TIIH PIBIIS$IIBITS ON

ON TERIVIITES AI.ID DECAY

Pressure treated wood is out there, in thousands of decks, fences and retaining walls, and other outside wood projects, battling deterioration caused by termites and decay. Consumers have found they can rely on the durability of pressure treated wood because preservative chemicals are locked deep into the wood fibers, adding resistance to termite attack and decay. Properly pressure treated wood can last 50 years or more in outdoor use-q/en in the qroundl

CONSOMERS ARE FINDING OUT ABOUT NAT'ID SALES ARE ZOOMING!

The Western Wood Preservers Institute

(WWPI) is continuing its intensive campaign to tell consumers about pressure treated wood. Consumers all over the West will be reading about it in their local newspapers this spring. This campaign, competitive pricing and the availability of lumber is bound to attract customers to pressure treated wood for outdoor projects.

It's the dependable, economical alternative to the so-called durable species.

Pressure treated wood is raPidlY gaining acceptance bY consumers and contractors, and it's one of the fastest growing product categories in home centers and lumber Yards. Word is getting around that pressure treated wood is easy to build with. weathers beautifully and is long lasting

SO TAKE THE PRESSORE OFF!

Stock quality pressure treated wood from WWPI member companies, available in standard PoPular dimensions, green or dry, and in grades and species for in-ground, deck understructures, or other uses. Pressure treated wood means no more worries about decaY and termites-it's the durable, beautiful and economical alternative!

Your Sights

August

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club-Aug. 13, lunch meeting, Stevens Steak House, Los Angeles, Ca.

National Hardware Show./Hardware Industry Week-Aug. 16-20, McCormick Place and McCormick place Wesi, Chicago, Il.

Window Energy Show-Aug. 17-19, Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas.

Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club-Aug. 21, golf rournament, Baywood Country Club, Eureka, Ca.

Los Angeles,/Orange County Hoo-Hoo Clubs-Aug. 21, Annual Mini-Convention, golf & dinner, California Country Club, Whittier, Ca.

California Hardware Co.-Aug. 23, annual merchandise market, Pasadena Convention Center, pasadena, Ca.

Baker-Hamilton Div. of California Hardware Co.-Aug. 30, Bakerama Market, Showplace, San Francisco, Ca.

September

California Redwood Association-Sept. 8, annual meeting, San Francisco, Ca.

Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau-Sept. 11, annual meeting, Sea-Tac Red Lion, Seattle. Wa.

Hoo-Hoo International-Sept. 12-15, convention, Houston Oaks, Houston, Tx.

Western Wood Products Association-Sept. l2-li, fall meeting, MGM Grand Hotel, Reno, Nv.

California Retail Hardware Association-Sept. l3-15, management conference, Harrah's South Lake Tahoe, Nv.

National Association of Wholesalers-Sept. 13-19, wholesale executive management course, Stanford University, Stanford, Ca.

Energy 'El-Sept. 17-20, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, Ca.

Shasta-Cascade Hoo-Hoo-Sept. lE, annual golf tournament, Redding Country Club, Redding, Ca.

Los Angeles Hardwood Lumberman's Club-Sept. lE, summer party, T p.m. Regency Room, R.M.S. Queen Mary, Long Beach, Ca.

Palmer G. Lewis Company-Sept. 20, 9th Annual Customer Buying Show. Distribution Center Warehouse, Auburn. Wa.

Mountain States Lumber Dealers Association-Sept. 20-22, annual convention, Four Seasons Motor Lodge, Albuquerque, N.M,

Forest Products Research Society-Sept . 22-24, Design and Performance of Light Frame Structures-Wall and Floor Systems symposium, Plaza Cosmopolitan Hotel, Denver.

October

Montana Hardware & Implement Association-Ocl. 7-9, convention, Sheraton Hotel, Great Falls, Mt.

Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association-Oct. 7-9. fall convention, Bay Shore, Vancouver, B.C.

American Hardware Manufacturers Association and National Wholesale Hardware Association-Oct. ll-14, convention, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, Ca.

American Plywood Association-Oct. 12-13, fall meeting, Broadwater Beach Hotel, Biloxi, Ms.

Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club-Oct. 15, election night, Eureka, Ca.

National Association of Wholesalers-Oct. 19-22, purchasing & inventory control seminar, phoenix, Az.