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A man in Alabama ran for Sheriff of his home county, and when the votes were counted it was found that he had been beaten twenty to one.

The next day he showed up on the street with two big pistols showing out of his pockets. Some of his friendly fellow-citizens approached him.

D. M. HOLSINGER ANNOUNCES GORDON GREENSLADE PARTNER IN BUSINESS

D. M. Holsinger, who operates retail lumber yards at Yucaipa and Fallsvale, Calif., has announced that Gordon Greenslade on August 1 became a partner in the business. Mr. Greenslade has been with him the past eight years as clerk and manag'er of the hardware department. He has been a resident of Yucaipa since boyhood, attended the local schools, and also is a graduate of the Redlands High School.

Mr. Holsinger has owned the business since October 20, 1925, coming to Yucaipa from Lindsay, Calif., where he was in a similar business, and prior to his coming to California was a contractor engaged in the general construction business in De Kalb, Ill. The business was founded by J. W. Cruickshank in the early days. The branch yard at Fallsvale is operated during the summer months.

Back From Northern Trip

H. Coor-Pender, vice-president and general manager of the Graves Company, has returned from a business trip to the San Francisco Bay district and Northern California, in the interests of promoting the sales of the Graves Sash Balance.

While in the northern part of the State Mr. Coor-Pender conferred with Barton Curry, the company's salesman who has been doing promotion and sales work there for some time for the Graves Balance.

"You were not elected Sheriff" they reminded him.

"What right have you got to carry guns?"

"Lissen" he told them. "You've got this figgered all wrong. A man that ain't got no more friends in the county than I have, has GOT to tote guns."

E. A. HOWARD & SON MOVES OCT. 1

E. A. Howard & Son, hardwood dealers, San Francisco, will move to their new location at 1855 Mission Street about October 1. The new yard has a frontage ol 215 leet on Mission Street, and the new two-story reinforced concrete building now under construction is almost completed.

The firm is one of the oldest hardwood concerns in California, having done business at the present location, 80 Howard Street, since 1898.

E. A. Howard is president and general manager, and E. A. (Bud) Howard, Jr., is vice president.

HAWAIIAN LUMBERMAN VISITS U. S.

H. Kellner, manager of the lumber department of American Factors, Ltd., Hilo, T. H., sailed for his home recently from San Francisco after spending two months' vacation in the United States. He brought his car with him and toured the country. It was his first visit to the mainland in 32 years.

Makes Fast Trip

Art Penberthy, Tacoma Lumber Sales, Los Angeles, is back from a quick trip to the Northwest on which he visited all the mills represented by his organization. He flew to San Francisco and back and used the Cascade from the Bay city north.