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Builder Meet Upbeat lltillt tttoraie attd atlencllir)cc \\cre iln ,11 'llt' \;rirrrtt,tl .\.rttt i.tit,'t ,ri' Hrttrtr' Httrlritrr ( i'lt,r ll,r!jr.\ .,)!l \ cnll()il ilt fl()u\t()ll. I \. L:\ttn)atccl altelrdar)cc was bel\\een -l-5,000 anci ,15,0U1, according to associarion o1' f icials.

,\clcling to the gcne ral feeling o1' cautious optilllism $'as Housing ancl Urban Dcr clopment Sccrctarl Sanr ucl R. Pierce .1r., u ho lirrccast housin-s starts fror.n I .4 nrillion to I .6 rrillion tliis year.

Anothcr housing rccovcrf inclica tor notcd \\ as tltc lo\\ inVcntory' ot' unsold nerr houscs. uhich at 243,m0 rs at its loucst locl since 197 l, according to Frccl Napolitano, NAt{B prcsidcllt. Aclclitionallr, se\cral \netkcr'\ lrlrriielc\l llral irrlerc.t ratc. could clrop ttt as low as l00b in 1983.

Pro-masonry Proposal Fails

A HUD stafl proposal *'hich rvould have granted relaxed thermal performance standards for masonrl' construction in localities u'ith less than 4,500 winter degree days will not be linalized by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

This decision, which w ill affect most ot the Linitccl Stalcs south ot' a lrne rrrnni ng rorrghly' t'rorn \\'ashrnp:irlr. [).( iir \orrllrcrn ()rcgon.',',a,, .1lir;L i.ln!u!.t I'.rii0rr rrrg .r illce t|ltll t)t l riccn HLi D ollieials al)d representa. tivcs ot' industrr' rl ood groups.

Although members of'the Arizona Lumber and Burlders Supply Association had rnct riith HUD general deputy assistant secretary Calvert Brand and his staff to ask for withdrarval of a separate local HUD thermal standard for masonr-v construction in their state or issuance of equivalent local wood frame standards, tl.ris action does not change the existing Arizona standards.

Rail Consolidation Begins

To implenrent the consoliclation ol' the Union Pacit'ic, Missouri Pacil'ic and Western Pacif ic railroads, thc execLltiVe committees ot' tlre UP and l\1P har.e clected f ive oflicers i.r'lio u ill scrvc both companics. Wcstcrn Pacilic Railroad uill remain a sub'idiarr tll' Uttirrtt Pleil-ic.

.lohn C. Kencf-ick nill be chairman ancl c.c.o.; R.Ci. Flannery, pres. and c.o.o.: \\'alter P. Barrett, exec. r.p.-rnarketing and :alcs: (icorgc A. ( rarg. senior r n nlrrkr'1 ing itrtcl ralcr; ( . Bai'i-.. Se lliclcr'. c\cautl\ c i.1" llttt JIt(1 IllrJn!e

Grade Stamp Trial Set

A lederal court iudgc has sct Octobcr ll, 198-l as trial datc in thc casc of' thc Rcdu'ood Inspection Service vcrsus thc Kcllcher l-ur.nber Co. The case involvcs the RIS contention that Kellehcr Lurnbcr produccd and used a countcrl'cit replica of an RIS grade starnp. It furtherallegesthat Kelleher uscd t he stamp to misgrade the lurrbcr u hich it subsequently sold to the trade.

The RIS law'suit, set for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. asks for a total oi $15 million in compensatory and pr-rnitive damages. (See The Merchunt, August, p. 40).

The litigation has continued since its filing Jul1, 27, 1982, and is now through the re'" iov of documents and the taking of depositions, according to the RIS counsel.

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Westerners Dominate Show

Thirteen business management seminars have been scheduled for the 1983 National Home Center/Home Improvement Congress & Exposition, Feb. 2'7-March 2 at the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Tx., according to William Fishman, seminar director and columnist for The Merchant Magazine.

The exhibit will feature more than 1200 exhibitors displaying thousands of do-it-yourself products for the home center retailer, emphasizing buying and selling.

Seminar chairmen include Paul W. Hylbert, Wickes Co.s, Inc., Santa Monica, Ca.; John H. Markley, Angels Home Centers, City of Commerce, Ca.; William F. Rooney, Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Portland, Or.

Panelists include Lyle Gregory, Lumberjack Stores, Inc., Sacramento, Ca.; Rick Orlando, Buena Park Lumber & Hardware, Buena Park, Ca.; Jay Steiner, Lumberjack Stores, Inc., Sacramento, Ca.; E. L. Newkirk, Chandler Lumber Co., Van Nuys, Ca.; Felix A. Sanchez, Hacienda Home Centers, Inc., Albuquer-

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Retail Hardware Seminar

The importance of developing and applying one, five and l0 year plans for businesses was emphasized by Jim Robisch, research and development department, National Retail Hardware Association, in a workshop presented at the 23rd annual Management Institute conducted by Pacific Southwest Hardware Association at Lake Tahoe, Ca. Stu Clifton, v.p., sales marketing, Triad Systems, Sunnyvale, Ca., moderated a panel discussing aspects of the use of the computer at the retail level.

Other sessions featured Otto Grigg, managing director of the association; Bill Griffin, Griffin'Hardware, Santa Ana, Ca., pres. PSHA; and Dr. Robin Pratt, Redlands University, Redlands, Ca., conducting a team building workshop.

Willamette Sells Retail Division

Willamette Industries has sold its entire division of retail outlets in Oregon and Washington to Lanoga Corp., a Seattle-based, 13O-store building materials company. The sale will not effect other Willamette divisions, a company spokesperson said.

The eight outlets are located in Dallas, Forest Grove, Lincoln City, McMinnville, Newberg, The Dalles and Tigard in Oregon and in Vancouver, Washington. They were added on Feb. I to Lanoga's Lumbermen's division, which had five Washington outlets.

Lanoga is a privately-held, Seattle-

Hardware Promotion Program

A key city newspaper promotion program developed by PRO Hardware to stimulate sales for its members is appearing in 8l newspapers nationwide.

This month a I ,200line ad will support the Early Spring Dollar Days cir- based firm, retailing building materials through its three divisions: United Building Centers, operating 106 stories in the North Central states; Spenard Builders Supply, operating I I facilities in Alaska; and the Lumbermen's operation. All three divisions sell to contractors and do-it-yourselfers. cular program incorporating a "Bargain of the Month" and customer coupons.

The Willamette acquisition is reportedly viewed by Lanoga as an important step toward becoming the dominant retailing force in the Pacific Northwest. In addition, expansion into other areas of the Pacific Northwest by way of new construction and/or acquisition is part of Lanoga's overall strategy.

"Item of the Month" ads will be run throughout the year to support member advertising. Another part of the program will be a model home paint promotion in the spring.