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The first issue of "Meow," monthly publication of HooHoo Club No. 39, Oakland, made its apPearance in November. Edited by the publicity committee, of which Frank Brown is the chairman, it will give all the news of Club activities. The editorial in the first issue describes it as "an orphan, born in the elusive brain of dur esteemed President, placed before a weary board of directors, and legally adopted by the usual democratic process with which members are so familiar."

The publicity committee will welcome literary contributions and suggestions for the improvement of the publication.

The war has produced no better bit of sarcasm than one credited to the public relations force of the American Eighth Army Air Force in London. They get so sick of reading the lying reports coming out of Berlin concerning American air attacks on Germany that they have written and circulated the following "model German communique for Berlin's future use":

"Large formations of huge American bombers at-r tempted to penetrate Western Germany today, but were driven off by our brave fighter pilots. Fortyseven enemy bombers were shot down. Only one of our fighters lost. ONE OF OUR CITIES IS MISSING."

The Southern California Retail Lumbermen's Association has decided not to attempt holding their annual convention before Christmas as had been tentatively planned, but to postpone it until shortly after the new year. While no attempt has been made as yet to set the date, Orrie Hamilton thinks it will be the latter part of January or the early part of February. Plans will be announced later, but a two-day meeting is contemplated.

ODT instructs its motor transport district offices to deny truck operators extra gasoline for movement of Christmas trees. Truck operators who have hauled them in other years and have sufficient gasoline nmy haul them this year, ODT says.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Slaght are receiving congratulations on the recent birth of a baby daughter, Marilyn Kay, at the Hollywood Hospital. Mr. Slaght is manager of the Los Angeles warehouse of T. M. Cobb Co.

Sid Darling, New York City, secretary of the NationalAmerican Wholesale Lumber Association, met with the Los Angeles membership at a luncheon held at the Jonathan Club on November 3. E. U. Wheelock presided at the meeting.