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"According to U.S. Forest Service statistics, SOVo of all National Forest land is off-limits to any timber harvesting whatsoever."

- Congressman Charles Taylor, (R-N.C.)

Vinyl Flooring Continues Roll

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Material Dealers Association expects its 70th annual convention and trade show March 14-16 at the Tupelo Coliseum and Ramada Inn, Tupelo, to be its largest in years.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association is offering a pair of estimating seminars conducted by Bill Darling at the Executive Inn, Louisville. A residential framing and lumber estimating course will be held March 4-6, followed by a new computerized residential estimating seminar March 7-8. Registration for the latter class also covers the entire software package, including component unit estimating, material list pricing, view item pricing (electronic price book), word processing, "standard packages" create and save.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association is planning mill tours to two locations this year. An Arkansas/Texas mill tour Apnl2l-26 will depart and retum to Little Rock, Ar., by deluxe motor bus. An Aug. 23-30 Alaska mill tour will be by cruise ship and deluxe motor bus. Stops include mills, plants and woodland areas not visited during past MLA tours.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas member owners and employees are now invited to have their progeny apply for the Dan Ledermann Scholarship Fund. Although the fund was originally established as a memorial to Ledermann by members of the Greater Houston Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association

Oklahoma Lumberments Association has set its annual convention for March 15-17 at the Oklahoma Citv Fairgrounds.

Virginia Building Material Association will follow the theme "Surfing the Future" for its 70th annual convention April 11-4 at the Fort Magruder Inn, Williamsburs.

Despite strong competition and a slowdown in the residential housing market, the U.S. vinyl sheet and floor tile sales are expected to rise from 1995's $1.9 billion to $2.6 billion annually by the year 2000.

According to Specialists in Business Information, vinyl sheet and floor tile sales have increased about 8Vo alear since 1991.