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NE year ago, at the Imported Hardwood Products Association convenvention, prospects for the decade of the 1970s seemed excellent, so good that some wondered if they could possibly come to pass. They couldn't and didn't.

This year's IHPA meeting re-focused on the future. took calm stock of the underwhelming year just passed, and locked onto the now conventional wisdom that the first half of '70 will be slow, r'ith the pcriod of improvement coming in the second half. Those rosy {orecasts for later in the '70s still are widely current, however.

Supported by a strong brace of speakers, panel discussions and fun events, tlle l4th annual confab of the IHPA kicked off in Newport Beach, Calif., with the president's report by capable Greg Frumkin relating the strong progress the association has made in the last year.

New officers for 1970 are:

James S. Mackay -president

William K. Suiter .exec. vp.

Henry Dessauer --,.--\'p., plywood

Gunter Silmar --..,-.-.,--v.p., logs & lumber

Charlie Schmitt was re-elected to the expanded job of exec. secretary arrd treasurer.

AM0ilG IHE group (1) Evans' top men Walter Jennison, Monford 0r]off. (2) "Husky" Richardson, Eric Wagner, Lou Guerder. (3) Ed Stamm, Greg Frumkin. 6) Dick 0smudson, Eric Wagner. (5) Henry Dessauer, Vic kplan. (6) New president Jim Mackay. o) David Bell-Solter, J. E. Alexander. (8) Lou Massing. (91 Art Krause, John Vanguard. (10) Kit Durham, Ted Arai. (11) Jack Davidson, Frank Frampton. (12) Arnold Smith, Ted Arai, Kurt Gelbard, tlenry Fulcher, Greg Frumkin. (13) Joe Donley, C. A. West. (14 Charlie Schmitt. (15) Sol Karplan, l. M. Hoffmann. (16) Joe Durra, Gunter Silmar, Jack Baser. (17) Sol Kaplan, Ted Allen, John Osgood. (18) Ed Stamm, G. Arnold Smith. (19) Jack Butler, Bob MacMannary.