THE ARIZONA

By FRANK DA execunve vce president

Tlhe Arizona Lumber and Builders Suplly Association annual convention is being held May l8-2O, at tfie Doubletree Inn, Tucson. A fine program has been scheduled by the convention committee, Bob Ramsey, chairman. Bob is manager of O'Malley Building Materials Center in Yuma.

To kick-off the affair, Thursday, May 18, will be the Annual Lumbermen's Golf Tournament at Randolph Park Golf Course. Tee-off time is 9:00 a.m.

Thursday evening will be a Western Cookout at Westward Look, a resort hotel overlooking Tucson, with Western entertainment.

The Business session commences on Friday at 8:00 a.m.. Breakfast will be served and our lead-off speaker will be John Walker. executive vice president of Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Bill Hagenstein, executive vice president, Industrial Forestry Association, will be the second morn- ing speaker. His subject will be "Carter's RARE II Bird."

On Friday afternoon's program, Troy Bussey, a sales motivator from Renton, Wa., will speak on "Rx for Sales and Profit". The final program friday afternoon will be a panel discussion entitled; "How the Dealer Can Cope with Changing Times," moderated by Dave Cutler, editor-publisher of The Merchant Magazine. Panel members are William Adams, general sales manager, residential ceiling systems div., Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, Pa, Tom Wood, president, Wood Bros. Lumber Co.; and not yet confirmed, Ernest Becker, Sr., president, National Association of Home Builders, who resides in Las Vegas, Nv.

Friday evening there will be dinner and a program which features one of America's top speakers, Dr. Harry Olson, Jr.

Saturday morning's breakfast session will have the Honorable Eldon Rudd, Representative from Aizona, discussing legislation concerning our industry.

The Saturday morning program is a panel discussion entitled "How the Dealers Can Be Effective with Their State and Federal Legislators." Moderator will be yours truly. Panel members: Joe Hobson, staff v.p., NLBMDA; Ed Wren, v.p. public affairs, Southwest Forest Industries, Phoenix; and Jim Young, assistant to the president, Kaibab Industries, Phoenix.

The annual banquet will be Saturday evening. President Jim Barlow will be honored for his leadership in directing ALBSA the past year.

Ms. Nancy Boni, Yuma, chairperson of the ladies program, has a luncheon scheduled for Friday noon for the ladies.

This year's convention theme is "The Dealer and Coping with Change." We encourage a large attendance for our 1978 convention.

Till April for Taxes

Did you know it takes the average American 2 houn and 39 minutes work out of every eight-hour day to pay all his federal, state and local taxes?

According to Tax Foundation, Inc., it is April 28th before the average worker is free of his tax burden;nearly four full months of eight-hour days, five davs a week.

Fremont specializes in a large inventory of high quality Douglas fir boards, dimension, long lengths and timbers shipped from select mills in British Columbia, Oregon and California. We af€ constantly adding to our selection of western red cedar, pine, hemlock and white fir. Other species and specialty items are inventoried and included in our weekly flyer sent to all Fremont customers.

L-P Cedar plywood siding

L-P Excel wood windows

L-P Solid wood entrance door

L-P Redwood decking

L-P Wood patio doors and jambs

L-P Plgwood security shutters

L-P Ply"tvood

L-P 2x6" T&G pine roof decking

L-P Cedar trim

L-P Particleboard stepping

L-P Redex floor system