SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Oklehomr l,umbermen's Associrtion members recently toured the l)elta lraucet plant in Chickasha and the Tcmple-lnland gypsum wallboard plant in l;letcher.

Traveling by bus on March 6. the group visited l)elta first to observe state of the art robotic assembly lines directed by computers. At Temple-lnland, the group was treatcd to lunch, a tour o[ the lircility and an explanation of the program to cut cmploycc absenteeism.

Kentucky l,umber & Building Material Dealers Association is taking an active part in amending the statc's lien law.

With the Kentucky llome lluilders Association, Kentucky Plumbing, l{eating & Cooling Association and the Kentucky Ready-Mix Association, KLIIMI)A will present a change to llouse tlill 413. Their objection to this amendment backed by a group of bankers is the order of distribution ol moneys in case customers delault on payment. A lengthy debate and manY amendments are expected before the issue is resolved, according to Billy Thompson. exec. v.p.

KLBMDA board members will meet April 26 at the Holiday Inn, Elizabethtown. The annual family outing and golf tournament has been set lor July l8-19 at the Marriott Hotel, Lexington.

Florida l,umber & Bulldlng Materlal Derlers Associatlon will use funds liom a 60 day mini membership campaign to plant an oak trce at (iivc Kids

The World Village for terminally ill children in Kissimme. lrl

Woody (llark, Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance, l990 membership committec chairman spearheaded thc campaign which pitted liastern Conference Regions against Wcstern (lonference Regions. Bill (irimes. lluttig Sash & l)oor Co., and Marty Perez, (iancedo Lumber (1o., Ied the eastern team. Terry

Lewis, Bontel Fastener Corp.. and Charles Scott, Robbins Wholesale Lumber. captained the west.

Awards will be given to lhe winning captain and coach and most valuable player at the tree planting ceremony on April 19.

Lumber & Building Material Dealers 0resident for 1990 is Bill Bucher, Square Deal Lumber Co., Park City, Ky. (See p. 25, March 1990 for other officers.)

A l;LllMl)A Give The Kids

The World fundraiser in l"ebruary by llonnie Lewis exceeded its goal of $25.000 to support the village.

M ld-Americr l,umbermens Associalion members from Arkansas and Oklahoma were among over 3,000 attending the l02nd annual meeting in Kansas (iity, Mo., and purchasing $5.4 million in products.

Thc board of directors met during the l:eb. l5-16 session. V.p. llob Flenkle, (irand Country llomeworks, Grove, Ok., gave a progress report on national's strategic planning committee efforts. Action on continuing mcmbership in national was delerred until the next board meelrng.

Associalion by-laws were amended to allow associate members to serve on the board of directors in an ex-olllcio capacity. l'ive candidates will be presented to the membership for election. A community college advisory committee has been formed to provide communication between the lumber industry and the educational committee.

Meet the candidate programs are being hosted by the association to introduce candidates for election to key offices in C)klahoma. GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Price will meet with dealers on April 2 in Tulsa and April 9 in Oklahoma City.

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