THE AR'ZONA SCENE

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THE FIRST QIUARTER board meering r o[ the Arizona Retail Lumber and Builders Supply Association was held July 11, in the association office in Phoenix and was highlighted by the visit of Earl Robinson, Jr., third vice president of the National Lumber and Building Mate. rial Dealers Association. His presence added a lot of enthusiasm'to the meetine as one of the discussions was centered oi the ratification of the action of the Congress of Building Material Dealers and Associations as approved by the

NLBMDA board of directors in their May meeting. He answered a lot of questions that the directors asked him during the discussion.

Another important part of the agenda was the report of the test house committee given by Ed Banker, chairman. The heating and air conditioning study is now completed and final results are ready for publication. Ways and means were discussed on how to finance the publicity oi the results. The Phoenix steering committee was assigned this task. A press party is scheduled for late August to release the test house results and a news story will appear in The Merchant at that time.

In conjunction with the board meeting, a Phoenix area dealers luncheon was held at the Beefeaters Restaurant. Timothy Barrows, state representative and vice chairman of the House ways and means committee spoke on the Arizona tax reappraisal program.

Twenty-two officers and directors were present at the board meeting and there were forty-three dealers in attendance at the area meeting.

Arcqlq Redwood Sofety Record

Arcata Redwood Co. set the best safety record among mills during 1966 and Masonite set rhe best safety record among allied products companies, according to the C. R. Johnson Safety Committee, which represents mills in six areas of northern Calif.

Last year also marked a new low in combined accident frequency of the member companies.

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California's state coast redwood park system increased more than seven percent last year to reach a new high total of 115,265 acres, according to a year-end summary from California Redwood fusociation.

Nearly 2,000 scenic acres were added to Prairie Creek state park when The Pacific Lumber Co. transferred the 1,546acre Gold Blufi and 361-acre Fern Canyon units.

Nine scenic miles were added to Humboldt's Avenue of the Giants when the state of California authorized acquisition of I,633 acres voluntarily held for park purposes by The Pacific Lumber Co.

Lumber Secretqries' Ofticers

Installation of new officers of Hoo-HooEtte Club .ff3 was held at Fishermanos Wharf in San Francisco, June 13.

Newly elected officers are: president Beverly Tuttle; first vice president, Ethel Enderlin; second vice president, Agnes Schilling; third vice president, Helen Brughelli; secretary, Alvina Burtl treasurer, Helen Pearsell; membership and initiation, Min Wicklund; corresponding secretaries, Elva Mittlestadt and Phillipa Lomonacol publicity chairman, Gwen Collier.

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