SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

l,umbermen's Associrtion of Texes has mailed registration materials for its upcoming convention, April 6-8 in San Antonio, Tx. Meetings and tradeshow activities will center in the Convention ('enter. The llilton Palacio del Rio will be the site of the president's banquet. (See p. 7 for complete story.)

Kentucky l,umber & Building Material Dealers Association has elected officers and directors for 1989.

Ken Lawson Jr., Stratton Lumber & llardware (1o., Nicholasville, will be presidentl Bill Bucher, Square I)eal Lumber Co., Park City, vice president; H. R. Saufley lll, Builders Supply, Inc. Stanford, chairman ol the board. and Bob Powell, Powell Lumber Co., Sebree, national director.

Directors: William R. Baker. Stratton

Lumber & l{ardware Co., Nicholasville: Terry L. lJarnes, lndependence Lumber & Supply Co., Inc., lndependencel (ierald Boland, Boland-Maloney Lumber Co,, Louisville: Leroy C'hewning, Ambrose Home Depot, Hopkinsville; I)on Clucas, Cole Lumber Co., Paducahl Jim Conder. Leitchfield L.umber Co., Leitchfieldl Jack E. Congleton, ('ongleton Lumber Co., Lexington; Mitch Cornelius, Beattyville Lumber & Supply, Ileattyville; Don Flellman, Hellman Lumber Co., Covingtonl Robert lJunt, Rogers Lumber Co., Bowling (ireenl Steve Levy, Levy's Lumber & lluilding Centers, Louisville; John McCormick, McCormick Lumber C'o.. Mt. Sterling; Charles McWhorter, Clay County Building Supply, Manchester. Associate directors: Paul Arling, Arling Lumber Co., Cincinnati, Oh.. and Joe Ballard, Falls City Lumber Co., Louisville.

Okhhomr Lumbermen's Assochtlon will award a pick-up truck to one of the retailers attending, the 43rd Spring Mart '89 at the Oklahoma City Fairground, Oklahoma City, Ok., March l8 and 19.

One ticket for the drawing will be given for each $100 purchased at the show. The drawing will be the last event of the two day convention and exposition. The all industry reception at the Oklahoma City Marriott Hotel, headquarters flor the convention, will be held the evening before the Spring Mart opens.

June l0-ll have been announced as dates for the summer conference at the I:ountainhead Resort, Checotah, Ok.

Mississlppi Building Material Dealers Association is completing final arrangements for the 63rd annual convention and building products trade show, March 22-25 al the Coliseum Ramada Inn, Jackson, Ms. Plywood seminars and a workshop with Jim Pence are included on the program.

V irginia Building M aterial Association's Video Vault has almost 50 video tapes available for loan to members. Tapes available include subjects suit-

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Final arrangements are being completed for the 63rd VBMA convention annual at The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va., April 9-12.

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association is holding its annual convention March 9-12 at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside and Towers, New Orleans.

Dennis Stine. Louisiana commissioner of administration, will speak at a luncheon honoring past presidents. Bill Lee will conduct a seminar on negotiating.

Election of a board of directors and officers will be held. Several social events, including a presidents reception and banquet, a riverboat cruise and a day at the races, are planned.

Southern Forest Products Association will hold nine district meetings beginning this month. The coordinators, date and location of each are: Tom Ellington, Union Camp Corp., March 7, Richmond, Va.; James Barnes, Federal Paper Board Co., Inc., March 8, Greenville, N.C.; Eugene Parker, Westvaco Lumber, March 9, Columbia, S.C.g John

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Florida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has scheduled its annual summer conference for June l4-18 at the Saddlebrook Resort, Tampa, Fl.

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The association is conducting a membership campaign mini-drive through March 31. Terry Lewis, chairman of the 1989 membership committee, is leading the drive with Bill Grimes. Brad Cook. Don Jennings and Charles Scott as district captains.

Trees will be donated to the Give Kids the World Village in recognition of companies joining. Planting day will be April 6 at the housing site in Kissimmee. Awards for the winning captain, coach and most valuable player on the membership campaign team will be presented at this time.

WWPA seminars will be held in Fort Myers on March 14 and Orlando headquarters on March 15.

Oklahoma Young Lumbermen will hear Dr. Mike Skinner of Louisville, Ky., speaking on "Service & the Customer" at Seminar '89, March l0-l I in Stillwater, Ok.

The Sunmark Hotel and Convention Center will be the location of the meeting which is co-sponsored by the MidAmerica Lumbermens Association. Dealers from around the state will attend.

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