Arizona Dealers Hold Annu.l Convention in Douglas S. A. Douglas Elected President

Supply Corp., Prescott, and Louis Jennings, Jennings Lumber Co., Safford; Treasurer, Emron T. Wright, Valley Lumber Co., Phoenix. Gus R. Michaels, Phoenix, is Secretary-Manager.

Mesa rvas chosen as the convention city for 195O, and the convention went on record as inviting the National to hold their meeting in Arizona in 1951.

Registration rvas held in the lobby of the Gadsden Hotel, Thursday afterr.roon, starting at 3:00 p. m., and at 4:00 p. m. the exhibits on the mezzanine floor were opened to visitors.

Friday

The convention was called to order at 9:30 a. m., President Harold R. Britt, Phoenix, presiding.

The invocation lvas made by Rev. Raymond A. Kurtz, pastor of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Douglas.

The address of welcome was made by Hon. Ben Williams, Mayor of Douglas, and Hon. Raul Corella, Mayor of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. The response was made by Vice President S. A. Douglas.

The annual convention of the Ar\zona Retail Lumber and Builders Supply Association, Inc., held at the Gadsden Hotel, Douglas, Ariz., on May 6, 7 and 8, was a big success, and there rvas an all-time record attendance. All the business sessions were attended bv a "seli-out" crorvd of interested dealers.

This was the first year that exhibits rvere shown at the convention, and they rvere vierved not only by the people in attendance but by lumber dealers from Sonora, Mexico, Southern New Mexico, and by people from Southern Arizona. It was estimated that over 3,000 people saw the exhibits.

The following officers rvere elected for the coming year: President, S. A. (Si) Douglas, Mulcahy Lumber Co., Tucson; Vice Presidents, James C. O'Malley, O'Malley Lumber Co., Phoenix; W. D. Ketchersid, Artzona Mining

The president's message r,vas delivered by President Harold R. Britt, and the report o{ the Secretary was made by Gus R. Michael, Secretary-Manager.

"Group Insurance Plan" u'as the subject of a talk given lry Carroll Lynch, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Los Angeles.

The afternoon session was opened rvith an address, "Can the Lumber Dealer Be a N{erchandising Expert?" by Gates Ferguson, Adr.ertising N{anager, The Celotex Corporation, Chicago.

"Wage and Hour Discussion" was the topic of Jerome M. Kelleher, Labor Consultant, Phoenix.

Then follorved a Round Table Discussion for retail dealers only.

There was a Hoo-Hoo concatenation at 4:00 p. m. with LeRoy H. Stanton, Los Angeles, Snark of the lJniverse, as visiting officer.

At 6:30 p. m. there was a social hour in the Roof Gar-

Att clen of the hotel through the courtesy of Joe Rice, president of the First Federal Savings & Loan Association, Phoenix.

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Saturday '

The business session opened at 10:00 a. m. rvith an address, "Federal Tax Laws Have Pampered Favorites," by Joseph F. Leopold, manager of the Southwestern office of the National Tax Equality Association of Chicago.

James C. O'Malley, O'Malley Lumber Co., Phoenix' was the next speaker. His subject was "State and Federal Legislation Discussion."

In the afternoon there were reports of the various committees, election of officers, and a meeting of the board of directors.

Resolutions

Resolutions were passed thanking the good people of Douglas, the convention speakers, Joe Rice, the exhibitors whose displays were outstanding in interest and educational value to all in attendance; proposing a State Register; commending the Arizona Legislature Interim Committee on the good work they are doing; favoring repeal of the r,vartime excise taxes; urging Congress to enact lavi's to tax all Consumer Cooperatives equitably with other taxpayers before increasing individual or corPoration incorne taxes; favoring the continued exemption of all retail establishments under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Wage and Hour) ; protesting against {urther steps on the pbrt of the Federal government toward the building of mass housing units ; asked the Arizona Congressional delegation to support and vote for a Federal Labor Law that should be considered from the viewpoint of the public, the individual employee, the emplover and the union, and not on the basis of "strict party line."

In a Declaration of Principles the members went on record to resist to the utmost any further encroachment upon the principles of free enterprise, industriousness and thrift.

Annual Banquet

The annual banquet was held at the Club Social in Agua Prieta. Sonora. Mexico. The entertainment included Mariachis from Nogales, floor show from Cuba and a dance band from Hermosillo.

Frank MacDavis, nationally known humorist and pl-rilosopher, was the speaker of the evening. Dancing then continued to a late hour.

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ror the annual lumbermen's championship trophy and other prizes, was lield at the Douglas Country Club, Sunday afternoon.

Exhibits

The follorving firms had exhibits at the convention: Baker-Thomas Lime and Cement Co., Phoenix; Bassett Lumber Company, Douglas; Bunlding Materials Company, Phoenix; Ceco Steel Products Corporation, Los Angeles; The Celotex Corporation, Chicago; Douglas Hardware, Douglas; Fireproof Building Products, Tucson; W. P' Fuller & Company, Phoenix; Johns-Manville Corporation, New York; Kimsul Insulation (Kimberly-Clark Corp') Neenah, Wis.; Mallco Hardware, Phoenix; Marlite (Marsh Wall Products, Inc.) Dover, Ohio; Masonite Corporation, Cl-ricago; Paraffine Companies, Inc., San Francisco; E. J' Stanton & Sons, Los Angeles; Superior Fireplace Company, Los Angeles; Truscon Steel, Phoenix; U. S. Gypsum Company, Chicago : Union Gypsum Company, Phoenix; Charles R. West, PhoenixCalifornans who attended the convention were: J. C' Allen, Riverside Cement Co., Los Angeles; Max Barnette, Rounds Trading Co., Long Beach; Darcy C. Cage, Superior Fireplace Co., Los Angeles; R. W. Dalton, R. W' Dalton Co., Los Angeles; David Davis, Rounds Trading Co., San Francisco; R. W. Evans, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Los Angeles; Frank Frommer, The Celotex Corporation, Los Angeles; P. S. Johnson, The Paraffine Companies, Inc., Los Angeles; Paul Jones, Skilsaw, Inc., Los Angeles; 8,. J. Keefe, Jr., Kimberly-Clark Corp., San Francisco; Fred Loesch, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles; Carroll Lynch,Prudential Insurance Co., Los Angeles; O .W. McClave, Armstrong Cork, San Francisco; Louis Matz, The Celotex Corporation, Los Angeles; Percy Merithew, E' K' Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Frank Miller, Sisalkraft Co., Los Angeles; C. H. Moore, Superior Fireplace Co', Los Angeles; W. F. Norton, Ceco Steel Products Corp', Los Angeles; Pearson Plummer, Union Lumber Co', Los Angeles; Joe Ramsey, Skilsaw, Inc., Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sayre, California Portland Cement, Los Angeles; Floyd Scott, Tropical & Western Lumber Co., Los Angeles; John Skidmore, The Paraffrne Companies, Los Angeles; C. H. Smith, Masonite Corp., Los Angeles; LeRoy H. Stanton, E. J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles; Joe Tardy and Joe Tardy, Jt., E.J. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles'

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