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A RECORD 3,102 delegates

Fl turned the Florida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association's 67th annual convention and buying show into its most successful exhibition yet.

Billed as "The Main Event." the convention gathered heavyweights from various industries, including football great Joe Theismann, ABCTV's Ted Koppel and author Lewis Grizzard, to share their methods on achieving success.

Story at a Glance

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Clint Dawkins, executive vice president, Dawkins, Inc., Jacksonville, was honored as Lumberman of the Year. In his speech he quoted Teddy Roosevelt: "Every man owes part of his time and money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man has the moral right to withhold his support from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere." He zeroed in on supporting the association's increased lobbying efforts at the state capital.

Newsman Koppel also stressed the need to be responsible, to realize that some events on television are real and not entertainment for passive viewing.

Clark Yandle, Yandle Building Materials, Ocala, was installed as FLBMDA president, succeeding Charles Nicholson, Nicholson Supply Co., Wauchula. Bob Allen, Gulf Stream Lumber Co., Boynton Beach, is the new president-elect; Don Smyth Sr., Smyth Lumber Co.,

Orlando, lst v.p.; Larry Peeno, Causeway Lumber Co., Fort Lauderdale, sec./treas.; Dennis Chappell, American Hardware Supply Co., Greenville, S.C., v.p.; Tom Stead, Huttig Sash & Door Co., Orlando, v.p.-elect, and Bill Carson, exec. v.p.

The national dealer director is now Clint Dawkins. District and associate directors are Brantley Morris, Leslie Abstein Jr., L.S. Nottingham III, Woody Wagner, Nels Hallstrom Jr., Gene Tylander, Bob Secrist, Dale Fullon, Nancy Shoemaker, Tom Joyner III, Dan Tibbetts, Jim Ferguson Jr., Dave Martin, Fraser Lynn, Jack Gilbert and Laurence Hall Jr.

Patricia Anderson, who was honored as the star association employee, was promoted to director of operations. Bonnie Lewis, Independent Fasteners, Pinellas Park, accepted the Associate of the Year Award on behalf of her company and its exceptional membership campaign.

MacMillan Bloedel took first place in the Best Booth competition. Other prizes went to second place Independent Fasteners, third place

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Andersen Corp., and honorable mentions Champion International, Simpson Door Co., and Southern Door Co.

The grand door prize, a 1987 Ford Ranger, was won by Doris Walke, Gulf Stream Lumber Co., Boynton Beach.

The convention and 246-booth buying show was held Sept. 24-26 at the Marriott Orlando World Center. Orlando. Next year's meet, set for Sept. 12-17 at the Marriott, will be the first time the FLBMDA will hold a joint convention. Sharing the floor with Hoo-Hoo International, the association expects an additional 300 delegates from around the world to attend.

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Olind Passetti, a former millwork shop man with JohnsonChandley Lumber Co., Asheville, N.C., died Aug. 31, 1987. He was 74.

Born in Wyoming, he worked for Johnson-Chandley from 1954 to 1972, after which he devoted his full time to his own millwork shop in the basement of his home.

Mr. Passetti is survived by his widow, Emily, three daughters, two sisters, a brother, ll grandchildren.

Executives Form Teating Flrm

The growing demand for treated lumber at Tolleson Lumber Co., Perry, Ga., has resulted in the formation of a new, totally separate company, Mellco, Inc., also based in Perry.

Top Tolleson executives have resigned to begin their own firm. Tolleson's former vice president, Mell S. Tolleson Sr., will serve as chairman and c.e.o. of the new treating company. Tolleson's ex-marketing

Prof itMaster Usets Conference

Profi tMaster Computer Systems's User Conference will be held November 18 and 19 at the Hyatt Regency DFW at the Dallas-Fort Worth, Tx., airport. Sessions include specific procedures and efficient system operation. There will be eight individual sessions the first day, covering inventory management, automated purchasing, special orders, closing procedures, and system management.

The Keynote Session, "Strategies for the Future", will be by ProfitMaster president Dick Moeller and

F. Patrick Sher, founder of Mr. HOW Warehouse, died Oct. 7, 1987, of leukemia. He was 49.

Mr. Sher entered the home center industry in 1976 with Evans Products Co., overseeing operations at its Grossman's chain in five states. In 1979, he joined Lindsley Home Centers as c.e.o.

He left in 1982 to create HomeOwners Warehouse, opening the first store as Mr. HOW Warehouse in Coconut Creek, Fl., a year later. He soon sold the company, but stayed on another eight months as president. Last year he founded Of- manager, R.O. "Bob" Hawes, is president and c.o.o., and Brian J. Reed is vice president and c.f.o. fice Depot, a seven-store office sup ply chain.

Mellco has acquired two of Tolleson Lumber's four treating plants. They are in Athens, Al., and Roanoke Rapids, N.C.

Tolleson Lumber retains its mills and two other treating facilities. Steve Walker is the new marketing manager at Tolleson. Donald Berry has joined the firm as controller.

Shel Gilblom, Southwest Management and Marketing, an Austinbased management consulting group. The presentation will address store promotion and advertising, strategies for identifying and/or shifting your target market, and ideas for profiting most from your market share.

Additional sessions include advanced use of TIPE Word Processing, business applications of spreadsheets, and an open forum/panel discussion where users can question Profi tMaster's management.

Mr. Sher is survived by his widow, Gloria, four daughters and one son.

Robert L. Trexler, formerly a bookkeeper for 3l years at Goodman Lumber Co., Salisbury, N.C., died Sept. 10, 1987, in Salisbury after a lengthy illness. He was 75.

Mr. Trexler is survived by his widow, Novella Elizabeth, two sons, a stepson, two step daughters, a sister and l5 step-grandchildren.

Reitzel Edward Garner, owner of Reitzel Garner Lumber Co., Asheboro, N.C., died Oct. I, 1987, in Asheboro. He was 65.

A native of Randolph County, N.C., Mr. Garner is survived by his widow, Hattie, his mother, four sons, five daughters, three brothers, two sisters, 20 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Annual Wood Products Week

Wood Products Week, an annual promotion of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis, Tn., was observed the last week of October in that city.

Opening event on Oct. 26, the Loggers' Luncheon at the Racquet Club of Memphis, honored Lisa Powell, who was named Lumber's Lady Fair. She is the daughter of Railey Powell, Powell Hardwood

Manufacturing Co., Brownsville, Tn. Events of the week included a ladies luncheon honoring Lumber's Lady Fair at the Memphis Country Club on Oct. 28. The Woodchopper's Ball, a cocktail, dinner, danDe party which annually closes Wood Products Week, was held at the Memphis Country Club on Oct. 31.