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Bob Weaver has been promoted to operstions mgr. at Lowe's, Manassas, Ve. Ben Csudlll is the new mgr. in Paintsville, Ky. Jrmes Belcher is mgr. in Greenwoo4 S.C., replacing James A. Chelfmen m, now mgr., Iruro, S.C. Bestl W. Y[el|rer, NE region district mgr., was named District Manager of tbe Year. Merty L. Aynes, Tyler, Tx.: Devld E.'Mlcly' Holley, Lynchburg, Va.; Rlcky D. I)emron, Kingsport, Tn.; Prul R. Mey, Manassasi Frcderlck Lee McC-onncll' Wilmington, N.C., and Cbaffman were naned Store Managers of tbc Year. Steve deLlnde, Hot Spring* Ar., was n"med Associate of the Month by tbe local Home Buildcrs Association.

Dennb Remey, fcmedy of John's Millworlq Memphis, Tn., has joined Smith Millwork, Inc., l.cxington, N.C., in millwork sales, rcpqts Ellb Myer.

Cbuck Hewes is the new asst. brancb mgr. for Meyer l-aminates, Tampa, Fl.

Lerry VYoznlel, gen. mgr., Pelican Building Center, Soutbporl N.C., bas assumed tbe duties of group markct mgr. for the Pelican Cos.

Jerry L. Dey is now silicone martet developmcnt specialist at Commercial Plastics & Supply Corp., fvfiami, Fl.

Den A. Meyer has been appointed director of technical services for the National Hardwood Lumber Association. Cbief inspector Bob Seblstlne bas relocated to Columbu. Oh.

Davld W. Chrlstmas is now v.p.-merchandising for Cotter & Co.

Wllllam Plant, pres., Building Products Plus Co., South Houston, Tx., placed 4th in a fleet of 106 yachts in a725mile race from Galveston, Tx,, to Vera Cruz, Mexico. Plant's crew, including daughter Rachael and son Wlllam, Jr., spent over four-and-a-half days aboard tbe 44-ft. vessel.

Randy Butler, Sims Building Materials, Waldron, Ar.. was defeated in the runoff election held to fill the House District 16 seat left open by retirement of Rep. W. R. "Bud" Rlce.

Mlke Johnson is now v.p.-sales at Caradon Peachtree, Norcross, Ga.

Paul Wellborn, pres., Wellborn Cabinet" Ashland, Al., was elected pres. of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association. Thomas J. O'Rellly, Arnerican Woodmark, Winchester, Va., is treas., and Bob Ladd, Quality Cabinets, Duncanville, Tx., a new director.

Charles Moore, T. H. Rogers Lumber Co., Purcell, Ok., won the chain's 2nd annual B.E. Payne l.eadership Award.

Charles B. Lansdell, Jr., 84 Lumber Co., Birmingham, Al., married Emlly Deann Bealrd July 16, 1994.

John Chrlstopher Colllns, son of John H. Colllns, owner, Collins Lumber Do-it Center, Ada" Ok., wed Pamela Gayfe June 17,1994.

Curt Haffner, Ralph Wilson Plastics, Temple, Tx., and Chuck O'Koon, Cardinal Kitchens, Louisville, Ky., were elected Decorative Laminate Products Association directors.

Tracl Lynn McGlohon, Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., married Mlchael M. Chlan June ll, 1994. Other Depot weddings: JlIl Mlchelle Welnlck and Lance Myles Solondz May 29; John Qulnn Francls, Jr. and Leura Forrester Stns: Jackle Sue Satterwhlte and Brlan Anthony Baldwln May 14 and Terry Lamar Kemp, Douglasville, Ga., and Chrlsty Nlcole Thornton May 21.

J. Davld Cartwrlght has been named pres. of the Cooper Hand Tools Div., Raleigb, N.C.

Robert'.Bob" Samslng is the new senior v.p.-mktg. & sales for Briggs Industries, Tampa, Fl.

Brlan Klmber and Mlchael Rohrer are new national account executives at Celotex, Tanpa, Fl. Douglas Gehrlng is now director of technical services & regulatory affairs, building products div.; John Hoff, plant controller for its Memphis, Tn., roofing plant, and D. K. Thomas, Dallas, Tx., field sales mgr.

Frank Klasnlck, fomrerly with Hickson, is new to Osmose Wood Preserving, Inc., Griffin, Ga., as mktg. development specialisl

Paul Meler is new to Dremel as southem region sales mgr. Tlmothy Colllns i5 national accounts mgr. and Bradley K. Moore, mktg. mgr.-bencbtop ools.

T. Scott Gross, author of Positively Outrageous Sewice, is a new spokesman for Hardware Wholesalers. Inc.

C. Stokes Rltchle is now v.p.-sales & r*tg. at American Woodmark Corp., Winchester, Va.

Gary Brlan Whltley, Lowe's, North Wilkesboro, N.C., wed Sonya Denlse Barlow June 4, 1994. Other [-owe's weddings: Davld Larry Lynam and

Klmberly Dawn Plttman May 28; Anthony Douglas Page, Salisbury, N.C., and Susan Nlcole Dlshnan May 28, and Dlana Loulse Mobley, Rock Hill, N.C., and Charles Kevln Stafford April30.

Hugo Furst has devised the new incentive program at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Funguc i * *

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National Lumber & Building Material Dealen Association's 78th annual convention is scheduled for Sepr 22-U arthe Hptt Regency, Maut Hi.

Meetings of government affairs, executive and dealer services steering comnittees, Manufacturers and Services Industry Council and the board of diroctors are scheduled for the fnst day. A welcmfng recePtion honoring incoming president Harold Smick will be held in tbe evening.

Day two b'reakfast sPeaker will be T. Scoc Gross, author of "Positively outrageous Service and Showmanship." After fuis talk, Gross will conduct workshops following the tbeme "Winning in the Year 2000: Anracting, Training and Retaining a Winning Team."

Dr. Cheryl Bann will begin the tast day with a discussion 6f "ftsrailiag 2000 - Managing for Excellence: What Every Lumber Dealer Needs !o Know in Order to ProsPer in the Years Ahead." Representatives of Australia and New Zr'aland will pro' vide "A Look at the Wood Products Industries in Australia and New Ttaland" in the first of two morning workshops. Cigna financial advisors will offer succession planning for family and inde,pendently owned businesses in tbe second.

Jim Petersen, Evergreen Foundation, will address "The Future of America's Forests: Wbat to Tell Your Custmrers and Your Communities" at the Past Presidents' lunch. The president's luau and second unual NLBMDA charity auction a€ schedubd that evening.

A post convention study tour to Australia and New 7*aland departs Sepr 25.

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Home Depot is being sued for more than $10 million by Seaview Industries Inc., Hialeah, Fl., which claims a breach of contract by 27 South Flqida stores.

Tbe hunicane shucer manufacnrer alleges Home Depot reneged on a promise to purchase nore than $8 million worth of stmm panels following Hunicane Andrew. To fill the uder, the company slaims it invested more than $1 million in aluminun sheeting, sp€nt $300,000 to install two new mills 19 shape the material into panels, put worters'on double shifts md hir€d 4O exua e,mployees.

A Hme nepc ry*esoanrefused to cornment exocpt to say company acomeys are rcvbwing the suiL

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To illustrate the alfordability and user ftiendliness of wood, tbe Fhida wood Colncil in oopcratio wilt tb Canadian Wood Council coodinato<l donations of wmd for a Habiat for flummig hme being built in WinEr Pads Ft

Over $7,000 in poduas were do nated by Alpine Engineered koercts, Pompano Beach; Georgia Pacific, Robbins Manufacturing and Smyth Truss, Orlando; Gilnan Building Products, SL Mary's, Ga; Simpson Strong Tie, McKinney, Tx., atrd Doohrrc, Qrcbec, Coada

Using wmd albu,€d tbe Profu to use more volunteer lx[gr rhrn sit[ cancrete blak o c<xstnrt a saft rd seicure home in a shorter period of time, a oormcil tcprcsentmivt norcd.

A NATIONAL EVALUATION REPORT (NER457) has been issued by the National Evaluation Servicc ol the Council of American Building Otficials to confirm that PYRGGUARD Fire RetadantTreated Lumber and Plyrvood meets requirements of the BOCA, UBC, and SBCCI model building codes.

PYRO-GUARD is the FIFSIF|T RetardantTreatedWood with:

. Third Party Kiln Monitoring in addition to . ._1a U.L.Follow-up*rvie f,fngfitO f t FRT tabr and materiats rcplaenrent cost warnnty t High tempraturc sfiength festresults

. NewYork State SmokeToxicity test results

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