THtr SOUTHLANE

By WAYNE GARDNER executive vice president

IIITH the modera transportation

" systems available today, meetings can be held in locations formerly thought to be impossible.

The economy and speed of jet aircraft have made all parts of the world accessible within a few hours. To study the manner in which business is conducted in an area some miles away from that which one calls home is now economically feasible and quite practical.

Taking these factors into, consideration and realizing tha.t more and more people are doing business over wider areas, the board of directors of LASC voted to hold the next board and general membership meeting in Hawaii.

While there, the group will tour residential construction sites, building material distribution operations, as well as parbicipate in panel discussions wi,th building material dealers in the Islands.

The group wil'l Ieave May 7 (Sunday) and fly to Honolulu via'Western Airlines. transfer to the Aloha Airlines for the 20 minute trip to Maui. On Maui, the headquarters will be the Sheraton Maui, adjacent to the Kaanapali Country Club. In addition to the meetings, there will be a tour of the housing projects around Wailuku. The evenings will be free to try numerous restaurants in the area and the entertainment offered at the various hotels.

Later in the week the meeting participants will be flown to the Island of Hawaii for two days-to look at some unique wood structures and discuss various business topics with building material dealers on that island.

On Friday the group will return to Honolulu via Hilo. In Honolulu they will be staying at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. In addition to touring a distribution yard they will be taken to

"How to operate successfully in a controlled economy." This will be part of the Friday morning program.

Highlighting the Saturday program will be a panel discussion entitled "Can the average lumber dealer successfully compete with the mass merchandiser?". This will be moderated by The Merchanll's editor, David Cutler.

Four prominent speakers have been engaged to complete the program and a full story on the complete program will appear' in The April issue of The Merchant,

President Dean Drake and yours truly are now making our annual visits to the membership.

We are finding business conditions excellent and dealer interest in association activity at a very high level.

Pearl Harbor.

There are no planned activities in the evenings at any of the stops so members and their wives are free to visit restaurants and shows of their choice.

On Maui, of course, there is the old Whaling Village of Lahaina to be enjoyed and the coastal area offers some excellent spots for scuba diving and swimming. Many other tourist attractions exist, so there is no doubt that any and all free time can be well utilized to restore peace to the troubled mind of the harried lumberman who plans to attend.

This package has been assembled for LASC by Don Wood of United Naipo Leisure Corp. Full details have been sent to all members of the association along with registration folms for those desiring to go.

Price for the eight-day trip offers a saving of about $100 per person over usual rates. This includes all air transportation, all ground transportation on the neighboring islands, all hotel rooms and various other amenities; such as, luggage handling, e'tc,

The dates:

May ?-depart from L.A. early a.m.

May 14-return to L.A. early p.m.

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