Suprcme Nine of Hoo-Hoo Mects in Chicago

Adopt Educational Program

Recognizing the vital need for the training and educa. tion in greater productivity of each and every classification of the lumber industry's manpower in all branches and at all levels the Supreme Nine of Hoo-Hoo in its annual meeting took positive action toward the adoption of an educational program for Club activity.

This adoption of an Educational program as a prime Club Activity was perhaps the principal accomplishment of the meeting, which was held in Chicago at the Sherman Hotel, November 4 and 5. A 100 per cent attendance gave evidence of the interest as well as acceptance of responsibility by the members of the Supreme Nine, elected at the September annual.

100/o Attendance

The new Snark, LeRoy H. Stanton, Sr., 3193O presided and presented a constructive program for the new HooHoo year, 194849. fn attendance were the five new members namely, Thomas A. Donlin, 45208; Lynn Boyd, 36660; Wiltiam C. Bell, 45306; Pdll P. Bellenger, 496t6 and Thomas M. Ralston, 22734. In addition there were present the three old memberS, E. W. Kettlety, 292C9; Martin T. Wiegand , 44882 and Martin J. McDonald,, n358 and the members of the Board of Councillors, namely, President, T. T. Jones, L-3I233 and Treasurer, W. M. Wattson, 327n and Secretary, B. F. Springer, 34265. Thus all Jurisdictions were represented.

Education-A Club Activity

The educational program at Club levels, was shaped to foster and aid existing educational programs and charges the Clubs with the responsibility of generating additional educational facilities. It stresses the functions of the Club to encompass three principal objectives, namely, to secure students for both the college courses as well as the 30-day courses; to create an idterest in the quality of instructions, initiating campaigns for better instructors, and to further perfect the necessary tools and visual aids to be made available for such instruction. A fuqther and final leg of the program, namely, the placement of men finishing such courses, was recognized as highly important.

The National Committee on Education. one man from each of the nine Jurisdictions, was reappointed and Chairman W. C. Bell, Supreme Custocatian, was continued in office. Arthur Hood, past Chairman of this Committee and also Past Snark of Hoo-Hoo, attended the Educational session of the meeting, as guest, and helped formulate the, policy.

Cooperate Forest Products Promotion

The group also went on record to continue the committee on Forest Products Promotion and adopted as a Club program, activity based on the report of Chairman, Ormie C. Lance, 36511 which he had presented at the Hoo-Hoo Convention. In brief, the Club program provides that Clubs should familiarize themselves with the work of the various lumber associations in lumber promption and arrange to make available this information to the local group.

International Hoo-Hoo itself, through the Hoo-Hoo Bulletin should help to disseminate this information. The importance of championing lumber as against competing materials was stressed. Hoo-Hoo must recognize and accept the challenge and enlist every member in the cause of wood to maintain our industry's market.

Espouse F'ire Prevention

It was recommended that Clubs take an interest in and cooperate with established groups in the cause of fire prevention, and to publicize as well as to take an active part in the program of "Keeping the Forest Green." Each Club is to appoint a coordinating Committee.

Junior Achievement

. Among several additional programs for Club activity, was the suggestion of interest and participation in the Junior Achievement movement. ft was pointed out that a Hoo-Hoo Club could well and effectively sponsor a group rif young people especially because of its interest in free enterprise and good fundamental American Principles.

State Deputy Snarks

fn addition to planning these constructive programs, considerable time was spent on routine matters of Administration. A new departure which was provided for by Convention action, was taken up at this meeting, namely, the appointment of State Deputy Snarks. The idea is to have each member of the Supreme Nine, head of the Juris- diction, appoint Deputies or Lieutenants in each state directly charged with promotional work and in building of Hoo-Hoo Clubs. In direct line and under him will be the Vicegerent Snarks. The Deputies will be directly responsible to the head of the Jurisdiction.

The Nine again approved the use of the several forms of Rituals, charging the Vicegerent Snarks with the responsibility of determining the use of the proper form at scheduled Concats. Hoo-Hoo Clubs now number over 50 and are increasing. The Secretary was instructed to publish a Club Directory. Eligibility rules were reaffirmed.

Each member of the Supreme Nine reported on the activity of his Jurisdiction with particular emphasis on the possibilities for organizing new Clubs. The members accepted the challenge of Snark Stanton to double the number of Clubs for the new year.

Board of Councillors Re-elected

The executive Board of Councillors was re-elected to serve for the 1948-49 Hoo-Hoo year. Elected were, President T. T. Jones, No. L-31233; Vice President, Harry F. Partridge, No. 1983; Treasurer, W. M. Wattson, No. 32734; Secretary B. F. Springer, 34265.

Girl Scouts Visit Big Mill

Flagstaff, Arizona: The big sawmill of the Saginaw & Manistee Lumber Company is seen by many visitors. Recently the Girl Scouts of Flagstafi visited the mill in a body, Frank Long acting as host and guide.

New Staff Engineer

Rober.t E. Bounds, well known in engineering circles, has recently been appointed staff engineer with the Insulations Division of The Paraffine Companies, fnc. His new headquarters will be at Pabco's home office in Sa,n Francisco.

Bounds, formerly an engineer in Los Angeles with The Plant Rubber and Asbestos \Morks, (a former subsidiary of Pabco and now merged with the parent company) will devote himself to engineering plans and projects entailing Pabco's newest building material-Corrugated Asbestos Siding and Accessories.

This material is now being manufactured at Pabco's new Asbestos-Cement Products Plant in Redwood City, California, the only factory of its kind in the West. In his new capacity, Bounds will work closely with industrial engineers and Pabco Engineering Erection Units throughout the West.

New Ccnadian Hcrdbocrd Plcrnt Opercting

The new hardwood plant of Canadian Forest Products, Ltd., has started operations at New Westminster, B.C. making 40,000 square feet of quarter-inch hardboard daily. Construction of this plant started in 1947. The plan tis entirely new and modern in every particular.