LETTERS Arnn rECo.

A bench warrant has been issued by the Porterville Justice Court for the arrest of a man convicted "in absentia" of defrauding Paul Hosfeldt, owner of the Porterville Equipment Rentals.

Judge George A. Carter ordered the trial to continue against Earl Girard Thursday after the defendant failed to appear in court. The court noted that all Girard's rights had been observed. An attorney appointed to defend him withdrew from the case after Girard failel to contact him more than once,

Deputy District Attorney John Morgan presented evidence that Girard, of Hilmar, had sold Hosfeldt less lumber than the Porterville man paid for last August. Witnesses testified that Girard delivered 964 feet of lumber less than Hosfeldt paid for.

The court ordered that Girard's bail bond of $500 be forfeited and that a bench warrant be issued for his arrest. The misdemeanor complaint of fraud, a section of the business and professional code, was issued by District Attorney Jay Ballanytyne shortly after he took office last January.

The action was taken at the request of F. C. Johnston, county sealer of weights and measures, following an investigation by Johnston's office and the West Coast Lumbermen's Association.

Hosfeldt named Girard and four others in a civil suit earlier this year in which he seeks the return of $2,450 which he claims he paid for the lumber.

I was first contacted by J. W. McCutcheon, the building inspector for Tulare County. He reported the stock bore a WCLB grade stamp and the actual grade was below the grade indicated by the stamp. I told him to send a sample of the stamp and all the information to our XIr. Horvard Brorvn in the Portlancl office at.rd he 'lvould orobablv have the Los Angeles offlce investigate.

A few days later I received all the correspondence and lvas instructed to oroceed to Porterville and insoect this one truckload. I lvas told it had been represented ai Standard & Better and the man (Hosfeldt) had paid $70 per thousand. I found about 30 pieces showing a \ATCLB construction stamp with no name or mill number on it, also no "R" in a circle. I do not knorv if this stamp was a fake or one that had been stolen from a mill and altered by someone. If a fake, it was a real good copy.

On inspecting this load, I found only about l0 pieces of Standard & Btr. grade with a small portion of Utility grade and the bulk of Economy grade and culls about equal to the total of Utility found.

I had met McCutcheon in Visalia and he went to Porterville with me where we met Mr. F. C. Johnston, the sealer of weights and measures for Tulare County, and two of his deouties who measured and tallied each oiece after I had grided and tallied each one under the proper grade. I was subpoenaed to appear in court on April 30 after the trial had been postponed four times on the request of Girard's attorney. Neither Girard nor his attorney showed up at this iurv trial so Girard was tried "in absentia."

- i was one of the five witnesses called to the stand, after which the case was decided by the jury in very short order. They reached a verdict of "Guilty" on the first show of hands. The whole trial, including selection of jury, only took a little over one hour.

The matter of the fake stamp was not brought up at this trial but will be at the time Hosfeldt's suit is heard. There are several warrants, including one from Arizona, awaitinq Mr. Girard, which may have been a big factor in his NOT appearing at this trial. The Sealer of Weights and Measures is one way to combat these fly-by-night truckers.

Yours very truly,

Ken Jorgensen, District Supervisor, West Coast Lumber Insoection Bureau 1040 Paloma Ave., Burlingime, California.

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Poul Cherniss to Become Portner in Sqn Antonio, Texos, Hordwood Firm

Paul D. Cherniss, prominent Southern California lumberman, has been named a partner in the Mission Hardwood Lumber Company, San Antonio, Texas, and will leave his post as sales manager for Atlas Lumber Company, Los An-

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OtD geles, early next month on an extensive tour throughout the Pacific Northwest and Canada prior to assuming his new duties in the Lone Star state.

Paul has been identified in Southern California lumber circles for exactly four decades. It was early in 1919, following his "hitch" in the first World War army, when he arrived in Los Angeles from Omaha and decided to make wood products his career instead of paint. During World War II he was appointed West Coast lumber inspector for the U.S. Army Air Force and remained with the service throughout that period. At the close of the conflict with Japan he joined the sales staff of Atlas Lumber and several years ago was placed in charge of the sales department for this progressive wholesale concern.

Paul Cherniss has been active in business, social and civic affairs in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills for many years. He is active in the American Legion, Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club 2 and the Masonic order. He has been a member of Al Malaikah Temole of the Shrine for more than 2O years. His friends on the West Coast shall miss him, but all wish him well in his new endeavor.

Terrible 2Os Tee 39rh Tourney; Annuql Election Seots Alling

The 396th Terrible Twenty tournament (33rd anniversary) was held at Los Angeles Country Club, May 8, on the north course. Ed Bauer and Walder Pruessitrg were our hosts and they gave us a very fine touruament. Results of the day were:

MONTHLY PRIZE: Carsten Woll won the Tir-r Whistle (83-12-71-36 points) in the lower bracket. Dr. Rekers won the higher bracket (85-12-14-73-34 points).

LAST MONTH'S PRIZE-PLAY OFF: Dr. Rekers won from Dewey Reeder in the lower bracket (71 vs. 78 net). Virg. Oliver won from Vern Huck by default.

MATCH PLAY FINALS: lst Flight-Dewey Reeder beat Bob Dilworth on the l9th hole. 2nd Flight-E,d Bauer beat Bob Pierce, 3 up.

SPECIAL PRIZtr for non-winns15-125f

Bob Osgood.

Thus the winners of our Silver Trophv for Reeder and Bauer.

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The annual meeting was held prior to dinner, with Harry Whittaker presiding. Three new directors were elected, namely Alling, Rodecker and Simpson, replacing Osgood, King and Bowen. The holdover directors are Whittaker,