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Lor Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club Christmas Party And Golf Tournament December 14

The Los -A.nseles Hoo-Hoo Club rvill hold its annuai Christmas Partv and golf tournament at the Oakmount Country Club, Glendale, December 14.

The golf tournament rvill get under u.ay at 10:00 a.m. The prizes rvill include several trophies and other prizes will lte au'arcled to the rvinners of the special events. The committee nrembers in charge of the golf tournament are John Lipani, Orrin \\'right, Harvey Koll, Jim Forgie and Roland Hoene.

The Christmas Party .r.vill be held in the Clubhouse :rt 7:09 p.n. There rvill be seven good acts of vaudeville including the famous l,farimba Merrv lUakers follorving the dinner. Eddie Baker n'ill entertain through the cocktail hour.

Evervbody is asked to bring a Christmas gift u,hich rvill l;e given to orphan children.

The committee in charge of the Christmas Party includes Orval Stervart, Harl Crockett, Marshall Meyer, Boris T(utner, and George Clough.

A big crou.d is expected and everybody is requested to get their reserr.ation in early. Reservations can be nrade by calling Ole IIal', I-os Angeles, DUnkirk 2-7942.

Plywood Rcck for Literature On Termites

An attractive plywood racl< for literature on terrnites is thc newest sales stimulant offere<l by E. L. Bruce Co. to lun'rber <lealers participating ir-r the Terrninix Authorized Representative Plan. The rack inclucles an arresting photograph of termite damage and inforn.rative literature on termites. It is <lesigned for use in lumber clealers' salesrooms.

Lumber dealers interested in this plar.r are inviterl to contaci their nearest Tern.rinix corrpany or rvrite Terrrit"tix l)ivision, Ii. L. llruce Co., Memphis l, Tenrr.

Building Material Distributors To Hold National Meeting

A meeting of wholesale building material distributors from all parts of the country will convene in Chicago on December 12 and 13 at Hotel LaSalle, under the auspices of the National Building Material Distributors Association. John P. Ashton, Des Nfoines, is president; Arthur Lundgren, Tacoma, is vicepresident.

The program will feature extensive forum discussions, led by speakers of national reputation; and a round table discussion of basic wholesaler problems.

J. V. Jones, manager, Lumber Dealer Products, Armstrong Cork Company, "Management Yardsticks for Wholesalers."

Gates Ferguson, advertising manager, Celotex Corporation, "The Opportunity Facing the Wholesaler."

Harry Judd, general credit manager, United States Gypsuni Company, "Credit Problems of Wholesalers."

Earl Boyle, sales manager, Chicago District, Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, "The Importance of a Strong Building Material Wholesalers Organization."

The Roundtable will take up problems of credits and collections, inventory control, excess profit tax credits, merchandising and selling, and material handling.

An organizational campaign to enlist additional members will be presented and discussed. All independent building material wholesalers are invited to attend.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club Meeting

The Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club held a luncheon meeting ai the Rodger Young Auditorium, Los Angeles, on November 16. There was a good attendance, about 100 being preserrt. President J. W. Fitzpatrick presided at the business session. W. C. Abendroth, vice president of the Robbins Flooring Co., Reed City, Michigan, made a short talk on FIoo-Hoo activities in the Middle West. As a tribute to Bob Carlton, who passed away recently, the gathering stood in silence for a minute.

Don Bufkin was chairman of the day. The Ducks Unlimited sound motion picture in technicolor, Prairie Wings, r,r'as shown through the courtesy of Bert. McKee, and was enjoyed by the gathering. Sam Bowerman of the Ralke Company, Los Angeles, showed the picture.

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F.itzpatrick announced that the annual Christwill be held at the Oakmount Countrv Club. December 14.

Jack Murphy of J. D. Murphy Lumber Co., San Marino, Calif., called on a number of sawmills recently in Crescent City, Calif., and Grants Pass and Medford, Oregon. He conferred with Lee Evans and Dave Carlock of Evans Forest Products, Inc., Santa Rosa, which firm he represents in Southern California, and Mr. Carlock accompanied him on the visits to the mills.