NNONTANA NtrWS

By R. V. PETERSEN executive secretary

T N a change of ownershiP and title.

I the Stillwater ValleY Lumber Co., Absarokee, Mont., has become the Beartooth Lumber & Hardware Co. under the ownership and management of Gene Erlenbush.

Silver Run SupplY, Red Lodge' Mont., Dick Hegge. owner. is now operating in remodeled and expan9ed sales quarters. A commendable improvement.

Also from the Red Lodge area: CaPer Lumber Co. is under the management of Nick Repac, who has joined the retail industry, and is operating from newly constructed facilities.

Ramsey Lumber Co., Laurel, Mont., has expanded with acquisition of the former Y Lumber Co., CodY, WYo' Managing the new RamseY Lumber is Colen Ramsey.

New manager for Maiden Lumber Co., Thermopolis, WYo., is Robert Senitte.

Gregg Aldrich, erstwhile of Aldrich & Co;-Billings, is now following his architectural bent in the office of Harrison Fagg, Billings.

Present prospects indicate that MBM DA will be rePresented bY several members at the fall meeting of the National Association in Williamsburg, Va.

Art Walter, Billings Lumber Co' ' Billings. recuperating from a heart attack is now making limited appearances at the office.

Al Clark, manager of Anaconda Forest Products, Billings, is well on the recovery trail following recent surgery in Billings.

In a tiansaction just consummated, the building material operations of Ana- the profitable moneY management study, dealer business management repoit, and taking inventory of your manasement procedures. TheY also spons6t or participate in various efforts to promote and enhance the dealer's importance in the industry. One of these programs is Home Improvement Time. - fhe federated associations need a strons national association. It is financiallfimpossible for a single federated association to develop such programs as outlined above. We can only do this by a united effort of a strong national association. conda Co. have been acquired bY Affiliated Building Centers of Kansas Citv. Included are the retail Anaconda Building Materials yard and the wholesale branch at Billings, Anaconda Forest Products Co. Present plans call for retention of all present personnel.

NLBMDA serves in Your interest. If you are a member of the Arizona Association you are eligible to join NLBMDA as an IDD member. Your association has mailed out IDD information kits urging you to join this very important program.

Arthur Peterson, retired dealer, former MBMDA member and officer, died at his home in Banning, Calif' Founder of Peterson Lumber Co., Helena, Mont., Art had sPent his life in the lumber industry in various Montana locations prior to retirement in 1961.

ContrarY to various comments. OSHA does not require back-up alarms or flashing warning lights on forklift equipmenf used in regular retail lumber oDerations. This is no1 to say that the rdquirement may not be imposed in the future, but for the present it is not in the regulations.