Boy, have I got news foryou!

First, l'd like to announce the opening of our brand new Special Products Division. Our new warehouse will inventory over 1 million sq. ft. of PARTICLE BOARD in a full range of grades and sizes. Specialty items, too - coated, filled and coated. vinyl covered. printed, etc. Ready for immediate delivery!

That's Herb Burnett, Division Manager (right) talking to Miles Butterfield about the huge shipments arriving f rom Roseburg Lumber, in Oregon.

Herb says we'll be the largest particle board supplier in Southern California and that our central location is perfect for servicing this area.

Next l'd like to say, although United knows a lot about particle board, they don't know very much about cats. They referred to me as "he" in our last ad. Guess they don't know a lady when they see one. Boy, were they surprised when lshowed up with my little family!

Well anyway, l'm sure you'll agree they do most things right. That's why they've been in business for over seventy years. So for particle board, lumber, milling, pallets, skids, boxes, (kittens?) call United.

New Oregon Warehouse

Pacific Yard Service, Oregon division of the Palmer G. kwis Co., Plans to move into its new Eugene, Or., facility in mid 1976. The 48,000 sq. ft. building features concrete tilt-up construction and is on a six acre tract. Over 22,OOO sq. ft. area is planned on the first level with additional room for expansion on the second floor.

Modern material handling equiPment and storage facilities will be included.

According to Ted Igl, Eugene manager, it will allow for increased product inventory and with expanded truck delivery will improve servicing of Southern Oregon customers.

The Palmer G. Lewis Co., with headquarters in Auburn, Wa., has 13 building material service centers in Oregon, Washington and Alaska.

Lma Convention

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Some questioned the value of a commission-only salesman to a dealer in contrast to a salaried representative of the manufacturer. They felt that a salaried man would be less likely to push off on the dealer materials that were either marginally profitable or difficult to sell.

The group discussions and the raft of valuable information Produced demonstrated that in many respects the best "leading expert" on a dealer's business is often the dealer himself.

Texas lumber dealer Cosmo Guido, current president of the National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association was the luncheon speaker, challenging all as to who is really running our government. He said that organized labor is attempting to move legislation through the Congress that has the potential to stifle business and industry to the degree that a situation similar to that in Great Britain could occur in the United States. Strong labor influence, frequent strikes and low per worker productivity has been blamed for much of Great Britain's current economic malaise.

He urged all to get involved in fighting through their elected representatives for laws that would benefit all without shackling business and industry and the traditional effectiveness of America's business community.

Nationally-known business management consultant Grant Gard staged a well-received seminar and workshop the finat convention morning, May I I, explaining methods of getting the desired results from peoPle and specifying that bosses must excell in attitude setting, have knowledge, apply it well and work wisely.

Calling circumstances the thing that rules the weak and which,6onversely, becomes the tool of the strong, he sought to instill in his listeners a problem solving bent to their thinking. He put forward a set of five stePs:

(l) What's the problem? (2) its cause?

(3) possible solution, (4) the solution,

(5) how to implement.

The concluding banquet recognized a number of active association members, officers and directors as well as awarding a well-deserved plaque to Frank Baxley, 78, recently retired from Brey-Wright Lumber, Porterville, Ca., for his 56 years in the lumber industry. A charter member of LMA, he has missed onlY two conventions in 36 years.

Probable spot for next Year's convention: MontereY.