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Arizonq Deqler Annuol Moy 9-l I

"We want to show the dealer what his opportunities are and where to find them," said Frank Davis5 discribing briefly the thinking of the Arizona Retail Lumber and Building Supply fusociation in planning their annual convention. Davis is- ihl group's secretary-manager.

The convention will be held at the Mountain Shadows Hotel in Phoenix, Ariz., May 9-11.

__ "Ready-Aim-Sell" is the title of Keynoter Harold Cooms speech. Ye is tE advertising and promotion manager of the Keystone Steel & Wire Co. Otler speakers are Richard E. Andersorr, A-".ican Plywood Association, who will speak on ,,Untapped Opportunities, Untouched Dollars." Marketine Consultant Wittiurn n. Smolkin, will describe the Celotex Co{.', profitron system for dealers.

A Jrighlight of the convention will be the Saturday evening speech at the annual banquet of Heartsill Wilson, a piofessional speaker who has built a wide reputation on his ability to raise the inspirational speech to its highest level.

Saturday morning, a panel of top retail, wholesale and manufacturing experts, headed by The Merchant Magazine's editor David Cutler, will probe the problems and outlik of and for the present state of the business.

Among other events are the Thursday evening steak fry and the annual golf tournament, earlier on Thursday:

City Honors Lumber Compony

It's not often that a lumber company is voted a beautification award by the local city government, but then not many are as handsomely housed as the Huff Lumber Co.

_ The_City of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., presented the award to Jerry Huff, who accepted for the .o-puny and his father Allan Huff, at a recent city banquet

MEET WALT DAVIDSON. Walt's a lumber salesman at Inland. He's one of the most knowledgeable men in the industry. Walt's 40 vears' experience goes into helpingyou find th6 best Fqy. Cive him a call, he's there to serve you. Inland-:the dealer's supplier, never his competitor.

Huff's office, attractively landscaped with grass and trees, fronts a wood sided office that is trimmed with decoratcir stone. The wood is a muted sreen color.

Robert L. Williams is the city manager of Santa Fe Springs which earlier had been named an All-America City.

Vqnce Buys Crqwford Inventory

Vance Lumber Co. of Los Angeles has purchased the halfmillion bf.- inventory of the F. M. Crawford Lumrber Company's Long Beach, Calif., yard. It consists of high-quality Douglas Fir clears.

INLAND BUITDING MATERIALS CO.

Box 325/Rialto, Catifornia 923i76

Phone 714-A77-2OO1

Lloyd Webb, formerly in charge of operations for Crawford's L91S n9u91t yard, now heads the newly formed Douglas fir division of Vance.

_ V-"199_-.!"-ber's present staff, which includes Vince Besinque, Jack Millikan, Skip Gregg, Don Moreland and Jess Beristain wili continue marketing F. M. Crawford's products as a southern California dealer.