PERS NALS

William Kelley has been named exec. v.p. of Home Depot. Inc.. Atlanta. Ga.. according to Arthur M. Blank, pres. and c.o.o.

Bill Ames, pres., Murphy and Ames, Inc., Fairfax, Va., is recuperating after a two week hospital stay.

Robert W. Hampton has been promoted to pres. of Proko Industries, Inc. , Mesquite, Tx. Phil Cutts is now national sales mgr., according to Hampton.

Mike Davis is mgr. of the new Lowe's in Sarasota. Fl.

Ilana Sue Rndergrass, a secretary at Lowe's, Charlotte. N.C.. married Richard Lee Smith June 21, 1986. Ben Allen Justice, Lowe's, New Bern, N.C., married Vanessa Dee Sheehan on July 19, 1986.

David Smith has been appointed mgr. of Scotty's, Brandon, Fl. Mike Dickinson is now mgr. of the West Hillsborough Ave. store in Thmpa, Fl. ; Cormie Clark is asst. mgr. of the Palm Beach Blvd. store in Fort Myers, Fl., and Joe Tosolini has been transferred to the Cleveland Ave. store in Cape Coral, Fl., according to Dennis Stults, pres.

Ted Hoyson is the new mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Fayetteville, NC. John Cunningham is now mgr. outside/salesman at the Asheville, N.C., store and Oscar Carrasco is co-mgr. in El Paso, Tx.

Dennis Ray Doss Jr., Wickes Lumber Co., Burlington, N.C., married Donna Maureen Thylor on July 26, 1986.

Bill Indest has joined the sales team at Southern Mills, New Orleans. La.

Sam Livingston, Rubbermaid Inc. sales rep in -Charlotte, N.C., has been promoted ro supermarket and drug sales mgr. in Chicago, Il.

Joe Clifton is the new plant mgr. at l,ouisianaPacific's Hattiesburg, Ms., facility.

Dick Moeller, pres., ProfitMaster, Austin, Tx., is back from a brief seaside vacation.

Thomas K. Manning, v.p. of sales, Rival Manufacturing Co., Kansas City, Mo., has been elected pres. ofthe National Housewares Manufacturers Association, succeeding John M. Eikenberg. Also elected were William S. Ripley, v.p.; Robert Furer. treas., and directors Edward Fogarty, Judy McBee and Wolf Schmitt.

Frank Bartrow, Hixson Lumber Sales, Plumerville, Ar., recently vacationed in Florida.

William Anderson Jr., Bowater Carolina Corp., Catawba, S.C., married Edith Melinda McCorkle on July 6, 1986.

John Blatchtbrd hasjoined Keene Industries, Potter Valley, Ca., as mgr. of redwood sales.

Mike O'Halloran, mgr. of research & development dept., American Plywood Association, Tacoma, Wa., has been elected pres. ofthe Forest Products Research Society for the 1987-88 year. Gilbert Comstock, Weyerhaeuser Co., Thcoma, is 1986-87 pres. and Ken Peterson, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga., v.p. Tom Evans has been named plywood product mgr. of Coastal Lumber Co., Weldon, N.C.

Jim Davis has joined the sales staff of KenMac Metals, Inc., Nashville, Tn.. according to Edward S. Young, chairman.

Fatrick D. Tller has been promoted to sales mgr., Tx. Trading Group, Canfor U.S.A. Corp., according to Larry K. Berger, gen. mgr., Tx. div.

I.T. "Tom" Blanchard III has been named pres. of Kellogg Supply Co., Manteo, N.C., succeeding his late father-in-law Gordon Kellogg.

Kerry Baker is now co-mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Alexandria, La. Jack Cunningham is co-mgr. of the Troutville, Va., store, and Chris Sugas is a new manager in Pulaski, Va.

James Dennis has been appointed sales supervisor at Whit Davis Lumber Co.. Jackonville, Ar. Ray Urich will handle contractor sales and Lloyd Boswell is new to hardware retail sales.

Charles M. Broadway Jr. has been elected v.p., softwoods div., McCoy Lumber Co.. Greensboro. N.C.

Tell Erhardt, world master chef, is beginning his third year as national spokesman for Hardwick Stove Co., Cleveland, Tn.. according to James E. O'Malley, director of marketing.

Don Johnston has been named product and special market mgr. of ornamental iron, ventilation and door louver products for Leslie-Locke, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., according to Bob Sandlin. pres.

Frank John III is the new national sales mgr. of United Gilsonite Laboratories, Scranton, Pa.

Willie Jones, Scotty's, Winter Haven, Fl., has retired after 40 years with the co. Richard W. Martineau has been promoted to exec. v.p.; IGvin Fitzgerald, senior v.p. of purchasing and distribution, and David Savant. controller.

D. Craig hrkins has been named pres. and gen. mgr. of Spring Branch Millwork, Houston, Tx. John Eppolito is now sales agent for Tx. and La.

Steven W. Linn is now gen. mgr. of the Austin, Tx., warehouse of Lone Star Plywood & Door. Irving. Tx.

Terri Brown has been named Houston and So. Tx. area retail sales rep for Rosco, Inc., Houston. Tx.

Robert G. "Jerry" Bolt is now forest products sales rep for central N.C. with Plunkett-Webster, Inc., New Rochelle, N.Y.

Steve Veunis has been promoted to mgr. of the hardware dept. at Kellogg Supply Co., Manteo, N.C.

Faul Bower has joined the national accounts sales staff for Tx. , La. , Ks. , Mo. and Ok. at Thrkett Inc.

Richard L. Hawk is the new southern reg. sales mgr. for Reliance Water Heater Co., Ashland Ciry, Tn., according to John R. I-endahl Jr., pres.

Garry Haggard is ncnv pres. and gen. mgr. of Hudson-Houston Lumber Co., Ardmore, Ok., succeeding O.K. Cunningham, who has retired after 42 years with the co.

Wayne Mann, Huttig Sash & Door Co., Oklahoma City, Ok., has retired after 33 years with the firm.

Roy Hoke, owner, Roy T. Hoke Lumber Co., Stillwater, Ok., and a l9l7 graduate of Oklahoma Sate University, has been honored as a life member of the OSU Foundation's Henry G. Bennett Society.

Bud Blakley, Bud Blakley Lumber Co., Chandler and Davenport, Ok., has been honored for his restoration of one of the county's landmark historical sites, the old Longton House.

Mark Wofford, v.p. , Wagoner Lumber Co., Wagoner, Ok., married Teresa Jester on July 12, 1986.

Arthur Blank, pres., Home Depot Inc., Atlanta, Ga., has donated $2,000 toward the campaign of Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Wyche Fowler.

Bill Hurst is new to sales at Mid-Atlantic Cedar, Matthews, N.C.

Carl Duncan is now v.p. and purchasing mgr. for Kirkpatrick Lumber Co., Nashville, Tn.

John Snodgrass has joined the sales team at Valley Lumber Sales, Knoxville, Tn.

William A. Andres has been named to the board of directors of Lowe's Cos. Inc.. North Wilkesboro. N.C.

John David Frady, Lowe's Cos., Waynesville, N.C., married Angelia Michelle Haney on June l, 1986. Susan Elizabeth Doub, Lowe's, North Wilkesboro, N.C., married James Williams on June 28.

Phyllis Ann Taylor, Lowe's, Gastonia, N.C., married Randall Rabb on June 28. Ronald l-ee l-ong Jr., Lovre's, Burlington, N.C., married Mary Catherine Isenhour on July 5. Robert Michael Barnes, Lowe's, Rock Hill, S.C., married Denise Dale on Aug. 2. Tony Lee Freeman, Lowe's, Raleigh, N.C., married Anne Marie Gardner on Sept. 6.

Eddie Lee Wood, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., Sherman, Tx., married Thmmy Kay Richardson on July 12, 1986.

Phil Harmonic has just insalled a new music system at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Building Prcducts Dig€st

Antique Brass Finish

An F-8 antique brass finish is now available for Stanley's line of die cast home hardware, in addition to the standard bright brass finish.