SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Building Material Merchants' Association of Georgia and Alabama presented the Legislator of the Year award to State Representative Tommy Chambless of Albany, Ga.

Jimmy Nesbitt, Giles Builders Supply, Albany, Ga., who introduced the recipient, pointed out that he is vice chairman of the House Judiciary Committee which receives all lien laws introduced. Association president Fred Thomas, Cordele Sash & Lumber Co.. Cordele. Ga., made the presentation.

BMMA will hold a management conference Nov. 12-15 and the annual buving show Jan. l2-13.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association's Oklahoma members are invited to two basic estimating classes, in Tulsa, Oct. 23-24, and in Oklahoma City, Oct.26-27. The course will again be conducted by Keith Kluis, Lumber Tech I.

Oklahoma dealers with minority contractors as customers may want to remind them that a new law gives minority businesses a 50/o preference in all competitive bidding on state projepts. To qualify, companies must register for a certificate with the Office of Public Affairs.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas executive committee, board of directors and related committees will meet Sept. l4-16 in Lubbock to review and finalize an agenda of association business.

Items to be covered include ongoing membership drive activities, proposed bylaws revisions, current financial status and cash flow projections. Pension fund recommendations, insurance fund activities. service corporation organization and LUMPAC financial/trustee status also will be reviewed.

Florida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association is meeting Sept. 14-16 for The Main Event, an annual convention/buying show, at Marriott World Center, Orlando. (A full report will be printed in the November issue.)

During the recent "facelifting" at the FLBMDA headquarters building, a special room was designated as a library for members. Catalogs, periodicals, video tapes, legislative material, managerial aids, directories and product samples are maintained in it for dealer use.

Members may obtain an index of available materials by contacting the association oflice.

Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association will hold district meetings this month.

District 3 will meet Sept. l4 in McAlester; district 4, Oct. 3 in Enid, and districts 5 & 6 on Oct. 17 in Lawton. Districts I & 2 met Aug. 3l in Tulsa.

Format for all meetings calls for Dealer to Dealer discussion beginning at 4:30 p.m. A reception co-sponsored by associate members will follow at 6:30 with an evening program after dinner.

Don Wiard has been added to the OLA staff as a field representative. A former salesman for Weiser Lock Co., he has called on the yards in Oklahoma for 13 years.

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association has established a library for its members.

Materials for education and sales training sessions or other purposes can be sent out by mail. Reservations may be made by phone.

Virginia Building Material Association will conduct seminars on credit management for the retail building material dealer and the mechanics lien law on Oct. 18 in Williamsburg, Oct. 25 in Lynchburg and Nov. 15 in Manassas.

M. Ronald Helms, senior vice president and treasurer of Roper Brothers Lumber Co., will conduct the seminars with the morning sessions devoted to general credit management guidelines and issues for dealers and the afternoon discussions focusing on what the store credit manager should know about the mechanics lien.

Helms, who is chairman-elect of the

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