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John Greeter, pres., Greeter Building Center, Monteagle. Tn.. has been appointed by Gov. Lamar Alexander to serve on the State Board of Appeals for Schools and Jails.

Billy S. Thompson, executive v.p.. Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealen Association, lrbanon, Ky.. has been appointed to the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association's legislative and government affain committee chaired by Leon Mellow. Wiener Lumber Co.. Dallas. Tx.

Ibt Car€y, Sam Carey Lumber Co.. is back in Memphis, Tn., after aWest Coast business trip.

Wally Flelds, Walter M. Fields Lumber Co.. Memphis, Tn. , is the new president of the Westside Hardwood Club. Pine Bluff. Ar.

John Green, J G Industries, Stillwater, Ok., was named Small Business Person of the Year by the Stillvrater Chamber of Commerce.

Allen Camemn has joined the sales team at Georgia-Carolina Forest Products, Plano, Tx.

Edwin L. Undernood has been promoted to south cental regional mgr.. field services div.. American Plywood Association. Dallas. Tx.. succeeding Army Leggett. who has retired after 29 yean with APA.

R. Lanny Thotfinan is the new divisional sales mgr. for Gillespie Professional Floor Products. Memphis. Tn.

Rusty Vlbod has been named gen. mgr. of the new Tolleson Lumber Co. sawmill in Preston. Ga. Grady Davis will handle sales for the mill from Perry. Ga. Davis C. Ljlridr. a driver for MacMillan Bloedel Building Materials Inc. in N.C.. has been named 1986 National Driver of the Year by the American Tinrcking Associations.

Glenn W. Wilson is the new senior v.p.. gyp sum and roofing div.. Georgia-Pacific Corp.. Atlanta. Ga. Donald L. Glass is now v.p.. roofing div.

Midrael J. Ithfi has been promoted to southeastem regional sales mgr. of PermaDoor. Orlando. Fl.. according to H. Thompson Smith. pres. Stew Mccotml is now district sa.les mgr. in Dallas. Tx

Rqv T Hoke, Sr.. owner. Roy T. Hoke Lumber Co.. Stillwater. Ok.. celebrated his 90th birthday recently.

Stan Dircn. gen. mgr., Hope Lumber and Suppll Co.. TUlsa. Ok.. has retired after JO lean in the industry.

Robin R. Rolal has been appointed personnel and offioe mgr. for General Hardware Co.. Greenslboro. N.C.

T, Marslull Hahn, Jr.. chairman and c.e.o.. Georgia-Pacific Corp.. has been named to tlrc president's export council.

James Rane haS been re-elected chairman of the board of the Society of American Wood Presenen.

P. David }lasfir is a rru regional market mgr. for the Southem Forest Products Association. replacing Steph€n Collie, who resigned.

Bill Brunot is dhe new mgr. of Capitol Products Corp.'s Ennis. Tx. plant. Sales reps are Al C*cardo. So. Tx.. Mktael White. No. Tx. and Ok.. Ihnnb Smith. Ar.. and h(e Burger. Western Tx.

Yazoo Thomas is the new plant mgr. at tlre Duke City l-umber Co. plant in Splendora. Tx. EEdh Ju$us has relrined the Albuquerqub. N.M. co. in sales.

Emmett Nlaurn. the only non-lumber honorary rnember, of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis artd longfime writer of 'A l.oolt At Lumbei' in Tlrc Comnercial ApWal. Memphis. has retired after 5.1 yean with the paper.

Roy Johnson.,Roy Johnson Lumber Co.. Hennessey. Ok.. has been named Citizen of the Year by the Hennessey Chamber of Commerce.

Jack Herndon has retired at the HudsonHouston Lumber Co., Ardmore, Ok., after 38 years with the firm. O.K. Cunningham, pres., has been elected pres. of the Ardmore Home Builders Associahon.

St. Clair Bienvenu Sr. has been appointed chairman of the board of Baton Rouge Lumber Co., Baton Rouge, La. A.J. Harris is now pres. and gen. mgr., and sales mgr. Alan Martin will also serve as v.p. and asst. mgr.

James R. Weaver has joined Aladdin Enterprise Products, Nashville, Tn., as credit mgr.

Al Cron is the new gen. mgr. of the wholesale lumber division of Paulsel Lumber Co., Fort Worth, Tx., according to ke Paulsel, pres. and c.e.o.

Donald N. Cameron has been elected pres. of Detex Corp., New Braunfels, Tx., succeeding Dan B. Sedgwick, who has retted after 22 years with the firm. Edward G. Newton has retired after 16 years with the co.

Ernest Kiper, E.R. Kiper Hardware & Lumber Corp., Wisner, La., has been named mayor of Wisner.

Jerry Hetherington, Sallisaw Lumber Co., Sallisaw Ok., is serving a term on the Sallisaw Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

George Ollie, Jr., George Ollie's Lumber Co.. Poteau. Ok.. will serve another sixyear term on the State Employment Security Commission.

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Thomas J. Hughes IlI, pres., Hughes Lumber Co., Tirlsa, Ok., has been appointed to the state Economic Development Commission by Gov. George Nigh.

Alfrtd House, House Lumber Co., Antlers. Ok., is now on the Pushmataha County Chamber of Commerce board.

James H.Wright, J. Walter Wright Lumber Co., Bristol, Tn., is the new pres. of the Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers.

Richard W. Gleason is now mgr., sales administration, at Rubbermaid Specialty Products, Inc., Statesville, N.C.

l-eonard G. Herring, pres. and c.e.o., Lowe's, North Wilkesboro, N.C., recently celebrated his 30th anniversary with the firm.

Larry K. Evans has joined Columbia Forest Products, Inc. as gen. mgr. at the Columbia Carolina Corp. hardwood plywood plant in Old Fort, N.C.

Lawrence Newton is now in charge of publishing and transportation for Wholesale Wood Products Inc. in Dothan and Birmingham, Al.

W. I,ee Nutter is now senior v.p., operations, at ITT Rayonier, Inc., responsible for facilities in Ga. and Fl.

Wes McVay is the new purchasing agent for Pitch Pine Lumber Co.. which does business as Weekley Lumber Co., Thmpa and Cocoa, Fl.

Dee Klein has joined the bookkeeping dept. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and Fteddy Fhngus.

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