R.y E. Saberson Elected Head o[ International Hoo-Hoo At 55th Annual Convention

Ray E Saberson, trade promotion manager, Weyerhauser Sales Co., St. Paul, Minn.. was elected Snark of the lJniverse at the 55th annual convention of the International Concatenated Order of HooHoo, held at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D. C., September 9 and 10. The other members of the Supreme Nine are the following:

Senior Hoo-FIooHal R. Dixon, Spokane, Washington

Junior Hoo-Hoo-Joseph C. L. Evans, Buffalo, New York.

Scrivenoter-Clitr E. Roberts, San Diego, California

Bojum-Charles W. Goodrum, Kansas City, Missouri

Jabberwock-Stanley F. Horn, Nashville, Tennessee

Custocatian-E. W. Kettlety, Chicago, Illinois

Arcanoper-Martin J. McDonald, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada

Gurdon-Martin T Wiegand, Washington, D. C.

Snark of the Uhiverse Don S. Montgomery, Milwaukee, Wis. presided at all business sessions. He gave his Snark's address at the opening session on thp 9th. This was followed by reports of the officers and Board of Councillors of Hoo-Hoo.

Stanley F. Horn, editor, Southern ville, Tenn. was master of ceremonies.

Ray E. Saberson gave an address on dising for Tomorrow."

C. Arthur Bruce, president NLMA,

Co., Memphis, Tenn., spoke on "Obligations and Opportunities of the Lumber Industry."

"Plenty of Timber For Tomorrow," was the subject of a talk by James C. McClellan, Washington, D. C. assistant forester, American Forest Products Industries, Inc.

The Concatenation was held at 8:39 p.m. It was conducted by officers and members of the Supreme Nine. Dinner for members, guests and Kittens was held in the Chinese Room.

Committee reports were presented at the business session on the 10th. At noon there was a trip to the research laboratories of the Timber Engineering Co. The election of officers and directors was held in the afternoon, and the convention was adjourned following the traditional ceremony of the embalming of the Snark of the lJniverse.

There was a cocktail party with music at 6:09 p.m., and the annual banquet, with dancing and entertainment, was held in the main ballroom. Attendance at the banquet was 325.

Lewis A. Godard, Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., San Francisco, retiring Supreme Bojum, flew to Washington to attend the convention. He represented the six Hoo-Hoo Clubs of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, Sacramento, and Reno, Nevada.

Spokane, Washington, was chosen as the convention city for 1947.

Washington Hoo-Hoo Club No. 99 made all the arrangements for the convention. Martin T. Wiegand was convention chairman.

Buys Turlock Ycrd

Rex M. Abraham, tvho sold his interest in the Turlock Lumber Co. to Harry P. Ramos, has bought the Turlock yard of Merced Lumber Co.,'and is now operating this under the name of the Service Lumber Co. Lumberman, NashttLumber Merchan- and of E. L. Bruce

New Emeryville Ycrrd of the recently opened E,meryand 65th Street, Emeryville,

W. E. Lenhart is manager ville Lumber Yard, Hollis Calif.