Hoo-Hoo nlxes the ladies

F OR THE second time in two yeurs, Hoo-Hoo International voted to remain an all male organization. The international lumbermen's fraternal order, during its 98th annual convention voted 630/o in favor of a proposal that would delete the word male from the by-laws, thus opening the door to admitting women members. A 7 5o/o yes vote was required for the motion to pass. Delegates earlier had wrangled over a board proposal to lower from 750/o to 660/o the percentage needed to change the by-laws. The percentage change motion did not pass. Even if it had, the vote in favor of admitting women would still not have had the 660/o required to pass. Current regulations allow local clubs to admit women as associate members.

The twin proposals sparked lengthy, vigorous and at times acrimonious debate among delegates representing members in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The meeting was held Sept. 9-12 in Oakland, Ca.

Four westerners were elected to the top four elective offices of the international organization. The new snark (president) is Brent Crosby, Brent Crosby Enterprises, Walnut Creek, Ca.; lst v.p., JeffLoth, Loth Lumber Co., Gold Bar, Wa.; 2nd v.p., Dave Blasen, Blasen & Blasen, Inc., Portland, Or.; sec-treas., Bernie Barber, Woodwork Institute of California, Fresno, Ca.

The status of California initiative Proposition 138 was reviewed by Kevin Eckery, Timber Association of California. Sponsored by the lumber industry, Prop. 138 is being opposed on the November 6 ballot by two other measures mounted by environmentalists that would have a disastrous effect upon the state's forest industry. Eckery said the three measures - 138, 130 and 128were neck and neck in mid-September polls. He said donations and participation were essential for Prop. 138 to pass. Speaker Roy T. Brophy, a former developer and current chairman of the University of California Board of Regents, said industry must reach the teachers with its message so a balanced presenta- tion on environmental questions can be made in the school system.

Next year's convention will be held in Leura, Australia, a resort in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, Australia's largest city. The 1992 centennialconvention will be in Hot Springs, Ar., north of Gurdon, the small town where the order was founded 100 years ago.

Aranza Jr., Guy Browning. l5l Larry & Debbie Markham, Brent Crosby, Kim Bonnington with Shannon Bonnington, age 4 months. 16l Leonard Craig, Bob Ridley, Chris Golf. (71 Aussie/Canadian toast: Bill French, Tony Scerri. l8l Ronny & Bob Dagais. l9l Trish French, Jan-Evert Hermans, Jack

Doug Willis. (l4l Bernie & Elaine Barber. llSl Jeff Loth, Al Meier. ll6l Andy Main, Glenn Pierce, Warren Biss. [l7l Joyce & Jerry DeCou. (l8l Steve Hart, Jordan Tolbert. ll9l Keith & Maggi Waddell, Judy & Jim 0uinn, Jeanne Crosby. l20l Dick & Shirley Kidder. 12ll Bill Sullivan, David Jones, Bill Harley, Sam Tarantino.

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