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Bill Porter, pres. and gen. mgr., Clarksville Wood Products, Inc., Clarksville, Ar., was named Arkansas "Lumber Dealer of the Year" by the Mid-America Lumbermens Association at the recent lumberfest convention in North Little Rock.

Rick Noel has been named hardware buyer for Scotty's, Inc., Winter Haven, Fl., according to Kevin Fitzgerald, v.p. of purchasing. Larry Jones is now plumbing buyer. David Tuttle is the new asst. dir. of visual merchandising, according to Dave Bryant, v.p. and sales promotions mgr.

Dennis Betts is the new divisional merchandise mgr. of lumber at Diamond Lumber, Carrollton, Tx.

Chet Chunn is now v.p. of human resources for Mr. HOW, Margate, Fl. Bob Salico is the new divisional merchandise mgr.; Frank Nelson, merchandise mgr. of lumber, and Michael Maged, senior buyer of plywood.

Martin Flanagan has been named controller at Aladdin Enterprise Products, Inc., Nashville, Tn.

Normsn Myers has been appointed product specialist for FLM Building Products, lnc., St. Petersburg, Fl.

R. Tom Joyner IlI, Joyner Lumber Co., Lakeland, Fl., has been elected a district director of the Florida Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association.

Carl Jones is the new district mgr. in the Louisville, Ky., area for Payless Cashways Inc., replacing Ken Broughlon, who is now district mgr. in Indianapolis, In.

Robert A. Anfanger, v.p. of home comfort products, White Consolidated lndustries, Columbus, Oh., has retired after 19 vears with the co.

Richard W. Gleason has joined Rubbermaid Specialty Products Inc., Statesville, N.C., as mgr., sales administration, according to Edwin C. Donddson, v.p., sales and marketing.