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programs by retail lumber dealers, the Mid-America Lumbermen's Association can now make available to any lumber dealer in Arkansas or Oklahoma, i sP€cial discount program. Dealers can now take advantage of a 2.20/o flat rate discount program. This fee is for all charge tickets regardless of a yard's monthly volume or average ticket amount.

Here is how the program works:

(1) All MLA accounts will be charged a flat 2.2t/o discount fee regardless of monthly volume or average ticket amount.

(2) You will receive as many bank card imprinters as you need, sales and refund slips, batch headers and promotional material to implement the program' Each imprinter is subject to a rental fee of $2 per month. The imprinter fee covers any repair andlor replacement of the imprinter. All sales slips, etc. are provided to you at no cost.

(3) MasterCard/Visa will open a costfree bank card account for you. All sales slips will be deposited into your account, and you will get prompt credit for the gross amount of the sales. You can write checks on this account as often as you like.

(4) On a monthlY basis Your account will be debited $2 for each imprinter rent- tttttsts lllsts nigxrnr f,3ltsmotllxorl al and the 2.290 discount fee for MasterCard and Visa sales.

The benefits of the MLA Program include:

(1) Lower discount fees by virtue of the special MLA member group rates.

(2) Prompt credit for bank card sales.

(3) A service representative assigned to your business will be able to answer any questions you may have regarding the sales procedure or the Program.

(4) MLA stands behind the Program and will assist you whenever necessary.

($ Free bank card sales supplies and promotional material.

(O Free training for you and your staff on proper bank card sales procedures.

(7) One number to call for assistance md/or supplies.

You can begin particiPating in the MLA program by calling us or either the Arkansas or Oklahoma regional manager to receive the information and forms you need to start the program.

Southeastern Scene

Covering the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia' Kentucky, l.ouisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina' South Carolina. Tennessee and Virginia.

Tennessee Building Meterial Associr' tion will be represented by at least two couples on the trade mission to Europe to be sponsored by them and other southe.rstern building material associations in July.

The group will leave July I and return July 16 with visits to dealers and other members of the building materials and lumber industry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland scheduled.

Young Executives of TBMA have scheduled their convention for July I I -l 3 at Paris Landing State Park.

Members also will participate in the pre{onvention Canadian tour being sponsored by the Building Material Merchants Association of Georgia and AIabama and TBMA enroute to the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association convention in Seattle, Wa.

Virginie BuiHing Mrlerid Associetion is warning its mernben of a problem with c.o.d. deliveries which has occurred in their state.

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GAYLON STACY

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IEGISLATIVE reports of the second hessionof the40th Oklahoma Legislature, which is now in session, and calls for action will be issued exclusively by the retail lumber and building material dealers legislative action committee of Oklahoma.

This joint committee is supported equally by the OLA and the Mid-America Lumbermens Association. It is directed by nine retail dealers who represent both associations.

Repeating as 1985 chairman is Bill Carey, Jr., Carey Lumber Co., Oklahoma City. Members are Robert Henkle, Grand Country Homeworks, Grove; Bud Blakley, Blakley Lumber Co., Davenport; John Collins, Collins Lumber Co., Ada, and M. J. Lewis, Duncan Builders Supply, Duncan. Others are Rex McSparrin, Valley Lumber Co., Tonkawa; Bill Payne, T. H. Rogers Lumber Co., Oklahoma City; Glen Pearce, Lane-Pearce Lumber Co., Muskogee, and Buiord White, Buford White Lumber Co., Shawnee.

Ex-officio members are Jim McKellar, Jr., M & M Lumber Co., Tulsa, and Grady Ollie, Jr., George Ollie's Lumber Co., Pocola. Legislative liaison for the joint committee is attorney James Walker of Oklahoma City.

As annual dues are received in the OLA office, more and more retail and associate members are paying more dues than required to sustain membership. Among those demonstrating their support to the continued success and growth of the OLA are Dale Morrow, Don Mclain, Gary Rosebure, C. D. Browning; C. C. McNeeley; James D.

Dunn; L. W. and Roger Musgrove; H. R. Bockus; Della M. Maples; Clark Wiens, A. F. LeClair, and Norma Stobbe.

Kent Cornwell, director of administration, Coley Ghomrawi, members services director and office manager, and Anita Hill, secretary and records clerk, are handling the daily operations of the OLA office while I am on limited duty, involved in the legislative session as an Oklahoma House of Representatives member. I will return to fulltime association duty when the legislature adjourns in midJune.

District meeting dates have been set: District 4, April ll, Roman Nose State Park, Watonga, Ok., Faye O'Dell, speaker; District 6, May 9, Holiday Inn, Lawton, Ok., speaker to be announced.