Wood Fiber Products fnc.

P.O. Box 1300, Lockeford,CA95237

FAX209,-72',1-y20

(209)727-373r

Burt Soh has joined Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., Dallas, Tx.. as asst. lnmber buyer. Rosle Gercle is new as mgr.-associate relations.

John Parson is co-mgr. of 84 Lumber, Sprtanburg, S.C.

Harrls Klmbell, sales & merchandising mgr., Curt Bean Lumber Co., Glenwood, Ar., was appointod to tbe Soutbem Forcst hoducts Association boad of directors.

George Hafner is now sales mgr. for Bloch Lumber's southeast div., Norcross, Ga. Mark Hopklns, tr'ellx Mc-

Ceuley and Jlm Slndlcr ane ocw to sales.

Ollver lrbilh, retired Marinc lt col, sill address the opening session oftbc National Wood Flooring Associetioa'c annual convention in Dalas, Ti., Apdl 13.

Jemec Herrlr is now southcrn rcgiond mgr. for Tru-Tcst Manufacaring, Cotter & C-o.'s paht mft. zubsidiry.

Clndr HrrtmrnJocr is tbe newdireaa of mktg. for tbe American Wood Council.

Jerry Fermer is the oew sales mgr. of Weycrheuscr's Atlants, Ga, custmcr s€rvice centcr. Amy Lodgc is now El Paso, Tx., sales mgr., and Ktren hlm, national ac@unts Ektt. mgr.

Mrtrh Gllbre.th is celebrating his 4{Xt anniversary as owncr of Tuttle Lumber, San Macoc, Tx.

Grry Hbe, Sayre Lumber Co., Sayre, Ok., is recovtring al bomc fiom rccnt byposs beart surgery.

Domlnlc Gemnlero, pres., Norbord Industries, was elected to fill a vrsncy on tbe Amcrir:an Plywood Associatbn bodd of trustees.

LlEr and Mlte Cur&, Briuon Lrnbcr & Supply, Oklaboma City, Ok., won a trip for two to Las Vegas, Ny., !t a reent Armwhesl Lrmb€r Sales open house.

Devld VY. OtHelloren is now v.p. and c.f.o. for Carolina Buildcrs and pu,ent Carolina Holdings Inc., Rslei$, N.C. Crl Colvln is new !o Mid-States Wood heservers, Simsborc, LaRlcherd \dcn is now with Mounrein Statcs Forest hoducts, El Pso, Tx. Mrrty S.ndlh has joinod Ace Hudwre, Perchtrec City, Ga- prchasing lumbcr and plywood.

Frenk Coble, Celotex Corp., has been named Dallas, Ti., regional sales ngr. for building podrcts.

Andrew C. Fer3uron has been namcd ten. mgr. of tames River Building Supply Co., Sandston" Va Rlcherd H. Fer3umn, Jr., is operations mgr.

John A.'JecL' lYlllhns, pres., Pleasants Hardware, Harrisonburg end Ricbmond, Va., is recuperating at bome fromquadruple bypass sngcry.

Mark Thora bas joinod Dixie Plyrood's Houston, Tx., trading ofrice, handling hardwood sales to Tx., So. Ca and Az

Jack Harbln is new to Pacific Lurnber & Shipping, Jasper, Ga., Eading southem pine for export.

Robert S. "Bob" Potter has been appointed v.p. and gen. mgr. of the Plywood Research Foundation, reports American Plywood Association pres. Davld L. Rogoway.

Bobby Dale Glbbs, Dallas, Tx., is new to Harris-Tarkett, Inc., Johnson City, Tn., as southwest regional sales mgr., covering Tx., Ok., No. Ar. and No. La., according to Ylckl A. Dryden, v.p.sales & mktg.

Robert Johnson was promoted to v.p.infomration services at Cotter & Co.

Ann Brya is now product mgr.-OmniWood Siding at Masonite Building Products. John Dybsky is senior product mgr.-hardboard siding and roofing.

Mark Long has joined BiWood Flooring, Memphis, Tn., as district mgr.

Erlc Lee Johnson, dept. mgr., Home Depot Marietta, Ga., wed Sherry Love Cochran Jan. 8. 1994.

Stephen A. Krawczyk is the new product mgr.-garage doors at Stanley Door Systems, reports Jeffrey A. Flnch, v.p.-operations.

Stuart Sussman has been promoted to c.f.o. and corporate controller of Leslie-Locke, Atlanta, Ga. Bruce Street is now v.p.-strategic planning; Alan Young, director-MlS, and Klm Hodge, customer service supervisor. Dlck Fnss was transferred to manufac-

Analyst Compares 2 Greensboro, N.C., Stores

As Lowe's and Home Depot battle for customers in Greensboro, N.C., a retail analyst predicts the winner will be the one with the best customer service and lowest prices. However, he failed to indicate which that would be.

Comparing the two stores which opened within a half mile of each other on the same street, a month apart in late sumner, Ken Gassman, Davenport & Co., Richmond, Va., found the two about evenly matched. Both carry about 40,000 items with similar inventories.

Pointing out differences, he noted Lowe's is less cluttered, but Home Depot has "sharper" pnc€s. Lowe's uses out-of-the-box displays which allow customers to see merchandise better than at Home Depot where turing & engineering. Kelly Leanne Reaves, Lowe's, Jackson, Tn., wed Jeffrey Todd Ray Dec. 18, 1993. Other weddings: Terrl Denlse Grlzzard, Smithfield, N.C., and Gary Layton Blackmon Dec. l1; Todd Love Mlller, Sumter, S.C., and Cynthlo Anne Pender Nov. 27: Jason boxes are stacked warehouse style. Lowe's dove gray racks "highlight the items better" than Home Depot's orange fixtures which "jump out at you and detract from the goods." Aisles at Lowe's are wider and easier to flumeuver.

Lowe's tool center is larger with a broader assorfircnt" but Home Depot has better prices. "If a do-it-yourselfer can't find it at Lowe's, he's not going to find it"" said Gassman.

Lowe's nursery with a landscaped fountain and fish pond has befter displays, product presen0ation and stock than Depot's. Lowe's location is visible from the interstate, but Home Depot is easier to find in Gassnran's opinion. He considered naking several turns to find the store a Foblem.

Allen Wlles, North Wilkesboro, N.C., and Dena Kay Mlller Nov. 26, and Jill Ellzabeth Stone and Phlllp Ray Greer Dec.4.

Anlta Ordur is new to the sales desk at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Place The Studs

Tbe Stud Spaer, a new rccessory designed for quick md aocurate spacing of studs and joists on 16" @nters, has been introduced by Senco Products.