PERS NALS

Dek Spaulding, ex-MacMillan-Bloedel, is the new branch mgr. of the Slaughter Brothers Inc. facility at Atlanta. Ga.

Bert Jones, Mid-States Wood Preservers,

Inc., Simsboro, quarterback for is the new Los Angeles Rams football team.

Mike Smith, Elder Wood Preserving, Mansura, La., got in a Louisiana mill trip last mo.

Larry Fitzgerald is the new sales mgr. of southern wood products for the southern timber and wood products div. of Crown Zellerbach.

Edward L. Clark, Jr., pres. of Drtec. Inc., Morrow, Ga., is a new director of the National Woodwork Manufacturers Assn.

Frank Buehl, F.T. Dooley Lumber, Memphis, Tn., is recovering nicely after recent eye surgery.

William S. "Bill" Cockroft, Cockroft Lumber Co., Memphis, Tn., has been in So. Ca. on a recent business trip.

Barbara Ussery and X$herin€ Creel are managing the Atlanta, Ga., sales office of M.L. Sandy Lumber Sales Co.

Sam Henley, Henley Supply Co., Decherd, Tn., and his wife are parents of a son, Jared Walker Henley, born on March 29,1982.

Beckie Butner, Myrtle Beach Lumber Co., Myrtle Beach, S.C. recently completed a selling skills seminar and interior decorating course at Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pa.

Dsvid C. Kunkel is the new mgr. at Lowe's Building Materids store in Sumter, S.C.

Jewell Smart, mgr. of the T.H. Rogers Lumber Co., Okmulgee, Ok., recently received his 25 year pin from Drvid Kennedy, div. mgr.

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Bill Ankh is selling in Tx. for Dunlap Forest Products, Inc., Scottsdale, Az., according to E. Robert Dunhp.

Hank Kirschner is the new head of Lindsley Home Centers, Miami, Fl., replacing Prt Sher who has resigned.

Mike Riley, Art Ptnish and Paul Tucker are representing Cleveland Wholesale Lumber Co. in Gulf Breeze, Fl.

Jrmes R. Prine has been named resident sales mgr. of MacMillan Bloedel's Wood Products Div. at Pine Hill, Al., after serving almost l0 years in sales with MacMillan Bloedel Building Materials, Atlanta, Ga.

Michrel D. McQueen has been appointed plant mgr. of the Beirne Div., Hot Spring County Lumber, Beirne, Ar.

Willirm G. Lees has been named scnior v.p.-marketing for both the Building Products and Roofing Products Dv.s of the Celotex Corp., Tampa, Fl., Jemes L. Nlgood has been promoted to v.p.-general sales mgr. and Timothy M. Prriso to v.p.-general merchandising mgr.

Dondd R. MecPhenon is the new pres. of the Cooper Group, Rdeigh, N.C., replacing C.W. Gilcbrist who has retired, Robcrl T. Mrrlovsly has been named merchandising director.

Robert "Ilerco[" Enst is the new pres. of American Blade Cutlery C.o. Inc., Chattanooga, Tn.

June,1982

Howard L. Gaines, Alexandria, Va., is the new pres. of the Hardware Association of the Virginias, Zane Neff, Edinburgh, senior director; Jrmes L. Deaver, Annandale; Violr K. Harmln, Waynesboro, and Thomas A. Smith, Richmond, directors.

Bryan Camp is the new national sales mgr. of Life Time Faucets, Div. McGhee Industries, Memphis, Tn.

Anthony C. Thorne has been promoted to v.p. at Thorsen Tool , Dallas, Tx.

Robert E. Carswell, pres., Carswell Distributing Co., Winston-Salem, N.C., is the new pres. of the Outdoor Power Equipment Distributors Assn.

Jerry L. Brrton, pres. and chairman of Balknap, Inc., Louisville, Ky., has been recognized by the American Jewish Committee with the National Distinguished Service Award for leadership in civic and humanitarian programs.

M.D. McMinn, pres., Marion Smith, v.p., Jerry Perrson and Doyle Sullivan, buyers, Dixie Wholesale Waterworks Co., Inc., Louisville, Ms., received awards in recognition of the store being selected as a Sentry dealer of the year.

Joe Sanulin has accepted the position of special assistant to the pres. at Lowe's Companies, Inc., North Wilkesboro, N.C., according to Leonard G. Herring, pres.

Joscph A. DeMicheel is the new gen. mgr. of the contract/manufacturing div. of Scotty's, Winter Haven, Fl.

Phil Cocks of Delta Millwork and Pete Fdlin, formerly with Huttig Sash & Door Co., are opening Locklando Door & Millwork Inc., Orlando, Fl.

Everette Cupit, Causeway Lumber Co., Fort Lauderdale, pres. of the Florida Lumber and Building Materid Dealers Association, and his wife, C.onnie; Archie and LaRue Brott, Deerfield Builders Supply Co. Inc., Deerfield Beach, Fl.; Art and Dorothy Hughes, Mack Industries, Fort Lauderdale, will attend the joint summer conference of the Louisiana and Florida Building Material Dealers Association at Seascape Resort, Destin, Fl.

Robert Willlams is the new mgr. of the truss div. of Mitchum Building Supply Co., Charlotte, N.C. ; Jim Kimmons is the new production mgr.

Joan Moorc is a new sales person, the first on the distaff side, at Home Lumber Co., Hazard, Ky.

W.P. Morton, Home Lumber Co., Hazard, Ky., tells us he is proposing a bill to replace food stamps with 2 x 4 stamps.

Allan Aden, Rawles-Aden Lumber Corp., Petersburg, Va., is home from the North American Wholesale Lumber Association meeting at Hot Springs, Va.

Alan H. Thielemann, a graduate of the University of Texas, has been named director of communications for building products of Georgia-Pacific Corp. and will move with the corporate staff to the new Hq. in Atlanta, Ga., this summer, according to Stephen K. Jackson, v,p., advertising and public relations.

Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus, Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., are forecasting that they expect 2x4s to reach new dimensions in 1982.

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