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It was the final football game of the season in Darktown' Alabama, the championship of the district was at rtake, much money had been wagered on the outcome, and the air was filled with tente cxcitenrcnt.

It was late in the game. The ball wat Put in play, the carrier was downed in his trackg, and, ag he recovered the ball from the ground the referee touched the last tackler on the.ehoulder and said: "Ofr'sidel Penalty five yahds!" Then he paced ofr the five yards, and placed the ball on the ground just as the tackler he had penalized faced him

L A. County Building Permits lor March

Building permits issuid in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County numbered 4,312, with a total valuation of $29,351,016, in March, according to the county's department of building.

This compares with 3,229 permits, valued at $19,041,730 the previous month and 4,300 permits in March 1950' which were valued at $23,173,435.

with fcrociour mien. Sticking hir nore ctore to that of the referee, he spit out:

"Mistah Referee, you STINKS l"

Calmly the referee pickcd up the bdl, and paced fifteen rnore yaids in the same direction ac the previour 6ve, mak' ing thc entire penalty twenty yards. Thcn he whirled around and stuck his facc close to the face of thc enraged tackler, and asked:

"Tough boy, HOW DOES I SMELLS FROM HEAH?"

Adds New Moulder

J. di Cristina & Son, specialists in stair building, recently added a new moulder to their modern plant at 350 Treat Avenue, San Francisco 10. The new machine is the latest likstrom-Carlson 4 x 6 moulder with endless bed feed' Chartes di Cristina invites the trade to come in and look over the plant, and see this new moulder in operation'

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PACI(AGEII AI TllE MllL...Your lumber is cut, sorted and packaged at the mill of your choice.

t{Ew TYPE tuMBEn sfltps...Especially constructed ships pick up your packaged lumber at tidewater.

w0nto's tosl to0Enil, xtoill{tzEtt tutBEn 00C[...Fast, mechanized unloading turns ships back in 8 hours rather than 3 days as with old-fashioned methods.

tnot sltP T0 rRuct( r0 J0B. .Your packaged lumber is loaded directly from the ship to truck and delivered right to your job or warehouse.

GEI{tRtt 0rFtcts: 1518 South Central Aoenue, Los Angeles Rlchmond 1741

BRAIICH YIRIIS: Los Angeles, Compton, Westminster

WIIOLESALE YARD A1{II WHARVES: Son Peilro t'R SpEClAt At San Pedro you wiU find large versatile stocks of big *io,i'i*ii's . il,xx,lni""Jii::[?'::fij:H|;' ;1ff:"T*';TlnTfr'J

Srupsox Noisemaster Acoustical Tile with the Spline-Lok System was developed to permit dealers to profit from the ever-growing use of sound conditioning materials. Because of the grooves on two edges of each tile, and the tough, snug-fitting wood splineso this tile is especially easy to install on furring strips. Splines help keep lines straight and automatically level the corners.

Noisemaster Acoustical Tile has high sound absorption values. has high light reflection without glare is perforated by Simpson's exclusive Hollokore drilling method which results in clean round holes, making this tile easy to repaint without paint-bridging. Due to the Spline-Lok System fewer nails are required and staples may be used if desired, thus saving on manhours. This material may, of course, be cemented in place if a solid backing is used. Write or wire for the name of the Simpson distributor nearest you.

Wcrtcm Pinc Erprndr Foratry

Scrvicc into Southwcrt

Po:tland. Ore., March 8-lixpanding rts forestry fielcl cover' age in11r the southwest and Itocky Mountains, the Western I'ine association today announcecl the appointmcnt of Arthur T. Upson, veteran forcster and lumbertrtarr, as district forest engineer for Arizona, New Mexico. Coloraclo an<l Wyominrg Upson, who retired recently from the U. S. F<lrest Service after service dating back to 1910, becomes the sixth metnber of the association's forestry staff whose duties include advisorv work in technical forcstry, Tree Farming and forest conservation. Other forest engineers serve private tinrber owners in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.

A graduate of the University of Nellraska forest school, Upson spent 14 years in the Forest Service as forcster, supervisor and as chief of operation of the Forest l)roducts Laboratory, Maclison, Wis., prior to joining the tcchnical staff of the National l-umber Manufacture:s association irr 1924. He tater became trade cxtensiott director of the NLMA.

In 1935, Upson returned to the Forest Service and was matte director of the Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment station at Tucson, Ariz., and in 1942 was called to Washington to organize and direct the War Production boa:'<l's l.umber and I.umber Products division. The follorving year he rvas iippointed director of the USFS 'fropical region in l'tterto Rico and remained in that post for six years, I{cttrrning to the States in 1949, he acted as artvisor to the California Forest and l{ange l')xperirnent station at lterkeley until last year.

"Wc are very fortunate in securing the se:viccs of Mr' Upson," Iirnest L. Kollle, association chief forcstcr, said. ":lnd n'e kn<lw that his vast and va;ied expericncc will be of invaluable help ttl private forestland o\{'ners throughout his area."

Upson will nrake his headquarters in Tttcson.

Ecst Bcy Hoo-Hoo Club Members

Will Hecrr Tcrtk by FBI Mcnr April 16

A talk entitled "Responsibility of the FBI in The Current Iimergency" will be given by Jetr R. Wagner, resident IrBI agent of the Iiast Bay, at the next dinner meeting of Floo-Hoo Club No. 39, to be held at the Claremont Hotel, Ilerkeley. In addition to the talk the speaker will relate sonre of his past experiences, and will also answer questions'

I3oll Meyer, of the Home Lumber Company, San Leandro, u'ill be chairman of the evening.