Lrortuarres

Lewis Vicken Jr., chairman of the board of Charles Ingram Lumber Co., died in Greenville, S.C., on Feb. 6, 1985. He was 60.

He is survived by his widow, Mary Alice Ingram Vickers, two daughters, his mother, five sisters and two brothers.

Tattletale Grey ls the In Color

Greys are the new neutrals for 1985 replacing beiges in new product offerings for home furnishing such as floor, window and wall coverings.

The trend toward gentle colors is not only fashionable, but practical, according to forecasters at Armstrong World Industries, Inc. With building costs increasingly on the rise, pastel colors make rooms in smaller homes appear larger.

With grey the neutral, mauve, rust and peach have evolved as primarY accents followed by burgundy, blue and teal as secondary accents. While grey will continue to dominate as the neutral part of the palette, the Armstrong panel agrees that greyed versions of other colors will become less and less grey over the next few years.

Colored greys like lavender-greY are the new direction. This influence, already being seen in fabrics, wallcoverings and accessories.

Red Paint Has Old Heritage

A centuriesold preservative paint for log homes may be available in this country if the efforts of Doris Muir, an advocate for log homes in Hartford, Tn., is successful in arranging to have it imported from Sweden.

Falun Red, claimed to resist fire, rot and insect damage, has been manufactured and in use in Sweden since 1250, according to Muir. It reportedly allows the wood to breathe and doesn't hide the grain.

A do-it-yourself recipe for the iron oxide and salicylic acid concoction was printed in Household, a Swedish publication, in 1762. The paint, which has no gypsum and is more like a stain, gets its name from the ancient copper mine at Falun.

Southeast

(Continued from page 22) quested to quote on material for a job in another county some distance away. The materid was shipped on Feb. E on a cash sales ticket marked C.O.D. SURE. Upon delivery, the driver was givan a check postdated Feb. 15.

The check when deposited by the dealer was returned by the bank because the account was clord. The dealer's attorney contacted the Commonwealth Attorney in the county whae the delivery was made and the individual was charged with a felony because the account had been closed on Feb. 6 and the check written on Feb. 8.

After hearing witnesses testify to this and that although some material was used on the job site, part of the material was sold to other persons, the judge ruled that by delivering material prior to accepting the check, the dealer had ercended credit to the individual and that the bad check was not a felony.

He then dismissed the charges.

The association is suggesting that mernbers be very careful with C.O.D. deliveries,

The Horide Lumbcr rnd Building Materid Dcehrs Associstion will hold its 65th Annual Convention and Exposition, SePtember ll-13, at the Orlando Hyatt Hotel, Orlando, Fl., according to Patricia E. Andenon, assistant executive director.