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tD MARTIN Remembrs

, I recall that I attended the meeting of retail lumbermen at the Hotel Whitcomb, San Francisco, on October 28, t922, when they formed their own state-wide organization, The 'California Retail Lumber Assoclation.

The new organization was the successor of The Califor' nia Lumber Association, which was formed the year before when Fred Connor of Sacramento was elected president. - The only difference between the new organization and its predicessor was that it limited its membership to retailers, 'while the old one took in wholesalers and manufacturers as ryell. The new association planned to work and cooperate ,with the manufacturing and wholesale interests and, reciprocally, it had their support and good will.

The only formal talk at the morning session was made by Arthur Dunn, San Francisco attorney and counsel for other important industrial and merchandising organizations.

Before adjournment for luncheon A. J. (Gus) Russell, Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, and chairman of the State Lumbermen's Committee to defeat the State Housing Act, familiarly known as the anti-shingle bill, addressed the convention. (The Housing Bill was decisively defeated at the November election.)

It didn't take President Fred Connor long to find out that practically every one in attendance was enthusiastically in favor of a state retailers' organization, which left the adoption of a constitution, by-laws and election of officers as the only important business.

Adoption of the constitution followed at the afternoon session. The constitution declared in part: Management of the Association is vested in a board of twenty-one directors, the terms of seven directors expiring each year; the presi.dent, vice-president and executive committee are chosen

Disneylond Storts Exponsion

Anaheim, Calif.-Construction is underway on the Grand Canyon Building, part of Disneyland'i EI,500,- 000 improvement and expansion program for 1958. The exhibit will be completed about Easter as a replica of the Grand Canyo?r on a 300-foot long canvas giving an authentic view of the natural wonder. New railroad tracks are being laid out for the Disneyland R.R. and the train will travel through the Grand Canyon Building. Special lighting will bring out the background of the painting, believed to be the largest single*piece of canvas art in the world.

from the bdard; the executive committee shall consist of the president and four members of the board, and actual management of the Association will be in the hands of a secretary-manager appointed by the board.

The officers elected were: President, C. W. Pinkerton, Whittier; First Vice-President, Fred Connor, Sacramento; Second Vice-President, F. Dean Prescott, Fresno; Third Vice-President, M. A. Harris, San Francisco. Pending the election of a secretary-manager, the San Francisco office was to be in charge of Miss Jesse Eggleston, the assistant secretary.

The new association already had a membership representing 'every retail distributing district in the state. fmmediately following the meeting more than fifty applications for membership were received at the secretary's desk.

The convention was brought to a close in the evening with a dinner, dance and entertainment in one of the ballrooms of the Whitcomb hotel.

lony Bqckes to Block Diqmond

Mead Kibbey, head of Bla-ck Diamond Lumber Co., Sacramento, announces the addition of Larry Backes to the Southern California sales force. Backes, well known throughout the area and former head ofUnit Lumber Sales in Beverly Hills, will headquarter at Sacramento, but will spend a good portion of his time in Southern California in order to better service the trade.

NIMA Book Wins NAHB Prize

"Better Homes Are Built of \Arood," a new publication of the National Lumber lManufacturers Association, has won a special award in the "1957 Ideas for Home Builders Contest'r sDonsored bv the National Association of Home Builders and Produceis' Council, Inc., national organization of building materials and equipment manufacturers.

The 32-page lumber booklet, designed to bolster sales of wood in new home building and in horne remodeling-expansion work, was judged to be an "excellent presentation showing the advintages of a vital product." Furthel, th9 publicaiion was cited-for its "attractive" format and "good design ideas . ' . especially suitable for custom work'"

A-certificate was accepted by N. Floyd McGowin, president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, dtrring a$,ard ceremonies in Chicago, Jan.22. More than 170 publications were entered in the contest, designed to furnish

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