PERS NALS

John T. Lilly is new in sales at McCoy Lumber Co., Greensboro, N.C., according to E.C. "Bucky" McCoy, president.

Robert Knight has been named sales mgr. of the building products div. of Gilman Paper Co., St. Marys, Ga.

Mac Gardner is the new Thomasville, Ga., regional mgr. for States Industries, Eugene, Or,

Roger Debnam is back in the Charlotte branch of Diamond Hill Plywood Co., Darlington, S.C.; Ed Baker has joined the co. in sales.

Hiram S. Merrereau, senior v.p.-Southern Dvision, is retiring from GeorgiaPacific Corp. with David K. Morlenscn elected to replace him; Stanley S. Dennison has been n4med executive v.p.-building products to replace Hrrold E. Sand who is retiring; Ronald P. Hogan has been named v.p.-distribution div. All thrce will have offices in Atlanta, Ga.

Eddie McMllrn has been named gen. mgr. of the Willamette Industries SurePine div. at Ruston, La.

Bob Kessler, Fort Myers, Fl., is a new manufacturers rep for The Diller Corp. laminates in Fl., according to Marvin A. Cohen, national sales mgr.

Burton J. Nelson has been named v.p. of marketing for the Hardboard Group of Masonite Corp.. including the division at Laurel, Ms.

Lamar "Buggrr" Landry, Landry Lumber Co., Luling, La., is retiring after 30 years and selling his company to Dudley A. Webre.

Charles Yignal, Canadian Millwork, Inc., Freeport, Tx., was a delegate to the Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers summer meeting in Santa Barbara, Ca.

G.A. "Al" Gibbs, Troy, Al., mgr. of wood procurement for the Southeastern division, has been named l98l manager of the year by Southwest Forest Industries, Phoenix, Az.

Georges Hanzi is the new pres. of Homecrafters, Pelham, Al.; Steve Wylie' v.p.-administration, and Huey Stafford, v.p.-merchandise, also are new.

Thomrs J. Thornton, Jr., has been appointed v.p. of finance and administration for the W.R. Grace & Co. home centers div. including Handy Dan Home Centers, Cashway Building Materials and Handy City Home Centers; he reports to Frank W. I)enny, pres. of the div.

Robert Worfel is the new lumber sales supervisor for Southwest Forest Industries' Graceville, Fl. sawmill and laminqling plant.

Walter and Mary Terry, Walter Terry Distributor, Inc., Houston, Tx., are back from a vacation in Scandanavia.

William Swain, pres., Wholesale Building Materials Management Co., Leland, Ms.,has vacationed with his family at Destin, Fl.

Phil Cocks, Delta Millwork, Orlando, Fl., and his wife, who spent a week in Fiji on the way to the Hoo-Hoo International convention in Melbourne, Australia, plan to drive to Victoria and visit family and friends in New South Wales before returning home in early Oct.; he is a native of Tasmania.

John and Joy Alexander, Erwin and Nancy Hengst and Richard and Betty Wheeler represented Alexander Moulding Mill Co., Inc., Hamilton, Tx., at the Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers summer meeting in Santa Barbara, Ca.

Tom Leete has joined The Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., as lumber and building materials merchandiser. Dennis Stults, v.p. and salesmgr., isreplacing him as operations coordinator at Scotty's, Winter Haven, Fl.

Arthur R. Kennedy has been elected v.p. and treas. of Wickes Cos., Inc,, reporting to Wilhelm Mallory, senior v.p. and chief financial officer; James N. Castleberry is the new v.p., controls evaluation and compliance, reporting to James Van Tatenhove, senior v.p., administration, according to Sanford C. Sigoloff, chairman and c.e.o.

Richard J. Sahrman has joined NicholsKusan, Inc., Jacksonville, Tx., as v.p., sales and marketing for Old Jacksonville and American Pride ceiling fans, according to Roland C. Adarns, pres.

Joseph lY. Knabel is the new exec. director, world product distribution, for the Homelite Div. of Textron Inc., Charlotte, N.C., according to C. James Brown, v.p. marketing.

Lawrencr E. Peeno, v.p. of finance, Causeway Lumber, Fort Lauderdale, Fl., has resigned to go into business for himself.

Owen Hoffmln, Causeway Lumber's Fort Lauderdale, Fl., contractor sales dept., has retired.

J.A. "Jay" and Mary Lce Brown, Brown Moulding Co., Montevallo, Al., are back from Santa Barbara, Ca., where they attended the summer meeting of the Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers.

J.O. Smith, Chattanooga, Tn., and Joe Beckford, El Paso, Tx., have received l5 year service plaques as sales reps for the Anderson-Barrows Metal Corp., Burbank, Ca.

Carlos Ripley, Booth Lumber Co. Houston, Tx., and his wife, Kathy, will celebrate their lst wedding anniversary on Sept. 26.

B.E. Bryan, Sr., pres. of Calypso Plywood Co., Inc., Calypso, N.C., has announced that his son, William H. "Bill" Bryan, has joined the company as v.p. and treas.

Chris Slaughter, Slaughter Brothers, Inc., Dallas, Tx., is back from a vacation in Northern Michigan.

Grady Haynes, Haynes Bros. Supply Co., Murfreesboro, Tn., has announced that he plans to resign as chairman of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.

Murel and Roberta Hoskins, Foreign and Domestic Woods, Bowling Green, Va., were in Santa Barbara, Ca., for the summer meeting of the Wood Moulding and Millwork Producers.

Bill O'Hara has been promoted to comgr. of the 84 Lumber Store in Fort Worth, Tx.

Jerry Neal, Lakeside Lumber & Home Center, Flint, Tx., was in Kreamer, Pa., to attend a training session for kitchen specialists at the Wood-Mode Training Center.

Paul C. Mallonn has been promoted to mgr., merchandising services, at Rubbermaid with Julie K. Beuter added to the staff as supervisor, promotional services, both reporting to Harry C. Chapman, director, advertising and merchandising.

Steven A. Corbitt is filling the newly created position of residential markets mgr. for the Southern Forest Products Association, New Orleans, La.; Stan Elberg will be export markets mgr. and Jim Gogolski, non-residential markets, mgr.; Karl W. Lindberg has returned to v.p. marketing with Tami L. Kessler, new office mgr., taking over some of the duties of his former position as v.p. of administration.

Pat McGuire has resigned as mgr. of L.B. Adams Lumber Yard, Allen,Ok.

James Duke, exec. v.p., Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association, Baton Rouge, La., is back in the office after attending meetings in Chicago, Il., and Wisconsin.

Barb Weyer has joined the fencing dept. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.