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By R0SS KINCAID executive vice president

j'IHANCES ane our 69th annual Con- v vention/Merchandise Mart, being held this year in Portland, has concluded by the time you are rneading this. If not, hurry up and join us for this important Srestern event. ff you ean't make it, be $rte to read the filll @verage with pictures in a forthcoming issue of The Merchamt Magazi.ne.

Due to family pFoblems, Lcatr IIarvey found lt necessary to terminete with WBMA and go to Oregon. We arc pleased to present her replace- ment Shelley Szpelq who will be involved in gencral ofice work. 'We are sut'B lro{rf too, will enjoy her cheerful voice, pleasant smile a,nd helpfulnees.

Ginger Lewb (Matye bdore hef recent ma,niage )has now been essigned to the insurance & pension desk fomerly occupied by Leah. ards pertinent to those industrles or bueinesses. fl A comprehensive public information pnograrn to educate small businessmen on ap,plica. bilif of the standards.

Clrecks totaling $86,?18 have bcen mailed to those Oregon mernbers par ticipating in tlre W'BMA/SAIF group progran- Ttrese represent an added bonus of $19,150 as a result of t^he group, so it seems apparent that all those not now participating should consider joining: up!

For Washington members, this is proof of wha,t o gtoup osn accomplish. If you haven't yet sent in your authoriration for a Wasbington Workmen's Compensation grolq', please do so in order that we may get this moving.

Efiective September, pension checks went up 20%. ln 19?3 the employeeemployer tax rate jumps from 10.4y'o on $9,000 b LLy'o on a taxa,ble wage bane of $10,800.

E Uniform interpretetion of standards to achieve consistent application everyrvhene.

Also recommended: Tbat appropriate leg'islative committees of Congrese consider arnending tlre act to permit ttconsultation inspectionstt generaly without issuanrce of citatioru or penalties; discretionary imposition of penalties on first inspection of unintentional violation when the violation is abated within the prescribed time; provide for issuance of citations and assesament of penalties against employees for willful violations. Comespondence with and from our Congressional delegates acknowledgea the association's position and promises delib€rate efrort and support in correcting feulty legislation.

A member dealer on the Oregpn coast reported tbat a hrrckload of dimension lumber and plywood was stolen from his yard, sometime on Sunday, September 24. He said that his forklift wes nsed to unload the truck. He added that the forklift key wasr o,!r a chain fastened to the lift as required by OSHA, and the loss may not have been sufrered if the key were not accessible.

It is time to recognize and lay welcome to those new members who have joined us in months past. They ele: Benson's, Inc., Conrallis, Ore.; Boise Cascade Corp., Renton, Wasll; Chubbuck Lumber & Supply, Inc., Pocatello, Id.; City Lumber & Plumb- ing, Grandview, Wash.; Franklin Building Supply, Boise, Id.; Jerr5r's Building Maieriale, Eugene, Ore.; Kohler Building Supply, Inc., Firth, Id.; Northweet Lumber & Building Sup'ply Co., Inc., Eugene; Overland Lumber & Feed Store, Boise; Roberts Lumber Co., Friday Harpor, $tash.; Stars Ferry Building Supplies, Inc., Burley, Id.; Thomas Building Center, Inc., Sequin, lVash.; Thriftway Lurnber Co., Boise; Volco, Ini, Burley; Volco, I*r, Twin Falls, Id.; and 'Weiser Building Suppln Weirer, Id.