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f-lUntNC the golf tournament at the IJ San Joaquin Valley Hoo-Hoo club's 27th annual valley Frolic at Fort Washington Country Club, Hoo-Hoo member Mike Bakula's tee shot on the l2th fairway hit and broke the windshield of an airplane spraying the golf course for mosquitos. This is believed to be the only timea golf player has ever hit an airplane in flight with a golf ball. a record that undoirbtedly will stand for some time. The pilot suffered only minor iniuries. but-Wow-was he mad!

-Officers and members of the board were re-installed: Don Johnson, president; Norman Griesbach, v.p.; Bernie

Barber, Jr., sec-treas.; Craig Gaffney, sgt.-at-arms; Jean Hartsock, viceerserent snark. Directors are: Bob Sc-hlotthauer, Normen Cords, Wally Kennedy and Ted Mathews.

Bob Wright, Reid and Wright Co., announced his retirement from the comoanv and the lumber business after over 30 years' activity in the industry.

Winners of the golf tournament were: Calloway, first place, Richard Taylor; tied for second place, Ron O'Connor and Larry Deaver. Low Gross: First place, Ron Talcott, second place, Dick Holt. Low Net: First place, Bob Rader, tied for second, Al Smith and Gene Bell.

Weslern Hardware Show

The 26th annual Western States Hardware-Houseware-Paint & Garden Show will be held Feb. 23-25, at Brooks Exhibit Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco. This popular trade show is a 'must' for booth manufacturers exhibiting and buyers who want to see and buy new products, merchandising aids and promotions.

Over 600 manufacturers will be represented, with merchandise lines in the thousands on exhibit at the show, sponsored by the California Retail Hardware Assn. According to K.B. Jacobsen, show manager, preshow interest is very high with many new exhibitors taking booth space to present their products to retail buyers in the big Western market.

Buyers will see the latest in hardware, housewares, paint, garden supplies, building mate rials, automotive supplies, giftwares, plumbing and electrical supplies, sporting goods, variety and notion items, plus hundreds of other individual lines of merchandise.

Buyer attendance is expected to top the 10,000 mark with these dealers spending over $l million plus.

Show hours are: Sun., Feb. 23, l0 a.m. - 6 p.-.;Mon., Feb. 24,noon - 6 p.*.; Tues., Feb. 25, 3 p.m. - l0 p.m. Monday is Buyers' Market Day with special prices and prizes. Tuesday is Employees' Day with all retail personnel invited. Special attendance prizes for both buyers and employees include color tv sets, trips to Hawaii and Disneyland and cash awards.

Running concurrently with the show is the 74th annual California Retail Hardware Assn. Convention.