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Wells' Six Greqfesl Men

The late H. G. Wells, famous British historian and philosopher, was once asked to name the greatest men that ever lived, and he named just six: Jesus, Buddha, Aristotle, Roger Bacon, Asoka, and Lincoln.

Since four of these men are well known to the average reader of history, some discussion of the two lesser known should be of interest: Roger Bacon and Asoka.

Roger Bacon was an Englishman in no way related to that other great of the same family name, Sir Francis Bacon, who came several hundred years later. Roger Bacon lived from lzl4 to 1294, He is worth reading about at length, sort of a prophetic scientist who had a genius for looking into the future of the scientific world. He was one of the world's most original thinkers, yet only in the last few decades has his greatness been recognized. That Wells puts him on his list of greats, shows his high rank. He did not DO a great deal; but his thoughts roamed centuries ahead of his time, and pointed out mighty events and things to come.

He taught that the world was round; he constructed a telescope; he understood gunpowder and the magnetic needle; he predicted horseless vehicles that would travel weapons of kindness that when he died he left behind a reputation close to the sublime. History says that he handled that total power more skilfully and beneficiently than any other ruler that ever lived. There seemed to be no guile, no hypocrisy in his later life. So thoroughly did he demonstrate that he loved his fellow man that there were no scoffers. Even the great Roman, Marcus Aurelius, pales beside Asoka. Such is a brief history of Asoka, the gentlest, kindliest, most loving man who ever held great temporal power.

Gompensqtion

The farmer drove his fine pair of mules and stout wagon to town, got drunk, started home, and finding himself too full to drive he got down, unhitched the mules and turned them loose to graze, crawled under the shade of the wagon, and fell asleep. When he woke he was still very drunk, and very muddled. The mules had strayed from sight. So he communed with himself as follows:

"The question is, is this me, or ain't it? If it IS me, then I've lost the finest pair of mules in this county. But if it ain't me, then I've found a mighty fine wagon."

A Difficult Gluestion

at high speed over the earth; he predicted flying machines, The big, stout colored woman had a very mean little boy, power-driven ships, and was farther ahead of his time in and was hauled into court for beating him unmercifully. his thinking than any other man in history with the possible Finding that she was a good, hard-working woman, the exception of another man on Wells' list-Aristotle. Bacon judge decided to let her off with a lecture on the respon\ ras surrounded by bigots and barbarians, and b,ecause sibilities of parenthood. In the middle of his remarks, she they could not understand his mighty thinking the Fran- cut in earnestly: ciscans imprisoned. him for *"rry y."r", and he died shortly "Jedge, kin I ax you jes' one question?" after they released him. His end proved, as did that of He said she could. many others, that it does not pay io be a wise man in a "De question I wants to ax you, Jedge, is dis: is you world of fools. evah bin de parent of a puffickly wuthleSs niggah boy?"

Now about Asoka. Six hundred years before Christ, Buddha, born a prince in India, founded the religion called Buddhism, which, in its various branches, covers India, Arabia, Persia, Turkestan, Tibet, China, Japan, Mongolia, etc. You could lose all the Christians in the world in t!-re followers of Buddha, and have a job finding them, so greatly would they be outnumbered. Buddha was the founder of that religion, but, like Christianity, it required a great salesman. What Paul was to early Christianity, Asoka was to early Buddhism. He was the Emperor of India. He was the world's greatest and most powerful monarch. With sword and force he conqured all India, and brought it under his heel. Then he became converted to the gentle beliefs of Buddha, and he became a great evangelist, preaching, teaching, and practicing the Brother- t hood of Man. He conquered all India over again, the second time with kindliness, helpfulness, and brotherly love.

I asoka became horrified at war, and banished it from the

*orld that he ruled. So skilfully did he handle his new old Zeke *as get*gF:1lfl:-'"T arter years or being a widower, to a young woman about 25.

While he was sprucing up for the event, a grandson came in to admonish:

"Gramp, we don't mind your getting married again, but why don't you marry a woman nearer your own age?"

"'cause," the old man said, "I'd heap druther smell perfume than leniment."

A Jewel

There is a jewel which no Indian mines Can buy, no chemic art can counterfieit; It makes men rich in greatest poverty; Makes water wine, turns wooden cups to gold, The homely whistle to sweet music's strain: Seldom it comes, to few from heaven sent, That much in little, all in naught-Content.

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Lumber production in 1953 totalled 39,222 million board feet according to preliminary estimates, the highest output in the 25 years that cornparable records have been maintained, reported the Lumber Survey Committee in its 91st Quarterly Report to the Secretary of Commerce. Also, 1953 marked the fourth consecutive year that production has exceeded 38 billion board feet. While the fourth quarter of 1953 experienced a seasonal decline irr lumber production, supply continued to exceed demand.

The Committee stated that lumber shipments failed by 2 per cent to maintain the accelerated pace of output during 1953, and new orders lagged 2 per cent behind production. Consequently, unfilled orders files at the mills slowly reduced through 1953, and gross mill stocks of iumber gradually increased in the last half to an estimateC 8,967 million board feet on December 31, approximating levels which prevailed prior to World War II.

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Lumber ,consumption, taking into account exports and imports and changes in inventories, totalled an estimated 40,758 million board feet, one per cent above 1952. Lumber imports in 1953, totalling 2,770 million board feet, were 11 per cent above 1952, while exports of 643 million board feet were 12 per cent less than in 1952.

The Wholesale Price fndex of the Bureau of Labor Statistics reflected a gradual decline in average lumber prices tirrough the latter three quarters of 1953 which, except for a leveling off in December, continued in January 1954.

As an indication of the supply-demand situation, unfilled orders at the end of 1953 were equivalent to 19 per cent of gross mill stocks, compared wrth 23 per cent at the end of the third quarter, and 8 per cent on December 31, 1952, according to the Committee's report.

In the fourth quarter of 1953, lumber production rl,as 2 per cent below the final quarter of 1952, while shipments and new orders were 7 per cent and 9 per cent, respectively, below the output. Retail lumber inventories remained relatively stable in the fourth quarter, while retail sales were below year-ago levels.

Current reports indicate that 1954 lumber producti<.rrr so far has been below the unusually high output of the early weeks of 1953. While for softwoods both shipments and new orders this year have been greater than production, for hardwoods they have been less than the corresponding output.

John Eells, California representative for Hardwood Products Corporation, Neenah, \Misconsin, with offrces in San Marino, Calif., has announced the appointment of Virginia Andrews to the post of office manager-secretary. Miss Andrews joins the hardwood door concern following 12 years' constru,ction experience with the United States Army Engineers. She is well known in Southern California 'construction circles and has a well rounded experience in the building industry.

Kiln Drying Demonstrqfion Held At U.S. Forest Products Loborotory

Madison, Wis.-Twenty-eight men from lumber, pallet, millwork, flooring, furniture, and other rvood-working firms spent two weeks, March 29-April 9, learningr the ne'ivest techniques of modern kiln drying in a demonstration at the U. S. Forest Products Laboratory here.

This demonstration was the 78tl, given by the Laboratory's staff of seasoning experts and dry-kiln specialists, according to Raymond C. Rietz, chief of the Division of Timber Physics.

E,nrollee reaction to the demonstration u'as summed up with the almost general statement: "These 2 weeks will help me to save my company money."

The group included yard foremen, shipping clerks, kiln operators and student kiln op-erators, kiln engineers, plant superintendents, production managers, and firm presidents from 15 states and Canada. Three foresters from Turkey q'ere also enrolled.

In general, the demonstration combined lectures with practical work in which the enrollees actually dried lumber in the Laboratory's kilns. Everyone took part in the various phases of testing and operating, and each kept progressive dry-kiln records and worked out problems.

Special emphasis was given to methods of relieving drying stresses and minimizing drying defects, such as checking, end splitting, honeycombing, and collapse. The men were also shown how the Laboratory's drying schedules are applied and how they can be modified to secure faster drying under certain circumstances.

Fundamentals on the structure of u'ood in relation to seasoning, moisture content determinations, types of drv kilns, and the use and preparation of kiln samples were also covered.

In the laboratory periods, the enrollees were shown holv to check kilns for uniformity of drying conditions and how to analyze and correct difficulties relating to uniformity of kiln control.

Practically each member of the group had special interests and special problems of his own, said Rietz. Solutions to many of these problems were worked out in the laboratory periods with recommended practices and procedures. Others were discussed during lecture periods or at informal evening get-togethers.

A kiln operator estimated that by putting the accelerated

Enrolled in Celotex 25-Yeor Club

A veteran sales executive of The Celotex Corporation, Ernest C. Rautenberg, \\,as honored Thursday. March 25. rvhen he was enrolled in the companys' 21-Year Club at a special luncheon-meeting in Chicago's Bismarck hotel.

Rautenberg, who is assistant general sales manager responsible for Celotex sales in the western half of the country, was formally admitted to club membership by Henry \V. Collins, executive vice--president of Celotex. Following a standing ova- company officials, Collins presented gold 25-Year Club pin and a gift {rom

A Dartmouth college graduate, "Ernie," as he is familiarly known to a host of home builders, contractors and building supply dealers throughout the country, joined Celotex as Indiana territory salesman on March 25, 1929. He became assistant manager o{ the firm's Chicago branch in 1937. The next year he was promoted to manager of the Boston branch, and in 1939, he was named to his present position, u'ith headquarters at tl-re administrative offrces of Celotcx in Ch:cag,.r.

Moves to New Address

Don Comstock, Southern California Western Pine Association has moved 4258 N. Bresee Ave.. Baldwin Park, number is Edgewood 7-3522.

representative for the to a ne'w address at Calif. The telephone schedules in effect at his plant he u'ould be able to save many times the cost of his attendance at tlie demonstration.

A retail lumber dealer who plans to install dry kilns said the course would save him thousands of dollars.

Many of the group sought and received the advice of Laboratory specialists in other fields, such as gluing of laminated members, sawmilling, and construction practices.