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He Liked Security, Too

An Arizona Indian went into a bank near the tion and wanted to borrow two hundred dollars.

"Got any security, Chief ?" asked tire banker.

"Me got two hundred ponies," said the Indian, the proper papers were made out, and the Indian two hundred dollars. and left.

Sixty days later the note was due, and the Indian came into the bank, pulled out a roll of bills that must have been several thousand dollars, peeled off two hundred, paid his note, and started out of the bank.

"Wait a minute, Chief," said the banker. "How about letting us keep that roll for you?"

The Indian stopped, thought for a moment, then asked: "You got any ponies?"

Tesr Shipments of Unitized lumber Sfqrt

\\"ashington, D.C.-Following assurauces of broad participation by lumber t.uanufactttrcrs, |uly 1 was set as the starting date for tl.re test pr,,gra- of shipping pacliagecl lttnrbcr in boxcars. The tcst is bcing con<lttctecl jointly by thc \'Iaterials Handlir-rg cornmittec of the National Retaii I-umber IJe:ilers Assn. ancl thc National I -unrbcr \'Ianttfacturcrs Assn.

Nearly 2.50 individual clealers ha<l carlicr signifieti tl-reir clesirc to participatc in thc itrogranr, ar-rt1 these rctail lrrr-nbermcn will receive olre or rnore cars of packagecl lumber an<l rcport on the results of the shipping cxpcricncc r,tr a stan<larcl form furnisherl so the cconon.rics of the operation mav be evaluatecl. In addition to thcse rctail-level studies, the NLMA itself will concluct otl.rer stuclies of their experiences and the problenrs oi packaging lumber at the member mills.

Tlie NRI-DA said the end results of this cooperative project should result in both branches of the industry determining the extent and degree to l'l"rich unitized shipping o{ lumbcr can ie<luce hapclling costs of lumber at both retail varcl and r.nill.

Hermes Exponding Yord

'l-ucson, Ariz.-J . 1'. llermes, Jr., rcccntlv nra<lc managcr of Petty's Builtlers Emporiut.r't hcre, is recloing thc clutsidc <if thc store an<l expancling the y:rrtl's mcrchanclising facilitics.

Costo Mesa Construcfion UP

Costa Mesa, Calif .-May cot'rstruction here triplecl the April valuation, with 307 penr-rits rvrirth g2,388,527 issuecl. Singlc-family du'ellings surged to 200, compared to 100 in April.

Reno Yqrd Adds Sqlesmqn

Reno, Nev.-Manager Henry D. Hancock of the Paul Bunyan Lumber Co. yard here has added Daun Hoball, Jr. to the yard's sales staff.

In 1956, there were 390 persons killed in the U. S. crossing an intersection with signal' Twenty-one were killed on safety isles.

" Babe, that there's phat I call a SOUND FOUNDATION I " observed Paul Bunyan as he delicately lifted up the old house with his pinkie. The Blue Ox grunted. "See them mudsills, girders anf posts? Been settin' there 25 years in the damp an' dark, supportin' 50,000 pounds o' house-an' not a trace o' rot or termites anywhere. Sound as the day they was cut...Babe, sure as you're true blue, that's BAXCO Pressure Treated Foundation Lumber;p."

BAXCO pressure treated FOUNDATION LUMBtrR

$Vhat else, Paul 7 For the past 2t years

BAXCO pressure treated Foundation Lumber has been safeguarding thousands of rVestern homes against termites and wood-rot. Pressure treatment locks in the chemical protection for keeps. And when you figurg, Paul, ihat just one repair bill, caused by rot or termites, can run into hundreds of dollars-well, why take a chance? Especially since BAXCO Pressure Treated Foundation Lumber adds so little to the total building cost-just a few dollars.

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Ruling on Lumber Stickers

The Southern California Retail Lumber Assn.'has received the following letter from Attorney Joseph K. Horton regarding a tax exemption llorton & Foote secured from the State Board of Equalization on sales of stickers to the dealer: rrAs vou are aware, stickers are used by retail lumber dealers in making truck-delivery of lumber. Frequcntly, these stickers are made by the dealer from lumber which has been purchased by the dealer for resale and, consequently, no sales or use tax has been paid by the dealer in connection with such purchase. In some instances, sales tax auditors have taken the position that the retail dealer is chargeable with a use tax on the purchase price of the lumber used for the making of the sfickers.

"Recently the matter was presented by us to the State Board of Equalization and an exemption was allowed from any tax on such stickers on a sale to the dealer. Such stickers are considered non-returnable containers and, consequently, not subject to such tax. This relates to stickers used in connection with the delivery of the lumber by the retail dealer, and which are nonreturnable. If they are returnable or consumed entirely in connectior-r r.l'ith the dealer's plant operation and are not used for delivery, then it is considered that the same are subject to use tax."

Rounds-Rockporf in New Offices

(Continued from Page 11) to provide cluality rnilling of the highest type and service second to none."

Rounds Lumber Company, Crocker Building, San Francisco, handles the production of t1-re entire Rockport Redrvood organization. In addition, this company also represents several of the better California mills on a direct-mill shipment basis. Operating heads of the sales company are Harry A. N{erlo, vice-president and general manager; Ralph NI. Rounds, president, and Drvight M. Rounds, secretarvtreasurer.

Head of Rockport Redrvood Company is Ralph NI. Rounds, president, of Wichita, Kansas. In addition to their substantial California investment, the Rounds family :.lso orvn and have operated rvholesale and retail yards in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma for many years. F. C. Kilpatrick, of San Francisco, is executive vice-president of the California operation.

Riding High Wirt fop Quallty

Rockport Redwood

It takes good logs to make good lumber. Rockport selects the very best; and manufactures notably high-quality Redwoodalways well up to grade. You can depend on Rockport to please your trade. Nothing surpasses Rockport's Certified Dry Redwood Bevel Siding and Finish.

Specily Rockport Look for the End Stamp.ROCKPORT''

Pqrsons Lumber & Hqrdwqre

Building New Boyes Springs Store

Parsons Lumbqr & Hardware, Boyes Springs, is building a brand-new showroom ur.rder the direction of The Garehime Corp., San Francisco lumberyard store design experts. The company, which is headed by Vern Parsons, will celebrate the remodeling with a two-day grand opening during August.

(TeIl them you, saw it in The California Lumber Merchant)

Deqler Heqds Kiwqnis Infl.

H. Park Arnold, vice-president and general manager of the Fox-Woodsunr Lumber Co., Glendale, Calif., was elected president of Kiwanis International by unanimous acclalnation of the 15,000 delegates at the 42nd convention in Atlantic City, June 26.The Glendale lumber dealer became tl.re first Kir,r'anis president ever elected by such action and the fourth Californian to head the service club. Park Arnold, a vigorously youthful 65, is a past president-FlVE terms ( 1943 to i948) --of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. and was elected to represent the SCRLA on the NRLDA board from 1947-53, when he was appointed to the National's executive committee and served three terms. Dealer Arnold has had 33/z years of perfect attendance at Glenclale Kiwanis and served as its president and district governor. He has held several offices in Glendale, where he has lived 46 years and led many community activities. He lives with his wife Mayme at 1528 Opechee Way there. Now treasurer of Kiwanis International, Mr. Arnold will succeed Reed C. Culp of Salt Lake City as president on August l.

'Loggerts Notebookt lssued

A ncw idea is introduced into the "Keep The Redwood Green" forest fire-prevention campaign this summer in the forrn of a "I-ogger's Notebook," handy 3x5" booklet of 40 pages, including fire prevention pointers for logging foremen, information, Log Rule, log scale, log grade information and highlights from the state forest practice rules. The booklet was proposed last year by Robert Grunchnan, Union Lumber Company {orester of Fort Bragg.

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