SFPA's 75th annual

It ROGRT:SS mingled with remif niscing at the 75th anniversary celebration and annual meeting of the Southern l:orest Products Associatiort.

Close to 300 members, families, staff and representatives from related organizations participated in the meeting at the Sheraton Music City Hotel. Nashville, Tn., Oct. 2l-

T. H. O'Melia Jr.. Scotch Lumber Co., Fulton, Al., succeeded Eugene G. Parker, Westvaco Lumber, Summerville, S.C., as chairman of the board. John Shealy, Willamette Industries, Ruston, La., was elected vice chairman; Clary Anthony, Anthony Forest Products, El Dorado, Ar.. treasurer. Parker became immediate past chairman. Karl W. Lindberg was re-elected president as was Lionel J. Landry as secretary.

Jerry Norris, Westvaco Lumber, was appointed chairman of the Southern Pine Marketing Council, a promotional cooperativc composed of the SI:PA arrd the Southeastern Lumber Manulircturers Association. Terry Clarke, Anthony Timberlands, Inc., will serve as vice chairman.

In addition to selecting new officers, this group previewed updates of the marketing program, reviewed the budget and heard program proposals from SFPA staff members.

Rltllt{G IHE BAIIGE at SFPA's barn dance Ill John Nichols, John McShan. [2] Karl Lindberg, John Hightower [3] Arthur Temple. [41 John Hodges-Copple, Harold Maxwell. (51 Dwight Harrigan, Sam Robinson. 16l Stan & Kathy Elberg. (71 Gay & Jack Stevens. (81 John Batson, Clarence Young. l9l Marvin Willey, Clil Jones, Bob Grillin (l0l Chip & Susan Harrigan ll ll Louis & Croom Finlay, Ann Plummer.

NEtllLY elected SFPA ollicers: John Shealy, vice chairman, Karl Lindberg, president; T. H. 0'Melia Jr, chairman; Eugene Parker, immediate past chairman; Clary Anthony, t reasu re r.

S0UTllERll Forest Products Association convention delegates: lll Appie & Tom 0'Melia, Dianne Stallworth. (21 Gayle & Clayton 8arns. l3l Rusty & Terry WobO, Oian-e & Tony DaSilva. l4l June & Clary Anthony. (51 Sam Robinson, Peggy & A. J. Waechter. l0l Ron & Donna Tillman. (71 Kim Twittv. Dan House. [8] Cynthia & Alan McMillen, Jldy Anderson. (91 Steve & Karen Neal, Earnestine & Mike Easterling. ll0l Rachael Camp, John McShan. llll Nany Eliades, Bill Booth, George Eliades. ll2l Bob & Anna Barrett. lt3l Nancy & Don Jaenicke. ll4l Ron & Jill Willis. llSl Vergie & John Shealy, Skip Seaman. ll6l Ralph Gage, Bob Griffin. (l7l Pat Patrick, Virginia Harrigan. ll8l Laurie & James Bibler. ll9l Jinx & Robert Pollard. l20l Ronnie Bates. 12ll John Hammack, Kerlin Drake.

The National Forest Products Association treated wood quality assurance task group met in conjunction with the SFPA convention. John Hall, American Wood Preservers

Institute, presided over the session which reviewed proposed bylaws and a tentative budget presented by Eric Yeadon, American Wood Preservers Bureau. The proposed pressure treated wood quality assurance organization, when it reaches its final form, will be an overview organization open to a broad membership. Much of the project is modeled after the American Lumber Standards Committee.

Investigative journalist Jack Anderson was a provocative luncheon speaker, sharing his views of the federal budet deficit and insights on the Persian Gulf crisis. Washington bureaucracy was targeted as the main cause of the deficit.

The final banquet was a cham- pagne toasted celebration of SFPA's 75 years of industry leadership. Highlighted by an excellent video presentation of industry and association highlights, the diamond anniversary party was a gem of a way to conclude yet another successful SFPA milestone.

Story at a Glance

75th annivercary marked in theme and video... Southem Pine Marketing Council prolnc tions rcvieyved O'Itlelia elected chairman ... related meeting of qualfi assuranoe task group.

NLBI/IDA Bodd Accopt! Stldoglc Pbn

Restructuring of the governing bodies of the association and redirecting the mission and priorities for the future were approved at the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association's 74th annual convention in Colorado Springs, Co.

The strategic plan voted on by the board will serve as a blueprint for future action. Bob Curtis, Curtis Lumber Co., Ballston Spa, N.Y., accepted the office of president with J.

Howard Luck, Manassas Lumber Corp., Manassas, Va., filting the president elect spot. Gerald Olrich, Oxford Lumber Co., Oxford, Mi., became vice presidentl Ray Nunn, Simms-Moore Lumber & Hardware, Frisco, Tx., vice president and treasurer, and retiring president William P. Morton, Home Lumber Co., Hazard, Ky., chairman, Gary W. Donnelly, the newly appointed executive director, was named secretary.

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