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building material dealers who offer mortgage services within their own yards, Mr. Johnson will head a discussion of long-term financing which h'e describes as essentially "where to get it, how to get it, and how to use it." Among the topics covered will be money sources and management for land development and spectulative building, financing for the small-town dealerbuilder and custom contractor, contractor financing out of the yard, financing tradeins, and the relatively new field of leisure homes financir-rg.
Cooperating with Dealer Johnson in planning and production of the program is Eugene Ebersole, executive vice-president of the Lumbermen's Association of Texas, who is serving as program manager for the meeting.
Mr. Johnson's 40-year career in the lumber and building material industry began in I9l7 as yardman with the Boise-Payette Lumber Company, recently incorporated as Boise-Cascade Corpora- tion, which operates 'more than one hundred building materials outlets in the northwestern states in addition to lumber mills at Cascade, Council, and Emmett, Idaho. Long active in industry affairs, Mr. Johnson served eight years as a director and vice-president of the Western Retail Lumbermen's Association and as president of WRLA in 1952-53. In addition to his interest in the Western association, he serves on committees of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association.
Gorlick Drops Active Service
G. G. Garlick, vice-president and technical director for Protection Products Mfg. Co., Kalamazoo, Michigan, retired from active service with the company August 17. He was one of the founders of the company in l92I and has had charge of the product research since 1924. Mr. Garlick is a charter member of the Forest Products Research Society, member of the American Wood Preservers Association, member of the American Forestry Association, etc. It was largely through his research that the first water repellent preservative for wood was developed. This product, Woodlife. is used extensivelv bv millwork manufacturers, siding and lumber producdrs, is well as the "do-ityourself" public in protecting wood against moisture absorption, rot and decay, termites and other wood destroy- lng rnsects.
Corrine Adoms Hondling Plocements
Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club No. 1 is pleased to report that Corrine Adams will serve as the Employment chairman for the lumbergals seeking industry jobs this term. Herself new on the iob at H. M. Nelson Lumber Co., term. iob Nelson Montebello, Miss Adams may be reached at RAymond 3-0243 or, evenings, at LOgan 6-1985.