Found, pany, Merced, is eration.

J. Woodson, Wheeler Osgood Sales Corp., San Franrvas a recent Los Angeles visitor where he ,conferred Harry Hart, Southern California representative.

Wayne Mullin, Mullin Lumber Company, Los Angeles, is back from a business trio to Arizona.

D. Normen Cords, managjer of the l'ine department, Wendling-Nathan Co., San Francisco, is back from spending two weeks calling on the pine and fir mills in Northern California and Southern Oregon.

There is every indication that in the second quarter of 1945, shipments from the Western Pine region will again be limited only by the ability of the mills to make deliveries. The drafting of previously deferred men in the 25 to 29 age class from key production jobs and the serious truck tire situation are factors which will definitely affect second quarter performance. Based on general predictions and all other available information, it is expected that during the second quarter ol 1945, the shipments (consumption) of lumber by Western Pine industry will approximate 1500 million feet, a reduction of 7/o under those of the same 1944 quarter.

Mel Hirsch, Dolan Building Materials Company, Sacramento, rvas in San Francisco early in April on the way back from a business trip to Los Angeles.

H. C. Hodgson of Nicholson tario, lumber firm, rn'as a San April. He has been calling on Pacific Coast.

& Cates, Burlington, OnFrancisco visitor early in mills up and down the