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Lois H. Allen has been elected v.p.; Mark Thomas Allen, sales mgr.; Todd Allen, sales assistant, and Brian Nlen, maintenance, at W.L. Allen Lumber Co., Louisville, Ky., according to Robert L. Allen, pres.
Michael A. Vidan has been elected v.p. of the international div. of GeorgiaPacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga., and Dewey L. Mobley, v.p. of the newly created Western wood products manufacturing div.
Robert W. Tulko has been named marketing mgr. for Bali Classics at Marathon Carey-McFall Co., Houston, Tx,, according to Jarnes A. Schilling, pres.
Denzil Simmons is the new pres. of the C-entral Florida Hoo-Hoo Club, according to Philip Cocks, publicity committee.
Tom H. Clrrke has joined Allied Materials Corp., Oklahoma City, Ok., as director of sales and marketing, according to Sam Brasher, senior v.p., roofing div.
Ben Caston, Heber Builders Supply, Inc. and Benco Lumber and Supply, Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of the Heber Springs State Bank, Heber Springs, Ar.
Carl Bowen is the new office mgr. at Pixley's Lumber Co., Claremore, Ok.; Alan l)owhower is now special projects mgr.
Frances Rich is new at T.H. Rogers Lumber Co., McAlester, Ok.; Dan Parrish is the new mgr. at the Sentinel facility.
Sam Rainer, International Paper Co.,. Dallas, Tx., and his wife, Linda, have a fourth child, Rachael, born July 29, weighing 9 lbs. I oz.
Wayne Hartsell has joined Federal Paper Board, wood products div., Riegelwood, N.C., as treating plant supt.
Pace Pruitt, George Geragi, Phil Roberts and Barbara Childress have joined the trading staff at E.H. Mauk & Sons, Inc., Southern Div., Manakin, Va.
Richard A. Case is now field sales mgr., Dallas, Tx., region for the building products div. of The Celotex Corp., according to J.L. Allegood, vp.-gen. sales mgr. for the div.
Bill Fincannon has been named gen. mgr. of the marketing div., Visador Co., Jasper, Tx., according to Robert J. Hall, pres. Monis l)awson has joined the sales team at Epperson Lumber Sales, Inc., Statesville, N.C., and will be based in Pulaski, Va.
Richard Garthe has joined Waccamaw Building Center, Conway, S.C., as gen. mgr., according to James M. Enter, group exec of Seacoast Building Centers, Inc.
kon King, owner of Camden Lumber Co., Camden, Tn., is the father of the new 1983 Mrs. America, Susan Goodman.
T.O. Lashlee, pres. of Lashlee-Rich Inc., Humboldt, Tn., has been elected vice chairman of the University of Tennessee board of trustees.
Jack Cooper, gen. mgr. of Schubert Lumber Co,, Knoxville, Tn., is the proud grandfather of Brittany Erin, bom on June 19 to his daughter, Melissa, and her husband, David Lloyd.
R.D. Deering, Boise Cascade, Fort Worth, Tx., and Alyce Gibbs who were married on July 23 in Crowley, Tx., are honeymooning at the International Hoo-Hoo convention in Victoria, B.C., Vancouver, B.C. and in San Francisco, Ca.
Robert B. Sabistina is the new director of instruction at the National Hardwood Lumber Association's Inspection Training School, Memphis, Tn., succeeding Ralph A. Bolton who is now functioning as an assistant qhief inspector.
David J. "Rusty" Hall is the new sales rep for the International Paper Co.'s lumber mill at Coushatta, La., reporting to Bil Dial, sales mgr., along with Gary Prather, according to James P. Olmedo Jr., marketing mgr. wood products div. William C. "Bill" Orrender is the new sales rep for the Henderson, Tx., lumber mill, reporting to Bill Bfflow, sales mgr. In other changes Tonrmie Boudria has moved to sales rep for lumber production at the Springhill, La., wood products facility; Kim L. Buford, sales rep for plywood production; Robert A. (Iine, sales rep for the Sampit, S.C., lumber mill; Renee E. Rahim, sales rep for the New Boston, Tx., lumber mill.
George H. Seago Jr., v.p., lumber div., Westvaco Development Co., Summerville and Cameron, S.C. has retired; Richard F. Sutton is the new export sales mgr.; James E. McElheny, domestic sales mgr.; David Trent, lumber salesman; Barty W. Hamnett, field rep; Jerry Nonis, marketing director; Tamsie Litzinger, administrative assistant; Brenda Jordan, sales secretary.
Frank Berger has been named assistant mgr. of Scotty's in Bradenton, Fl.
Don Wofford, Wagoner Lumber Co., Wagoner, Ok., has been recognized by the Northeastern State University Founders Club for his contributions.
Dewayne Dewberry has joined Midway Forest Products, Bay Minette, Al.
Robert Ogburn Jr. and Evangeline Bahnson Smith have rejoined Fogle Brothers Co., Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Joe Elder, Elder Wood Preserving, Mansura, La. , is back from a Florida vacation.
Hal Harrington, Georgia-Pacifi c Corp., has been appointed executive committee director-at-large for the Southern Forest Products Association, replacing John Wishart, G-P, who has retired.
Jim Fendig, Southwest Forest Industries, Panama City, Fl., and Spencer Knutson, Temple-Eastex, Inc., Diboll, Tx., are the new chairman and vice chairman of the Region 8 Forest Service Timber Purchasers Council.
Ken Gresham, Ron Erwin and Larry Vanderburg are now in Peachtree City, Ga., for Carolina Mills/ Nationwide Lumber.
Z,ollie Derryberry and Dana McWhirter are now with the Savannah River Lumber Co., Evans, Ga.
Walter Glenn has been appointed area sales mgr. for Northwestern Ga. by the Homecraft Corp. of South Hill, Va., according to William L. Brown, v.p., sales and marketing.
P.N. Ellh has resigned from the accounting dept. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.