SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

M id-Amerlca l,umbermen's Association's Arkansas and Oklahonta ntcnlbcrs were anrong 50 dctlcrs participating in a rec'ent wesl colst nrill t<lur.

Mccting in Sclttlc. Wa.. thc group visitcd the l)opc & Talbot mills in l)ort (ianrble. Wa., Mill & Tinrbcr Prrxlucts. Ltd.. Surrcy. ll.('.. Wcldwood ol'('anada, l-td.. Port Moody. ll.('.. l.oth l-untbcr ('o.. (iold llar. Wn.. lnd thc Wcycrhacuscr Tcchnicill ('cntcr. Taconra. Wa. llctwccn mill visits. the group on thc mid-Scptember tour had tinrc to sec thc sights <lfScattlc, Vancouvcr and Victoria l|.('.. ls wcll as l]lakc lsland lnd Tillicunt Village Statc l)nrk in thc Scattlc itrca.

0EAIERS lrom 0klahoma: Leon White, 8ob Smith and Charlie and Edna White listen to tour guide at a lumber mill during the MLA mill tour.

l,umbermen's Assoclsllon of 'fexrs has approvccl ncw bylaws pcnding minor amcndnrcnts.

This action wns takcn during r meeting of dircctors, comnrittec members and insurance trustecs in Lubbock on Scpt. 14-16. The ncwly formcd safety conrnrittee nret undcr thc chairmnnship ol' l)ean l-cnman. ln conjunction with thc cclucation contnrittee. it will plan roundtable cliscussions lbr futurc mcetings.

Thc eclucltion conrnrittee approved scnrintrs to be conductcd tt the Tcxas Statc Tcchnical lnstitutc in Waco. including a basic estinrating senrinar. Jan. ll-12, clcctrical wiring workshop. Jan. | 8, and a plunrbing workshop, Jan. | 9. A licn law scnrinar is planncd for lreb. I in conjunction with the l;ebruary board and committec meetings in Austin.

Nominations wcre approved for 1989-90 NLllMl)A dealer/directors l)on Smith Sr. and A. George Natsis lll with alternates Walter l;oxworth and Jeff ('hapman. Ray Nunn was nominated lor a lwo year tcrnl on the NLllMl)A executive committee. Kcith Kirk was approved as director lor district 13, replacing l;rank llates. lluilding Material Merchants' Association ((ieorgia and Alabama) is sponsoring four seminars in l)ecember and January.

LAT has a membership contest underway with prizcs offered for those bringing in ncw members. Prizes include free holcl accommodations and registration for the l99l convention, a trip for two to Lake Tahoe. ('a.. and a weekend condo vacati<ln on the Texas gull coast.

"lludgcting the Bottom Line" will be thc topic at Birmingham, Al., on l)ec. l2 with a repeat on l)ec. ll in Atlanta, Ga. Thc association's training center in Austell, (ia., will be the location for a basic training program Dec. l8-20 and an advanced millwork seminar Jan. l0 and I l.

The IIMMA annual buying show will be held in ('ollege Park, Ga., Jan. l2 and | .1.

Florida l,umber & lluilding Material Dealers Association has its lineup of guest speakers for the September 1990 annual convention: Indiana University coach llobby Knight, television personality Willard Scott, and attorney F. Lee Bailey.

Dates are Sept. 20-22 at Orlando World Center.

V irginia Building M aterial Association has mailed its 1989-90 directory to all dealer and associate members.

Seminars on "Professional SellingIncreasing Sales and Profit" will be held on [)ec. 7 and 14.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association president Ken Lawson Jr. has called a special meeting of the long range planning committee for I)ec. l0 in the Bagpipe Room ofthe Execulive Inn West, Louisville.

Members of the board ol directors and others interested in long range planning are requested to attend. Reservations may be made at the KLBMDA office.

SFPA launches $7.5 million marketing program

11 $7.5 MILLION marketing pro-

A gram to stimulate demand for southern pine lumber by an added 900 million board feet by 1995 was unanimously approved by the Southern Forest Products Association.

The new five-year program, Marketing Marathon II, follows a similar, highly successful Marketing Marathon I that ran from 1985 to the end of 1989.

Five market segments are targeted: engineered & framing; treated residential; exportsl industrial (non- building); and residential & remodeling (whitewoods). A select panel appointed by the Southern Pine Marketing Council (SPMC). which unites SFPA and the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (SLMA), developed the cooperative promotional effort to expand new markets.

Nearly 300 delegates attended the annual meeting in San Antonio, Tx. Delegates discussed market matters, government affairs and timber supply issues, and Expo '91 details.

At the general session, foreign affairs analyst Dr. John G. Stoessinger examined the turmoil and changes in Russia, the East Bloc

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Story at a Glance

Nearly 300 at San Antonio, Tx., annual meeting Preview Marketing Marathon ll.. Eugene G. Parkernewchairman sPeak' ers blast preservationists. .