THE AR'ZONA SCENE

Secretary-

Manager

HE ASSOCIATION held their second r quarter ,board of directors meeting at the Kine's Ransom Motel in Sedona on November 29.

Two important items discussed at the meeting were solicitation of new members and establishing of additional standing committees within our associalion. The importance of the membership helping the secretary-manager solicit new members was discussed and it was generally {elt that the members should help in this respect, since in many instances besides the secretary-manager's call on a new member, a member's call might also influence a prospective member to join. A prospective new member's list was submitted to the board and board members were assigned names to call.

The second important item acted upon by the board was the setting up of addi- tional committees. Yours truly presented the purpose of each committee and stressed the need for more education in our asrociation.

The new Committees are:

I Membership

! Building Codes

! Education

I Marketing

! Labor Relations

A report was presented on the recent Build,ing Supply lVezrs shopping survey, conducted in I00 lumber yards. This report impressed the directors with the need for education for the retail clerk.

The marketing committee, being a new committee, was discussed and it was felt that a study should be made on marketing, although the promotion of lumber is most important to our as:ociation, many other items are sold in a lumber yard to' day and should be stressed. Also, a study should be given to the matter of profits.

Other important points discussed on

Wesletn Lumber E Building Mqleriols MGRCHANT committees were the importance of mem' bers taking an active part in the associa' tion's activities and with these standing committees, the association could have a more efiective program.

Strqble Lumber Nomes Rqdditz

Bud Radditz has been named manager of Strable Lumber Company, veteran 60 year-old Oakland-$ased wholesale hardwood lumber, plYwood and building materials firm. Ralph Meyer continues in the position of sales' manager, the company disclosed.

A native of Portland, Radditz brings 20 years experience in the whole' sale plywood and lumber field to the venerable Strable firm. He is a sraduate of Stan' ford University and served in the Air Corps during World War II. In 1947 he joined Wanke Panel Company, in Portland and was general manager in 1965, when he resigned to join Higgins Lumber Co. in San Francisco.

Strable travels four outside salesmen from the Oregon border to Fresno, Calif. and east to Reno, Nev.