NAWIA has a new name

frALL ittheNorth American Whole' v sale Lumber Association.

By unanimous action at their 80th annual convention held in late April in Boca Raton, Fla., NAWLA sub' stituted the word "North" for "National" in their name and thus gave long overdue recognition to its contingent of Canadian members. Virtually from its beginnings in 1893, the group has had north-of-the'border members. Gilles Bros. & Co. Ltd.' Braeside, Ontario, is the oldesq hav' ing first paid their dues in 1896.

Following up their recent position paper on functional discounts (ste The Merclwm, April, p. 15) virtuallv the entire NAWLA membership pub' licly came down on the side of functional discounts in mill quotations.

The group also voted to begin negotiations towards the possible affiliation of NAWLA with the National Forest Products Assn. If agreed to,

Home lmprovement Aids

Whetting the appetites of homeowners with colorfully illustrated examples often is all that's needed to bring them in for home improvement help and materials they need for new rooms, outdoor or indoor storage, fences, decks, paneling, siding and the like.

A wealth of promotional aids is available without cost to dealers and remodelers, in merchandising kits from 'Western Wood Products Assn. Contents range fnrm invoice stufiers, advertising mats or proofs and window banners. to full-color idea booklets and plan sheets.

To assist with spring home improvernent promotions, WWPA will furnish sample kits promptly, with return forms for volume orders. Write WWPA, Yeon Bldg., Portland, Or. 97204, and ask for any of the following: they would become the 23rd industry group tied to NFPA.

Paneling MK-IP; Woodwork MK. 5P; Storage MK-6P; Siding MK7P; Vacation/Second Homes MK-BP; Add-A-Room MK.I0P; Open Plan Living MK-llP; Outdoor Storage MK-12P; Patiog Decks, Fences, Homes MK-I3P; Elbow Room addition MK-I4P; Outdoor Room MKr5P.

Only one Westerner is on the slate of new officers, second vp. Bill Baugh, a vp. of Southwest Forest Industries and mgr. of tlreir southern California div. Other officers are president, William W. Wood (..t appropriate name), Charlotte, N.C.; lst vp. David Rush, Cleveland; treasurer, Jim Bishop, New Rochelle, N.Y.