SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Lumbermen's Assoclatlon of Texas has invited State Representative Harvey Hilderbran to speak at the biannual legislative breaKast Sept. l0 during fall board and committee meetings Sept. 9-11 at tbe Inn of the Hills, Kerrville.

Mlsslsslppl Bulldlng Materlal I)ealers Assoclatlon, Inc.'s lien law committee is wotking on a lien law rcvision to be presented during the mid-yer board of directors meeting Aug. 12-13 at Treasure Bay Resort, Biloxi.

Commiuee members are president Ken Cavin, Wesley Thomas, Bill Gould, John Cloy, Steve Breland, Joe Weston and James Bumett.

Mld-Amerlca Lumbermens Assoclatlon reports more than 150 booths sold for Expo 95's Carnival of Values Feb.22-24 at the Kansas City, Mo., Maniott Hotel.

Retailers recommending a supplier who buys booth space when he is contacted will receive a $lfi) cash award.

The 1994 West Coast Mill Tour itinerary Oct. 2-7 includes the Boeing plant, Everett, Wa.; Pope & Talbot and Port Gamble General Store, Port Gamble, Wa.; Butchart Garden, Victoria, B.C.; MacMillan Bloedel's western red cedar mill, Vancouver, 8.C,, and Forintek (forest products laboratory).

The Carollnas-Tennessee Bulldlng Materlal Assoclatlon is sponsoring contractor service seminars Aug. 10, 17 and 24.

Promising to belp a retailer become the best contractor and commercial yard in his market, the "Outrageous Contractor Service" series will be taught by Jim Enter, Performance Achievement Group, Munells Inlet. S.C. l,ocations in order of dates are Nashville, Tn.. Asheville and Fayetteville, N.C.

Vlrglnla Bulldlng Materlal Assoclation has scheduled Jack Aden, RawlesAden Lumber, "The Circle of LifeTemperate Forests;" Howard M. Chandler, R. S. Means Co., "How to Help Your Contractors Survive & ProsperWithout Reducing Your Prices;" Tim Hoerner and Gary K. Shepherd, Cigna financial advisors, "Deferred Compensation and Benefit Planning Opportunities," and Jack Pence, Snavely Forest Products, "Alternative Building Products," as speakers at the Aug. 18-21 Summer Management Conference at the Ramada Oceanside Tower, Virginia Beach.

Dealer/supplier roundtable sessions, committee and board of directors meetings, golf and tennis tournanrents and children's activities also are planned.

Florlda Lumber & Buildlng Materlal Dealers Assoclatlon's 74th annual convention and buying show will be Sept. 14-17 at Marriott's Orlando World Center, Orlando.

Following the theme "Partners for Progress," the program will include Dr. Roger Blackwell speaking on "How to Grow Profits in a Slow Growth Markef' at the kickoff breakfast, lunch with "The Amazing Kreskin," an engineered wood products seminar for architects and engineers, a wood roof tuss seminar for building officials and contractors, roundtables, panel discussions and committee and council meetings.

Exhibits will be open from 10 a.m. to l2:30 p.m. and 2:3O p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 16 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 in the Palms Ballroom. Over 290 exhibitors be at the show with 3000 people attending, according to Terry L. Jalbert, assistant executive vice president.

New FLBMDA officers and directors will be inducted at an awards breakfast Sept. 17. The annual meeting and presentation of tbe Associate of the Year award will be part of this event.

Recreational and social events include the board of directors reception, Sept. 14; golf and tennis tournaments, Sept. 15; "Back to the Future" party, Sept. 15, and presidential banquet Sept. 17.

The Constructlon Suppllers' Assoclationrs executive vice president Erv Goodroe will host a reception honoring Georgia Lt. Governor Pierre Howard Sept. 19 at Houston Lake Country Club, Perry. Held from 5:30 to 7. the event is planned to thank Howard, who is campaigning for re-election, for his support of the association in the past.