Lett@l's

SORRY, GUYS

The Merchant Magazine

David Cutler, editor-manager

4500 Campus Dr., suite 476 Newport Beach, Ca. 92660

Dear Dave: Reference is made to an item which appeared in the "Personals" section, page 32, of your February, 1975 issue regarding Lynn Black and Gail Overgard "being newly-elected directors (the only ones from the West) of the Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association." There are three additional directors for 1975 from the West who were elected at the Association's 1974

Western Lumber and Building Materials

Annual Fall Meeting in Montreal. They are: Wayne Brown, D.G. Shelter Products (Hearin Div.), Portland, Or.; Henry Dotter, Roseburg [lmber Co., Coquille, Or.; C. Herb Warwick, Vanport Industries, Inc., Vancouver, Wa.

Cordially,

Clark E. McDonald, CAE Managing Director Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association

2310 S. Walter Reed Drive Arlington, Ya.22206

HOO-HOO NAME CHANGE

Dear Dave, Almost universally, anyone outside the lumber industry is inclined to regard the name Hoo-Hoo as a joke, and it most certainly should be changed. "Forest Industry Fraternity" as a

MERCHANT name, on the other hand, sounds somewhat exhalted, although I do not have a better, or shorter suggestion at the moment.

Perhaps you could ask your readers for suggestions, get together the right group to select one, and pass it on to Hoo-Hoo International.

Hamilton H. Knott Yosemite Lumber Co.

4840 N. Blackstone

Fresno, Ca93726 lle hope our readers will continue to use our Letters column as a Jorum on the re-occuring questiot't of a change of name for the Hoo-Hoo fraternitl'. Let's hear what yoLt think. -ed.

MORE ON HOO.HOO

Dear Dave.

It has been indicated that the young people coming into Hoo Hoo now are not satisfied with the name.

For what it is worth, here is mY opinion on Joe Mayfield's letter in the February issue of The Merchant.

I know that young people have taken over many clubs and have developed an atmosphere of college fraternity activity at meetings and at Concats. We had several such Concats by the young enthusiasts (ask Len Putnam, Snark at the time and in attendanm), one such Concat with 21 kittens, l l of whom never attended a second meeting and did not pay the first year dues.

Sure, we must have and want Young people, our lifeline, but theY need experienced leadership and guidance. They must have their bosses in attendance to bring about dignity and decorum, fellowship, etc. Again, that's what Hoo-Hoo is all about.

Present Hoo Hoo situations are a little like conditions in Washington, D.C. today. The young have Pushed the good experienced into the background (they have taken over), and I am one to believe they don't know how to get the job done.

I would strongly advocate that any club changing its name to something other than a Hoo-Hoo Club be immediately disassociated with Hoo-Hoo International and barred from using the Hoo-Hoo name in any manner.

Al Kerper

3371 Thomas Ave. Anderson, Ca.96OO7

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