LMA convention packed with attractions

"We expect the greatest turnout ever for the LMA annual, convention chairman Ham Knott has forecast, "because our program will be of tremendous interest not only to retail dealers and their employees, but also to manufacturers and their reps."

to test skills and add to the enjoyment."

A special open reception will be held prior to the golf awards banquet on Sunday evening. Entertainment will include a famed barbershop quartet.

On Monday, dealers will attend the annual membership and board of directors meeting where new officers and board members will be elected. This session will include talks by President Homer M. Hayward, Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co.. Salinas, and LMA's Bob McBrien.

At the same time the dealers are meeting, members of the LMA manufacturers advisory council will review results of the recent market study, plan future activities and see the LMA Dealer Training program. o'Golf chairman Tom Handley oI H & H Supply in Seaside, and his associates Lou Abbott of H & H and Keith Davidson, Tynan Lumber in Monterey, have come up with a number of interesting golf contests

Monday evening will again feature a manu{acturer-sponsored reception for all delegates and the President's Dinner followed by a star-studded review.

Tuesday morning, dealers and manufacturers have a joint session. The manufacturers will report on their advisory council activities and National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association. President Jim Sheddon will tell about Washington activities.

The noon luncheon will introduce new offices and the newly-elected president.

Among the attractions are keynote speaker Robert Finch, California's newly-elected Lt. Governor, a dazzling show by world's champion logger Harold "Hap" Johnson and men's and women's eolf tournaments on the famed Del Monle course adiacent to the convention headouarters. The Mark Thomas Inn. The Monierey-based gathering is from April 23-25.

TW&J

Robert S. Wells. 43. managinpJ director of Webster & Johnson wholesale lumber distribution centers and the retail operations of Western Sierra Lumber Co., according to Jack Ford, general sales manaser.

has been named all eleven Tarter, Robert

S. Wells

W'ells' new capacity is an expansion of his previous job of running the six southern California yards. He began with TW&J in 1951.

APA Wins Tox Suit

The Amt,ricarr Plywood Association has won its suit to retaitr ils tax-cxempt status and to rocover $292,000 paid to the Internal Rcvenut,' Scrvict, for taxes on income in 1961-63. Thc decision is subject to appeal by the government.

[)istrir:t (iourt Judgt: Gt'olgc H. Uoldt rult'd {or the association on all thrce principal questions. Hc foutrd that the association qualifies for t'xemption from federal income taxcs as a busi' ness league: that no matelial rhangt's have takcn place in either quality control ol promotion that would justify revocation of this exemption. rvhich has bet'n rt'affirmed several timcs; and that making the 1965 revot:atiotr rt'troa<'tivt' to l96 l was "an abuse of administlative disct'<'lion."

Redwood Council Elections

Tlrt' Rt'drvo,rd Rt'gion Cottscrvation Council has retulrtr:d as plesident. vice-president. and tr('asur'('r. respectively. Berrard Z. Agrons. Rockport Rt'drvood Co.. J. Fi. "Gertt''' Pickett. Cal' Pacific Redrvood Co.. and Dalrell Schroeder o{ Ilcllim Redrvood. Re-rlected to new terms as dirt'ctors rvert'. Aglons. Alfrcd H. ]'lerrill of Georgia-Pacifir: and Herbert A. Pctcr.son. Jr., Simpson Timber. Retaincd directols. arc C. Robert llarnum. Dr. Walter W. Dolfini. Gene Hofsted" Larvrence \{cCollum. John Mayfield" Jr.. Joseph Russ I\r. Bernard J. Vaughn. and Roy G. Wagner. Nerv directors arc Victol C. Novtrrino. P. G. & E.. Raymond Spt.nccr. Willits lledrvood Plotltrcts.

The busint.ss sessiorr revierved RRCC accomplishmr:nts in its educational prog-r'am. administration of the Redrvood Region Trt'r' Falm progrlm. and fir't' prt'vtntion activitit's.

Believe it or Not

A Lalsing. Nlich.. rt.tail lumber dt:aler ret:t'ntly had occasion to rcfigure materials orr the t'xat:t duplir:att' of a horrse thc firm had furnished matcrials for in 19,55.

As leported in thc Rcller Homes und Cardens' Newsletter. the tlealrl found lhat the matelials at totlay's prices rvt'r'e onlr'$19

Cedor Shingles Poss UL Tests

A lrreakthrough in the production of fire-retardarrt western rt'tl cedar shingles and shakes. met'ting approval of Underwriters' Laboratorics, Inc. as a Class "C" roofing matcrial. has been announccd by Koppers Company. Inc.

Key to this development is pressure-impregnation of a spt:cial firc-retardant compound rvhich has passt'd lll leaching and firr spread tests.

Iled cedar givcn this tr'('atmrnt, r't'tairrs its tratulal color. Thc cht'mical has no advclsc cflect on galvanized nails. aluminum ()r' copper- gutters and flashing.

Laboratory applovals, Koppels said, opt'n thc rvay {or a grcuter' use o{ Vestcrn led cedar in light construction. using rustic design willroul trorbitanl insururret' cosls.

Subjccted to tht' L,L test wero standard sizc (machinc-matlt'I shingles. l6-in to 24-in long of standard thickness and landonr rvidths; and shakes (hand-split) 18-irr to i32-in long. varying irr butt thickness from ,/s-in tc, l1/4-in. also in random widths.

The leaching tests. the company said. rvere condurrted over a l2-wcek span. acct'lcrating the 800-in. lO-ycar rainfall into lhis p,eriod. This rvas accomplislrt:d by allowing a fine watel spray to fall on decks of both shingles and shakes for 96 hours for t:ach of the 12 weeks. In the other 72 hours of t-.ach week, tht dccks were stored at 140 deerees fahrenheit in a cell of cilculat. ing air'.