PERS NALS

Rrndell G. Puckett has relocated to Alamo Lumber Co., West Columbia, Tx., as branch mgr, Mlke Pestore has been promoted to v.p./gen. merchandise mgr. for Home Quarlcrs Warchouse, Virginia Beach, Va.

Cbrrles Sievens is the new sales mgr. at Curtis Lumber & Plywood, Alexandria. Va.

Csrroll T. Tolar is now senior v.p.-envircnmental affairs for Georgia-Pacilic Corp., Atlanta, Ga.

Ihan T. Ferber, Home Depot, Decatur, Ga., married Tonl Marie Eder recentlY.

J. Howard ttJody" Luck, Manassas Lumber Corp., Manassas, Va., will be named pres. of the National Lumber & Building Matcrial Dealers Association.

Frederlck Todd Smlth, mgr., f.owe's, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., wed Angela Rene Berry Aug. 17, 1991.

Jcrry Bcl Flower, King Lumber, Keystone Heights, Fl., has retired, with owner S. J. IOng now operating the business.

Brhn W. Smlth has joined lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C., as replenisher of the merchandising dept. Thomes VY. "VY6" Wlshon is now slorc mgr. in Salisbury, N.C.

Gery Denton has joincd the lumber sales tsam at Willarnette Industries, Ruston, La. Blll Carter is now in plywood sales, with Mlke Baslryer relocating o Albany, Or., hq. Martln Keaton, div. pres., McEwen Lumber Co., High Point, N.C. , is home until January recuperating aftcr back surgery.

Tom Hartley, exec. director, Virginia Building Material Association, was named to the Hinton Football Hall of Fame.

Hugh Belt has rejoined Dataline as chairman of the board.

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Fnnccr KIry is new to inside sales at Furmrn Llmber's Atlanlr, Oa., distributiqr ccntcr, reporls prcs./cco Berry Kronlc}. Owcn Rry and Ron IGnmn u! now in calcs at the Memphis, Tn.. DC.

Edrol M. "Ed" Brker has been appointed corporate v.p.-mktg. for Diamond Hill Plywood Co., Darlington, S.C. Ronrtd L. "Ronnle" Cdcutt is now mgr. of the Darlington DC.

Donrld McKennr, v.p. of human resources, Home Depot, Atlanta, Ca., recently participated in Texas A&M University's Center for Retailing Studies symposium.

Sem Meeks is now pres. and ceo of Taylor Brothen Lumber Co., Lynchburg, Va. Rob Taylor Jr. is exec. v.p. and Robert Taylor Sr., chairman of the board.

Frsnk E. Kc has been promoted to v.p.mfg. at Ceco Door Products.

Jake Goss is new to American Woodmark Corp., Winchester, Va., as v.p.-sales & mktg. Connle Edwards is mktg. design & training mgr.

Bettye Marcloch has been promoted to v.p.{perations and Jlm Albrltton v.p.sales & mktg. for Hitachi Power Tools U.S.A., Norcross, Ca.

Wlnslow Ballew III has been named byproducts specialist for Coastal Lumber Co., Weldon, N.C., responsible for sales of chips, bark and sawdust for their 25 mfg. plants.

ESiSIS:

Bob Buie, Buie Forest Products, San Antonio, Tx., and his wife, Phyllis, are the proud parents of 5 lb., ll oz. Jessica Marie, born Sept. 15, 1991. Mom & dad doing fine.

C.W. Foster is now director of engineering and Patricia Szall compensation specialist at Riverwood International, West Monroe. La.

Rodney Barnes has joined the outside sales team at Westwood Forest Products, Inc., Greensboro, N.C. Mike Rummage is new to telephone sales for N.C., S.C. and Va.

Craig Doehner has joined Goldston's Building Supply, Walie Forest, N.C.

Robert L. Strickland, chairman, [,owe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C., has been elected chairman of the board of trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mark Sylvain is now gen. mgr. of Great Southern Wood Preserving Co.'s Sumter, Fl., plant. Mark Callender is new to sales.

Rita C. Adams is now mgr.-general accounting dept. for Lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C. Other promotions: Alton 'Butch" Absher Jr., now mgr,development center, corp. information services; Paula S. McNeil, technical administrator, and Thomas M. (Mike" Harless and Paul R. "Rick" Hager Jr., senior project mgrs.

Steve Early and Nancy Smith have joined Madison Wood Preservers, Madison. Va.

Daryl Larudale, pres. and ceo, Scotty's, Winter Haven, Fl., has been named the City of Hope's 1992 honoree.

Homer L. Keadle, Keadle Lumber Enterprises, Inc., Thomaston, Ga., has been elected chairman of the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, Forest Park, Ga., succeeding David L. \ililliams. lst vice chairman is Ben W. 'Chip" Ingram III, Charles Ingram Lumber Co., Effingham, S.C.; 2nd vice chairman Darrell M. "Buddytt Bean, Hatfield Lumber Co., Hatfield, Ar., and treas. Fred Stimpson, Gulf Lumber Co., Mobile, Al. New directors: Grover Allgood, McShan Lumber Co., McShan, Al.; Robert W. Pollard Jr., Pollard Lumber Co., Appling, Ga.; Ed Doss, Paul Davis, Inc., Amite, La.; Charles H. Thomas III, Shuqualak Lumber Co., Shuqualak, Ms.; Barbara B. Perry, Bennett Box & Pallet Co., Ahoskie, N.C.; Russell Blanchard, Edwards Lumber Co., Orangeburg, S.C., and T. Nelson Flippo, Flippo Lumber Corp., Doswell, Va. Dyer Nead is now handling charitable cases at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

"Which lumber company shall I call? The one that gets the order right but is never on time , . , or the one that's on time but screws up the order ? "