Obttuaries

Jemcc L. Grrdncrr Srr 96, owner of the old Wynne Lumber Co., Wynne, Ar., died July 14, 1992 in Little Rock, Ar.

Mr. Gardner owned the comPany for over 50 years, retiring in 1988.

E. L. Warer 66, manager and coowner of Starr Lumber Co., Woodward, Ok., died July l, 1992 in Woodward.

A native of Fargo, Ok., he began his lumber caroer in 1952 with C.E.

Home Depot Cannibals

Approximately 33 Home Depot cannibal stores will open in the remainder of fiscal 1992, ll in the southeast, l0 in the west and 12 in the northeast.

Cannibal stores, as described by chairman and ceo Bernie Marcus, ease the load on present stores and enable the chain "to maintain our lead in providing the best customer service in our retail segment and also to further increase market share within existing markets by providing customers with more convenient shopping locations."

The company aims to reduce the cannibalization long term and devote more resources to entering new markets with the Store Productivity Program. This program streamlines merchandise and customer throughput with a variety of operations and design innovations and allows stores to operat€

Lumber Manufacturers Meet

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Perry, Ga.; Terry Reynolds, Rives & Reynolds Lumber Co., Louisville, Ms.; Robert Jordan IV, Jordan Lumber & Supply, Mt. Gilead, N.C., and Carl M. Tucker III, C. M. Tucker Lumber Corp., Pagelan{ S.C.

Awards were present€d to Marionneaux Lumber Co., Livonia, La., for most improved safety record; J. P. Smith Lumber Co., Menlo, Ga., for best achievement in loss prevention; insurance trustee board chairman William H. Harrison for outstanding service; Buddy Bean and W. Y. "Yank" Ellis for soliciting the most new members; James A. Davis, Arnold Lumber Co., Bonifay, Fl., for

Sharp Lumber Co., Gage, Ok. He transfenpd to Oeir Woodward yard in 1956 and later co-founded his own company, Johnson-Ware Lumber Co. It became Starr Lumber when his Dartner sold his sbares to Richard Ryoson.

Mr. Ware was current vice cbairman of the Mid-America Lumbermens Association's Oklahoma state committoe.

Frank Grant, 68, retired paint department runager at Tahlequah Lumber Co., Tahlequah, Ok., drowned June 6, 1992 trying to rescue two boys from the current of a rising Tahlequah crcek.

He joined Tahlequah Lumber in 1973, retiring last year.

Thc Rurl. Hourc

Using products supplicd by American building material companics the Fint Amcrican Homc built in Vladimir, l18 miles northeast of Moecow, was officially dcdicated July 4.

Gcorgia-Pacific donatcd extcrior siding and trim as well as Sturd-I-Floor panels. 'We're looking forward to seeing our Catawba lap siding and himcTrim exterior trim products stand up to Russian winters," said Rod Shelton, O-P's Tampa, Fl., branch manager, who helped coordinatc export of the products to Russia.

more effectively at higher volumes while providing a more favorable ratio of clerks to customers, Marcus said. About 70% of the2l4 Home Depots projected to be operating by the end of fiscal 1992 will follow the SPI program.

After a two year test program including Orlando, Fl., and San Diego, Ca., the installed sales program will move into as many as six markets this year. Tampa, Fl., is already into the program. Garden centers 5O% larget than conventional Home Depot lawn and garden centers are planned for two more markets this year because of the success of prototypes in Atlanta, Ga., and Lake Worth, Fl. Depending upon their locale, these 30,0(X) sq. ft. sections will include greenhouses and offerings such as hydroculture, bonsai and orchids.

Built in six weeks under the supervision of Serendipity, a Russian consulting and development group founded by Dr. Ronald Pope,Illinois State University associate professor, the 1,3fi) sq. ft. ranch style home has a two car garage, laundry room and built-in barbecue pit on the patio.

honorary membership, and Julian S. "Bubba" Dixon, Jr., Lake City, S.C., as Harold F. Beal Award recipient.

Oak plaques went to outgoing board members David L. Williams, Williams Lumber Industries, Opelousas, La.; Dwight Harrigan, Harrigan Lumber Co., Monroeville, Al.; George Varn, Varn Wood Products Co., Hoboken, Ga.; Les Johnson, Franklin Timber Co., Bude, Ms.; Jim Gray, River Road Lumber, Wade, N.C., and Cary E. "Buck" Upchurch, Upchurch, Inc., Walterboro, S.C.

Nearly 700 members, associates and guests attended the August 12-14 meeting at Nashville's Opryland Hotel. The 1993 meeting is slated for Aug. 12-14 at The Westin Resort, Hilton Head Island. S.C.