Southern Calilornia Retail Lumber Association Holds

Annual Meeting in Los Angeles

Tl.re annual meeting of the Southern C.alifornia Retail Lumber Association, held at the Ililtnrore llotel, l-os Angeles, or.r Thursdav and trriday, April 15 and 16, l.as one of tl.re most successful and best attenclecl in the Association's history. The attenclance included members from all districts of Sorrthen-r California.

Much appreciation \\'as exl)ressecl by members ior thc splendid u'ork of Secretary-Nlanager Orrie \\r. I{amilton in making the conveution arrangements, and in provirling thc fine program of speakers.

The subjects of the addresses included irrdrrstr-r' cducation, nerv technical det'elopments in n'ood, real cstate trencls, conrmunity cooperation, legal aspects of laltor relations, salesn.ranship, and merchandising.

The equipment and products exhibit in thc Iietraiss:rncc ]loon.r ancl the Ball Roon-r Fover u':rs the best sincc lrc{orc the war,

The business sessions n,ere n'ell attendecl, and the KickOff Luncheon orr Thursdar', the :rnnual lrarr<yuet on Thursda1' evening, and the Friday luncheon spor.rsorc<l bv the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Clrrb, dreu, capacitv attclrclanccs.

Thursday morning u,as devoterl to registering arrcl r-isiting the ecluipment :rnrl proclucts exhibits.

Thursday Noon l)r. Hancel' prcsenterl certilicates to the follou'ing studer-rts u.ho completerl the Iletail l-umber Training Course : Ronai \t. Allu'irre, Iletts-Sine I-unrber Co., Culver City Grrv l3rLrnett, -fr., Ilossnran NIiI & Lurnber Co., Ltd., \\Iilmington

President Lathrclp K. Leishman \vas chairnran of the Kick-Off l-uncheon. A motion \vas passe(l to have thc Secretary send telegrams to Jack Dionne, Publisher of Thc California Lumber Merchant, and George M. Cornwall, Editor of The Timberman, regretting their inability to be present.

\\''inners of the ladies' door prizes u'ere : Mrs. Kenneth Smith, San Francisco; NIrs. W. C. (Bill) Daniels, Portland ; N{rs. Hazel I,). I)ane, Santa Ana; and N{rs. Ralph Bell, I3anning.

Mr. I-eishm:rn explair.red tl-re value and importance of thc lunrber yarcl management courses held at the Universitr' of Southern California,.and introduced and paid respect to the men u'ho acted as professors during the courses.

'I-he first speaker l'as Dr. Cail Hancey, Dean of University C.ollege, University of Southern California, who spol<e on "Industrr- Education." He talked about adult education and the importance of ou'ning orlr own homes here in America as a buhvark against Communism and C'ommunistic thinking. He urgecl that the retail lumber clealers do lr.hatever they can to help bring the cost of homes rn,ithin the r.each o[ more people.

Syrl It. Bartlett, -[r., 'l-rojan l-umber Co., Burbank San.ruel I3ovl'rnan, \\ieyerhaerrser Timber Co., Longview, \\rash. I)avid \\''. Brant, Sr'an L'edro Lumber Co., Los Angeles ( alvin Glen Breeding, Barr l-umber Co., Santa Ana .\llan S. Rufl<in, Darrt & Russell Sales Agencv, Los .\ u gcles

I'aul \\r. Campbeli, Trojan I-urnber Co., Burbank .\lexander L. Childs, I-umber & Bldrs. Supply Co., Solana Beach

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