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actlng execldve vlce presldent furbara Douglas has hen named acting uecutive vice president of LAT until a Wrmanent replacement is selected for Joe Butler Jr. who left the association in 9ptember. An executive vice presiden! search committee has been named with A. George Notsis III, rtrst vice president, as chairmaned. ll ew TEXAS regulations for comI ! mercial motor vehicles require the submission of several forms to the Railroad Commission of Texas.

S.B. 595 requires the commission to register and issue an identifying certificate to all commercial motor vehicles and collect a $l fee for such registration. Commercial motor vehicles also will be required to display a decal issued by the commission. A commercial motor vehicle is defined as ". .any motor vehicle transporting property in furtherance of any commercial enterprise, which motor vehicle has a gloss vehicular weight or an actual weight (including trailer or towed vehicle) of more than 10,000 pounds."

Additionally, H.B. 908 requires all owners and/or operators ofsuch vehicles to have on file with the Railroad Commission proof of bodily injury and prop erty damage liability insurance in an amount of not less than t5fi).000 combined limit.

The rules require that insurance companies must certify proper coverage by the use of Form E which is a universal form for such purposes.

Violations of S.B. 595 provide for the assessment of administrative penalties of up to $10,000.

Questions concerning application procedures may be addressed to the Railroad Commission of Texas, CVRTransportation Division, Capitol Station. P.O. Drawer 12967. Austin, Tx.,

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fA gnrntNlY truer words were V never spoken than "Nothing happens in this world 'till somebody sells something."

I believe the backbone ofthis country is its salesman. Our history is full of stories of people selling an idea, a belief or a premise. Then came the industrial revolution and the advent of the cotton gin, the automobile, the refrigerator and the television. All of which have greatly changed the face of this nation.

Things that were a very short time ago only a luxury are now things that most of us cannot seem to get along without. We've all come to understand that the "good ol' days" were really not that good. And this has all come about by one person convincing another that they had an item that would surely make life easier. A SALESMAN.

We, those associated with the lumber and building material industry, must put on our best salesman suit and proclaim to the nation the advantages of lumber and lumber related products. From the time a tre€ is planted in a reforestation project until it reaches its frnd destination as a piece of moulding or a stud in someone's home, we must all be aware that the marketing of that tree is the primary purpos€ of our livelihood.

We all must become lumber salespeople. The marketing of lumber, the advertising of lumber, the very esrcnce of lumber must be proclaimed to the nation or we could all end up advertising all our businesses "For Sale!!!"