Arizona Rctailerg Will Meet at Mesa, April 20-22

Thc annual convention of tlte Arizona Rctail Lumber and Builders Supply Association will bc held at the Maricopa Inn, Mcsa, Arizona, on Thursday, Fri<lay and Saturday, April 20, 2l an<l22,1950.

A golf tournament is schc<lulcrl for Thursday morning at thc I{cs;r (iolf and Cottntry Cltrb, and thcrc will be a I{rxr-Ilrxr Concat at 4:39 p.m. Thursd;ry aftcrntxrn. Ilusiness sessions will be hcld on Friday and Satttrday. A feature of thc convention will be the cxhibits and thosc atten<ling are urge<l to visit the displays.

'fhe ladics are invited to attend and therc rvill be a lttncheon and fashion show for them on Friday.

Sccretary-Manager Gus Michaels says, "we bclievc, because of the central l<lcation of Mesa, our attendance will llc the grcatest in the history of the Association."

The terrtative program follows:

Thursday-April 2O l0:00A.M.-Itegistration in the Maricopa Inn lobby l l :00 A.M.-Annual golf torrrnanrcnt

Mesa (iolf antl Country Club

3:00 l'.M.-Opening of llxhil>its

4 :39 P.M.-Hoo-Hoo concat-Maricopa Inrr

Friday-April 2l

9:30A.M.-Sound Film: "How to Ckrse Withorrt Tricks or Traps"; "IIorv to Make Your Selling Points Penetrate" ; (Courtesy American Lumbcrman) l0:00 A.M.-Convention called to order

S. A. Douglas, President l0 :15 A.M.-Invocation-Rev. Oliver Werner, Pastor Methodist Church of Mesa l0 :30 A.M.-Address of rvelcome

Honorable Frank Bendick, Mayor of Mesa Imes Rollson. I)resident. Chamber of Commerce l0:45 A.M.-Response to address of welcome

James C. O'Malley, Vice President

I I :00 A.M.-President's message

1l :15 A.M.-Appointment of committees

11:30A.M.-"Maintaining of Satisfactory Volume and Profits in 1950"-Arthur A. Hood, Iiditor, Amer- ican Lumberman & Ruilding Materials Merchandise.

2:00 I'.M.-Souncl Film: "How to Overconre Objections

Urrolljectionallly" (Courtesy American Lttmberman)

2:15 l'.M.-"Waslrington is Nearcr tltan You Think"

FI. Il. "Cotton" Northup, Executive Vice President, National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, Washirrgton, I). C.

3:00 I'.M.-"Clcdar Shirrgles & Cedar Shakes"

Virgil G. l)eterson, Assistant manager, Red Cedar Shingle Bureau, Seattle, Washington

3:30 P.M.-"F.I-I.A. Brought up to I)ate"

I{icharcl I-Iare, Arizona Manager, Federal Housing Aclministration

4:00 I'.M.-ltetailers Only--ltound tablc discussion

Saturday-April 22

9:30A.M.-Soun<l Film "How to Outsell Competition"

"Horv t<l be a Good Spcaker Sitting l)orvn"

(Courtesy American I-umberman) l0:00A.M.-"I'ublic ltelations-A Challenge to the Building Materials Industry"

J. E. Ilolbrook, Western Manager, The Paraffine Companies, Inc., San Francisco, Calif.

1l :00 A.M.-Jerome M. Kelleher-Labor Consultant

Francis J. Ryley-I-egal ll :45 A.M.-Sound Filrn: "How to Make Your Customers

I-ike You-Trust You, and Stick to You"

(Courtesy American I-umberman)

2:00 I'.M.-Reports of Committees

Iilection of officers

4:00 P.M.-Meeting of new board of directors

6 :30 P.M.Cocktail hour-Maricopa Inn

Courtesy Joe Rice, President-First Federal Saving & Loan Association-Phoenix

7:30 P.M.Annual Banquet-Patio Maricopa Inn

Introduction of officers and guests

Address: "Your National & You"

Cyrus B. Sweet, President National Association Retail Lumber Dealers. Lonview. Washington.

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