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Dormqn Out of Ncrtionol Assn.

The expected departure of Loren Dorman as ex(:c. vp. of the NLBMDA has been confirmed by a terse announcement by Dorman stating that "due to the restructuring and change in management concept ." agreed to at the recent annual convention "the officer members and I have reached mutual agreement as to the conditions under which my services as exec. vp. will be tcrminated. ." Effective date was April l, details were not revealed.

No successor has been named to take over the newlyrevamped National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assn. Dorman had been exec. vp. for four and one-half years.

Dorman stated that he intends to stay in the building materials field, but did not elaborate.

to more and more California dealers and distributors. For year around supplies of dimension lumber and precision-trimmed studs, depend on D&R.

tMA Convention This Month

What activity occurs in northern California at this time of the year that affects the building material industry?

The Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California annual convention! ! It takes a year for the industry to get back to normal after the LMA Convention. If you don't believe see for yourself.

The convention for 1972 will be held at the beautiful Silverado Country Club, Napa, April 30.May 2.

G-P Enters New Fields

Georgia-Pacific Corp. will expand into two llew manufacturing fields this year, one of them plastic buildipg materials and the other a hard, thin manufactured panelboard utilizing 'oa revolutionary new continuous process with very low cost."

Made of formerly wasted sawdust and chip fines, the new panelboard will compete with the lowest cost imports in thickness down to less than l/r", according to R. B. Pamplin, G-P chairrnan.

llow, over 5,qn,000 feet of dimension lumber and studs nonthly manufactured especially for Southern California construction needs.

Art l{eth would appreciate an oppoiluni$ to tell you how you and your customers will benefit trom fusins denendable ll & R dimension and studs.

Youian'reach him by calling 812-1280 or 783-05t14.

Two full-scale pilot plants to manufacture the new board, called o'thin particleboard," will be in production by the end of the year. The new plant to produce plastic moulding, replacing more costly wood, also will be in production this year, he revealed. The mouldings will be extruded PVC (polyvinylchloride) , for which the company already manufactures 70 percent of the raw materials.

Arizonq Convention in Moy

The Arizona Lumber and Builders Supply Association is holding its annual convention May IB-20 at Camelback Inn, Scottsdale.

l'he theme is "Your Future is Here." This promises to be one of the biggest and best in the association's history with an excellent group of panelists and speakers scheduled and with plenty of fun for all participants with a fine social program.

Extra flavor is added with two panel discussions with panel members representing the Western Building Material Assn.; Lumber Merchants Assn. of Northern California; Mountain States Lumber Dealers Assn. and tl-re Arizona Assn.

The annual golf tournament will tee off at ll a.m., May 18, at Camelback Country Club.