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By ROSS KINCAID executive vice president

66T)EAUTIFUL . a credit to the l) irr6o.gr, . . just what we've needed as a facility for training, etc' . ." These and manY other comments came from those who have the oP' oortunitv to see our new building as it tto* ii in the finishing stage' Truly, it is a fine structure and ideally lo' cated to more adequatelY serve our multi-state region.

With everything on schedule, it appears the stafi will be doing businlst in Auqust at 909 Lakeridge Drive, Olymfia, Wash. Watch for the complete story in next month's Mer' chant,

Again, we have had strong evi' dence that Western has many wonder' ful industry friends! Manufacturers and wholesaler distributors have been tremendous with their material contribution! Though a bronze Plaque will in one way commemorate these fine firms for their helP, their real and lasting satisfaction will come {rom the outstanding beautY and character of the building.

The most recent addition to the list of cooperators is Cascade lfare' house, Inc., Salemo Ore., who trucked exterior siding from mill to the pr9' stainins firm 1nd then to jobsite' A sincere" thanks as well to President Cameron Kyle's Portland Road Lum' ber Co., Salem, for the Prestaining on his machine and to OlYmPic Stain Co., Seattle, for supplying the stain'

If the need should arise for a money raising or closing out promo' tion, ihere is a firm which specializes in a service especially for building material and hardware retailers. [t is the Paul Brooker Sales internation' al, Inc., P. O. Box 1465, Wichita' Ka. 67201. Although WBMA cannot make an unqualified recommendation of the firm, the people in the Pacific Northwest who have used the service to the best of our knowledge were satisfied.

Robert G. Linville, owner of Boise Building Supply in Boise has an' nounced his candidacy for the Idaho State Senate from District 16 on the Republican ticket. We extend our best wishes to Bob for success in his first efiort to be elected to a state office.

The threat of violence and destruc' tion by radical grouPs unfortunately is not limited to public institutions. Private enterprise will be the target of more and more violent attacks in the near future, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

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By FRANK DAVIS executive vice president

T)EALERS should be aware of the u new federal Waee Garnishment Law which became e?ective July I. This law (Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Public Law 90-231) Iimits the amount of an employee's disposable earnings which may be made subject to garnishment, and it protects the employee from discharge because of garnishment for any one ind,ebtedness.

The maximum part of the total disposable earnings of an individual which is subject to garnishment in any workweek may not exceed the lesser of: (a) 25/o of the drsposable earnings for that weekl or (b) the amount by which the employee's ddsposable earnings for that week exceeds 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage prescribed by the Fair Labor Standards Act in effect at the time earnings are payable (currendy $1.60 an hour or $48 per week).

In order to satisfy the above, it is

By WAYNE GARDNER executive vice president

pRESENTING informative meet.

r ings for mernbers is a constant challenge to the program committee of any association. Over the years Lumber Association of Southern California has had outstanding meetings for the membership.

Continuing in that vein, the quarterly general membership meeting, to be held at Lake San Marcos in northern San Diego County, will feature Mason A. Dinehart, vp.-investor servy9sof Carlsberg Financial Corp. Dinehart_ will speak on employing tax dollars, instead of paying them. This subject, in these d-"v, o] higher taxes, should be of vital interest to every lumberman and as a result, a large turnout is anticipated,

The location, Lake San Marcos, is a short drive from almost anywhere in the southern California area, and is situated in such a spot as to have one of the finest weather patterns in the United States.

The association office move is now complete and everything is again in an operational status, There were a few difficult days when nothing seemed to go right, but finally all- the pieces suggested that the followine be used as a method of computing- garnish. ment withholdings:

Deduct all legally required withholdings from the pay on the books at the moment of service. (federal income tax withholdings, state in. come withholding whereapplicable, social security, and state disability payments). The resulting difier. ence is the d,isposable earnings.

Where the d,i.sposable earnings are $48 per week or less, none of the earnings are subject to garnish. ment.

Where the d,isposable earnings are over $48 per week but are less than $64, only that amount over $48 is subject to garnishnrent.

Where the disposable earnings are $64 per week or over, 25/o oL the entire disposable earnings is subject to garnishment.

Iitted together and things have become normal once again. Each move results in the operation becorning more efficient. Naturally this is the primary purpose in moving.

Performing a useful function for the members of the association is the only reason for the existence of an association, The members are the customers, the benefits are those services perforrned by the association on be. half of the members that they could not do {or themselves.

But to be truly useful, the association must provide services conlmen. surate with the needs of changing times. In this connection LASC has recently undertaken wood promotion in order to call attention to its members' products, More recently, it began ofiering a service of store planning and fixtures, to assist those mem. bers who are interested in updating their stores, either to better serve their present customers or to become more consumer oriented.

Add to this the merchandising aids available, the business forms, the legislative activity, the insurance programs, employee training and informative membership meetings such as the one presently planned at Lake San Marcos on August 21, and it's quite a package-for the price!

It should be noted that the $48 figure is based on an FISA minimum wage of 91.60 per hour. Should the minimurn wage be changed, the new minimum wage must be multiplied by thirty in order to find the new lowest amount to be reserved to the employee.

The new law also prohibits an em. ployer from discharging any employee because his earnings have been sub. jected to garnishment for any one indebted,ness.'oone Indebtedness" re. fers to a single debt regardless of the number of garnishment proceedings brought to collect it. Wil{ul violators of the discharge provisions of the law may be prosecuted criminally and fined up to $1,000 or imprisoned for not lnore than one year, or both.

Georgia-Pacific opens fabulous new headquarters

One of the major private art collec' tions in the western United States has been unveiled in Portland by Georgia-Pacific. Nearly 400 pieces, ranging from oils to wood carvings' are highlighted by a l?-ton quintet of pure white marble figures in a plaza fountain setting.

The collection is the final, esthetic touch for the new Georgia-Pacific 30level world headquarters building.

Most of the artists are Oregonians, but among the 79 artists are 20 Italian stonecarvers who worked with

Count AIex von Svoboda of Toronto, the marble sculptor, for more than two years on the figures.

The widely varied examples of original interior wall art shown in the company's offices and halls depict Oregon seascapes, mountains, waterfalls, wheat fields and other examples of "the spirit of the region."

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