THE ARIZCINA

By FRANK DA executive vice president

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Hg Arizona Association held its I first quarter board of directors meeting on Sept. I I at the Scottsdale Hilton Inn. Scottsdale.

One of ihe major discussions at the meeting was the housing situation. The association staff and officers are workins with Arizona State Legislators for housl ing action at the state level.

President Al Schechter appointed the following to a housing Aition Committee to work with other associations and state legislators in implementation of a program to aid housing. They are: Dean Drake, chairman, A[ Sche-chter. Sam Hauert, Charles Mann. Charles Ray, John King, Bob Silvey, Ray Lopp, Jav O'Mallev.

We will b-e releasing information on this at a later date.

The Building Materials Course at Phoenix College has 30 students enrolled. Mark O'Malley. the O'Mallev Companies, is the clasi coordinator. -

The NLBMDA is holdins its annual meeting at the Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, October 20-23. Since we are the host association we are workine with the NLBMDA staff and committJe in out-

The Young Westerners Club has been honored with an invitation to oarticipate in the program of the Naiional Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association's annual meetins in Scottsdale. Az.. Oct. 20-23.

Four YWC members will present a one-hour panel discussion featuring the views of the youth of our business on the growth and future of the Iumber and building material industry.

Members selected and the industrv qegment they represent are: Andy Boyd', Boise Building Supply, Boise (retailer); Art Burke, Simpson Supply, Kirkland, Wa. (manufacturer-wholesaler): Larrv Knudsen. Lumbermen's of Washington. Shelton. Wa. (multiple-yard relailer): and Ron Pulliam, Paliner-G. Lewis Co., Union Gap, Wa. (multiple-unit wholesaler) ting together the final arrangements.

WBMA warmly congratulates these Young Westerners for this important assignment by the National.

"The Forest and Rangeland Environmental Management Act of 1973" has been signed by the President. lts primary purpose is to provide for long rang-e pr-annrng ano assure proper management of forest lands and an adequatelimber supply for the future.

Undoubtedly the enactment of this legislation has proven that the efforts of the more than 350 dealers at our May conference in Washington. D.C., wer-e effective. All who partiiipated should be comnlimented.

Arizona will have a large delegation at the affair.

The Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club is soonsoring a golf tournament on Sunday. October 20, which will kickoff tlie meetinq.