WBMA scores another first

lN lrs 82 years of existence, the I Western Building Material Association has been honored with many "firsts." This year they received another. For the first time, the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association held its annual convention in conjunction with a regional federated association: WBMA. It was the 69th annual convention for "Nationalj'which before had always held its annual convention separately from the federateds' annuals.

Meeting in Seattle, WBMA again held its popular building products showcase in addition to its convention. The exhibits this year were at the Seattle Center and were open two of the four days of the meeting. The convention headquarters was the Westin Hotel.

Always well attended, the WBMA convention attendance this vear was

Story at a Glance

WBMA hosts NLBMDA as "National" holds its first annual meeting with a regional federated . . attendance nearly 2000 . motivation, management techniques and communication skills featured at meetings . . . B. C. Premier urges ioint U.S./Canada wood promolion to the world.

up 22c/o from 1984 and including national delegates totaled nearly 2000.

After an evening of get-together socializing, WBMA members and dealers from all over the United States who had come for National's meeting gathered Sunday morning, Nov. 17, for a session of exhibitor's quick-pitch selling talks, moderated by Sid Voorhees, Eugene Planing Mill, and Jim Bender, Robinson-Bender & Associates.

Among the convention programs was a presentation on personal relationships by Tom Champoux of The Effectiveness Institute who explored four different personality types and

0UALITY W00D THEME at Disdero Lumber Co. display included this $20,000 solid wood piano, a tuxedo clad piano player and (1) Jim Meyers, Dan Day, John Jayne, John Meyers. (2) Keith Brown, Chuck Link, managingofficerof WBMA. (3)Alice Hamman, steve Littlefield, Larry Hamman. (4) Nick Kent, Norma & Earl Pennington, Bernice & Al Newkirk. (5) Dick Wegner, Mari Prlain, Duqan Baker and his duck. (6) Eric Gerretsen, Teiry Willey, Kyle Kincaid. (7) LMA exec. v.p. Gary Smith and his wile, Kathleen. (8) Tom Borgen, Earl Miller, Steve Kramer. (9)E. J. Johnson. exec. v.0. of the Arizona lumber association, and his wiJe, Sharon. (10) Jeny Zanrosso, Bruce Martin, Jim Bergman. (11) Steve Toftoy, Dave Komar, Lance Humphrey, Laurie Clancy, Bert Fisher, Bob Gruhlke, Bill Hayes, Larry Humphrey. (12) Dean Matlhews, Michelle Pjesky. (13) Dick Bullack, Kathryn Smith. (14) Julian Apostolou, Steve Harsch, John DeCou, Dinny Waters. (15) Dan Waters, Betsi Powers.