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where from fractured French to teased hair.dos.

Tuesday morning we grouped in the lobby to enbus, carefully observing o'HooHoo" buttons so we wouldnot mistakenly find ourselves with the other convention group bound for another destination. Ours (three buses full) consisted of a delightful walk through Chinatown (the second largest outside China), and a hardly deserved, but richly enjoyed, Chinese luncheon and fashion show in the exotic Lotus Gardens. Modern, as well as ancient (and unbelievably elaborate and beautiful), dynasty costumes were modeled.

We were co-ed again in tle afternoon when we joined our husbands and other. wise fraternized on a beautiful four hour cruise, complete with unexcelled weather, food and drink. Alterwards, back at the hotel, some of us discovered the dancing was about to end-and no doubt this was for the best.

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We are pleased to announce that, effective July 1, 1963, the business heretofore known as Davis Hardwood Company, 2150 Oakdale Ave., San Francisco, will be operated under the name of MacBeath Hardwood Company. With warehouses located both in San Francisco and the East Bay, we hope to provide better services for our customers, €rs our increased inventories will permit us to offer a greater selection of sizes and species. Orders will be filled from either yard, whichever is more convenient, and all invoices will be processed in our Berkeley office at 930 Ashby Ave., Berkeley.

We appreciate the opportunities you have given us to serve you in the past, and we are sure that our expanded facilities will prove to be to our mutual advantage in the future.

Sincerely yours,

MacBEATH HARDWOOD COMPAI{Y

K. E. MacBeath

ofi for the women with a bus and shopping tour, which I understand maintained all prior high standards for fun and frolic. Everyone then groomed for the final banquet with entertainment-this preceded by the new Snark's cocktail party.

Altogether a joyous occasion for all we other halves, and a sincere recommendation that you join the migration and go to Toronto in 1964.

Fire-Ratings Booklet

The Vermiculite Institute has reissued "Vermiculite Fire-Resistance Ratings" to incorporate new ratings obtained under the institute's continuous fire-testing program. Among the significant additions are two- and three.hour retinp awar&d by Underwriters' I"aboratories 6 columns fireproofed with vermiculite Type-MK di. rect.to.steel, and a three-houl rating for a trench header floor and its supporting beams protected with Type-MK.

H(X).HOO CONVENTION

(Contintrcd lrom Page 14) beautifully by the charming and indefatigable Isabel Scott. Mrs. Scott had to do part time double duty, as her beautiful and talentcd co-chairman, Betty McDiarmid, had to enter the hospital in the mid. dle of the convention. (She is well again and back home-sassy as ever). Wednes. day an interesting ladies trip was arranged to the new and magnificent Park Royal Shopping Center and British Properties.

To round out the social activities, the Vancouver club treated to an unusual (to say the least) speaker at tle Tuesday stag lunch, Sir Cecil Hardmore. (Shades o{ Bill Thompson, t}te German Forestry expert st the San Francisco convention stag lunch). The dinner dance on Wednesday had over 500 in attendance. The entertainment was superior, the dancing most enjoyable, particularly forMr. Lindsay LeMessurier, one of two delegates from Australia, who showed us how "Waltzing Matilda" should, really be danced. Bother LeMessurier dlso gave us a most illuminating talk at the Wednesday luncheon on the subject oI the progress of Hoo-Hoo o'Down Under."

It was the business part of the convention, however, that particularly interested your reporter. Monday, as usual, was de. voted to reports by the order's officers and stafi to sit and hear a group of dedicated Hoo-Hoos express their views on the future of the order. There is a new awareness by the Hoo-Hoo leadership of the responsibilities of the order to its members, the lumber industry and the public. This ma. turing viewpoint augers well for the future.

Tuesday morning was as stimulating as any convention session your reporter has attended in years. The Vancouver planning committee, headed by that entlusiastic team, Dick Scott and Harry McDiarmid, persuaded Ian Mahood, Vice President of the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia, to put on a wood promotion symposium that could well be copied by the National Lumber Manufacturers As- sociation and otJrer trade associations who noed so desperately to create enthusiasm among their' members. With very little change, this program could well be adapted for presentation to public or private groups, not specifically interested in the lumber industry.

Other speakers at this informative meeting included: Bill Rhoades, Manager of Canadian Promotion for British Columbia Lumber Manufacturers Association, "Selling In the Backyard Market." Colin Hempsell, Manager Canadian Flywood Manufacturers Association, "Sticking With It' or "fn the Glue." Ron Crey, Promotion Manager British Columbia Shingle Manu. facturers Association. Frederick R. Moonan, Public Relations Director of the Council of Forest Industries of British Colum. bia, "The Global Aspect"-a talk that had us in stitches until Mr. Moonan had to leave the pofium in something of a hurry for what he termed topersonal reasons."

It shoultl be noted that eacL speaker was not only introduced with humor, but had his caricature drawn by a cartoonist, who entertained us with his amusing artistry throughout the senysnlieng very thoughtful addition by the Committee.

A somewhat shortened Concat was held Tuesday afternoon, at which a motley group of 27 kittens duly entered the Gar. dens. That famous line "O Valiant Junior Hoo-Hoo" was unfortunateln and perhaps purposely, omitted.

'Wednesday was another business day on which Forest Products Week was thoroughly discussed. The various competitions for Hoo-Hoo's perpetual prize presented tleir cases. The magnificently carved wooden cat was presented by Art Hood to the Vernon Hoo-Hoo Club, Vernon, 8.C., for a truly remarkable celebration of the week. Houston Club #23 was a very close runner-up. No California clubs entered tJre contest. Convention committees made their reports in the afternoon, and the new of. ficers i,yere elected. (See October issue, page 8).

The formal convention came to d close with the embalming of Ex-Snark Ed Wade in an always-delightful ceremony, carried on in inimitable fashion by that great HooHoo Ben Springer, assisted by 12 ex. Snarks in attendance at the convention.

Some of the Californians registered were: Art Hood, Sunnyvale; Harvey and Xahie Koll, LeRoy and Dee Stanton, Dee and Ada Essley, Los Angeles; Lyle and Ruth Seibert, Perry and Leoria Smith, San Diego; Iree and Gertrude LeMaster, Sacra. mento; Joe and Lena Derrah, Redding; Sam and Frances Witzell, Arcata; Knute and Virginia Weidman, Palo Alto; Iarry Owen, Al and Marje Bell, San Francisco.

New Producl Prolects From Mill to Job

'Convoy, a new treatment for the pm. tection of dimension lumber and timber against weather damage and fungi-from mill to job-site-has been introduced by Protection Products division of U.S. Plywood.

"A large number of lumber and plywood manufacturers, mindful of inventory losses suffered by warpage, splitting and other problems, approached Protection Products for such a process," says Sid Gartin, In. dustrial Sales Manager for the company.

"As producers of Woodlife, a name syn. onymous with water-repellent preservation, it was thought that we could develop a formula to prevent damage to high-quality lumber in transit and storage from mill through construction," says Mr. Gartin.

The resulting product, Convon is a water.repellent-based, emulsion concentrate for spray application. It is diluted with water in varying ratios depending upon the type of wood and degree of protection required. If the lumber is to be painted or glued, dilution ratios should be four to one or higher. Cost is approximately 40 cents per 1000 feet board measure.

Convoy is used clear or mixed with yellow, redwood, vermilion, brown or green colorants to double as a coding system for identification and merchandising.