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Solid South Federated Associations in cooperation with the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association will sponsor a retail building materials management institute, Dec. 2-6 at the Harley Hotel, Atlanta. Ga.

Instructors for the four day program will be Jim Pence, a business trainer and editor of "Good Idea!

Newsletter;" Gary Pittsford, tax and financial planning expert, and Jerry Walker, NLBMDA director of education.

Building material dealers in Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia comprise the group.

Florida Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association installed Archie Brott, Deerfield Builders Supply, Deerfield Beach, as president at its 64th annual convention at the Tampa Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Curtis Hixon Convention Center, Sept. 12J4.

More than 210 exhibitors and 2,100 attendees participated in the largest show the association has staged.

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HOUSTON Chronicle has re-

I ported that the Houston Retail Merchants Association has filed lawsuits against four local lumber and home prod' ucts businesses, claiming violations of the state "Blue Law."

The lawsuits, which ask that the businesses be enjoined from further such violations, targ€t the 84 Lumber Co., Boise Cascade Corp., Furrow Building Materi' als and Ken's Hardware' Each suit spells out allegations of sales of material restricted by the so+alled "Blue Law" on the same consecutive Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 8 and 9.

L.A.T. in cooperation with the Western Wood Products Association will conduct halfday seminars in Arlington on Nov. 13 and Houston on Nov. 14. Objective of the meetings is to provide the retail lumber dealer with the information necess.uy to deal successfully with architects' con- tractors and the consumer in merchandis' ing lumber and related products.

Areas of emphasis will be grades and grading, seasoning, speciality products, understanding lumber specs, handling and storage, forestry manufacture and lumber promotions. Managers, assistant managers, purchasing agents, outside salespersons, key inside personnel and yard foremen will benefit from the presentations.

A complete reference binder will be provided to cach registrant. Ample opportunity will be provided throughout the seminar for discussion and questions.

Registration fee is $25.

A supervisory skills seminar for the yard foreman will be sponsored by the association on Nov. 15, E:30 a.m' to 5 p.m. in San Antonio. Topics for the all day intensive problem solving program will include managing in the lumber yard environment, increasing employee motivation, improving leadership effectiveness, resolving conflict, selecting and training employees, managing time, managing information and improving paperwork processes.