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W. T. BTACK Advertisiug McncAer

Howl-rumber l-rooks

Since this space was filled two weeks ago, there has been no softening of the demand or the price of either Western lumber or plyvr,'ood. Both have advanced in price since then, due to a demand that continues to dwarf the supply. The car shortage is as bad as ever, the shipment of lumber continues far belorv production, and reduced production in the face of such a balance is naturally anticipated. The price of lumber continues a question mark, being based almost entirell' on chance of delivery. Available lumber is scarce, high, and hard to get. To call it a wild market is an under_ statement.

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Lumber shipments of 435 mills reporting to the National Trade Barometer issued by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, were 3.5 per cent below production for the week ended August 26, 1950. In the same week new o:-ders for these mills were 5.9 per cent below production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills an.rounted to 60 per

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Lynn Boyd Is New Sncrrk oI the Universe

Lynn tsoyd, Pampa, Texas, was elected Snark of the Universe at the 59th annual convention of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, held at the Copley-Plaza Hotel, Boston, Mass., September b,7,8,9, 1950.

The follolvingwere elected members of the Supreme Nine: Sup:eme lloo-Hoo, Robert J. Stalker, Quincy, n{ass. ; Senior Hoo-lloo, Harry" B. Weiss, Memphis, Tenn. i Junior l{oo-Hoo, Martin J. MacDonald, Port Arthur, Ont.; Scrivenoter, John B. Egan, St. Paul, Minnesota;Bojum, John L. Dolcater, Tampa, Florida; Jabbe:-u'ock, Edwin F. Fischer, Milwaukee, Wis.; Custocatian, Dave Davis, San Francisco, Calif. ; Arcanoper, Arthur H. Geiger, Tacoma, Wash.; Gurdon, Cliliord Schorling, Kansas City, Mo.

The registration, representing all sections of the c()untr\', u'as about 300.