CAROLINAS

Executlve Vlce Precldent

I TTENDANCE at the 1982 Great Ipsun6up was 5,840, incl'irding

2.864 retail lumber dealers and employees, representing2}T North Carolina and South Carolina retail building material companies and 32 Virginia dealers'

Additional attendance figure breakdowns showed 1006 associate member employees representing 104 comp:rnies attending; 143 general contractors; representatives of 47 hardware stores from North and South Carolina; ll0 architects, and 1607 general public and miscellaneous visitors.

Howard K. Smith addressed the membership breakfast along with Lanny W. Moore, out-going President, and Hunter Dalton, incoming president. Ray Stevens entertained with many of his country hits.

Dalton, pres., Snow Lumber Co., High Point, N.C., will work with Ralph S. Hendricks, pres., Hendricks Builders Center, Inc., Simpsonville, S.C., lstv.p.; Al E. Witten, pres., Witten Supply Co., Inc., Gastonia, N.C., 2nd v.P.; James Enter, gen. mgr., Myrtle Beach Lumber Co., Myrtle Beach, S.C., 3rd v.P., and Max Mitchum, chairman of the board, Mitchum Building Supply Co., Charlotte, N.C., treas.

Directors from North Carolina are Thomas A. Blake, Blake Home Builders, Inc., Liberty; Jerry Smith, The Smith Companies, Lexington; Ralph Basnight' W.H. Basnight & Co., Inc., Ahoskie; Harris D. Blake, Pinehurst Hardware & Supply, Pinehurst; Joe H. Hollinshed'

Cape Fear Supply, Fayetteville; F.A. Sherrill, Shenill Lumber Industries, Inc., Statesville; Hugh Thomas, Black Mountain Lumber Co., Black Mountain; Larry Dudley, Builders Mart, Inc. of Kernersville, Kernersville, and J.B. Surles, Home Builders Supply Co., Greenville' South Carolina directors are Peter Berry, Berry Builder Mart, Union; Stanley B. King, Camden Builders Supply Co., Camden; Carl Tucker, III, C'M. Tucker Lumber Corp., Pageland; J.D. Genoble, Home Lumber Co., Greer; RoY Barnette, Bagnal Builders Supply Co., Columbia, and Robert Swinnie, Sr., Swinnie Supply Co., Andrews.

Life members of the board of directors areM.R. Bagnal, Jr., J.C. Cauthen, Gordon L. Goodson, J. Alex Kendall, R.B. McClure, Sr., W.F. Scarborough, Herbert G. Sherrill, W.M. Spurrier and R.N. Barringer, Sr.

The housing and building products show seminars were considered interesting and timely by those attending. Bob Claypool, CertainTeed Corp., targeted his comments on cash flow directly to the retail lumber industry. Art Newell's program on employee productivity had over 100 participants.

The forklift rodeo was won by James Hathcock of Builder Mart, Albermarle, N.C. Miss North Carolina (Lynn Williford) presanted him with the trophy and Sl0O from CLBMDA. Other finalists were Larry Patterson, Cleveland Lumber Co., Shelby, N.C.; flerrick Morgan, Smith-Phillips Lumber Co., WinstonSalem, N.C., and "Pug" McBee, GBS Lumber, Powdersville, S.C. Wrenn Brothers organized the rodeo with Georgia-Pacific Corp. and

Edward's Pallet Co. furnishing the materials used.

Many presentations rvere made during the roundup. Booth award winners recognized by Jim Enter, show chairman, included Diamond Hill Plywood Co., most dramatic; Northwest Structural Components, best single; Bass & Co., best adaptation of theme; Cisco, best show special; Carolina Dealers Warehouse, best pres€ntation of a new product.

Dealers winning cash prizes awarded each day of the show included lrv Garrett, Southern Woodworks, Charlotte, N.C.; Olin McKee, City Builders Service, Rock Hill, S.C.; Barry Thompson, Freeway Builders Supply Co., Reidsville, N.C. Hden Dassow, wife of Vic Dasrcw, New Home Building Supply, Greensboro, N.C., won a weekend at Kiawah Island, S.C. Tootie Bagnal, wifeof Rdph Bagnal, Bagnal Builders Supply Co., Columbia, S.C., won a silver candelabra given by Dealers Supply & Lumber C-o., Greenville, S.C.

Russell Barringer, president of CLBMDA in l!)62, was pres€nted rvith a plaque in honor of his becoming a life member of the board of directors. Ralph Bagnal made the award. Rciring president Moore and his wife Lucy received a gift from the association, presented by me.

Many others were involved in producing the roundup which concluded with the annual dinner dance. They included Mrs. Moore who presided at the luncheon me'eting of the Ladies Auxiliary; Mrs. C.E. Hulsey, hospitality room chairman, and show sponsors, Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Qg., Wrenn Brothers, Edward's Palla Co.; Huttig Sash & Door: Colwood Co., Inc., Material Distributors, Southeast, Armstrong Corp., Diamond Hill PlYwood Co., Dealers Supply & Lumber Co., lnc., Independent Builders Supply Association, Lumber Mutual Insurance Co., Pennsylvania Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Co., Tamko Asphalt Products.