THE Howl.tumber Ltooks

Portland. Oregon, December l0-Douglas fir sarvmills have cut 10.417 billion board feet of lumber in the first eleven months of 1951 which is only 245 million less tl-ran they cut in all of 1950.

Harris E. Smith, secretary of West Coast Lumbermen's Association, said production records are almost certain to fall this vear. He cited previous high production )'ears as 10.663 billion feet in 1950 (a record) ; 10.285 billion feet in 1926; 10.290 billion ieet in 19D.

Shipments, too, Smith indicated, mar'- set neu' records for the region. He said Douglas fir mills have already shipped 10.314 billion board feet of lumber in eleven months. up 315 million feet over last year to date.

The r.eekly averag'e of West Coast lumber prodttction in November u'as 209.237.000 b.f. or 116.4/o of the 1946-1950 average. Orders averaged 178,484,000 b.f.; shipments 2O7,935,000 b.f. \\reekly averages for October u'ere : Productr<>n 219,650,000 b.f. On.Z% of the 1946-1950 average) ; orders 207,549,W0 b.f.; shipments 216.680,000 b.f.

Forty-eight u,eeks of 1951 cumulatir-e production 10.417,23+,000 b.f. ;forty-eight r,veeks of 1950, 9,801,921.000 b.f. ; fort1.-eight rveeks of 1949, 9,016,560.@0 b.f.

Orders for forty-eight rveeks of 1951 breakdon-n as follolvs: Rail & truck 6,66F,733,N0 b.f.; domestic cargo 1,853,711,000 b.f.; export 591,601,000 b.f.; local 593,705,0C0 b.f.

The indtrstry's unfilled order file stood at 272.953,000 b.f at the end of November, gross stocks at 890.845,000 b.f.

The Western Pine Association for the u'eek ended December i, 103 mills reporting, gave orde-s as 51'892'000 feet, shipm ents 63,282,000 feet, and production 69,203,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the rveek totaled 174'642.A00feet.

The Southern Pine Association {or the week ended December 1, 92 units (113 mills) reporting, gave orders as 14,094,000 feet, shipments 18,309,000 feet, and production 18,707,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the u'eek totalecl 49,131,000 feet.

The California Redr,r'ood Association for the nlonth of October, 1951, 16 companies reporting, gave orders receil'ed (Continued on Page 47)

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Your inquiries are welcomed at our general offices, or at APMI sales warehouses.

Lerrett Lumber Company Entertains Retailers

175 retail lumbermen and lumber ll,'omen of the me^rropolitan Los Angeles area were guests of the Lerrett Lumber Company, Inc., South Gate, Calif., on Wednesday evening, December 5, at the Rodger Young Auditoriurn in Los Angeles.

Cocktails n'ere served from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.:rfter u.hich the group sat dolvn to an excellent dinner.

Fred Broderick, vice president of the Lerrett Lumber Company, introduced tl-re president of the firm, Joe Terrell, ancl stated there would be no after dinner speeches but a shorving of tlr.o redrvood pictures.

The pictures \\'ere "In Your Hands" on the care, han-

Announces Appointments of Vicegerent

Snarks in Northern Calitornia

A. D. (Al) Bell, Jr., Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., San Francisco, has announced the following appointrnents of Vicegerent Snarks in Northern California, the territorr- under his jurisdiction as State Deput,v Snark :

Bovard Shibley, San Francisco I-umbermen's Club No. 9, Crocker Prldg., San Francisco.

Thomas Jacobser.r, Oaklar-rd Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, Foot of 65th Street, Emerl'ville.

I-orin N[. Srvift, Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club No. 109, 2l2l Portola Way, Sacramento.

Seth J. Potter, Central California Hoo-Hoo Club No. 62, 1800 Marshall Avenue, Stockton.

Elmcr li. Abrahamson. Northrvestern California Lumber- dling and application of redrvood siding, aud "Seurpervirens," shor,t'i.ng timber scenes, logging and sau'mill operations, and the many uses to n hich redu,ood is put. Pat McKeehan operated the projector. The pictures s'ere shon'n through the courtesy of the California Reds'ood ^\ssociation. nrcn's Club No. 63, Samoa. l{obert Reid, San Joaquin Hoo-Hoo Club No. 31, 31'+0 California Avenue. Fresno. lfrv Bartell, Shasta Cascade Hoci-Hoo Club No. Scott Lumber Company, Burney.

Nfrs. H. Johnson, Mrs. Maymie Sue Peter and \[rs. Fred l3roderick were in charge of the registrations.

Mr. Broderick thanked Frank H. Nelson of the California Redwood Association for arranging for the pictures. He also thanked the group for coming ottt, ancl he received a loud round of applause for an enjoyable everritrg.

Ilerb Latell, Redvvood Empire Hoo-Hoo Club No. 65, Stcrling Lumber Company, Santa Rosa.

Sid Prouty, Coast Counties Hoo-Hoo Club No. llynarr l-umber Co., Salinas.

New Dry Kilns ct Ocrklcnd Plqnt

Have Ccpcrcity ol 250,000 to 300,000 Ft. Eastshore Lumber & Mill Cornpany, manttiacturers of "Elmco" Brand dry redr,vood products at tl'reir rnodern plant at 4821 Tidewater Avenue, Oakland, recently put into operation their nerv dry kilns, u'hich have a capacity of 250,000 to 300,000 feet at a charge.

May Christmas bring you peace and happiness, and "may God keep step with you."

The headlines carry the news today, A blessed time is near; And hope is high in every heart, That peace will soon be here. The bells will ring, the sirens scream Proclaiming war is done, And tears will fow in thankfulness For every mother's son. It may be weeks, it may be months, Before we see the day, But we can hope, and we can dream, And, also, we can pray.

-Hilda Butler Farr

A great and memorable truth was uttered by a clergyman when a woman asked him-"Why doesn't God stop this awful lya1f"-xpd he replied: "God didn't start it."

Christmas ," ""-4, again, And once again do we hear, The chiming bells, the dear old songs, And voices a-thrill with cheer. Christmas is coming again ! Flaunting the forces of night, Dispelling the shadows of fear, Filling young hearts with delight.

Merriam Conner.

Another Christmas finds the world heavy laden with fear and dire foreboding. While here in this country there are generous evidences on all hands of material prosperity and well-being, the specter of war casts a shadow over every thinking mind. And millions of good Americans will turn their thoughts upward because, as Lincoln said, "there is no place else to go."

The strongest evidenc. .r-,n. existence of God is the terrific need for Him. What good is the mighty universe without Him? To whom can prayerful humans turn if He is not listening? Why should inanimate matter decide to resolve itself into billions of blazing suns and countless symmetrical planets and go rolling through space forever in perfect coordination, without a Mind to guide them?

He preached to all men everywhere, The gospel of the Golden Rule, That new commandment given to men,

Thinking the deed and not the creed

Would help us in our utmost need.

*:f* when Henry pora *""*.rjafr."r, of age, a newspaper man asked him to name the secret of human success. He replied: "There are only two things in the world that are really important-WoRK and FAITH !" It was work and faith added to courage that built the America we love; and the way things look this Christmas season it's going to take a heap of all three to guarantee its future. ***

-Longfellow.

The keenest Christmas card I ever saw was one that Montagu Glass, a popular humorist of a generation ago, once sent out. He was a Hebrew and she a Christian, and the card read: "Commemorating the birthday of my wife's savior."

"IJncle Joe" Canno", .n ,rrlri", for many years Speaker of the House in Washington, probably wouldn't like our foreign policy today, for through all his term of public service he bitterly opposed our ever sticking our noses into the affairs of other nations. Washington's advice on that subject was his lifelong text. Once when the United States was having an argument with some South American country, "IJncle Joe" said: "What we Americans need is a darn good licking !" Then he thought a moment, and added: "The hell of it is, there's nobody can do it !"

A man rang the front doorbell of a Washington home one bitter cold day in winter', and when a lady opened the door he said: "Lady, I need help; I'm suffering from exposure." And the lady asked: "Who are you with, the RFC or the Bureau of Internal Revenue?"

If you still believe ,n. "Lrrl"l adage that "the meek shall inherit the earth," take a look around and see what's happening to the meek these days.

And that other well-l."lu i, ir "a.,i". about turnihg the

Fan Maii

Our hats are off to Mr. Dionne. We eagerly await everv one of his grand editorials.

W. H. Macy Macy Lumber Company Orland. Calif.

other cheek when slapped, will not only get the other one slapped but may jolly well get your throat cut as well.

The late Ramsay *"-"1"i once Premier of Great Britain, was speaking to a crowd on the.possibility of creating permanent peace in the world. A critic in his audience interrupted hirp, saying: "The desire for peace does not necessarily insure it." "No," replied the quick-witted Ramsay, "neither does the desire for food satisfy your hunger; but at least it gets you started towards a restaurant."

"Every American should think in terms first, his party second, and himself third." Warren.

:k*r< the nation John King, distribution yard manager for Earl F. Wood, Gov. Earl Los Angeles, is back from a trip made for the purpose of visiting a number of Northern California pine mills.

S. A. Troxel of the S. A. Troxel Lumber Co., Los Angeles, recently made a business trip through the Imperial Valley, and found redrvood lumber, in which his firm specializes, in good demand in a number of places. Redr,vood has been largely used in that territory for many years in connection rvith irrigation.

Volney Spalding of the Spalding Lumber Company, Los Angeles, has returned from a business trip to the San Francisco Bay district.

Nothing will break up a conversation at a Christmas cocktail party quicker than for someone to drop into it an intelligent remark.

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"Our dangers are that we may commit suicide from within by compliance with evil, or by public tolerance of scandalous behavior, or by cynical acceptance of dishonor. These evils have defeated nations many times in human history. "-Herbert Ff oover.

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O,why should the spirit of mortal be proud? It was Carlyle who said: "When I gaze up into the stars, they look down upon me with pity from their serene and silent places, like eyes glistening with tears over the little lot of men. Thousands of generations, all as noisy as our own, have been swallowed up by time, and there remains no record of them."

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'Twas Christmas eve in the barracks, And the GI's all were there, Thinking of home, but trying To act like they didn't care.

When sudden the voice of the Sergeant Rang through the barracks, "Pals, What do you want for Christmas?"

And the soldiers hollered-"Gals !"

And some modern ar"l-a"U*, speaking of economics, says that the reason a dollar won't do as much for people as it once did is simply because people won't do as much for a d,ollar as they once did.

Western Hqrdwood Lumber Compcrny

Will Close December 24

The \Vestern lfardn'ood Lumber Company, I-os Angeles. rvill be closed Nfonday, December 24, in order that their employees may take advantage of the long Christmas holiday. The yard rvill close Friday evening, Decenrber 2I, and lvill reopen \\rednesday morning, December 26.

Pcrcilic Lumber Compcrny Will Close Mill

From December 2l lo Jcnucry 7 rere-

The Pacific Lumber Company will close its mill Scotia, Calif., December 21. and rvill reopen January This shutdo'ivn u'i11 enable many emplo'r'ees to take Christmas trip.

Al Forslund, Edward Hines Lumber Co., Sacramento, w'as a Los Angeles visitor the latter part of November.

Pauline Cockcroft, Los Angeles, Southern California presentative for MacDonald & Harrington, Ltd., lr'as a cent visitor at the company's San Francisco offices.

Howard Curran, Frank Curran Lumber Co., Inc., Santa Ana, and Mrs. Curran, have returned from a trvo rveek's vacation. They visited San Francisco, points in Nevada and Arizona, and Palm Springs.

Ken Rose, of Superior Calif., returned recently and Longview, Wash.

Lumber Sales Co., Sacramento, from a business trip to Seattle

L. J. (Les) Carr of L. J. Carr & Co., Sacramento, fleu, to Lewiston, Idaho, December 6 to attend the meeting of the trade promotion committee of the Western Pine Association. of which he is chairman. He used his ou'n olane for the flight.

Percy Burke, president of the Sacramento Box & Lumber Co., Sacramento, Calif., is leaving December l for a vacation air tour of the principal cities of South America. Before taking off for the South he will spend Christmas rvith a daughter in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Nerv Year's rvith another daugl-rter in Nerv York at 7

Miss H. M. (Mike) Michael of Pacific Western Lumber Co. of California, San Francisco, returned Novemlter 26 from a business trip to Texas, u'here she visited Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio. The trip rvas made mostly by air.

E. W. (Ed) Gould is norv associated rvith Atkinson-Stutz Co. as Southern California representative with offices at 403 \\'est Avenue, Los Angeles 33. Mailing address is Ir. O. Box 2422, Terminal Annex, Los Angeles 44. The telephonc number is CApitol 4269.

He succeeds Harold Baker, r,ho u,ill represent the firm as buyer, calling on Northern California and Southern Oregcln mills, r,vith headquarters in Fortuna, Calif.

We look back at 1951 with appreciation for the supporr given us by our friends, cusromers, and mills.

Ef ve look ahead to re52with real hopethar conditions throughout the world will again point toward peacethat business will reach an even sounder