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Ed Bergeron, formerly president and general manager of Parish Lumber & Supply Co., Baton Rouge. La., died May 13, 1990, in Baton Rouge. He was 65.

Born in Baton Rouge, he joined Parish Lumber in the mid-1940s after receiving his degree in forestry from LSU. He retired in 1986.

Mr. Bergeron is survived by his widow, Betty, two sons, and five grandchildren.

Wlllhm P. Ames Jr., 70, president of Murphy & Ames, lnc., Arlington, Va., died May 17,1990, in Arlington.

A lifelong native of Arlington, Mr. Ames served as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Navy during World War ll, after which he joined the family business. He became president after his father's death in 1978.

He was also a charter member of the Virginia Building Material Association, serving as president in 1968.

Mr. Ames is survived by two sons, four daughters, two sisters, and 22 grandchildren.

UK Flrm Buys DG Monldlngg

lXi Mouldings, Marion, Va., has been purchased by Marley PLC, a building products conglomerate headquartered in the U nited Kingdom.

The sale encompasses all assets, including 800,000 sq. ft. of facilities and the Donner Mouldings & Millwork division, Chilhowie, Va. Management and the more than 600 employees are expected to remain intact, although a name change is under consideration.

NAWLA Seminar For Neophytes

The University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., campuses have been selected for the North American Wholesale Lumber Association 1990 wood marketing seminars.

and forest products distribution will be offered Oct. 28-Nov. 3 in Athens and July l5-21 in Vancouver. Classroom lectures will be reinforced by field trips, telemarketing demonstrations and discussion sessions. Programs are designed for wholesale lumber salespersons with less than two years experience.

ilORTHEA:'T lron Horsc Park North Btllcrtca, MA 01862

GEORGE MCQT''ESTEN CO.

(6r7) 663-343s

MID.STATE LUMBER CO.

20O lndustrlal Flrlnrlay Bnnchburg, NJ 08876 (201) 725'4900

SOUTHEAST

FURMAN LUMBER CO.

896O Henkels Ln. Annapolls Junctlon, MD 20701 (30rt 792-2234

EARL RAIFORD LUMBER CO. PO. Box 5498

Ashgville, NC 28813 (00 1253-5€6'7

EPPERSON LUMBER SAIES, INC.

P.O. Box 1559 Statesvtlle, NC28677 (7O4) 8734321

WOODFORD PLY1VOOD

P.O. Box l73l

Albany, GA 31703

(9r2) 883-49@

Branches in Alabama, Georyia & Florida

I.AKE STATES

EMPIRE WHOLESALE

PO. Box 249

Akron, OH 44309 (2t6\ 4344545

DETROIT FOREST PRODUCTS 35135 Glendale Llvonia, MI 48150 (313) 522.0610

BOEHM.MADISEN

Nl6 W22IOO Jericho Dr. Waukesha. WI 53186 (4t415444ffi

UPPER MID WEST CANION LI'MBER CO. PO. Box 9328

Minneapolts, MN 5544G9328 (6t2) 42s-r4@

WEST ATL{OAST FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. PO. Box M

Chinq C'A 9l7O8 (7r4) 627-855r

JUI{OAST FOREST PRODUCTS, INC

End of Railroad Ave. PO. Box 9 Cloverdale, CA 95425-0009 (7O7) 894-428r

CEDAR WEST CORP

P.O. Box 5224

Denver, CO &217 (303) 294-9lol

The intensive week long program covering wood products and technology, lumber marketing, financial analysis, lumber sales techniques

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