Western States Hardware Show

Now with two decades of solid growth behind it, the 2lst annual Western States Hardware-Housewares-Paint & Garden Supply Show is ready for one of the biggest shows in its history. Retailers from throughout the 13 western states will be on hand to see and buy during the show, March I-2-3, at Brooks Hall, Civic Center, San Francisco.

Literally thousands of lines of merchandise will be shown by over 600 manufacturers at the show, sponsored by the California Retail Hardware Association. All segments of the hardware-housewares industry will be represented.

According to K. B. Jacobsen, show manager, pre-show interest is running high with many new exhibitors wanting booth space to present their products to retail buyers in the big Western market.

Buyers from all areas of the retail field are attracted to this show to see the latest inaslellotive supplies, building materials, paint and paint sundries, sporting goods, lawn and garden supplies, housewares, giftwares, hand and power tools, plumbing and electrical supplies, variety and notion items, plus hundreds of other individual lines of merchandise.

With the still booming economy, retailers continue to look for new lines of merchandise and new ideas and sales aids at the hardware show. Buyer interest in better quality is still a growing factor. Manufacturers will be showing new packaging ideas and merchandising units for their products which incorporate multiple use such as combination wall, counter, window and gondola units with built-in reorder information and selling messages. Buyer attendance is expected to top the 10,000 mark. These dealers will be spending over $l million, plus an even larger amount on post-show orders.

Show hours are : Mar, I11:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.; Mar. 212:00 noon-6:00 p.m.; Mar. 33:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Tuesday is employees day with all retail personnel invited. Special attendance prizes for both buyers and employees include color TV sets, trips to Hawaii, Las Vegas and Disneyland, and special cash awards.

By R0SS KINCAID executive vice president

nUR 67th annual Western Exposition

\-/ will be held Feb. 5-7 at rhe Seattle Center Exhibition and Display Halls and will be a pilot show of the future. It's the forerunner to future expositions that will combine industry trade shows and business sessions with a show for the general public.

The 1970 Exposition opens Thursday evening, Feb. 5, with a special exhibit showing for dealer-invited customers and home.owners as well as contractors, builders, architects, specifiers, and dealer's employees.

To get the maximum tangible results for exhibitors by putting on the liveliest show, all displays will bi the acrion-rype wherever possible. Some exhibitors even plan to use the stage and grandstands at the show to best display what they have to sell.

The B a.m. kickoff breakfast at the

Olympic, the headquarters hotel, starts activities on Friday with an inspirational speech by Harry E. Olson, Jr. A panel dis. cussion between college students and three young men in the lumber industry will discuss their future opportunities.

The Grand Opening of the Exhibits, complete with buffet luncheon and music is at noon. The women's champagne tea and style show begins at 2:30 p.m. at the Washington Plaza Tower. That night, at 6:30, the Western Roundup Mixer blasts off the traditional get.together of old and new friends with baron-of-beef sandwichettes, music and drinks.

Saturday begins with the continental breakfast at the exhibition hall at 8:30. The displays will stay open until 12:45 that day. fu always a shuttle bus service will be operating between the hotel and the display hall.

The All-Industry Luncheon that duy will hear Dean D. Miller, noted lecturer on physical fitness. A three women panel report and evaluation of stores, personnel, products and services will follow. Pop- ular Len Width will be the moderator for what promises to be an outstanding feature of the entire convention.

The giant dinner climaxing the convention begins at 7:00 p.m.o being preceded by the social hour.

The I[estern Exposition, the all-industry building materials show of the Pacific Northwest, is again expected to draw huge crowds. Lumber and building material dealers and distributors from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska will be the major industry attendance.

Total individual participation in the Exposition is expected to be between 2,000 and 3.000.

Blqck Bsrt Eleclion ond Concol

Seven purring kittens were inducted into the inner sanctum of membership in Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club recently.

Officers for the current term are Ole Johnston, president, Don Michaelson, vp.o and Cordes Langley, sec.-treasurer.

New members are Wayne L. Knauf, Vern Goodman, and Joe Wheelern Crawford Lumber Co.; Jack Powell, Molalla Lumber Co.; Joe Gilley, Gilley Transportation; Leslie Stenson and Anton Engel. Rex Vowell of Crawford was reinstated and Maynard Stubberfield, Lawrence Warehouse Co., traasferred from the Humboldt club.