SOUTHEASTERN SCENE

Covering the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Tennesse Building Material Association is in the midst of a year long membership campaign launched Sept. I and continuing through August 31, 1986.

A $lm reward will be paid to each individual who recruits and signs up a new member during that period. The prize will be awarded upon payment of dues by the new member.

Virginia Building Material Association has selected Pinehurst Hotel and Country Club, Pinehurst, N.C., for its April G9 convention in 1986.

The tentative convention schedule lists a "Say More With Less" communications seminar continuing throughout the convention plus table top displays of products. The annual membership meeting also will be conducted.

Arrangements have been made for those attending to travel by Amtrak, departing from and returning to Richmond. Golf, tennis and a variety of social events are being arranged. the Executive Inn West, Louisville, including Dr. Michael Skinner discussing "Management Without Stress."

August lzl-17 were set for the 1986 summer management conference at the Ramada Tower, Virginia Beach, during the recent management conference. Those attending it at the Cavalier Hotel, Viryinia Beach, heard "Building Managerial Excellence" discussed by Brent Taylor and Jim Fleming of Brent Thylor and Associates and an updating on Canadian lumber legislation, tax reform and disposition of the plywood case by Harry Horrocks, National Lumber and Building Materia.l Dealers Association, Washington, D.C.

Ronald L. Owens, Geneva Corp., will present "How To Establish the Highest Value For a Building Materials Business."

C. Gilmore Dutton's topic will be "Kentucky Sales Thx and How the Law Applies to Your Business."

Harry Horrocks, acting executive vice president of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association, will explain "The Washington Scene From Our National Office." "Lumberyard Security" will be the topic of Marjorie N. Croson.

Table top displays of new products will be featured during the convention by over 30 companies. Socid events planned include the president and past president's dinner, a brunch for the ladies, a dinner theater performance and visiting Churchill Downs racetrack.

Everytime a customer places an order with Elder Wood Preserving he is assured of receiving these three committments.

At Elder Wood Preserving we are dedicated to suPPlYing our customers with the highest Quality products available, whether it be dimension lumber, timbers, decking or fencing materials. Our AWPB grading system is another example of our committment to Service.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has announced speakers for its Nov. ll-13 convention at

Louisiana BuiHing Melerid Deders Association's executive committee is encouragrng the local Louisiana associations to host legislative meetings statewide to promote communication between dealers and legislators in their area.

The LBMDA board of directors will work with the program. lnformation con- wEach piece is hand inspected and only then is it given our seal of approval.

A Dependable delivery date on your order is something Elder Wood Preserving takes pride in. Unlike other plants in the Sunbelt area, we welcome partial & route loads.

Give us a call for your next order because we treat our customers and our lumber the same way-right! Dial 1-800-551€646 or cerning the coordination of legislative programs is being prepared to be distributed to the local association presidents. being featured inside as well as outside of the home. Open houses, media tours and other promotional programs are scheduled for the project.

1 -800-622-6655 ( Lou isi ana In-Bound) & ask for Joe or Mike.

Following a mandate given at the 1985 summer conference. the LBMDA executive committee has met with an attorney and compared Louisiana's lien law with that of California. which is considered to be state of the art. The committee has agreed in general that the present Louisiana law favors the professional building material dealer. They have recommended that dealers could correct any problems by promoting tighter credit and collection practices in the industry. They also have stated that the legislative direction in the upcoming legislative session would be to defeat any attempt to weaken the present Louisiana lien law.

Florida Lumber and Building Material

Dealers Association elected Charles Nicholson, Nicholson Supply Co., Wachula, as its 52nd president.

Others elected at the 65th annual convention and exposition, Sept. ll-13, in Orlando include Clint Dawkins, Big D, Jacksonville, president-elect; Ralph Clark, Clark Lumber Co., Perry, vice president; Pete Munderloh, Genstar Building Materials, vice president-elect; Clark Yandle, Yandle Building Materials, Ocala, first vice president.

Southern Forest Products Association has started construction on the house which it is remodeling in cooperation with Family Circle magazine and other Wood Products Promotion Council members, the American Plywood Association, Western Wood Products Association and the American Wood Council.

Scheduled to be featured in a spring issue of the magazine, the remodeling will take six to eight weeks. Southern pine is

Storage

(Continued from page 12) ing it. So builders had better take note."

Storage added to an existing home or apartment or designed into a new structure ranges from an entire room devoted to storage to additional storage facilities added in utility rooms, closets, hallways, kitchens, living areas and garages.

Increased storage can include larger pantries, closets, more cabinets, more book shelves and storage space for wines, stereo systems and entertainment equipment. Modular units offer what WWPA calls the "Storage Plus" concept. They can be used in rooms which also serve as offices, exercise rooms, media centers, sewing rooms or any other application that fits the owner's needs.

The retailer's role in this marketing effort will become more clearly defined as the promotion rolls into high gear. Consumer advertising and consumer magazine editorial features on storage are expected to create an interest and desire for additional storage space.

Bob Allen, Gulf Stream Lumber Co., Boynton Beach, will be treasurer. National dealer director is Don Osteen, East Coast Lumber Co.. Fort Pierce. National district representative is Jim Attaway, Attaway Lumber Co., Okeechobee. Past president is Henry Moxon, Ocala Lumber Co., Ocala.

Outgoing past president Archie Brott, Deerfield Building Supply Co., Deerfield, received the 1985 lumberman of the year award. Dyke Industries Inc. was designated 1985 associate member of the year.