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James O'Malley and Sam Wilcox, of O'Malley Lumber Company, Phoenix, Arizona, were San Francisco visitors on the rvay home from calling on mill connectious and Iriends in Oregon and California. Mr. O'Malley attended the Sarlta Clara-California football game in San Francisco, September 17.

P. M. Cowbrough, manager of American Box Corporation's plant at Lakeview, California, and his wife, are on a two months' visit to Pete's old home in Scotland. They will also visit England and a number of the countries of Eurooe. Thev flew to New York and sailed from there.

Sarah Gallagher, secretary to C. C. (Sti) Webster & Johnson, Inc., San Francisco, after an absence of several weeks due to

Stibich, Tarter, is back at work severe illness.

Ted Back, general manager, Back Panel Company, Los Angeles, returned September 26 f.rom two weeks' vacation at Huntington Lake, in the Sierra. He was accompanied by his wife. Ted's main effort was fishing the first week, and in the second n'eek he ,concentrated on deer hunting.

George B. McGill, manager, Siskiyou Forest Products Co., Grants Pass, Oregon, is back from calling on the trade in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma during September.

R. T. (Bob) Evju, Evju Products Company, San Francisco, visited the company's Los Angeles office early in September.

Henry M. Hink, Co., San Francisco, rvith Mrs. Hink. in president, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber vacationed at Glenbrook, Lake Tahoe, September.

Ernie Bacon, manager of Fir-Tex of Northern California, San Francisco, traveled to Oregon and Washington recently on business. He went by automobile and flew back. He was accompanied north by Red Downing, salesman in San Francisco for Fir-Tex, who spent a week at the St. Helens mill and the home office in Portland.

E. C. (Brandy) Brandeberry, vice president, A & B l,urnber Sales, Inc., San Flancisco, who formerly was in charge of the Klamath Falls office, is now making his headquarters at the San Francisco office.

Ralph Mannion, sales manager, J. E. Higgins l-umber Co., San Francisco, returned from vacation September 12. Accompaniecl by his wife he drove to Las Vegas. They took a plane from there to St. Louis, saw several Major League baseball games, and flew back to Las Vegas.

Richard C. Allen is now rvith Hammond Lumber Company as assistant to Forrest Peil at the San Fran'cisco office. Before the war he was rvith the Alexander Lumber Co., Chicago, and Rosenthal Lumber Co., Crystal Lake, Ill. lle served as CPO in Naval Intelligence during the rvar. and afterrvards studied architecture at Armour Institute of Technology. Before going with Hammond he rvas-two years in the wholesale lumber business.

Lu Green, Gamerston & Green Lumber who suffered a severe injury to his knee accident at Lake Tahoe, June 26, is able to part time for the past two weeks.

Bill Friborg, vacationed on salesman for Hill & Morton, the Russian River.

Weldon Smith, salesman for Francisco, and his wife spent I.-orest Lodge, Greenville, Calif., relatives in Idaho.

Harlan (Duke) Morrison ol Co., Myers' Flat, Calif., was early in September. He was

Co., ina be at

Atkinson-Stutz their l.acation and partly on

Oakland, horseback his office Oakland, Co., San partly at a visit to

Morrison & Jackson Lumber in San Francisco on business accompanied bv his wife.

Lyle S. Vincent, general manager, Interbay Lumber Co., Oakland, and Mrs. Vincent attended the annual party of Twin Harbors Lumber Co., at Gearhart, Oregon, at 'ivhich he rvas toastmaster. The party was held on September 9 to 11. More than 70 from the various offices of rhe company lvere present. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent flew both ways.

Representing

Besr River Lumber Co., So-uth Fork, Golif.

Douglas Fir and Redwood Dry

Martin T. \(/icgand Elected Snark of Ed La Franchi Heads Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 Universe at Hoo-Hoo Convention

N{artin T. Wiegand of Washington, D.C., was elected Snark of the ljniverse at the annual Hoo-Hoo convention held at the President Hotel, Kansas City, Mo., on Sepember 8 and 9.

Elected members of the Supreme Nine were: Senior Hoo-Hoo, Lynn Boyd, Pampa, Texas; Junior Hoo-Hoo, Martin J NIcDonald, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada; Scrivenoter, Thomas A. Donlin, St. Cloud, Minn.; Bojum, E<hvin Fischer, Milwaukee; Jabberwock, E' G. (Dave) D?rvis. San Francisco; Custocatian, Arthur H. Geiger, Tacoma, Wash.; Arcanoper,. Harry B. Weiss, Memphis, Tenn., and Gurdon, Robert J. Stalker, Boston.

The officers of the Board of Councillors are T. T' Jones, Harry F. Partridge, W. M. Wattson, all of Minneapolis, NIinn., respectively president, vice president and treasurer.

The Order had a large increase in membership and many new clubs rt'ere organized during the past year while the Order lr,as under the guidance of LeRoy H. Stantor-r, Sr., the cutgoing Snark.

Secretary Ben Springer stated that tu'o years ago the paid membership was 4,031 in 26 clubs. He announced 7,843 members at his last tally-with probably more now -and 72 clubs.

Treasurer W. W. "Doc" Wattson stated that the Order closecl the present fiscal year with net assets of $29'945'15.

As for the idea of constrttctive service, spreading through the Order, these rvere stlme of the lccal Club projects reported lty the delegates: Courses in ligl-rt construction ancl building materials ; rvorking out improved building codes; providing libraries of text books on lumber for high school and college usc; newspaPer educational campaigns. and Junior Achievement Alvards enabling high school students to learn by practice just horv business is done and rvhy the 1>rofit motive is needed.

Among the conventiion speakers were Rov \\renzlicli, St. Louis, ecouomist and business forecaste:, and Dave Livingston, farmer humorist of Iou'a' Tom Collins of Kansas City, internatior.ralll knou'n humorist ar-rcl philosopher, r'r,:ts the speaker at the annual bar.rcluet.

Resolutions and committee reports stressed the follorv- ing points: That each Hoo-Hoo club appoint a national and state afiairs committee in case of legislation critical to the lumber industry ; that all local clubs take an active interest in promoting the education .courses sponsored by elements of the indttstry, and in providing qualified teachers; that the international officers have been under too n.ruch financial burden and notv that the Order is solidly batk on its feet and fast gror,ving once more, this shoul<l be alleviated, and expressing the appreciation of the delegates for the Kansas Citv hospitality.

Ed La Franchi. Pacific Forest Products, Inc., Oakland, u'as elected president of Hoo-Hoo Club No. 39 at the meeting of the Club held at Lake Nferritt Hotel, Oakland, September 12.

Lee LeBreton was elected vice president, and G. W. "Chris" Sechrist was re-elected secretarytreasurer.

The new directors are: Al Kelley, Bob lfogan, Lu Green, Bill McCubbin. and Herb Farrell.

In the election Ev Lewis, chairman of the nominating committee reported the names of the candidates selected.

Itresident Tom Jacobsen presided, and turned the chair over to the new president after the election.

Lerv Godard made a presentation in behalf of the Club of a beautiful portable radio to retiring President Jacobsen.

The speaker of the evening rvas fra Blue, ABC sports editor and announcer on KGO, KGO-FN{, and TV. He entertained the gathering rvith some peisonal history, and lollowed up r,vith a'run-down on the football prospects of the various clubs. He also answered many questions on the subject of television.

The 1950 annual cour-ention 'ivill be held in Boston' The rlelegates votecl for Xfiami, Florida, for the 1951 convention-