More Hardwood Promotion Planned

by Larry Frye Executive director

Fine Hardwoods-American Walnul Association Chicago

THE YEAR 1978 was a memora-

Ible one for the Fine Hardwoods-American Walnut Association.

Looking ahead to 1979, the association's major activities will focus on trade promotionl public education on the warmth and beauty of hardwood; a new forestry slide series; a new 16 mm. film; new hang tags and a complete revision of several current publications. There also will be continued cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service in research and allied activities.

1978 could well be called a milestone year since it was highlighted by four events that will be recorded as among the more important developments in the association's history:

(l) The August 31, 1978 retirement of Donald H. Gott, my predecessorl

Story at a Glance

Trade promotion and pub- lic education on the warmth and beauty of wood are featured hardwood programs for 1979.

(2) The decision to move our headquarters to Indianapolis, In.;

(3 ) Revision of our reference book, Fine Hardwoods Selectoramq;

(4) lntroduction of Selectorama Showroom, the mobile exhibit.

Gott had been executive director since the FH-AWA was formed in 1971 by a merger of the Fine Hardwoods Association with the old American Walnut Manufacturers