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Jusl o few months ogo INLAND TUMBER completed lhe move to ils new 30-ocre locotion ot the Son Bernqrdino Freewoy ond Riverside Avenue. And olreody the firsl sloge of hordtop developments hos been oufgrown. As lnlqnd exponds, seleclion qnd service fo its deoler customers improves. lnland is e-x-p-o-n-d-i-n-g ond glod of it.

He declared "now is the time" for all good lurnberrnen to stand up ancl be counted. \\re are on the threshold of a new nTerchandising era in this business where it w-ill be the survival of the fittest, he intimated. His rernarks were well received by all in attendance and rr.ill be reported more fully in an early issue.

Club 2 Snark Jim Forgie introduced Dr. Wenclell C. Closc of the Retail Lurnber Trair-ring Institute from Ontario, California, who presentecl certificates to the students who completed the various courses f rorl San Bernarclino, Riversicle and I-os Angeles counties.

Dr. Close had words of praise for his students. He commended them for their diligence, aptitude ancl application to study in order to improve their position in the lumber industry.

Just a few of the graduates were able to attencl this cere-

AND THEN THE HOO-HOO TOOK OVER_

43. Ken Conwoy of the Holmes Eurekq Lumber Co. proved he wos o righl guy by helping Clu'b 2 hong its bqnner. 44. President Woyne Mullin, Rsmeses ,4g Dove Dovis, Supreme Gurdon Bob Gollcgher ond Club 2 Snork Jim Forgie moke this o mighry ofiiciol Hoo-Hoo phoro. 45. Note Porsons, Herschell Lorrick, Jr. qnd J. W. Fitzporrick (lefi ro right) found the boo'th o meeting plcce. Thot,s the bonner of Riverside Club ll7 qt lefr, which wos reoctivoted durino Fitz's tenure as Club 2 5nork. 46. Bueno pqrk Deslei Bud Nelson (for lefi) ond the Essley roble hear fhe Hoe.Hoo progiom. 47. Heod fable ot Hoo-Hoo Dqv ot the convention. 48. Hol Brown, Dr. Wendell C-. Close ond Woyne Mullin iust before young Close pre- sented the certificotes to the future deolers in his Retoil Lumber Troining Instifute which hos been qoino on in Riverside and L, A, these posf f"* ."-"-.t"ri 49. Thot's o whole toble of rhe RtTl future (cnd present) deolers qwqiting their certificates of com- pletion of the course. 50. Whenever Wayne Mullin ond Rolph Boker (righr) gef rogerher, good f"llo*. get together. 51, The Roddis lumber division loble (lefl foreground and oround the tuble): Bill Brolev. Pete Speek, Doug Mople ond Joe petrosh, plus somt lodies. 52. Bob Neimqn ond Roy Sedoll. ii. E"en os hord-working o bunch os rhe SbRll offce srafi hqs to hsve q little lunch. 54. Horoce Wolfe, Hoo_Hoo_ Ette ldo Cunner ond Floyd Mullen mode it an oll_ Morquort-Wolfe tsble. 55. Herschell torrick, Jr., BiL Gollogher, Dove Dovis, Stork Sowers ond 'Don Bui kin.o_re qlso some mighry high Hoo-Hoo; oir, St.t ond "Hersch" ore, respectively, fhe 195.i, fgse oiJ

1957 Deputy Stote Snorks for Southern Colifornia. 56. Hoo-Hoo Sterling Wolfe (lefr) ond Snork forjie

Ooh-lo-lo!

Because the venerable old Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador hotel, the usual scene of the SCRLA's annual dinner-dances, was being "press-previewed" that night following its remodeling (OHI, we trust!), the Association moved out to Frank Sennes' justly famous Moulin Rouge in Hollywood this year for their annual frolic April 25 with the ladies. We guess it rvon't be the last time for the popular Hollywood night spot either, {or the dealers and suppliers had a rollicking good time there for a change. The food was fine, the price was right, the show was great, the drinks were eloquent and it was "one of the nicest affairs the Association has ever sponsored," said Exec Veep Hamilton of his Moulin Rouge selection as dinner-dance domicile.

mony due to distance and working conditions, but their certificates were presented in absentia if they were unable to be present. Dr. Close not only commended the students but also management and all who had a hand in bringing this outstanding educational program to a successful conclusion.

Following Dr. Close came Stanley Talbott, advertising and sales promotion consultant, Los Angeles, who talked on the most timely subject of "Equip 'Em 100 Per Cent." It was a very appropriate conclusion to a perfect afternoon and Orrie Hamilton could not have done better for his selection as the closing address of the successful 1957 conclave.

"You must have knowledge of the problems that confront you in your daily work life to be successful in the business you have selected," Talbott said. Be practical, thorough, prompt and efficient and, above all, equip yourself to cope with the workaday world we live in, he concluded.

Before adjourning the final business session of. the 1957 convention, outgoing President Wayne Mullin installed incoming President Hal A. Brown, along with the officers and directors for the 1957-58 fiscal year who will serve with him.

And then the convention was adjourned to the Moulin Rouge, where fun and frolic reigned supreme at the annual dinner-dance. Robert R. James, manager of the Macco Lumber Co., Paramount, presided at this final social function of a tremendously successful convention arranged and produced by Orrie Hamilton.

CALENDAR of CO'NING EVENTS

Moy

OAKLAND HOO-HOO CLUB 39 ANNUAL REVEILLE, Castlewood Country Club (old Hearst ranch), Pleasanton, Calif., I0f.ay 17.

LOS ANGELES HOO-HOO CLUB 2, Fox Hills Country Club (Los Angeles), Golf and dinner meeting, May L7.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY HOO-HOO CLUB 117, Annual Ladies' Night and Golf tournam.ent, Wonder Palms hotel, Palm Springs, Calif., May 25.

June

DUBS, LTD., Annual Weekend Tournament (lvives invited),, Pasa Tiempo Inn, Santa Cruz; Sam Nigh, host, June 7-8.

NATIONAL-AMERICA\I WHOLESALE LUMBER ASSN.65th annual meeting, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, June 10-11.

NATIONAL PLYWOOD DISTRIBUTORS ASSN., annual convention, Edgewater Beach hotel, Chicago, June 13-15.

LOS ANGELES HOO-HOO CLUB 2, Lakewood Country Club (Long Beach), Golf and Dinner meeting and Election of 1957-58 Officers, June 21.

July

NORTHWEST HARDWOOD ASSOCIATION (3253 Commodore Way, Seattle 99) quarterly meeting, Hotel Leopold, Bellingham, Wash., luly 20.