Tl-re sl.rorv was an outstanding success. More than 250 people braved a Pacific Nortl.rwest drizzle to attend. But the thing tl.rat made it mainly outstanding, according to Dealer Herb Blackstock, president of the firm, was the fact that the folks attendiug were more than window-shoppers. The demonstrations and the fact that they were encouraged to ask ouestions about the oroducts and their uses made them buyers and planners.

"Don't think that everyone attending bought something," said the dealer. "In fact, we did not solicit any sales at the yard that day at all. However, between the fact that we were kept busy writing orders all day, coupled with the many deferred orders taken and the many additional jobs those attending planned before the end of the demonstrations, we did have the best day we had enjoyed since opening in this location."

The followup sales were exceptional. At the end of three u'eeks the Blackstock vard reoorted an additional six or

John Anderson, represenlotive of Olympic Sfoined Products Compony. holds the shokes in ploce for Miss Joon Boiley os port of the "Demonsirotion Doy" held ot H. W. Blockstock Lumber Co., 2341 W. Spokone St. One of the feotures of the doy wqs lhe uses ond opplicotion of 'Perfect-Fit' Shokes. Orders for more thon 50 gollons of Olympic Stqin were writlen without solicitotion during the demonstrqiion.

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The promotion of the event was handled by Olympic Stain's advertising agency and concentrated in newspaper clisplay space.

A door prize of. a hand-operated power saw was offered, along with a chance to enter Olympic's "Why I Switched to Stain" essay contest which offered a new car as first prize. Publicity in the local newspapers \1'as carried for 10 days prior to the Demonstration Day.

"Two aclditional factors which we consider very important to tl.re success of 'Demonstration Day' are the trend to the use of rougl-r-surfaced woods for siding, and the high popularity of soft, western colors in modern construction and modernization jobs," said an Olympic Stain executive. "Auother strong point in staging a show like this is having specialists do the demonstrating and explain the applications, because their word is definitely accepted as authority."

Hqrdwood Groding Shorr Course

Sawmill operators, sawyers, lumber scalers and others in the hardwood lumber inclustry have an opportunity to attend a hardwood lumber gracling short course, March 23-27 at Paris, Illinois. The course, designed to give sawmill personnel intensive training in the hardwood standard grades with a minimum absence from the job, is being offered through the joint efforts of the University of Illinois and Purdue ljniversity. Erwin Gutsell. midu'est field represerrtative of the Natibnal Hardwood Lumber Association, will give the major instruction. L. B. Culver, extension forester at tl're Universitv of Illinois. Urbana. Illinois. is in charge of registration, which closes March 19. To assure individual attention, the enrollment will be limited to 25.

WIC Schedules Socol Meeting

The annual Southern California general Membership meeting of the Woodwork Institute of California (P.O. Box 627, Fresno) has been scheduled for Friday, April 3, at the Statler-Hilton hotel, Los Angeles, reports Secretary Bernard B. Barber. Tr.

tMA Suggesrs Write or Wire Your Representqfive on Housing Bill

San Francisco, Calif.-"Housing Bill Sounds Good But It Costs Too lVluch," a Feb. 24 Legislation Report of the Lumber Merchants Assn. of Northern California reports to its members. "A $2.6 Billion housing bill has passed the Senate and the House Banking and Currency committee will begin consideration of housing legislation the week of Feb. 23." the report continues.

There are certain desirable and necessarv orovisions in the Rains Bill, including increased authority to continue the FHA Mortgage Insurance program and the Title I Home Improvement Loan Insurance program, says the LMA report. These programs are self-supporting. Congress will not turn these down regardless of the action in the general housing bill. The main objections to the Rains Bill, it continues. are the provisions for increased federal funds for

Urban Renerval, College Housing, Public Housing and a new direct government loan program for housing for the eJderly which, if approved by Congress, would force federal spending beyond the budget for 1960.

Suggested action, the LMA tells its dealers members, is to u'rite or wire your member of the l{ouse of Representatives (not your senator) urging him to vote against HR 2357 (the Rains Housing Bill) unless amended to reduce federal funds for the items listed above consistent with a balanced budget, and to vote for the elimination from the bill of proposed new direct lending program for housing. Emphasize the need to hold the line at this time on all federal spending programs which can be postponed or contined on a reduced basis in order to hold down inflation and to work toward a balanced budget for fiscal 1960.

(Tell them Aou sau it in The California Lumber Merchant)