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In the Spiing, los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Brightly Yeorns . .

It was a balmy, warm Spring day, Nlarch 18, when 87 lumber athletes of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club 2, their guests and friends converged on Lakewood Country Club in Long Beach for the monthly golf tournament and banquet. Twenty "Kittens" were concatenated into the fraternal order of lumbermen and a whopping vaudeville show of several diversified acts attracted more than 165 for the dinner and evening afrair.

"This has been the most successful party of the season and we hope we will enjoy as good a turnout for Hoo-Hoo Day next month at the Southern California Retail Lumber Asiociation convention at the Ambassador hotel," said President Harold Cole.

To aid in the induction of the Kittens, three prominent visitors from San Diego Club 3 were on hand to assist the Degree Team. Ex-Supreme 9 member Clif Roberts, Bill Seeley and Eddie Gavotto, all prominent in Hoo-Hoo activities in the border city, were on hand for the rousing event celebrating Saint Patrick's Day and to enjoy the goodfellowship.

7-Upper Johnny Lindell was on hand for golf and dinner. He enjoyed the show and if he was only identified with wood instead of soft drinks he would be a good prospect for the Membership committee. Black Cats enjoy this exYankee baseballer.

Don Go'w, majordomo of golf, working for Harvey Koll, started the tournament right on schedule. And to his amazernent almost a hundred starters appeared when only 35 lighr: reservations had been made. This was the finest attendance in many months and gave Hoo-Hoo officers a "big lift."

Don Vogt continues to lead the club membership at the fine art of putting. lle won the low-gross prize with a 76. ' In the First Flite, Carl Bastian was first with a net 65 and Jerry Hyinks placed second with a net 6. Lou Bradivica snagged the Second Flite prize with a net 63, and John Gordon was first in the Third Flite with a low net 58. Charlie Strait and a Mr. Baker both received guest prizes with their low-score showing. And popular Ed Davidson won the retailer prize while Wally Lingo walked off with the $45 blind bogey. Eric Flamer, who has been absent for many moons, was welcomed back to the pasture and helped with the golf action.

The Concatenation was held promptly at 6:09 in order to get the serious business at hand over with before the Girls arrived for the show.

One of the finest classes of kittens to be inducted in a long time included Russ Barrera, J. M. Brown, J. E. Connolly, K. A. Evans, Milt Gensch, R. B. McDonnell, J. G. McNeil, R. H. Benson, C. H. Bohnhoff, Lynn Hansen, R. K. King, H. G. McNeil, D. E. McNew, E. E. Potter, J. P. Stoddard, G. H. Webb, R. E. Peterson; Wally A. Lingo, J. D. Mills and R. L. "Bob" Smith.

The Degree Team was headed by the Snark of the Los ' Angeles club, Harold Cole, and the Snark of the San Diego club, Bill Seeley. The others were Clif Roberts, Supreme 9 Custocatian Harvey Koll, Don Bufkin, Rex Wells, Clarence Bohnhoff, J. E. Marshall and John "Fitz" Fitzpatrick.

These popular Hoo-Hoo officials opened the eyes of the kittens and they saw the light of day of lumberland and heard the serious purposes of the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo.

Following the initiation, the largest gathering of the season sat down to prime rib or lobster dinner. Chuck Lember took over at this point and the door prizes were unveiled for the lucky winners.

Bud Oliver, Dow Gow and Francis Kelly were rewarded with a gift for making advance reservations.

Other lucky winners were Porter Stoddard, Chuck Lember (?), Jack Hulse, Jean Parrish, Lloyd Webb, Ted Volte, Seth Potter, Milt Jensen, Clarence Bohnhoff and Charlie Pierce.

The fine appliances and gifts were well received.

Tom Burden, chairman of the Entertainment committee, is the Number-O4e guy on the totem pole for his successful presentation of the Sidney Zaid. vaudeville show. All of the boys enjoyed the close-up view of some of the most beautiful girls on the Las Vegas and Hollywood circuit. Everybody on hand had a whale of good time-were you there ?

On May 13th the big bust-out will take place at Hacienda Country Club near East Whittier. The Golf committee has been working for months to secure this date. Hacienda is one of the finer private clubs in the Los Angeles area. All members are urged by Prexy Harold Cole (o hold this date. Golf tee-off time has been scheduled for l0:09 a.m. Cocktails from 5:39 p.m. and dinner will be served promptly at 7:39 p.m. Hacienda is noted for its splendid cuisine and the Enlertainment committee has promised a few more luscious lovelies just for looks.

Harold Cole urges all members to plan on attending the

LEFT: lt wo! o proud doy for Cldtence Bohnhofi (left), leelng hl! ron Chorler initioted into hir ryn Club 2.

CCNTERT Do ilcNew mqker the boyr fcel right ot hme. -

IIGHT:Snqrk Horold Cole, Erik Flqmer qd "tilr" Fittpqtrlck. Brother Flmer doern'l ggt out lo meeling os often c hir friendr would ilkc to tee him, but then he'r gercrolly doing buriner q SCRLA code od g.ode problemt till for into the nlght.

IEFT: Snork Hqrold Cole (cenlerl docr hir po.l to greel lhe memberr,

CENTER: Bob King ond Bob ilqcDonnell, RIGHTT Forrert Wilson qnd fricnd:.

LEFT: John King, Jock llillikon od friend.

CENIER: Lynn Horen, Cfiorlcr Bohnhofi od Roy Benron.

IIGHT: Eql Potter od lm6 more ol the boyr.

(-Photo! dd portiol identincotia courlery of Kvrt Gelbord. ?he "Irlerchont".egiela lhot one of it! reporte[ wo3 (oveling o 5q Dlcco eYfll the night of lhil meetingi 6d the olher wor Gw.ring d eY.nt in lqcmo, Wqrh., to thot <mplete identiicqtion ol oll the lumbemen picturod wot not po::lble. I

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Thriffy Retqilers Pick Up qt Cqrlood Prices

April luncheon meeting at tl-re Ambassador hotel which will be held April 21 in connection with the I{etail Lumber convention. Notices will be sent-so come on out aud get acquainted with the folks in all levels of the lumber indirstry. We'll be seeing you at the Ambassador, April 21.

Pocific Cement & Aggregotes ro Sell Homeowners on 'Mix-Kwik' Products

Geared to the busy spring-summer "do-it-yourself" season, a heavy, six-month schedule of newspaper and magazine advertising for Mix-Kwik cement products has been announced by Pacific Cement & Aggregates, Inc., San Francisco. The campaign, beginning in April, will be seen in northern and central California newspapers and Sunset Magazine. The entire seven-item Mix-Kwik line will be featured with reminders to homeowners that local dealers will be amply stocked with the sacked, ready-to-use products. The popular Mix-Kwik family includes: concrere, mortar, patch, plaster, stucco, black top asphalt and bonding adhesive.

The large and ready market for Mix-Kwik products can be best served by alert dealers who are prepared with ample inventory for the brisk "do-it-yourself" buying season. Colorful wall and point-of-purchase material will be available to dealers.

Jonuory Gonstruction Conlrqcts Down

Contracts for future construction in the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) in January totaled $2,192,949,000, down 5/o from a year ago, reported F. W. Dodge Corporation. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Dodge Index of construction contracts in fanuary was 235. compared with 244 in December and 231 in November. Chief factors contributing to the January drop were continued declines in housing and highways, according to Dodge.

Dr. George Cline Smith, Dodge vice-president and chief economist, pointed out, however, that "The drop in housing was certainly no more than expected and highway contracts have shown little strength for the past year or so."

Contracts for residential buildings totaled $926,966,000 in January, a decrease of 9/o from the comparable 1959 level. The number of dwelling units represented by the residential contracts in January totaled 72,329, down l4/o from a year ago.

King-Morsholl in Fqcelifting

King-Marshall Lumber Company's Larry King and Sid l\{arshall are hard at it again with another remodeling and store enlargement program. Along with the facelifting, the Bakersfield dealers also plan to branch into several new lines as well as increasing and diversifying preseltt store inventories.