LETTEF."S

R. F. GALLAGHER

P. O. Box 1738

Albuquerque, N. M.

The California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th Street

Los Angeles 14, California

I want to take this opportunity to thank The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT for the wonderful cooperation and assistance you gave me and Hoo-Hoo during the past two years. Your excellent coverage of the many meetings, Concats and banquets in Jurisdiction VI during the past years has brought Hoo-Hoo keenly into focus in the minds of many who otherwise would not have been aware of it. Don Bufkin, who has taken over my job on the Supreme Nine this year, I am sure will be equally grateful to you for your continued support and coverage.

My best personal regards to you all, and accept my most sincere wish for health, happiness and long life.

Cordially,

Bob Gallagher, 52499

October 5, L957

The California Lumber Merchant

Los Angeles, California

Congratulations upon your very accurate and comprehensive article in the October 1 issue regarding the events as they took place regarding the operation of the Port Lumber Co. on the Port Flueneme Dock.

I am rather pleased with the support given me by the other commissioners. The whole lumber industry can take encouragement from this action and clean up a few similar situations in other areas. We all know "we cannot carry water on both shoulders." From my own thirty and more years in the industry, I feel very keenly and would like to quote a little line by Theodore Roosevelt:

"Err'ry ilt.on olrtcs sotnc of his time to the upbwilding of tltc frof essiott or indu.rtry in zt'hich he belongs."

We have a meeting Monday, October 13, and at that time the new lease should be granted.

Thanks again,

Earney J. Thompson Thompson Lumber Co. Oxnard. California

WRCTA Elects W. M. Blcrck President

\\rillian N{. B1ack, president of the Seattle Cedar Lurnber Nlanufacturing Co., has been elected president of the \\testcrn lled Cedzrr Lun.rber -\ssociation. conrorised of l(r mills in u'estern \\-asl.rington:rnc1 ltritish Lrrlumbia rvhiclr produce more than 90/o of the clear grades of ceclar si<ling ancl ceclar paneling nul lreillg markcte<l in North .'\nrerica. He sr.rcceeds Don Johnston of Port Moody, ll.C., n'ho serverl :is president the irast year. Gorclrn I)or-rglas, vice-presiclent of I)ou'el1 River Forest Proclrrcts, I-td., of Neu' Westnrinster, 8.C., n'as electecl vice-president. John NIcCrorv continues as treastlrer of the association and Arthur l. l'lllsn'<>rth :is secretarv-manager, u,ith heaclquar- ters in Seattlc. l'resident Black reappointed Iarr \\-. llcDonald :rs ch:rirm:rn of the association's Researcl"r committee :rnd \I. J. llutler as chairman of the Trade Promotion comnrittee.

(Tell tlrcm lou saiu it in Thc California Ltunber Merclnnt)

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Home lmprovement Council Succeeds OHI; Greqter Deqler Help Plqnned

Ituilrlirrg a'rl building materials firms *-hich tr,k such :r role in the OIII campaign.rr-ill har-e a.n ()l)J)()rtunitr. to participate even lnore exte'sir.e1r- in the 'rrrcli irigge., ,i.,,,.c prorlising 1958 program of the Hunre lmpr,,r-enrc-irt ('orrn- cil, accorclir.rg to Don N{oore, executir.e ,[ircct,,r ,rf t)HI's ne\\' permancnt successor in Neu. York Citr..

._"Support of ltuilding qupqly clealers u'us lurgcll. rcspon- sible fcrr the success of OtlI'.s 22-rnonth trial ijcntur..i, 1.," ztssertecl. "The neu.,_ 1r1ore coml)rehcnsir.c l)r(){rram-pro- motion at-rd puLrlic relzLti.ns airnc<1 rlirectlr. :Lt thC c,,r,_.unte,. --is deper.rclent on crtntinuerl b;tcliirrg."

Moore points out that one of the advantages of the n_9w_ program will be the boost to be given dealers at all levels by national advertising and- promotion designed to stir the consumer oui of inertia and into action. National members will be given every oppor- tunity to identify themselves at headquarters for modernization in their communities.

Nlember firms u'i1l be pror-ided s'ith "mcr.nbcrship identihcatiorr" packages inclucling clecals, repr'riucti,,ri proofs ancl mats of tl-re HIC membershitr seal : a certifrcate and icle:rs or.r hol. to make HTL' pariicilrutir>n nrost ef{ective and profitable. They u'ill also'reccirie a free srrbscription to the HIC ne."r'sletter :rtrd arlclitionlrl cor.r.rr.r.rlrnications. As the program rrnfolcls, ther. u.i11 lre Providecl l-ith an assortment of materials to help tie in u-ith all pl.rases of the i)rogr:lm.

-\ uniforn-r rlues stmcture hits lreen establishecl for ail segments of thc inrlustry. \"e:rrly memlrersl'rip has been set at $50 for u'holes:ilers ar.r<1 jobbers, $50 for dealers and c()lrtract()rs l'ith 25 ()r rlore cnrp'loyes, $25 for clealers ancl contractors ri'ith less th:Ln 2.5 emploves, $25 ior architects, clecorators an<l cngineers. Half of all dues receir-ecl u-i1l be set :Lsirle tou';rr<1 orr::rnizatiorr and operation olt local Cour-rcil chaptcrs. l)rrcs ior 195,3 membership can be sent to the C'ottrrcil's rrcn' hearlcllllrrters. 2 East 5,{th Street, Ncn, York 22. N.\'.

Sqcrqrnenlo Hoo-Hoo Club I 09

Elects Bill Frcrser President

I-arrr. l)err, manager of Unior-r I-unr'lrer Conrpltny, Marysville, presiclcd over his last meeting as ltresirlent oi Sacrar.nento Hoo-Hoo Club 109 on Seltternlrer 18. The cvening meeting n-as held at the Sherl'ood lioom irr Sacramcnto, n.ith f)i:rmolrd Match Co. and California l',rril<lers Supply hosting the pre-dinner libations.

E,lected to succeecl outgoing Presi<ler.rt ])err u.as W. O. "Bi11" Fraser, Valley reprcserrtutivc f,,r \\-endiir-rg-Nathan Compan-v. NIovir.rg up to the vice-lrresiclencr- l'as N{. J. "Chick" Cecchettini, Capit;rl Lunrber Co.. l'ith C. D. LeXlaster again holr'ling clou'rr thc secretarr--treasurer position.

llesides the oflrcers, tl.rc rrcn, Club 109 board oi clirectors inclrrrles Iiav Teaklc. ClLliforrria Iluilders Supplv; Ecl Kensinger. Ilricn<l & 'Ierrv Lumber Co.; Robeit -\. Bnbi.k1., l,rrmlrcr i)c:Llers Nl:rtcri:rls Co.; Bill Haskins, U. S. P1vn-oorl_Corp. : XIickel' Srr.rolich, Colorrial Brrilding Suppli,. anci \\-lr,r-nr Hrrlrlr;rr<1. Keeli C'alifornia Green, Inc.

Foresters fo Meef in Syrocuse

()ne thousan<i of the nation's leacling pro{essional forestcrs;rrc expcctecl to attcr.rd the 57th:rnnual rneeting of the Socict,v of .\nterican Foresters in Svracu.e. N. Y., Novemlrer 10-l-1. "liorest Lanrl Lse in fransition" u,ill be the thernc of this four-dar-meeting. NIore tharr 210 forestry sPecialists will speak before the Society's l l subject clivi- siorrs. At the traditionll ban(luet ,,n i{or.erllrer 13, Society I'resiclcnt De\\'itt Nelson, tlircctor oi Citliiornia's State l)epartment of Natrrral Resources, Sacrlrnrcnto, u.ill lrresent tu'o :lu'ards for achier-enrent irr resc:rrch.