Lumber Merchcntg Asgociation of No*hern California

Holdg 10th Annual Convention In Yogemite

J. H. Kirk of Sonto Mcrio, Colif.; Succeeds George Adcms As President

J. H. Kirk of Santa Maria, Calif., succeeds George Adams as President.

The lOth Annual Convention of the l.umber Merchants Ass<>ciation of Northern California, held at The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Itark, drerv an attendance of 310, and the consensus seemed to be that it was one of the best in the history of the Association.

out ideas that stimulated them.

The subject of better merchandising featured a number of the talks given by well known speakers, who brought the thinking of all who heard

The weather was delightful. A number of the visitors arrived on Saturday. Others came on Sunday. This gave them time to take in trips to various parts of the Yosemite Valley. Golf was played by some at Wawona, and a.conducted tour of the Valley was enjoyed by most of the ladies.

Monday Registration began at 10:00 a.m. This was in charge of Claire Zimmerman, of the Association stafi.

The Kick-Off luncheon, scheduled for 12:30 was held at I :00 p.m. on account of the unavoidable delay in the arrival of Congressman Richard Nixon, the luncheon speaker. President George Adams presided.

Mr. Nixon was introduced by Wendell Robie, Auburn Lumber Co., Auburn, Calif., who told something of the work of the speaker as a member of the House un-American Activities Committee, the House Committee on education and labor.

The speaker, who is a candidate for the United Statej Senate, gave a brief history of the Alger Hiss case, telling of the delays and difficulties encountered in bringing this traitor to trial, and of getting a conviction.

In stressing the dangers of Communism he said there is a big job to be done in the field of education. The youth of the country, he said, must be told the truth,, and the people must be told the truth'about it, and in doing so some of the good things about the United States should be emphasized.

In conclusion Mr. Nixon said that the United States rirust be made strong militarily, so strong that the Russians will not engage in a struggle they know they cannot win.

Monday Evening

Dinner entertainment was provided by Frank Fay, nationally known actor, whose humorous monologue was enjoyed by the big gathering.

Russ Stevens of A. F, Stevens l.umber Co., Healdsburg, Calif., presided at the dinner.

A presentation of a Navajo horse btanket was made by President George Adams to C. B. Sweet, president of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association.

Mr. Stevens made the presentation on behalf of the Association of a beautiful gold wrist watch to George Adams as a small token of appreciation for his services during the past two years as president. Mr. Adams replied briefly, expressing his thanks for the loyal support he had received from the directors and meml>ers.

Tuesday Morning

George Adams, chairman of the nominating committee, read the committee's report, nominating the directors for the coming year. The report was adopted. Hamilton Knott, Yosemite Lumber Co., Fresno, presided at the business session.

Arthur Hood, editor of the American Lumberman, Chicago, delivered an address on "How to Maintain Volume and Profif in a Highly Competitive Market." He said that retailing is the most important activity in the United States, and that the retail lumber business is the most important of all. He predicted that by July 1 of this year

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A terre tale about a Biblical character naned Joscph who became thc firrt bureaucrat,. the 6rst economic planner, the firrt govcrnmcnt crop specialirt, and thc champion doublccrorEer of thc Comlon*M3n.

Looks like every time I trrrn around the laet couple of years I hear or read where some intelligent per$n is auggesting that we should follow the leseonn tauglft ue in the Bible, and in times of plenty lay up and store up that which we have and thus make preparation for the lean days that may lie ahead *of ;s.*

No doubt all of you dear hearts and gentle people have encountered the same opinion. You no doubt have sometimes heard the name of Joseph mentioned in this regard, he being the guy who, according to Scripture, prepared in seven rich years for the seven lean years that were to follow. Folks say that's what we should be doing in this country todaS when income and taxes are mountain high, instead of squandering more than we take in; that we should be cutting down our debts, balancing the budget, and putting our house in order during these days of PlentY' * !r !r

With that opinion I am, of course, completely in sympathy. But what I am going to do here is to try and inject a few facts into this Joseph story, and correct a seemfngly general impression-a completely erroneous one -that away back in Bible times "a fellow named Joe" showed his people the way out of such a situation, and left behind an example for wise men to follow. This guy has been praised and glamorized for ages by un-reading and un-knowing people, and it looks like it's time someone injected a few facts into the matter, and kicked the pedestal out from under this age-old phoney-Joseph. (Now, don't start getting mad at me. I'm only going to quote from the record.) If you think our cropplanners and economic advisers of today have made a mesd of things, you just harken to this*story of Joseph.

, Whenever I read one of these Joseph suggestions, I say to myself-"Yes, Sir, Bruce Barton was right when he wrote his great book -about the Bible that he called 'The Book Nobody Knows.' Plenty of people talk about it, but mighty few read it, or if they do, remember what they have read." This popular misconception about Joseph is an excellent illustration of that fact. Plenty of grownups and lots of children can tell you right off-hand that Joseph was a wise young man who interpreted a dream for the Pharaoh of Egypt and by so doing headed off a great famine; that during the ycan of plcnty he etored up wealth for thc lean ycarr he had prcdlctcd wcre coming, and thue prcvented a great disaster. He did, but not just in the way it ie urualll*suppqed.

Jurt a few days ago I got a letter from a very talented friend of minc who is perhape a bit short on his Bible facts. He diecusscd our prcsent national situation, the way we are Bquandering our wealth in there fat times when we should be cleaning up our house and getting it in order; the mess we are making of our crop controls; and he asked-"Don't you think we need another Joseph to lead us out of aU this confusion?" That is typical of many opinions I have read and heard and so, to get the record straight, let me tell in rough-and-tumble fashion the real Joseph story. Perehaps you'll borrow a Bible and look it up for yourself. (That's*a *ioke, son.)

Joseph was a young Hebrew boy who was sold into bondage in Egypt by hi,s brothers, and who, as he grew older, displayed an unusual brand of intelligence, sagacity, some wisdom, and apparently a lot of what is often called "second-sight." He had shown some expertness in the interpretation of dreams. The fact is that the writer of the book of Genesis in the Old Testament-the one in which the history of Joseph appears-givep Joseph a mighty high reputation for integrity, morality, and general worthiness. You may find it hard to reconcile his apparent high character with his acts as a high public officer, after he became a Bureaucrat. *

One night the king of Egypt, the Pharaoh, had a dream that worried him no end. He called in his wise men and his soothsayers, and they were unable to interpret the dream. He heard about Joseph and sent for him. Pharaoh dreamed that he stood on the bank of a river, and saw seven fat cattle come up out of the river. They were followed by ,seven frightfully lean and emaciated cattle, which immediately ate up the seven fat cattle. What does it mean? asked Pharaoh. This one was a push-over for Joe. Without hesitation he said that the seven fat cattle meant that seven years of plenty were coming, and that they would be followed by seven years of famine which would eat up the substance of the land and of the people. And he advised Pharaoh to appoint some capable man to prepare Egypt in the sevent fat years for the Seven lean year,s that were to follow.

Pharaoh agreed, and gave the job to Joseph. Not only that but he made him the chief cook and bottle washer of the entire kingdom, with authority over everything and

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It* herdr of cattlc; therc ir nbt aught left but our bodicr end our landr; buy ur and our landrr for brcad, end WE AND OUR LANDS WILL BE SERVANTS UNTO PHARAoH.''

And Joseph, the first great Bureaucrat, went abroad through thc lhnd and seized and gathercd up and gtorOd away "all the food" in the land. We can imagine that the warehouses and storehouses were many, to hold Buch a harvest. Now, up to here thie ie dietinctly a great 8ucccss story. Joseph had called the turn on the seven yearg of plenty, and had accumulated great stores of neceseities against the seven years of famine he had predicted. Too bad we cannot continue it in the same fashion, and make Joseph the great benefactor of his day and age, but the facts wouldn't bear us out. fnstead, Joseph preyed upon the unfortunate people of Egypt just as men in such circumstances uisually do. All this food and substance belonged to the people. They had raised it.It was their own. They thought, no doubt, that the government had seized it for their benefit and in their interest.

And this champion of all double-crorrcrr bought them all, and gave thcm over to his maater, Pharaoh. Thc Good Book doesn't ray whcther hc handled theae fraudulent and nefariour tranractions on a commirsion basir or for a straight salary; but !o shrewd and unscrupulour a scoundrel rto doubt saw to it that the remuneration war in kecping with the rceults produced. F'or he had handed over to Pharaoh all the people and all the wcalth of Egypt-free. And now comes the finale to this tale of treachery to the common man, and perhaps, Dear Reader, you may draw some comparisons and conclusions. I leave them to you. Having won from the people everything they had posaessed, all their money, their stock and other possessions, and their land and homes, the Bible tells us that Joseph told these broke and hungry pcople that he would supply them with seed with which to plant crops on the lands they had lost, and generously added: "Ye shall give the fifth part (of the crops) to Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own." So these poor people, who had been cheated out of everything they owned, now became share-croppers for the government.

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more wronged. The seven years of plenty ended, and the seven years of famine came in all their horror. And when the people grew hungry they came to Pharaoh and asked for food. And what did the old buck-passer do? He referred them to the head of the Economic Bureau, the Crop Control Bureau, the Crop Marketing Bureau-Joseph. And what did Joseph do to these hungry people? Let the Bible tell you.

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Genesis, Chapter 41, Verse 56: ". . and Joseph opened all the storehouses and SOLD to the Egyptians." There's your sordid story in a nutshell. The food the people had planted and raised on their own land and with their own hands, the sorry rascal SOLD back to them for money; and, no doubt, at very fancy prices. fnstead of giving back to the people the food he had taken from them, he made them come up and BUY* IT.

In the following chapters of Genesis you may trace the rape and holdup of the Egyptian nation. You will learn that the hungry people exchanged ALL their money for food. And when the money was gone and they came asking for food, Joseph told them to bring in all their herds, their livestock, their cattle, their horses, and all else that they po,ssessed, and he took them all in exchange for food. In two years of famine the people exhausted all their money and their other possessions. And now we find the people saying to that kind and benevolent Joseph who was to free them; yes, free them from everything they owned: "Our money is spent; my lord also hath our

Did they rise up in their bitterness? Did they complain against their wrongs? Did they cry aloud in their anguish aganst the unrighteousness of it all? Did they say to him "Why you thieving young skinfint, that's OUR land and OUR seed, and the money in your pocket is OUR money!" Did they declare these truths? No! They did NOT. We can only assume that their spirit had been broken by privation and starvation through the seven famine years, for we are told that they answered meekly and said to Joseph: "Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's Fervants."

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A tremendous lot of us need arousing from the complacency now so prevalent.

These editorials should be syndicated to reach more readers.

H. F. Anawalt, Analvalt Lumber & Materials Co. Montrose. Calif.

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