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When Major R. R. Witt, lumber and building material man of San Antonio, came back from European action in World War One, he used to delight audiences with won_ derful stories of the war. The following was his favorite:

A colored regiment was in the front line trenches and had been there for some time, with furious attack, counterattack, and heavy bombardments. It appeared that the Germans had deserted a couple of machine guns that were plainly visib.le out in "no man's land', and, as there was no sign of life around them, a white captain pointed thern out to a colored sergeant. He said:

"Take a squad of men, and the first time smoke closes down over those machine guns, go out and bring them in." The sergeant agreed. The captain departed for another part of the sector. Soon conditions seemed right and the sergeant with a few of his men climbed out of the trench and started on the run for the two machine guns. Then it quickly developed that the Germans had been playing possum, for several of them rose from a hole behind the machine guns and began firing at the sergeant and his men. At full speed they returned to their trench. Soon the captain returned, and saw the same two machine guns, and he said to the sergeant:

"Didn't I tell you to go out and bring those guns in?', "Yassuh," said the sergeant.

"Then why didn't you?"

"Captain," said the sergeant plaintively, ,,DEy WUZ USIN' 'EM.''

5.P. Corries Plywood Record

San Francisco.-Southern Pacific comDanv lines in Oregon and California carried r ,..orj ti,SSZ ,urloads of plywood products in the first four months of 1955, an increase of 4,797 cars over the same 1954 period. Plywood, veneer and built-up u,oods continue as pacesetters in achieving new lumber shipping marks, said W. G. Peoples, S. P. vice-president in charge of freight traffic. The 100 Pacific Coast mills are expected to produce 4 billion feet of plyn-ood this year, he added.