Producers and Wholesalers ol Western Forest Products

NRTDA Requesfs Congress lo Amend Lqw on Federql Tqx Liens

The National Retail Lumber Dealers Association has officially written to the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, requesting action on legislation to clarify the question of notice and priorities between a Federal tax lien and a mechanic's lien. It is highly unlikely that any action will be taken on this legislation at the present session.

After talking with the sponsors of the legislation, the National felt that it should go on record as supporting favorable and early action by the Committee with the chance that it might be able to generate some interest in this legislation later.

DFPA Launches 'Five-Foot Sailerr' Smqllest Member of Fir Plywood Fleer

T.he newest and smallest member of the Fir Plywood Fleet-the Five-Foot Sailer-was recently launched, and early response from sailboat fans is already ringing up more sales of fir plywood at lumberyards. It takes just two panels of fir plywood to build the entire boat.

Douglas Fir Plywood Association has published a comprehensive plan which makes it easy for a parent to build this small sailboat for his children from exterior fir plywood. Like all other DFPA ties in the lumber dealer. And, for the first two panels of plans, this one time, the asso-