Grockerjock Progrom Now Gooking on Front Burner for NPDA Coronqdo Annuol

-8I.4 B..,Smales,,western regional manager, Los Angeles, of U. S. Plywood Corp., as program chairman, and Mihlon

!. I\.{u1son, secretary-treasurer, NPDA, are now putting the finishing touches on the bang-up program for the 16t[ annual convention of the National Plywood Distributors Association at Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, June 22-25.

An idea of the calibre of the convention iJ to -be gleaned from .the preliminary_ list of speakers: James C. O'Ulalley, president, National Retail Lumber Dealers Assn.; Cyrus B. Sweet, _de4rty administrator, Federal Housing Administration (M_r- Sweet is a former California lumber dealer) ; Owen R. Cheatham, board chairman, Georgia-Pacifi.c Cor- poration; A: S. Kilborn, production 'superintendent, Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.; Harry E. North, president, Arcadia Metal Products Co.; Fresco Thompson, vice-president, Los Angeles Dodgers; John Ritchie, allied products director, Douglas Fir Plywood Assn.; Roch Biadshaw, putlisher, Crow's I umber Digest; Robert Mason, plywood sales-manager, Nickey Bros. ;William F. Forrest, pielident, Pacific Plywood Co.; T. J. Connelly, president, The Dean Company; W. E. Difford, managing director, Douglas Fir Plywoq4 Assn.; Fred Phillips, general manager, Mount Baker Plywood, and several other of the best informed industry men. fnteresting, .informative exhibits have already been scheduljd by Alsynite Co., Plywall Products, Weish plywood, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Evans Products, Simison L-ogg!1g_ C9., Long-Bell Division-International Paper Co., H_arold B.Jones, Inc., Johnson-Flaherty, Crown Zelierbach Corp, Carg_o Stabilizing Devices, Nicliey Bros., Doug- las Fir Plywood Assn., Plywood Service, Inc., Diamorid Lumber Co., Formica Corp-, Masonite Co.p., General plywood, Richard C. Benneti Manufacturing-Co., and mariy others now being developed.

Besides the business sessions, whose speakers and topics are all keyed to Merchandising Today, the banquet, pirty events and social side, there will be'harbor tours "6o"rd private yac!:, golf, swimming, tennis, a gag regatta, tour ot the San l)iego zoo, inspection of Convair,s jetliner pro- duction, dancing, etc. Eaily reservations *ere fro- Ne* England to Florida, Washington to California and way point-s. They had probably all heard about the Tahitian motif and South Pacific decorations of the enchanted social evenirrg on Tuesday night, lune24, by the pool.

It promises to be one of the most outstanding of industry meetings, with leading producers, suppliers, importers of all. types- of panels, including plasticsi iaminates, overlays, softwoods, hardwoods, fine anci exotic plywoods, on han<[-a cross section of the- entire plywood dijtribution industry, as w_ell as railway freight officials, executive level, and warehouse equipment engineers and pertinent services.

Everything is pointed to a vitally important meetins at a crucial period of the industry, so June 2Z-ZS-Z+-ZS shorild be red-letter days on your calendar.

New Report GivesDetoils for Corlooding Plywood Ponels

A new Idea In Action report explains the nine steps to achieve damage-free shipment of plywood panels by rail. The ty-o:pqg. report includes diagrams for loading plywood in a 40'6" boxcar with either single or double doori. Tie report is the result of experiments conducted by Acme Steel Company in cooperation with plywood producers and the Ameri..r, Arrociation of Railroads. It is aviilable from Acme Steel Company, l35th lt. & Perry Avenue, Chicago 27,Ill. Ask for Idea fn Action Report Ul-17.

fox Lien legislotion of Benefit to lumber Deqlers Pending in Gongress

Further support of legislation to require the Federal government to file notice of tax liens before such liens can become valid as against mechanic's liens, has come in the form of an amendment to the pending'tax bill, H.R. 8381, proposed by Senator Carl Curtis of Nebraska.

In urging Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harry F. Byrd to give favorable consideration to his arnendment, Senator Curtis quoted from testimony given before the House Ways and Means committee by John H. Else, legislative counsel of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association. as follows:

"For a number of years lumber dealers, mechanics and others who furnish materials or labor to improve real property have been confronted with the fact that notice. of a lien for Federal taxes does not have to be filed to be valid as against mechanics' or materialmens' liens. o Pressure-treoted creosoted o

"As a result, there is no way for a firm or person furnishing material or labor to improve a property to determine, from public records, the existence of a Federal tax lien against said property.

"At present, the law requires the government to give notice of a tax lien before such lien becomes valid as against mortgagees, pledgees, purchasers, and judgment creditors. Unfortunately, the same requirement does not exist in the law to require notice of the tax lien as against the holder of a mechanics' or materialmen's lien, although such lienor has, by improving the property, enhanced its value.

"We do not believe that the Congress ever intended that the Federal government should become enriched at the expense of innocent persons who, relying upon public records, and after using diligence to determine the existence of liens, furnish materials to improve the property of another."