THE CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHAI\T

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Dionng Publisber Emeritus

As Alwdys, lt's Up to the Members

Hog-Hoo's field man, Robert B. Holder, after less than six months on the job, reports significant findings based on a survey of about half of the existing clubs, all in the Eastern United States. In the area covered, about one third of the members attend meetings, only about 4A/o (and decreasing rapidly) are retailers, in most instances there is a universal feeling of apathy. The "moment of truth" is facing the 72 year old fraternal order in the Hoo-Hoo year 1963-64. If it is to survive its members must reevaluate Hoo-Hoo's place and function in the lumber industry, and then develop a program to attain that goal.

Let us examine Hoo-Hoo for a moment. It is a fraternal organization of about 1I,000 lumbermen (down from 13,000 in 1959), drawn from all branches of the industry-foresters, loggers, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and trade press-organized loosely into local autonomous clubs, and held together by the common bond of the International orsanization. Each individual Hoo-Hoo pays small annual dues to lhe International olsanization-enough to maintain a central office, keep membership records, charter new clubs, help plan and program the yearly Coavention, and thus foster a climate in which chanees in thl by-laws dr functions of the order may be discussed an"<l ratified. The central office is also the clearing house for communication between the various local clubso usually by means of the Order,s publication, "The Log and Tally." 'olnternational Hoo-Hoo,,, in the words of Secretary Ben Springer, 'oas a fraternity, differs from the trade association. Its primary function is not to initiate, but rather to coord,inate, cooperate and, complemezr efforts of all industry associations."

The local club, on the other hand, can initiate any kind of activity it chooses. It may choose to remain a purely social and fraternal organization. It may wish to devote itself purely to

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Vogobond Editoriqls

In This lssue

This Retoiler Leorned lhe Business os o Conlroclor

Annuql Hoo-Hoo Roundup

Poir of Lumber Ships from the Storied Post Find Their Sofe Horbor

Aggressive Young Firm Slresses Service

Visiting Club Helps Los Angeles Stort the Seoson

Swinging Sole Celebrotes Yord Birthdoy

Convenlion Wrop-Up

Colifornio Lumber Merchont Plon of rhe Month

Deoler Aids Drow Attention

Bieleck is New Club $39 Prexy

Colendor

Open House Celebrotion

Advonced Milling Equipment Highlighrs Updoting

Prefinished Wood Siding Being Sold Notionolly

Gladstone once said: "One example is worth a thousand arguments." And there is an old Chinese saying that: "One pictrrre is worthathousandwords." * * y.-

Give us, Oh Lord. a sense of humor. Without it we are just mud-and not very interesting mud at that. *-x-L

The planning, selling, and building of HOMES. is simply tra{ficking in HUMAN HAPPINESS. ***

And thcrefore a profcssion "dcar to the gods."

The world owes no man a liling.

But every man owes *" *"rO " ,-rra.

And, as he pays the world that life he owes. the world in return will pay him a living-and as much more as he PAYS for.

It isn't what you Cef tiut -"0". men respe(t ancl lo'r-e you. It's what you GIVE !

BY JACK DIONNE

Philosophers have agreed lrom time immemorial-and their thought rings true in human experience every time-that only as a man makes other people happy, does he deserve happiness himself; and only on that basis should he expect happiness.

l'he sloppy or disorderly;""";, u li.tir'"t liability to any goocl lrusinessinstitution.

Disloyalty to one's husiness associates is closely allied to desertion in the arml'.

Horses are scarce, but good old-fashioned horsesense is just as valuable as ever. and almost as scarce.

'Ihere is a thought tt ot l"u, ""r""1 by a certain clear thinker long ago, who had lived well and slipped a cog or two in his time. off the straight and narrow. A {riend asked him one day what he would do or say if he were to be suddenly brought before the throne of God and asked about his sins. He said: "I would simply say to the Lord:'Do to others as you would have others do [o you'." I always thought that was a grand answer.

Two friends ,""r" tult lng".,r.t, a"l""rtic conditions. One said: "In spite of all the con{usion here at home, this is still God's country." The other said: "It sure is, {or at the rate things are going up no one hLrt God can afford to live here."

"Two (lun Charlie" *"*O ,",t ""rntng store and held up the proprietor, taking a hundred dollars {rom the cash box. Then he noticed an overcoat hanging near by. "That's a nice coat. I can use that," said "Two Gun Charlie." So he took the overcoat. and handed the proprietor back his hundred dollars. o'You see," said "Two Gun Charlie." "that I'm a great public bene{actor. I put monev in circulation. and I create business." "How do you figure that?" asked the proprietor. "Simply enough," said "Two Gun Charlie." "That hundred dollars changed hands tr.r'ice in the last five minutes. and you sold an overcoat."

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