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Michael Jones has joined wholesale sales at Port Barre Lumber Industries, Port Barre. La.
Ross Hays is new at Hearin Lumber Co,, Largo, Fl., specializing in carload and truck sales.
Dick Saunders is the new gen. mgr. at the Locust Fork, Al., branch of Carolina Mills, Conway, S.C.; JaneSaunders is working out of that office as a lumber broker.
Henry Kirschner is now v.p. and gen. mgr. of Lindsley, Miami, Fl.
Tom Deganhart, buyer at Handy City, Atlanta, Ga., has moved to Homecrafters, Pelham, Al., as plumbing, electricals and hardware buyer.
Ed Stephenson is now lumber mgr. at Pidey Lumber, Claremore, Ok.
Henry Herder, president of the Lumber Association of Texas, and Mrs. Herder will be attending the National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association convention at Disney World, Orlando, Fl., Nov. l8-21.
M.X. "Mike" Howard is now mgr.-sales and marketing in the hardware dept. of Moore Handley, Inc., Birmingham, Al.; Dennis Nichols is replacing him as district sales mgr. for the Southern region.
M.C. "Crl" Colvin, past pres. of both Southern Forest Products Association and the National Forest Products Association, is recuperating from kidney surgery.
Troy A. Stransberry, Jr. has been appointed zone mgr. for Wickes Lumber in Greenville, S.C., reporting to James O'Grady, v.p. of the Southeast area.
Roger "Tiger" Holmes, Holmes Lumber Co., Jacksonville, Fl., won the 50 meter butterfly event in the recent National Masters swim meet in Portland, Or.
James D. Clouatre has transferred to the Chandler Corp. operation at Fort Worth, Tx., as plant mgr.
Phyllis Friedman, former director of corporate merchandising for Handy Dan, has joined Wickes Co.s, Inc. as director of corporate merchandising services, reporting to Jeffrey Chanin, senior v.p.-operations.
Raymond P. Ramming is now pres. of Almet and Lawnlite Co., Portland, Tn.
Frank Norris, v.p, and gen. mgr. of Prague Lumber Co., Enid, Ok., will retire Jan. I after 45 years in the industry.
John D. Mitchell is the new v.p. of sales and marketing at Formby's, Memphis, Tn.
Bill Van Note and Shawn Lee are heading up the newly formed regional divisions of Lindsley Home Centers, Miami, Fl., according to Hank Kirschner, gen mgr. Martin Amici is replacing Dave Wicker as director of marketing-advertising.
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Jesse Seager is representing Timber Products, Inc. in eastern Ok., according to Lester Neff, pres. of the Wichita, Ks. firm.
Darrell "Buddy" Bean, Mena, Ar,, president of the Hatfield Lumber Co. and Smith Pallet Co., has been named to the board of directors of the lst National Bank of Mena.
Harley Gamble, Jr. has been assigned as sales rep for Watco Dennis Corp. in N.C. and S.C.; Don Mills, pres. of B.S.M. Associates, represents them in Al., Fl., Ga., and Tn., according to R.G. Pollack, v.p., sales, at the Santa Monica, Ca., Hq.
Randy Rogers is now gen. mgr. of H.E. Leonhardt Lumber Co., Oklahoma City, Ok., replacing Carroll Smith who has retired as v.p. and gen. mgr. after45 years.
Jim Henderson, Jr. has been named v.p. of the Stacy Building Materials and Home Centers chain which has stores in Mobile, Grand Bay and Thomasville, Al.
Joe P. Kaufman, chairman of the board of Kaufman Lumber Co., Little Rock, Ar., is the new pres. of the MidAmerica Lumbermens Association; John H. Collins, Collins Lumber Co., Ada, Ok., lst v.p.; James E. Greer, Superior Lumber Co., El Dorado; Truman W. Hall, Lyman Lamb Co., Little Rock; Philip E. Hiegel, Quality Building Materials, Inc., Morrilton, and David S. Randle, Ranco Building Supply, Fayetteville, are Ar. dealers elected to the board of directors.
James "Jake" O'Neil, former sales mgr. at Masonite, Hattiesburg, Ms., and sales rep in Tx. for Georgia-Carolina LumberCo., Lilburn, Ga., has joined Edward Hines Lumber Co., according to John P. Vetter. senior v.p., marketing.
Paul Nimnicht is the new southwest sales mgr. of Capitol Products Corp., headquartered in Dallas, Tx.
Frank Stoffle has been named national sales mgr., industrial and commercial, distribution div., for Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., according to L. Allen Tansil, gen. marketing mgr.; Ken Logue has joined the distribution div. as product mgr. of miscellaneous products and Doug Dreyer has been named product mgr. in charge of residential gypsum, insulation and roofing products, both at Atlanta, Ga., according to W.D. Rose, general products mgr.
Tim Thompsotr, v.p., lumber, Slaughter Brothers, Inc., Dallas, Tx., has been on a business/pleasure trip to No. Ca.
Elmar Brock, Trinity Forest Industries, Hurst, Tx., is back from a New England vacation.
Jack Johnson, George Ollie's Lumber Co., Stigler, Ok., is at home recuperating from open heart surgery.
A. Gerald "Jerry" Norris is the new marketing director of the lumber division of Westvaco Development Corp., Summerville, S.C.
Bob Stanton, Skip Plrge, Morris Bsrton and Jim Chambless have been named senior buyers at Scotty's, Inc., Winter Haven, Fl.
Jim McGhin is now Ga. region sales mgr. for Union Camp Corp.
Tony Spina, Bay City Bargain Plywood, Tampa, Fl., is volunteering with the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greater Tampa.
Bob Steele is new at Allied Forest Products, Houston, Tx.
Ralph Xlingsporn is now with Clemons Brothers Lumber Co., Amite, La., as a sales rep.
Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus, Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report strong sales of their new Lite Lumber, which has 2590 fewer calories.
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