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Texas' 100th BirthdaY Gala

Great plans are being made bY the Lumbermen's Association of Texas for its l0oth birthday celebration to be held in San Antonio, APril 18-20.

Highlighting the annual convention and exposition will be a giant birthday extravaganza at the president's dinnerdance-show on APril 19 in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyan Regency Hotel. Roger V will be entertaining with Richard "Cactus" Pryor, often called the funniest man in America, as master of ceremonies.

Joe Butler Sr., executive vice president of the association, urges everyone to not miss this once in a lifetime culmination of 100 yean of service to the Texas industry ard the nation by the Lumbermen's Association of lbxas. He guarantees that excellent exhibia, education ard entertainrnent await those attending.

Exterior lire retardant treated lumber and ply' wood for exterlor and high humidlty appllcatlons.

Exterior fire retardant treated western red cedar shingles and shakes lor Claes "A", "B", and "C" roof systems.

A new generation of interior fire retardant treated wood products with low hygroscopicity' 99-rTo: sion rates similar to untrealed wood, and third party certified strese values.

Oustanding sPeaken will include Harlan W. Hummel. executive vice president of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association, Washington. D.C., and NLBMDA president Patrick McCormick. William H. Gove will speak on "Excellence Is An Inside .lob." Jerry Walker' educational director. NLBMDA, will discuss "Incentile Plans for Retail Lumber Dealers" and Clifford J. Grum. President and c.e.o.. Temple-Inland. will discuss '"Ibxas Housing Industry A Bright Future."

The convention will open with ceremonies including a 5'000 balloon salute, a l2-foot birthday cake with 100 lighted candles, and music bY an ensemble of the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra.

Building Permit UPs & Ilowns

Texas and Oklahoma were the big losen in the figures released bY the National Association of Home Builders to show changes in building permits issued from 1984 to 1985.

Oklahoma won its place at ttre top of the negative percentage changes with a minus 537c. 'lbxas was tops in the numerical decline group with 55,828 fewer building permits issued.

Alaska, Louisiana, Wyoming' ltdontana, Mississippi, New lvbxico, Colorado. Arizona, South Carolina and Utah were otlrcr losen.

Oregon, Hawaii, California ard North Carolina were among those states showing an increase in the number of building permits issued in 1985.

Tratfic Association Election

Thomas J. Welsh, Welsh Forest Products, Memphis, Tn., is the new president of the Southern Hardwood Tiaffic Association.

Others elected with him at the 65th annual meeting in Memphis, Feb. 27 are S. L. "Pete" Ingram, Robbins Inc., Cincinnati, Oh. , first vice president, and H. E. "Gene" Parker. Curtner-Parker Lumber Co., Memphis, treasurer.

Directors elected are David Beretta. Five Star Lumber Co., Fremont, Ca.; W. heston Germain, Germain Timber Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Robert E. Hollowell, Pierson-Hollowell Co., Indianapolis, In.; Rodney P Winkler, Tex-O-Cal Hardwoods, Temple, Tx.; George L. Ousley, Buchanan Hardwoods, Selma, Al.; Mrs. Lane A. Hill, Clark-Hill Lumber Co. , Jacksonville, Fl. ; Steven J. Humphrey, Humphrey Lumber Co., Montgomery, A1.; Mrs. Winona L.

Oklahoma Dealers PAC

The Retail Lumber and Building Material Dealers Legislative Action Committee of Oklahoma is a committee designed to monitor activities of the Oklahoma kgislature, protect and promote the interests of the lumber and buildins products industry in Oklahoma and report to the state's lumbermen on important issues.

Formed three years ago, it is equally sponsored and funded by the Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association and the MidAmerica Lumbermens Association. The committee's industry lobbyist is attorney James E. Walker.

Speed, Kirby Forest Industries, Inc., Houston, Tx.; Fred Pickens, Pickens Lumber Sales, Clinton, Ms.; Joseph Hyrka, Anderson-Tully Co.; Jack T. Shannon, Jr., J. T. Shannon Lumber Co.; Walter M. Fields. Walter M. Fields Lumber Co.; Russell Stadelman II. Russell Stadelman Co.; Clovis Young, Memphis Hardwood Flooring Co.; Patrick Carey, Sam Carey Lumber Co.; and David Hagedorn, Frank A. Conkling Co., all from Memphis.

Fred H. Tolan, chairman, Thailer Express Corp., Seattle, Wa., a transportation consultant, spoke at the joint luncheon of the SHTA and the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis, a traditional part of the annual meeting. Honored were past presidents, including Gerald Slavney, Thompson-Katch Lumber Co., Memphis, the immediate past president. Announcement was made of the retirement of Paul McQuiston, executive vice president, effective this month.

OLA members are chairman Glen Pearce, Lane-Pearce Lumber Co., Muskogee; Bud Blakley, Blakley Lumber Co., Davenport; M. J. Lewis, Duncan Builders Supply, Duncan; and Buford White, Buford White Lumber Co.. Shawnee.

MLA members are vice chairman Robert Henkle, Grand Country Homeworks, Grove; John Collins, Collins Lumber Co., Ada; B. E. Payne, T. H. Rogers Lumber Co., Oklahoma City, and Charles White. Crescent Lumber Co.. Crescent.

Treated Market Strong

(CttntinttL'd Jntnr page 10) property in a much hi-eher proportional degree to the ntonev thel sPend. Finally. the expansion of home cen-

FlG. 3-Location ol prcssure-treating actiYity

ters around the country has increased acceptance of treated lumber. The "all-inone" store concept has made the buying process easier tbr consumers. This. alon-s rvith the above mentioned factors as *ell as the tact that pressure treated u'ood is a hiuh profit center for retailers. has led to the drastic upuard sales move of treated uood in the rnarketolace.

FlG. 5-Treated lumber retention levels

more in specialty products such as custon.rized deck and mailbox posts. t'encing. lattice panels, fire-retardant treated lurnber. marketed along with support materials such as how{o videos and bcnks. the nrarket for pressure treated uood *ill surelr increase. The easier a project reems. the broader the potential d-i-1 nrarket trill be.

Importantll. an arrangement was made u ith the Environmental Protection Agencl to roluntarill intbrm the public of certain handling measures that should be tblloued uhen using pressure treated lumber. These are tairlr basic and should not affect the consumers' desire for lons-lastins lumber.

FlG. 4-IUlarkets lor treated lumber

Now for the difficult part-predicting the future. It cannot be expected that the industrr u'ill continue to gro\\'at a l3? annual clip. hou'ever. according to Data Resources. Inc.. an independent research -group. the pressure treated lumber industr) uill grou to 5 billion board feet by 1993. a 1,5% increase. This number mav increase if home mortgage rates remain belou the present l0% lerel and general economic conditions stav vibrant.

As treaters begin to deal more and

't-in. boards

Housing starts are up. The economv is humming along. All these are contributing factors to the belief that the tuture of the pressure treated *ood industry is bright indeed.

D.BLAZE'

A superior fire retardant wood product for interior applications USES

Trusses, studs, beams, joists, decking, sheathing, purlins and interiortrim.

Properties

D-BLME FRTwood has extremely low hygroscopic properties and meets the requirements of the AWPA Standard C-20 and C-27.

.When D-BLAZE FRTlumberand plywood come in contact with metal, such as truss plates, nails, hardware, plumbing, and conduits, there is no greater corrosion than with ordinary untreated wood.

. D-BLAZE FRTwood is paintable and stainable when dried properly before f inishing.

UNDERWRITER'S LABORATORIES - CLASSIHCAilON

Allspecies of D-BLME FRTwood have been awarded an "FRS" classification bythe Underwriters Laboratories. This is the highest

LUMBER UL File No. R10647

Southern Yellow Pine

Ponderosa Pine ........

Red Pine

Douglas Fir ............

Western Hemlock

White Fir

Hem-Fir .\

Jack Pine

Red Spruce ..............

Black Spruce

Engelmann Spruce 1l classif ication UL can award. Further, D-BLME has more species of wood with the "FRS" Classification than any other f ire retardant. They are:

LUMBER UL File No. R10647, (contd)

WhiteSpruce FRS

Alpine Fir ............ ......... FRS

Balsam Fir ............ FRS

Lodgepole Pine ......... FRS s-P-F ......... FRS

PLYWOOD UL FiIe No. 10950

SouthernYellowPine ......... .......... FRS

Douglas Fir ............ FRS

HARDWOOD LUMBER UL File No. R10647

Basswood .. FRS

Red Oak FRS

D-BLAZE FRT lumber and plywood is widely available coast to coast. lt warehouses well and affords lumber dealers a superior prof it opportunity. For more information contact -

EALERS from Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana were represented at the 60th annual convention and building products show of the Mississippi Building Material Dealers Association. More than 50 firms exhibited their products during the meeting, Feb. 14-15 in Biloxi.

Fred Nabors. owner of Nabors Hardware and Building Supply, Vardaman, and Houston Building Supply, Houston, became the president, accepting the gavel from Wesley Rushing, outgoing president. A member of MBMDA since l97Z he had served four vears on the board of directors prior to his election.

Dwight Long, Breland Building Supply, Union, was named as first vice president. Second vice president will be Bill Reynolds, Waynesboro Hardware Co., Waynesboro. Kenneth Breland, Breland Building Supply, Philadelphia, was selected as national dealer director.

Story at a Glance

Fred Nabors takes office as presadent 50 plus firms have booths in building products show . . . 1987 convention Feb. 19-21 in Biloxi.