WRLA changes its name to Western Building Material Association at thei r 64th annual convention

HE $6,X question at the diret'tt)rs' me('t' ine held at thc start of the 6'lth atrnttal Western Retail Lumbclmelrs Association convention was whether they should or should not chanse the name o{ the associa' tion to the Western Building Material Association.

Their answer to the question was yes, change the name. The decision to opt for a name that meant a broader business base for their members was t)pical of the dynamic and progressile thinking that has made the Western Association one of the best in the country.

As Iloss Kincaid, the personable execu'

WBMA B0SSMAI{ Ross Kincaid (1) and his Gladys, John Kendall, ass'n chief yardbird, Standard Lumber, Spokane. Wash. (2) Curt Kehoe, expo. comm. & new ITIBMA director, Lumberman's of Lynnwood, Lynnwood, Wash. and Frank Vandermeer, Simpson Building Supolv. Shelton, Wash. (31 Hap Johnson, world's champion iolger. (4) John and Inga 0lson, 0lson Lumber.Co., Seattle. (5) Vern Greer, exp0. chairman & Snlrley Greer at kickoff breakfast, J. D. Braman, Seattle Mayor. (6) Ray Blackstock, Blackstock Lumber in

Seattle; Lowry Wyatt, keynote breakfast speaker, Weyerhaeuser; Ansel E. Hyland, ass'n pres., Eugene Pla-nins Mill, Eusene, 0regon. (il WBMA's Arny Kirkebo and D'on Cartsoin. (8) Ted Turner, Canyon Mill Co., Kent, Wash.; Wayne S. Mattson, Logan Lumber Co., Seattle. Wash. (91 H. W. Blackstock, H. W. Blackstock Lumbei Co., Seattle and Forest 0. Ganigus, 1967 second vp, Garrigus Builders Supply Co., McMinnville, Oregon. (10) E. H. "Ernie" Rogers, expo. comm., McEvoi Rogers Lumber Co., Kirkland, Wash. (11) Fiesta sals in exhibit area. l12l Lloyd Richardson, Umpqua Building Supply, Reedsport, 0regon; Sue & Don Gerretsen,- Geiretsen Building Supply, Roseburg, 0re. (13) Stan Jensen, Lumber Supply & Warehouse Co' in Seattle; Maurice Melberg, Mel's Lumber Co', Auburn, Wash.; Bob Evans, Armstrong Lumber Co', Auburn, Wash. (14) Allen Richert, Molalla Building Suoolv. Molalla,0regon; Don Corkill, City Lumber Co.,' Astoria, Ciregon, and another lumberman. Ex' position booths displayed a wide variety. tive vp of the group said, "it just made good business sense to make the change. It lets all the members of the association relate their business activities to a wider area of potential profits not only lumber, but all the many things that come trnder the heading of building materials."

Elected president this year and thus the first man to be president under the new WBMA name is James C. Hayes, the gt'neral manager of the merchandisin€i grolrp at Boise Cascade.

Born in Stennisrnuir. Scotland. Jim Hayes brings a wide range of qualifications to the job. In addition to his present jobhe owned and operated the Hayes Lumber Co. in Homedale, Idaho for ten years as well as being mayor o{ the town. He has also served in the Idaho leeislature and has hcen a Western director.

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Association changes its name, becomes the Western Building Material Association Jim Hayes is elected the new president for 1967. Next year's exposition will be in Portland.

Other new olficers installed at the Seattle convention are Homer W'. Greer. first vice president and Forest O. Garrigus, second vice president.

Next year's convention will bc held in Portland, Oregon, l'ehruary 2-3, \968.

Theme for this year was a Mexit'an Fiesta, and the exposition was opened with director Lucille Clammer breaking a pinata. Marquarita drink-. made with Tequila" wide-brimmed Mexican hats and pr(.tty sefioritas in native costumes who toured the exhibit areas giving out handmade paper flowers {rom Mexico. The new products at the show, in addition to being on display in the booths, were explained and demonstrated in the aptly-named bullring, presided over by that famous Mexican matador. Sefior Ernie Nailor of Nailor Lumber Co.. Port Angeles, Wash.

Exposition chairman Vern Creer and his t:ommittee did a first rate job in coordinating with exhibitors in putting on such a good show. More than 2200 industry people attended and took part in this year's activities. Proof positive that when it comes to putting on a show. WBMA takes a back seat to no one.

The luckiest folks at the show were the prize winners. In addition to the drawings held at the exhihitors booths, the association held seven.

Winner of the dealer registration prize was Carl Knoll, Knoll Hardware and Lumber, Kenmore. Wash. who took home a new Zenith Stereo set. Business ses-sion attendance prizes were won by Earl Lyngass. Richlantl Lumber Co.. Richland" Wash.:

Dean Meador, King's Road Building Supply, Corvallis, Ore.; Frank Vandermeer, Simpson Timber Co., Shelton, Wash.; and Howard Axtell, Independent Lrrmber Co., Fairbanks, Alaska.

The cash prize given away at the exhibit hall on Friday went to W. B. "Stewart" Orr, Three C's Lumber Co., Grants Pass, Ore. Del Blanchard, Del's Building Supply. Myrtle Creek, Ore. won the $25 drawing the next day.

At the show eighteen exhibitors gavt' either cash or merchandise to lucky drawing winners.

The kick-ofi breakfast, held Feb. 3, a{ter the previous night's preview and show opening at the Seattle Center, heard a welcome from Seattle Mayor J. D. Braman, a former lumberman. and a talk hy Lowry

Wyatt, S'eyerhaeuser vp who told the 250 breakfasters of his experiences with communications and also the lack of them in business.

Then it was onto the free shuttle bus service and out to view the exhibits and also to hear Carl W. Muhlenbruch tell the dealers assembled in rro uncertain lerms that if they expected to stay in business they had best evaluate their personnel and weed out the bad ones before their business ended up as a statistic in Dun & Bradstreet's annual failure list. ''Face up to it," he told them, "either you get value received, or they'll put you out of business by their lack of work."

John M. Dickerman, Iobbyist for the NLBMDA in Washington, D.C., told the WBMA members in his talk that he felt

' the country was'ofar further down the road to a socialized state than most of us who espouse the free enterprise system like to admit." ooln the last twelve months, the U.S. Treasury issued 5lB million checks. If you don't receive a benefit check from Uncle Sam, you are definitely not in the 'incrowd'these days," he said.

He added that "every 40 seconds add one net new employee to our federal payroll. The total state, local and {ederal payroll exceeds ten million persons. The 3,132,000 people added to all public payrolls last year -with dependents-are equal to the popu' lation of the state of lllinois and are onethird of all new jobs created in the last ten years."

Dickerrnan continued, "This is a day for decision-a decision on what kind of a

, oountry, what kind of a system, what kind r of opportunities for our children we want."

How to combat the swelling public pay- roll and the threat of big government? Use four association's legislative action prograrns.

Last speaker was Heartsill Wilson, a dynamo of a talker who related the case of ' the frustrated sucker with his usual frantiq fascinating delivery. Definitely no one asleep during ils speech. His general theme, the ability that lies within us all, if we will just use what God-given talents we have.

Newly-elected Directors

IDAHO

Onlorlo (Oregonl

Lewlston l2-yeorl

Corvollis-Coost

Roseburg

Grsntc Poss-rtledford

Klomqlh Folls

LoGronde

Everelt-Lynnwood

Tocomo

Moses Loke

Tri-City

Wollo Wollo

E. L. Bicknese

Robert lighrfield

Deon Meador

L. A. Suiler

Charler J. Kudlqc

R. L. Drugoo

John Whiltemore

Curlisr Kehoe

B. L. Voughon

IYlolvin Conodoy

Robert L. Kinzlg

Horold Deck, Jr.

Von Peften Lumber Compony, Ontorio, Oregon

Troy Lumber 6mpcny, Lewiston, ldoho

OTEGON

Kings Rocd Building Supply, Corvollir, Oregon

Suiter's Building Supply Compony, Roseburg, Oregon

Vclley Lumber Compony, Gronts Poss, Oregon

Merrill Lumber Compqny, Merrill, Oregon

Von Peitan Lumber Cornpony, LoGrqnde, Oregpn

WASHINGTON

Lurmbermen's of Lynnwood, Inc., lynnwood, Woshingfon

Voughon's Pocific Avenue Lumber C.o., Tocomo, Woshinglron

Exprees Lumber Compony, Inc., i/loser Loke' Woshinglon

Richlond Euilders Supply, Richlond, Wcshinglon

Von Petten Lumber Compony, Wollo Wollo, Woshington

DIRECTORS AT TARGE ll-yeot lerml

Woyne S. Mqllson Logcn Lumber Compony, Inc,, Sealtlq Worhington

Donqld G. Corkum tlount Hood Supply Compony, Po*lond, Oregon

A. H. Pqrker Porker Lumber Compony, Brem€tlon, Wa3hlngton

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Wayne and Colleen Gardner. (9) Speaker Al Thrasher, his' wile, Ralph Cardwell and Club No. i president Helen Rude. (10) Trudy Smith and bossSterlingWolfe with Dorothy Simons and her boss, Art lvleehan. (ll) Ski0 Gress and Bettv Morrell. (12) Mr. and Mrs. Al Bufkin. n-3) Dorothy Hagerman, Henry Myers and Diarre Burnett, (14) Marge Mahalik, Bill Hanen and

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