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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.
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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