ARIZONA SGENE

FRANK DAVIS executive vice president

lN MY JOB one hears a lot of philosolphy regarding our industry and who should support a state or regional association.

The answer is simple. Anyone involved in the lumber and building supply industry should be a member. lf they are not, they are gaining the benefits the Arizona Lumber & Building Supply Association provides, without paying the dues.

I continually hear, we are a "home center" and why should we belong?

Yes, I admit today there are many are:rs where a dealer, home center, or whatever you may call them, can receive manY benefits from such organizations as Hardware Institute, Home Center Institute, etc. in selling skills, seminars, home shows, computers, etc., but without Arizona Lumber& Builders Supply Association, they may not have a good lien law, reduced rates on workmen's compensation, a registration of contractor law, state regulation helps such as OSHA and many other advantages.

For l8 years I have been actively work- ing with our state legislators on the above mentioned laws. To this day, no organization such as the Hardware Institute or outside owned chain operation has been in attendance giving ALBSA help on any legislative matter.

So "who fits where?" AnYone in the building material business should support ALBSA.

Suddenly take away ALBSA and the industry would soon be in dire circumstances which could cost it millions of dollars.

FrplgpqlNc to Seattle for the first Jltime since 1973, the 7fth annual Western Building Material Association Convention/Building Products Showcase will be headquartered at the newly expanded and beautiful Westin Olympic Hotel, Nov. 13-16.

The Exhibition Hall at the Seattle Center will be the site of the building products display. An attractive and ideal post-free facility, it will have convenient monorail and shuttle bus service from the hotel. Plans to make this an extra special convention and exhibit show are progressing. You'll hear more about it later. But mark your calendar now for Nov. l3-16 in Seattle.

FRED CARUSO executive secretary

THE 89TH annual convenrion is I shaping up to be one ofthe best ever, with atremendous lineupof speakers, an ample schedule of food functions and parties and one ofthe largest exhibit areas in years virtually sold out. The convention theme is "The Impact of Change.,' Dealers and suppliers are responding to the call for the Denver event, Sept. 23-25, at the Sheraton Tech Center Hotel.

A convention highlight will be guest speaker Bob Mathias, director of the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The world's only twotime Olympic Decathlon gold medal winner (1948 and 1952), graduate ofStanford University and former U.S. Congressman representing California for eight years, he will speak on the ,,Impact of Change in the World of Athletics,, discussing innovations in computer technology that have improved the efficiency of athletics, at the Saturday luncheon.

James C. Beardall, pres., will open the convention at breakfast on Sept. 24with a short business session including reports of the nominating committee, pres. and exec. v.p.; Ralph L. Lewis, corporate communication coordinator, GuIf Oil Corp., will follow with "EnergyYesterday, Today and Tomorrow."

Later in the morning Kent Brosh will narrate slides of the yard and store operations of CrisseyFowler LumberCo., Colorado Springs, winner ofa 1982 Independent Dealer of the Year award. "Another Point of View" will present a humorous contrast of a different type of operation.

DouglasE. Ashy, founder and pres. of Doug Ashy Building Materials, Inc., Lafayette, La., and pres. ofthe National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association, will discuss "How Industry Trade Associations Can Help the Dealer Cope with Change." W. Calvert Brand, the top ranking retail lumber dealer in the Reagan Administration with a family business in Columbus, In., will speak on "The National Housing Picture, The Federal Government, and the Impact of Change" from a position as deputy assistant secretary for policy and budget at HI.JD.

The building products show will open in the exhibit hall at noon with a buffet lunch. Scnrinars on energy saving and credit manageinent, collections and cash flow will be offered during the afternoon.

On Saturday Ron Piercy of A-D-E Lumber, Kansas City, Mo., will share his insights as a spokesman for the lumber industry and smaller businessman, James Seccombe, a lawyer with Northcutt and Seccombe, Denver, will review "Con- struction Lien Laws Face the Challenge of Change." Dealer roundtable discussions will follow the luncheon featuring Mathias.

The annual reception and President's Banquet will conclude the convention. A golf tournament at Arrowhead Golf Course and a number of events for spouses will take place during the threeday convention.

ADMIRING facilities are (top lett) Bill Wachtler, Tom Gardner, Louisiana-Pacific. (too rioht) Joe Wheeler, Louisiana-Paci{ic;