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Southern Building Material Association recognized Crumpler Plastic Pipe as Associate of the Year during its recent convention and buying show in High Point, N.C. (see photos on next page).

Brown's Builders Supply won the Dealer of the Year Award. Booth awards went to Boone Custom Forest Products, Diamond Hill Plywood, Cox Industries, Georgia-Pacific, and U.S. Lumber Group.

SBMA is staging seminars on forklift training March 11 in Williamsburg, Va.; on increasing profits March 12 in Richmond, Va.; time management March l8 in Knoxville and March 20 in Nashville, Tn.; credit and collections April 17 in Charlotre, N.C.; blueprint reading April 2l in Knoxville, and estimating \pfl22-24 in Knoxville.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association welcomed new chairman Jeff Perkins, Mid-South Lumber, during its recent annual convention.

Terry Congleton, Congleton Bros., is now president; Patrick Bieschke, Palumbo Lumber, v.p., and Kevin Brooks, Future

Designs Ace, secretary-treasurer. New directors include Joe Pat Haydon, Springfield Ace; Chris Schuler, Stewart Lumber; Phil Herald, Stratton Lumber; Davis Boland, Boland Maloney, and Skip Miller, Miller Lumber.

KLBMDA is hosting an open house April 29 to celebrate the completion of its new offices, followed by a board of directors meeing the next morning.

Oklahoma Lumbermens Association is sponsoring a mill tour through southeastern Oklahoma April 24-27

Lumbermen's Association of Texas will welcome incoming president Kyle McCarley during its annual convention April 3-5 in Austin.

LAT's Young Lumbermen's Committee is organizing a building material/forest resource tour April 24-26 through Texas and Oklahoma. Stops include Red River Lumber Co.'s retail operation and granite countertop facility, Ward Timber's hardwood mill, a Dow insulation plant, and Weyerhaeuser's Kiamichi Tree Farm.

Eastern Building Material Dealer Association installed Kip Coleman, Hamilton Supply Co., as its new chairman of the board. Alta Miller, Peachey Builders, is vice chair; Lowell Jaeger, Jaeger Lumber & Supply, group trust chair; Charles Bowers, Bowers Lumber, retirement trust chair; Van Mitchell, MSI Inc., management services chair, and Barry Scholtz, risk management chair.

Kentucky Forest Industries Association will hold its 38th annual meeting April 3-4 at the Marriott Griffin Gate, Lexington, Ky.

Speakers include Matt Bumgardner, on sales and marketing of value-added wood products, and Virginia Tech's Phil Araman, on new wood processing technology.

"I'd say that Canada is not only exporting their lumber; they are exporting their unemployment to us, as well."

- Ed Bond, director of community relations, Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, Ca.

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SOUTHERN PRIDE: Southern Building Material Association held its annualconvention and buying show Feb.7-8 in High Point, N.C. (1)Bill Lee, Ed Ryan, Evereile Greene. (2) John Lampe, Ross Lampe. (3) Dave Safirstein, Rich Guteimuth. (4) Charley Brooks, David Peeler, Hayes Armstrong, PaulTurner, Jim Duggan, Bill Davies, Larry Adams. (5) Chrls Parlnele, Danny Talbert. (6) Ben Lawless, Jeff Womack, Brandt Mitchell. (7) Bill Favlow, John Parks, Jim Enter. (8) Dale Shumate, Mark Koch. (9) Steve Snavely, Joel Adamson, Gerry Luscie. (10) Jon Lutin, Pete Walker. (11) Bob Kubinec, Suzanne & Oliver Landis, Jefl Tweten. (12)Terry Smith, BillVenable. (13)NeilWrenn, David Wrenn. (14)Curtis Haugen.

(15) Mike Dowdv. (16) Katie Setzer, Greg Ostrander. Annisa Monroe. itzt tleatGrubb's, Bill Phillips, Bo Boylan, Matt Black. (18) Ray Grice. itgi Donnie Dale. (20) Dan Waooner, BillWade. Ron Schweitz. (21) bhartes Sears, Johnny Hicks. B-ay Price. (22) Brad Bedford. (23) Bill Fincannon. (24) Steve Shirey, Ru6sell Evans. (2-5) Houston C.Utp]et, Sherrv Snipes, Nick Landi. (26) Kathy Peralta. Chap Kester. (27) Bob Edwaids, Eiruce Wiest, Ed List. (28) Nate Sewall. Gary Jones. (29) John Hart, Mike Schlegel, James Jordan, Matt Williams, Dan Scullion. (30) Dave Hill, Ron White, Dennis Ramey.

(For convention coverage, see Southern Association News, p 23)

New Owner For Owen Lumber

An investment group has acquired Owen Lumber Co., Memphis, Tn., with plans to expand operations.

The 50-year-old pro dealer will renovate equipment, buy new trucks and forklifts, and increase inventory, according to general mgr. David McClain. The new owners will retain its sales staff of six, as well as hire more employees and add two early-morning shifts to better ensure prompt deliveries to work sites.

EWP Mill Worker Crushed To Death

OSHA is investigating the death of a2}-year-old worker at Trus Joist's Parallam plant in Colbert, Ga.

Limberg Aguilero Zarco, who went by the name Reyes Estrada, worked for Flexstaff Services, Winder, Ga. He died in an ambulance on the Trus Joist grounds and was pronounced dead at 3:4'7 a.m. Jan.24 at an Athens hospital.

According to the coroner, the worker's chest had been crushed, likely as a result ofoperating heavy machinery.

The mill was shut down for 30 hours.

Georgia Mainstay To Move

Still can't stay still. Still Lumber Co., Conyers, Ga., will relocate by the end of the year from downtown to a l2acre site outside the city limits.

"Olde Town is undergoing a revitalization," said president Dan Hill. "This might be a good time to move out of the way and let this revitalization happen more naturally."

The company has operated from irs 10,000-sq. ft. headquarters since its founding in 1946. Hill hopes to build a similar-sized facility at the new location, with significantly more room for parking and loading.

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Gerald Bennett, who recently retired after 30 years with Georgia-Pacific, has joined the lumber department at Orgill, Inc., Memphis, Tn.

Brian Hayson has been promoted to president and general mgr. for Cox Wood Preserving, Orangeburg, S.C. Mike Harrell succeeds him as president and general mgr. at Cove City Wood Preserving, Cove City, N.C.

David Anderson has retired from E.C. Barton and Co., Lepanto, Ar., after 39 years with the chain.

Scott Weeks is the new mgr. of Universal Forest Products' truss operations in Pearisburg, Va.

Mike Hans, ex-American International Forest Products, is now president of Birmingham International Forest Products, Birmingham, Al.

Jack C. Sweeny has been appointed c.e.o. at Temple-Inland Forest Products, Diboll, Tx., succeeding Harold C. Maxwell, who continues as chairman of Temple until he retires at year's end. Sweeny also remains president of Temple and group v.p. of Temple-Inland, Inc.

Ray Yarbrough, ex-Yarbrough Lumber Co., has joined the Laurel, Ms., office of LowGradelumber. Mark Elder, exElder Forest Products and Vermilion Lumber Sales, Lafayette, La., has joined LowGradelumber's home office in Seattle, Wa.

Vaughn Corban, Capital Lumber Co., has relocated from Phoenix, Az., to Dallas, Tx., as merchandise mgr. Nancy Blanco has moved from Lubbock. Tx.. to Dallas as office mqr.

Duke Ehrhardt has joined Elder Wood Preserving, Mansura, La.

George Steele has rejoined Conner Industries, Fort Worth, Tx., as director of purchasing. Todd Walker is a new sales trainee.

Heath Ruff is new to sales at Idaho Timber Corp., Henderson, N.C. Kevin Waine is the new plant mgr. in Fort Worth, Tx.

James Loy is the new president of the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, Pensacola, Fl. He replaces Tom Jones, who is retiring.

Tim Roush. ex-Wood Treaters. is new to Conex Forest Products, Jacksonville, Fl., selling imports and domestics in the Southeast.

Robert A. Niblock has been promoted to president at Lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C. Larry D. Stone is now senior executive v.p.-operations; Dale C. Pond, senior executive v.p.-merchandising; Robert Hull Jr., senior v.p. and c.f.o., and Steven M. Stone, senior v.p.-information systems. William C. Warden, Jr., executive v.p.-administration, has retired after 2l years with Lowe's. Thomas E. Whiddon, executive v.p.-logistics and technology, also is leaving the company. Jim Killmer is the new mgr. of the Winchester, Va., store.

Paul Arbuthnot, ex-Tall Tree Lumber, has opened an Ontario, Canada, sales office for Wood Lumber Co., Camden, Ar.

Michael Dunkley is now North American western red cedar sales rep for Vanport Intemational.

Gary Keeling, products mgr.-fiber products, Temple-Inland Forest Products, Diboll, Tx., has been elected president of the American Fiberboard Association. Rod Slate. sales mgr.-industrial products division, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga., was elected secretary/treasurer.

Michael Rosen has been promoted to senior v.p.-sales and manufacturing for TruServ Corp.

Craig Maginness has been named director of the newly created Contractors Service Group at Johns Manville Roofing Systems Group, New Orleani, La. John Cambruzzi wai promoted to mgr. of the new group. David Scheirer has been named mgr. of the company's new educational initative, The JM Rooffng Institute. Brad Burdic has returned as group mgr.-preferred accounts for the Roofing Systems Group. Jennifer Kishi is now in charge of pricing responsibilities, and Ben Bryan is national distribution mgr.

Richard E. Hanson has been named executive v.p. and chief operating officer at Weyerhaeuser Co. Susan M. Mersereau is now senior v.p.-information technology and chief information officer.

Denis Chardac, Baton Rouge, La, has been named mgr.strategic accounts for Cooper Wiring Devices. Jay Howell was promoted to v.p.-manufacturing/operations.

Judy Anderson Powers, area outside sales representative, Houston, Tx., received DW Distribution's 2002 Top Sales Achievement Award.

Karl F. Borgstrom, Ph.D., was named executive director of the Construction Specifications Institute, Alexandria, Va.

Richard Ryerson, president, Starr Lumber Co., Alva, Ok., has been named treasurer for the Communities Foundation of Oklahoma.

Barbara Q. Partee is coordinating the spring contractor's lunch at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Fagan Arnold Cox,72, president, John Cox Lumber Co., Houston. Tx.. died Feb. 10.

A native of Houston, Mr. Cox was a former president of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association.

John S. Knight, 73, former owner and operator, Knight Hardware (now Knight Forest Products), Cartersville, Ga., died Jan. 9.

A native of Bartow County, Ga., Mr. Knight served with the Army during the Korean War.

Albert "Alboo" Steves IV, 67, retired c.e.o./president, Ed Steves and Sons, San Antonio, Tx., died from kidney failure Feb. 10.

A native of Fort Worth, Tx., Mr. Steves joined the family business in 1960 after serving in the Army. In 1985 he retired as president and c.e.o. of the company.

E.J. Milby, 79, owner of the old E.J. Milby Builders Supply and Milby Lumber, Greensburg, Ky., died Jan.27.

Mr. Milby was a former director of the Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association.

Bruce H. Langford, 72, former owner, Tex's True Value Hardware, Leesville, La., died Jan. 3 in Leesville.

A native of Carthage, Tx., Mr. Langford was a Navy veteran. He owned and operated Tex's from ,|964 to 1998.

Ray Poovey, 80, co-founder of Mississippi Laminators, Shubuta. Ms.. died Jan. 31.

William "Billy" Thomas, 72, owner, Allied Precast, Orlando. F1.. died Feb. 7.

A native of Orlando, Mr. Thomas was also a part-owner and board member of Thomas Lumber Co., Orlando.

Joseph H. Zanone, 62, former general mgr. of Babcock Lumber Co.'s Ruskin, Fl., distribution center, died Feb. 13.

Milton T. Hickman, 93, former president, Hickman Lumber Co., Painter, Va.. died Feb. 13.

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