PERS NALS

Cecil Noleshas joined LoneStar Plywood & Door Corp., Austin, Tx., as gen. mgr. and James D. Hays has joined the Ddlas branch as assistant gen. mgr., according to Ben lY. Dean, president.

Nels E. Hallstrom Sr. has retired from East Coast Lumber and Supply Co., Fort Pierce, Fl., after 58 years with the company, the last 27 as v.p. and gen. mgr.

Richard England, board chairman, Hechinger Co., Landover, Md., and Bernatd Marrcus, board chairman, The Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., have been selected to be inducted into the Home Center Hall of Fame at the National Home Center Show, March ll-14, Chicago, Il.

Dave Campbell is the new branch mgr. for Rounds and Porter Co., Oklahoma City, Ok.

Maurice Easter, pres. and gen. mgr., C.M. Mayes Lumber Companies, Sulphur, Ok., has been designated Boss of the Year by the Sulphur Business and Professional Women's Club.

Henry Bockus III, Gordon White Lumber Co., Lindsay, Ok., is chairman of the 1984 Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association convention.

V.F. "Nick" Nichols and his wife, Seminole Discount Lumber, Seminole,Ok., celebrated thet 5oth wedding anniversary recently.

Paul Bradshsw, owner and operator of Bradshaw Lumber Co., the oldest business in Noble, Ok., has retired after 38 years.

Michael D. Coody is now corporate relations associate at Manville Forest Products Corp., Monroe, La.

Richard Ravenstein is now regional mgr. for Utikem Products in No. Fl.; Gene Henning is now So. Fl. regional sales and service mgr.; Robcrt Coones is new as Fl. sales territory mgr.

Roy T. Hoke, Hoke Lumber Co., Stiiiwater, Ok., celebrated his 88th birthday with the grand re-opening of new buildings.

Paul Plxley, Pixley Lumber Co., Claremore; John Garfett, Economy Lumber& Supply, Miami, andDave Bond, Cedar Creek Wholesale Inc., Tulsa, are working to reactivate the Tirlsa, Ok., Hoo-Hoo Club.

KenGresham is managinga Southern div. of Westwood Lumber Ltd., Inc., in Peachtree City, Ga.

William Bartholomew, Osmose Wood Preserving; Bill Cox, Jr., Cox Wood Preserving; Gerald Cook, Cook Industries; C.S. "Cliff" Jones, Brunswick Pulp & Paper; Ken Porter, GeorgiaPacific Corp; Jim Respess, The Langdale Co.; Jack Smith, Hoover Treated Wood Products, and Paul Thiel, MidLand Timber Products, are newly elected governors of the American Wood Preservers Bureau, Russel A. Wood is now v.p,, market planning and development, Homelite Division of Textron Inc., Charlotte, N.C., according to Vaughn E. West, pres. Donald R. Hughes is the new v.p. of sales for the Genstar Building Materials Co. roofing plant in Peachtree City, Ga. Dan Pofelski has transferred from Portland, Or., as plant mgr. Jim Severance is now cost control director at Scotty's, Winter Haven, Fl.; Glenn Murphy, export sales assistant mgr.; Richard Arthur, asst. mgr., Fort Meyers; Jeff Cook, asst. mgr., Tampai Joe Deal, asst. mgr., St. Petersburg; Perry Hopper, asst. mgr., Orange Park; Bill Hilaman, asst. mgr., Ocala; Dan Melvin, asst. mgr., Jacksonville; Bill Davis, asst.mgr., Stuart; Roger Locke, asst. ffigr., Naples; John Kahne, asst. mgr.,Lauderhill; Bob Kajfasz, asst. mgr., Key West; Waynd Kaye, asst. mgr., Margate; Steve Nelson, asst. mgr., Hypoluxo; Rob TVedt, asst. mgr., Vero Beach; Joe Walker, asst. mgr., Greenacres; Davld Lloret, mgr., Hollywood; Dick Fleming, hgr., Temple Terrace; Richard Alvercz, mgr., Bayonet Point; Dennls Colodiy, mgr., Tampa; Richard Golden, mgr., St. Petersburg; Jeffrey Johnson, hgr., Orlando; Ed Moorc, mgr. Pompano Beach; Daniel Yarosh, mgr., Port Orange.

Ben Drle is now gen. sales mgr. at Cox Wood Preserving Co., Orangeburg, S.C. Richad Thorae is handling marketing of new products, advertising and international sales.

Steve Boone is now with the Culbertson Forest Products, Inc., Dallas, Tk.

Randy Carr is the new field service staff rep. for Western Wood Products Association in North Tk., Ok. and Ar., based in Dallas.

Jeffrey A. Smith is now mgr. of the Babcock Building Supply Home Center in Vero Beach, Fl.

Don Clark is now v.p., Lewisburg Div., and Jerry Smith, gen. mgr,, LaVergne Div., for Heil-Quaker Corp., Nashville, Tn., according to Charles Findley, pres.

Dick Fitzgerald and Tom Rogers are new national sales mgrs. for Dexter Lock, Auburn, Al., working out of Atlanta,. Ga., according to David Brunelle,v.p. of sales and marketing.

Glenn Rawlinson has been promoted to mgr. of Powell Lumber Co. of Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C.; Bob Tatum moves up to be asst. mgr. of the Charlotte operation, according to William S. Mercer, v.p. and gen. mgr. of Powell Lumber Co.. which is headquartered in Lake Charles, La.

Thomas Weir, LeeRoy Jordan Redwood Lumber Co., is recovering from injuries suffered when he was struck by a car after stopping his car following a blowout. Well wishers can send cards c/o the firm's Austin, T*., facility at 3300 E. Gonzales, zip code 78702.

Michael B. Glenn has been named v.p. of Universal Forest Products' Southwest div. including facilities at Grandview, TX., according to William G. Currie, pres. Promoted to mgrs. of operations are Prcston Jordan, Auburndale, Fl.; Tom Conrady, Salisbury, N.C.; Rod Iott, Union City, Ga.

James C. Nichols has been named gen. mgr. of the Columbia Forest Products, Inc. subsidiary, Columbia Carolina Corp., Old Fort, N.C., according to A.J. Honzel, pres., at the Portland, Or., Hq.

Bill Muller is the new district sales mgr. for Red Devil, Inc., in Ga., S.C. and eastern Tn.

Jim Owens has been named quality control mgr. of DG Shelter Products' Moulding and Millwork Division, responsible for production in Marion, Va., and Harrisburg, Or., according to Lsry Davis, pres.

(Xay Howell, Howell Plywood Corp., f,)othan, Al.; Dibba John and Helen Livingston, Hasty Plywood Co., Maxton, N.C.; Patricia Clarke, Vienna, Va.; Dodie Wood, Mclean, Va.; Sylvia McDonald, Reston, Va., recently returned from a Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association study tour in South Africa.

Harty Joslin has been named director of the W.R. Grace central home center region including Handy City, Handy Dan and House Works; Edward H. Tirtin, executive v.p., retail goup,is now on the board of theDlYResearch Institute.

Steve Matlock is now with the plumbing div. of Hitachi, headquartered in Matthews, N.C.

Steve Adoring is the new materials handling chief at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.