Obltuarles

Joc Montslbano, president of Montalbano Lumber Co., Houston, Tx., died Sept. 4, 1990, in Houston. He was 83.

A lifelong native of Houston, he joined the family business at age 15, succeeding his father as president in 1947.

Mr. Montalbano is survived by his widow, Sadie, three sons. l0 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Personals

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R. Don Yount has joined lliWood lnternational, Memphis, Tn., according to llob Brown, pres.

Phil Ward is the new asst. controller at Ilriggs Industries, Tampa, Fl.

Jerry Wilson has been named v.p. & senior merchandise mgr., wood products, for Wickes Lumber. Pat Sill is now v.p. & merchandise mgr. lor building products and Bob Rowatt, v.p. of central replenishment.

Sonny Sutherland, southeastern district mgr., has left the National Forest Products Association, Edwin R. Tharpe, North Wilkesboro, N.C., has been promoted to director of inventory count & analysis. Dennis Huggins is new to contractor sales promotions and Robert L. Whiddon, mgr., federal taxation.

Wade Mclnnis and Janet Craft, computer information systems, Lowe's, North Wilkesboro, N.C., have been honored by the company for their recruitment efforts. Tam Hutchinson and Joyce Norman received awards for cost-saving ideas.

Tom Kosiba has left Hickson Corp., Atlanta. Ga.. to re-enter the dinnerware business in the Chicago, ll., area.

SP Loses Big Export Buyer

Southern pine export sales may be a casualty of the Middle East crisis.

About a third of the June southern pine exports went to lraq. Since the first of the year that country has been the industry's second largest customer, buying 120/o or nearly 22 million board feet of southern pine lumber.

BUil0l|S publicizing the environmental benefits of treated wood are available from the American Wood Preservers Institute, 1945 Old Gallows Rd., No. 550, Vienna, Va.22182, for 26C each plus postage.

Envlronmental Tv Interactlon

What is said to be the first environmental television program linked to its viewers via computer, Network Earth, made its debut on Turner Broadcasting System Aug. 12.

10 lnventory Gontrol Tlps

(1) Don't make theft too easy. Lock up anything easily pilfered.

(2) Use a gate guard. The big retailers have been using greeters for years. They are there not only to say "hello," but to check in packages and make sure returned goods aren't picked up on the way in the store.

(3) Check in any returned goods and require proofofpurchase. If no original invoice is available, hand write a return slip and research further. And get a reason why the items were returned.

(4) Label bulk merchandise bins, use bin labels in the store. Can your salesmen and loaders tell the difference in grades of plywood?

(5) Look for recurring discrepancies. If you are always short in a particular product and not in others, make a point to find out why.

(6) Do cycle counts. Specifically on high volume and/or high cost items. These have the greatest effect on total valuation.

(7) Keep it neat. tt is easier to count and see errors in a well kept store. Pilferage is discouraged by having almost everything in its place.

(t) Keep your receiving timely. Enter goods received as soon as possible to keep from selling into negative quantities, This keeps quantities current and average cost calculations correct.

(9) Research all adjustments. Make sure any time an adjustment occurs, there is a good reason. Document as they occur.

(10)Put some trust in the quantity on hand your system reports. Those numbers were entered for a reason, and if the count is incorrect, find out why.

These suggestions were compiled by Dave Waddell, Southern Solution Center manager, Dataline Corp., Atlanta. Ga.

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Arizona Pacific Wood Preserving........ 19

Bean Lumber Co.. Curt .........7

Berdex lnternational., .,,,,,...24

Beverly Manufacturing .., ...,. l8

Bowie Sims Prange. ............6

Cal-Tex Lumber Co. ... . ,... .2E

Curtner-Parker Lumber Co. ............32

Equipment Remarketing ..... l8

Fibreboard Corp.,. .. Cover II, 3

Glen Oak Lumber & Milling ...........35

Hardwood Flooring & Paneling .. ... .32

Heritage Windows. Cover lV

Hickson Corp... Cover I

Jordan Redwood Lumber Co., Lee Roy ..22

LJB Lumber Sales... ......30

MarketBuilders, lnc...., ......17

Navqio Forest Products Industries. .31

Product Sales Co., ..,.,.4

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The Merchant Magazine .......37

Willamette Industries .......20-21

Woodfold-Marco Manufacturing Inc, ..... 5