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The crowd gathered on the ocean-shore watched with tense interest the fight the mighty lifeguard wa,s making to drag the little boy out of the riptide that was beating out his young life.

Inch by inch and foot by foot that magnificent swimmer made his fight, dragging the boy slowly along the edge

Neorly llo/o of U. S. Homes AreStarfed in Southlond

Southern California hon,ebuilders have had a busy 1956 to date. the llome Builders lnstitute revealed lerst n.ronth. Charts shon ing cor.nparisons in the U. S. and the Los Angeles metropolitall area clisclosecl that Southland builders started nearly |l/a of ALI- the home-building starts in the natior-r in January, compared to an average of from T/c to lo/n f.ctr the years l95O-55. l,ocal builders started net' homes at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 122,W in January; 105.000 in Februarv. Actual 1955 starts r,vere 107.000.

of the rip toward safety. And a great shout of joy went up from the crowd as they saw the guard with the boy in his arms, wading through calm water. They rushed out to help the hero in. The victim of the tide, alive but much exhausted, was laid on the sand to rest, while the crowd voiced its admiration of the gallant guard.

Just then an old Scotchman, the boy's father to whom word had come, elborved his way through the crowd until he reached his son's side. A pat on the back of the little boy, and then the old Scot turned to the guard, placed his hands in comradeship on the broad shoulders of the young man and, with a tear in his voice, he asked:

"Are you the mon what saved me Sandy?"

The guard nodded. And the father asked:

"Then where's his cap?"

Mrs. Welch Nqmed Director

Mrs. Marguerite Welch, llammond Lun-rber Co., was installed as director of the Southern California chapter, Americar-r Society of Insurance Management, at its recent dinner.