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Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association has renamed its summer golf outing the Congleton Cup Golf Outing, honoring Jack Congleton, Congleton Lumber Co., Lexington, who has headed the committee for I I years. Both the scramble golf tournament and awards dinner will be held July 20 at Spring Valley Club.

A board of directors meeting will be held the next day at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, Lexington.

Florida Building Material Association is holding its summer membership conference June l0-13 in Lnngboat Key.

FBMA will maintain a'Job bank" of resumes to be accessed by members. For information on submitting resumes to the Employee Refenal Network Program, contact Barbara Powell, (352) 383-0366.

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association has set its summer conference for July 9-12 at the Biloxi Grand Casino, Biloxi. Ms.

Carolinas-Tennessee Building Mate. rial Association's Carolinas-Tennessee Leaders group plans a Summer ldea Exchange July l6-19 at The Mill House, Charleston, S.C. The agenda includes: the Everette Greene Memorial Golf Tournament, a seminar on "How to Accurately and Easily Track and Understand Your Delivery Cost," and a series of roundtable discussions on such topics as niches, operations and motivating employees.

Mid-America Lumbermens Associa. tion is tentatively planning a summer educational weekend July 3l-Aug. I at a yetto-be-determined location.

Police Slay Depot Robber

Police shot and killed one of at least three ski-masked men who held workers at gunpoint during an attempted robbery of Home Depot, Humble, Tx., according to the Houston Chronicle. The other robbers escaped before police could seal off the building. ou can't control the weather, but you know that primer must be applied promptly while the wood is clean and dry and the temperature is right. That's why we developed PALCO Prime. You'll save time and moneywhen you order our kiln-dried redwood and Douglas fir products with PALCO Prime. rvVhen wood siding, fascia and trim are primed at our mill, they're primed properly for long-lasting performance. With less handling you'll have fewer headaches, too-all the way from the mill to the jobsite.

The incident began shortly after 5 a.m. on April 18 when the gunmen forced their way through a rear delivery door which about 15 employees had just entered to prepare the store for a 6 a.m. opening. The gunmen began grabbing employees and herding them into a break room.

One employee suffered minor injuries when one gunman hit him on the head with his pistol, but not before the worker was able to distract the thieves so two co-workers could lock themselves in an office and dial 911.

The first officer arrived within one minute of the call, with several others arriving soon after. An officer confronted one robber at the rear of the store. The suspect pointed his gun at the officer, was told to drop the weapon, and, when he refused, was struck and killed by a single shot.

Police, suspecting that the other robbers may have hidden in the store, sealed off the building and called SWAT officers. SWAT teams, with police dogs, searched the site for about three hours, locating two employees in hiding, but no sign of the suspects. The store remained closed for the day.

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