Obituaries

C.M. Tucker Jr., 82, retired president of C.M. Tucker Lumber Corp., Pageland, S.C., died July 29 in Pageland,

A native of Pageland, Mr. Tucker served in World War II as a naval officer. He joined his father's business in 1934, remaining active for over 50 years.

Linzy M. Lawler, 94, founder of Lawler Lumber Co., Inc., Luray, Va., died Julv 23 in Charlottesville, Va.

Born'in Luray, he founded Lawler Lumber in 1941, retiring and selling the business to his son in 1966.

Dwight Leslie Davis, 78, founder of Bethel Lumber Co., Lake Wylie, S.C., died of a heart attack June 17 in Lake Wylie.

Born in Corydon, Ia., he started with Curtis Millwork, Clinton, Ia., in the late 1940s. In 1952, he joined H&S Lumber Co., Charlotte, N.C., later becoming pres. and owner, selling the company in 1979.

In 1981, Mr. Davis purchased

H&S' Lake Wylie branch, renaming it Bethel Lumber Co. In 1986, he retired as pres., but remained owner of the company.

New MEL Grades Added

Five new Machine Evaluated Lumber grades have been added to the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau's MEL grading rules with assigned design values for southern pine given in psi for fiber stress in bending, tension parallel to grain, compression parallel to grain and modulus of elasticity.

The new grades are M-6, M-7, M8. M-9 and M-28.

Lowe's Donates Houseloads

Lowe's Cos., in conjunction with Southern Living magazine, is sponsoring a series of Showcase homes to benefit charitable organizations such as Habitat for Humanity.

Built exclusively with products from Lowe's stores, the homes in Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, N.C.; Manassas and Williamsburg, Va., and Mt. Pleasant, S.C., will be on display through Ocl 29.

NBMDA Roofing Segment

The North American Building Material Distribution Association has formed a second product-focused membership segment, the Roofing Disribution Coalition.

Bob Wimsatt, exec. v.p., Wimsatt Brothers, Inc., Louisville, Ky., and Tim Dunlap, v.p.-commodity products, Dallas Wholesale Builders Supply, Dallas, Tx., co-chair the RDC steering committee.

More than 80 of NBMDA's distributor members and a dozen manufacturer members currently carry products relevant to the Roofing Distribution Coalition.

The Kitchen/Bath Distribution Alliance was launched earlier this year.

Ace Elects Peterson Director

Roger E. Peterson, retired president and ceo of Ace Hardware Corp., has been elected to the board, becoming the group's first non-dealer, nonemployee director.

He was elected a month after his retirement to capitalize on his experience as president and in running the $2.5 billion corporation.

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