NRLDA Toilorins the 1958 Exposition to Deolers' Own Preferences in Progromming

Important format rer.isions for the 1958 lluilcling Products Ilxposition are announced by I{. R. Northrrp, executive vice-president of the National ltetail Lumber l)ealers -\ssociation, f ollorving a roundup meeting oi the 1957 NRt-DA Exposition Corrrmittee in \\'lLshingtt.rn, l).C. Changes affecting cxpositior-r shon' hours, atten<lance, ancl the timing and format ui man:Lgertrent sessior-rs for the 1958 Exposition in Chicago, N<tv. 22-25, are clesignerl to give visiting lr,rmlrer dealers greater opportunity to take frrll advantzrge of :rll iea.tures of the lixltositiorr and a.re the resrtlt of a recent srrrvey in u.hich clealer prefercnces u'cre s0ilr<lrt on llre nt:rttcr of Irogratrrnring.

'l'he poprrlar m:rnagement brealifast scssi,rns starting trr.o hours before opcning oI the exhiliit h;ill u-ill be continr.recl :rnrl exp:tncied. l rrrrcheor-r meetings, r.r'hile u'ell-attenclc<l in the past, l'il1 not be featurecl at the 195lt l,)xposition bccaLrse thc tinre require<i for lrrncheon serr-icc recluces thc effcctiverress of thc lrrrsiness session and cuts into the rlc:iler's lrrrsr. clltilv schedule.

Sulrjects ior rliscussion l'ill be selcctecl from thosc ir.rtlic:rted lry the NllLl)rVs recent de:rler sur\.c\- as nrirnagcrner-rt problems o[ grcutest inrltortance 'in thc retail lun-rber itnd Lrtrilcling rr.rateriiLls indrrstrr- tocla1.. Along l.ith Pronri- rrent, succes.sftrl clealer si,eal.cr.*, inrlristrl' anii profeisional rrrrthorities oi nationrLl stature u'ill particip:Lte ir.r tlie 1958 J'.xposition l)r()sran1s. XIr. Nr>rthtrlr ir-rdicated that the Ilxposition corrnrittec is also cor.rsiilerirrg thc possilrility of rnal<ir1; its speakers availalrle for constrltation aiter thc sessior.rs in orrlcr to llll:r ncccl expressed ln-marrr.rlealcrs i,,r nt,rr€ tli:ctrssiorr .f irrrlir irlual i,r,,lrlems.

',[-lre poptrlar action featurcs ,,i ihc Expositior-r-the cle n'r- onstrations and merchandising programs-rvill be staged again- all under one roof and in a more compact area s() that dealers r,vill be able to l,vitness them t.ithin a fcrv steps of the main exhibit floor. I)emonstration prograrrrs u'ill be schecluied for n.rid-:rfternoon, freeing dealers to spend their mornir.rg ancl early afternoon hours touring the exhibit hall. l{any dealers_alsr.r indicated through the NRLI)A Sur,,ey that thel' rvould like a<lditional time each day t() visit eihibitor booths less hurrieclly, NIr. Northup saitl. For this reas()n, daily hours for the Exposition in Chicag<_r u,ill be 10:00 a.n-r. to 5:3O p.rr-r. ()n Sunday, hou.er.er, it is plannccl to ()pen at 11:00 ;r.m. ancl close at 6:00 tr.m., s() as not to interfere rvith Srrrrclav nrorning church serviccs but still alTord u'eekend visitors :r full clat at the ]rxhibit Hall. I'-xhibitors thenrsclr-es rvill be t,ermitterl for thc first time to inr.ite Yisitors to Vie$.the exhibits oI the 1958 NITLI)A Irx.position by rrrcans of special exhilritor-guest admission tlCl{ets.

['lans ior thc 1!]58 ]:-xposition are already lvell under u.ar,. Irxposition I)irector ],{:rrtin C. l)u.ver toid thc conrrrittei. -'\t least a dozcr-r ne'\\.nAmes r,.e ir'r-,,,ng tl-rose rvho have :rskecl for exhibit spacc at the Chicago l,-iposition. Lurnber. special building materials. paneling, rnillu,ork, h:rrdrvare. :rppiiances, office macl'rines, :ind muterial handlir-rg cquip- ment are among the proclucts represcnted by earlv ic,1riesi,, t()r sl)ace.

Sqn luis Obispo Counfy Deolers Meet Monfhly fo Air Problems

- ,{ group of San l-uis Obispo Corrnty LllA clealers havt. forrn<l .that the regrrlar ntonthly rneetirrgs fhe-r' have been holrlirrg reccntl,v are highll. Ircneficial.The Januarv nieeting of the grouli, u,hich u'as hclcl in San l-uis C)bispo on the l.lth. ivas devolerl io countv taxt's, ternrerl exccssive in S:rn Luis Obispo conlrtr- lrr. all businessnrcn alilic. \\rat'r'rc Inman, San T,uis X,lill & I-unibe i, is :Lcting clurirrnan of the nronthlr. sessions