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As the sounds of the convention fade away, so do I. It is now time for me to take my place among the past presidents; howevet, it has been u ftigtttigftt of *y cr"e"r to be president of LMA and especiaily during a year of such turmoil result- ll|e ilil0 ca||$ t'lllh ll|s il0 PR0r[$! is the PR0FESSI0t{A['S Att PURP0SE PLASIIC

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The government controls on safety and wages/prices has kept me on my toes constantly. Our legislative committees have expended many overtime hours in preparing for hearings and developing position papers for the Cost of Living Council. Even our March 22nd dealers' march on Capitol HiIl required a major effort in coordination but it is paying off, Any change in the lumber crisis is bound to come about slowly but we will achieve our goal in the end.

As time marches on and a new president, Gordon Knott, takes his place as the leader of the assooiation, I must extend my gratitude to those many individuals who devoted a great amount of time, effort, and expense on behalf of all lumber dealers during the past year. To my many committees, my executive committee, my board of directors, and my association staff, I extend to you my sincere appreciation and thanks for a job well done.

Few of you realize the tremendous job our association is doing for the successful perpetuation of our industry. You can't appreciate it until you've had the opportunity to be a member of a committee or an officer and become directly involved. The fact that you can still unlock your doors to your yard in the morning and prepare for a day of sales is due, in part, to the constant battle between the association and the state and federal governments. *** applies like putty-sticks like glue; dries quickly; won't shrink; takes spirit stains, and will not gum up. sander. When applied

Your new president, Gordon Knott, brings youth and new ideas to the association. The formation of the Young Westerners' Club adds an addition element of youth. We now have the means of continuation of the small retail lumberindustry.

To the many of you who have assisted in making the Lumber Merchants Assn. of Northern California first rate, my thanks to each of you and my best, wishes for a successful year to Gordon Knott.

executive vice president

fUNE is considered the month of rt brides, graduations and perhaps, with lesser emphasis, a day known as Father's Day.

The building material supplier should be concerned with brides because new family units mean a need for housing which translates into a need for building materials a\d that is his game. Beyond the housing starts there is always the possibility that an older unit will be remodeled, repainted and made more comfortable and livable. All the material needed for this purpose is available from the building material retailer.

More importantly, June is graduation time. Young people eager to work are coming into the labor force for the first time. Many of these people are high school graduates who have no desire to go on to college, but they would like to become a part of some industry that will offer them opportunity, security and challenge their imagination.

Many lumber companies are looking for new people who want to learn, who seek a challenge and who might exhibit managerial potential.

The desire exists in college graduates as well as high school graduates and some of these people could be management level personnel in a relatively short period of time.