SOUTHEASTERN SCENE

co*,"ring Alabama, Frorida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi' the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia.

Tbnnessee Building Material Assccia' tion's seventh annual legislative conference was a tremendous success winning many compliments from the legislators and participating association members. according to Larry Haynes, chairman of the TBMA legislative committee.

The conference featured Lt. Governor John Wilder. House SPeaker Ned RaY McWherter and Jim Peters. director of site construction. Saturn Corp.. a subsidiary of General Motors.

Almost 1007c of the legislators attended the Legislative Luncheon. The Honorable L.H. "Cotton" lvy. State Representative from Decaturville and renown speaker. presided at the luncheon and "brought the house down" time-and+ime again with his home-spun country humor. according to Haynes.

During the business session. Rep- Art Swann. co-owner with his brother. Joe (who serves on the TBMA board of directors). of Cherokee Lumber Co.. Maryville. brought the membership up-to-date on all pending legislation rrhich directll' affects the building material industn'. as *ell as business in general. lirginia hdHing llatcrial Association is sponsoring a series of four Remodeling With Wood Seminars this month in cooperation with the Remodeling and Rehabilitation Department of the Mtional Association of Home Builden.

Tirrner P. Williams. president of Tirrner P Williams & Associates. Nashville. TBMA insurance consultants. outlined group insurance programs available to the membership. as well as a new Universal Life Program. which should provide greatly increased benefits at reduced costs.

Bonnie S. I-ewis, president of Independent Fastenen of Ftorida, Pinellas Park. Fl.. is the recipient of the 1985 O. R. Manhall Memorial Award presented annually in ap preciation of outstanding service to the Tennessee Building Material Association and the building material industry.

Frank Kinser. chairman of the Tennessee Building Material Association, made the presentation on behalf of Col. Olen H. Manhall who was unable to anend the ceremony.

Mrs. Lr*'is is the fourteenth recipient of the a\aard.

Florida Lumber and Building }laterial Dealers Association will hold its annual summer conference at Greenlefe Resort near Orlando. June 19-21. not June l-1-16 as reported in February accordin-s to Pat Anderson. assistant director.

Committee and board mee(ings as well as social erents and golftournaments are on the agenda.

The American Pl1'rvood Association. the Societ-v of American Wood keserven and the Western Wood Products Association will pres€nt the seminars w'hich have an objectirc of making remodeling contfiFtors nrorc familiar with *ood in general ard u'ood s1'stems in particular. Slide illustrated pres€ntations will instruct those anerding on buying. speci['ing and pmper installation. Fortfdic of informatire technical literarure will be pro vided to each person.

Special table top exhibis will be used to provide proprietar.v information on specialq'

April 1986 urxrcl pntclucts iLncl builclins \\ \tcnt\ ltl)p11) l)riirte to rerrrodclin-g pnr.jcets. Sltrrc persorr nel lr: lrell ir\ c()nlraetof\ tirc bcing inritccl to 1111g'.t(.1.

Scnrinurs lrc sehcclulecl lnrrrr -1 to l0 p,trr. at thc Sltcraton Inll ColiscLrnt. llantpton. April l5: Holirlar lrrn \l jdtou n. [liehnrond. .\pril l(r: Splinuliclcl Hilton Hotel. Splingl iclti..\pril l.l. rLncl Shenrrorr Airport Inn. RorLnoke. April 1"1.

\ational Hardrrrxrd Lumber,\ssociation is acccptinu appliclrions tbr thc 90rh Inspection Sclrool class tihielt uill eonrene April 2l rirrcl gnrciulite .lLrlr l-1.'l'he tgth ell:s oi Jl :tutlcnt: leprc\cnling l-5 stiltcs. onc Cltnaclian pror ir.rcc. arrr-l [)e ru was gr.lul uutL.d on l\lu|ch 16.

DRIC}ON"

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Ceiling Fan Turns 100

Creditecl with inrcnting thc cciling fln in I8t6. the Huntcl Fun Conrptrnr ol \Ientphrs. Tn.. u ill celebrare its l(X)th annircrsarv this vclr. 'fhe contpanv will rehurc S18.86 dr rectll' to sales clerks fbr each sir Huntcr Oliginal tiins thev sell.

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