Obltuarles

fhby Lfndrlcy, south ccntrd statd salc represcntativc for Roscburg Lumbc Co., dicd in Mcrnphis, Th., on Jan. 2E.

Mr. Lindslcy, who would havc been 62 in July, suffered a scrics of strokc b€ginniry in Doocrnber. He had workcd for Roscburg Lumber Co. for almost 19 ycars.

Hc is survived by his widow, Dorothy, and sc\ren children.

Wholesalers' Annual Meetlng

North American Wholesale Lumber Association's 92nd annual meeting will be held Api,,l ?*/7 at the Greenbrier, White Sulfur Springs, W.V., focusing on the theme, "New Horizons."

The progxam will feature Art Holst, a former Nationd Football League official, who uses football stories for a presentation on motivation; Dr. William C. Fruend, senior v.p. and chief economist of the New York Stock Exchange, presenting an analysis of financial markets and a forecast of business conditions; James W. Norris, Arthur Andersen & Co., speaking on strategic planning in the '80s for forest product wholesaling. The program will feature three panels of professionals covering computerization, transportation and company succession.

Store Info Better Than TV

Customers depend more on instore displays for new product information than on television, newspapers and magazines, according to a recent survey by the National Housewares Manufacturers Association.

Results of the poll showed that housewares shoppers consulted displays for information vital to their buying decisions before making a purchase.

Along the same line, a study by the Miami Herold showed that less than .0390 of the viewers of Superbowl IX could recall any brands advertised during the game and only' l9o could recall the commercials.

Personals

(Contlnued from pase 25) lobn l. Mrynrrd, marketin8 mgr. for Maywood, lnc., Amarillo, fi., has bccn clcctcd to thc board of dlrectors, accordin3 to Jobn C. Mrynrrd, pres. and chairman of thc board.

Hcrb Crrdcn, Potomac Supply, Kincalc, Va.; W.B. Cox, Jr., Cox Industries, Oran8cburS, S.C. ; Drvld Doylc, Doylc Lumber Co., Martinsville, Va.; Elrw Holdcn, Hoover Treatcd Wood Products, Thomson, Ga.; and Prul Thlcl, Mid-Land Timber Products Co., Richmond, Va., ale ncw to thc board of direclors of thc Socicty of Amcrican Wood Prescrvers.

Bob Letcbvrt is now in charge of The Home Shops of Jacksonville, Fl., for American Shelter Industries; Byrcn Mclcod is responsible for Thc Homc Shops of Richmond, Va. Both report to John Slsk, American Shelter Industries pres., Jacksonvillc, Fl. John trllszrr is now area supervisor for No. Fl. and So. Ga. for Hardware Wholesalers, Inc., Fort Wayne, In. Rlck Wdz is area supervisor for Ky. Kerl l*3enbruer is now mgr. at Scotty's in West Palm Beach, Fl.; Drvld Smlth is asst. mgr. at Temple Terrace; Owen Mltchell, asst. mgr., Plant City; Jlmmy Lewls, asst. mgr., Lakeland; Wllllam Gutek, asst. mgr., Big Pine; Van Holllnger, asst. mgr., Altamonte Springs; I)oug Rogen, asst. mgr., Marathon.

Russcll A. Wood is the new v.p. of marketing, planning and development at Homelite, Charlotte, N.C. Alphonsc A. Xdaplnskl is the new v.p. of sales.

W. Donald Osleen, asst. gen. mgr., East Coast Lumber, Fort Pierce, Fl., and mgr. of the Cocoa, Fl., unit, has been awarded the Francis J. Igou Lumberman of the Year Award by the Florida Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association.

Thomas D. MacAuley is the new mgr. of customer relations for Azrock Floor Products, San Antonio, TX.

Ray Cooney, pres,. Scotty's,Winter Haven, Fl., was a keynote speaker at the Winter Hardware and Home Center Show in Las Vegas, Nv.

James Bibler, v.p. and gen. mgr., Bibler Lumber Co., Russellville, Ar., is the new pres. of the fukansas Forestry Association.

Leon N. Odom is now pres. of dealer services for Midland Building Materials, Inc., Monroe, La.

Jack Harbin is now with Westvaco Lumber, Summerville, S.C.

Glenn Rawlinson is now mgr. at Powell Lumber Co.'s Charlotte, N.C., facility with Bob Tatum as assistant mgr.

Ted Lowrcy is mgr. at Port Barre Lumber Industries Inc.'s new Vicksburg, Ms., distribution center.

Yolanda Waten is the new director of marketing at Performance Coatings, Inc., Ukiah, Ca., according to John Mayginnes, pres. and c.e.o.

Hrlon l.oclbui, formerly ssles scrvice mgr. for Champion lntcrnationd's Al. sales area, bascd in Prett City, Al., is now ficld salcs mgr. therc. Crrol Orcnr assumes his former job. Rlett Mromron, formcr field sales rep. at Hillsboro, N.C., is now administrative /credit supcrvisor at Jacksonvillc, Fl. Grry Drvldron is now distribution m8r. at Arlington, TX. Rondd Rutko;rkl, former plywood plant mgr. at Camden, TI., is now operations mgr. of thc Corrigan, Tk., plywood plant.

Srnh Hryvo is the employee ski team coach at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungur and Frcddy Fungus.