llOth annual Texas convention

this year for winncr PrimeSource was E,d Gray. Winncr of the previously announced Lumberman of thc Ycar honor was A. George Natsis III. Roy Deering. Fort Worth Lumber Co., won a free trip to tlie Indianapolis Brickyard 400 auto racc. Several successful events raised money for LAT's political action committee. Thc PAC Masters golf tourncy (due to be repeated next year) garnered $18,000, the silent auction $4,000 and the Young Lumbermcn's breakfast firr past presidents $600.

Morc than 140 companics cxhibited (Continued on next pagc)

Karen Meredith, Ancel Harry, Don Denson, Glenn Lewis. (7) Bob & Leta Edwards. (8) Sue Moxam, Ken Jolliffe, (9) Stephen DeMagistris, Natasha Edscorn, (10) Wes Bishop, Bob Guthrie, Tammy & Jeff Parnell, Denny Spradley. (11) Emily Fiesler, Roy Deering. (12) Joe Kastelic, Dan Tresh, Mo Cameron, Jtm Waldrop, Peter Houghton, Rusty Hall. (13) Don Spiers, Larry Fitzgerald, Vicky Johnson, Ted & Lee Carrol, Harvey Woodall. (14) Byron Potter, Jim Dunlap. (15) Scott Ellenson. LAT convention featured an auto racing theme.

(More LAT photos on preceding and tollowing pages) at the trade show. Floor traffic through the show was good during almost all of the two days the exhibits were open. Exhibitor satisfaction was evident in that more than one-third of the 1997 show was sold out by this year's show close.

Randall Puckett was elected president at the I l0th annual; Ray Sale, lst v.p.; Adonn Sloane, 2nd v.p.; Rick Mclaughlin, associate v. p.; Don

DeGroot, treas.; Bobby Bohn, sec., and Ron E. Spradlin, sgt.-at-arms.

The event was held April I l-14.

LAT COMPUTER DEMO: (1) Greg Sloane, Dinny Waters, John Carroll. (2) Vernon Massey, Milton Foersterling. (3) Scott Stanford, Ruel Alexander, Mark Gebel, Byron Alexander. (a) Gary McCoy, Ed Gray, Scotl Klein, Chuck Hotze lll. (5) Sotl Wallers, John Jernigan, Jerry & Mary Kennon. (6) Roberl Pool, Prentice Bissell, Chuck Pool. (7) David

Alvis, Pat Pahanella, Brenda Elliott. (8) David Haig, Tom Tamlyn. (9) Bobby & Gail Davis, Lynn Poss, Cecil & Jeanette Pinson, Mike Freeman. (10) Val Nielsen, Bob Walton. (11) Patrick McCaslin, Steve Reeder, Jerry Combs. (12) Russ Holey, Rich Messenger, Brad Nelson. (13) Keith Brooks, Jim Moncrief, Joel Tigett, BillWeaherly. (14) Paul Grabarek, Skip Farmer, Jim Moore. (15) Dani Jeanes, Ward Scholl, Victoria Mc0ord. (16) Walter Pullin, Marc Hoover. (17) Buddy Cochran, Elmer Pavlas, Bob Goodwin. (18) Jack Kelcher, Bob Fullerlon, BillHealy, Ky'e Neuman.