Ed Blunt

Ed Blunt brings Cloy Brown & Compony o voried bockground of lumbering educotion ond experience. He is o l95l groduote of the University of Coliforniq School of Forestry . . . ond put in his procticol "ofi hours" working for the Coliforniq Forest & Ronge Experiment Stotion, with summer vocotions spent in forest experimentol work neor their Blocks Mountoin Experiment Stotion in Lossen County. Following groduotion, Ed worked os o forester for the Elk Lumber Co. of Medford, Oregon. From 1953-58 he worked for Firco, Inc., on the morketing side, ond os soles monqger. He joined Cloy Brown in Morch 1958, os lumber buyer. Ed's o sporls fon, olwoys reody to bock up his opinions on the 49'ers or Son Froncisco Gionis. He's morried ond hqs two sons.

Ed Blunfs buying office is locoted in willits, colifornio. He ronges the Northern colifornio coostol oreo from son Froncisco to Crescent City, olwoys on the lookout for fop-quolity Douglos fir, redwood, cedor, spruce ond pine to offer you the besl possible buys on the lumber morkef.

slade, George Thompson, Gerry Westphal, Bill Rugg and Tom Baker.

The Concatenation came next under the able leadership of Dave Beauchaine, Don Oakes and Harley Hart. The Degree Team that served very efficiently w_1s Go-rdon Grelnslade, Snark; John McGrath, Senior Hoo-Hoo ; Stark Sowers, Junior Hoo-Hoo; Bob Saucke, Bojum ; Ilorner Wilson, Scrivenoter; Bert Holdren, Jabberwock; Bert Adams, Custocatian ; Caroll Crane, Arcanoper; Don Derbes, Gurdon, and Harvey Koll, Visiting Ofifrcer. The team were all senior lumbermen and past officers of Club 117, including mainly past presidentq.

The nine Kittens, who will soon know what an enterprising Hoo-Hoo club they now hold membership in, were:

Ross Wall and Terry Ware, Corona Lumber Co.; Ed Flearn, Jim Richardson Lumber Co.; Ron Pugh, Don Oakes Lumber Co.; Herman Franke, Sharp Builders Supply; Wayne Solesbee, Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Inc.; Bob Christensen, Dill Lumber Co., Arlington; John Golden, Suverkrup Lumber Co., San Bernardino, and Ted Cranford, Cranford Wholesale Co.

The final order of business was the vote ou changing the name of the club. The suggestion was introduced and discussed by the membership. Motion was then made by Caroll Crane that the name be changed to Inland Empire t{oo-Hoo Club No. 117 providing that International headquarters approves. At least two other name changes were proposed, after which Secretary Don De Armond seconded Member Crane's motion and the motion was carried by majority vote of 4O members present.

Looking ahead to Club 117's biggest event of the year,

President Gordon Greenslade appointed Bert Adams of San Bernardino and Don Derbes, the Palm Springs dealer (who better?) to act as co-chairmen and begin immediate planning for the annual Ladies Night in Palm Springs in May.

The Kittens were greeted as new members by the old Cats present and the action contintted until a late hour in the ciubrooms.