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California Lumber

'l'he lirst of a series of "Open Forum" meetings for rctail lrrmbermen was held at the Elks Club, Los Angeles. on January 22. The meeting was sponsored by the California Retail Lumbermen's Association. President Paul Hallingby presided.

J. G. Dickson, manager of the Pacific States l-umber Co., T:rcoma, rvas elected president of the Tacoma l-umbermen's Club. R. F. Sharp, Mountain Lumber Co., rvas elected r.ice p:esident, and James G. Newbegin, Newbegin Lumber Co.. secretarv-treasurer.

-fhe San Diego I.umber Co. opened a branch yard at Errcanto.

-John Cheely, formerly with Chas. R. McCormick Lurnber Clo., San Francisco, has been appointed manager of the Nfiami River l-umber Co., retail yard at NIiami, Florida.

\\r. R. Chamberlin & Co., oflice rvith Earl Strange as San Francisco, manag'er. He openecl :r Seattle forn-rerlv \vas a

Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 Members Hecr Talk By Police Inspector

A larger than average crowd turned out to hear a tzrlk by Inspector Merle Longnecker of the Oakland Police l)ep:rrtment's homicide detail on the activities of his departmer-rt in solving murders. The talk was given at the regular dinner meeting of Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39, held at the Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, January 21. At the conclusion the Inspector answered a number of questions. The speaker \\ras introduced by Bob Meyer, program chairman.

President Lu Green presided. He called on Jim Overcast fclr a report on members suffering from illness, and also asked Herb Farrell for an announcement on the Birthday \feeting and Dinner Dance to be held at Orinda Country Club on February 21. Herb announced that tickets at $6.0O each nere available that evening.

Merchant Feb.

1, 1927 AGO