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By R0SS KINCAID executive vice president

I.THAIRMAN C. E. Link, Don Corv kum, Phil Harris, Elmer Field, Bob McPherson, Bud Beil, Jim Bender, Hal Broughton and president Ike Parker spent a full and profitable day recently at WMBA's headquarters programming a short and long range schedule of educational efforts to meet the industry's needs.

A unanimous and enthusiastic stamp of approval was placed on the Learning Resource Center. Recognized by all is the great potential of this building area that will serve as a library to house and collate all the training media available to our industry.

Those attending the Management/ Sales Conferences are receiving an outline of mbterial being gathered.

They are being urged to draw upon the LRC for management aids and training help. "Letts get going," says the committee. "Maybe we won't have everything ordered but we must get started through requests we'll know what's required and can begin to fill the need."

Through the courtesy of Lurnibermen's Underwriting Alliance, we list these important ways to discourage arson, theft and vandalism and to protect your property, your life and the lives of your employees:

(1) A 6'cyclone fence is recommended with a "Y" section on top and three to four strands of barbed wire on top of each "Y" section.

(2) Post "No Trespassing" signs on fence.

Floodlight entire perimeter of property.

Security-a private watchman or central station recordings. Where building sits on property lines and fencing is not practical, secure all windows and doors with substantial barricades, such as steel shutters, etc. Make sure all doors and entrance gates are locked. This is to apply during all non-operating hours.

(6) On risks involving large display areas, make provisions for boarding up large plate glass windorvs at first sigrr of trouble in the area. These barticade sections should be built in advance and readily accessible to install at a moment's notice.

(?) Keep combustibles away from windows and door openings and when property is in the open at least 4' from fenee.

(8) Keep outside stock at least 6' from fence.

(9) Vegetation clearingespecially cut near fence.

10.5 million acres are in Montanaalmost 11 percent of that total. The vital significance to Montana of this resource requires wider recognition and publicizing by members of our industry.

PROSPECTS are materializing that - will make the 1971 MBMDA Convention one of the biggest and best, with plans and preparations larg'ely completed.

Slated for Glacier Park Lodge, East Glacier, June 10-12, this year's meeting represents something of an innovation in the change from winter or early spring to early summer.

A splendid panel of speakers promises an intere$ting, satisfying program. Again, emphasis has been placed on member pa.rticipation-one of the aspects that proved highly suc- cessful last year. The unusual-for MBMDAopportunities for golf, swimming and other outdoor activities will provide additional interest for many. If you have not completed your registration and reservation forms, hesitate no longer. Get yourself a "piece of the actiont'-now.

Figures released by the Public Land Law Review Commission reveal that of the.187 million acres of national forest about half, or nearly 97,000,000 acres, are classed as commercial forest land by the Forest Service. Of these productive timberlands slightly over

MBMDA member Huberf White, Townsend, was among' 17 industry spokesmen testifying in Washington recently before the Senate's public lands subcommittee on federal forest management policies, Also representing this area were St. Regis Paper Company's resident manager, Mark Schoknecht, and from Montana Wood Products Association at Missoula, Robert Helding.

Billings Hoo-Hoo is combining talents and efforts with the Home Builders Association of Billings to stage a Building Products and Home Show, May 21-29, according to Roland Mahnke, manag:er of Boise Cascade at Billings.