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THE SOUTHTAND
By WAYNE executive vice president
A SSOCIATIoN members and |{ttreir wives recently participated in a ihipboard seminar while cruising to the Mexican towns of Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas aboard M.S. Sun Princess.
They left Los Angeles December 10, and returned December 17. Condrrcfor of the seminar was William
Baugh of William E. Baugh and Associates. consultants to the forest and wood product industry.
The group was well divided as to business types, i.e., retailers selling only to contractors, those with a mix of consumer and contractor and those dealing basically with the consumer. Among the wholesalers, there were distribution operators, desk operations and one broker operation. The overall balance couldn't have been better if it year ending October l, 1976 will generate another dividend. It will be received inMay, 1977. had been planned. rNr.w:wra
Our members have been taking advantage of safety engineering as promoted by the funds and the good dividend return is a result of this safety engineering help.
Over 70 members are now enrolled in the two plans and I would recommend all members of our association to join one, of the two Plans.
The insurance trust committee, chairmaned by John ShiPleY of RaY Lumber Co., met on January 4 to aPprove the dividend report.
- Remember 197'1- AI&BSA Convention will be held MaY 5-7, at the Doubletree Inn in Scottsdale, Az.
The seminar discussion was aimed at "Management by Obiectives". Considerable time was spent on this. One day was devoted to better time management and one day was devoted to a round table discussion on business trends, both wholesale and retail,. Those members who Participated were Bill and Pati Johnson, Hobbs Wall Lumber Co.; Ken and Doreen Dietel. Pomona Lumber Co.; David and Marilyn Bourdon, Bourdon Lumber Co.; Pete and PhYlis SPeek, Fremont Forest Products; Jim and Sylvia Frodsham, South Bay Redwood; Bill and Alice Heald, and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Heald, Fallbrook Lumber Co.; and David Barry, BaylY, Martin & Fay, and yours truly.
