No Northwest Srrike This Summer

The strike vote of the CIO International Woodworkers of America on the question of whether or not to call a strike for the 5 cents an hour they had demanded of the mills in the Pacific Northwest, failed to carry by a margin of just 17 votes. As a result there will be no general strike in the Northrvest lumber industry this summer, although the matter of local strikes by local or district unions remains open.

Sqn Froncisco Hoo-Hoo R.oundup

The San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Roundup will be held Friday, August 21, 1953. Festivities will get under way with a golf tournament at the San Francisco Golf Club. Tee off time is set for 10:00 a.m.

The evening program will be held at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, located at Sutter and Powell Sts., in San Francisco. According to the General Chairman, Bovard Shibley, the cocktail hour will begin at 6:39 p.m. followed by dinner in the Empire Room at 7:39 p.m. sharp. The entertainment slated for after dinner is excellent and will feature the band of Jack DeMello with Fran O'Brien doing the honors as Master of Ceremonies. Other headliners in the shou' lvill be Joaquin Garay and accordianist John Molinari, along with other top-notch entertainment and, last but not least, GIRLS.

As rn'e said before, the General Chairman is Bovard Shibley, Union Lumber Co.; Ralph l\{annion, Davidson Plyrvood Co., heads the Ticket Committee; the Banquet Committee is in charge of Hac Collins, Twin-City Lumber Co.; Publicity and Progress, Bill McCubbin, Cords Lumber Co.; Entertainment, Al Bell, Hobbs-Wall Lumber Co.; Finance, Charley Schmitt, Trvin- City Lumber Co.; Reception, Ernie Bacon, Fir-Tex; Golf Committee is headed by Art E,vans of Roddiscraft, Inc.

In addition to Ralph Mannion, ticket chairman, tickets are available from the following: Bill McCubbin, Bovard Shibley, Charlie Schmitt, Art Evans, Bob Bonner, Tack Kiefer, Paul Euphrat, Fred Ziese, Herb Schauer, and Max Cook, all in San Francisco; Ev Lewis in the liast Bay district; Mack Giles in Marin County; and Ed Dreesen on the Peninsula.

Color Movies of Hoo-Hoo Concql

Larry Weyland, president of Arrow Building Supply and Lumber Company of Los Angeles, notified the California Lumber Merchant he has beautiful movies in color of the June Concatenation, taken at Lakewood Country Club during the visit of Art Geiger, Snark of the Universe.

Any members of the "Black Cat" organization wishing to see this film may contact Larry at his place of business, located at 534 Mission Road, Los Angeles, or call CApitol 2-0277. He u,ill arrange to shor.v them on request.

los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Foll Meeting

Plans are being completed by Don Bufkin, John Lipani and the various committees of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club No. 2 to open the fiscal 1953-54 Hoo-Hoo year at Lakewood Country Club, Long Beach, with a big "bang," Friday, September 11, 1953.

A full day of golf, election of officers and entertainment has been arranged for this first meeting of the year. Jim Forgie and Harvey Koll have set the tournament play for eight outstanding country clubs during the year, including Hacienda at LaHabra, Riviera at Santa Monica, Oakmont at Glendale. All meetings by the new officers have been scheduled for country clubs throughout the area, including tournament play, and the luncheon meetings have been completely eliminated.

Entertainment r,vill be furnished by the Walter Trask Theatrical Agency and the opening event will feature the Glee Gates Trio, a rvell known musical and singing group in Southern California. George Clough and Bob Osgood head the entertainment committee for this vear and Harvey Koll is chairman of the golfing events.

Coost Counties Annuol Borbecue

A communication from Don Winfree, secretary-treasurer of the Coast Counties Hoo-Hoo Club, reads as follows:

"The time has rolled around again for the annual Coast Counties Hoo-Hoo Bar-B-Que. For the first time in the history of this event, we have been able to obtain the Monterey Peninsula Country Club as the setting for the party. From all indications this years Coast Counties Bar-B-Oue should be the most successful ever held. The date is August 20, 1953. Tickets are $5.00, dinner and entertainment. Golfing privileges in the afternoon, cocktails 5 to 7. Anyone wishing tickets contact Don Winfree at Box 3222, Carmel, California."

Dubs, Ltd., Hold 5lsr Golf Tournqment

Dubs, Ltd., held its 51st tournament at the Meadows Club, Fairfax, on Friday, July 17, when 34 golfers teed off. The tournament was followed by a dinner attended by 31 members. The .ivinners of the tournament \,vere:

Class A, low gross, Tom Corbett, T5; second low gross, Ralph Stone, 77; first low net, Jim Rossman, 81-21-.60:' second low net, Logan Owens, 78-13-65.

. Class B, Low g'ross, Wayne Rawlings, 88; second low gross Hollis Jones, 93; first low net, Frank Boyleau, 8l-24-57; second low nbt, Burt Hasselberg, 89-28-61.

Guest honors rvere carried away by Dick Saunders with a low net of I04-3O-74.

Bob Bonner and Chet Dennis tied for the Dave Davis Annual trophy, given to members with the best average five lorv net games during the year ended June 30. The tie was decided by a turn of the dice and Bob Bonner proved to be a marksman with the ivories. The trophy was presented to Bob by last year's winner, Herb Beaver.

The 62nd tournament is scheduled to be held in conjunction rvith the San Francisco Hoo-Hoo Roundup on Friday, August 21, 1953. Dubs, Ltd., will play that day at the San Francisco Golf Club.

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