T. AA. COBB COA'IPANY

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5800 5. CentrolAve. ADoms l42ll

NBMDA Seeks Solid Front of Building Mqferiql Worehousers

MARYSVITTE, CAIIF. Highwoy 99-E Phone:34253

The National Building Material Distributors Association is launching an intensive membership drive to further implement and broaden the scope of the association's activities on behalf of the wholesale distributor of building materials. Des_cribing tLe need for increased NBMDA membership as "urgent," President T. J. Dougherty cited three priniipal reasons:

1) Continued emphasis on the importance of the wholesale distributor and-the economic iusiification for the use of the wholesale distributor by both the national manufacturer and the retail dealer

2) A greater need for the wholesale distributor to meet the competitive challenge of other industries vying for a greater share of the consumer dollar.

3) Concentration of all phases of independent warehous-

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4rh & K Street BEfmont 3-6573 ing wholesalers in order to present a united front in the expanding industry.

The NBMDA president focused attention on problems that are the outgrowth of over-production, stating that "Distribution cannot rise above the practitioners, iniluding the manufacturers, who participate. Thus the present distribution system can be improved by better performance on the part of all elements in the distribution chain."

- "Obviously_there is more to distribution than just 'making. a sale.' The_ important associated elements of quality and service_coupled with the objective to make the biildina material industry one of prime interest to serve the ultimati consumer efficiently-but,well, econopically and thorough, provides a real goal for all associated with our industrv a"nd its traditional distributive system through the approiriate steps from Manufacturer to Wholesale Distributoiio R.etail Dealer," NIr. Dougherty declared.

"For a nominaf membership fee, the NBMDA member buys a share in the planning and direction of the overall endeavor of the wholesale distributive industry in the merchandising and marketing fields.

"Hundreds of wholesale distributors who do not now belong to NBMDA can readily afford it. If the majority do join, it is easy to envision what would happen in the way of greater mass efforts on behalf of the wholesale distributor," Mr. Dougherty stated.

Announcement of the membership drive was the first action of the president since the national Spring meeting of NBMDA at Philadelphia, where over 350 distributors and manufacturers met for a two-day business session, NBMDA's membership is now approximately 475 independent wholesale warehouses in 42 states with total annual sales of nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars. According to President Dougherty, NBMDA currently represents ap- proximately one-third of the qualified wholesale distributois of building materials in the United States.

Smirh Heqds Nocol AIA Group

Donald P. Smith, San Francisco architect. has been elected president of the Northern California chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Smith, who lives in Berkeley and has officed in The City since 1945, succeeds William Corlett for a one-year term. Other new officers are Cor- win Booth, Joseph Esherick and Richard Banwell. New directors are John L. King, Alexander Yuill-Thornton an<l Andrew T. Haas.

Tells How to Build Twenfy Boqts

"I{ow To Build 20 Boats," a new book by Boris LauerLeonardi, one of the first "how-to" books -of its kind, is available when plans reach the nail-and-hammer stage. It may_be.ordered for-$2 from Arco Publishing Company, 480 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y.

We are soles represenldtives lor these outsfonding mills:

Moc-Young Lumber Co.

Hulbert & Muffly Co., Inc.

Americqn Timber Corporolion

Mothews lumber Co.

Plumos Pine Co.

Sond Creek lumber Co.

Twin City Moulding Co.

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