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Telegram

Washington, D.C.-September 13, 1942-Please announce that all operators of wholesale hardwood lumber distribution yards are invited to attend a meeting called for 10:00 A.M., September 23, 1942, in the LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, to discuss problems of distribution of hardwood lumber but only from wholesale distributing yards. Those expecting to attend should notify this office immediately.

Peter A. Stone.

Price Executive Lumber Branch Office of Price Administration.

Washington, September 1l-War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson tonight ordered a 48-hour work week established in all lumber camps and sawmills in the Pacific Northwest. Ofificials said the workers affected would be paid time and one-half for the additional eight hours as required by the wage-hour law.

The National Lumber Manufacturers' Association reported that lumber production for the week ended August 8, 1942, was .5 per cent greater than the previous week, shipments were .1 per cent less, and new business 6 per cent greater.

During the week 448 mills produced 267,454,ffi feet of hardwoods and softwoods combined, shipped ?31,362,n0 feet, and booked orders of 288,582,000 feet.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended Augast D, 90 mills reporting, gave orders as 85,384,000 feet, shipments 87,237,W feet, and production 93,495,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 423,862,W0 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended August 22 reported, orders as 141,611,000 feet, shipments 132,3O/W feet, and production 127,879,W feet. For the week ended August 29 orders were reported as 154,834,000 feet, shipments 135,000,0@ feet and production 128.326.N0 feet.

!(/hen The \Var Will End

The other day we had a letter from Gus Russell, of San Francisco, saying: "If you want to do your readers a real service, tell us in the next issue just when the war will end."

Well, we don't know, but we met a man the other day who does. We said to him-"Looks like a long war, doesn't it ?" He said-"Not to me, it doesn't." 'We said-"What do you mean?" He said-"The war will be over in a month." We said-"Are vou kidding?" He said-"Hell, no!" So we said-"Then how do you figure it ?" He said-"Well, that no-good brother of my wife's got drafted into the army just. yesterday, and that So-and-So has never held a job yet for more than four weeks."