rtra newsandviews

by BOB McBRIEN executive vice oresident of the Lumber Merchonts Associotion of Northern Colifornio

T\\'O NIOST IIIPORTANT events o('('urred at the recent Lumr ber Nlerchants Association board of directors meeting held in $sc'13rn€'n16-and both u'ill put money in l-MA members' pockets! The first $'a,s acceptanc'e of a $53.000 refund chcck from State Fund insurance and the second r.as adoption of a r:ollegt' training program designed to provide our in*f with competent help in upt'omr'ne

To say that thcrt' rvere smiles on board members' fa<'es rvhen thev rvere sho.nn the check is understandable-and t:ertainh- an ttnrlerstalemcnr. L\lA meml,"rs hu, " L""n ent'ouraged often to keep their yards safetrconsr:ious. This dividend check shows the rewards for doing so. -F*-F*

Postmen throughout northcrn California are no\! delir,t,ring reftrnd share-s to individual dealer-" who partir.ipate irr l,nlA's group workmen's compensation program. State Ftrnd tells rrs that no indi'idual could possibly get as m'r'h of a rt'tur' lr.r,i.g irrsurance indilidually for this LMA refund totals 25-1,/, ,,..,.rn-t of the premiums paid lly memhcrs. It's anolhtr s,,.,d i"asorr t. join LI'IA if lou are not alrt'ady a*-memb"erl

The college program has lreen in the works {or many month-s spearheaded bv Jim Ross o[ Central Lumber Co.. Hanford. Jim has worked long and hard with the College of the Sequoias which has come up l'ith a t$'o year course intended to prepare students for entcring the retail ltrmlrer dealcr lrusines,..

Special emphasis ;,r ltr" ,,rn*rnrJ i. pl""a on subjects whit.h will dovetail lith on-the-job knowledge required in a retail yard. ]lerchandising, (.ost acr.ounting. construction and other areas o{ utmost importanr,e to todal''s dealer will be dctailed in the program. Ve'll be looking for the men and women rvlr,r gradrrate from this course to.join forces n-ith-u,. in upt.oming lears.

As our memlrers and some of his manr' {riends alrt'ad1' kne$.. our esteemed President Charlie Dart sufiered a heart artack on \ovemher 16. and spent ser"eral uncomfortahle davs in the hosliital. Charlie had ju,*t returned from a trip to \\-ashingtorr arrrl Florida rvhere he wa-s representing LMA at ntrtional meetings.

It's a real pleasure to rcport that Charlie is on the mend ancl lhile he will be arvay from his major activitit's for a couple o{ months. he is keeping a r.lose watch on his favorite industrl-. \\''s are much indebted to his intcrest and alwa]-s r,leas,.d to hare him repre.enting LllA.

New G-P Porticleboord Plont

Georgia-Pacific Corp. u'ill huild a 65 million sq. ft. annual capacity particleboarcl plant at Louisville. Miss., it has been announced by Robert B. Pamplin. G-P president, and Wm. C. Norman of the Crossett division. It rvill cost approximately $3.5 rnillion with construction to begin early in 1966 and completion dtr,' Janl1x1t 1967.

Thc nerv plant will be the first one of Georgia-Pacific'-* to manufar:ture particleboard. although thev manulacture a similar produt't, llakelroard, at Crossett. Ark.

Did you know that conventional hinged doors "lock-out" over 50 sq. ft. of useable floor space from anaverageone family dwelling?

I I helps cut building costs fast installation

I frames-in easily I finished jambs -no stops needed so near perfect it seems fo slide forever!

Western Retail Lumbermen's Association