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Rockne's Famous Jim Thorpe Story

Knute Rockne delighted to tell a story about himself and the great Indian player, Jim Thorpe, which, regardless of all others, seems to me the best football story I ever heard.

After they were both out of college they met one fall on opposite sides in a great all-star football game, played on that great field in Chicago, and attended by a capacity crowd. of fans. Rockne said that before the game started Jim Thorpe came to him, and pointing to the great mass of people in the stands, said in his blunt Indian fashion:

"Rock, do you know what most of those people came here for? They came to see me run with the ball. That's what they came for. So, when you tackle me Rock, tackle easy, see, and let me run with the ball, because that's what the fans are paying to see."

Rockne said that the calm egotism of the giant player, even though what he said was largely true, made him awful mad, and he made up his mind that he would teach the big Indian a lesson, and that the first time he tackled him he would hit him so hard he would never livc to forget it. Sure enough, one of the 6rst plap in the ganc, the ball went to Thorpe and he came flying around Rockne's cnd, and Rockne tore into him. He had a clear run at the big man, and he tackled hirn likc a battering ram, striling with all his bone and sinew Gt*een kree and thigb, anal letting him have all the drive and twist he had in bis muscular body.

And, to his surprise, he bounced off the body of thc great football champion like a dry oak leaf, driven by a gale, bounces back from the sturdy trunk of the OaL Thorpe went plunging on many yards, until aluost the vghole opposing 1qa"n pulled him down. Rockne plcked himself up. His shoulder was full of pain as though a house had fallen on it. As he made his way toward thc scrimmage line, he passed Thorpe, and the big man grinned as he reached out and patted him on the back, and said:

"That's the way to do it, Rock ! Tackle rue easy, and let me run with the ball!"

Openr \(/arehouse at San Bernardino Los Angeles March Building Sar Rccord

Sand Door & Plywood Co., Los Angeles, announced the opening of its new San Bernardino, Calif., branch warehouse on April 1 at 905 Iil'. Baseline, at I Street. The telephone number is 7-9535. They will carry complete warehouse stocks of hardwood and softwood plywood, softwood and hardwood doors-panel and flush-and Masonite hardboards. Delivery service is maintained and a large paved service yard is available for those desiring to pick up at the warehouse.

Robert Riggs is the warehouse foreman, and David Baeuchaine. who is well known to the lumber dealer trade in San Bernardino and Riverside counties, will spend most of his time working out of this warehouse.

A record amount of construction was started in the City of Los Angeles last month. G. E. Morris, City Superintendent of Building, announced that 6,413 building permits issued in Illarch totaled W,596,944. The previous high month in the city was August, 194.8, when valuation of 5,115 permits reached $61,250,580.

Mr. I\{orris said that in the City $127,502,825 worth of permits have been issued so far this year, more than double the value of those issued in the first quarter of. 1952.

County Engineer William J. Fox reported that during March 4,882 building permits were issued for unincorporated areas of the county with a vdue of $31,128,805.

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2. Agoinst heot penetrotion in summer

3. Agoinst wood roffing

4. Agoinst point peeling

5. Agoinst droft ond dust oFor lemporory ond trench silos oFor doors ond tops of permonenl silos

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