Johns-Mqnville Presents . . . . the New

Bequtiful New Colors !

Line your level against the surface of the new J-M SMooTHGRAIN PERMAToNn Shingl"... you'll find it smooth and true. Now look at its beauty from any angle... you'll see a rich texture of striking character, even though the surface of the shingle is actually smooth!

These new Smootbgrain asbestos shingles are stmnger because they have the same cross section throughout they ctt cleaner because the shingle cutter always works against a smooth surface. they resist soiling better and always look the same from any angle, because they have no grooves, no raised texture to catch dirt or highlights and thus distort aPPearance.

sMooTHGRelN Shingles are available in an outstanding variety of beautiful colors, all PERMATONE colors. As "Permatone" implies, the color is "sealed in" comes from myriads of tiny ceramic granules embedded into the asbestos-cement.

The colors include Heather Green, Autumn Brown, the distinctively rich and practical rJfeathered Gray, and the ever-popular Silver Gray which goes well with any trim or color scheme. For full ioformation, write Johns-Manville, Box 2)o, New York 16, N. Y.

against the spawn of Satan that infest this land here at home. You know, if you are lvell informed, that these damnable reds, pinks, and fellow-travelers here in the United States have been trying hard to take to cover since the Korea ruckus started. Lots of recently active big mouths have become suddenly quiet. Lots of these crooked birds are trying to crawl over to the other side of the fence right now, finding the red side dangerous. ***

Just this morning I read where a congress of disabled veterans'of the last war has demanded that every Commie in this country be placed in stockades. The man in the street would approve highly of that suggestion. I know of no music sweeter to my ears than to listen to stout Americans speak their pieces about the subversives here at home. The opinion is.becoming general that every loyal American should stand and be counted, and those who aren't proud and happy to jump to their feet and proclaim their loyalty to this nation and their oppo,sition to Communism, have no right to remain in this land. For a man or woman to refuse to reply when asked if he is a Communist is going to be mighty touchy business in this country from now on. Don't you doubt it. Up to the time the Korean war started, these slimy creatures had been crawling out of their holes in constantly increasing numbers, and with increasing boldness. It's going to be different from now on'

In this column last issue I lamented the fact that lve are fighting in Korea because the men in the Kremlin willed it so, and it looks like we will have to fight when, and where, and with whom they decide. They sit at home and call the shots. Since that publication Mr. Harold Stassen made the headlines in all the newspapers with the same idea, thoughtfully expressed. FIe warned this nation that "we must not permit Uncle Sam. to be chopped down finger by finger, arm by arm, by preliminary fights for which he is not prepared." He said it was militarily stupid to engage the enemies' fingers-such as Korea-without striking at the heart. His words brought much attention, many editorial words of approval.

Record Set in U.S. Home Building

Washington, Aug. 19.-The Government reported today

Jtrly was the best homebuilding month in history.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said tentativq figures show 144,000 new non-farm dwelling units were started in July to bring the total for the first seven months of the vear to almost 893.000.

F'IIA Stops Luxury Home Fincncing

On August tenth FHA announced from Washington thag it is pulling out of the luxury home financing market. The action rvas taken by Housing Commissioner Richards as a follow-up of President Truman's decision to curb nonessential home building as a war measure, and all FHA field offices were ordered to channel available government mortgage money into moderate and low cost homes. In addition the agency tightened its policy on approval of loans in all categories.

I get a barig out of many reports on informal things connected with the war. The proprietor of one of the popular eating places in Washington, seeing his place filled with faces he had missed since World War Two ended, was heard to remark: "Wonder what these folks do between wars?" They come, none knows .twhence, and they depart when the war ends, none knows whither. They come back to the capital when war starts just as the swallows come back to Capistrano. Birds of fas:aCe-war passage, that is.

And George Dixon, one of my favorite Washington columnists, utters a thought that finds an echo in my heart. He says the worst thing he fears from war is the return of the "cuckoos." Elaborating, he says he refers to the innumerable confused creatures on the various confused bureaus, who wrote the mad-house "directives" that meant nothing to any sane human, yet which filled the government mails to over-flowing. Also, the strange critters in the shape of poets, and playwrights, and exotic dancers, and other strange trash that the New Deal brought in countless numbers to Washington and put on the payroll. I agree with Dixon. War certainly has its sad sides..

So. Califolnia Building Records

M.y Be Broken In 1950

Unless the war emergency interferes too greatly, Southern California may establish a building record of more than one billion dollars this year. The grand total of $648,415,582 worth of building permits have been issued in 57 Southern California localities in the first seven months of the year. For the second time in its history Los Angeles building permits may reach the $300,000,000 mark this year, the total for the first seven months of the year being $Z26,l44,82l,with five months to go. The only time Los Angeles issued permits over the three hundred million mark was in 1948, when the totals reached $373,050.082.

Hardwood Lumber. Grcding Course

Date: First session Tuesday, September 5 and to continue through the week including Saturday if the students wish.

Time: The class will start promptly at 4:00 P.M .and continue as late in the evening as the students desire.

Place: Western Hardwood Lumber Company, 2014 East l5th Street, at the warehouse they so generously donated. A catering company will serve an evening meal.

Sponsored by the Industrial Lumbermen's Club of Ssuthern California.

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It's a pleasure to send you this check for the privilege of opening the California Lumber Merchant to "your" page and seeing your smiling face thereon. That's a fine cut and likeness of you.

H. G. Larrick, Sr.

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