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

Louisiana Building Material llealers Association has set Feb. 27-March 2 as the dates of its 1986 convention at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans.

During a recent meeting of the convention committee, plans were initiated for a workshop on employee incentive plans. A survey is being taken among members to compile information to be used as a basis for the workshop.

In a plywood antitrust litigation update to members, Herb Garon, LBMDA legal counsel, said that all persons with correction forms or additional claims recommended for rejection, in whole or in part, and those who have been determined to be ineligible have been notifred. A hearing will be held in the New Orleans U.S. District Court on Nov. 18. At that time all matters affecting the disallowed or disputed claims will be determined.

"Although this is not the end, nor can I predict the date that the court will sign an order of distribution of the settlement funds, this is obviously the hrst step in that direction," Garon said. "lt is conceivable, although not promised, that if there are no appeals taken from the orders ofthe court following the hearing, an order of distribution could be issued some 60 davs thereafter." on Jan. 3l and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. l. The exhibits will be closed during the opening day luncheon.

Building Material Merrhants' Association of C'eorgia and Alabama has mailed brochures and letters to prospective exhibitors in their 1986 buying show, Jan. 3GFeb. l, at the Atlanta Civic Center.

More than 30 dealers are expected to send representatives to the show. There will be in excess of 2tr booths at what Erv W. Goodroe, executive vice president, calls "the best buying show in the southeast."

Donna Keen is exposition manager. Show hours wiil be 9-ll a.m. and 24p.m.

Florilr Lumber and Building Material Deelers Associdion will conduct a seminar on profit planning on Oct. 17.

Robert Claypool, controller of CertainTeed, Waco, Tx., will lead the session from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the association's headquarters in Orlando.

Champion performers in the recent membership drive have been announced by Jim Hill, Logan Lumber Co., Tampa, the membership committee chairman. Their work resulted in the association gaining 59 new members.

Hill and Phil Cocks, Delta Millwork, Inc., Orlando, were the top recruiters. John Rourk, Jack Gilbert, Dennis Chappell, Bob Hoffman, Dennis Chamben and Jim Ferguson were cited for enlisting two or more new members. Others contributing to the effort were Bobby Carroll, Michael Wyatt, Bubba Collins, Don Jennings, Joel Miller, Earl Huntzinger, Ralph Clark, Joe Lrdford and Art McCormick.

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