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Bv Jack Dionne
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Natural Curiosity
A family from Charleston went to Europe this summer and took along their car and their old colored family chauffeur, and they toured the Continent.
They were in Rome, and were driving past St. Peter's Cathedral, when they were stopped by a great traffic jam occasioned by a magnificent religious ceremonial that was about to take place in the famous church. They saw a most imposing procession coming out of the church. At its head walked a group of men in flittering ceremonial garb, long robes falling to their feet, and on their heads were red hats. The colored chauffeur gazed, in open-rnouthed admiration at
T. B. LAWRENCE BACK FROM NORfH
T. B. Lawrence, Lawrence-Philips Lumber Company, Los Angeles, returned to Los Angeles September 11 on the Point Loma from Marshfield, Ore., where he has made his headquarters since the early part of May, making frequent visits from there to Grays Harbor and Columbia River mills. During the strike period the company operated two boats out of Oregon Coast ports.
Mrs. Lawrence and the children who have spent the summer with Mr. Lawrence at Lakeside, near Marshfield, have also returned home.
..SORACITY CLUB'' ON ANNUAL TRIP
Here is an interesting item from the angler's column of the San Francisco Chronicle, September 6: Now For the Trouters the magnificent display, and he said to his boss:
A group of lumbermen, designating themselves as the "Soracity Club" trek to the High Sierra for a week's trout fishing expedition. This is an annual affair and the party consists of four past presidents of the Oakland Hoo Hoo Club, C. I. Gilbert, Clem Fraser, Earle Johnson, L. J. Woodson, and acting president, Jerry Bonnington, together with Eddie Tietjen, Secretary of the San Francisco Hoo Hoo Club.
The trip is made by machine to Aspen Valley Lodge in Yosemite National Park, and from that point a saddle train is used to the Grand gorge of the Tuolumne river, five miles east of Hetch Hetchv dam.
"Cap'n, who is dem grand-looking men wid dem red hats?"
The gentleman answered j
"Those are the cardinals."
"Who?" asked the darkey in great astonishment.
"Those are the cdrdinals," repeated the gentleman. The darkey's interest rose to fever pitch, "Sho nuff, Boss?" he said. "Ah bin wantin' to see dem all mah life. WHICH ONE IS DTZZY DEAN?"
Redwood Souvenir Boolclet Distributed At San Diego Exposition
A souvenir booklet for presentation to visitors to the California Redwood Asso,ciation's exhibit at the California Pacific International Exposition at San Diego has been issued by the Association.
The booklet, compiled in the offices of the Association under the supervision of J. W. "Jack" Williams, secretary, is attractively illustrated, and it.contains enough interesting information about Redwood to insure that a large proportion of the copies distributed will be ,carried away for future reference.
The exhibit is described in detail and the booklet, entitled "California Redwood as Used at America's Exposition, San Diego, 1935," draws attention to the use of Redwood in other exhibits and in various parts of the Exposition grounds.
SCHMITT-PEARSON
Charles J. Schmitt was married to Miss Juanita Pearson at the Chapel of the Pr,esidio of San Francis,co on Saturday, August 17.
Mr. Schmitt is associated with the McCormick Supply Company, San..Francisco,
The Paciftc Lumber Company-Wendling-Nathan Co.
IIILL & IUIORTO]I, IJIG. ANNOUNCE
Represents Aberdeen Plywood in No. California
G. H. Broun
G. H. "Hardwood" Brown, formerly president of the G. H. Brown Hardwood Company, Oakland, district sales manag'er for Northern California for the Aberdeen Plywood Company of Aberdeen, Wash., has been in the hardwood and plywood business for almost 25 years, and has a large acquaintance with dealers throughout the Northern California territory. His office is at 50 Alice Street, Oakland.

The plant of the Aberdeen Plywood Company is one of the largest and finest on the Pacific Coast, with a capacity of about 4,0m,000 feet monthly on a 3/S-inch basis, or 200,000 feet per day or better on a 3-ply basis.
They have two lathes, one of which will cut up to and including 96 inches long, and the other will cut up to and including ffi'*.12O".
The two large dryers are each 120 leet long, one a Coe dryer and the other a Procton. These dryers are very efhcient and will dry l/lO" sheet panel in eight minutes.
A large automati,c clippeq \yas recently installed, containing 38 knives, which will speed up produ'ction considerably.
The equipment includes a battery of four new eight-drum sanders, and all the other machinery is new and modern in 'every respect.
The Aberdeen Plywood Company manufactures "Apco Brand" Douglas Fir, Spruce and Cottonwood plywood.
Anaheim Yards Consolidate
Announcement is made by the Gibbs Lumber Company, Anaheim, that they have ,consolidated their Anaheim yard with the yard of the Adams Lumber Company, 417 So. Los Angeles Street, Anaheim, and that the business of the Gibbs Lumber Company will be,carried on at this address.
Henry M. Adams will be associated with the Gibbs Lumber Company as vice president, and the combined sales forces of the two yards will be under his supervision.
They are now warehousingr and are agents for the following:
fl. S. Gtr4run Rootlng
ssBradlGyrr Hardwood Eloorlng fnsullte lYallboard and fnsulatlon
Harbord Ptywood
Along with their regular line of Douglas Fir - Ponderosa and Sugar Pine - California Redwood Red Cedar Shingles
Direct Representativee: BOOTH.KELLY LUMBER CO. Wendting and Springfield, Ore.
ALL OF ABOVE LOCATED AT 2019-2025 FI Street FRESNO, CALIF. Phone Fresno 3-8933
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The Sisalkraft Co.
2O5 'Vt. Vacker Drive; Chicagol lllinois
55 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, Calif.