T\TENTY.FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

As repo*edin The California Lumber Merchant December 15,1931

The East Bay Hoo-Hoo Club, Oakland, announces that it is sponsoring the distribution of 500 kegs of staple groceries to needy families in that district at Christmas time.

The rvholesale lumbermen of San Francisco propose to create a new wholesale lumber association in that city in the near future.

The Coos Bay Lumber Company, of Marshfield, Oregon, announces that it is reopening its sales ofEce in Los Angeles under the management of Jack Thomas.

Edward Hines, of Chicago, one of the most prominent lumbermen of the nation, died December 1, age 68.

M. M. McCune, formerly of Brawley, California, announces that he is opening a retail yard in Oakland.

The Pickering Lumber Company has closed its San Francisco sales office. and Mr. C. C. Stibich has taken over the sale of the products of several large California mills for Bay District territory.

Most of the important sawmills in Cali{ornia announce that they will close down entirely for the Christmas season.

Santa Ana, Calif.-August here were highest in the city building permits of $4,172,150 history.

Peter B. Kyne R.emembers rhe Old Emborcadero Doys

"The windbags are gone."

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The 7l-year-old author, Peter B. Kyne, said it regretfully recently to the California Historical Society about the ships and the waterfront he remembers from the San Francisco Embarcadero of the turn of the century. His keen writer's memory saw the waterfront again, and he told it to 200 persons gathered in the Rose Room at the SheratonPalace. reported the San Francisco Examiner. "ft was a great forest of shining masts, lying in the stream. (That's an expression that has gone from San Francisco.) With their great bowsprits jutting out, and all around the wonderful aromas of paint and tar and cookery."

He told of spending youthful Sundays at the markets where the South Sea island traders displayed their wares, the air filled with the aroma of tropical fruits.

Kyne related how many of the stories that made his worldwide reputation were told him by friends on the waterfront, especially at the Nlerchant's Exchange. "f wasn't a member there, but the doorman liked me and let me in," he recalled.

Captain Peasley came from the waterfront, As did "Salvation Pete" llansen, the master who could not write his own name and navigated to San Diego and San Pedro by listening to the barking of dogs on the shore. And many others.

"They were a breed of man such as f shall never se€ again," he said. "Except maybe in Davy Jones' locker where they will be telling each other lies again."

ln the early 1900's Kyne worked in the lumber and shipping business in San Francisco. It was after he went broke. he said. that he took up writing.

Hoo-Hoo Glub I 14 Elects Fenner Angell

Coast Counties Hoo-Hoo Club 114 devoted its November 8 evening meeting to annual elections and installation of officers. The meeting at the Loma Linda restaurant in Watsonville was presided over by the outgoing president, Vince Moore of the Moore Lumber Company, Salinas. Following the usual "happy hour" and an excellent banquet, the nominating committee presented its choices for the coming club year. The slate of officers and directors met with the unanimous approval of the membership and was so elected.

Outgoing President Moore turned over the meeting to the new club president, Fenner Angell, Pacific Lumber & Supply Co., of Soquel. Angell, in turn, paid high tribute to

Vince Moore for his good work as president during the 1955-56 club year. He then introduced the following new officers and directors of Club 114:

Vice-president, Jerry Fernandez, Western Pine Supply Co.; secretary-treasurer, Jack Yates, Hughes-Yates Lumber Company, Santa Cruz. Directors: Vince Moore, Mel Conger, Work Lumber Co.; Keith Davison, Tynan Lumber Co.; Willard Lentz, Santa Cruz Lumber Company, and Bob Brazelton, Georgia-Pacific Corp.

Son Diego Hoo-Hoo Hqs Stog

San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club 3 held its annual golf tournament and stag dinner November 17 at the Municipal Golf Course and Clubhouse. Reservations were handled bv Rov Batt and John Collins.