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his long life. Jefferson and Henry through attending fiddling meetings.

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Jefferson was rich and to the manor born, while Patrick Henry was poor, married the daughter of an inn keeper, and tended bar in his father-in-law's inn. But they were great souls, and after their fiddling brought them together, they remained friends through life; one a faming orator, the other a matchless statesman. *

It is related in history that when Jefferson's beautiful home at Shadwell burned to the ground, his faithful colored servants were able to make just one rescuing trip into the burning building, and what do you think they brought out? Jefferson's violin. He lost the finest library in Virginia, but he saved his fiddle. His servants knew what he loved best.

WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE, the "sage of Emporia," once remarked that this nation is waiting for "another humble, kindly, gentle leader like Abe Lincoln." This nation has produced a lot of mighty fine men since Lincoln's time, but measuring up to Lincoln is something that has not been and probably never will be *accomplished.

When the British historian, H. G. Wells, was asked to name the greatest men in all history, he named just six; and one of them was Abraham Lincoln. No other such man as Lincoln is likely to come along. The bow of Ulysses remains unbent. **tc

Which brings to mind one of the famous Lincoln stories. After he married Mary Todd, someone asked him if his wife came from a good family? Abe said: "The best. The Todds spell their name with two D's; there is only one D in God."

New Lumber Firm in R.iqlto

The First Street Lumber Co., Inc., is a recent new retail listing in Rialtg, California.

The University of California is building a new recreation center for alumni near Squaw Valley, to be completed by next June. The contractor for the $472,000 project is Marvin E. Collins, El Cerrito. Located approximately a half mile from Tahoe City, the new site is just off State Highway 89.

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When Lumber Dealer Bert Ifoldren of the Rialto (Calif.) Lumber Co. walked into a Bishop, Calif., restaurant last month after opening the trout season in the High Sierra, there sat Wilmington Dealer Frode Kilstofte of the Rossman MilI & Lumber Co. and a fellow commissioner, who had also gone into the mountains for a catch.

LMA President Frank Hea,rd, Past-president Hamilton Knott and the northern association's Executive Vice-President Jack Pomeroy flew from San !'rancisco to Washington, D.C., last month for the annual Directors meetings of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Assn.

Orrie W. Ha,milton, executive vice-presi- dent of the SCRLA, and Santa Monica Dealer Tom Fox, the association's dealerdirector delegate to the NRLDA, flew to Washington from Los Angeles, May 11, for the annual meetings. Tom Fox also conferred with the NRLDA officers on the 1960 ExpoSition in San Francisco, Nov. 13-16, of which he is serving as g'eneral chairman. Orrie Hamilton also flew to San Francisco earlier last month for a meeting with the National Wood Promotion Committee on "Forest Products Week," Nov. 16-23.

Frerl Talbot, a lumber and wood products executive reservist of the Business and Defense Services Administration, deserted Talbot Lumber Co. for two days for the BDSA training conference in Washington, D.C., Mav 23-24. Another northern Californian, Dealer Joe Kirk of Kirk Lumber & Building Materials, Santa Maria, is also one of the 34 leading industry officials serving as executive reservists.

Wayne F. Mullin, president of the Mullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has been spending his vacation in the Arizona sun country, sunning' and funning.

Keith Ha,rry of San Francisco spent a May week in Oregon caliing on GeorgiaPacific mills and suppliers.

Fred B. Sm:rles, western regional vicepresident of U. S. Plywood Corp. at Los Angeles, and one of the Southland's most popular and best sailors, according to the Herald-Express, has been chosen the 1g60-61 president of the Ocean Racing Fleet of Southern California. He is also the Staff Commodore of both the Southern California Yachting Assn. and the Balboa Yacht Club, and a member of the Trans-Pacific Yacht Club. Moreover, he has proved his worth as a competitor by cleaning up in the racing wars with his trim California-32 class sloop "Escapade."

Bernarr Bates of the California Redwood Association was elected president of the Stanford Club of San Francisco., "Barney" hails from the Class of '32.

Bob Osgciod of Robert S. Osgood Co., Los Angeles wholesale importers, spent the first weeks of May on a sales trip through Texas with his new staff member, Robert J. Richter, a Michigan man who has been selected to represent the firm in sales irr the south and midwest. Richter started in wholesale lumber with his father's firm at Ann Arbor upon graduation from colleg'e.

BMD's Bill Grieve and his wife are on the way to Tahiti for a month's vacation as this issue hits the mail. The boys at all the Building Materials Distributors warehouses are expecting a flock of postcard views of dreamy island maidens.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Medeiros of Maui, Hawaii, recently visited the mainland and San Francisco for the first time. He is the building materials manager for the Maui Dry Goods & Grocery Co. and was given a shakedown cruise of several Bay Area retail yards and Eureka mills by Fairhurst Lumber's Lionel Stott.

Arcadia Wholesaler Herb Meier was planning a Memorial Day holiday trip to San Francisco and the Bay area to visit relatives and friends.

Floyd Callowa.y, one of Western Door & Sash Company's original outside salesmen, retired last month after 35 years of "bringing in the order." He wiII continue to reside in Oakland and plans to "keep in touch" with the industry.

Hac Collins mushed through Oregon territory during mid-April calling on TwinCity Lumber Co. suppliers.

Joe P. ilohnson, deputy inspector in charge of the Los Angeless district for the National Hardwood Lumber Assn., Chicag:o, has now moved his family to the west coast and established residence at 11035 Flory St., Whittier, where his phone number will be OXford 9-3246.

Dave Borum of Getz Bros. and his wife planed into San Francisco, May 23, from the Orient, winding up a 6-week Philippine and Far East tour on company business.

George lllelville, headman at L. A. for Simpson Logging, hit the jackpot again last month as one of the fifty 25-year employes honored at a special banquet by the company in the Sheraton hotel, Portland, and presented with gold watches. Board Chairman W. G. Reed presided at the affair, which included wives of the Simpson veterans who were recipients of Simpson's esteemed honors.

Lumbergal Elizabeth "Liz" Dunla,p signed on May 16 as "girl Friday" with Stewart Lumber Sales in San Francisco. She was formerly connected with Central Oregon Lumber Co. at Mt. Vernon.

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Gange was an outstanding speaker whose philosophies were sound and who left with all those who heard him many examples of the advantages of the American way. Atthough Mr. Gange gave a very serious talk, almost every point was illustrated with a humorous story, and while the audience was convulsed with laughter the points were all driven home,

Immediately following the banquet, dancing began and continued until the wee hours to the tune of Jimmy Saunders' band.

Summing it all up, the entertainment was good, the talks were good, the business sessions were serious and the food was excellent. With a combination like this, I'm sure everyone went away haPPy.

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by Ben Gcrrdiner, Wqrren Southwesi, Inc.