NBMDA Convention Elects 1962 Officers

At the recent National Building Material Distributors Association 1Oth Annual (Design for Dividends) Convention in Chicago, three new officers and five new Directors were nominated and elected by the membership.

The new President who will serve during 7962 is Donald B. Richardson, President of Richardson Lumber Company, Denver, Colorado. 1\{r. Richardson has been associated in building material distributing lor 17 years, was elected a Director of NBMDA in 1960 and served as Treasurer that year. In 1961, he served as Vice President under M. L. McCreerv. President of Nlichigan Wholesalersi.Inc., Jackson, X{ichigan.

ln Denver. Mr. Richardson is a Director of W.O.O.D., Incorporated, Denver Metropolitan Y.M.C.A. and the Citizens' Savings Bank. He is also active in the Rotary Club and the Chamber of Commerce.

The President that Richardson is succeeding has been one of the most active Presidents that has served NBMDA. M. L. McCreery traveled r,vell over 20,0N miles to local and regional meetings and spent over 6 rveeks of his time on behalf of NBMDA.

The new Vice President of NBMDA is Lewis H. Jenkins, President of Jenkins Wholesale Supply Co., Inc., North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Mr. Jenkins served as Treasurer of NBMDA in 1961 and was also elected to the Iloard of Directors in that year. Mr. -fenkins has been in the wholesale building material field for 16 years.

In North Wilkesboro. Mr. Ienkins is a Past President of the Optimist Club, a Director of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the local School Board, Chairman of the County Red Cross, Chairman of the County Library Board, Chairman of the

County Airport Commission.

Succeeding Jenkins as Treasurer of NBMDA is William G. Grieve, Vice President of Building Material Distributors, Inc., Stockton, California. Mr. Grieve has been in building material distributing for 9 years. Besides being elected Treasurer of the Association, he has also been elected to serve a three year term as a member of the Board of Directors.

In California Mr. Grieve is active as a Director of the Western Building Review, Director of the California Heart Association and American lleart Association and a member of Armstrong's Cork Policy Committee.

Also elected to the Board of Directors is H. A. Almand, Jr., Executive Vice President of Booker ct Company, Inc., Tampa, Florida. Mr. Almand has been active in the building materials field for 20 years. William C. Duffus, President of W. Clare Duffus Limited, I(itchener, Ontario, Canada, is the first Canadian to be elected to the Board of Directors of NBMDA.

Mr. Richard J. Lindo, President of Minfelt Wholesale Co.. Inc.. Watertown, New York, was also elected to the Board of Directors. He brings with him 15 vears of exoerience in the build- ing materials field and 6 years as a member of NBIVIDA.

The fif th Director is Merritt R. Wentz, Fort Smith Sash & Door Companl, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

The above mentioned men take office January 7, 7962. The retiring Board consists of E. H. Fahrenkrog, Building Products Supply Company, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; C. Lawrence Fenner, Mohawk Building Materials Corp., Rensselaer, New York; R. R. Haley, Haley Wholesale Company, Inc., Santa Barbara, California; Harold C. IVIay, I\{ay Supply Company, Little Rock, Arkansas; and M. L. McCreery, Michigan Wholesalers, Inc., Jackson, Mich.

Decision Announced

DeWitt Nelson, Director of the Department of Conservation, announced his decision in the recent State Forest Practice case against Rasor & Sons Inc., of H"ppy Camp, California.

The Director's decision, based on the findings and recommendations of State Hearing Officer Coleman E. Stewart, is a suspended revocation of the Timber Operator's Permit held by Rasor & Sons, Inc.

llasor & Sons Inc,, were accused by State Forester Francis Raymond with several violations of the Redwood District Forest Practice Rules.

At the hearing held in Eureka, California, on October 31, 1961, Rasor & Sons, Inc., rverc charged with failure to leave sufficient seed trees for forest reproduction and failure to clean up logging slash for fire prevention purposes. Deputy Attorney General Robert Connett presented the State's evidence. Revocation of Rasor & Sons Inc. Timber Operator's Permit is dependent upon a three-year probation period of no violations of any forest of fire laws. Director Nelson's decision becomes effective December 2I, 1961.