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Estimating Course Sponsored bv Lumber Merchants Ass'n of Northern Calilornia

The Estimating Course sponsored b1 the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California was concluded lvith a banquet Friday evening, I\larch 13 at the Whitcomb tlotel in San Francisco.

Jack F. Pomeroy, executive vice president of the Association, presented Certificates of Completion to each of the 33 men who had attended the,S-dirv course rvhich rvas held in San Francisco, I\[arch 9 through the 13.

Mr. Pomeroy and his assistant. Don Wilson, coordinator of this phase of the Association's activities, announced that the course tvas so w'ell received that it will become a permanent part of the Association's Employee Training f'rogram along rvith the previously proven 5-day "Producis (-ourse."

The demand has been so great that the Association plans to conduct another class in the late Fall to be called the "N{anagement Course."

, Russell Bjorn, managing director of the Woodrvork Institute oJ California,. addressed the group at the banquet.

The subjects covered and the instructors for the courses were as follows: Lumber and Building Materials-William Bullis, Hartnell College, Salinas; Millwork-Keith Davieson, Tynan Lumber Co., l\fonterey; Concrete-J. E. Jellick, Portland Cement Information Bureau, San Francisco; Stucco and Plaster-Jack Smith, Frank D. Smith Co., San Francisco; Masonry-Robert W. Harrington, Clay Brick & Tile Association, San Francisco, and Oscar Person, Mason & Builders Association, San Francisco; Hardu'areH. M. Schaur, Jr., South City Lumber & Supply Co., South San Francisco; FHA-Richard W. Briggs, Director, FHA of Northern California, San Francisco; Title I-R. D. Moore, Bank of America, San Francisco; Credits and Collections-Everett Nolen, Wilmars, Inc., San Jose.

The students who attended the school were:

Paul Betz, Hammond Lumber Companl', St. Helena

William Bittenbender, Bittenbender l,umber Co., Ukiah

L. W. Carmichael, Hibbert Lumber Company, Davis Charles Conlin, Hammond Lumber Company, Clearlake

Highlands

Charles B. Cross, Jr., Truckee-Tahoe Lbr. Co., Truckee

Dan Cuckler, Homer T. Hayu'ard Lbr. Co., Pacific Grove

C. T. Dangerfield, Sierra Mill & Lbr. Co., Sacramento

Leland Douglas, Hammond Lumber Company, Sonorira

Joe Espigares, Jr., Motroni Lumber Company, Woodland

Jim Fruggatt, Horner T. Hayrvard Lbr. Co., Morro Bay

Ed Fuzak, Yaeger & Kirk, Santa Rosa

Donald Herren, Cross Lumber Company, Merced

Donald A. Hiscox, R. G. Hiscox Lumber Co., Berkeley

Gordon Howell, Davis Lumber Company, Davis

Thomas Jacobson, Jr., Sun Valley Lbr. Co., Lafayette

Gary B. Johnson, Citizens Lumber Co., Kingsburg

John J. Kudron, Kirk Lbr. & Bldg. Matls., Santa Maria

Howard Ladd, Yosemite Lumber Company, Fresno

Dan McCann, Hammond Lumbel fr-rmpany, Watsonville

Jim McElroy, Jr., McElroy Lumber Company, Palo Alto

James W. Maize, E. H. Maize & Sons, Willits

Noel Pederson, Sun Valley Lbr. Co. Lafayette

Vincent Wilson, Central l-umber Company, Stockton

C. L. Schaffer, Citizens Lumber Company, Reedley

George Souza, Hammonil Lur.nber Company, Los Banos

Armin Speckert, Jr., Speckert Lumber Co., Marysville

Earl Towne, Santa Cruz Lumber Company, Santa Cruz

Bud Trouchon, Ilomer T. Hayu'ard Lbr. Co., Watsonville

B. K. Van Cleave, Hammond Lumber Co., Healdsburg

Earl Van Dnsen, Santa Cruz Lumber Company, Santa Cruz

Tom Waters, Permanente Cement Company, Oalcland

Glenn L. Boyer, Suburban Lumber, Walnut Creek

Eugene Johnson, Egland Lumber Cornnany, Bakersfield

Will Manufacture Hardwood Lumber from Valley Oak

An interesting article, "Invention I-eads to Production of Hardwood from Valley Oak," appeared in the March 8 edition of The Sacramenfo IJnion, Sacramento, Calif.

Following are excerpts from the article:

"The inventor, Earl L. Reedy, has obtarned a U.S. patent on a process for curing the common Valle-v Oak so it will not shrink or buckle.

"The Valley Oak, of which there is an estimated 3(X),m0,(m board feet in Sacramento Valley alone, has been detested by ranchers along the river as a valueless obstruction to agriculture. They have had to spend hundreds of dollars an acr€, in some cases, to clear the trees.

"Several attempts made during the past 30 years to find a curing process have failed, Reedy said. The stubborn timber could not even be sold for firewood because its high moisture content made it hard to burn. Nevertheless, in 1939, u'hile in research to learn new uses for timber refuse, Re.dy decided to probe for a successful process. Four years liater he had the answer.

"Samples of cured wood were sent to the U.S. Forest Products I-aboratory in Madison, Wis., for exhaustive tests. The laboratory had heard of curing processes for Valley Oak before, too. It seemed like an eternity to Reedy bcfore U.S. experts said: 'You've got it.'

"A group of Sacramentans have incorporated Pacific Coast Hardwood Company to exploit the process. A mill has becn

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Ralph H. Baker, vice president and general manager of the Barr Lumber Company, Santa Ana, was elected president of the Southern California Retail Lumber Association at the 36th annual meeting and trade show held at the Hotel Statler, Los Angeles, April 7, 8 and 9, 1953-. He succeeds Everett C. Parker, president of the Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Los Angeles.

Other officers named were: Vice presidents, B. W. Bartels (re-elected), Peoples Lumber Co., Ventura, and Wayne F. Mullin, Mullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles; treasurer, C. Gilmore Ward (re-elected), Ward & Harrington Lumber Co., Santa Ana. Orrie W. Hamilton was re-elected executive vice president and secretary-manager. A report of the meeting rvill appear in the May I issue.

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Wm. Allen White, The "Sage of Emporia," said shortly before his death, that "America is waiting for another humble, kindly, gentle leader like Lincoln." ***

Does this nation still wait for the fulfillment of that prophecy? Is the bow of Ulysses still unbent? Or does this quiet, work-sweated man in the White House, promise to fill the bill? :r * *

Is he humble? He came from tlre ranks of the common people, and in his whole manner of living, of acting,.of speaking, and of writing since that fateful day on last November fourth when he was elevated to the world's highest office, there has appeared deep humility. If there is one snobbish hair in his head or fiber in his body, it has not shown itself. He remains unswervingly true to those dreams and enthusiasms that filled his heart on that great 9"Y' ***

Is he kindly? Let us paraphrase rhe words of a poet who said: "His cause I plead, plead it in heart and mind" a fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind." It looks from where we sit as though this fine fellow, Ike, is not only kind, but is, as. the poet puts it, "wondrous kind.' It shows in his every look, in his every act, in his generous hand-shake,- in his surrendering smile. ***

Is he gentle? To claim that a man whose life has been given over to war and the arts of war is gentle, might seem at first thought to be a paradox. But is it? Is there any man or wonuln who has watched this new President of ours in the least intelligent fashion who will deny that he is a gentleman? And what, pray, does that word mean? On\r one thing, in reality. It means a gentle man; gentle in the finest, truest meaning of the word. He is a gentle husband, a gentle father, a gentle grandpa and a gentle friend to all who know him well enough to lay claim to his friendship. ***

' According to history, Tzu-lu, faithful disciple, once asked his master, Confucius: "What makes a gentleman?" And the great philosopher replied: "A gentleman has nine aims; to see clearly; to understand what he hears; to be warm in manner; dignified in bearing; faithful in speech; keen at work; to ask when in doubt; in anger to thiirk of difEculties; and in sight of gain, to think of right." According to the measuring stick of Confucius, wouldn't you say that Ike was in every way, a gentleman?

Yes, if William Allen White wcre in a poaition to bcar witness at this moment, there is abundant reason to bclieve that he would put the stamp of bis highcst approvd on Prcsident Ike, and declarc him to ncaaurc up fully in h '-ility, kindliness and gentlencs$ and 6t to follow in thc footsteps of Lincoln.

Yes, Williarn Allen, we be6evc that no longer does thc famous bow of [Ilysses wait in vain for a strong arm that can bend it; we are convinccd that Ike Eisenhowcr ic 6t for the Herculean task that confronts hirn, and tbat witb the help of God and his fellow Americans he will lead us "out of the Land of Egypt, and out of the housc of bondage"' ft is our opinion, and we say it proudly, that we have in the White House today tte makings of a very great President. He has the biggest job on hb hands that cver faced an incoming chief executive. Did we say job? \ilc meant JOBS. Scores of vital oncs ttat must be mct and handled; proble"'s so tragic in their implications that any one of them might discourage .a less courageous Ean. All the "mess" that the New Deal has been creating and pyramiding for twenty yeiars, together witt other giant problems cast up by the volcanos of a war-torn world, are facing Ike. ***

That man is the greatest patriot who'has thc greatest fear that something wrong will bappen to his country. Our President is such a pa.triot All thc facultics of his mind and all the energies of his body are consecrated today to the service of his country, tbat hc may lead it out of these difficult situations and conditions. Beyond the safety and future of this lan4 he has no thoughtg no ambitions.

The always present and ready legion of Doubting Thomases raise their raucous voices to question whetter Ike can cut the mustard. They point out the innumerable high hills that have to be climbed; the countless hurdlcs that beset his path; the apparcntly insurmooola[fu rlifFculties that threaten him. They highligbt thc history of the past several years to demonstrate that tte various stalemates defy removal

These are the people who wish Ikc well and hope for his success but fail to understand how all this can bc accomplished. They are what someone caUcd "mu1;nmpn"'

A mugwump, he said, sits on top of the high fence, with

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his mug on one side and his wump on the other, makes a lot of discouraging noises, and helps no one.

And then, of cqurse, there are the obstructionists, who range all the way through our homegrown Communists, our fellow travelers, our parlor pinks, our creeping socialists, our' mealy-mouthed apologists for red leanings, and ending up with our army of blithering idiots whose slogan is: "I like Senator McCarthy's aims but I don't like his methods." Those last are the boys who would kill skunks with atomized perfume.

All those and various other groups here at home make up the army that marches under the banner nui!sd-"11 can't be done." But let them, and all the others who live in this land, remember THIS: Al1 such doubts and forebodings are meant for men of ordinary mold; NOT for great men. The dark clouds that hover over the United States today could frighten and have frightened millions of men of no great capacity. But if Ike is just half the man we believe him to be, they only add to his firm resolve to get the job done. That's what it means to be great. ***

There was once a fellow named Samson. He didn't wait when the going got rough for something easier to come along. He didn't wait until they got a gun for him. He grabbed a big hunk of bone, did this great hunk of a man, and rushing in he beat the living hell out of the army of armed men that opposed him. Metal shields, metal helmets and heavy-boned heads were alike cracked under his onslaught, and the field of battle was strewn with the bodies of those who didn't think he could do ii. ***

There was another guy by the name of Hercules. When trouble came in massed array, he didn't wait for the atom bomb to be perfected. He- got himself a club, and the things he did with that weapon and his mighty right arm, live in history. Great men don't wait for things to happen; they make things happen; they don't wait for better opportunities and better odds; they make their own. That,s the {lifference between tyr f"l and mediocre men.

If Ike is less of a man than we think and believe, then he is in for some tough times. But if he is a truly great manand brother, you'd better pray that he is-then he will accomplish things not subject to measurement or weight, as gauged and understood by men of lesser stature. If he IS that "humble, kindly, gentle leader like Lincoln," that William Allen White looked forward to, then we can

Appointed Public Relctions Director

National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, announces the appointment of Carlisle W. Stewart, as public relations director.

Previous to the second World War he directed the "Tested Selling Methods" program for the Merchandising Institute of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association. For the past ten years he has made his headquarters in San Francisco as president of the Research Service Corporation. He will take an active part in the expansion program of National Plan Service, Inc.

look forward-+nd not too far away- for things to happen in our favor that do not look probable at thc prescnt moment' :l * *

Let every good American get thc idca right in the front of his head that we have a great man and 1f,s nrekings_of a great President sitting in the White House right now, and let hi'n consecrate. himself, with dl thc power, and ability, and courage that in him lics to thc mighty job of helping lke. Last Fdl 33 rnilli6p Americans voted that "We like Ike." Liking isn't enough. That good man needs the help of every one of us, of every tweby-four in our lumber pile, and n. l"* ACTIVE.supporL

The most important job ttat every American crn do is to line the watchtower to sec that the army of Reds niho infest this land in such horrible numbers right now, get no opportunity to do a lot of back-stabbing while the good fight goes on. The biggest job that Ike has beforc him, bigger than Korea or the Russian thrcat abroa4 is the Communist threat here at home; and any man who doubts it should have his skull trephined to givc his brains room to grow. The big battlc is here, against tte entrenched forces of subversion, and that is where the home folks can do the fighting, backing up lke, and his hencbmcn. That's your job and mine, bt:Y, and don't you doubt it.

These Vagabond Rlitorids, in e:pressing bigh opinion of our President need not, as do some Johnny-come-latelys, have to change its position since pre-election day. In this column, March lst, 1951, we said: "\i/hen it comes right down to politics, I'm for Generd Ike for our ncrt Prcaident. Both political parties now try to claim him, but I'd be for him no matter what badge he was wearing. He would still be a great American, hones! sound, and not at all given to the folderol of the New Dcal or the Fair Deal either. He is the only American in high position who has openly castigated the promoters of the weffare state in the last two years, and gotten away witt it without being publicly chastised. He said that a Libcrd.is a 'nan in Washington who wants to play Almight5r with our money. He said. in a public uttcrancc that hc dcplores the drift away from our earlier simplicity of life, and.loes of respect for mere thrift and indepcndence; he deplored reward without effort in our preient way of life, and tbought harvests without planting are all wrong. He is one of God's rarest and noblest works€n honest man. So I'm for fke !"

Close Scm Frcncisco Retcil Ycnd

The Smith Lumber Co. of San Francisco and Oakland is closing their San Francisco retail vard. This is being done in order to concentrate their inventory and cut dorrn on operating expense by the consolidation. The main office, sales and headquarters rvill be in the San Francisco office. Reginald Smith, president of the company, makes his headquarters in Oakland. Regin4l<l Smith, Jr., is manager of the Oakland yard.

Page 4 of "the H-E Storl in Picrures"' Scene depicts the process rlf selective harvesting. Onlv f ullv matured tinrbcr is fellecl, provicling "breathing space" for ne* crop to tlevelop' Conservatitln is the kel note' where Il-F' qualirl Redwood gr()ws.

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