OKLAHOMA NOTES

Gaylon Stacy

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EAYE O'DELL, prime rib and a I sponsored reception. That's the combination to be offered at the OLA's District 5 meeting, Feb. ll at Oklahoma City's Hilton Inn Northwest.

O'Dell is the speaker who drew a lengthy standing ovation at the convention in September. For humor, motivation and inspiration you can't top this native Oklahoman.

The meeting will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m. sponsored by l0 associate member firms, Handi Sak, Inc., International Paper Co., Quikrete of Oklahoma, Rounds & Porter Co., Triad Systems, Wyeth Co., Allied Materials Corp., Four "S" Tree Products, Plywood Supply, and Glasshouses by Moesel's.

"District 5 directors Bill Carey, Jr., Pete Currie, and Richard Legrande, join me in expressing gratitude to the reception sponsors," said president Jim Mc-

Kellar, Jr. "We urge all retail and wholesale members to attend." If you missed hearing Faye O'Dell at the convention, you'll surely want to mark lour calendar for this meeting.

The OLA's 39th Annual Convention and Building Products Exposition will be held Aug. 16-18 in the new International

Trade Center building at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds.

The 1985 show was originally scheduled for Sept. 6-8 at the Myriad Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City where it has been held for over ten years, The change came on unanimous vote of the OLA board of directors. The action was taken after lengthy discussion of recommendations made by the convention committee.

Several reasons were given for the change. The traditional show date (first weekend after Labor Day in September) has long been considered unacceptable by many dealers and exhibitors because of

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Southeastern Scene

Covering the slates of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Building Material Merchants Association of Georgia and Alabama; Carolina, Florida and Kentucky Lumber and Building Material Dealers Associations and Virginia Building Material Association members are preparing for a trade mis- sion to Europe: Germany, Austria and Switzerland, July I through July 16.

Assembling in Atlanta, Ga., for departure, the group will visit forestry enter-

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