Obltuarles

Arthur Dockery Jr. of Gates Lumber Co., Memphis, Tn.. died Dec. 9, 1990, in Memphis after a brief illness. He was 52.

Mr. Dockery is survived by his widow, Sherline, a daughter, three sons, his mother, three sisters. a brother, and five grandchildren.

Hunt D. Rawles, 65, owner of the old American-Canadian Lumber and Kentucky Lumber Co., Louisville, Ky., died Nov. 27, 1990, in Louisville.

Mr. Rawles is survived by his widow, Kay, one son, two daughters, and one sister.

Personals

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Mickey McKeel is the new store mgr. [or Lowe's, Columbia, Tn., and Richard E. Shelton is store mgr. in Cleveland, Tn. At North Wilkesboro, N.C., Hq., Stan Whittington is now operations mgr., lawn & garden/ hardware & toolsl Timothy R. Rains. director. traffic & transportation; Steven W. Palmer, director, salellite distribution operationsl l,rrry Schmldl is now mgr. ol'Cameron Wholesale. Tulsa. Ok.

Timothy H. Hauser, senior store audit mgr.; John W. Spicer, technical support audit mgr.: Douglas B. Rhodes, corporate internal audit mgr.l Renee Bryan, asst. mgr., capital systems & controll Rhonda Gentry, mgr., financial systems & control; Gene Acuff, asst. mgr., financial systems & controll Theresa Anderson, senior merchandising information analyst; Linda B. McCann, cash mgr.; Robert J. Grimsley, mgr. of excess property; Dayton Pruitt, senior information center analystl Curtis Johnson, info center instructor; Regina Pettyjohn, corp. accountant, and Anita Parker, staff accountant.

Robert L. Tillman. senior v.p.merchandising, Lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C., has joined the National Home Center Show's advisory board.

David M. Mickens is the new store mgr. at Lowe's, El Dorado, Ar. In a companywide Bright ldeas competition, Mitch Lewis, Gastonia, N.C., was the $l,500 lst place winnert Barbara Wood, Decatur, Al., won $500. Gary Parsons has returned to Sunbelt Lumber, Spartanburg, S,C.

Dou3 Wlllls, Product Sales Co.. Orange, Ca., was recently in El Paso. Tx.. on business.

Chrrles Qurrles hus joined the treated lunrber sales stalTat McShan Lunrber Co.. McShan. Al.

Donrld E. Snyder has retired as pres. ol' Alcoa Building Products and group v.p., The Stolle Corp., after 34 years with Alcoa.

Jim Valsntl is now in sales at Amit Lumber, Coral Springs, l"l.

Jrck Beene. mktg. mgr.-particleboard, Temple-lnland Forest Products, [)iboll, Tx., has been named chairntan ol the Particleboard/Medium l)ensity Fiberboard lnstitute, succeeding Norm Voss, Ceorgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga. The board includes Voss, Ted Bauer, Medite Corp.l Jim Lambert, Industrial Finishes lnc.: Eddie McM illan, Willamette Industries: Gene Metz, Sauder Woodworkingl Jack O'Lerry, Union Camp: Chuck Roberlson, North Anrerican Products, and Norm Spurlock, Spurlock Co.

Dan M. Dutton, Stimson Lumber Co.. has been elected chairman of the National Forest Products Association, succeeding Harold C. Maxwell, Temple-lnland. David D. Leland, PlumCreek Timber Co., is lst vice chairman, and Dana G. Fitzpatrick, 2nd vice chairman & treas. Harold L. Airington, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., has been named Member of the Year by the National Forest Products Association. Joseph M. "Buddy" Tolleson, former pres. of Tolleson Lumber Co., Perry, Ga., was posthumously honored with the F'orest Industry Leader award, and Charley Bingham, Weyerhaeuser, received the Membership Promotion award.

Steady D-l-Y Sales Grourtr

Products used for interior repair and remodeling such as wallpaper, ceramic tile, wood flooring, cabinets, power hand tools and hardware will experience good but mature demand over the next five years.

Kitchen and bath remodeling will remain the most common d-i-y activities.

Bulldlng Productr Dlgoot

Wood Nood Erceodt Supply

The south is not expected to be able to compensate for softwood timber harvest restrictions in the Pacific Northwest. "We're approaching, timber harvest gridlock," claims Con Schallau, chief economist for the American Forest Resource Alliance.

Based on new inputs to the Forest Service's timber projection model, the Alliance found that sawtimber harvests in the southeastern states could drop by almost two billion board feet by 2010. The differential could be one billion board feet in the south central states.

Demand for softwood timber will increase with hardwood timber demand rising 79% in the next 50 years, according to Forest Service estimates. Overall demand will increase 4806.