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NEWLITERATURE

Cooler on Top

"Attic and Roof Ventilation Products," a l2-p. brochure is available free from Air Vent Inc.,480l N. Prospect Rd., Peoria Hts., ll. 61614.

Start at the Top

A revised edition of "Cood Application Makes a Good Roof Better" is free from the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, 6288 Montrose Rd., Rockville, Md. 20852.

Roofing Ratings

A 2-p. summary of U.L. fire classification ratings of roofing materials is free from the Manville Service Center, l601 23rd St., Denver, Co. 80216.

Opportunity Knocks

A 6-p. color brochure on fir and hemlock entry doors is free from the Fir & Hemlock Door Association, DePt. FH-6, Yeon Building, Portland, Or.972M.

Floor of the Future

A 6-p. color folder, "Hardwood Floors for Today and Tomorrow, " is free from the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association, 804 Sterick Building, Memphis, Tn. 38103.

Enter With Style

Twelve entry doors are described in a brochure available free from Simpson Timber Co., P.O. Box 566, Redmond' Wa. 98052.

Control Yourself

A32-p. brochure on business efficiency systems and products is available free from Caddylak Systems, Inc.,20l Montrose Rd., Westbury, N.Y. 11590.

Give Yourself Power

A catalog of professional power tools is free from Porter-Cable Corp., P.O. Box 2,458, Jackson, Tn. 38301

For Prompt Service

on all New Literature stories write direcdy to the name and address shown in each item. Please mention that you saw it in Building Products Digest, Many thanks!

Alfordable Houses

A I l2-p. book, " 165 Affordable Home Plans," is available by sending $2.50 to Home Planners, Inc., Dept. 183, 23761 Research Dr., Farmington Hills, Mi.4802.

Solar Energy

A l6-p. booklet on solar energy is free from the National Wooduork Manufacturers Association, c/o Sumner Rider & Associates. Inc., 355 Lexington Ave., N.Y., N.Y. r0017.

Yellow Brick Road

A brochure on brick and tiles is available free from Hanley Brick Inc., Summerville. Pa. 15864.

Clean Sweep

An 8-p. free 4/c catalog describing home upkeep products is from The Savogran Co., P.O. Box 130, Norwood, ll|'a.02M2.

lmplement Yourself

A new brochure describing implement holders and special display hooks for perfboard and slatwall is free from ArtPhyl Creations, 16250 N.W. 48th Ave., Miami, Fl. 33014.

Quartz Thermostats

A brochure describing quartz thermostats is free from Robertshaw Controls Co.. Consumer Products Marketing Group, 100 W. Victoria St., Long Beach, Ca. 90805.

Money Tree

A I l6-p. book on "Financing Foresry Investments: Attracting Private Capitd to Timber and Timberland" is $5, postpaid, from NFPA Publications Office, 1619 Massachusctts Ave., N.W. washington D.C. 2m36.

Life Extension

Electric gate operators are dCailed in a lGp. brochure available free from Richards-Wilcox Manufacturing Co., 174 Third St., Aurora, Il. 60507.

Leaded Stained Glass

Hand-crafted stained glass with handcut or sand-etched center designs and frosted monograms is explained in a frec brochure from Something Specid, 1633 Yarnail Rd., Pottstown, Pa. 1946'1.

All About Eve

Three brochures on soffit and fascia products are available from Revere Brand Home Remodeling Products, 7120 Krick Rd., Cleveland, Oh. 44145.

Thermoplasticity

A brochure on a thermoplastic window and door frame sysem is free from Artek lnds., 23890 Indusrial Park Dr., Farmington Hills, Mi. 4t024.

A Source ol Moulding

A full color, 4-p. brochure on moulding is free from DG Shelter Products Moulding and Millwork Division, P.O. Box 610, Marion, Ya.4354.

Slde With Vinyl

A full color, zl-p. brochure on vinyl siding is free from the Vinyl Siding lnstitute, 355 l.exington Ave., N.Y., N.Y. 10017.

The Silver Screen

"Screenings," a monthly newsletter of industry trends and sales tips, is free from Phifer Wire Products, Inc., P.O. Box 1700. Tuscaloosa, Al. 35403.

THANKS, YOU'RE FIRED

I wanted to write and tell you how much I enjoyed and agreed with your editorial in the June edition of Building Products Digest. Too many companies today manage to "throw the baby out with the bath water."

James W. Shearer vice president, member relations Southern Pine Inspection Bureau Pensacola, Fl.

WETHOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK

What's happened to the Personals about Mungus-Fungus Lumber Co. in Climax, Nv.?

You had a big following each month wondering about each new MungusFungus hiring.

Bob Thompson

Louisiana-Pacifi c Corp.

Plano, Tx.

See this pagefor the latest news from Hugh Mungus ond Freddy Fungus.-ed.

Robert B. Spivey has been elected pres. of Lea Lumber and Plywood, Windsor, N.C.

Vallard Joscph Carrier, Alexandria, La., forestry major at McNeese State University, will receive the John A. Bel Memorial Scholarship in honor of the founder of the J.A. Bel Lumber Co., Lake Charles, for the second year.

Bcn Dean, pres. of Lone Star Plywood and Door Corp., Houston, Tx., has announced the election of Jack Stich as v.p. and the appointment of Jim Dean as gen. mgr. of the Dallas warehouse.

C. Vic Carpenter has been promoted from branch mgr. to v.p.,/gen. mgr. at Pemko, Memphis, Tn., according to Paul Kops, Jr., pres. at corporate Hq., Ventura, Ca.

Wanda George has joined sales at Molpus Lumber Co., Philadelphia, Ms. Carol Evrns is a new sales assistant at the Mobile River sawmill div. of Scott Paper Co., Mt. Vernon, Al.

Guy Pasteur is new in the lumber and plywood div. of St. Regis Paper Co., Jacksonville. Fl.

Micah Lipscomb, T.H. Rogers Lumber Co., Temple,, Ok., has completed the basic construction and material estimating course offered by the MidAmerica Lumbermens Association.

Steve Brown is the new Fl. regional sales mgr. for MacMillan Bloedel Building Materials; Key Myers is sales mgr., Tampa; Bill DeFreitrs, sales mgr., Fort Lauderdale; Jim Wilson is new in Fort Lauderdale sales.

Jacques Vaillencourt is the new pres. of Richmond-International, Richmond, Va.

R.M. CrHwell, National Forest Products Association's Southern dislrict mgr., has been named chairman of the Houston Construction Industry Council's review committee for the wood provisions of the 1982 Uniform Building Code.

Bryen Mrkod is now pres. of Home Shop, Richmond, Va.

Drn W. Mrffetl has moved to v.p. and gen. mgr. at scotty's, winter Haven, Ft.

Nrtelie Anircd is the new fashion fabric buyer at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report Hugh Mungus and Frcddy Fungus.

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Marion McAllister has joined Crockroft Lumber Co. Memphis, Tn., in sales and purchasing, according to William S. Cockroft, pres.

Roy Deering, Jack Wright, Alan Stahl and Glenn Agee will represent the Dallas-Fort Worth (Tx.) Metroplex Hoo-Hoo Club at the International Convention Sept. ll-15 at the Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C.

Jim McCracken. T.R. Miller Mill Co., Brewton, Al., has been in Savannah, Ca., on business.

Bobby Poff has been named gen. mgr. of Allan Security Doors, Inc., Memphis, Tn., according to Hugh Allan, pres. Kermit Tucker, Weyerhaeuser Co., is back at Hot Springs, Ar., after a Houston, Tx., business trip.

Ben Bast is handling syp sales at Jones Lumber Co., Sandy Hook, Ms. James A. Green has been named a sales rep for Johns-Manville building materials in Fl., So. Ga. and So. Al. Kevin Fitzgersld has been appointed v.p.,/director of purchasing for Scotty's, Winter Haven, Fl. R.L. Parsons, v.p. of purchasing and a member of the board of directors, has retired from Butler Building Products Co., Bryan, Tx., after almost 20 years.

R.J. Wilke, assistant mgr. of the Charlotte, N.C., Armstrong World Industries floor division office, has been named regional mgr. of the Chicago, Il.. office.

Russ Barnes has joined Hampton Industrial Forest Products in panel product sales, according to Denny Miller, gen. mgr. of the Portland, Or., company.

Billy W. Schaefer, Central Woodwork, Inc., Memphis, Tn., 2nd v.p. and program chairman for the National Sash & Door Jobbers Association. is finalizing the program for the 20th annual convention in Maui, Hi., Nov. 16-20.

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