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Some Jokes And "G"gr",

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Have you heard the one about the American who was kicking about inflation and'other adverse conditions in this country. "If things don't improve," he said, "I'm going to move to Europe and live on Uncle Sam." ***

"It cannot be true that there are people living on the planet Mars," said the pessimist. "ff there are, why haven't they asked us for a loan?"

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Another wise guy says we should refuse to let any foreign country indorse our checks, that doesn't also indorse our plans for .peace."

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Concerning the length of ladies skirts, some wit has said that they should "always remain at see level."

Over the door of a California shop there is a sign that reads: "Individuals to take out." No, it isn't an escort place. It's a chicken pie factory.

A steamship company wired one of its captains: "Move heaven and earth to get here Friday." The captain wired back: "Raised hell and will get there Thursday."

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There is a rumor around that the reason Stalin is always attacking Truman is because Missouri Waltz time does not fit the steppes of Russia.

One guy says: "Jones has the oddest habit-he's all the time eating grapes." His friend said: "What's'odd about eating grapes ?" And the first one said : "Ofi the wall paper?" **rt

And a philosopher says that the difference between Communists here and in Russia is in Russia they go under-fed, and here they go under-ground. t<**

One colored gent remarked to his friend that he was going to "deevoce" his wife because she of even spoken to him in several weeks. The said: "Go slow, boy, befo' you make that women is hahd to find." : them kind o'

\(/est Coast Lumbermen's Ascociation Lumber Grading Demonstration

On Wednesday evening, November 19, 1947, a grogp of eighty-six architects and structural engineers attended a meeting devoted to the stress grading of Douglas Fir lumber. The meeting was held in the loft of the Summerbell Roof Structures Los Angeles plant.

A. C. Horner started the meeting with a showing of charts explaining how a tree grows. He was followed by T. K. (Tank) May, in charge of Technical Service of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, who discussed stress values and their adaptation to proper str'u,ctural design. Then fifty specimen joists and beams were exhibited with the grade of each called and explained by A. A. (Art) Kayser of the West Coast Bureau of Lumber Grades.

From here on questions and discussions were open to all making that certain informality that brought about a clearer understanding of the lumber grading subject.

A grading contest was then held and prizes awarded for the highest scores.

Honorable mention went to the American Lumber & Treating Co., J. H. Baxter & Co., and Warren Southwest, Inc., for the refreshments.

The interest shown during the program, together with expressions of appreciation made since, indicate that more such meetings should bs arranged and it is the intention of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association to do this whenever the personnel is available to care for such requests'

Trcrining Course Will Be Held

At University ol Scrn Francisco

Robert J. Wright, executive vice president of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California, in a bulletin sent to members says the fourth 30-Day .Training Course will again be held at the University of San Francisco. The tentative starting date of the course i5 January 19,1948.

Two rich Park Avenue dames in New York are out for a morning stroll, and they stop to admire a beautiful baby in care of a nurse. Suddenly one of the dames said: "Why, that must be my baby." The other asked: "Why?" And she said: "I recognize the nurse."