SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

available booths sold 4 -1l2 months before the March 18-20 event.

Committees for the 67th annual met recently at the Ramada Convention Center, Tupelo.

Lumbermens Assoclation of Texas is sponsoring a public auction of surplus building materials Dec. 12-13 at the North Texas Fairgrounds, Denton.

Peak Auctioneering is in charge of the adnual event featuring surplus inventory, obsolete stock and slow movers consigned by members of the association.

LAT winter board meeting and committee meetings will be held in Austin Jan. 29-30. LAT annual convention and expo is scheduled April 15-18 in San Antonio.

tr'lorlda Lumber & Bulldlng

Material Dealers Assoclatlon celebrated relocating to new headquarters at 1330 Limit Ave., Mount Dora, with an open house Nov. 12.

Mlsslsslppl Bulldlng Materlal

Dealers Assoclatlon, Inc. is anticipating the largest convention and trade show tbey have had in recent years with 66 of 77

Hampton Buys Southern Mill

Ifumpton Resources, Inc., Portland, Or., has acquired from Precision Lumber Co., [nc. a sawmill and planing mill under construction in Pollok, Tx. Scheduled for completion early in 1993, the mill will have an annual production of 50 million feet of kiln dried southern pine for domestic and export markets.

The move is considered an initial step by the company to diversify into souftern pine which is subject to fewer preservationist intemrptions and continue manufacturing growth impossible in the Northwest because of court challenges shutting off the supply of federal timber.

"While preservationists are also

Tbe Florida Wood Council, an independent entity affiliated with FLBMDA, has named Scott Whiddon, Causeway Lumber; Sam Dunn, Dunn Lumber: Bob Alderman, Golden Triangle Supply; Fraser Lynn, MacMillan Bloedel; C. D. Blythe, Coastal Lumber Co.; Mike Riffe, Georgia-Pacific; Jeff Easterling, Southem Forest Products Association. and Bill

Carson, FIJMDA, to its executive committee

Kentucky Lumber & Buildlng assaulting the South, aboil 757o of southem timber is owned by numerous small woodland individuals who are a much more difficult target for broad scale at[ack," said John Hampton, chairman of Hampton Resources, Inc. "We are excited about reaching new markeB and developing resource acquisition opportunities in a geographical area which is new to us."

Depot Staff Saves Customer

Employees of Home Depot, White Settlement, Tx., have been recognized for prompt action in administering CPR to a customer who collapsed at the store with a heart attack.

Materlal Dealers Associationts

88th annual convention will be held at Drawbridge Inn & Convention Center, Ft. Mitchell, Jan. 19-21, in conjunction with a buying show.

Bob Rader will present educational seminars on "How Does tbe ADA Affect You?'and "Update on OSHA."

Meetings of the general membership, executive committee and board of directors, lumber yard tour, past presidents' dinner, banquet for awards and several social activities are planned.

December 31 is the closing date for the current membership drive, Gerald Scott" chairman. Huttig Sash & Door will contribute a vacation for two as a prize. Two nights lodging at convention also will be awarded.