THE CALIFORI\IA

Jack Dionne, Publisher

Back in the year 1918, when the First World War was raging, old John L. Sullivan, famous Boston heavyweight fighter and already an elderly man, predicted that the Germans would lose the war. But his reason for thinking so was somewhat different from most.

The Hun would lose, said the famous old slugger, "Because they get mad too quick." He added: "In the prize ring, when you see a fighter begin to boil over and see red in the first round, you know that the next thing, he won't be able to see at all." So he deduced that the Germans would lose the war because they were "mad all the time they are fighting."

And old John L. sent a message to the American soldiers

Washington, D.C.-The after-taxes profits of corporations engaged in the manufacture of lumber and wood products amounted to an estimated 3/o of. sales in the first quarter of 1959-down from the 3.8/o profit rate of the fourth quarter last year. but well above the unusually low 0.I/o for the first quarter of 1958, according to figures just released by the Federal Trade and Securities-Exchange Commissions and reported in the June 26 "Lumber Letter" of the National Lumber Manufacturers Assn.

Sales by lumber and wood products corporations totaled $1.4 billion in the first 1959 quarter-a shade off the $1.5 billion reported for the previous 3-months period, but considerably higher than the year-ago level of $1.15 billion. The after-taxes profits of these companies amounted to an estimated $43 million in the iirst 1959 quarter, compared with $57 million in the fourth 1958 quarter and a slim $1 million in the first quarter of 1958.

in France that was published far and wide. It said: "Tell 'em they can't go wrong if they keep their feet warm, their heads cool, and their mouths shut."

Which is not bad advice for any men, any time.

July

Black Bart Hoo-,Hoo Club 181 annual Golf-Swim-Barbecue Party, Ukiah Country Club and Home of Bill Moores, Ukiah, Jtrly 17; Chairman: Ed Gillespie.

San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club 3 Family Picnic, July 19.

Shasta-Cascade Hoo-Hoo Club 133 Dinner meeting, Riverview Golf & Country Club, Redding, Calif., July 30.

August rnternational coo""t"'"t"i3*::T f": Hoo 68th annual convention, Duluth hotel, Duluth, Minn., Sept. 13-16. Host Club: Head of the Lakes and Range Hoo-Hoo Club 14.

Reception honoring E. C. N. Brett on his retirement as Chief Architect, County of Los Angeles, Southern California Building Center (7933 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles), August 7.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club No. I annual Garden Party, August 8; Hostess: Bessie Stewart.

Sliding Glass Door & Window Institute national convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 9-12.

Western Pine Association semi-annual meeting, Multnomah hotel, Portland, Ore., Sept. 23-25.

Northwest Hardwood Association annual meeting, Monticello hotel, Longview, Wash., Sept. 25-26.