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Lumber Club May Admit Wonren

Bylaw changes to be voted upon by the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis Dec. l4 could allow qualified women to become active or honorary members and add an associate members category.

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Despite a depressed economy and a drop off in attendance, the conference was widely praised by participants as an excellent value for its members.

Elected president was Bob Slettedahl, Lumbermen's Building Center; lst v.p. Bill Sullivan, Golding Sullivan Lumber; 2nd v.p. Jeny Higman, Reliable Wholesale Lumber; treas. Blaine Smith, Fremont Forest Products; sec. Erik Jorgensborg; and exec. v.p. Wayne Gardner, LASC.

As the theme of the gathering was Dealing With Change, the leadoff session was The Past Is Prologue, with two veteran lumbermen as speakers. Leon Lauderbach, retired, noted that "we don't make change, but we must learn to adapt to it and live with change." Carl Poynor, Dixieline Lumber, then gave one ofhis patented, surrealistic business talks, this one having more to do with operating the hotel plumbing than retum on investment.

Bob Slettedahl, the incoming president, then proposed two DADS programs (dealers assisting dealers) whereby non-competing dealers