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The Lun.rber Merchants Association of Northern California is pleased to welcome into membership the CAlLTEli. LUNIBtrR CON{PANY of Oakland-Ji- Steu'art, manager; and T\VINING BUILDING NIATERIAI-S, \Vasco-W. A. Trvining. o\\'ner.

A Retirernent-Plan Committee has been forrned to study various retirement plans n'hich have been prop.osed to the Association's management. N{eml>ers of the Committee are the Association's president, H. H. Knott of Fresno; I-MA Vice-President Frank Heard, \\rt-rodland; Elmer Rau of N{adera, J. C. Snead, Fresno, and E,. H. Nletcalf of llakersfield. The aim of various plans rvhich the Cornmittee will study is to provide for the members of the Association, on an individual basis, a uniform system rvhereby the employes of any member, large or sn.rall, may be retired rvith sulficient income tvhich, rvhen supplemented l'ith Social Security Benefits, rvill provide a reasonable income for a dignifiedletirement.*

In the Fresno area, Kellner Lumber Company is remodeling their store, and of instant notice is a nerv illuminated sign rvhich can be seen from three directions And in Bakersfielcl, more remodeling-King Lumber Company is doing a beautiful job on their main store at2 Sumner Street, one rvhich should certainly "drarv the Mrs." The King- Nfarshall Lun.rber Company is also doing a nerv layout as well as diversifying their line of r.nerchandise. Some very sound merchandising ideas are being used. . . Over in Salinas, Ira Bounds, formerly rvith General Box Distributors, has opened his orvn yard in the former \\rood Lumber location. Evelyn, Bill and Wes Jenkins of Jenkins Lumber Company are aggressivelv using handsome rvindo'rv displays to aid in stimulating sales appeal. Turning North, Sterling Lumber has almost completed remodeling of their Santa Rosa store, one n'hich u'e suggest all dealers see when they are in the area. . . Hillsdale Builders Supply have added a handsome kitchen line as well as increasingly emphasizing small porver*,o?t..*

One big topic in the industry is GRADE STAN{PING, in all its pros and cons: n'hat does it mean and rvhat does it do ? These questions have been receiving increasing interest in many areas of late and to date tr,vo Northern California counties have inaugurated grade-stamping ordinances: Monterey and Santa Clara. Grade stamping is an earnest and nrorkable plan to provide an equal merchandising basis for all dealers and has as its primary goal the elimination of quality substitution. Inherent in such a program is the desire to give the lumber purchaser that which he has ordered and has a right to expect.

Monterey county passed a grade-stamping ordinance about a year ago which provided for marking of standard and better and a majority of dealers queried report the program is rvorking satisfactorily. We understand the exclusion of Utility was not the desire of the participating dealers but rather was necessitated by provisions of the County Building Code. They also report little opposition from mills in supplying stamped lumber at no additional cost.

Santa Clara c<-runty last month adopted a grade-stamping ordinance through an amendment to its Uniform Building Code. The Ordinance \\'as prececled by a Resolution of retail lumber dealers supporting grade- and trade-marked lumber. 1n brief, the Resolution r,vas predicated on the desire of a large percentage of Santa Clara county lumber dealers t<i harre grade-marked lumber. It also added that mills l'ould furnish such lumber at no additional increase in price and that the grading should be performed only through accredited agencies. A farsighted provision against possible fraudulent stamps being used requested that accurate pictures of the acceptable grade stamps be supplied the Building I)epartments, Retail Lumber Yards, etc.

In addition to urging adoption of the Ordinance, the Resolution rl'ent on to offer the support of retail lumber dealers in its enforcement, although the legal enforcement agencv u'ould rest u-ith c()11nty offices. The Resolutions Committee also provicled for a standing committee to study problems u'hich may confront the industry rvith respect to grade-marked lumber. -\ sufEcient moratorium was allo'uved for liquidation of non-marked inventorv prior to enforcement of the Ordinance. The Ordinance, as adopted, applies to Construction through Utility : s1>ecifically, Utility dimension in subfloors, Utility in one-inch subfloor, rvall sheathing and roof sheathing. :rncl further Ihat 2x4 studs rvould l>e allorved r.vith 10 to l1lt Utility u'ithin the designated :rnrount ordered of standard and better.

To meet some of the problems inherent in remanufacturing, the Ordinance, at the request of the dealers, does not provide for the mandatory marking of pieces 6' or less in length. * * *

Fresno dealers on May 20th heard a report from Jack Jordan of the Phoenix Lumber Merchandisers Association regar<ling effects of grade stamping in that area. Due to climate conditions in the Phoenix area, only Standard and Better has been approved for use under local FHA regulations.

N r. Jordan said that ret:ril lumlter dealers and their building contractor customers in Phoenix had been cooperating in an effectir.e effort to halt lumber-sales abuses r,vhich included not only misrepresentation of grades but actual short-measure delivery. Through a directed public relations program torvard the ultimate consumer as well as torvard architects, builders, etc., Phoenix lumber dealers have been notably successful in combating this industry virus.

In addition to hearing of Phoenix grade-stamping activities, the Fresno dealers have established a committee headed by LN{A President Hamilton Knott to further study the possibility of grade stamping for Fresno county. On

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Let me be a little kinder, Let me be a little blinder

To the faults of those about me, Let me praise a little more; Let me be, when I am weary, Just a little bit more cheery, Let me serve a little better T&rose that I am striving for.

Let me be a little braver

When temptation bids me waver, Let me strive a little harder

To be all that I should be; Let me be a little meeker

The Wall Street Journal offers the opinion that the reason mountaineers are roped together is to keep ttte sane ones from Boins home. * * *

The sane ones might be going home, but there is no doubt about where the rich'ones are going, is there? Report says that every available ship and plane of consequence going to Europe is loaded down with reservations from now until fall. And what a load of cash they will be caftying to Europe. * * *

Heard a well-known business commentator on the air the other day, and he declared that on May llth the average American starts working for himself. He figures that from January lst to May 10th, his entire income goes for taxes. From May llt&r to the end of the year, he has a chance to do something for himself and dependents.

The scarcity of newsp;a:.i" into the news very frequently of late. It is said that a newsboy rushed into the street shouting-"Extra! Extra!" A man asked "Extra what?" And the boy said-"Extra ttrin."

In the midst of "il tnJ al"i" "r,a arguments coming in such profusion to your ears these days, there is one thing it would be well to remember; that is, that a fact and an opinion are not necessarily the same thing.

And Sir Richard s,r.,orJ"rlrr1'anuil we ever understand that ignorance is not innocence?"

Charles Dickens *rot.l "fro t"r,a can make the clock which will strike again for the hours that are gone."

And you may recall ,.Jdtri Jborr, a sign that was dis-

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played in the Navy Supply Depot in Oakland, California, during the late war that read: "Oh, Lord, give me strength to keep my big mouth shut when I 'don't know what the heck I'm talking about."

You can take televisr"; rr.;", bridge, canasta, bingo -but it's hard to find anything that's more fun than to stand around a piano with a bunch of people, and sing. So writes one Justin Hammond in the Corona Independent. He says he never saw anybody standing around a piano with a bunch of friends, and singing h.is head o,ff, who looked worried or old.

Salesmanship is a ".r,n*""r topic in all the world. They tell about a tired business man who signed up for a big insurance policy, then turned a weary smile on the insurance salesman and said: "Young man, you should feel very proud of yourself. I've refused to see five insurance salesmen already today." "I know," said the salesman, "I'mthem." * * *

Wren the big chief of the Chinese Communists made a speech recently in which he spanked other big Commies in other nations, the whol,e world took notice, and comment ran riot. But you, too, gentle reader, will probably gasp at one of his statements. What he said was that one of every four people on earth is Chines,e. Think of it ! You probably knew there were a lot of them, but did you dream that one-fourth of all people on earth are Chinese ? And most of them are Communists.

Elbert Hubbard ,"ia ' 'trrl ,rl""nir,. can do more work than fifty ordinary men. But no machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."

And E. B. Butler wi".rrir"L ' :"rr"r, man is enthusiastic at times. One man is enthusiastic for t&rirty minutes, another for thirty days, but it is the man who has it for thirty years that counts."

It was General N"ttr"rl t*r*", who made this memorable remark about Russia: "Nobody is an expert on Russia. There are just varying degrees of ignorance."

And Herman TalmadgJ'" l.,lor. remark about foreign aid should be remembered, for he said: "Ifit costs you a dollar to keep a friend-keep the dollar. But if it c,osts you a friend to make a dollar-keep the friend." ***

Concerning the value of change, Richard Jefferies said: "It is injurious to the mind as well as to the body to be always in one place and always surrounded by the same circumstances. A species of thick clothing slowly grows about the mind, the pores are choked, little habits become a part of existence, and by degrees the mind is enclosed in a husk." ***

A wise philosopher, nam€ unknown, made this sage remark: "Remember, God did not say 'Thou shalt not steal except in an emergency'; He said, 'Thou shalt not steal'." *{.*

And another Mr. Anonymous once said: "There is one thing that cannot be rationed, and that is good will. No one has been able to issue coupons entitling the bearer to so much soul. Good will is inside of us, and will stay there until the last echo of the last gun has died away. Subs cannot sink it. Tanks cannot crash it. Planes cannot bomb it. It will live always for those who cheristr and protect it."

And a stout think., ,"L;"J "*. that the causes that live longest in this world are not always those that are the most righteous, but often*those *that are best defended.

About a man's devotion to his job, Charles Dickens said: "It is well for a man to respect his own vocation, whatever it is, and to think himself bound to uphold it, and to claim for it the respect it dpserves." ,<

Hark to the words of that great American prophet, Thomas Jefferson. In a letter to his friend John Adams, he said: "Even though ttre clouds of barbarism and despotism again obscure the science and liberties of Europe, this country remains to restore and preserve light and liberty to them. In short, the flames kindled on the Fourth of July, L776, have spread ov€r too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and those who work them."

But the great redhead could not look forward to today, or it is most unlikely that he would have described the engines of despotism as "feeble."

Deqler Meetings'Out for Summer'

Thc chairmen of the various Area Program committees of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. have agreed on no further area meetings until September because m;rny of the dealers find it difficult to attend during the summer months. The regular monthly luncheon meetings at the Biltmore hotel, however, will be continued the second Tuesday of cach month throirghout the summer.

Hommond's E. Posqdeno Yord Sold

Sale of the Han-rmond Lumber Company's old East Pasadena yard site at East \Valnut and \rinedo streets has been made for $105,000 to an investment group headed by Sam Rice, Pasadena industrial developer. Max Perlson, who represented both parties in the realty transaction, said the former retail lumberyard site will be developed into a $450,000 industrial center project.

In 1956, there were 2,368,000 Americans injured in traffic accidents.

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The rapid changes t&rat have been noted recently in many parts of the country, from desperate drought conditions to

, actual foods, brings to mind a very old East Texas story.

-'15"t had been having a drought in two or th.ree counties and the crops werc burning up. So lihe colored folks, who were feeling the condition very drastically, sent to Dallas and invited a noted colored preacher to come to their dis-

"Super Treest' Developed

International Paper Co. is developing what it believes is a variety of "super f1s65"-$esthern Pine that will grow much faster than heretofore, reports The Wall Street Journal. A prototype tree was stumbled on quite by accident in South Carolina by company foresters. Only 20 years old, it had inexplicably grown 72 f.eet high and more than 15 inches in diameter-a size that normally isn't reached under 35-40 years. By a grafting process, an orchard of young trees is now being planted from this young giant.

trict and pray for riin. It se€ms he had made a success of such efforts in other places.

So he came, the farmers gathered, and he prayed for rain. Before he had prayed far it began raining. But it didn't stop. It kept on pouring rain for three days, and soon the land was virt'rally under water. Witnessing the conditions; the old he-coon of the colored folts in that area was heard to remark:

"That's what we gets for bringin' in a city preacher what ain't acquainted wid de needs of agriculture."

Spruce Budworm Sproying Gomplered

Another campaign against forest insects has been successfully completed with the spraying of 1,37O,000 acres of spruce budworm-infested lands in the West, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported. The spraying was done by airplane and included some 885,000 acres in Montana and northern Idaho; 50,000 in southern Idaho; and 6,000 in New Mexico. Forest Service experts point out that insects kill more timber than forest fires.

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Conslruction Acfiviry in Moy Hir New High for Month

Otrtlays for nerv construction rose seasonally by ll/cin January-N{ay period and shou,cd substantial increases over Nfay Nlay to $4 billion, a new high for thc rrronth, accortling to pre- 1956. However, thc drop in outlays for nerv du'clling units antl limirrary estirn;rtes of the l)epartments of Commerce and Labor. stores offset thesc increases, so that total private outlavs for May activity brought thc total for the first five rnonths of this ne\,'construction in 1957 just about eclualled the 1956 rccord vear to a record $17.1 billion, 3/o abovc last ycar's Januarv- both for May an<l forthe flrst fir'e rlonths. N'[ay total.

The revisc<l 1956 figure, u'hich is consiclerably abovc last tivity for the first five months, outlays for arlclitior.rs and altera_fz'lruary's preliminary 1956 estimate of $44.3 billion, reflects tions to existing homes and for cor.rstruction of nrotels and rtthcr r.nainly a $2.3-billion ttprwarcl adjustlr'rent in thc clollar value of nonhousekeeping residential units continucd to ittlvance strongly additions and alterations to private nonfarm housing.

In contrast to the 12% decline in nelr- privatc housing acin 1957. Thus, the valuc of private nonfarm resi<lential constrtlc-

Important gains so far this yrar also have becn madc in a1l tir,n as a u,hole, rvhich totalcd $6 billion for the January-\Iay major types of privatt'nonfarnr constructiorr cxccpt ncw hous- period of this year, \\-as only 7/o bclow the 19.56 volume for ing ancl sture builcling. Private spending for additions an<l alter- thc same nronths. ations to resiclential stmctures set nen' recorcls in 1957 for tl.rc