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JOE BUTLER, executlve vlce presldent

LInNnY Herder, president of ! IHerder's Inc., Weimar, waselected president of the association for the 1982-83 year at the board of directors meeting held in conjunction with the Fort Worth Convention, April 16.

With a chemical engineering degree from Texas A & M and a professional engineering license from the State of Texas, he attributes most of what he has learned about the building material industry to his association with L.A.T. and he is looking forward to serving the members of the industry.

Other officers are Jim Gentry, Jim Gentry Lumber Co., Wichita Falls, lst v.p.; W.F. Butler, Portland Lumber & Supply Co., Portland, 2nd v.p.; Tom Hanover, Hanover Building Materials, Inc., Austin, treas,; Joe Butler, Sr., Austin, exec. v.p.; Joe Butler, Jr., Austin, sec.; George Jones, FoxworthGalbraith Lumber Co., San Angelo, sgt.-at-arms; Jim Lucas, Hurst, V.N. Hearn, Houston, national dealer directors; Thad Decker, Orange, alternate.

Directors include John Burns, John Burns Lumber & Hardware Co., Texline; Ed L. Harris, E.L. Harris Lumber Co., Tulia; Robert Longest, Scott Building Center Inc., Amarillo, District l. Leonard Bartlett, HigginbothamBartlett Co., Lubbock; Don Smith, Bowman, Inc., Lubbock; R. Morris Smith, Rockwell Brothers Co. Inc. of Plainview, Plainview, District 2.

W.F. "Bill" Butler, Portland Lumber & Supply Co., Portland; Richard S. Button, Sr., Factory Outlet Building Materials, Corpus Christi; A. George Natsis III, Edna Lumber Co., Edna, District 3.

David Beene, Alamo Lumber Co., San Antonio; Johnny Chuoke, Jr. Acme Lumber & Supply, San Antonio; Herbert Eberhard, Eberhard Lumber Co., New Braunfels; G.L. Klumb, Benz & Klumb Lumber Co., Jourdanton; Pat Knight, Allen & Allen Co., San Antonio; J.D. Stein, Stein Lumber Co., Fredericksburg, District 4.

Melvin Faircloth, City Lumber Co., Abilene; Jerry Teel, Abilene Lumber Co., Abilene, District 5.

Tom Hanover, Hanover Building Materials, Inc., Austin; James "Buddy"

Holubec, Taylors Builders Supply, Inc., Taylor; Phillip Hubnik, Davidson Texas Inc., Austin; Emmett McCoy, McCoy