THE AR'ZONA SCENE

By FRANK DAVIS SecretaryManager

ARIZONA I.UMllEll dealers should gain fl ,o,r1,' Irencfils [r,m 1[" revamp.d .A,rizona Industrial Commis-*ion. This was done in a sperrial session of the Arizona Legislature.

The Arizona Retail Lumber and Builders Suppll' Association joined rvith other state associations in protest aftcr a fifty percent (.50/o1 hike in compensatiorr rates in July l9fi7. After many hearings and a study made by actuaries. ret'omnendations were made to the state lt'gislation which in turn led to the revarnping in tht: spe' cial session.

The attorrrev rcpresentirrg the as'-sot iations. stated thnt his rvork ott bt'half of thc as-sociations helpetl rnake tht' change that will ot'cLrr in thc commission after Jarrttar\' 1. 1q69.

'Ihe most impoltatrt changt' taking plat't'. and as r.our-s trulr' ('an see it. is that ralt's u'ill lre lrased on tlrt' safety rtrcortl of each policl' holder. l'his is the prot,r:rlure to lrr: followetl starting Jattttarv 1. I969:

( I) liach dealer will be a,*signed a manual rate unrler a crategorv of thc business.

(2) An experience modification rate will bc assigned, based on the dealer's 1967 sa{ety record.

(3) A safety engineer rvill be a.ssigned eadr policy holder to aid the dealer in forming a safety committee and to encourage safety practicr'.

(4) Dir.idcnds will probably bc returned if the tlealer has a good safetv record.

With the changes coming up, I rvotrld advise every dt:aler to hold nreetings rvith his emplovees to go over sa{ety })rograms" and for tht. large rlt'aler to organize a safety committee to sun-ev the saft'tv proFrilm of yottr organizaliol.

As your safety rcc,ord accumulates vear to year" )our rate rvill be based on this accumrrlative re(:ord. It will pa1' _vou dividends in the futurc and can atltl prolit tt, vour yarti. Nou' is tht' time to lregin prnr'ticing safttvl l)rt'sirlt'nt'l-orn l"r-idena" lurs appointr.d the follorring t'ornrniltees lor llXrfi-69.'J'lrr: t'omrnittt't's are: l()(tB!69 Exacutite Con.nitt.ac: 'lirm l"rirlt'na. Sanr Harrert. Act' Mason. N'lorris'l'rrrkt'n. llol, llorr. ljolr Silver. .lat k Sullivarr" urd Geolgt' llothfuss. \ .L.,1 .(.. Oornnti!.tt'e: J.r1' O'Mallt'1.. r,ice chairrnarr; l,ouis Stradling. (iil Iialmonrl. .fack Sullivnn. (lharlcs l'lann. liolr Horr. Ht'rb I{t'llt'r. Ot.orgc Ilothfus-.. Rar" Spelts, ancl ]Iarr, Schl'altz. Cont,enl,ion Contmit1cc: [tar. Spclts, Chairrnan; Bob Iiamsey, A. G. Bennt'tt. John Wnods. Ladies Contnt.ittce: Hazel ['avor. ]Irs. Rar Spclts. llrs. Rolr Ram-.ey. Education Commitk:e: Ray \[ells. chairman; Marty Wist, Doug Boyle. Greg Moats and Bill Walker. Test House: Ed Banker, Chuck Gehring, Frank Davis, (Continued on Page 3B)

(lON(;ll ATl LATIo\S to tlr,. o'\lall,.v V Conrl,arri,'s f.r rt.e11[[1- r'r'lt'l,ratitrg their 60tlr r.t'ar anrriyersary.

'fher-startttl busirtcss in Arizona in 1908 arr<l have srown t.o a large diversifit'tl coml)anv l'it.h tlrcir lunrlrt'r' r'ard dilision" rrh,rlt'sale. rnlnufactrrrirrg. lruildt'rs lrardtrirtr'. ulrd t'r'trl t.-lltte tIir i.it,tr..

'l'hev arr, firre ntentl,c'rs of our associlliort. with tlreir pt'rsorrrrt'l <:ontrilrrrtirrg gn'allr'. Jav O'\lalley st'nt'rl as prcsitl'rrt of tlrc national antl is'ttrt itt'livt'irr N.l,.li.-\l.l).4. rvhi<:h atltls greatll'lo our associutiott.