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Williom Dosr Addresses Associqtion Meeting

Members of the Southern California Lumber Seasoning Association gathered for dinner ar.rd a btrsiness session on March l at Curries Santa Fe Restaurant in Los Angeles. Aslociation president, Art Furcron chaired the meeting. Speaker for the evening was William A. Dost of the research department of the California Redwood Association, who covered a semi-technical summary of results of research accomplished by CRA. Some of the interesting and informative topics presented were End Checking, Air Drying, Yard Spacing, and Kiln schedules and their importance.

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Diegons To Hqve Bosses Nighf

_ Sq Diego Hoo-Hoo Club 3 will hold an open meeting Friday night, April 14 in the Atlas Room of tlie Town and Country Hotel. Cocktails will be iced for 6:59 p.m., dinner served at 7:59 p.m.

All Hoo-Hoo members and friends are invited to attend to hear Lee Moffett, Supervisor of Grades and N{anufac- ture for American Forest Products, speak on the subject, "The Art of Nlaking Lumber."

For reservations call Bill Evenson, BElmont 2-2081, or Bill Pumfrey, GRidley 7-4174.

Fun, Frolic qnd Good Cheer Af Big Ooklond Dinner-Dqnce

The eve of Washington's Birthday l\ras again alive with fun, frolic and good cheer as Oaklind Hoo-Hoo Club 39 glaged its 36th Annual Birtl-rclay Party at tl.re Claremont l{otel, February 2l the date. General chairman of the always-successful affair was Oakland wholesalesman Earle Bender, ably assisted by a hard-hitting ticket con.rmittee composed of : Bruce Jacobser.r, Milt Cook, Gordon Saunders, 9ill Johnson, Bob Beileck, John Lowe, Jim Hendrick, Charlie Beacom, Ralph Flill and Ralph Boshior"r.

Following the traditior.rally successful party pattern, the event kicked off at 6:39 p.rn. with libations aird the getacquainted hour. Thoroughly "acquaintecl," the big crowd then seated itself in the Claremont's big new En-rpire Room for a first-class charcoal-broiled steak or lobster bar.rouet intermingled with the dance music of Denten's "B"y Swingers"-who did just tirat until the waning mornent,s before the State Board of Eaualization crrrfew.

The 36th consecutive smash success, the Oaklarrd HooHoo Birthday Party goes hand-in-hand rvith another Club 39 "tradition"-1hg cominq Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club ^\nnual Reveille, May 19 the dati, and the Claremont Hotel the place.

FOR PIX OF OAKIAND CETEBRANTS, SEE ruGXT g

TOOKS IIKE THE OAKTAND BUNCH HAD A WONDER,FUT TIME

Jim Stewort ore giving Lu Green "ihe whot for"'

Second row, from lefl: Herb Forrell ond G&G's Joe Pepetone. Next: El Cerrifo Lumber's Jim ond Normo Hoheriy moke on otlroctive couple' Next: John Lowe ond Pete Hohn oi lhe "woiering hole."

Third row, from left: Andy Anderson ond Chuck Willioms of Beover Lumber, Johnny Prime.ond.,ihe missus. with Pretty Jeon Wjllioms' Nextr And Moc' Beoth Hordwood wos ihere, lool Dove Rose, pouline ond "Moc" MqcBeoth ond Dove's good-looking dofe, Next: wotsonville Lumber's Eqrle Johnson, Mrs' Johnson, Jerry Bonnington ond Gertrude Godord.

Boitom row. from left: El Werlmon checking the gouges on Weslern Dry Kiln's Bud Kinney. Next: Shirlee ond Bruce Jocobsen enioy themselves; he's fhe up.ond-coming scion of o prorp.r""r -tilo].tt i"oi"r-Srn Volley Lumber Compony. Next: Dove Rose with Dot MocBeoth pou:e for refre;hmsnlg'

Norlhern Colifornio Hoo-Hoo-Ettes On "Quickie Trip" to Reno-But Only For Weekend "Divorce" from Worli

Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23, are the dates set aside for the First Annual Reno "Sashay,, for the lumber_ gals from the Hoo-Hoo-Ette Clubs of San Francisco, the Peninsula and Sacramento. Chartering a Greyhound bus for the occasiol, the gals (who will probably 6uy a piece of Keno,..too, rn the process) have arranged a ..package', trip, lnclucllng transportatlon, a cocktail party Saturday after_ noon, dinner, brunch th_e_ following day, -overnight'accom_ modations at the Pony !-xpress, fr*ee c-hips and "cocktails_ all for the price of 916.50 each.

The Reno tour will leave the S.F. peninsula at g:00 a.m., stop over to pick up the San Francisco contingent at 9:00 a.m., with another stop at 12 :00 noon at the -Sacramento Inn where the ranks will be filled in by the Sacramento Hoo-Hoo-Ettes. Tentative arrival date-in Reno will be approximately 4:00 p.m., departure time for home set for +:UU D.m. SUnClaV.

Co-thairmen 1'*o-.tr ?) of "The Sashay" will be Trrlia

McArthur, Dant & Warnock, Inc., representing the peninsula club: Shirley Anderson, Mar-Mac Lumber*ContDanv. f_or San Francisco; and Marcille Day for the Hoo-Hoo'-Etie Club of Sacramento.

Phil T,omanaco, O'Neill Lumber Company, will handle the ample_refreshments to be dispensed-on-the bus, Win Mentzer, James L. Hall Company, will distribute sons sheets arrd lead the community singing ( ?) and Heleri Pearsall and Min Wicklund, both of Union'Lumber Company, are in charge of getting out the notices and keeping all posted. Ann McKay,. Bonnell Lumber Company, G acting 35 f1g25111g1-Good Luck !

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