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New Lqssen Hoo-Hoo Glub 38

Formed qt Susqnville, Cqlif.

Sixteen Kittens became charter members of a new HooHoo club-Lassen Hoo-Hoo Club 38-the evening of April 24. in Susanville, California. Nearly 60 Northern California lumbermen attended tl.re formation meeting, including HooHoo Notables C. D. LeMaster, Seer of the House of Ancients; Supreme Nine Member Jack Berry, Deputy Snark for Northern California Hugh Pessner, Redding Hoo-Hoo Club President Jim Mclndoo, Reno Hoo-Hoo Club President A. R. Waller, and Stark Sowers of Riverside.

With the formation of the new club. Lassen countv again becomes active on the rolls of Hoo-Hoo Internationjl after a 30-year absence, when the old Westwood Hoo-Hoo Club 38 disbanded. Lassen Hoo-Hoo club elections are planned for the very near future but, in the meantime, Earl Deering, also Vicegerent Snark for the area, r,vill head the newly formed club.

"Charter" Kittens Initiated

The following Kittens were initiated at the founding meeting:

Fred T. Abbay, Abbay Lumber Brokerage, Susanville; J. M. Bates, Sr., Kessner R. Beebe, Curtis Brown and C. H. Vincent, Fruit Growers Supply, Susanville; William O. Ceccarelli, Boyd Tieslau, X{errill W. Wrrrst and Robert Rumbaugl-r, Vaughn Millwork Co., Reno; \Vilbur Christensen, Lassen Wood Products, Susanville; Fred Hull, Keith L. Merrill, Jr., George McDow, Jr., Jack E. Walden and Robert R. \Villiams, Paul Bunyan Lumber Co., Susanville; James N{. Purdy, Purdy Bros. Logging, Susanville.

The excellent Degree Team was composed of Gurdon A. R. Waller, Waller Planing X{i11, Reno; Arcanoper Wm. Reuther, Jr., Ralph L. Smith Lumber Co., Anderson; (Continued onPage 42)

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April Consfrucrion All-time High

Construction contracts in the United States in April totaled $3,778,419,000, setting a new high for any April, ind a new all-time high for any montl-r when allowance is made for seasonal influences, according to F. W. Dodge Corporation.

_ Virtually every type of construction gained in April. Particularly encouraging were big increases in contracts for schools and factories, two large categories of non-residential building which had been lagging earlier in 1959.

Total construction contracts in April, at $3,778,419,}Cf, were 31/o above the April 1958 level. Contracts for nonresidential buildings in April amounted to 91,187,200,000, up 24/o from a year ago.

Residential building contracts in April were valued at $1,830,787,000, an increase ol 48/o over April 1958. Here egain, all major building types rose substantially, sparked 5y large gains in apartments and single family homel. The :umber of dwelling units represented by the April contracts 'otaled 141,370, up 44/o over a year ago.

Moyhew ro Edir 'Digesf'

Hal Mayhew became editor-in-chief of Crow's Lumber Digest June l, according to A. M. Tervksbury, president of C. C. Crow Publications, Portland lumber and plywood publishers. Mayhew has been with Crow since 1955 arrd has been market editor of the Digest since 1956. He has also supervised the publication of Crow's Price Reporter, has been technical editor-in-chief of Crow's Buyer's and Seller's Guide of the Western Lumber and Plywood Industries, and compiled a revised and extended edition of Crow's Rapid Freight Calculator. He graduated from the Michigan State College School of Forestry in 1948, majoring in wood utilization and lumber merchandising. Prior to joining Crow, Mayhew worked for the Broadview Lumber Co. of Carthage, 1\{o., and for the Willamette Valley Lumber Co. of Portland. Oregon.

logging Movies Avoiloble

Two movies, both filmed in brilliant Kodachrome at log- ging camps and mills in the Pacific Northwest, have been made available for free showings by R. G. LeTourneau, Inc., of Longview, Texas. "Giant in the Yard" runs 27 minutes and shows E,lectric Log Stackers working under adverse conditions in four mill yards. "The Big Skidder" runs 20 minutes and shows Electric Logging Arches at rvork.

Both movies are in sound, with discussions of logging problems which these units helped to overcome. They are available for showings without charge to loggers or mill operators.

To view either of the films, write to: R. G. LeTourneau, Lnc.,2399 South MacArthur, Longview, Texas.