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My friend Tom Wier comes through every now and then with a story' and when he does it is generally a dandy' He let me have the following the other day, and I mark it "A"

Vertical Grain:

A company of colored soldiers were under heavy enemy fire, and bullets sung and bombs burst in all directions. One of them was highly nervous. He ducked and dodged every time a bullet whined, or a bomb burst, somewhat to the amusement of some of his squad. Finally the colored soldier next to him said:

"Lookahere, Boy, why for is you doin' so much dodgin'

Hardwoods Used To Make Bunks

. White ash, beech, birch, cherry, elm, gum, hackberry, hickory, hard maple, red and white oak, pecan and sugarberry are among the hardwoods which now have replaced steel to make bunks for America's soldiers.

an' duckin' eve'y time dem bullets come past? Dat don' do no good, an' dey ain't no sense to h'it. Donr you know dat if'n one o' dem bullets is got you' name on h'it, h'it ain't gwine do you no good to dodge; an' if none of dem ain't got you' na*b ott dem, dey caint hit you? So why don'you quit duckin lak you is?"

The nervous soldier said: "Well, Boy, maybe you'se right bout dat name stuff. But de bullets whuts I'm dodgin' from is de ones whuts marked 'TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.'"

Largest Western Red Cedar Tree

In Olympic National Park, Washington, on a bench 40O feet above Lake Quinault, in a heavy growth of hemlock, stands the nation's largest Western Red Cedar' This imposing tree is 62 f.eet,8 inches in circumference.