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At Britt Lumber, we specialize in redwood fence posts, boards and rails - made directly from the log in our modern sawmill. We're large enough to meet your customers' needs, yet small enough to care and provide the personal seruice you need.

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NAscoR,orsls We don't make a lot of noise about NASCOR* engineered Quiet Twd" floor joists. Let's just say they're strongeL straighter; lighter and dimensionally truer than any conventional 2x10 joist you've ever seen. They're also alot quieter. Which makes NASCOR'" the NASCORstrongest, quietest floor joists you've ever heard.

Ramon Perea, 58, truck driver, Aljoma Lumber Co., Medley, Fl., won $754,155 in the Aug. 13 online lottery game Mega Money. He Plans to retire, help out family and relatives and perhaps open his own business.

Maria Clingan, ex-Greenleaf Wood Products, is now in sales at Langboard Inc.. Willacoochie, Ga.

Scott Mackey was promoted to national account executive at PrimeSource Building Products, Carrollton, Tx.

James P. Kelly, chairman and ceo, United Parcel Service, was appointed a director of Georgia Pacific, Atlanta, Ga.

Raymond P. Springer is now chief financial officer and senior v.p.-finance for Payless Cashways, succeeding Richard G. Luse, who left the company. Steven Schultz was promoted to regional executive, overseeing eight states including Ok. and the Texas Panhandle.

Gwen Stephens, Langdale Forest Products Co., Valdosta, Ga., has retired after 26 years in mktg. and customer service.

Rick Johnson was promoted to Southeast regional mgr. tbr Do it Best Corp.

Albert Mickadeit and Brad Martin are new to mktg. and sales at Swan Secure.

Joe Patton has been promoted to mgr. of sales and administration for Gulf States Corp.'s Moundville, Al., sawmill, succeeding Butch Miller, who has retired. Patton is a regional director of the Alabama Forestry Association.

Cindy Durning is the new v.p. of management and organizational development for Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., succeeding Dave Boyage, now v.p.-human resourcds. North American stores. John Mullen is v.p.-operations. Bill Hamlin, executive v.p.-merchandising, is retiring after 14 years due to health reasons, but will continue to work for several months alongside Anders Moberg, group president for international operations, to ensure a gradual transiEon.

Robert Michael Caldwell has been promoted to executive v.p. of the American Institute of Timber Construction.

Scott Treadway is the new president of Century Industries, Little Rock, Ar.

John Eagleton has been promoted to national accounts mgr. for Endura Products, Inc., Greensborp.-$..C. Jim McWeeny is now national sdldS mgr.

Ilank Cauley was appointed executive director of the Forest Stewardship Council.

Lee Ashburn, ceo, East Coast Lumber Co., Asheboro, N.C., has been named president of the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association.

Marilyn Daniels has transferred to Lowe's, Dublin, Va., as store mgr.

Catherine M. Marx. Southern Forest Products Association, Kenner, La., received Florida Wood Council's distinguished service award and is now listed in Strathmore's Who's Who.

David Kellogg, SFPA communications services mgr., is in stable condition following successful quadruple heart bypass surgery July 14.

Kenneth J. Davis has been named southern wholesale regional sales mgr. for Mansfield Plumbing Products, Inc.

Tom Arnold is new to sales at Highland Sales of Florida, Longwood, Fl. Shelli Harrison is office mgr. and customer service coordinator.

Clayton Barns, Willamette Industries, is back in Ruston, La., after a West Coast business trip.

Jim Morris, sales mgr., Dixie Plywood & Lumber Co., Tampa, Fl., celebrated his 40th year with the company.

Al Tuminello, Roy O. Elder Lumber Co., Opelousas, La., is back from a Mississippi business trip.

Macon R. Wood is now in charge of reman operations at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Dealers Help Texas Homeowners Fight Hurricane

For many residents along the Texas "By 7 a.m. people were already here Gulf, protected by materials from buying plywood and other supplies' local building supply centers, last We're running out of things already, month's Hurricane Bret turned out to and it's only 1 l:30 a.m," a worker said. be little more than a bunch of hot air. According to mgr. Charlie Velasco,

While Brownsville and Corpus branches and downed telephone wires Christi emerged mostly unscathed, littered streets, but residents were smaller towns were flooded and sub- reporting little structural damage' ject to power and phone outages. Bret "Our store wasn't damaged, thankfulbegan as a tropical storm in the Bay of ly," he said. "A few roofs were blown Campeche Aug. 18. Within days, the off some of the nearby buildings, but hunicane's winds reached 135 mph. nothing serious. Just a lot of rain'"

State officials cautioned coastal Orlando Flores, asst' mgr., Home residents to stock up on plywood, Depot, Corpus Christi, added: "Everynails, flashlights and generators. "We one took good precaution and got their opened at 6 a.m. and at 10 minutes supplies early. There's little damage until 6:00 there were already lines out around, which is a blessing. The store there," said Alma Ortiz, Home Depot, is fine. Business is steady. People are McAllen. Tx.. 60 miles inland. coming in and picking up odds and

In Corpus Christi, Bob Litchfield, ends. We expect heavy rains, but anyowner of Armstrong Lumber, opened thing is preferable to a hurricane." at 6:30 a.m. By noon, however, the Phone calls to Ace Hardware, weather had worsened, forcing him to South Padre Island, the day after the close and send his staff home. "We're storm hit the coast went unanswered. trying to board up ourselves," he said. Another Ace location 29 miles away Builders Square, Brownsville, ran confirmed that the small town's power out of plywood by 9 a.m. Aug. 21. and telephones were still out.

Booth Lumber is proud to announce the addition of a timber sizer to our extensive line of milling capabilities.

JUST VISITING: (1) Linda Priddy, Phil Hartsfield at the National Building Products Expo Aug. 15-18 in Chicago. (2) SusanTitzsimmons,'Ralph"Bruno. (3) Kory Timmons, Carolyn Christmas, Robert Timmons. (4) Tina Ongley, David Minor, Cory Olson, Jim Breech, Tom Schulte, David Clark, Dave Mehtlan, Tony Worrell. (5) Sally Shetterly, Allan & Renale Corbett, Tom Shetterly. (6) Michael Curry, Derek Morin. (7) Tom Rowen, Nick Plessas. (8) Pino Pucci,

Sharalyn Basalyga. (9) Kevin Duffy. Stephanie Jensen, John Fendt. (10) Ewell Smith, Dave Mason, Richard Wallace. (11)Jared Ingwalsou, Scott DeShetler. (12) Kelly Cantrell, Michdel Cavuoto, Lori Senerchia. (13) Jim Mills, Rick Johnson, Bay Auld. (14) Lawrence Siegel. The Scary Guy, Ralph Shotswell. 115) Tim Soder, Bruce Cjstranher. (i6) John Quinn. Harry Kunze. John Shields. (17) Doc Meston. (18) Kelly Jones. (19) Albert Mickadeit, Brad lVartin. (20) Misty Mounger, Melissa Morrell. (21) Bill Crosby, Dave McMurray, Kim Hewson, Annette More, John Starkweather, Greg Alaniz. (22) Chuck Dwyer, Layna Whitney. (23) [Iiles Halb, Colleen Karpac, Wes Newton, Shannon Sims. (24) Sam Sptague, Greg Meath, Mark Martinez, Ten Vinci. (25) Merv Bohn, Wayne Knutson, Lawrence Prendiville.

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Cardenas, Babek Khamenian, Garmen Jennings. (8) Pat Lohse, Aaron Council. (9) Bob Hickey, Bill Carper. (10) Terry Kingslather, Richard Chapman, Barbara Benotto. (11) Jerry Golden, Denise Fairbanks, Wayne Golden, Beth Cooper. (12) John Krumrey, Tracy Ritterbusch. (13) Amy Kerdik, Jeff Jacobson, Alex Cribbs. (14) Dave Anderson, Doug Niswonger, Ray Miller. (15)

Causie Crane, Sheila Goen, Clif Jones, Al Heberer. (16) Heather McKee, Nicole Rudolph. (17) Mike Cole, Tom Wright, Brian Cabot. (18) Dan Thomas, Jesse Brand. (19) Tim Reed, Boyd Burch. (20) Jim Plucker, Phil Cody, Craig Bryan. (21) Rolando Gutienez, John McDaniel, Ricardo Clausse, Mimi Nail. (22) Paul Quinn, Kim Pohl, Bill Driscoll, Jim Mitchell. SEpreMeen 1999 Burr-onc Pnorucrs Drcpsr