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by BOB McBRIEN executive vice president of the Lumber Merchonts Associqtion of Norlhern Colifornio

S ATHLETES ARE quick to tell you, setting a new record gives them mixed emotions. They are elated with attaining goal, but they also realize they rnust do a previously unreached even better the next time because it is expected of tht'm.

The reason this comes to mind is LMA's fast-approaching annual convention which will ,be held May I-3 at Harvey's Wagon Wheel at Lake Tahoe. As most dealers and suppliers will remember, our 25th annual convention at Monterey broke all attendance records and was judged the o'best ever" by those in attendance.

BEIIERIIIG THE existing record is always a problem, as Bob McBrien points out this month.

It's my firm conviction that the 1966 LMA Convention will again be 'othe biggest and best svsr"-$/i1lr your support. Months of planning will culminate with President Charlie Darr's welcoming speech on May 1, and we hope that you and your associates will be on hand to hear it and participate in our excellent program.

Convention Chairman Hamilton Knott of Yosemite Lumber spent two days at Tahoe recently meeting with officials of Harvey's and making arrangements for the social side of the program with Convention Host Chairman Charles Cross, Sr., Truckee-Tahoe Lumber.

Both of these gentlemen and their committees are taking valuable time from their personal business enterprises to help you. They are pleased to do so for they know that a healthy, progressive retail lumber industry is good for everyone involved. They ask only your support and attendance at the conveniion for their time and effort.

As I write this column, I have fresh in mind the better than 2000-person turnout for the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association Convention just held in Portland. This is a full-blown trade show which attracts members from a four-state region and which this year won attendance from lortheT California.

No matter how many conventions any of us attend each year, we never fail to go home with ideas that can help to improve our activities. We get some of these ideas from noted convention speakers, others from suppliers who have new products and materials to tell us about, and still others from talk sessions that seem to occur most anyplace.

LMA's convention committee promises you while ideas-plus a good time with your fellow time is May I-3, the place is Lake Tphoe and will be out. Circle the dates today and make be with us as we head into another quarter conventions.

New GP Officers

dozens of worthlurnbermen. The the welcome mat certain you will century of LMA

Georgia Pacific has elected Harry J. Kane an executive vice president and to membership on the board.

The directors also elected Julian N. Cheatham an executive vice president; James L. Buckley, senior vice president and Robert O. Lee and Harold E. Sand as vice presidents.

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