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IIHIS office has learned that eight I retailers in the San Antonio area have been cited under two "abusable glue or aerosol paint" laws recently passed by the state legislature and which became effective on Sept. l.

The two laws were contained in Senate Bill 108 by Vale and House Bill 283 by Luna. Several paint distributors and manufacturers have distributed notices on the San Antonio action to retailers throughout the state.

It should be emphasized that these are state laws which are enforceable statewide and every dealer in the state who rlls or displays these products will come under their provisions. How€rrer, the problem is more acute h San Antonio because of some body shops in the city which make it a major portion of their business to sdl these products to youngsters under the age of 17.

Since the laws rcstrict the age of the purchaser, L.A.T.'s attorney, Robert Bass, advises "A strict policy of requiring identification of purchasers for all such sales should be instituted and signs to that effect should be displayed in prominant areas of the stores." S.B. l0B restricts the display of such products and Bass rccommends ". such products should be placcd in locked and caged areas, or behind a counter that is regularly closed off to the public, or in a segregated area of the store with its owrr check-out facility."

If the following chemical compounds are contained in any product, other than gasoline, aerosol paint, glue or adhesive cement, and federal law requires labeling for precautions against inhalation, the retailer must not sell the product to a minor.

ANUFACTURERS and wholesalers in the building materials industry will show their products and services to retail lumbermen and home center operators in the Mid-America states in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 26 and27, 1984, in Bartle Hall.

This year's convention and exposition will be the 96th Annual for the lr{idAmerica Lumbermens Association. Over 200 firms will participate in the trade show and convention, which draws over 3,000 people from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.

With the incline in the housing starts and the manufacturing industry, this year's convention preparation took off at a fast pace. As of November, convention booth space sold exceeded the total sold for the entirr convention last year.

In songs, Kansas City is the home of the l2th Strec Rag and the place where "everything's up to date." In literature, it's the place where a young reporter named Emest Hemingway learned to "eschew verbiage" while writing for the Konss City Star. In history, it's the gateway to the West, the place where outfitters stocked wagon trains bound for California gold or adventure in Spanish Santa Fe.

Today, 250 miles from the geographic center of the United States, Kansas City is a heartland metropolis renowned for fountains, food and jazz. luih sn gently-rolling forested bluffs above the broad Missouri River, the city surprises visitors with its graceful boulevards, sparkling fountains, world-class museums and theaters, inviting shops and restaurants.

Plan to attend the 1984 Mid-America Building Products Exposition and Winter Buying Market.

The volatile chemical ingredients include acetone, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, cyclohexanone, ethyl acetate, hexane, methyl cellosolve aoetate, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, toluene, trichloroethylene, xylol or xylene, trichloroethane, methanol, amyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, diethyl ether, petroleum distillate, aliphatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, ketone solvent,glycol ether solvent, glycol and ether inter solvent.

Volatile solvents requiring nonaccessible displays as well as not bing sold to minors include acetone, amyl acetate, benzol or benzene, butyl ac€tate, butyl alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, cyclohexanon, ethanol or ethyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, hexane, isopropanol or isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl acetate, methyl "cellosolve" acetate, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, totuol or toluene, trichloroethylene, tricresyl phosphate, xylol or xylene.