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lished them in a booklet entitled "How to ldentify Dishonesty Within Your Business," which he sells by mail for $5.45. Requests can be sent to John D. Case & Associates, 3510 Park Blvd., San Diego, Ca. 92103.

Employees looking for opportunities to steal from a business frequently reveal themselves in their behavior. Briefly, the chronic rule breaker, the faithful employee who never takes a vacation, the big spender, the person moonlighting with his own business, the gambler, the drinker and the befriender of shady characters all have characteristics of potential thieves.

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Certain documents and records can flag out chicanery. "Lost" purchase orders, discrepancies in signatures, frequent alterations, excessive register voids, returns or shortages, missing inventory, decline in profits despite increasing or stable sales are happenings worthy of investigation.

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Merchandise found in areas where it should not be. unauthorized computer changes, lost keys, unlocked doors, failure of the alarm system and similar events can signal theft as vividly as a jimmied window. Employee actions such as insisting on bringing backpacks or coolers to work, parking near the loading dock, taking out the trash or always waiting on certain customers, friends or relatives may be indications of internal theft.

Many times people from outside the business willtip offmanagement to an employee selling merchandise from his garage or at a swap meet or providing building materials to friends or family at little or no cost.

The alert manager or owner will be aware of these subtle signs and open to information from employees or customers. To ignore the danger signs of internal problems is foolish.

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Obttuarles

H.E. "Hack" Arterburn. 73, owner and president ofSquare Deal Lumber Co., Park City, Ky., died Oct. 9. 1990. after his car was struck by a semi truck in Cave City, Ky.

A native of Metcalf County, Ky., Mr. Arterburn joined Square Deal, Park City and Cave City, in 1945 after serving in World War II. He soon added a third location in Horse Cave, Ky., and purchased another yard in 1982 in Glasgow, Ky.

He served as president, chairman of the board and national director of the Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association and president of the Kentucky Ready Mix Concrete Association.

Mr. Arterburn is survived by his widow, Jane, one daughter and three grandchildren.

Henry Girard DeFraites Jr., owner and president of Carrollton Lumber & Wrecking Co., New Orleans, La., died Sept. 8, 1990, in New Orleans. He was 77.

A lifelong native of New Orleans, Mr. DeFraites is survived by his widow. Colleen, two sons, one

Strlpllng-Blake Blaze

An electrical fire at StriplingBlake Lumber Co., Austin, Tx., caused $1.6-2 million in damages, claiming inventory, machinery and about 30,000 sq. ft. ofwarehouse, office and counter space.

Although the powerful Sept. 2 blaze closed the company for only one day, it could have been much worse. "lt happened at 7:30 a.m. on a Sunday, and it could have burned the whole business down," said Alec Beck. "Fortunately we had some employees nearby repairing some wind-damaged pole sheds and they spotted the fire."

Gelotex Files Bankruptcy

The Celotex Corp., Tampa, Fl., and its wholly owned subsidiary Carey Canada Inc. have filed for reorganization under Chapter I l. Celotex and Carey Canada have been engaged in defending asbestos related litigation for over 15 years.

daughter, two brothers. six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

H.L. "Bob" Shlnnon, 85, president of Shannon Lumber Co., Henderson, Ky., died Oct, 8, 1990, in Henderson.

Born in Money, Ms., he moved to Henderson in l94l and bought into Clore Lumber Co., which he reorganized as Shannon Lumber in 1960. He was a former president, chairman of the board and director of the Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association.

Mr. Shannon is survived by his widow, Gladys, and one son.

John Breedlove, 47, executive for Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., died Sept. ll, 1990, in Atlanta after a lengthy bout with cancer.

A native of Georgia, he received his MBA from the University of Georgia and became a buyer for West Building Materials, Atlanta. He served as vice president of merchandising at Payless Cashways for six years, joining Home Depot in 1988 as special project director. He was slated to become a vice president when his illness was diagnosed.

Mr. Breedlove is survived by his widow, Lydia, three sons, his mother and one sister.

Reorganization, Kenneth E. Hyatt, chairman, president and ceo, said, "permits us, in a much more orderly and structured environment, to deal with the complex asbestos related litigation issues facing the companies. Given that opportunity, I am confident we will emerge from Chapter I I as an even stronger and more viable company."

Western Lumber: 3rd Best

Western lumber production in 1989 hir 23.212 billion bf, a slight drop from record-setting 1987's 23.9421 billion bf and 1988's 23.638 billion bf.

In achieving its third highest production year ever, the twelve-state western woods region supplied 56.40h of all softwood lumber produced in the U.S.

Last year Canadian softwood imports fell to 13.526 billion bf, the lowest total of Canadian shipments since 1984.

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Hrrrell Frvors, store mgr., Lowe's, Columbus, Ca., won a Jeep Cherokee in a drawing during a weekend for 50 managers and spouses in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Rrndy Love, Rockingham, N,C., won $4,000 for himself and another $4.000 for his staff. and Ferrell Lee, Myrtle Beach, earned $3.000 for himself and $3,000 for his workers. The closest shot to the million dollar hole was 9-l12 feet.

Dlck Gaugler, chairman, Macklanburg[)uncan, Oklahoma City, Ok., has been elected to the board of Creative Hardware Specialties, Inc.

Jeff DeBartolo is new to sales at Berdex International's Omaha. Ne.. oflice.

Clry Mclean is now mgr. of 84 Lum' ber, Hickory, N.C. Carl Schell is comgr. in Midlothian, Va.

Gary Bare has joined East Jefferson Builders Mart, Jefferson, N.C., as mgr.

Ken Beasley has been promoted to mgr. of Lowe's, Whiteville, N.C. John Greene, mgr., Murfreesboro, N.C., recently presented $500 to Chowan College, the company's first installment of a $ 1,500 pledge to the school.

Mike Wood is handling sales from Brand-S Corp.'s new Yellowstone Woodworks millwork plant, reports Clay Donne, v.p. sales.

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