The Quality Leader in Treated wood producfs

Frank Parrott, Mark Moeller, Jon Wyrick and Ben Coleman, all formerly with Parrott Forest Industries, have joined the sales force at Conner Industries, Fort Worth, Tx. Keith Smith and Chip Emms are also new to sales.

Connie Howell transferred from Conner Transport to Fort Worth Hq.

Bradley S. Boyer has been appointed national sales mgr. of American Woodmark Corp., Winchester, Va. Brad Allen, Jack Carroll, Reese Hill, Eddie Kidd, Mike Leikam, Perry Roberts, Stacy Schill and Eric Weninger were presented President's Club and Sales Builder Club awards.

Ken lluffman is now national sales mgr. for HL Stud Corp.

Gregory P. Knight, Gloster, Ms., and Donald Bruce Willis III, Aubum, Al., were awarded $1,000 scholarships by the Lumbermen's Educational Foundation, Inc., Memphis, Tn. Serving on the foundation board are William S. Cockroft, Revis Gobbell, Henry Jones, Jr., George E. Kelly, George Merriam, Gerald Reynolds, Bill White, Walter Whitley, Jimmy Whittington and chair Gary Dixon.

Bob Waldron is now covering Va. with John Silwonuk handling No. Ky. for Nibco Inc.'s residential div.

Kurt T. Zintner, Jr., is now technical service mgr.-Chem-Calk construction sealants at Bostik.

Cindy Farmer is now director of pricing at Inter-City Products, La Vergne, Tn.

Huck DeVenzio is back at Hickson Corp., Smyma, Ga., after an Australian business trip.

Carol Alford has joined Eagle Forest Products, Birmingham, Al.

Ken Norton, gen. mgr., Contractors Supply & Home Center, Pelzer, S.C., was awarded the International Honor Key by Civitan International.

April Lynn Morrison, Lowe's Cos. Inc., North Wilkesboro, N.C., married Stephen Troy Faw Sept. 16, 1995.

Sheila A. Ilart, North Wilkesboro, N.C., wed David W. Grillin July 23.

Colin Wilson is the new pres. of Yale Materials Handling, replacing Edward Ryan, now v.p.-mktg. & counterbalanced trucks-worldwide at parent NACCO Materials Handling Group.

Robert Caulk new to Clopay as exec. v.p. Roger Eklund has been named v.p.-mktg. at Morgan Manufacturing.

Kevin Sean Poteete, Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., married Elizabeth Eileen Elders Aug. 26. Steven B. Wysocki, Savannah, Ga., married Stansell Marie Knox Aug. 12. Kimberly Layne, Alpharetta, Ga., wed James David Hay, Jr., in Sept.

Terry Bull is the new quality control mgr. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

"I said, 'It can't be true. Nobody is that stupid."'

- Rep. Jack Metcalf (R-Wa.), who persuaded the Forest Service to postpone painting newly exposed rocks along a highway through the Cascade Mountains to m.ake them look older.

Confidence Slipping Again

Wholesaler-distributor confidence in current business is waning for both the short- and long-term, according to a National Association of WholesalerDistributors confidence index survey.

Many cited an inability to maintain high second quarter 1995 sales and profitability levels for short-term concern (next three months). For the next 12 months. worries over increased competition, decreasing margins and an uncertain economy contributed to the slightly lower confidence level.

Avoiding Violence At Workplace

As corporate downsizing and family break ups take a toll on the mental stability of some workers, violence in the workplace is becoming increasingly common.

An estimated 16%o of all violent crimes occur at the workplace, accounting for about one million incidents. The biggest safeguard is trying to quickly identify potentially dangerous employees. The Western Building Material Association says certain behaviors can tip off employers, who should be alert to a worker who:

' has a history ofviolent behavior or control difficulties

' has an obsessive interest in weapons and warfare

' carries concealed weapons

' makes direct or indirect verbal threats

' has an obsessive involvement with the job as a sole sense of identity

' is a loner with low self esteem

' is paranoid or perceives a sense ofinjustice

' does not take criticism well or holds a grudge

' comes from an unstable family or expresses desperation over recent family, financial or personal problems

' has few outlets for anger and rage, or o has bounced from job to job

Workplace violence is typically preceded by a string of unheeded warning signs, so take a strong stance at the outset that such behavior will not be tolerated.