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His Deliberote Choice

Two friends met, and one of them hard of hearing. His friend said: apparently was very ttNo.t'

'jJohn, you're getting mighty hard of hearing."

John admitted that he was.

Said the friend: "Why don't you see a doctor?"

"r did."

"\,i/hat did he say?"

"He said if I didn't quit drinking, I'd go stone deaf."

"Haye you quit?"

"Why not?"

"Because I like the stuff I drink a whole lot better than the stuff f hear."

Work Storted on Lqrgesf Shopping

Cenfer Ever Builr in Son Diego

_ Opening of the May Co. Mission Valley shopping center, largest of its kind ever built in San Diego, is- iet Jor next Feb. 1, announced David May II, e*ecutive vice-president. The $25 million project is now under constructi,on on an S0-acre site, just east of the U.S. Highway 80-395 interchange in Mission Valley.

It will contain 1.2 million sq. ft. of shopping space, with the principal store to be a 376,000-sq. ft-., four-level May Co. outlet. A 1,000-ft. landscaped mall will extend dbwn th'e center of the area. Midway on the mall will be a water cascade from a 35-ft. metal sculpture.

Moving sidewalks will carry shoppers from a parkirlg lot with a capacity of more than 6,000 cars.

Company officials said this is tq be tl.re first of several May Co. stores in the San Diego area.

Intro-lndustry Relqfions Direcfor Nqmed by NRTDA; New Srqff Posirion

E. F. "Al" Walsh (right) has been named to the post of Director of Intra-fndustry Relations for tht! National Retdil Lumber Dealers Association, according to NRLDA President Paul V. DeVille. Mr. Walsh assumed his new duties on June 13. The position is newly created at the National and, in making the announcement of the ap- pointment, Mr. DeVille said the job would entail coordination of the service activities of NRLDA with the state and regional building materials associations and members for better understanding and use of the services by dealers.

Mr. Walsh will also develgp new programs and services that wiU help members of the National. At the same time, he will perform g'eneral liaison duties between the National and federated associations.

.Mr. Watsh has ha.d'long ex-'' perienc6 in the construction industry. F rom 1946 through 1958, he was Director of Promotion for the Structural Clay Products trnstitUte in Washington,

D.C. He has also served on many construction industry committees and councils. He was on the board of directors of the Producers Council, acted as co-chairman of the Joint PCNAHE cutffmittee- 'served on the N4.&,I8. Advisory Council, a.ncl was chAirm€in of both the Afiied lvfdsbffy.' touncil Promotion committee and the Producers Council Exhibits committee.