Hardwood plywood meet

The Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association's annual spring meeting, second largest in HPMA history, received a report that TIPMA's new building in Reston, Va., should be ready for occupancy by October 1978. Office and laboratory space will almost triple the present accommodations.

It was also announced that IIPMA's Block Flooring Division is seeking a national concensus standard through the procedures of the American National Standards Institute. The new product, laminated hardwood floor tile, seems well on the way to approval.

A committee was organized to meet with the Environ' mental Protection Agency on the proposed controls of volatile emissions from factory coating of flat surface products.

The Division also reviewed the new "Fine Hardwoods Selectorama" from the Fine Hardwoods-American Walnut Association. The publication contains over fifty pages showing the beauty of the various hardwoods in color photographs. "Fine Hardwoods Selectorama" is a guide to the selection and use of the world's most popular species. The book can be purchased through HPMA at $4.00 per copy plus postage.

The fall meeting will be Oct.24-27, 1978, at Doubletree Inn, Monterey, Ca.

Bargains with a bang !

As a different way to get your customers aware of the bargains you offer, invite them to select a balloon from a large bin labelled "Lower Prices with a Bang."

After bursting the balloon, they discover that it contains a discount certificate good for certain merchandise. Hype the whole promotion with window banners plus a mention in your advertising. Don't forget to clue in your staff.

GAVEL lS passed from outgoing pres. Doris King, AFPC, Los Angeles, t0 new pres. Rose Miller (right) at Honolulu convention of lumberwomen,

Lumber Women's Convention

Rose Miller of Davidson Industries, Eugene, Or., was elected the new president of the National Hoo-Hoo-Ette Clubs at their l6th annual convention, held recently in Honolulu, Hi. The organization was founded in 1951 for women in the lumber industry.

Other officers are, lst v.p., Roberta Schroeder, California Sugar & Western Pine, San Mateo, Ca.; 2nd v.p., Beverly Sperry, Anawalt Lumber, San Fernando Valley, Ca; sec., Gene Jarvis, O'Malley BMC, Phoenrx, Az.; and treas.. Clara Smith. American Forest Products Corp., San Diego, Ca.

CTEAB LAKE, again full of water after California's record drought of recent bad mem0ry, was the locale f or Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Clubt Family Weekend: slvimming, fishing, boating, dancing, sipping and all the good stuff. Among the 130 present at Konocti Harbor Inn were (1) Mrs.Wendell Pacquette, Jack Davis, Rosie Gilbert. (2) Doris Bowman, Bev and Bill Carter, Ted Gilbert. (3) Ted Schoen, Del Cole, Joe Mayfield. (4) Lowell Ambrosini. (5) Roger Stainbrook, Jack Powell, Art Bond.

The award of Lumberwomen of the Year went to Madelyn Mason, Crane Mills, Redding, Ca. A $500 scholarship for the outstanding female forestry student was won by Maria Juanita R. Perez, ajunior at the School ofForestry at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Az.

More than 100 attended the convention, including the founder of the group, Anne Murray, of Roy Forest Products, Colton, Ca.

Honolulu Mayor Frank F. Fasi declared the late May convention time as National Hoo-Hoo-Ette Week in his city.