More Than 7 5 Lumbermen Attend Old-Timers Banquet

Sponsored by Inland Empire Hoo-Hoo Club

It wasn't necessary to be old in years -only long on experience-to be an honored guest at the big pioneer lumbermen's celebration sponsored by the Inland Empire IIoo-Hoo club on the evening of March 23rd at beautiful Azure Hills Country Club in Grand Terrace.

But it did take the help of the California Highway Patrol, a Seeing-Eye Dog and a good sense of direction to find this "Grand Terrace" business nestled in the valley sttrrounded by the growing cities of Ontario, Riverside, San Bernardino and Redlands. Once there it was worth the trip and the leprechauns converged on Azure Hills from all Southern California cities and communities to celebrate with. and honor, the men who had stacked up more than 25 years of continuous service in the lumber industry in this area' Many of them have been identified in lvood products for three, four and five decades and most of them have devoted all of their life to the promotion and handling of forest products.

The cocktail hour-rvhich stretched out to hours-afforded the "oldster" and the "youngster" plenty of time to reminisce, discuss new ideas, get acquainted with new fottnd friends and get full of "happy water" before president Warren Haskins sounded the dinner bell.

The cuisine, service and decor of this fine new playgrotr.nd in the kite area were perfect in every detail and immediately following the roast sirloin of beef banquet the ceremonies for which we were there got underway under guidance of Don Derbes.

As Dron presented each pioneer with an engraved plaque commemorating this special occasion his remarks were full of wit and humor and he kePt the recipients. as well as the visitors, completely entertained throughout the i,trenirg. He did an excellEnt job as mastei of ceremonies and should be commended, along with prexy'Warren Haskins and secretary HarleY Hart, for a good job well done.

The men honored during the evening for their honest efiorts and ethical dealings starting way back at the turn of the century included:

I)ean of the lumber industry in the Inland area, Roy Sandefur, headman of Dill Lumber Co., in the busiuess 57 years; Lee

Harris, Surverkrup Lumber, San Bernardino, 28 years;- Howard Ware, Corona Lumber Co., Corona, 50 years; Dill Lumber Co.'s Hay Dill, 48 years, Redlands; Chuck Dill, Difl Lumber of Redlands, 47 years; Ed Suverkrup, Surverkrup Lumber Co.,47 years, San Bernardino; Homer Wilson, Cresmer Mfg. Co., Riverside, 45 years; George Gibson, Gibson Lumber Co., San Bernardino, 44 years; Henry Arwedson, McCoy Lumber Co., Hemet, 42 years; Herb Suverkrup, Suverkrup Lumber Co., San Bernardino, 42 years; George Padgett, Hayward Lumber Co., Corona,40 years; Fred Suverkrup, Suver\rup Lumber Co., Riverside, 5S years; Dewey O'Bryant, Colton Lumber Co.. Colton, 39 years; Bob Saucke, Cresmer Mfg. Co., Riverside,38 years; Dungan Gibson, Gibson Lumber Co., San Bernardino, 37 years; Bert Holdren, Rialto Lumber Co.. Rialto, 36 years; Al Beals, 36 years, Rialto Lumber Co., Rialto; Ellis Johnson, Home Lumber Co., San Bernardino, 36 years; Norm Olson, Goehring Lumber Co., Long Beach, 36 years; Myrl Beck, Beaumont Lumber Co., Beaumont, 36 years; Russ McCoy, McCoy Lumber Co., Hemet, 32 years; Gordon Greenslade, Hale & Greenslade, Calimesa, 33 years; Elwin Hale, Hale & Greenslade, Calimesa, 30 years; Duff Sandefur, Tarter, lVebster & Johnson, Rialto, 30 years; Ralph Bryson, Goehring Lumber, Long Beach, D years; Carol Crane, Johnson Lumber Co., Redlands, 27 years; Bus Klassen. U.S. Plywood, San Bernardino, 26 years; George Lyell, Dill Lumber Co., Hemet, 26 years; Bud Bennett, Cresmer Mfg. Co., Riverside, 26 years; Walt Davidson. Inland Lumber Co., Rialto, 26 years and Walt Berlin, Cresmer Mfg. Co., Riverside, ZS years.

In closing the conclave Snark Warren Haskins called attention to all H_oo-Hoo to the special date of May 19th. On that dite Inland Empire Hoo-Hoo members, their wives ind friends rvill play golf, attend a social cocktail hour and dance all night at Indian Wells-the Desi Arnaz Spa on highway 111 enroute to Palm D-esert, just south of Palm Springs about nine or ten miles. A11 members o{ Hoo-Hoo are invited to attend this annual afiair vvhere fun and frolic prevail, new friendships are made and old friends just have a wonderful time.

Vote Aye For lumber!

A campaign to prolnote the many uses ot wood was announced by officers of the San Diego Lumbermen's Association after a recent meeting.

Flerchell G. Larrick Jr., new prtsiden_t of the group said the public needs to be told of the values, ihe beauties and the versatilities of wood. one of nature's oldest building products.

The lumber industry, he said, faces increasing competition for the use of synthetic products today. Lumber, he added, is still one of tJre basic -and most practical of building materials on the market todav.

Larrick, recently elected president fo-r.1962 is following in the footsteps of his father who wis president of tire group in 1958.

Other recently elected officers include : _O. J. Evenson, vice-president; Larry^_Ingraha_m, re-elected -treasurer, and Charles C. Conkey, named secretary-manager. Conkey, executive ofhcer of the association, succeeded V. I\I. Capesius in December.

Look Out Reno!

Reno, Nevada, which modestlv describes itself as "The Biggest Little City in The World," will-6e invaded by four Hoo-Hoo-Ette Clubs over the rveekend of May 5-6. The four clubs participating in the big annual event are th_e Los Angeles gals, the peninsula Hoo-Hoo-Ettes,-San Francisco Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club 3 and the HooHoo-Ettes from Sacramento. The Los Angeles lumbergals will flv directlv to Reno and the Northern Caiifornia 6ontingent will make the short trek up the hill and into Reno via chartered'bus. Bivouac will be at the Golden West nlotel and the gals will enjoy dinner and floor show at Reno's excellent Holiday Hotel.

_Okgh,- guys, there are the facts, so take it from there and save us a stool at the Holiday !

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