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Architectural Columns

These are the columns with a difference! Elegant round fluted columns from Old South. Made from aluminum, Old South columns provide maximum strength and durability. They install easily, too, in new construction or for replacement.

Choose appropdate capitals in casl aluminum; the massive Corinlhian, the Architectural Square or the popular Doric, as well as the Standard style (shown below).

Old South columns are stocked for immediate shipment in diameters to 24 inches and lengths to thirty feet, in baked on powder coat finishes or primed for painting. Call or write now, for full information and to leam of the dealer closest to you.

P.O. BOX 1179, DEPT. COL.

MOULTRIE, GA 31776-1 179

TOLL FREE 1-800-841-8674

Ustings are often submitted months in advance. Always veify dates and locations with sponsor before making plans to auend.

May

International Mass Retail Assaciation - May ll-14, annual convention, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Tx.; (703) 8412300.

Houston IIoo-Hoo Club - May 13, golf, Pinecrest Golf Club, Houston, Tx.

International Woodliber Conference - May lll4, Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlant4 Ga.; (415) 905-2630.

Lumbermen's Club of Memphis - May 14, annual spring golf tournament, Stonebridge Golf Course, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 385-8802.

AIIIE)VSIBEX - May l5-lE, international housewares, hardware, building & construction expo, World Trade Centre, Singapore; (708) 605-1025.

Florida Building Material Association - May 15, golf, Plantation West, Fl.; May 21, Atlantic Beach, Fl.; (352) 383-0366.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - May 15, hardwood short course, Richmond, Va.; (540) 231-9759.

Virginia Forest Products Association - May l7-lE, expo, Richmond, Va.; (804) 737-5625.

Ace Hardware Corp. - May lt-21, spring convention, Dallas, Tx.; (708) 99G6600.

Ilardware Wholesalers Inc. - May l&21, market, ConventionExposition Center, Indianapolis, In.; (219) 748-53m.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - May 20-21, sales workshop, Memphis, Tn.; May 21, moisture control short course, Roanoke, Va.; I0{'ay 2!4, timber cruises short course, Athens, Ga.; (706) 542-3063.

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association - May 30, area meeting, Coushana, La-; (40a) 361-1445.

June

National Retail Federation - June 2.5, store management conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Orleans, l.a-;' (2O2) 783797t.

Florida Building Material Association - June 3, regional golf toumament, Heathrow Country Club, Heathrow, Fl.; June 5, executive committee meeting, Mt. Dora, Fl.; (352) 383-0366.

Southern Building Show - June 6-E, Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Ga.; (800) 854-7736.

Carolinas-Tennessee Building Material Association - June 1316, summer conference, Fort Magruder Inn, Williamsburg, Va.; (704) 376-1503.

Fly-In For Freedom - June 15-19, The Washington Court Hotel, Washington, D.C.; (919) 633-2288.

florida Building Material Association - June 20-23, summer management retreat, PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.; (352) 383-0366.

Oklahoma Lumbermen's Association - June 2l-2j, summer conference, Western Hills State [,odge, Wagoner, Ok.; (4O5) 840-t77r.

Southern Pressure Treaters Association - June 2$25, meeting, Sandestin Beach Hotel, Destin, Fl.; (205)968-5726.

Forest Products Society - June ?.3-?5, annual meeting, Marrion City Center, Minneapolis, Mn.; (608) 231-1361.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - June 27-8, sawing seminar, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 377-1818.

Industry $$ For Environment

During the first year of the American Forest & Paper Association's Sustainable Forestry Initiative, the industry spent hundreds of millions on new environmental programs in place and suspended l7 companies from association membership for failing to live up to the goals of the initiative.

In 1995 AF&PA members spent $52.8 million on forest-related research, clear cut only l.6%o of 52 million acres oftheir forestland and reforested 1.2 million acres.

"This initiative is about making sure that good forest management practices are implemented on the ground," said AF&PA president and ceo W. Henson Moore. "It reflects our commitments to change, providing measurable environmental progress, and global leadership to sustain our forests while continuing to meet the people's needs for wood and paper products."

Chairman Steve Mason added: "Companies that do not live up to these standards of conduct face expulsion from the association. I can tell you quite frankly it is no easy matter to turn members away - or to cause companies to drop their membership as some two dozen have already done. But that is the price of putting teeth in our progftrm."

New OSB Mill On Line

Willamette Industries has begun production at its new OSB plant in Arcadia, La., according to Clayton Barns, plywood, OSB and lumber sales manager for the Southern Region.

The facility produces APA certified OSB in sizes from 4'x8' to 8'x24' and thicknesses from 3/8" to l-ll8" from pine and mixed hardwoods using liquid PF resin and emulsified wax.

Joel Garland is plant superintendent; Brad Farquhar, technical director, and L. Mit Scott, product mgr.

What's Hot In Kitchen & Bath

Today's new home buyers are looking for large and convenient kitchens and baths with upscale features, according to a new National Association of Home Builders study.

Out of 24 different kitchen features and products, ample counter space topped the list, with 95Vo of shoppers rating it as desirable or essential. Other popular features: a double sink (89Vo), a place for a table and chairs (85V0), and a walk-in pantry (84V0).

Most desired among bathroom features is a linen closet (94Vo), followed by an exhaust fan (887o), separate shower enclosure (85Vo), water temperature control (78V0), private toilet compartment (69Vo), whirlpool tub (67Vo), multiple shower heads (5070).

White is in for bathrooms, with 6l%o wanting a white toilet, tub and sink.

"New home shoppers understandably want it all," said NAHB president Randy Smith. "And home builders are doing their best to provide homes with space, convenience and amenities at prices that home buyers can meet."

SP Production Nears Record

Despite slowing at the end of the year, southern pine lumber production in 1995 came just short of the modern day record level reached in 1994.

Southern pine lumber production in 1995 was 14.71 billion bd. ft., just2Vo less than 1994's record 15.01 billion bd. ft. It was the ninth straight year southern pine production topped l2 billion bd. ft. and the second highest level since Southern Forest Products Association was founded in 1915. The all-time record for southern pine produciton was 16.27 billion bd. ft. in 1909.