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Covering the slates of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Mississippi Building Material Dealers Association will be headed by new president Fred Nabors. Nabors Hardware and Building Supply, Vardaman. for the coming year.

Others elected at the 60th annual convention. Feb. 14-15 in Biloxi. were Dwight Long, Breland Building Supply, Union. lst vice presidenu Bill Reynolds. Waynesboro Hardware and Building Supply, Waynesboro. 2nd vice president, and Kenneth Breland. Breland Building Supply. Philadelphia. national director.

The convention which was attended by over 700 people was a big success according to Robert Gatlin, managing director.

Tennessee Building Material Association's board of directors has voted to hold the 6lst annual convention at the Cerromar Beach Hotel in Dorado, Puerto Rico. Sept. 20-24.

Young Executives of TBMA will hold their annual convention at Fall Creek Falls State Park, Pikeville, Tn.. July l0-12.

Members of the 1986 board of directon are Frank Kinser. East Brainerd Lumber Co.. Chananooga, chairman; David McClain, Shapard Lumber Co., Columbia, vice chairman/chairman-elect: Alan Cawood. Robinson Building Center, Dayton, vice chairman. east Tennessee; Roy Lambert, Lambert Lumber Co., lrwisburg, vice chairman. middle Tennessee; Ab Taylor, City Lumber Co., Jackson, vice chairman. west Tennessee; Tom Henderson. Schevenell Ready Mix Concrete, Germantown, vice chairman. concrete & aggregate division.

John Greeter, Greeter Building Center. Monteagle, sec./treas.; Reed Wright. City Lumber Co., Dyer, and Hoyl Gill. American Limestone Co., Knoxville. past chairman; Grady Haynes, Haynes Brothers Lumber l,onisiana [uiHing Material Dealers Association nrembrs are back from their annual conention in l.Iew Orleans. Feb. 27 through March 2 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. (Convention report will be in the April issue) l,,lext month nlre association will sponsor a series of Eealqd u,ood seminars. April I in Paducah: April 2. l-ouisville and April 3. Covington. Aflril 25 has been set for the sp,ring board nieeting in Bardstown.

Co.. Murfreesborol Carl Tindell. Tindell's Inc.. Knoxville: Charles Rhyne, Rhyne Lumber Co.. Newport. and John Phillips. Durham Building Supply,. Gallatin. narional directors: Olen Manhall. Hamblen Lumber Co.. Morristown. and Frank Crosslin Jr.. Crosslin Supply Co.. Smyrna. altemate national directors.

Bob Overholt. Home Supply Co.. Newport: Joe Swann. Cherokee Lumber Co.. Maryville: Paul Moore, Supreme Building Products. McMinnville: Tom Stephens Jr.. Stephens Millwork & Lumber Co.. Nashville: Bud Humphreys. Humphreys Lumber Yard. Paris: Miller Peney. Bells Lumber Co.. Bells: Jimmy Whittingron. Jimmy Whinington Lumber Co.. Memphis. district directors: Jimmy Brown. Brown's Concrete & Block Co.. Dickson: Buddy Duncan. Duncan Lumber Co.. New Tazewell: Eliot Whinington. Eliot Whittington Builders Supply. Memphis: Bob Witt. Win Building Material Co.. Knoxville: Steve Robinson. Cleveland Plywood Co.. Cleveland. directon at large: Don Mirts. Dealers Supply Insulation Co.. Mt. Pleasant: Bob Bell. Bolen-Brunson-Bell Lumber Co.. Memphis: associate member directors.

Randy Rinks. B & R LumberCo.. Savannah. is president of the Young Executives.

Virginia Building Material Associatinn's convention committee, headed by Burke Johnson, York Supply Co.. West Point. Va.. has announced "Opening Doon To Opportunity" as the theme of the 1986 convention at Pinehurst. N.C.

Mike McClelland. vice president of sales and marketing, HWI, will adapt the theme to "Your DoorTo Opportunity-Profis InThe Store OfTomorrow" in his talk on the opening day of meetings. Monday. April 7.

"Opening The Door To Your Most Valuable Resource" will be the topic of John Baldwin. manager. organization research, Armsnong World Industries, on Tiresday, April 8.

Thble top displays are planned for Monday evening with 3,2 exhibitors. A tour of Brown Moulding Co. in Hoffman, N.C., is set for the morning of April 9.

A long forrh estimating seminar will be held at Louisiana State University. Baton Rouge. on Maich 7 ard 8 for rnembers and their employees. The class is limited to 24 srudents.

Ivtonthly rmeeting of ttrc Southn'est Louisiana Lunlber Dealer\ Association will be held in lalte Charles on March ll. The Building Mate{ial Unlimited group will meet on March 13 at Mike & Tony s in Baton Rouge to hear, Senaror Tommy Hudson of Louisiana speaft.

LBMDA will be sending a delegation to Conference \ilirh Congress. N4arch 17-19 in Washingron D.C.

IGntudry IFDber and hdHing lrtate rial Dealers ltsociafon will hold is yearly take-off seminir on Marc*r 19-21 at ttouard ' Iohnson's in Etlanger.

The course will corar esrimating and construction proc$ues as they relate to estimating materials: gking a house ftom the foundation. exterior slrcll tluough the finished millwork. accprding to Billy Thompson, erccutive vice president. Tlrcee taking the seminar will h{ve an oppornrnity to take off a list of mateiials ftom ser'eral hour blueprints.

A Kennrcky delegation will be in Washington March 17-19 forthe 1986 Conference Wth Congress.

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