Southern Cafifornia Retailers Will Meet At Los Angeles April 15 -17

The 35th Annual l\Ieeting and Trade Shot' of the Southern California Retail Lumber Asso,ciation rvill be helci at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 15, 16 and 17, 1952.

The equipment and products exhibits will be a feature of the three-day meeting.

The ladies are cordially invited to attend the bus:ness sessions and other functions of the meeting.

Executive Vice President Orrie W. Hamilton says: "The lumbermen's 35th annual meeting will be the largest ancl best in the Association's history. We expect the attendance rvill be greater than last year rvhen it was in excess of 1600."

Tuesday morning registration r,vill be held in the main lobby of the hotel.

The meeting rvill open rvith the Kick-ofi Luncheon Tnesday noon. The speakers rvill be Tony Whan, Los Angeles. president of the Pacific Indoor Advertising Co. and vice president of Pacific Outdoor Advertising, whose subject u.ill be "\\'hat's The Difference ?" and Clayton Rand, Gulfport, X{iss., owner of the Dixie Press and editor of the Dixie Guide, .ivho .rvill talk on "Tl.re Picture As I See It."

There 'n'ill be an open house and a public shorving of the Equipment and Products Exhibit on Tuesday evening.

Wednesdav noon there s'ill be a business luncheon, and Fashion Shou' honoring the Hoo-Hoo-Ettes. The speakers u'ill be Don Campbell, Lebanon, Kentucky, president of Donner-Campbell Lumber Co. and past president of the National Retail Lun.rber Dealers Association, whose subject u'ill be "\\rhere Do We Go From Here ?", and James C. I)orvnes, Jr., Chicago, I11., editor and publisher of the National Market Letter, 'ivho u'ill speak on "What's Ahead for Real Estate."

The ar-rnual bancluet and floor shou' will be on Wednesday evening.

Thursday noon the luncheon n'ill be sponsored by Los ^\ngeles Hoo-Hoo Club No. 2. The speakers will be Edrvard G. Gavin, Chicago, I11., editor of the American Builder, rvho t'ill talk on the "Outlook for Building This Year," and i:lmer S. Nelson, Ph.D., Los Angeles, Supervisory E,cor.romist u.ith the Office of Price Stabilization, whose subject is "Business Cor-rditions and Your Pocket-Book. 1952 and 1953."

Thursday evening there rvill be a dinner dance with Carl1'le Nelson and his Beacl.rcomlters furnishing the music. The Association officers are: President. E. C. Parker. Patten-Blinn, Los Angeles; Vice President, B. W. Bartels, Peoples Lumber Co., Ventura; Treasurer, C. Gilmore \\rard, \\rard and Harrington Lumber Co., Santa Ana; Executive \-ice President and Secretarl--N{anager, Orrie W. Harnilton. Los Angeles.