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4940 District Boulevqrd OF tOS ANGETES

Sierq-Cqscode logging Conference in Socromento, Feb. l6-18, for l2th Annuql

The 12ti annual Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference will convene in Sacramento, Febrrrary 16, for a three-day show, the likes of which has never been seen in Califoraia's sedate capital city, according to press chairman Robert L. Jordan.

"We'll have six-bit loggers, snow-shoe loggers and even loggers from the tall corn country of Iowa comparing notes in three formal sessions beginning Thursday afternoon, February 16," he noted.

"fn addition," Jordan pointed out, "Thursday morning will be taken up with the usual community amenities, including an invocation and greetings from local dignitaries. The annual neu's award Thursday morning should be of special interest to members of the 'F'ourth Estate,' and the Conference Keynoter will be talking about sky-car loggrng on some steep Oregon mountain slopes."

Ofrcial banner of the Conference, which will feature equipment demonstrations at the California State Fair Grounds and business sessions in the Governor's Hall there, will be: "Under the Gun in '61, Wood-Its Promotion, Costs and Competition."

President of the Siena-Cascade Logging Conference this year is Elmer Zimmerman, International Paper Co.-Long-Bell Division. Conference chairman is Lorren Hollenbeak, L. K. Hollenbeak Logging Co., Redding, California.

Hordwood Plywood lmporters Meet in Oioi, Feb. 8-IO,1or 196l Annucrl

San E rancisco-The Imported Hardwood Plywood Assn., Inc., has scheduled its 1961 annual Membership meeting for Feb. 8-10 at the Ojai Valley Inn, Ojai, Calif. Each day's sessions will start at 9:00 a.m. Business will include the election of officers and directors, discussions by selected speakers on current topics, presentation of Committee recommendations, Open Forum discussions, and formulation of the year's program and policies.

Both regular and associate members are invited to attend the entire B-day convention. While the regular members are conducting the annual elections, Wednesday afternoon, the associate members wili be holding special committee meetings on recommendations to present to the entire membership Thursday morning. Wives, branch mallagers and other interested executives and associates will be welcome, reports Gordon D. Ingraham, manag'ing secretary, here.

N-AWLA Adds Advqnced Course

Early in December, the National-American Wholesale Lumber Association announced that the Lumber Sales Training Program for manufacturers, wholesalers and commission men was open for enrollments for the Course beginning in F ebruary. In addition, an Advanced Course for those who participated in the 1960 Program is now available, covering new material and sharpening up the application of the Basic Principles of Selling, Enrollment will include aitendance at tlte three all-day seminars conducted in conjunction with the Basic Course. Enrollment F'ee is $35. Additipnal information may be obtained by writing National-American Wholesale Lurnber Assoclation, 3 East 44th Stroet. New York 1?. New York.