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By KENT MOXEY executive secretary

/l rrENonNCE was way up at flour 84th Annual Mountain States Lumber Dealers Convention. 468 people registered. This is more than a 50% increase over the past several years. Again, thanks to Howard and Bobbie Anderson whose intense interest and work in planning the convention really paid off.

It was such a success that the board of directors have decided to have the 1978 convention in Denver again, exact time and location to be decided later.

Hieruight speech of the convention was by John Walker of Lowe's Com. panies, Inc. He really laid it on the line. Even though he is a large lumber dealer (doing $2.6 million per day) he related and communicated with every lumber dealer in the audience. He has had every problem they have ever had and then some, many times. He has developed a tremendous bank of experience in profitable management of a retail lumber business. All who heard him appreciate his willingness to come and share his ideas with us. Copies of his speech will be available from the association, office.

New president of the association is Mike Lehan of Weld County Lumber Co., P.O. Box 218, La Salle, Co. 80645.

Vice-presidents were elected as follows:

. Utah: Leonard Treft, Nu-Way Builders Supply Co., Sdt Lake City.

. Wyoming: Jerry Tracy, Jackson Lumber, Jackson.

. New Mexico: Jerry Woodward, Woodward Lumber Co., Las Cruces.

Idaho: K. D. Ker. Max Ker & Son Lumber Co.. Idaho Falls.

New members of the board of directors elected by the membership to serve three year terms are as follows:

Utah: Joe Poitevin, Anderson Lumber Co., Ogden; Idaho: K. D. Ker, Max Ker & Son Lumber Co., Idaho Falls; Wyoming: Vern Russell, Russell Lumber Co., Douglas; Wyoming: Jerry Tracy, Jackson Lumber, Jackson. Vern Thompson, Gittings Lumber Co., Denver, was elected to serye one year on the board to complete the unfulfilled three year term of Lee Richardson who resigned from the board because he is no longer active in the lumber business since Richardson Lumber Co. was sold. Lee received a plaque in recognition of his fine service on the board along with retiring board members Howard Anderson, Bill Pengelly, and Ted Johnson.

The board appointed the following individuals to represent Mountain States on the board of directors of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association: Keith Ker, Max Ker & Son Lumber Co., Idaho Falls, Idaho; Joe Harley (alternate), Baldridge Lumber Co., Albuquerque, New Mexico; and yours truly.

TUMBEBMEN and railroaders from all over the West (192 for golf, 48 more nongolfers for dinner) made a resounding succes of the 14th annual Shasta Lumbermen's Golf Tournament, Redding, Ca. Despite almost continuous rain, only l foursome cancelled. "Dutch" Wiseman, gen. chairman awarded over $3000 in prizes. (1) Jim Barnes, Greg McGuire. (2) Ralph Lamon, Mitch Hall. (3) Jay Robbins, John Kelly, George Darling. (4) Don Cherovsky, Lloyd Webb, Glen Deitz. (5) Dave Green, Al Kerper. (6) Seated: Don Kingman, George Coe, Bill Novack, Mac Mc

Conville. Standing: Art Semans, Sam Baskins. Elmer Lewis. (7) Bob Hansen, D ick Johnson, Earl Moore, Paul Mundinger. (8) Dave Maxwell, Bill Hendricks, Jack Killory. (9) Mike Rode, Forrest 0rr, George Sharp, Bob Bothwell. (10) Greg McGuire, Jerry McGuire, Larry Whittaker. (11) Maury Walker, Dan Burdette. Fred Scaife. (12) Bud 0lsen, Bob West. (13) Don Michelson, Bob Fortney. (14) Jim Harris, Joe Bambino. (15) Dennis Byerly, Nick Elardo. (16) Sid Johnson, John Crane. (17) Neil Dietz. Don Porter. (18) Mitch Hall. Derrall

Clapp, Ron Helmke. (19) Sam Baskin, Joe Scalzo, Al 0'Brien, Karl Dryfhout. (20) Terry Simpson, Tim Drury. (21) Marv Keil, Don Vollmar, Arch Chaplin, Sam Witzel. (22) Ross Loveland, Dan Burdette, Ken Ramey, Tony Gallager. (23) Earl Johnson, George Kavooras, Leonard Newman, Art Gutzeit. (24) Vic Williams, Dan Harp, Chet Gonczarak, Roman Gonczarak. (25) Carl Allison. Dick Clark, Bob Fortney. (26) Bill Novack, Jim Hawkins, Del Lehr. (27l. Ted Fulmer. Gordon Roby, Craig Gilbert, Dan Shields. (28) Bob Bedson, Chas. Mickelson. Herb Brown, Ed Nave.