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qPRAINS, strains and blisters u were the order oI the day as lumbermen athletes gathered at Yisalia Country Club on May 7, Ior San Joaquin Hoo-Hoo Club No. 3I's annual Sports Day outing.

After a strenuous day of golf' ing and bowling, the Valley Hoo-Hoos nursed their aches and pains with a little linament (on the rocks) and settled down for a big feed.

The annual Sports Day is one of the most popular of the many outings sponsored throughout the year by the active Valley cluh.

Club President Bob Schlotthauer announced that the annual barbe<:ue and election of officers will be held at Roedine Park on June 25.

Wqlnut Bvzz Sow's Bite

ooUntil these pu,blic and committee hearings I never knew tlat buzz saws were made of walnutr'o Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor told the Senate Committee on Commerce meeting in WashinSon, D.C. "I sure backed into one in this case (on reinstating export controls on walnut logs)."

After this opening comment and his formal statement, Secretary Connor was questioned for more than an hour by the Senate committee on his department's decision of Feb. 12 to remove export controls on American black walnut after less than one year's trial.

Departing from his official text he said that any new legislation should be geared to the growth rate of walnut production.

The full Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Vance Hartke (Ind.), concluded the hearing with the indication that a recommendation for new legislation will be submitted. Others on the committee are Senators Thruston Morton (Ky.), Maurine Neuberger (Ore.), Ross Bass (Tenn.), Daniel Brewster (Md.) and A. S. "Mike" Monroney (OkIa.).

Film on Brush Fires

A dramatig 26-minute color film on brush clearance and "greenbelt" replanting is now being made available for showing by the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, Seattle.

"Greenbelt U.S,A.," produced by the Bureau in cooperation with a number of national, state and local agencies, dramatizes the increasing hazards of wind-driven brush fires.

Production of "Greenbelt U.S.A." evolved followine several serious brush fires last year in California. The Bureau iontacted several key state fire-fighting officials and received strong encouragement from them to produce an educational vehicle that could be used by fire officials, insurance men, community clubs and city beautification groups.

Individuals or organizations interested in obtaining a l6mm print of "Greenbelt U.S.A." for showing are encouraged to write to the Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, 5510 White Building, Seattle, Washington 9810I. Prints also are available for purchase at producer's cost through the Bureau.

Awqrd Winners

PICIURED ARE Bruce Johnson and Ronald Armstrong, the first two boys to receive Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club 2 scholarships. "Both are worthy of a college educa tion," according to LeRoy Haynes, of LeRoy Boys' Home, "but would not have been able to make it without assistance from the Student Foundation, Inc." Bruce is attending Mt. San Antonio Junior College and working for a teacher's certificate while. supplernenting hiq scholarship doing yard work and clean-up jobs. Ron participates in all sports and made his letter in track at Pomona High. He is attending California State Polytechnic College at Pomona and is *o preparing for a profession in teaching.

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