CALENDAR

November

Florldr Lumber & Bulldlng Mrterhl Deders AssoclationNov. l0-13, dealer roundtable, Orlando, Fl.

Buildlns Materlal Merchants AssociatlonNov. l2-15, management conference, The Cloister at Sea lsland, Ga.

Natlonrl Forest Products AssoclrtlonNov. t2-15, annual meeting, Camelback Inn, Scottsdale, Az.

['orest Producis ConferenceNov. l4-16, sponsored by Resource Information Systems, Swiss Crand Hotel, Chicago, il.

Vlrglnh Building Material AssoclationNov. 15, credit seminars, Manassas, Va.

l,umbermen's Club of MemphisNov. 20, nominations luncheon, Racquet Club, Memphis, Tn.

InterbuildNov. 26-Dec. 2, building & construction exhibition, National Exhibition Center, Birmingham, England.

Environmental Resource CenterNov. 27, underground storage tank seminar, Birmingham, Al.

December

Lumbermen's Club of Memphis - Dec.2, election of oflicers & dinner, Racquet Club, Memphis, Tn.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association - Dec.7-10, Caribbean cruise, departing Miami, Fl.

Building Material Merchants' AssociationDec. 12, budgeting the bottom line seminar, Birmingham, Al.; Dec. 13. Atlanta. Ga.

Building Material Merchants' AssociationDec. 18-20, basic training program, Austell, Ga.

January

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Lumbermen's Club of MemphisJan. ll, installation of officers luncheon, Racquet Club, Memphis, Tn.

Building Material Merchants AssociationJan. 12-13, buying show, Georgia International Trade Center, College Park, Ca.

Hardware Wholesalers, Inc.Jan. 12-13, winter building products market, Stouffers Hotel, Orlando, Fl.

International Housewares ExpositionJan. l4-17, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.

National Association of Home BuildersJaln. 19-22, annual convention, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.

CC DistributorsJan. 20-21, market, Wyndam Corpus Christi Hotel, Corpus Christi, Tx.

World of ConcreteJan. 20-23, annual expo, Astrodome/ Astrohall Complex, Houston,, Tx.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociationJan. 24-25, annual convention, Hyatt Regency, Louisville, Ky.

Central Builders Supplies Co.Jan. 25-26, annual trade show, Orlando, Fl.

Independent Builder's Supply AssociationJan. 26, spring show, Raleigh, N.C.

Hoo-Hoo Vote Rejects Women

New officers and directors for Hoo-Hoo International, the fraternal order ofthe forest products industry, were elected at the 97th annual convention where a proposal to remove the word "male" from its membership eligibility requirements was defeated.

The required 7soh favorable vote to enact the change fell short by only five votes. The total vote count was 78 in favor of the proposal, 3l against and 2 abstentions. A proposal to place the issue before delegates at the 1990 convention in Oakland, Ca,, has already been received at the HHI international office.

Lyle Hoeck, Sioux Falls, S.D., was elected Snark of the Universe (president); Brent Crosby, Walnut Creek, Ca., lst international v.p.;

Company Observes TSth year

High-end decorative millwork design is the specialty of Jenkins Wholesale Supply Co., North Wilkesboro, N.C.

The 75 year old company serves a market area including both North and South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia and part of Georgia. Lewis H. Jenkins Sr., presi-

Jeff Loth, Snohomish, Wa., 2nd international v.p.; Bernie Barber Jr., Fresno, Ca., sec./treas.; immediate past Snark Phil Cocks, Orlando, Fl., chairman of the boarc.

The new Supreme Nine (regional directors) includes Warren Biss, Taunton, Ma.; Dave Blasen, Portland, Or.; Neil Olliver, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia; JanEvert Hermans, Vancouver, B.C.; Chris Goff, Houston, Tx., and Frank Gray of Ocoee, Fl.

The oldest living past Snark, who holds the office of Seer of the House of Ancients, is Ernie Wales, Spokane, Wa.

The convention in Honolulu was attended by delegates from across the globe including a large contingent from Australia. Honolulu Hoo-Hoo Club No. 142 was host.

sroP UIASTING MONEY ON cosrr-y wooD

dent, is the second generation to head the company which employs over 150 at its 200,000 sq. ft. facility.

A staff of 12 handles sales with a fleet of 24 fiactor trailers making deliveries. Ernie Hoyle is v.p. in charge of sales, David Szczygiel, operations, and Lewis H. Jenkins Jr., purchasing.

The family's involvement in the firm began in l9l2 when Charles E. Jenkins, a wholesale hardware salesman, bought the company for which he worked. During World War ll, they expanded the line to include building supplies.

ln 1949, Jenkins Wholesale Supply Co. was formed as a separate entity. The first in the state to feature door pre-hanging equipment, the company also introduced casement/ awning window combination manufacturing in North Carolina.

Lowe's Embezzler Sentenced

A former employee of Lowe's, South Boston, Va., charged with embezzling $2,900 in cash and merchandise was ordered by the circuit court judge to make financial restitution to the company in exchange for a lO-year suspended sentence, according to the Gazette-Virginian.

Angela Carr Winstead, 20, had her sentence suspended July l9 contingent upon her good behavior for l0 years and repayment within six months of $2,980.56 for stolen cash and goods and $4,264 for expenses incurred by Lowe's in investigating the case.

The grand larceny allegation included five detailed transactions, most involving bogus returned merchandise slips in December and January, although the prosecution alluded to several more instances.

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