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"For regulatory purposes, a wetland is whatever we decide it is."

- Robert J. Pierce, fo rme r w e tlands re g ulato r, te stfiing before Congres s

Mike Pastore has resigned as senior v.p. and general merchandise mgr. at Home Quarters Warehouse, Virginia Beach, Va. Noel Goulston, former v.P.strategic development, has been promoted to replace him. Bob Gutowski has been named director of signage; Jim Myers, director of coPY and broadcast production, and Laurie Betz, director of public relations and sales promotion.

Tony Futrell, v.p., E.C. Barton & Co., Jonesboro, Ar., will retire by the end of the year after 29 years with the company. Tom Rainwater, sec., is assuming his duties. Don Orr is the new mgr. at Barton's of Monette, Ar.

Ken Willard has been named mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Slidell, La. Robert

Tubridy is now mgr., Kingsport, Tn.; Jerry Slomba, mgr., Palm BaY, Fl.; Tom Hagr and Garland Chafin, comgrs., Hickory, N.C., and TommY Sallengs, co-mgr., Morehead, KY.

Frank Chambers, formerly pres. of Builders Warehouse, Conway, Ar., has joined Pelican Companies, Inc., Myrtle Beach, S.C., as v.p.-mergers and acquisitions. Rick Wall was appointed corporate management information systems group training and installation mgr. Jerry Jones is the new mgr. of the Pelican Building Center in Shallotte, N.C., replacing lfarry Carter, who has retired.

Matthew Vaughan, formerly with Jim Gillies Lumber, is an S-P-F trader for Richmond International Forest Products, Glen Allen, Va.

Bill Nutting, formerly with Home Quarters Warehouse, is new to sales at Burton Woodworks, Montgomery, Al.

Barbara Warner and Billy Jack Goodin, Jr., are new sales reps for Mississippi Reman Co., Louisville, Ms., reports owner Lisa G. Palmcr,

W. Allan Wilbur has been named director of public affairs for the American Wood Preserven Institute, Vienna, Va.

Wendy Tucker Martin has been promoted to broadcast mgr. for Home Depot's advertising depr, Atlanta Ga.

W.P. 'tsill" Morton has retired as head of Home Lumber Co., Inc., Hazard, Ky. Son W.P. "Peyton" Morton is the new pres.; son Wade heads the concrete operation.

Mike Ellis has been appointed mgr. of the new West Building Materials Center in Bainbridge, Ga.

Casey Dameron has been promoted to operations mgr. at McEwen Lumber Co., Orlando, Fl. Bob Bryant is new to inside sales.

Dwight Anderson has been named store mgr. of Lowe's new Statesville, N.C., superstore. Promotions at North Wilkesboro, N.C., Hq.: Melissa K. Wyatt, senior accounting specialist; Sonjia "Sandy" B. Staley, bank reconciliation associate: Donna Foster and Carol Triplett, bad check associates; Carmen C. Jordan, vendor pricing accounting specialist; A. Francine Lindsay, Stocl/SOS accounting associate; Tracy W. Shumaker, accounting specialist, and Farley Call and Johnna Hayes, senior corporate accounting specialists.

Ricky Darrell Damron, Lowe's Cos., Johnson City, Tn., and Rick Miller, Wilmington, N.C., have been named Store Managers of the Year. Charles Bruce Ballard, Raleigh, N.C., was chosen District Manager of the Year.

Lyman Shipley, Coastal Lumber Co., Weldon, N.C., was appointed pres. of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association, replacing John Haggerty, Williams Lumber Co. of N.C., Inc., Rocky Mount, N.C. Jim Griffis, Griffis Lumber, Inc., Gainesville, Fl., is v.p. and Paul l{iu, executive director.

Chuck Kremers has been promoted from director of mktg. to v.p. at Cotter & Co.

Robin Archibald is the new Southern Forest Products Association western regional mgr., based in Phoenix, Az.

Ira F. Endres III and R. Scott Kelley have been named extrusion division mktg. mgn. for Reynolds Merals Co., Richmond, Va.

D. Bradley McWilliams has been promoted to senior v.p.-finance and cfo of Cooper Industries, Inc., Houston, Tx.

Nancy H. Klein is now specifications mgr. for Wilsonart, Temple, Tx. Mike Weddington is the new mktg. mgr.

Mark Schuchard is new to APA's field services division, covering Ky. and central Tn. He replaces Bob Appcnzeller, who has retired.

Kathryn Offcrmann, controller, Hughes Lumber Co., Tulsa, Ok., is a new member of the Oklahoma Society of Certified hrblic Accountans.

Barry Shaw, Fojtasek Cos., Inc., Dallas, Tx.. was named a director of the Aluminum Fenestration Products Association.

Ronnell S. Beal, Orgill Brothers & Co., Memphis, Tn., was elecM prcs. of the lnternational Hardware Distributors Association. James D. fiptou Handy Hardware Wholesale. Inc., Houston, Tx., was named a director.

Robert C. Freitag has becn promoted to v.p.-sales & mktg. for Ryobi Power Tool Group, Anderson, S.C. William R. Dimatteo is now director of domestic sales.

Al Thrash, lumber buyer and sales rep. at Southeast Wood Treating, Jasper, Al., and his wife, Lisa, had an 8 lb., 5 oz. baby boy, Wil, born April 27.