SAN PEDRO TUMBER COMPANY

Successful Concat Held at Sacramento

Seven kittens were initiated into the mysteries of HooHoo at the Concatenation held at the Sacramento Hotel, Sacramento, on Saturday, April 24. One old cat was reinstated and there was a surprisingly good turnout of members, considering transportation conditions.

The seven new members were: Walter C. Schmidt, Noah Adams Lumber Co., Walnut Grove, Calif.; Chas. W. Cunningham, California Builders Supply Co., Sacramento; James R. Hillgrove, IJnion Planing Mill, Sacramento; A.

B. "Pat" Cahill, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento; Earl C. Coppin, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento; Edward U. Hendrickson, Lumbermen's Supply Co., Sacramento, and Fred W. Mundt, The Diamond Match Company, Fairfield, Calif.

Frank I. Pritchett, The Diamond Match Company, Vacaville, Calif., was reinstated.

The Nine which officiated at the initiation was as follows: Vicegerent Snark, Charles L. Shepard, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento; Senior Hoo-Hoo, C. D. LeMaster, Sacramento; Junior Hoo-Hoo, Lewis A. Godard, Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., San Francisco; Scrivenoter, Harry A. Pefley, Sacramento; Bojum, LeRoy Miller, Burnett & Sons, Sacramento; Jabberwock, A. R. Perkins, Friend & Terry Lumber Co., Sacramento; Custocation, Mitch Landis, Noah Adams Lumber Co., Walnut Grove, Calif.; Arcanoper, Ifomer Derr, J. M. Derr Lumber Co., Elk

Grove, Calif.; Gurdon, Henry Gilbert, Sierra Mill & Lumber Co., Sacramento.

At the end of the ceremony Ed S. McBride, Davis Lumber Co., Davis, Calif., member of the Supreme Nine, read the Hoo-Hoo Code of Ethics to the candidates.

A round of applause was given to two veteran members of the Hoo-Hoo Order when their low numbers were read out by the Senior Hoo-Hoo. These were B. H. Smith of Sacramento, representative of Long-Bell Lumber Co., whose Hoo-Hoo number is 8O4; and C. R. Webber, Sacramento, representative of Cooper Lumber Co., Portland, whose number is DlZ.

The Concatenation was held at 4:00 p.m., and was followed by a dinner and entertainment.

Limitation Order L-150-a Amended-Softwood Plywood

Effective April 20, 1943, further restrictions will be placed on the sale of softwood plywood from distributors' yards to consumers. Under Limitation Order L-150-a as amended today by the War Production Board, such sales will be permitted only on orders carrying a rating of AA-2X or better. At present, sales can be made on orders with a rating of AA-5 or better. The change will not affect transactions between producers and distributors.

The action was taken to make sure that distributors' inventories at all times will be sufficient to care for repair jobs and other essential requirements of the Arnry and Navy in various sections of the country.