Hoo-Hoo's hundredth anntversary

THE FLAGS and the narional I anthemsof fourcountries marked the opening of the centennial convention of The International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo as members from alound the world gathered to celebrate the founding of the oldest industrial fraternity in the world.

Held in Hot Springs National Park at the aging Arlington Hotel, the location was but an hour and a half ftom Gurdon, Ar., the tiny town where the order was founded in 1892.

On the day when the more than 4O0 members and their families bussed to Hoo-Hoo headquar0ers, the townspeople of Gurdon produced an impressive sanpling of southern hospitality. The local high school band, complete with cheerleaders, led Hoo-Hoo members down the blocked off main street. Locals cheered while the fraternity marched from the Hoo-Hoo museum to the monument marking the group's founding spot

Harry Merlo, chairman and president of Louisiana-Pacific, was the featured convention speaker. A 42 year mernber of the fraternlty, he spoke of the progress of the wood products industry in the last 100 years, its contibutions to the country and its proud environmental record.

In a personal reminiscence, Medo told how his mother had taught him never to wast€ anything, a lesson he has applied in business as IouisianaPacific now gets an economic return from what others either don't use or under-utilize. He said products made from aspen and other so-called weed trees and from waste paper will be increasingly important in the future, along with more wood fiber from tree plantations.

Merlo stunned the capacity crowd with a $50,000 donation of LouisianaPacific stock to a foundation for HooHoo. He said that if it did not double to $100,000 in five years, he would personally make up the difference.

Officers for the frst year of the second century are: chairman of the board Jeff Lottr, president Dave Blasen, lst v.p. Manny Litvin, 2nd v.p. Eddie Z. Hunt, sec.-treas. Bernie Barber. Directors: jurisdiction 1, Jerry Riveq jurisdiction 2, Bob Carper; jurisdiction 3, Fred Scheffler; jurisdiction 4, Gerry Ryan; jurisdiction 5, Jan Evert Hennans; jurisdiction 6, Ed Gavotto; jurisdiction 7, Frank Aranza, Jr.; jurisdiction 8, Roy.ce Munderloh; jurisdiction 9, Pat Story. Seer of the House of Ancients is Ernie Wales.

Next year's convention will be held in Sioux Falls, S.D., in September. This year's convention was held September 9-12.

Story at a Glance

Lumbermen's fraternity visits founding site for its centennial convention ... 400-plus particapate from four nations ... Louisiana-Pacific donates $50,000.

Hoover Treated Wood Products announces that a NATIONAL EVALUATION REPORT (NER-4571 has been issued by the National Evaluation Service of the Council of American Building Officials to confirm that PYRO-GUARD Fire Retardant Treated Lumber and Plywood meets requirements of the BOCA, UBC, and SBCCI model building codes.

PYRO-GUARD has a degradation-free track record, a So-year projected useful life, and is the FIFSI Fire Retardant Treated Wood with: a fhird Party Klln Monltorlng In addltlon to U.L. follow-up servlce a FRf labor and malerlals replocement cott warrdnly

I Code Compllance Reporl with evaluafion of elevoted ]emperoture slrength tesltng ior roof appllcatlons

I Hlgh ]emperature strength test results r llew York State Smoke foxiclty test results

* NER rcports are subject to re-examination, rcvisions and possible closing of file.

For Technlcol Informotlon Coll r-800-TEc-wooD

TRENffi }IOCDPRO{XJ TS

Thomson, GA r Pine Bluff, AR o Milford, VA (7061 s95-1264 (5011 247-3511 18041 633-5021