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Importbd Hardwoods

Our aim is to fill your requirements, promptly, with competitively priced quality products.

We also represent Holmes & Co.,lnc. and Robinson Lumber Co. on the West Coast.

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SUMWOOD, INC.

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Los Angeles, Ca. 90045

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," t sumwood.is speciat,, f acilitics. it rrus dctcrnrinccl thut thc ofllcc shoLrlcl bc nror ed to tclrl)orarY qLllrtcrs rn \lcnrphis pcnding conrplction ril' the neri lucilitics. This rlas lcconrplished on JLrll' l. Ker ol'flcc l)crsol.]lrcl u're cntplol ctl

"ALM0ST Al{YTlllllG G0ES" theme set a fast pace l0r the recent lnland Lumber Co. picnic. Participants wearing officiat T-shirts included-lll top row, left to right, Mike Lanier, Terry Wise, Jackie Mahoney, qqn Lan_ier, Betsy Bendix, Bob Fistibaugh; midd le_ row, Larry Hol guin, Carolyn Bbnkowski, Sandi grum uiO, Nano Esparza, Chalo Gonzales, Jack Butler; lower row, John Seeds, Cacy Brandenberger, Gary Thomson, president of the Colton, Ca., based lumber company; Barbara Wittman, Tony DelCollo, and the knee of Bob Brown. (21 Inner tube race and (3i toilet paper statue brought laughs. Happy door prize winners i4i Mr. and Mrs, Al Mancinas examine microwave oven.

THE NHLA STORY (('rtrrtinuetl J'rotrt pugL' ,\-l .)

\l,tr 15. lrrttl trrttlerrienl ii lr:rtttrtt pcriocl in ('hicago. Thc bal.tncc o1' tlrc stall'rias rclclilr sccured ilncl th. ot'llcc has long sincc su-tticcl clori n to roLllinc.

Tirc nror ing o1' thc of'flce l-ronr

C hicugo to \lcnrphis \\as a vcr) selrtinrclrtai Occlsi()r.r lirr lt nuntbr,-r ol thosc inrolvccl. 'l hc ussociation ol'llccs hacl bccn in C'hicago sincc llr-rt thcrc is no cloubt in the nrincls ol NIILA nrcnrhcrs that thc lutLrre i: hright I'or the rrss.r.irrlirrn. Thc brg nrove f'ronr ('hiclrgo to Ve tttPl11,.. rr itlr its e ltrtttr:u itt 1..'psonncl. is bchrncl end thc\ ciur l()ok l'Oruartl to occupving tirc nL-\\. bcautil'LrI lncl I'Lrnctional llciIitics irr the Spring o1' 1980 anci to cntcr lr ne\\ crlr rL.l)rasL'ntinc. scrVicc an(l integritr to llrc' hardnoocl lr.inrbcr inclr.rstrl

1898 uncl thosc o1' riur prcse nt rlcnrbcrshrp ancl thcrr lrithcrs bu-li)rc thr-nr htir c nrcnrorrcs ol' r-t-uit-r1 trips 1O tirL. \\'ind\ ('itr to itttcrld to thc iissoe iltion's br,rsincss. Thcrc \\crc ril'licc' stall' pe-fsolrs uitit cxccss ol' 30 I cars'scr\ icL. n ho lirr pcrsonlrl rcllsolrs ccliilil not rL.ilsoltabll trrrnslcr to \{c'nrphis.

Safety First Program

A first da1 saf'e t1 orie ntaLion lor lard and r"archouse enrpJol'ees is a big cleterrent to acciclcnts.

Tw o major causes of accidcnts in r o) r'in g n ew c m plo1,e es are lack o1'knowledge of sal'etl factors required b_r" the job and over-anxietl'to please the enrplover.

A briefing on thc conrpany rules and saf'ctl program uith rcasons for thc practices u'ill lcsscn the possibilitr o1' accidents occr.rring with green cmplol,ces.

Soften the Blow of Firing

Tcrnrinating an cnrplol ee- is a clil'flcult task u'hich can bc made eusic-r ri ith a thoughtl'ul proccdure.

Ne-vcr llrc an emplol'cc without n'arning. Alert hint to his poor t)erfornlrncc u'ith suggcstiorts firr intprovr ng.

Be positirc thlt hi: tr:rtttirtu is conrplctc uncl understood. Attcntpt to translcr hinr to anothcr iob or departnrL-nt nrore suilecl t() his abilitie s. C ounscl rvith thc u itrnittg that tcrnrination u'ill fbllou i1 thcrc is no inrprovcnrcnt.

Ifit beconrcs nccessar) to clisnriss hinr. schcclLrlc l nrccting \\ith hirl on Friclal aftcr thc other L-nrplo)ees harc lcl't. Erplain 1'or:r rcgrct that it has bcc0nrc neccssirr) to takc this stcp. giVc him unV llolrcv clue. inclLrcling severancc. unusccl vacation or sick plty. and wish hinr ncll.

It is inrportant that hc be able tcr lcur c u ith drgnitr